Mr. Wickham's attention was caught; and after observing Mr. Collins for a few moments, he asked Elizabeth in a low voice whether her relation were very intimately acquainted with the family of de Bourgh.
Because these two people,who knew each other well,were meeting in a strange place,they felt like the strangers they were when they first met,and neither spoke for a moment.
'Nothing so easy, if you have but the inclination, ' said Elizabeth. 'We can all plague and punish one another. Teaze him—laugh at him.—Intimate as you are, you must know how it is to be done'.