Dear papa—how you must have suffered!
Mr. Bennet.
Say nothing of that—who should suffer but myself? It has been my own doing, and I ought to feel it.
Elizabeth.
You must not be too severe upon yourself.
Mr. Bennet.
You may well warn me against such an evil. No, Lizzy, let me once in my life feel how much I have been to blame. The impression will pass away soon enough.
Elizabeth.
But, papa, how did you persuade them to marry?
Mr. Bennet.