Elizabeth was sitting by herself the next morning, and writing to Jane while Mrs. Collins and Maria were gone on business into the village, when she was startled by a ring at the door, the certain signal of a visitor.
Le lendemain matin, tandis que Mrs. Collins et Maria faisaient des courses dans le village, Elizabeth, restée seule au salon, écrivait a Jane lorsqu’un coup de sonnette la fit tressaillir.