Mrs. Collins, seeing that she was really unwell, did not press her to go and as much as possible prevented her husband from pressing her; but Mr. Collins could not conceal his apprehension of Lady Catherine's being rather displeased by her staying at home.
Mrs. Collins látta rajta, hogy csakugyan rosszul van, s nem is próbálta rábeszélni, sőt férjét is igyekezett visszatartani mindenféle rábeszéléstől; de Collins nem titkolhatta aggodalmát, hogy Lady Catherine zokon fogja venni, ha Elizabeth otthon marad.