Pride and Prejudice - Chapter 6
오만과 편견 - 제6장
Elizabeth stayed at Netherfield for several days, nursing Jane back to health. During this time, she observed the Bingley sisters carefully and formed her own opinions.
엘리자베스가 네더필드에 머무는 동안, 그녀와 다아시는 몇 차례 대화를 나눈다. 다아시는 그녀의 가족에 대한 초기 편견에도 불구하고 그녀의 재치와 지성에 흥미를 느끼기 시작한다.
Caroline Bingley was beautiful and fashionable, but she was also proud and snobbish. She looked down on the Bennet family, considering them beneath her socially. She made sarcastic comments about Elizabeth's muddy walk and her country manners.
다아시와의 결혼을 바라는 캐롤라인 빙리는 그가 엘리자베스에게 보이는 관심에 질투를 느낀다. 그녀는 끊임없이 엘리자베스와 그 가족을 깎아내리려 하지만, 그것은 오히려 다아시를 엘리자베스에게 더 가까이 가게 할 뿐이다.
Her sister Mrs. Hurst was equally proud, though less intelligent. She followed Caroline's lead in everything and seemed to have no thoughts of her own.
다아시는 조심하지 않으면 그녀를 사랑하게 될 위험이 있다는 것을 깨닫는다.
"Did you not think Mr. Darcy was delightful?" Caroline asked Elizabeth one afternoon, trying to draw her into conversation about him.
Elizabeth smiled. "I found him interesting, certainly. But delightful? I would not go that far."
"You do not like him!" Caroline exclaimed, though not entirely displeased by this news.
"I do not dislike him either," Elizabeth replied calmly. "But I have not seen anything that would make me call him delightful. He seems a proud man, and pride is a quality I do not admire."
Caroline was silent for a moment, surprised by Elizabeth's frankness. Then she changed the subject.
Meanwhile, Darcy found himself thinking about Elizabeth. He was attracted by her fine eyes and her quick wit, though he tried to deny it. Her family was not good enough for him, he told himself. She was not of his class.
But he could not stop watching her when she was in the room. He could not stop listening when she spoke. And he found himself looking forward to their conversations, despite his better judgment.
When Jane finally recovered, the sisters prepared to return home. Bingley was disappointed to see Jane go, but he promised to visit them soon.
As they left, Darcy watched Elizabeth go. He tried to tell himself that he was glad she was leaving, that she was nothing to him. But he knew, deep in his heart, that this was not true.