This was a stroke of civility for which she was quite unprepared; and she could hardly suppress a smile at his being now seeking the acquaintance of some of those very people against whom his pride had revolted in his offer to herself.
Erre az udvarias gesztusra Elizabeth egyáltalán nem volt elkészülve. Alig tudta elfojtani mosolyát, hogy Darcy most olyanok ismeretségét keresi, akik ellen gőgje lázadozott, mikor megkérte kezét.