Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three-and-twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character. _Her_ mind was less difficult to develop.
Mr. Bennet était un si curieux mélange de vivacité, d’humeur sarcastique, de fantaisie et de réserve qu’une expérience de vingt-trois années n’avait pas suffi a sa femme pour lui faire comprendre son caractere.