Pride and Prejudice - Chapter 6
Orgulho e Preconceito - Capítulo 6
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.
Durante a estadia de Elizabeth em Netherfield, ela e Darcy têm várias trocas verbais. Darcy começa a ficar intrigado com seu espírito vivo e inteligência, apesar de seus preconceitos iniciais contra a família dela.
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.
Caroline Bingley, que deseja se casar com Darcy, tem ciúmes da atenção que ele dá a Elizabeth. Ela tenta constantemente rebaixar Elizabeth e sua família, mas isso apenas aproxima Darcy de Elizabeth.
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.
Darcy percebe que corre o risco de se apaixonar por ela se não tiver cuidado.
"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.