:38:08
- I love this dance.
- Indeed. Most invigorating.
:38:16
It is your turn to say something,
Mr Darcy.
:38:20
I talked about the dance.
:38:21
Now you ought to remark on the size
of the room or the number of couples.
:38:26
I'm perfectly happy to oblige.
What would you like most to hear?
:38:30
That reply will do for present.
:38:36
Perhaps by and by I may observe
:38:38
that private balls
are much pleasanter than public ones.
:38:43
For now, we may remain silent.
:38:54
Do you talk as a rule while dancing?
:38:57
No. No, I prefer to be
unsociable and taciturn.
:39:04
Makes it all so much more enjoyable,
don't you think?
:39:10
Tell me, do you and your sisters
very often walk to Meryton?
:39:16
Yes, we often walk to Meryton.
:39:20
It's a great opportunity
to meet new people.
:39:24
When you met us, we'd just had the
pleasure of forming a new acquaintance.
:39:30
Mr Wickham's blessed with such happy
manners, he's sure of making friends.
:39:34
Whether he's capable
of retaining them is less so.
:39:37
He's been so unfortunate as to lose
your friendship. That is irreversible?
:39:43
- It is. Why do you ask such a question?
- To make out your character.
:39:47
- What have you discovered?
- Very little.
:39:49
I hear such different accounts
of you as puzzle me exceedingly.
:39:54
I hope to afford you more clarity
in the future.