The first two dances, however, brought a return of distress; they were dances of mortification. Mr. Collins, awkward and solemn, apologising instead of attending, and often moving wrong without being aware of it, gave her all the shame and misery which a disagreeable partner for a couple of dances can give.
Collins, solennel et maladroit, se répandant en excuses au lieu de faire attention, dansant a contretemps sans meme s’en apercevoir, donnait a sa cousine tout l’ennui, toute la mortification qu’un mauvais cavalier peut infliger a sa danseuse. Elizabeth en retrouvant sa liberté éprouva un soulagement indicible.