Mary had neither genius nor taste; and though vanity had given her application, it had given her likewise a pedantic air and conceited manner, which would have injured a higher degree of excellence than she had reached.
Mary, la seule des demoiselles Bennet qui ne fut pas jolie, se donnait beaucoup de peine pour perfectionner son éducation. Malheureusement, la vanité qui animait son ardeur au travail lui donnait en meme temps un air pédant et satisfait qui aurait gâté un talent plus grand que le sien.