This part of his intelligence, though unheard by Lydia, was caught by Elizabeth, and, as it assured her that Darcy was not less answerable for Wickham's absence than if her first surmise had been just, every feeling of displeasure against the former was so sharpened by immediate disappointment, that she could hardly reply with tolerable civility to the polite inquiries which he directly afterwards approached to make.
Cette allusion, perdue pour Lydia, fut saisie par Elizabeth et lui montra que Darcy n’était pas moins responsable de l’absence de Wickham que si sa premiere supposition avait été juste. L’antipathie qu’il lui inspirait s’en trouva tellement accrue qu’elle eut grand’peine a lui répondre dans des termes suffisamment polis lorsque, peu apres, il vint lui-meme lui présenter ses hommages.