Гордость и предубеждение

           "Mr.Darcywaspunctualinhisreturn,andasLydiainformedyou,attendedthewedding. Hedinedwithusthenextday,andwastoleavetownagainonWednesdayorThursday. Willyoubeveryangrywithme,mydearLizzy,ifItakethisopportunityofsaying(whatIwasneverboldenoughtosaybefore)howmuchIlikehim. Hisbehaviourtoushas,ineveryrespect,beenaspleasingaswhenwewereinDerbyshire. Hisunderstandingandopinionsallpleaseme;hewantsnothingbutalittlemoreliveliness,andthat,ifhemarryprudently,hiswifemayteachhim. Ithoughthimverysly—hehardlyevermentionedyourname. Butslynessseemsthefashion. 

           "PrayforgivemeifIhavebeenverypresuming,oratleastdonotpunishmesofarastoexcludemefromP. IshallneverbequitehappytillIhavebeenallroundthepark. Alowphaeton,withanicelittlepairofponies,wouldbetheverything. 

           "ButImustwritenomore.Thechildrenhavebeenwantingmethishalfhour. 

           "Yours,verysincerely, 

           "M.Gardiner." 

           ThecontentsofthisletterthrewElizabethintoaflutterofspirits,inwhichitwasdifficulttodeterminewhetherpleasureorpainborethegreatestshare. ThevagueandunsettledsuspicionswhichuncertaintyhadproducedofwhatMr.Darcymighthavebeendoingtoforwardhersister’smatch,whichshehadfearedtoencourageasanexertionofgoodnesstoogreattobeprobable,andatthesametimedreadedtobejust,fromthepainofobligation,wereprovedbeyondtheirgreatestextenttobetrue! Hehadfollowedthempurposelytotown,hehadtakenonhimselfallthetroubleandmortificationattendantonsucharesearch;