Гордість і упередження

           inwhichsupplicationhadbeennecessarytoawomanwhomhemustabominateanddespise,andwherehewasreducedtomeet,frequentlymeet,reasonwith,persuade,andfinallybribe,themanwhomhealwaysmostwishedtoavoid,andwhoseverynameitwaspunishmenttohimtopronounce. Hehaddoneallthisforagirlwhomhecouldneitherregardnoresteem. Herheartdidwhisperthathehaddoneitforher. Butitwasahopeshortlycheckedbyotherconsiderations,andshesoonfeltthatevenhervanitywasinsufficient,whenrequiredtodependonhisaffectionforher—forawomanwhohadalreadyrefusedhim—asabletoovercomeasentimentsonaturalasabhorrenceagainstrelationshipwithWickham. Brother-in-lawofWickham! Everykindofpridemustrevoltfromtheconnection. Hehad,tobesure,donemuch. Shewasashamedtothinkhowmuch. Buthehadgivenareasonforhisinterference,whichaskednoextraordinarystretchofbelief. Itwasreasonablethatheshouldfeelhehadbeenwrong; hehadliberality,andhehadthemeansofexercisingit; andthoughshewouldnotplaceherselfashisprincipalinducement,shecould,perhaps,believethatremainingpartialityforhermightassisthisendeavoursinacausewhereherpeaceofmindmustbemateriallyconcerned. Itwaspainful,exceedinglypainful,toknowthattheywereunderobligationstoapersonwhocouldneverreceiveareturn. TheyowedtherestorationofLydia,hercharacter,everything,tohim. Oh!howheartilydidshegrieveovereveryungracioussensationshehadeverencouraged,everysaucyspeechshehadeverdirectedtowardshim. Forherselfshewashumbled;butshewasproudofhim. Proudthatinacauseofcompassionandhonour,hehadbeenabletogetthebetterofhimself. Shereadoverheraunt’scommendationofhimagainandagain. Itwashardlyenough;butitpleasedher. Shewasevensensibleofsomepleasure,thoughmixedwithregret,onfindinghowsteadfastlybothsheandherunclehadbeenpersuadedthataffectionandconfidencesubsistedbetweenMr.Darcyandherself.