That he was really fond of Jane, she doubted no more than she had ever done; and much as she had always been disposed to like him, she could not think without anger, hardly without contempt, on that easiness of temper, that want of proper resolution, which now made him the slave of his designing friends, and led him to sacrifice of his own happiness to the caprice of their inclination.
Éppoly kevéssé kételkedett, mint azelőtt, hogy Bingley szívből szereti Jane-t; de bármennyire kedvelte is mindig a fiatalembert, most harag, sőt szinte megvetés fogta el, ha Bingley puha természetére, a szilárd jellem hiányára gondolt, amely kiszolgáltatta barátai mesterkedésének, és arra vitte, hogy szeszélyes kívánságaiknak feláldozza boldogságát.