Гордість і упередження

           Mymotherwasinhysterics,andthoughIendeavouredtogivehereveryassistanceinmypower,IamafraidIdidnotdosomuchasImighthavedone! Butthehorrorofwhatmightpossiblyhappenalmosttookfrommemyfaculties." 

           "Yourattendanceuponherhasbeentoomuchforyou. Youdonotlookwell. OhthatIhadbeenwithyou!youhavehadeverycareandanxietyuponyourselfalone." 

           "MaryandKittyhavebeenverykind,andwouldhavesharedineveryfatigue,Iamsure; butIdidnotthinkitrightforeitherofthem. Kittyisslightanddelicate;andMarystudiessomuch,thatherhoursofreposeshouldnotbebrokeninon. MyauntPhillipscametoLongbournonTuesday,aftermyfatherwentaway;andwassogoodastostaytillThursdaywithme. Shewasofgreatuseandcomforttousall. AndLadyLucashasbeenverykind; shewalkedhereonWednesdaymorningtocondolewithus,andofferedherservices,oranyofherdaughters’,iftheyshouldbeofusetous." 

           "Shehadbetterhavestayedathome,"criedElizabeth;"perhapsshemeantwell,but,undersuchamisfortuneasthis,onecannotseetoolittleofone’sneighbours. Assistanceisimpossible;condolenceinsufferable. Letthemtriumphoverusatadistance,andbesatisfied." 

           Shethenproceededtoinquireintothemeasureswhichherfatherhadintendedtopursue,whileintown,fortherecoveryofhisdaughter. 

           "HemeantIbelieve,"repliedJane,"togotoEpsom,theplacewheretheylastchangedhorses,seethepostilionsandtryifanythingcouldbemadeoutfromthem. HisprincipalobjectmustbetodiscoverthenumberofthehackneycoachwhichtookthemfromClapham.