:38:01
Perhaps by and by I may observe
:38:03
that private balls
are much pleasanter than public ones.
:38:09
For now, we may remain silent.
:38:19
Do you talk as a rule while dancing?
:38:23
No. No, I prefer to be
unsociable and taciturn.
:38:30
Makes it all so much more enjoyable,
don't you think?
:38:36
Tell me, do you and your sisters
very often walk to Meryton?
:38:42
Yes, we often walk to Meryton.
:38:45
It's a great opportunity
to meet new people.
:38:50
When you met us, we'd just had the
pleasure of forming a new acquaintance.
:38:56
Mr Wickham's blessed with such happy
manners, he's sure of making friends.
:39:00
Whether he's capable
of retaining them is less so.
:39:03
He's been so unfortunate as to lose
your friendship. That is irreversible?
:39:08
- It is. Why do you ask such a question?
- To make out your character.
:39:12
- What have you discovered?
- Very little.
:39:15
I hear such different accounts
of you as puzzle me exceedingly.
:39:20
I hope to afford you more clarity
in the future.