Гордость и предубеждение

Chapter 11

           "MissBingley,"saidhe,"hasgivenmemorecreditthancanbe. Thewisestandthebestofmen—nay,thewisestandbestoftheiractions—mayberenderedridiculousbyapersonwhosefirstobjectinlifeisajoke." 

           "Certainly,"repliedElizabeth—"therearesuchpeople,butIhopeIamnotoneofthem. IhopeIneverridiculewhatiswiseandgood. Folliesandnonsense,whimsandinconsistencies,dodivertme,Iown,andIlaughatthemwheneverIcan. Butthese,Isuppose,arepreciselywhatyouarewithout." 

           "Perhapsthatisnotpossibleforanyone. Butithasbeenthestudyofmylifetoavoidthoseweaknesseswhichoftenexposeastrongunderstandingtoridicule." 

           "Suchasvanityandpride." 

           "Yes,vanityisaweaknessindeed. Butpride—wherethereisarealsuperiorityofmind,pridewillbealwaysundergoodregulation." 

           Elizabethturnedawaytohideasmile. 

           "YourexaminationofMr.Darcyisover,Ipresume,"saidMissBingley;"andpraywhatistheresult?" 

           "IamperfectlyconvincedbyitthatMr.Darcyhasnodefect. Heownsithimselfwithoutdisguise." 

           "No,"saidDarcy,"Ihavemadenosuchpretension. Ihavefaultsenough,buttheyarenot,Ihope,ofunderstanding. MytemperIdarenotvouchfor. Itis,Ibelieve,toolittleyielding—certainlytoolittlefortheconvenienceoftheworld. 

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