"Elizabeth Bennet," said Miss Bingley, when the door was closed on her, "is one of those young ladies who seek to recommend themselves to the other sex by undervaluing their own; and with many men, I dare say, it succeeds. But, in my opinion, it is a paltry device, a very mean art."
– Elizabeth Bennet, dit miss Bingley des que la porte fut refermée, est de ces jeunes filles qui cherchent a se faire valoir aupres de l’autre sexe en dénigrant le leur, et je crois que beaucoup d’hommes s’y laissent prendre ; mais c’est a mon avis un artifice bien méprisable.