Гордість і упередження

           "MissBennet,"repliedherladyship,inanangrytone,"yououghttoknow,thatIamnottobetrifledwith. Buthoweverinsincereyoumaychoosetobe,youshallnotfindmeso. Mycharacterhaseverbeencelebratedforitssincerityandfrankness,andinacauseofsuchmomentasthis,Ishallcertainlynotdepartfromit. Areportofamostalarmingnaturereachedmetwodaysago. Iwastoldthatnotonlyyoursisterwasonthepointofbeingmostadvantageouslymarried,butthatyou,thatMissElizabethBennet,would,inalllikelihood,besoonafterwardsunitedtomynephew,myownnephew,Mr.Darcy. ThoughIknowitmustbeascandalousfalsehood,thoughIwouldnotinjurehimsomuchastosupposethetruthofitpossible,Iinstantlyresolvedonsettingoffforthisplace,thatImightmakemysentimentsknowntoyou." 

           "Ifyoubelieveditimpossibletobetrue,"saidElizabeth,colouringwithastonishmentanddisdain,"Iwonderyoutookthetroubleofcomingsofar. Whatcouldyourladyshipproposebyit?" 

           "Atoncetoinsistuponhavingsuchareportuniversallycontradicted." 

           "YourcomingtoLongbourn,toseemeandmyfamily,"saidElizabethcoolly,"willberatheraconfirmationofit;if,indeed,suchareportisinexistence." 

           "If!Doyouthenpretendtobeignorantofit? Hasitnotbeenindustriouslycirculatedbyyourselves? Doyounotknowthatsuchareportisspreadabroad?" 

           "Ineverheardthatitwas." 

           "Andcanyoulikewisedeclare,thatthereisnofoundationforit?" 

           "Idonotpretendtopossessequalfranknesswithyourladyship. YoumayaskquestionswhichIshallnotchoosetoanswer."