They stood for some time without speaking a word; and she began to imagine that their silence was to last through the two dances, and at first was resolved not to break it; till suddenly fancying that it would be the greater punishment to her partner to oblige him to talk, she made some slight observation on the dance.
Pendant un certain temps ils garderent le silence. Elizabeth était bien décidée a ne pas le rompre la premiere lorsque l’idée lui vint qu’elle infligerait une pénitence a Mr.