He then recollected her embarrassment a few days before, on his reading Mr. Collins's letter; and after laughing at her some time, allowed her at last to go--saying, as she quitted the room, "If any young men come for Mary or Kitty, send them in, for I am quite at leisure."
Mr. Bennetnek most eszébe jutott, milyen zavartan viselkedett leánya néhány nappal ezelőtt, amikor felolvasta neki Collins levelét; egy ideig ezzel ugratta Elizát, aztán elengedte, de utánaszólt: