“You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever" (307).
Mr. Darcy regards Elizabeth as a headstrong woman who is smarter than to argue about petty things. When he refers to Elizabeth's past feelings, he wants to know if Elizabeth is still indifferent in her feelings towards him. He admits that he is still in love with her and if she were to mention that she feels the same way, he will continue to love her unconditionally. If she told him she did not love him, then he would cease pursuing her. The fact that Elizabeth then responds with "common awkwardness" and "not very fluently", suggests that she is for the first time experiencing feelings for anyone that causes her to become incoherent, which is rare in Elizabeth's character. Her propensity is usually quick to respond and not be indirectly laconic. She is not in this case, and the reader can truly understand Elizabeth's love for Darcy.
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