It was plain to them all that Colonel Fitzwilliam came because he had pleasure in their society, a persuasion which of course recommended him still more; and Elizabeth was reminded by her own satisfaction in being with him, as well as by his evident admiration of her, of her former favourite George Wickham; and though, in comparing them, she saw there was less captivating softness in Colonel Fitzwilliam's manners, she believed he might have the best informed mind.
Elizabeth örült neki, Fitzwilliam sem titkolta hódolatát, s mindez régebbi kedvencét, George Wickhamet juttatta Eliza eszébe. Az összehasonlításból az tűnt ugyan ki, hogy az ezredesnek nem olyan megnyerően sima a modora - de élettapasztalatban talán fölülmúlja Wickhamet.