You must therefore allow me to follow the dictates of my conscience on this occasion, which leads me to perform what I look on as a point of duty. Pardon me for neglecting to profit by your advice, which on every other subject shall be my constant guide, though in the case before us I consider myself more fitted by education and habitual study to decide on what is right than a young lady like yourself."
Laissez-moi donc, en la circonstance, suivre les ordres de ma conscience et remplir ce que je considere comme un devoir, et pardonnez-moi de négliger vos avis qui, en toute autre occasion, me serviront toujours de guide. – Et, s’inclinant profondément, il la quitta pour aller aborder Mr. Darcy.