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unequally       they   may     be   returned。     It  is  natural    that   obligation 

should be felt�察�and if I couldfeel  gratitude�察�I would now thank you。 

But   I   cannot!I   have   never   desired   your   good   opinion�察  �and   you 

have   certainly   bestowed   it   most   unwillingly。   I   am   sorry   to   have 

occasioned pain to any one。 It has been most unconsciously done�察�

however�察�and I hope will be of short duration。 The feelings which�察�

you   tell   me�察  �have   long   prevented       the   acknowledgment          of  your 

regard�察     �can   have     little  difficulty   in   overcoming        it  after   this 

explanation。¨ 

    Mr。   Darcy�察  �who  was   leaning  against  the   mantle´piece   with   his 

eyes   fixed   on   her   face�察  �seemed   to   catch   her   words   with   no   less 

resentment        than    surprise。     His   complexion       became       pale   with 

anger�察    �and    the   disturbance      of   his  mind     was    visible   in   every 

feature。 He was struggling for the appearance of composure�察�and 

would not open his lips�察�till he believed himself to have attained it。 

The   pause   was   to   Elizabeth¨s   feelings   dreadful。   At   length�察        �in   a 

voice of forced calmness�察�he said�察�



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    `And   this   is   all   the   reply   which   I   am   to   have   the   honour   of 

expecting� �I might�察�perhaps�察�wish to be informed why�察�with so little 

endeavour      at    civility�察 �I  am    thus    rejected。    But    it  is  of  small 

importance。¨ 

    `I   might   as   well   enquire�察�   replied   she�察   �why   with   so   evident   a 

design of offending and insulting me�察�you chose to tell me that you 

liked me against your will�察�against your reason�察�and even against 

your   character�拭  �Was   not   this   some   excuse   for   incivility�察  �if   I  was 

uncivil�拭�But I have other provocations。 You know I have。 Had not 

my own feelings decided against you�察�had they been indifferent�察�or 

had      they    even     been     favourable�察     �do    you     think    that    any 

consideration  would   tempt  me   to   accept   the   man�察  �who   has   been 

the   means   of   ruining�察  �perhaps   forever�察  �the   happiness   of   a   most 

beloved sister�拭� 

    As she pronounced these words�察�Mr。 Darcy changed colour�察�but 

the    emotion     was    short�察  �and   he   listened    without    attempting      to 

interrupt her while she continued。 

    `I have every reason in the world to think ill of you。 No motive 

can  excuse   the   unjust  and   ungenerous   part  you  acted there。  You 

dare not�察�you cannot deny that you have been the principal�察�if not 

the only means of dividing them from each other�察�of exposing one 

to the censure of the world for caprice and instability�察�the other to 

its   derision   for   disappointed   hopes�察  �and   involving   them   both   in 

misery of the acutest kind。¨ 

    She   paused�察  �and   saw   with   no   slight   indignation   that   he   was 

listening   with   an   air   which   proved   him   wholly   unmoved   by   any 

feeling of remorse。 He even looked at her with a smile of affected 

incredulity。 

    `Can you deny that you have done it�拭� she repeated。 



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    With   assumed   tranquillity   he   then   replied�察   �I   have   no   wish   of 

denying that I did every thing in my power to separate my friend 

from   your   sister�察  �or   that   I   rejoice   in   my   success。   Towards  him  I 

have been kinder than towards myself。¨ 

    Elizabeth      disdained     the    appearance       of  noticing     this  civil 

reflection�察  �but   its   meaning   did    not   escape�察   �nor   was   it   likely   to 

conciliate her。 

    `But   it   is   not   merely   this   affair�察�   she   continued�察   �on   which   my 

dislike is founded。 Long before it had taken place�察�my  opinion   of 

you was decided。 Your character was unfolded in the recital which 

I received many months ago from Mr。 Wickham。 On this subject�察�

what can you have to say�拭�In what imaginary act of friendship can 

you  here   defend   yourself�拭 �or  under   what   misrepresentation�察  �can 

you here impose upon others�拭� 

    `You take an eager interest in that gentleman¨s concerns�察� said 

Darcy in a less tranquil tone�察�and with a heightened colour。 

    `Who   that   knows      what    his  misfortunes     have   been�察   �can   help 

feeling an interest in him�拭� 

    `His   misfortunes� �      repeated     Darcy    contemptuously�此        �yes�察 �his 

misfortunes have been great indeed。¨ 

    `And of your infliction�察� cried Elizabeth with energy。 `You have 

reduced him to his present state of poverty�察�comparative poverty。 

You have withheld the advantages�察�which you must know to have 

been   designed   for   him。   You   have   deprived   the   best   years   of   his 

life�察 �of  that   independence       which    was   no   less  his  due    than   his 

desert。 You have done all this� �and yet you can treat the mention 

of his misfortunes with contempt and ridicule。¨ 

    `And this�察� cried Darcy�察�as he walked with quick steps across the 

room�察 �is your opinion of me� �This is the estimation in which you 



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hold me� �I thank you for explaining it so fully。 My faults�察�according 

to   this  calculation�察   �are   heavy    indeed�    �But   perhaps�察�     added    he�察�

stopping   in     his  walk�察  �and   turning    towards     her�察  �these   offences 

might have been overlooked�察�had not your pride been hurt by my 

honest     confession     of  the  scruples     that  had   long   prevented      my 

forming  any  serious   design。   These   bitter   accusations   might   have 

been      suppressed�察     �had    I   with   greater     policy    concealed      my 

struggles�察�and flattered you into the belief of my being impelled by 

unqualified�察     �unalloyed     inclination�察   �by   reason�察   �by  reflection�察   �by 

every thing。 But disguise of every sort is my abhorrence。 Nor am I 

ashamed   of   the   feelings     I   related。  They   were     natural   and    just。 

Could      you    expect    me    to   rejoice    in  the    inferiority    of  your 

connections�拭      �To   congratulate      myself    on   the  hope    of  relations�察�

whose condition in life is so decidedly beneath my own�拭� 

    Elizabeth   felt   herself   growing   more   angry   every   moment   yet 

she tried to the utmost to speak with composure when she said�察�

    `You are mistaken�察�Mr。 Darcy�察�if you suppose that the mode of 

your  declaration   affected   me in any  other  way�察  �than as   it   spared 

me the concern which I might have felt  in   refusing  you�察  �had   you 

behaved in a more gentleman´like manner。 

    She    saw    him    start   at  this�察 �but   he   said   nothing�察    �and    she 

continued�察�

    `You   could   not   have   made   me   the   offer   of   your   hand   in   any 

possible way that would have tempted me to accept it。¨ 

    Again his astonishment was obvious�察�and he looked at her with 

an expression of mingled incredulity and mortification。 She went 

on。 

    `From the very beginning�察�from the first moment I may almost 

say�察  �of   my   acquaintance   with   you�察  �your   manners   impressing   me 



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