In his library he had been always sure of leisure and tranquillity; and though prepared, as he told Elizabeth, to meet with folly and conceit in every other room of the house, he was used to be free from them there; his civility, therefore, was most prompt in inviting Mr. Collins to join his daughters in their walk; and Mr. Collins, being in fact much better fitted for a walker than a reader, was extremely pleased to close his large book, and go.
Ses sours, a l’exception de Mary, accepterent de l’accompagner, et Mr. Bennet, désireux de se débarrasser de son cousin qui depuis le déjeuner s’était installé dans sa bibliotheque ou il l’entretenait sans répit de son presbytere et de son jardin, le pressa vivement d’escorter ses filles, ce qu’il accepta sans se faire prier.