Darcy.
Isn't that rather a dangerous trait, Miss Bennet? The wisest and the best of men may be rendered ridiculous by a person whose first object in life is a joke.
Elizabeth.
Certainly. But I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good. Whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can. [Mischievously.] But these, I suppose, are precisely what you are without.
Darcy.
Perhaps that is not possible for anyone. But it has been the study of my life to avoid those weaknesses which often expose a strong understanding to ridicule.
Elizabeth.
And in your list of weaknesses do you include such faults as vanity and pride, for instance?
Darcy.
Yes, vanity is a weakness, indeed, but pride, where there is a real superiority of mind—pride will be always under good regulation.