Mr. Darcy: "Do you talk by rule, then, when you're dancing?"
Elizabeth Bennet: "Yes, sometimes it is best. Then we may enjoy the advantage of saying as little as possible."
Mr. Darcy: "Do you consult your own feelings in this case, or seek to gratify mine?"
Elizabeth Bennet: "Both, I imagine. We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room."
Mr. Darcy: "[drily] This is no very striking resemblance of your own character, I'm sure."
Elizabeth Bennet: "Yes, sometimes it is best. Then we may enjoy the advantage of saying as little as possible."
Mr. Darcy: "Do you consult your own feelings in this case, or seek to gratify mine?"
Elizabeth Bennet: "Both, I imagine. We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room."
Mr. Darcy: "[drily] This is no very striking resemblance of your own character, I'm sure."
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