Elizabeth listened in silence, but was not convinced; their behaviour at the assembly had not been calculated to please in general; and with more quickness of observation and less pliancy of temper than her sister, and with a judgement too unassailed by any attention to herself, she was very little disposed to approve them.
Bingley au bal ne lui avait pas révélé chez elles le désir de se rendre agréables a tout le monde. D’un esprit plus observateur et d’une nature moins simple que celle de Jane, n’étant pas, de plus, influencée par les attentions de ces dames, Elizabeth était moins disposée a les juger favorablement.