Dear Miss Elizabeth...
l am sure my attentions have been too marked to be mistaken.
Almost as soon as l entered the house...
l singled you out as the companion of my future life.
[clears throat]
But before l am run away with my feelings...
perhaps l may state my reasons for marrying. Mr.--
Firstly, that it is the duty of a clergyman...
to set the example of matrimony in his parish.
Secondly, that l am convinced it will add greatly to my happiness.
And thirdly, that it is at the urging...
of my esteemed patroness, Lady Catherine...
that l select a wife.
My object in coming to Longbourn was to choose such a one...
from among Mr. Bennet's daughters...
for l am to inherit the estate...
and such an alliance will surely...
suit everyone.
And now, nothing remains but for me...
to assure you in the most animated language...
of the violence of my affections.
Mr. Collins.
And that no reproach on the subject of fortune...
will cross my lips once we're married.
You are too hasty, sir. You forget that l have given no answer.
l must add that Lady Catherine will thoroughly approve...
when l speak to her of your modesty, economy, and other...
amiable qualities.
Sir, l am honored by your proposal, but l regret that l must decline it.
l know ladies don't seek to seem too eager--
Mr. Collins, l am perfectly serious.
You could not make me happy and l'm convinced...
l'm the last woman in the world who could make you happy.
l flatter myself, cousin, that your refusal...
is merely a natural delicacy.
Besides, you should take into account...
that despite the manifold attractions...
it is by no means certain that another offer of marriage...
may ever be made to you. Mr. Collins.
So l must conclude...
that you simply seek to increase my love by suspense...
Sir.
...according to the usual practice of elegant females.
Sir.
l am not the sort of female to torment a respectable man.
Please understand me, l cannot accept you.
[girls laughing]
Headstrong, foolish child.
[goats bleating]