As they walked home, Elizabeth related to Jane what she had seen pass between the two gentlemen; but though Jane would have defended either or both, had they appeared to be in the wrong, she could no more explain such behaviour than her sister.
Hazafelé menet Elizabeth elmondta Jane-nek, mi történt a szeme láttára a két fiatalember között. Jane ugyan akármelyiküket megvédte volna, még ha nem is lett volna igazuk, de viselkedésüket éppoly kevéssé tudta megmagyarázni, mint a húga.