"I am far from attributing any part of Mr Bingley's conduct to design," said Elizabeth; "but without scheming to do wrong, or to make others unhappy, there may be error, and there may be misery. Thoughtlessness, want of attention to other people's feelings, and want of resolution, will do the business."

It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does.