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Secondly, I am convinced
it will add greatly to my happiness.
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And thirdly,
that it is at the urging
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of my esteemed patroness,
Lady Catherine,
:46:12
that I select a wife.
:46:15
My object in coming to Longbourn
was to choose such a one
:46:18
from among Mr Bennet's daughters,
:46:20
for I am to inherit the estate
:46:23
and such an alliance will surely...
:46:27
...suit everyone.
:46:31
And now nothing remains but for me to
assure you in the most animated language
:46:35
- of the violence of my affections.
- Mr Collins!
:46:38
And no reproach
on the subject of fortune
:46:40
- will cross my lips once we're married.
- You forget I have given no answer.
:46:45
Lady Catherine will
thoroughly approve when I speak to her
:46:48
of your modesty, economy
and other amiable qualities.
:46:54
Sir, I am honoured by your proposal,
but I regret that I must decline it.
:46:59
I know ladies
don't seek to seem too eager...
:47:03
Mr Collins, I am perfectly serious.
You could not make me happy.
:47:07
And I'm the last woman
in the world who could make you happy.
:47:11
I flatter myself that your refusal
is merely a natural delicacy.
:47:15
Besides, despite manifold attractions,
:47:18
it is by no means certain another offer
of marriage will ever be made to you.
:47:22
I must conclude that you simply seek
to increase my love by suspense,
:47:26
according to the usual practice
of elegant females.
:47:30
I am not the sort of female
to torment a respectable man.
:47:34
Please understand me,
I cannot accept you.
:47:43
Headstrong, foolish child.
:47:54
Don't worry, Mr Collins. We'll have this
little hiccup dealt with immediately.