Mr. Collins received and returned these felicitations with equal pleasure, and then proceeded to relate the particulars of their interview, with the result of which he trusted he had every reason to be satisfied, since the refusal which his cousin had steadfastly given him would naturally flow from her bashful modesty and the genuine delicacy of her character.
Mr. Collins reçut ces félicitations et y répondit avec autant de plaisir, apres quoi il se mit a relater les détails d’une entrevue dont il avait tout lieu d’etre satisfait puisque le refus que sa cousine lui avait obstinément opposé n’avait d’autre cause que sa modestie et l’extreme délicatesse de ses sentiments.