You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentlemanlike manner." (Elizabeth Bennett)

Jane Austen
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The quote “You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentlemanlike manner” is a quote from “Pride and Prejudice.” It is a quotation from Elizabeth Bennet to Mr. Darcy after they have both decided to marry each other. She is justifying her refusal of him by saying that she would have been concerned with his behavior had he behaved in a more proper manner. In this case, she is speaking about how his behavior did not affect her positively; on the contrary, it was more of a negative effect on her rather than a positive one.

Source: Pride And Prejudice

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