傲慢与偏见 Pride and Prejudice 10 - Chapter 5 A Young Lady Ashamed

　　"From our words I gather that he is guilty because of his background," said Elizabeth angrily.

　　"You accuse him of being the son of Mr. Darcy's steward. To let you know, Mr. Wickham has already told me this himself."

　　"I beg your pardon," replied Miss Bingley, turning away. "Excuse my interpretation. I meant it kindly and was not trying to be rude. "

　　"Mean-hearted girl!" thought Elizabeth to herself. "You can never influence me by something as unimportant as someone's background."

　　The rest of the evening gave Elizabeth little amusement or happiness. Mr. Collins kept bothering her by keeping to her side. He was not able to get another dance with her again, but he stopped others from dancing with her, too. She owed Charlotte Lucas a lot of thanks, who often joined them and made conversation with Mr. Collins. This gave some relief to Elizabeth.

　　Elizabeth kept her attention on her sister and Mr. Bingley. She did not doubt the gentleman's high respect and deep feeling for Jane.

　　But Mr. Collins was not her only source of worry. When they sat down to supper, Elizabeth was quite ashamed to hear her mother speaking openly to Lady Lucas about her wish that Jane would soon be married to Mr. Bingley. Her mother pointed out the good advantages of such a match. Mr. Bingley was so charming and rich. This was also promising for her younger daughters. Jane's marriage to a man of such good fortune as Mr. Bingley would make her other daughters more attractive, too.

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