All this was acknowledged to Mrs. Gardiner; and after relating the circumstances, she thus went on: "I am now convinced, my dear aunt, that I have never been much in love; for had I really experienced that pure and elevating passion, I should at present detest his very name, and wish him all manner of evil. But my feelings are not only cordial towards _him_; they are even impartial towards Miss King.
Elizabeth disait en terminant sa lettre a Mrs. Gardiner : « Je suis convaincue maintenant, ma chere tante, que mes sentiments pour lui n’ont jamais été bien profonds, autrement son nom seul me ferait horreur et je lui souhaiterais toutes sortes de maux ; or, non seulement je me sens pour lui pleine de bienveillance, mais encore je n’en veux pas le moins du monde a miss King et ne demande qu’a lui reconnaître beaucoup de qualités.