Гордість і упередження

           Howissuchamantobeworkedon? Howaretheyeventobediscovered? Ihavenotthesmallesthope. Itiseverywayhorrible!" 

           Darcyshookhisheadinsilentacquiescence. 

           "Whenmyeyeswereopenedtohisrealcharacter—Oh!hadIknownwhatIought,whatIdaredtodo! ButIknewnot—Iwasafraidofdoingtoomuch. Wretched,wretchedmistake!" 

           Darcymadenoanswer. Heseemedscarcelytohearher,andwaswalkingupanddowntheroominearnestmeditation,hisbrowcontracted,hisairgloomy. Elizabethsoonobserved,andinstantlyunderstoodit. Herpowerwassinking; everythingmustsinkundersuchaproofoffamilyweakness,suchanassuranceofthedeepestdisgrace. Shecouldneitherwondernorcondemn,butthebeliefofhisself-conquestbroughtnothingtoherconsolatorytoherbosom,affordednopalliationofherdistress. Itwas,onthecontrary,exactlycalculatedtomakeherunderstandherownwishes; andneverhadshesohonestlyfeltthatshecouldhavelovedhim,asnow,whenalllovemustbevain. 

           Butself,thoughitwouldintrude,couldnotengrossher. Lydia—thehumiliation,themiseryshewasbringingonthemall,soonswallowedupeveryprivatecare; andcoveringherfacewithherhandkerchief,Elizabethwassoonlosttoeverythingelse; and,afterapauseofseveralminutes,wasonlyrecalledtoasenseofhersituationbythevoiceofhercompanion,who,inamannerwhich,thoughitspokecompassion,spokelikewiserestraint,said, "Iamafraidyouhavebeenlongdesiringmyabsence,norhaveIanythingtopleadinexcuseofmystay,butreal,thoughunavailingconcern. WouldtoHeaventhatanythingcouldbeeithersaidordoneonmypartthatmightofferconsolationtosuchdistress!