Wickham's alarm now appeared in a heightened complexion and agitated look; for a few minutes he was silent, till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to her again, and said in the gentlest of accents:
La rougeur qui se répandit sur le visage de Wickham et l’inquiétude de son regard dénoncerent le trouble de son esprit. Pendant quelques minutes, il garda le silence, puis, dominant son embarras, il se tourna de nouveau vers Elizabeth et, de sa voix la plus persuasive, lui dit :