Гордість і упередження

           ButIwillnottormentyouwithvainwishes,whichmayseempurposelytoaskforyourthanks. Thisunfortunateaffairwill,Ifear,preventmysister’shavingthepleasureofseeingyouatPemberleyto-day." 

           "Oh,yes. BesokindastoapologiseforustoMissDarcy. Saythaturgentbusinesscallsushomeimmediately. Concealtheunhappytruthaslongasitispossible,Iknowitcannotbelong." 

           Hereadilyassuredherofhissecrecy;againexpressedhissorrowforherdistress,wisheditahappierconclusionthantherewasatpresentreasontohope,andleavinghiscomplimentsforherrelations,withonlyoneserious,partinglook,wentaway. 

           Ashequittedtheroom,ElizabethfelthowimprobableitwasthattheyshouldeverseeeachotheragainonsuchtermsofcordialityashadmarkedtheirseveralmeetingsinDerbyshire; andasshethrewaretrospectiveglanceoverthewholeoftheiracquaintance,sofullofcontradictionsandvarieties,sighedattheperversenessofthosefeelingswhichwouldnowhavepromoteditscontinuance,andwouldformerlyhaverejoicedinitstermination. 

           Ifgratitudeandesteemaregoodfoundationsofaffection,Elizabeth’schangeofsentimentwillbeneitherimprobablenorfaulty. Butifotherwise—ifregardspringingfromsuchsourcesisunreasonableorunnatural,incomparisonofwhatissooftendescribedasarisingonafirstinterviewwithitsobject,andevenbeforetwowordshavebeenexchanged,nothingcanbesaidinherdefence,exceptthatshehadgivensomewhatofatrialtothelattermethodinherpartialityforWickham,andthatitsillsuccessmight,perhaps,authorisehertoseektheotherlessinterestingmodeofattachment. Bethatasitmay,shesawhimgowithregret; andinthisearlyexampleofwhatLydia’sinfamymustproduce,foundadditionalanguishasshereflectedonthatwretchedbusiness.