The dinner was exceedingly handsome, and there were all the servants and all the articles of plate which Mr. Collins had promised; and, as he had likewise foretold, he took his seat at the bottom of the table, by her ladyship's desire, and looked as if he felt that life could furnish nothing greater.
Collins avait annoncés. Comme il l’avait également prédit, sur le désir exprimé par lady Catherine, il prit place en face d’elle, marquant par l’expression de son visage qu’en ce monde, aucun honneur plus grand ne pouvait lui échoir.