Гордість і упередження

           Hashedeignedtoaddaughtofcivilitytohisordinarystyle?—forIdarenothope,"hecontinuedinalowerandmoreserioustone,"thatheisimprovedinessentials." 

           "Oh,no!"saidElizabeth."Inessentials,Ibelieve,heisverymuchwhatheeverwas." 

           Whileshespoke,Wickhamlookedasifscarcelyknowingwhethertorejoiceoverherwords,ortodistrusttheirmeaning. Therewasasomethinginhercountenancewhichmadehimlistenwithanapprehensiveandanxiousattention,whilesheadded: 

           "WhenIsaidthatheimprovedonacquaintance,Ididnotmeanthathismindorhismannerswereinastateofimprovement,butthat,fromknowinghimbetter,hisdispositionwasbetterunderstood." 

           Wickham’salarmnowappearedinaheightenedcomplexionandagitatedlook; forafewminuteshewassilent,till,shakingoffhisembarrassment,heturnedtoheragain,andsaidinthegentlestofaccents: 

           "You,whosowellknowmyfeelingtowardsMr.Darcy,willreadilycomprehendhowsincerelyImustrejoicethatheiswiseenoughtoassumeeventheappearanceofwhatisright. Hispride,inthatdirection,maybeofservice,ifnottohimself,tomanyothers,foritmustonlydeterhimfromsuchfoulmisconductasIhavesufferedby. Ionlyfearthatthesortofcautiousnesstowhichyou,Iimagine,havebeenalluding,ismerelyadoptedonhisvisitstohisaunt,ofwhosegoodopinionandjudgementhestandsmuchinawe. Hisfearofherhasalwaysoperated,Iknow,whentheyweretogether; andagooddealistobeimputedtohiswishofforwardingthematchwithMissdeBourgh,whichIamcertainhehasverymuchatheart."