But at length, by Elizabeth's persuasion, he was prevailed on to overlook the offence, and seek a reconciliation; and, after a little further resistance on the part of his aunt, her resentment gave way, either to her affection for him, or her curiosity to see how his wife conducted herself; and she condescended to wait on them at Pemberley, in spite of that pollution which its woods had received, not merely from the presence of such a mistress, but the visits of her uncle and aunt from the city.
Lady Catherine kissé még ellenkezett, de aztán mégis legyőzte haragját - vagy azért, mert szerette unokaöccsét, vagy mert kíváncsi volt, hogyan viselkedik a felesége. Vagy leereszkedően meg is látogatta őket Pemberleyben, noha az ősi ház erdőit nemcsak az új úrnő jelenléte szentségtelenítette meg, hanem a londoni nagybácsi és nagynéni látogatásai is.