 protested against any description
of finery. She was therefore obliged to seek another branch of the subject, and
related, with much bitterness of spirit and some exaggeration, the shocking
rudeness of Mr. Darcy.
    »But I can assure you,« she added, »that Lizzy does not lose much by not
suiting his fancy; for he is a most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth
pleasing. So high and so conceited that there was no enduring him! He walked
here, and he walked there, fancying himself so very great! Not handsome enough
to dance with! I wish you had been there, my dear, to have given him one of your
set downs. I quite detest the man.«
 

                                   Chapter IV

When Jane and Elizabeth were alone, the former, who had been cautious in her
praise of Mr. Bingley before, expressed to her sister how very much she admired
him.
    »He is just what a young man ought to be,« said she, »sensible, good
humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners! - so much ease, with such
perfect good breeding!«
    »He is also handsome,« replied Elizabeth, »which a young man ought likewise
to be, if he possibly can. His character is thereby complete.«
    »I was very much flattered by his asking me to dance a second time. I did
not expect such a compliment.«
    »Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us.
Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never. What could be more
natural than his asking you again? He could not help seeing that you were about
five times as pretty as every other woman in the room. No thanks to his
gallantry for that. Well, he certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave
to like him. You have liked many a stupider person.«
    »Dear Lizzy!«
    »Oh! you are a great deal too apt you know, to like people in general. You
never see a fault in any body. All the world are good and agreeable in your
eyes. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in my life.«
    »I would wish not to be hasty in censuring any one; but I always speak what
I think.«
    »I know you do; and it is that which makes the wonder. With your good sense,
to be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others! Affectation of
candour is common enough; - one meets it every where
