HoweverlittleMr.Darcymighthavelikedsuchanaddress,hecontentedhimselfwithcoollyreplyingthatheperceivednootheralterationthanherbeingrathertanned"Formyownpart,"sherejoined,"ImustconfessthatInevercouldseeanybeautyinher.Herfaceistoothin;hercomplexionhasnobrilliancy;andherfeaturesarenotatallhandsome.Hernosewantscharacter;thereisnothingmarkedinitslines.Herteetharetolerable,butnotoutofthecommonway;andasforhereyes,whichhavesometimesbeencalledsofine,Inevercouldperceiveanythingextraordinaryinthem.Theyhaveasharp,shrewishlook,whichIdonotlikeatallTheyouthremainedawholeyearwiththethirdmasteralso,andwhenhomeagain,andhisfatherinquired,"Myson,what;andinherairaltogether,thereisaself-sufficiencywithoutfashionwhichisintolerable."persuadedasMissBingleywasthatDarcyadmiredElizabeth,thiswasnotthebestmethodofrecommendingherself;butangrypeoplearenotalwayswise;andinseeinghimatlastlooksomewhatnettled,shehadallthesuccesssheexpected.Hewasresolutelysilenthowever;and,fromadeterminationofmakinghimspeakshecontinued,"Iremember,whenwefirstknewherinHertfordshire,howamazedweallweretofindthatshewasareputedbeauty;andIparticularlyrecollectyoursayingonenight,aftertheyhadbeendiningatNetherfield,"Sheabeauty!--Ishouldassooncallhermotherawit."Butafterwardssheseemedtoimproveonyou,andIbelieveyouthoughtherratherprettyatonetime.""Yes,"repliedDarcy,whocouldcontainhimselfnolonger,"butthatwasonlywhenIfirstknewher,foritismanymonthssinceIhaveconsideredherasoneofthehandsomestwomenofmyacquaintance."Hethenwentaway,andMissBingleywaslefttoallthesatisfactionofhavingforcedhimtosaywhatgavenooneanypainbutherself.Mrs.GardinerandElizabethtalkedofallthathadoccurredduringtheirvisit,astheyreturned,exceptwhathadparticularlyinterestedthemboth.Thelooksandbehaviourofeverybodytheyhadseenwerediscussed,exceptofthepersonwhohadmostlyengagedtheirattention.Theytalkedofhissister,hisfriends,hishouse,hisfruit,ofeverythingbuthimself;yetElizabethwaslongingtoknowwhatMrs.Gardinerthoughtofhim,andMrs.Gardinerwouldhavebeenhighlygratifiedbyherniece&39;sbeginningthesubject.
