“I must confess that I think her as delightful a character as ever appeared in print, and how I shall be able to tolerate those who do not like her at least, I do not know.” In the flowery language of the early 19th century, that was how Jane Austen described her character Elizabeth Bennet in a letter to a friend.

“我必须承认，我认为她是所有出版书中最让人喜爱的角色。对那些一点都不喜欢她的人，我不知道我能容忍到什么地步。”在讲究华丽词藻的19世纪初，简·奥斯汀在一封给朋友的信中对她小说中的角色伊丽莎白·班奈特做了上述描述。

(短文节选,本篇始于：傲慢与偏见)