If he is satisfied with only regretting me, when he might have obtained my affections and hand, I shall soon cease to regret him at all.
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 57. Lady Catherine’s visit to Elizabeth at Longbourn has brought this thought to Elizabeth’s mind. She is fearful that Lady Catherine may have persuaded her nephew Darcy not to propose to her again. Elizabeth clearly loves Darcy and is yearning for him and obviously regrets turning down his initial proposal.