Гордість і упередження

           "Sheseemsaverypleasantyoungwoman." 

           "Oh!dear,yes;butyoumustownsheisveryplain. LadyLucasherselfhasoftensaidso,andenviedmeJane’sbeauty. Idonotliketoboastofmyownchild,buttobesure,Jane—onedoesnotoftenseeanybodybetterlooking. Itiswhateverybodysays.Idonottrustmyownpartiality. Whenshewasonlyfifteen,therewasamanatmybrotherGardiner’sintownsomuchinlovewithherthatmysister-in-lawwassurehewouldmakeheranofferbeforewecameaway. But,however,hedidnot. Perhapshethoughthertooyoung. However,hewrotesomeversesonher,andveryprettytheywere." 

           "Andsoendedhisaffection,"saidElizabethimpatiently. "Therehasbeenmanyaone,Ifancy,overcomeinthesameway. Iwonderwhofirstdiscoveredtheefficacyofpoetryindrivingawaylove!" 

           "Ihavebeenusedtoconsiderpoetryasthefoodoflove,"saidDarcy. 

           "Ofafine,stout,healthyloveitmay. Everythingnourisheswhatisstrongalready. Butifitbeonlyaslight,thinsortofinclination,Iamconvincedthatonegoodsonnetwillstarveitentirelyaway." 

           Darcyonlysmiled;andthegeneralpausewhichensuedmadeElizabethtremblelesthermothershouldbeexposingherselfagain. Shelongedtospeak,butcouldthinkofnothingtosay;andafterashortsilenceMrs.BennetbeganrepeatingherthankstoMr.BingleyforhiskindnesstoJane,withanapologyfortroublinghimalsowithLizzy. Mr.Bingleywasunaffectedlycivilinhisanswer,andforcedhisyoungersistertobecivilalso,andsaywhattheoccasionrequired. Sheperformedherpartindeedwithoutmuchgraciousness,butMrs.Bennetwassatisfied,andsoonafterwardsorderedhercarriage.