Гордість і упередження

Chapter 13

           "Atfouro’clock,therefore,wemayexpectthispeace-makinggentleman,"saidMr.Bennet,ashefoldeduptheletter. "Heseemstobeamostconscientiousandpoliteyoungman,uponmyword,andIdoubtnotwillproveavaluableacquaintance,especiallyifLadyCatherineshouldbesoindulgentastolethimcometousagain." 

           "Thereissomesenseinwhathesaysaboutthegirls,however,andifheisdisposedtomakethemanyamends,Ishallnotbethepersontodiscouragehim." 

           "Thoughitisdifficult,"saidJane,"toguessinwhatwayhecanmeantomakeustheatonementhethinksourdue,thewishiscertainlytohiscredit." 

           ElizabethwaschieflystruckbyhisextraordinarydeferenceforLadyCatherine,andhiskindintentionofchristening,marrying,andburyinghisparishionerswheneveritwererequired. 

           "Hemustbeanoddity,Ithink,"saidshe. "Icannotmakehimout. Thereissomethingverypompousinhisstyle. Andwhatcanhemeanbyapologisingforbeingnextintheentail? Wecannotsupposehewouldhelpitifhecould. Couldhebeasensibleman,sir?" 

           "No,mydear,Ithinknot. Ihavegreathopesoffindinghimquitethereverse. Thereisamixtureofservilityandself-importanceinhisletter,whichpromiseswell. Iamimpatienttoseehim." 

           "Inpointofcomposition,"saidMary,"theletterdoesnotseemdefective. Theideaoftheolive-branchperhapsisnotwhollynew,yetIthinkitiswellexpressed." 

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