From an unwillingness to confess how much her intimacy with Mr. Darcy had been over-rated, Elizabeth had never yet answered Mrs. Gardiner's long letter; but now, having _that_ to communicate which she knew would be most welcome, she was almost ashamed to find that her uncle and aunt had already lost three days of happiness, and immediately wrote as follows:
Elizabeth eddig nem válaszolt Mrs. Gardiner hosszú levelére, mert nem akarta bevallani, mennyire túlbecsülik a bizalmas barátságot közte és Mr. Darcy között. De most olyan örvendetes hírt közölhetett velük, hogy szinte szégyellte, miért fosztotta meg nagybátyját és nénjét háromnapi boldogságtól.