When alone with Elizabeth afterwards, she spoke more on the subject. "It seems likely to have been a desirable match for Jane," said she. "I am sorry it went off. But these things happen so often! A young man, such as you describe Mr. Bingley, so easily falls in love with a pretty girl for a few weeks, and when accident separates them, so easily forgets her, that these sort of inconsistencies are very frequent."
– Ce parti semblait vraiment souhaitable pour Jane, dit-elle, et je suis bien fâchée que la chose en soit restée la, mais il n’est pas rare de voir un jeune homme tel que vous me dépeignez Mr. Bingley s’éprendre soudain d’une jolie fille et, si le hasard vient a les séparer, l’oublier aussi vite.