This was a stroke of civility for which she was quite unprepared; and she could hardly suppress a smile at his being now seeking the acquaintance of some of those very people against whom his pride had revolted in his offer to herself. "What will be his surprise," thought she, "when he knows who they are?
Darcy lui demanda si elle voulait bien lui faire l’honneur de le présenter a ses amis. Nullement préparée a une telle requete, elle put a peine réprimer un sourire, car il demandait a etre présenté aux personnes memes dont il considérait la parenté humiliante pour son orgueil quand il lui avait fait la déclaration de ses sentiments.