Гордість і упередження

Chapter 16

           "YouknowofcoursethatLadyCatherinedeBourghandLadyAnneDarcyweresisters;consequentlythatsheisaunttothepresentMr.Darcy." 

           "No,indeed,Ididnot. IknewnothingatallofLadyCatherine’sconnections. Ineverheardofherexistencetillthedaybeforeyesterday." 

           "Herdaughter,MissdeBourgh,willhaveaverylargefortune,anditisbelievedthatsheandhercousinwillunitethetwoestates." 

           ThisinformationmadeElizabethsmile,asshethoughtofpoorMissBingley. Vainindeedmustbeallherattentions,vainanduselessheraffectionforhissisterandherpraiseofhimself,ifhewerealreadyself-destinedforanother. 

           "Mr.Collins,"saidshe,"speakshighlybothofLadyCatherineandherdaughter; butfromsomeparticularsthathehasrelatedofherladyship,Isuspecthisgratitudemisleadshim,andthatinspiteofherbeinghispatroness,sheisanarrogant,conceitedwoman." 

           "Ibelievehertobebothinagreatdegree,"repliedWickham; "Ihavenotseenherformanyyears,butIverywellrememberthatIneverlikedher,andthathermannersweredictatorialandinsolent. Shehasthereputationofbeingremarkablysensibleandclever; butIratherbelieveshederivespartofherabilitiesfromherrankandfortune,partfromherauthoritativemanner,andtherestfromtheprideforhernephew,whochoosesthateveryoneconnectedwithhimshouldhaveanunderstandingofthefirstclass." 

           Elizabethallowedthathehadgivenaveryrationalaccountofit,andtheycontinuedtalkingtogether,withmutualsatisfactiontillsupperputanendtocards,andgavetherestoftheladiestheirshareofMr.Wickham’sattentions. 

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