When the tea-things were removed, and the card-tables placed, the ladies all rose, and Elizabeth was then hoping to be soon joined by him, when all her views were overthrown by seeing him fall a victim to her mother's rapacity for whist players, and in a few moments after seated with the rest of the party.
Darcy fut aussitôt accaparé par Mrs. Bennet qui cherchait des joueurs de whist ; ce que voyant, Elizabeth perdit tout son espoir de le voir la rejoindre et n’attendit plus de cette réunion aucun plaisir.