They had not long been together before Mr. Darcy told her that Bingley was also coming to wait on her; and she had barely time to express her satisfaction, and prepare for such a visitor, when Bingley's quick step was heard on the stairs, and in a moment he entered the room.
Darcy l’informa que Mr. Bingley se proposait également de venir lui présenter ses hommages, et Elizabeth avait a peine eu le temps de répondre a cette annonce par une phrase de politesse qu’on entendait dans l’escalier le pas alerte de Mr.