And this is all the reply which I am to have the honour of expecting! I might, perhaps, wish to be informed why, with so little endeavour at civility, I am thus rejected. But it is of small importance.
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 34. Darcy is flabbergasted that Elizabeth has turned down his marriage proposal. He accuses her of being uncivil and wants to know the reason for her rejection of him. His assumed that she would accept him, suggesting arrogance on his part, stemming from his pride.