Humph! And you know Colonel Fitzwilliam?

Elizabeth.

I have only met Colonel Fitzwilliam since coming here.

Lady Catherine.

Humph! Has your governess left you?

Elizabeth.

[Half laughs.] My sisters and I have never had a governess, Madam.

Lady Catherine.

No governess! I never heard of such a thing! Your mother must have been quite a slave to your education.

Elizabeth.