On his approaching them soon afterwards, though without seeming to have any intention of speaking, Miss Lucas defied her friend to mention such a subject to him; which immediately provoking Elizabeth to do it, she turned to him and said:
Darcy s’approchait des deux jeunes filles sans manifester l’intention de leur adresser la parole, miss Lucas mit son amie au défi d’exécuter sa menace. Ainsi provoquée, Elizabeth se tourna vers le nouveau venu et dit :