She could not determine how her mother would take it; sometimes doubting whether all his wealth and grandeur would be enough to overcome her abhorrence of the man. But whether she were violently set against the match, or violently delighted with it, it was certain that her manner would be equally ill adapted to do credit to her sense; and she could no more bear that Mr. Darcy should hear the first raptures of her joy, than the first vehemence of her disapprobation.
Elle ne pouvait prévoir comment celle-ci accueillerait la nouvelle, si elle manifesterait une opposition violente ou une joie impétueuse : de toute maniere, l’expression de ses sentiments ne ferait pas honneur a sa pondération, et Elizabeth n’aurait pas pu supporter que Mr. Darcy fut témoin ni des premiers transports de sa joie, ni des mouvements véhéments de sa désapprobation.