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達西開始希望跟她深交。他為了想要慢慢地跟她攀談攀談，因此她跟別人談話的時候，他問題留神去聽。于是，有一次威廉·盧卡斯爵士大請客，他這樣的做法當場引起了她的注意。
He began to wish to know more of her, and as a step towards conversing with her himself, attended to her conversation with others. His doing so drew her notice. It was at Sir William Lucas's, where a large party were assembled.
"What does Mr. Darcy mean, " said she to Charlotte, "by listening to my conversation with Colonel Forster?"
"That is a question which Mr. Darcy only can answer. "
"But if he does it any more I shall certainly let him know that I see what he is about. He has a very satirical eye, and if I do not begin by being impertinent myself, I shall soon grow afraid of him. "
On his approaching them soon afterwards, though without seeming to have any intention of speaking, Miss Lucas defied her friend to mention such a subject to him; which immediately provoking Elizabeth to do it, she turned to him and said:
"Did you not think, Mr. Darcy, that I expressed myself uncommonly well just now, when I was teasing Colonel Forster to give us a ball at Meryton?"
"With great energy; but it is always a subject which makes a lady energetic. "
"You are severe on us. "
"It will be HER turn soon to be teased, " said Miss Lucas. "I am going to open the instrument, Eliza, and you know what follows. "
