Such a change in a man of so much pride exciting not only astonishment but gratitude – for to love, ardent love, it must be attributed; and as such its impression on her was of a sort to be encouraged, as by no means unpleasing, though it could not be exactly defined.
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 44. Elizabeth is astonished at the change in Darcy during her visit to Pemberley. The man who was so full of pride is now civil and polite and she attributes this to the strong love that he still has for her.