101:  3, 1'  !| It is a truth universally acknowledged, that$3$ a single man
101:  3, 2'  !| in possession of a good fortune, must be in want$0$ of a wife.
101:  3, 3'  !| However little known the feelings or views of such a
101:  3, 4'  !| man may$1$ be on$4$ his first entering a neighbourhood, this
101:  3, 5'  !| truth is so$5#1$ well$9$ fixed in the minds of the surrounding
101:  3, 6'  !| families, that$3$ he is considered as the rightful property of
101:  3, 7'  !| some one or other of their daughters.
101:  3, 8D  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet,"
101:  3, 8'  !| said his lady to$4$ him one day,
101:  3, 9D  !| "have you heard that$3$ Netherfield*Park is let at last$0$?"
101:  3,10'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet replied that$3$ he had not.
101:  3,11D  !| "But it is,"
101:  3,11'  !| returned she;
101:  3,11D  !| "for$3$ $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long has just$9$
101:  3,12D  !| been here, and she told me all about$4$ it."
101:  3,13'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennett made no$2$ answer$0$.
101:  3,14D  !| "Do not you want$1$ to$9$ know who$6#2$ has taken it?"
101:  3,14'  !| cried
101:  3,15'  !| his wife impatiently.
101:  3,16C  !| "\You\ want$1$ to$9$ tell me, and I have no$2$ objection to$4$
101:  3,17C  !| hearing it."
101:  3,18'  !| This was invitation enough.
101:  3,19D  !| "Why, my dear$2#1$, you must know, $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long says that$3$
101:  3,20D  !| Netherfield is taken by$4$ a young man of large fortune from
101:  3,21D  !| the north of England; that$3$ he came down$5$ on$4$ Monday
101:  3,22D  !| in a chaise and four to$9$ see the place$0$, and was so$5#1$ much
101:  3,23D  !| delighted with it that$3$ he agreed with $PP#ZZE$Mr%*Morris immediately;
101:  3,24D  !| that$3$ he is to$9$ take possession before$4$ Michaelmas,
101:  3,25D  !| and some of his servants are to$9$ be in the house by$4$ the end$0$
101:  3,26D  !| of next week."
101:  3,27C  !| "What$6#2$ is his name$0$?"
101:  3,28D  !| "$PP#I$Bingley."
101:  3,29C  !| "Is he married or single?"
101:  3,30D  !| "Oh| single, my dear$2#1$, to$9$ be sure|  A single man of
101:  4, 1D  !| large fortune; four or five thousand a year.  What$7$ a fine
101:  4, 2D  !| thing for$4$ our girls|"
101:  4, 3C  !| "How so$5#2$? how can it affect them?"
101:  4, 4D  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet,"
101:  4, 4'  !| replied his wife,
101:  4, 4D  !| "how can you
101:  4, 5D  !| be so$5#1$ tiresome|  You must know that$3$ I am thinking of his
101:  4, 6D  !| marrying one of them."
101:  4, 7C  !| "Is that$6#2$ his design$0$ in settling here?"
101:  4, 8D  !| "Design$0$| nonsense, how can you talk$1$ so$5#2$|  But it is
101:  4, 9D  !| very likely that$3$ he \may$1$\ fall$1$ in love$0$ with one of them, and
101:  4,10D  !| therefore you must visit$1$ him as soon as he comes."
101:  4,11C  !| "I see no$2$ occasion$0$ for$4$ that$6#2$.  You and the girls may$1$ go,
101:  4,12C  !| or you may$1$ send them by$4$ themselves, which$6#1$ perhaps will$1$
101:  4,13C  !| be still$5$ better$9$, for$3$ as you are as handsome as any of them,
101:  4,14C  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley might like$1$ you the best of the party."
101:  4,15D  !| "My dear$2#1$, you flatter me.  I certainly \have\ had my
101:  4,16D  !| share$0$ of beauty, but I do not pretend to$9$ be any*thing extraordinary
101:  4,17D  !| now.  When a woman has five grown*up daughters,
101:  4,18D  !| she ought to$9$ give over thinking of her own$2$ beauty."
101:  4,19C  !| "In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty
101:  4,20C  !| to$9$ think of."
101:  4,21D  !| "But, my dear$2#1$, you must indeed go and see $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley
101:  4,22D  !| when he comes into the neighbourhood."
101:  4,23C  !| "It is more than I engage for$4$, I assure you."
101:  4,24D  !| "But consider your daughters.  Only think what$6#1$ an
101:  4,25D  !| establishment it would be for$4$ one of them.  $PP#R$Sir*William
101:  4,26D  !| and $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas are determined$2$ to$9$ go, merely on$4$ that$6#2$
101:  4,27D  !| account$0$, for$3$ in general$0$ you know they visit$1$ no$2$ new*comers.
101:  4,28D  !| Indeed you must go, for$3$ it will$1$ be impossible for$4$ us to$9$
101:  4,29D  !| visit$1$ him, if you do not."
101:  4,30C  !| "You are over scrupulous surely.  I dare$1#2$ say $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley
101:  4,31C  !| will$1$ be very glad to$9$ see you; and I will$1$ send
101:  4,32C  !| a few lines by$4$ you to$9$ assure him of my hearty consent$0$
101:  4,33C  !| to$4$ his marrying which*ever he chuses of the girls; though
101:  4,34C  !| I must throw$1$ in a good word for$4$ my little $PP#A$Lizzy."
101:  4,35D  !| "I desire$1$ you will$1$ do no$2$ such thing.  $PP#A$Lizzy is not
101:  4,36D  !| a bit better$9$ than the others; and I am sure she is not half
101:  4,37D  !| so$5#1$ handsome as $PP#E$Jane, nor half so$5#1$ good*humoured as $PP#H$Lydia.
101:  4,38D  !| But you are always giving \her\ the preference."
101:  5, 1C  !| "They have none of them much to$9$ recommend them,"
101:  5, 2'  !| replied he;
101:  5, 2C  !| "they are all silly and ignorant like$9$ other
101:  5, 3C  !| girls; but $PP#A$Lizzy has something more of quickness
101:  5, 4C  !| than her sisters."
101:  5, 5D  !| "$PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, how can you abuse your own$2$ children
101:  5, 6D  !| in such a way?  You take delight$0$ in vexing me.  You
101:  5, 7D  !| have no$2$ compassion on$4$ my poor nerves."
101:  5, 8C  !| "You mistake$1$ me, my dear$2#1$.  I have a high respect$0$ for$4$
101:  5, 9C  !| your nerves.  They are my old friends.  I have heard you
101:  5,10C  !| mention$1$ them with consideration these twenty years at
101:  5,11C  !| least."
101:  5,12D  !| "Ah| you do not know what$6#1$ I suffer."
101:  5,13C  !| "But I hope$1$ you will$1$ get over it, and live to$9$ see many
101:  5,14C  !| young men of four thousand a year come into the neighbourhood."
101:  5,15     |
101:  5,16D  !| "It will$1$ be no$2$ use$0$ to$4$ us, if twenty such should come
101:  5,17D  !| since you will$1$ not visit$1$ them."
101:  5,18C  !| "Depend upon it, my dear$2#1$, that$3$ when there are twenty,
101:  5,19C  !| I will$1$ visit$1$ them all."
101:  5,20'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet was so$5#1$ odd a mixture of quick$2$ parts, sarcastic
101:  5,21'  !| humour, reserve$0$, and caprice, that$3$ the experience$0$ of three
101:  5,22'  !| and twenty years had been insufficient to$9$ make$1$ his wife
101:  5,23'  !| understand his character.  \Her\ mind$0$ was less difficult to$9$
101:  5,24'  !| develope.  She was a woman of mean$2$ understanding$0$, little
101:  5,25'  !| information, and uncertain temper.  When she was discontented
101:  5,26'  !| she fancied herself nervous.  The business of her
101:  5,27'  !| life was to$9$ get her daughters married; its solace was
101:  5,28'  !| visiting and news.
102:  6, 1'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet was among the earliest of those who$6#1$
102:  6, 2'  !| waited on$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley.  He had always intended to$9$ visit$1$
102:  6, 3'  !| him, though to$4$ the last$0$ always assuring his wife that$3$ he
102:  6, 4'  !| should not go; and till the evening after$4$ the visit$0$ was paid,
102:  6, 5'  !| she had no$2$ knowledge of it.  It was then disclosed in the
102:  6, 6'  !| following manner.  Observing his second$2$ daughter employed
102:  6, 7'  !| in trimming a hat, he suddenly addressed her with,
102:  6, 8C  !| "I hope$1$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley will$1$ like$1$ it $PP#A$Lizzy."
102:  6, 9D  !| "We are not in a way to$9$ know \what$6#1$\ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley likes,"
102:  6,10'  !| said her mother resentfully,
102:  6,10D  !| "since we are not to$9$ visit$1$."
102:  6,11A  !| "But you forget, mama,"
102:  6,11'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
102:  6,11A  !| "that$3$ we
102:  6,12A  !| shall meet$1$ him at the assemblies, and that$3$ $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long has
102:  6,13A  !| promised to$9$ introduce him."
102:  6,14D  !| "I do not believe $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long will$1$ do any such thing.
102:  6,15D  !| She has two neices of her own$2$.  She is a selfish, hypocritical
102:  6,16D  !| woman, and I have no$2$ opinion of her."
102:  6,17C  !| "No$2$ more have I,"
102:  6,17'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet;
102:  6,17C  !| "and I am glad
102:  6,18C  !| to$9$ find that$3$ you do not depend on$4$ her serving you."
102:  6,19'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet deigned not to$9$ make$1$ any reply$0$; but
102:  6,20'  !| unable to$9$ contain herself, began scolding one of her
102:  6,21'  !| daughters.
102:  6,22D  !| "Don't keep coughing so$5#2$, $PP#G$Kitty, for$4$ heaven's sake|
102:  6,23D  !| Have a little compassion on$4$ my nerves.  You tear$1$ them
102:  6,24D  !| to$4$ pieces."
102:  6,25C  !| "$PP#G$Kitty has no$2$ discretion in her coughs,"
102:  6,25'  !| said her
102:  6,26'  !| father;
102:  6,26C  !| "she times them ill."
102:  6,27G  !| "I do not cough for$4$ my own$2$ amusement,"
102:  6,27'  !| replied
102:  6,28'  !| $PP#G$Kitty fretfully.
102:  6,29C  !| "When is your next ball$0#2$ to$9$ be, $PP#A$Lizzy?"
102:  6,30A  !| "To-morrow fortnight."
102:  6,31D  !| "Aye, so$5#2$ it is,"
102:  6,31'  !| cried her mother,
102:  6,31D  !| "and $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long
102:  6,32D  !| does not come back$5$ till the day before$5$; so$3$, it will$1$ be
102:  6,33D  !| impossible for$4$ her to$9$ introduce him, for$3$ she will$1$ not know
102:  6,34D  !| him herself."
102:  7, 1C  !| "Then, my dear$2#1$, you may$1$ have the advantage of your
102:  7, 2C  !| friend, and introduce $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley to$4$ \her\."
102:  7, 3D  !| "Impossible, $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, impossible, when I am
102:  7, 4D  !| not acquainted with him myself; how can you be so$5#1$
102:  7, 5D  !| teazing?"
102:  7, 6C  !| "I honour$1$ your circumspection.  A fortnight's acquaintance
102:  7, 7C  !| is certainly very little.  One cannot know what$6#1$
102:  7, 8C  !| a man really is by$4$ the end$0$ of a fortnight.  But if \we\ do
102:  7, 9C  !| not venture, somebody else will$1$; and after$4$ all, $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long
102:  7,10C  !| and her neices must stand$1$ their chance$0$; and therefore,
102:  7,11C  !| as she will$1$ think it an act$0$ of kindness, if you decline the
102:  7,12C  !| office, I will$1$ take it on$4$ myself."
102:  7,13'  !| The girls stared at their father.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet said only,
102:  7,14D  !| "Nonsense, nonsense|"
102:  7,15C  !| "What$6#2$ can be the meaning$0$ of that$6#2$ emphatic exclamation?"
102:  7,16'  !| cried he.
102:  7,16C  !| "Do you consider the forms of introduction,
102:  7,17C  !| and the stress that$6#1$ is laid on$4$ them, as nonsense?
102:  7,18C  !| I cannot quite agree with you \there\.  What$6#2$ say you,
102:  7,19C  !| $PP#F$Mary? for$3$ you are a young lady of deep reflection I know,
102:  7,20C  !| and read great books, and make$1$ extracts."
102:  7,21'  !| $PP#F$Mary wished to$9$ say something very sensible$2#2$, but knew
102:  7,22'  !| not how.
102:  7,23C  !| "While$9$ $PP#F$Mary is adjusting her ideas,"
102:  7,23'  !| he continued,
102:  7,24C  !| "let us return$1$ to$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley."
102:  7,25D  !| "I am sick of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley,"
102:  7,25'  !| cried his wife.
102:  7,26C  !| "I am sorry to$9$ hear \that$6#2$\; but why did not you tell
102:  7,27C  !| me so$5#2$ before$5$?  If I had known as much this morning,
102:  7,28C  !| I certainly would not have called on$4$ him.  It is very
102:  7,29C  !| unlucky; but as I have actually paid the visit$0$, we cannot
102:  7,30C  !| escape$1$ the acquaintance now."
102:  7,31'  !| The astonishment of the ladies was just$9$ what$6#1$ he wished;
102:  7,32'  !| that$6#2$ of $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest$0#1$; though
102:  7,33'  !| when the first tumult of joy was over, she began to$9$ declare
102:  7,34'  !| that$3$ it was what$6#1$ she had expected$1$ all the while$0$.
102:  7,35D  !| "How good it was in you, my dear$2#1$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet|  But
102:  7,36D  !| I knew I should persuade you at last$0$.  I was sure you
102:  7,37D  !| loved your girls too$5#1$ well$9$ to$9$ neglect$1$ such an acquaintance.
102:  7,38D  !| Well$7$, how pleased I am| and it is such a good joke, too$5#2$,
102:  8, 1D  !| that$3$ you should have gone this morning, and never said
102:  8, 2D  !| a word about$4$ it till now."
102:  8, 3C  !| "Now, $PP#G$Kitty, you may$1$ cough as much as you chuse,"
102:  8, 4'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet; and, as he spoke, he left$1$ the room,
102:  8, 5'  !| fatigued with the raptures of his wife.
102:  8, 6D  !| "What$7$ an excellent father you have, girls,"
102:  8, 6'  !| said she,
102:  8, 7'  !| when the door was shut.
102:  8, 7D  !| "I do not know how you will$1$
102:  8, 8D  !| ever make$1$ him amends for$4$ his kindness; or me either,
102:  8, 9D  !| for$4$ that$6#2$ matter.  At our time of life, it is not so$5#1$ pleasant
102:  8,10D  !| I can tell you, to$9$ be making new acquaintance every day;
102:  8,11D  !| but for$4$ your sakes, we would do any*thing.  $PP#H$Lydia, my
102:  8,12D  !| love$0$, though you \are\ the youngest, I dare$1#2$ say $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley
102:  8,13D  !| will$1$ dance$1$ with you at the next ball$0#2$."
102:  8,14H  !| "Oh|"
102:  8,14'  !| said $PP#H$Lydia stoutly,
102:  8,14H  !| "I am not afraid; for$3$
102:  8,15H  !| though I \am\ the youngest, I'm the tallest."
102:  8,16'  !| The rest$0#1$ of the evening was spent in conjecturing how
102:  8,17'  !| soon he would return$1$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's visit$0$, and determining
102:  8,18'  !| when they should ask him to$4$ dinner.
103:  9, 1'  !| Not all that$6#1$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, however, with the assistance
103:  9, 2'  !| of her five daughters, could ask on$4$ the subject$0$ was sufficient
103:  9, 3'  !| to$9$ draw from her husband any satisfactory description
103:  9, 4'  !| of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley.  They attacked him in various ways;
103:  9, 5'  !| with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and
103:  9, 6'  !| distant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all;
103:  9, 7'  !| and they were at last$0$ obliged to$9$ accept the second-hand
103:  9, 8'  !| intelligence of their neighbour $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas.  Her report$0$
103:  9, 9'  !| was highly favourable.
103:  9, 9@x   | $PP#R$Sir*William had been delighted
103:  9,10@x   | with him.  He was quite young, wonderfully handsome,
103:  9,11@x   | extremely agreeable, and to$9$ crown$1$ the whole$0$, he meant to$9$
103:  9,12@x   | be at the next assembly with a large party.  Nothing
103:  9,13@x   | could be more delightful|
103:  9,13'  !| To$9$ be fond of dancing$0$ was
103:  9,14'  !| a certain step$0$ towards falling in love$0$; and very lively
103:  9,15'  !| hopes$0$ of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's heart were entertained.
103:  9,16D  !| "If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled$1$
103:  9,17D  !| at Netherfield,"
103:  9,17'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet to$4$ her husband,
103:  9,17D  !| "and
103:  9,18D  !| all the others equally well$9$ married, I shall have nothing
103:  9,19D  !| to$9$ wish$1$ for$4$."
103:  9,20'  !| In a few days $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley returned $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's visit$0$,
103:  9,21'  !| and sat about$4$ ten minutes with him in his library.  He
103:  9,22'  !| had entertained hopes$0$ of being$1$ admitted to$4$ a sight of the
103:  9,23'  !| young ladies, of whose$6#1$ beauty he had heard much; but
103:  9,24'  !| he saw only the father.  The ladies were somewhat more
103:  9,25'  !| fortunate, for$3$ they had the advantage of ascertaining from
103:  9,26'  !| an upper window, that$3$ he wore a blue coat and rode a black
103:  9,27'  !| horse.
103:  9,28'  !| An invitation to$4$ dinner was soon afterwards dispatched;
103:  9,29'  !| and already had $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet planned the courses that$6#1$ were
103:  9,30'  !| to$9$ do credit$0$ to$4$ her housekeeping, when an answer$0$ arrived
103:  9,31'  !| which$6#1$ deferred it all.
103:  9,31@i   | $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley was obliged to$9$ be in
103:  9,32@i   | town the following day, and consequently unable to$9$ accept
103:  9,33@i   | the honour$0$ of their invitation, &c%
103:  9,33'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was
103: 10, 1'  !| quite disconcerted.
103: 10, 1@d   | She could not imagine what$6#1$ business
103: 10, 2@d   | he could have in town so$5#1$ soon after$4$ his arrival in Hertfordshire;
103: 10, 3@d   | and she began to$9$ fear$1$ that$3$ he might be always
103: 10, 4@d   | flying about$5$ from one place$0$ to$4$ another, and never settled$1$
103: 10, 5@d   | at Netherfield as he ought to$9$ be.
103: 10, 5'  !| $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas quieted her
103: 10, 6'  !| fears a little by$4$ starting the idea of his being$1$ gone to$4$
103: 10, 7'  !| London only to$9$ get a large party for$4$ the ball$0#2$; and a report$0$
103: 10, 8'  !| soon followed that$3$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley was to$9$ bring twelve ladies
103: 10, 9'  !| and seven gentlemen with him to$4$ the assembly.  The girls
103: 10,10'  !| grieved over such a number of ladies; but were comforted
103: 10,11'  !| the day before$4$ the ball$0#2$ by$4$ hearing, that$3$ instead of twelve,
103: 10,12'  !| he had brought only six with him from London, his five
103: 10,13'  !| sisters and a cousin.  And when the party entered the
103: 10,14'  !| assembly room, it consisted of only five altogether;
103: 10,15'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, his two sisters, the husband of the eldest,
103: 10,16'  !| and another young man.
103: 10,17'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley was good*looking and gentlemanlike; he
103: 10,18'  !| had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
103: 10,19'  !| His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided$2$ fashion$0$.
103: 10,20'  !| His brother-in-law, $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst, merely looked the gentleman;
103: 10,21'  !| but his friend $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy soon drew the attention
103: 10,22'  !| of the room by$4$ his fine, tall person, handsome features,
103: 10,23'  !| noble mien; and the report$0$ which$6#1$ was in general$2$ circulation
103: 10,24'  !| within five minutes after$4$ his entrance, of his having
103: 10,25'  !| ten thousand a year.  The gentlemen pronounced him to$9$
103: 10,26'  !| be
103: 10,26@x   | a fine figure of a man,
103: 10,26'  !| the ladies declared
103: 10,26@x   | he was much
103: 10,27@x   | handsomer than $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley,
103: 10,27'  !| and he was looked at with
103: 10,28'  !| great admiration for$4$ about$4$ half the evening, till his
103: 10,29'  !| manners gave a disgust$0$ which$6#1$ turned the tide of his
103: 10,30'  !| popularity; for$3$ he was discovered to$9$ be proud, to$9$ be
103: 10,31'  !| above$4$ his company, and above$4$ being$1$ pleased; and not
103: 10,32'  !| all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save$1$ him from
103: 10,33'  !| having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and
103: 10,34'  !| being$1$ unworthy to$9$ be compared with his friend.
103: 10,35'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley had soon made himself acquainted with
103: 10,36'  !| all the principal$2$ people in the room; he was lively and
103: 10,37'  !| unreserved, danced every dance$0$, was angry that$3$ the ball$0#2$
103: 10,38'  !| closed so$5#1$ early, and talked of giving one himself at Netherfield.
103: 11, 1'  !| Such amiable qualities must speak for$4$ themselves.
103: 11, 2'  !| What$7$ a contrast between him and his friend|  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
103: 11, 3'  !| danced only once with $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst and once with $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,
103: 11, 4'  !| declined being$1$ introduced to$4$ any other lady, and
103: 11, 5'  !| spent the rest$0#1$ of the evening in walking about$4$ the room,
103: 11, 6'  !| speaking occasionally to$4$ one of his own$2$ party.  His character
103: 11, 7'  !| was decided$1$.
103: 11, 7@x   | He was the proudest, most disagreeable
103: 11, 8@x   | man in the world,
103: 11, 8'  !| and every*body hoped that$3$ he would
103: 11, 9'  !| never come there again.  Amongst the most violent
103: 11,10'  !| against him was $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, whose$6#1$ dislike$0$ of his general$2$
103: 11,11'  !| behaviour, was sharpened into particular resentment, by$4$
103: 11,12'  !| his having slighted one of her daughters.
103: 11,13'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth*Bennet had been obliged, by$4$ the scarcity of
103: 11,14'  !| gentlemen, to$9$ sit down$5$ for$4$ two dances$0$; and during part$0$
103: 11,15'  !| of that$6#2$ time, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had been standing$1$ near$9$ enough
103: 11,16'  !| for$4$ her to$9$ overhear a conversation between him and
103: 11,17'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, who$6#1$ came from the dance$0$ for$4$ a few minutes,
103: 11,18'  !| to$9$ press$1$ his friend to$9$ join it.
103: 11,19I  !| "Come, $PP#B$Darcy,"
103: 11,19'  !| said he,
103: 11,19I  !| "I must have you dance$1$.
103: 11,20I  !| I hate to$9$ see you standing$1$ about$5$ by$4$ yourself in this stupid
103: 11,21I  !| manner.  You had much better$9$ dance$1$."
103: 11,22B  !| "I certainly shall not.  You know how I detest it,
103: 11,23B  !| unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner.  At
103: 11,24B  !| such an assembly as this, it would be insupportable.
103: 11,25B  !| Your sisters are engaged, and there is not another woman
103: 11,26B  !| in the room, whom$6#1$ it would not be a punishment to$4$ me
103: 11,27B  !| to$9$ stand$1$ up with."
103: 11,28I  !| "I would not be so$5#1$ fastidious as you are,"
103: 11,28'  !| cried $PP#I$Bingley,
103: 11,29I  !| "for$4$ a kingdom|  Upon my honour$0$, I never met with
103: 11,30I  !| so$5#1$ many pleasant girls in my life, as I have this evening;
103: 11,31I  !| and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty$2$."
103: 11,32B  !| "\You\ are dancing$1$ with the only handsome girl in the
103: 11,33B  !| room,"
103: 11,33'  !| said $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, looking at the eldest $PP#E$Miss*Bennet.
103: 11,34I  !| "Oh| she is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld|
103: 11,35I  !| But there is one of her sisters sitting$1$ down$5$ just$9$ behind
103: 11,36I  !| you, who$6#1$ is very pretty$2$, and I dare$1#2$ say, very agreeable.
103: 11,37I  !| Do let me ask my partner to$9$ introduce you."
103: 11,38B  !| "Which$6#2$ do you mean$1$?"
103: 11,38'  !| and turning$1$ round$9$, he looked
103: 12, 1'  !| for$4$ a moment at $PP#A$Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew
103: 12, 2'  !| his own$2$ and coldly said,
103: 12, 2B  !| "She is tolerable; but not
103: 12, 3B  !| handsome enough to$9$ tempt \me\; and I am in no$2$ humour
103: 12, 4B  !| at present$0#1$ to$9$ give consequence to$4$ young ladies who$6#1$ are
103: 12, 5B  !| slighted by$4$ other men.  You had better$9$ return$1$ to$4$ your
103: 12, 6B  !| partner and enjoy her smiles, for$3$ you are wasting your
103: 12, 7B  !| time with me."
103: 12, 8'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley followed his advice.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy walked off;
103: 12, 9'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth remained with no$2$ very cordial$2$ feelings
103: 12,10'  !| towards him.  She told the story however with great
103: 12,11'  !| spirit among her friends; for$3$ she had a lively, playful
103: 12,12'  !| disposition, which$6#1$ delighted in any*thing ridiculous.
103: 12,13'  !| The evening altogether passed off pleasantly to$4$ the
103: 12,14'  !| whole$2$ family.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had seen her eldest daughter
103: 12,15'  !| much admired by$4$ the Netherfield party.  $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley had
103: 12,16'  !| danced with her twice, and she had been distinguished
103: 12,17'  !| by$4$ his sisters.  $PP#E$Jane was as much gratified by$4$ this, as
103: 12,18'  !| her mother could be, though in a quieter way.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
103: 12,19'  !| felt $PP#E$Jane's pleasure.  $PP#F$Mary had heard herself mentioned
103: 12,20'  !| to$4$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley as the most accomplished girl in the
103: 12,21'  !| neighbourhood; and $PP#G$Catherine and $PP#H$Lydia had been
103: 12,22'  !| fortunate enough to$9$ be never without partners, which$6#1$
103: 12,23'  !| was all that$6#1$ they had yet learnt to$9$ care$1$ for$4$ at a ball$0#2$.
103: 12,24'  !| They returned therefore in good spirits to$4$ Longbourn, the
103: 12,25'  !| village where they lived, and of which$6#1$ they were the
103: 12,26'  !| principal$2$ inhabitants.  They found $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet still$5$ up.
103: 12,27'  !| With a book he was regardless of time; and on$4$ the present$0#1$
103: 12,28'  !| occasion$0$ he had a good deal$0#2$ of curiosity as to$4$ the event
103: 12,29'  !| of an evening which$6#1$ had raised such splendid expectations.
103: 12,30'  !| He had rather hoped that$3$ all his wife's views on$4$ the
103: 12,31'  !| stranger$0$ would be disappointed; but he soon found that$3$
103: 12,32'  !| he had a very different story to$9$ hear.
103: 12,33D  !| "Oh| my dear$2#1$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet,"
103: 12,33'  !| as she entered the room,
103: 12,34D  !| "we have had a most delightful evening, a most excellent
103: 12,35D  !| ball$0#2$.  I wish$1$ you had been there.  $PP#E$Jane was so$5#1$ admired,
103: 12,36D  !| nothing could be like$9$ it.  Every*body said how well$9$ she
103: 12,37D  !| looked; and $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley thought$1$ her quite beautiful,
103: 12,38D  !| and danced with her twice.  Only think of \that$6#2$\ my dear$2#1$;
103: 13, 1D  !| he actually danced with her twice; and she was the only
103: 13, 2D  !| creature in the room that$6#1$ he asked a second$2$ time.  First
103: 13, 3D  !| of all, he asked $PP#S$Miss*Lucas.  I was so$5#1$ vexed to$9$ see him
103: 13, 4D  !| stand$1$ up with her; but, however, he did not admire her
103: 13, 5D  !| at all:  indeed, nobody can, you know; and he seemed
103: 13, 6D  !| quite struck with $PP#E$Jane as she was going down$4$ the dance$0$.
103: 13, 7D  !| So$3$, he enquired who$6#2$ she was, and got introduced, and asked
103: 13, 8D  !| her for$4$ the two next.  Then, the two third he danced with
103: 13, 9D  !| $PP#ZW$Miss*King, and the two fourth with $PP#W$Maria*Lucas, and the
103: 13,10D  !| two fifth with $PP#E$Jane again, and the two sixth with $PP#A$Lizzy,
103: 13,11D  !| and the Boulanger ~~"
103: 13,12C  !| "If he had had any compassion for$4$ \me\,"
103: 13,13'  !| cried her
103: 13,14'  !| husband impatiently,
103: 13,14C  !| "he would not have danced half
103: 13,15C  !| so$5#1$ much|  For$4$ God's sake, say no$2$ more of his partners.
103: 13,16C  !| Oh| that$3$ he had sprained his ancle in the first dance$0$|"
103: 13,17D  !| "Oh| my dear$2#1$,"
103: 13,17'  !| continued $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
103: 13,17D  !| "I am quite
103: 13,18D  !| delighted with him.  He is so$5#1$ excessively handsome| and
103: 13,19D  !| his sisters are charming women.  I never in my life saw
103: 13,20D  !| any*thing more elegant than their dresses$0$.  I dare$1#2$ say the
103: 13,21D  !| lace$0$ upon $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst's gown ~~"
103: 13,22'  !| Here she was interrupted again.  $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet protested
103: 13,23'  !| against any description of finery.  She was therefore
103: 13,24'  !| obliged to$9$ seek another branch of the subject$0$, and related,
103: 13,25'  !| with much bitterness of spirit and some exaggeration, the
103: 13,26'  !| shocking rudeness of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.
103: 13,27D  !| "But I can assure you,"
103: 13,27'  !| she added,
103: 13,27D  !| "that$3$ $PP#A$Lizzy does
103: 13,28D  !| not lose much by$4$ not suiting \his\ fancy$0$; for$3$ he is a most
103: 13,29D  !| disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing.  So$5#1$
103: 13,30D  !| high and so$5#1$ conceited that$3$ there was no$2$ enduring him|
103: 13,31D  !| He walked here, and walked there, fancying himself
103: 13,32D  !| so$5#1$ very great|  Not handsome enough to$9$ dance$1$ with|
103: 13,33D  !| I wish$1$ you had been there, my dear$2#1$, to$9$ have given him
103: 13,34D  !| one of your set*downs.  I quite detest the man."
104: 14, 1'  !| When $PP#E$Jane and $PP#A$Elizabeth were alone, the former, who$6#1$
104: 14, 2'  !| had been cautious in her praise$0$ of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley before$5$,
104: 14, 3'  !| expressed to$4$ her sister how very much she admired him.
104: 14, 4E  !| "He is just$9$ what$6#1$ a young man ought to$9$ be,"
104: 14, 4'  !| said she,
104: 14, 5E  !| "sensible$2#2$, good*humoured, lively; and I never saw such
104: 14, 6E  !| happy manners| ~ so$5#1$ much ease$0$, with such perfect$2$ good*breeding|"
104: 14, 7     |
104: 14, 8A  !| "He is also handsome,"
104: 14, 8'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
104: 14, 8A  !| "which$6#1$
104: 14, 9A  !| a young man ought likewise to$9$ be, if he possibly can.
104: 14,10A  !| His character is thereby complete$2$."
104: 14,11E  !| "I was very much flattered by$4$ his asking me to$9$ dance$1$
104: 14,12E  !| a second$2$ time.  I did not expect such a compliment$0$."
104: 14,13A  !| "Did not you?  \I\ did for$4$ you.  But that$6#2$ is one great
104: 14,14A  !| difference between us.  Compliments always take \you\ by$4$
104: 14,15A  !| surprise$0$, and \me\ never.  What$6#2$ could be more natural$2$ than
104: 14,16A  !| his asking you again?  He could not help$1$ seeing that$3$ you
104: 14,17A  !| were about$4$ five times as pretty$2$ as every other woman in
104: 14,18A  !| the room.  No$2$ thanks to$4$ his gallantry for$4$ that$6#2$.  Well$7$,
104: 14,19A  !| he certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave$0$ to$9$
104: 14,20A  !| like$1$ him.  You have liked many a stupider person."
104: 14,21E  !| "Dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy|"
104: 14,22A  !| "Oh| you are a great deal$0#2$ too$5#1$ apt you know, to$9$ like$1$
104: 14,23A  !| people in general$0$.  You never see a fault in any*body.
104: 14,24A  !| All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes.  I never
104: 14,25A  !| heard you speak ill of a human being$0$ in my life."
104: 14,26E  !| "I would wish$1$ not to$9$ be hasty in censuring any*one;
104: 14,27E  !| but I always speak what$6#1$ I think."
104: 14,28A  !| "I know you do; and it is \that$6#2$\ which$6#1$ makes the wonder$0$.
104: 14,29A  !| With \your\ good sense, to$9$ be so$5#1$ honestly blind$2$ to$4$ the follies
104: 14,30A  !| and nonsense of others|  Affectation of candour is common$2$
104: 14,31A  !| enough; ~ one meets it every*where.  But to$9$ be candid
104: 14,32A  !| without ostentation or design$0$ ~ to$9$ take the good of every*body's
104: 14,33A  !| character and make$1$ it still$5$ better$9$, and say nothing
104: 15, 1A  !| of the bad ~ belongs to$4$ you alone.  And so$3$, you like$1$ this
104: 15, 2A  !| man's sisters too$5#2$, do you?  Their manners are not equal$2$
104: 15, 3A  !| to$4$ his."
104: 15, 4E  !| "Certainly not; at first.  But they are very pleasing
104: 15, 5E  !| women when you converse with them.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley
104: 15, 6E  !| is to$9$ live with her brother and keep his house; and I am
104: 15, 7E  !| much mistaken if we shall not find a very charming
104: 15, 8E  !| neighbour in her."
104: 15, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth listened in silence$0$, but was not convinced;
104: 15,10'  !| their behaviour at the assembly had not been calculated
104: 15,11'  !| to$9$ please in general$0$; and with more quickness of observation
104: 15,12'  !| and less pliancy of temper than her sister, and
104: 15,13'  !| with a judgment too$5#1$ unassailed by$4$ any attention to$4$ herself,
104: 15,14'  !| she was very little disposed to$9$ approve them.  They were
104: 15,15'  !| in fact very fine ladies; not deficient in good*humour
104: 15,16'  !| when they were pleased, nor in the power of being$1$ agreeable
104: 15,17'  !| where they chose it; but proud and conceited.  They
104: 15,18'  !| were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the
104: 15,19'  !| first private$2$ seminaries in town, had a fortune of twenty
104: 15,20'  !| thousand pounds, were in the habit of spending more than
104: 15,21'  !| they ought, and of associating with people of rank$0$; and
104: 15,22'  !| were therefore in every respect$0$ entitled to$9$ think well$9$ of
104: 15,23'  !| themselves, and meanly of others.  They were of a respectable
104: 15,24'  !| family in the north of England; a circumstance more
104: 15,25'  !| deeply impressed on$4$ their memories than that$3$ their
104: 15,26'  !| brother's fortune and their own$2$ had been acquired by$4$
104: 15,27'  !| trade.
104: 15,28'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley inherited property to$4$ the amount of nearly
104: 15,29'  !| an hundred thousand pounds from his father, who$6#1$ had
104: 15,30'  !| intended to$9$ purchase$1$ an estate, but did not live to$9$ do it. ~
104: 15,31'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley intended it likewise, and sometimes made
104: 15,32'  !| choice$0$ of his county; but as he was now provided$1$ with
104: 15,33'  !| a good house and the liberty of a manor, it was doubtful
104: 15,34'  !| to$4$ many of those who$6#1$ best knew the easiness of his
104: 15,35'  !| temper, whether he might not spend the remainder of his
104: 15,36'  !| days at Netherfield, and leave$1$ the next generation to$9$
104: 15,37'  !| purchase$1$.
104: 15,38'  !| His sisters were very anxious for$4$ his having an estate
104: 16, 1'  !| of his own$2$; but though he was now established only as
104: 16, 2'  !| a tenant, $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ unwilling to$9$
104: 16, 3'  !| preside at his table, nor was $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst, who$6#1$ had married
104: 16, 4'  !| a man of more fashion$0$ than fortune, less disposed to$9$
104: 16, 5'  !| consider his house as her home when it suited her.  $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley
104: 16, 6'  !| had not been of age two years, when he was
104: 16, 7'  !| tempted by$4$ an accidental recommendation to$9$ look$1$ at
104: 16, 8'  !| Netherfield*House.  He did look$1$ at it and into it for$4$ half
104: 16, 9'  !| an hour, was pleased with the situation and the principal$2$
104: 16,10'  !| rooms, satisfied$2$ with what$6#1$ the owner said in its praise$0$,
104: 16,11'  !| and took it immediately.
104: 16,12'  !| Between him and $PP#B$Darcy there was a very steady
104: 16,13'  !| friendship, in spite$8$ of a great opposition of character. ~
104: 16,14'  !| $PP#I$Bingley was endeared to$4$ $PP#B$Darcy by$4$ the easiness, openness,
104: 16,15'  !| ductility of his temper, though no$2$ disposition could offer$1$
104: 16,16'  !| a greater contrast to$4$ his own$2$, and though with his own$2$ he
104: 16,17'  !| never appeared dissatisfied.  On$4$ the strength of $PP#B$Darcy's
104: 16,18'  !| regard$0$ $PP#I$Bingley had the firmest reliance, and of his judgment
104: 16,19'  !| the highest opinion.  In understanding$0$ $PP#B$Darcy was
104: 16,20'  !| the superior$0$.  $PP#I$Bingley was by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ deficient, but
104: 16,21'  !| $PP#B$Darcy was clever.  He was at the same time haughty,
104: 16,22'  !| reserved, and fastidious, and his manners, though well$9$
104: 16,23'  !| bred, were not inviting.  In that$6#2$ respect$0$ his friend had
104: 16,24'  !| greatly the advantage.  $PP#I$Bingley was sure of being$1$ liked
104: 16,25'  !| wherever he appeared, $PP#B$Darcy was continually giving
104: 16,26'  !| offence.
104: 16,27'  !| The manner in which$6#1$ they spoke of the Meryton
104: 16,28'  !| assembly was sufficiently characteristic.  $PP#I$Bingley
104: 16,28@i   | had
104: 16,29@i   | never met with pleasanter people or prettier girls in his
104: 16,30@i   | life; every*body had been most kind$2$ and attentive to$4$
104: 16,31@i   | him, there had been no$2$ formality, no$2$ stiffness, he had
104: 16,32@i   | soon felt acquainted with all the room; and as to$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet,
104: 16,33@i   | he could not conceive an angel more beautiful.
104: 16,34'  !| $PP#B$Darcy, on$4$ the contrary$0$,
104: 16,34@b   | had seen a collection of people
104: 16,35@b   | in whom$6#1$ there was little beauty and no$2$ fashion$0$, for$4$ none
104: 16,36@b   | of whom$6#1$ he had felt the smallest interest$0$, and from none
104: 16,37@b   | received either attention or pleasure.  $PP#E$Miss*Bennet he
104: 16,38@b   | acknowledged to$9$ be pretty$2$, but she smiled too$5#1$ much.
104: 17, 1'  !| $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst and her sister allowed it to$9$ be so$5#2$ ~
104: 17, 1@x   | but still$5$
104: 17, 2@x   | they admired her and liked her, and pronounced her to$9$
104: 17, 3@x   | be a sweet girl, and one whom$6#1$ they should not object$1$ to$9$
104: 17, 4@x   | know more of.
104: 17, 4'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet was therefore established as
104: 17, 5'  !| a sweet girl, and their brother felt authorised by$4$ such
104: 17, 6'  !| commendation to$9$ think of her as he chose.
105: 18, 1'  !| Within a short$2$ walk$0$ of Longbourn lived a family with
105: 18, 2'  !| whom$6#1$ the $PP#C1$Bennets were particularly intimate$2$.  $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas
105: 18, 3'  !| had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had
105: 18, 4'  !| made a tolerable fortune and risen to$4$ the honour$0$ of knighthood
105: 18, 5'  !| by$4$ an address$0$ to$4$ the King, during his mayoralty.  The
105: 18, 6'  !| distinction had perhaps been felt too$5#1$ strongly.  It had given
105: 18, 7'  !| him a disgust$0$ to$4$ his business and to$4$ his residence in a small
105: 18, 8'  !| market town; and quitting them both, he had removed
105: 18, 9'  !| with his family to$4$ a house about$4$ a mile from Meryton,
105: 18,10'  !| denominated from that$6#2$ period Lucas*Lodge, where he
105: 18,11'  !| could think with pleasure of his own$2$ importance, and
105: 18,12'  !| unshackled by$4$ business, occupy himself solely in being$1$
105: 18,13'  !| civil to$4$ all the world.  For$3$ though elated by$4$ his rank$0$,
105: 18,14'  !| it did not render him supercilious; on$4$ the contrary$0$, he
105: 18,15'  !| was all attention to$4$ every*body.  By$4$ nature inoffensive,
105: 18,16'  !| friendly and obliging, his presentation at St%*James's had
105: 18,17'  !| made him courteous.
105: 18,18'  !| $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas was a very good kind$0$ of woman, not too$5#1$
105: 18,19'  !| clever to$9$ be a valuable neighbour to$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet. ~ They
105: 18,20'  !| had several children.  The eldest of them, a sensible$2#2$,
105: 18,21'  !| intelligent young woman, about$4$ twenty-seven, was $PP#A$Elizabeth's
105: 18,22'  !| intimate$2$ friend.
105: 18,23'  !| That$3$ the $PP#S1$Miss*Lucases and the $PP#E1$Miss*Bennets should
105: 18,24'  !| meet$1$ to$9$ talk$1$ over a ball$0#2$ was absolutely necessary; and
105: 18,25'  !| the morning after$4$ the assembly brought the former to$4$
105: 18,26'  !| Longbourn to$9$ hear and to$9$ communicate.
105: 18,27D  !| "\You\ began the evening well$9$, $PP#S$Charlotte,"
105: 18,27'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
105: 18,28'  !| with civil self-command to$4$ $PP#S$Miss*Lucas.
105: 18,28D  !| "\You\
105: 18,29D  !| were $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's first choice$0$."
105: 18,30S  !| "Yes; ~ but he seemed to$9$ like$1$ his second$2$ better$9$."
105: 18,31D  !| "Oh| ~ you mean$1$ $PP#E$Jane, I suppose ~ because he danced
105: 18,32D  !| with her twice.  To$9$ be sure that$6#2$ \did\ seem as if he admired
105: 18,33D  !| her ~ indeed I rather believe he \did\ ~ I heard something
105: 19, 1D  !| about$4$ it ~ but I hardly know what$6#1$ ~ something about$4$
105: 19, 2D  !| $PP#ZZK$Mr%*Robinson."
105: 19, 3S  !| "Perhaps you mean$1$ what$6#1$ I overheard between him
105: 19, 4S  !| and $PP#ZZK$Mr%*Robinson; did not I mention$1$ it to$4$ you?  $PP#ZZK$Mr%*Robinson's
105: 19, 5S  !| asking him how he liked our Meryton assemblies,
105: 19, 6S  !| and whether he did not think there were a great
105: 19, 7S  !| many pretty$2$ women in the room, and \which$6#2$\ he thought$1$
105: 19, 8S  !| the prettiest? and his answering immediately to$4$ the last$2$
105: 19, 9S  !| question$0$ ~ Oh| the eldest $PP#E$Miss*Bennet beyond$4$ a doubt$0$,
105: 19,10S  !| there cannot be two opinions on$4$ that$6#2$ point$0$."
105: 19,11D  !| "Upon my word| ~ Well$7$, that$6#2$ was very decided$2$ indeed
105: 19,12D  !| ~ that$6#2$ does seem as if ~ but however, it may$1$ all come
105: 19,13D  !| to$4$ nothing you know."
105: 19,14S  !| "\My\ overhearings were more to$4$ the purpose than \yours\,
105: 19,15S  !| $PP#A$Eliza,"
105: 19,15'  !| said $PP#S$Charlotte.
105: 19,15S  !| "$PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is not so$5#1$ well$9$ worth
105: 19,16S  !| listening to$4$ as his friend, is he? ~ Poor $PP#A$Eliza| ~ to$9$ be only
105: 19,17S  !| just$9$ \tolerable\."
105: 19,18D  !| "I beg you would not put it into $PP#A$Lizzy's head$0$ to$9$
105: 19,19D  !| be vexed by$4$ his ill-treatment; for$3$ he is such a disagreeable
105: 19,20D  !| man that$3$ it would be quite a misfortune to$9$ be
105: 19,21D  !| liked by$4$ him.  $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long told me last$2$ night that$3$ he
105: 19,22D  !| sat close$9$ to$4$ her for$4$ half an hour without once opening his
105: 19,23D  !| lips."
105: 19,24E  !| "Are you quite sure, Ma'am? ~ is not there a little
105: 19,25E  !| mistake$0$?"
105: 19,25'  !| said $PP#E$Jane. ~
105: 19,25E  !| "I certainly saw $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
105: 19,26E  !| speaking to$4$ her."
105: 19,27D  !| "Aye ~ because she asked him at last$0$ how he liked
105: 19,28D  !| Netherfield, and he could not help$1$ answering her; ~ but
105: 19,29D  !| she said he seemed very angry at being$1$ spoke to$4$."
105: 19,30E  !| "$PP#J$Miss*Bingley told me,"
105: 19,30'  !| said $PP#E$Jane,
105: 19,30E  !| "that$3$ he never
105: 19,31E  !| speaks much unless among his intimate$2$ acquaintance.
105: 19,32E  !| With \them\ he is remarkably agreeable."
105: 19,33D  !| "I do not believe a word of it, my dear$2#1$.  If he had been
105: 19,34D  !| so$5#1$ very agreeable he would have talked to$4$ $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long.
105: 19,35D  !| But I can guess$1$ how it was; every*body says that$3$ he is
105: 19,36D  !| ate up with pride, and I dare$1#2$ say he had heard somehow
105: 19,37D  !| that$3$ $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long does not keep a carriage, and had come
105: 19,38D  !| to$4$ the ball$0#2$ in a hack chaise."
105: 20, 1S  !| "I do not mind$1$ his not talking to$4$ $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long,"
105: 20, 1'  !| said
105: 20, 2'  !| $PP#S$Miss*Lucas,
105: 20, 2S  !| "but I wish$1$ he had danced with $PP#A$Eliza."
105: 20, 3D  !| "Another time, $PP#A$Lizzy,"
105: 20, 3'  !| said her mother,
105: 20, 3D  !| "I would not
105: 20, 4D  !| dance$1$ with \him\, if I were you."
105: 20, 5A  !| "I believe, Ma'am, I may$1$ safely promise$1$ you \never\ to$9$
105: 20, 6A  !| dance$1$ with him."
105: 20, 7S  !| "His pride,"
105: 20, 7'  !| said $PP#S$Miss*Lucas,
105: 20, 7S  !| "does not offend \me\ so$5#1$
105: 20, 8S  !| much as pride often does, because there is an excuse$0$ for$4$ it.
105: 20, 9S  !| One cannot wonder$1$ that$3$ so$5#1$ very fine a young man, with
105: 20,10S  !| family, fortune, every*thing in his favour$0$, should think
105: 20,11S  !| highly of himself.  If I may$1$ so$5#2$ express$1$ it, he has a \right$0$\
105: 20,12S  !| to$9$ be proud."
105: 20,13A  !| "That$6#2$ is very true,"
105: 20,13'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth,
105: 20,13A  !| "and I could
105: 20,14A  !| easily forgive \his\ pride, if he had not mortified \mine$6$\."
105: 20,15F  !| "Pride,"
105: 20,15'  !| observed $PP#F$Mary, who$6#1$ piqued herself upon the
105: 20,16'  !| solidity of her reflections,
105: 20,16F  !| "is a very common$2$ failing I
105: 20,17F  !| believe.  By$4$ all that$6#1$ I have ever read, I am convinced
105: 20,18F  !| that$3$ it is very common$2$ indeed, that$3$ human nature is
105: 20,19F  !| particularly prone to$4$ it, and that$3$ there are very few of
105: 20,20F  !| us who$6#1$ do not cherish a feeling$0$ of self-complacency on$4$
105: 20,21F  !| the score of some quality or other, real or imaginary.
105: 20,22F  !| Vanity and pride are different things, though the words
105: 20,23F  !| are often used$1#1$ synonimously.  A person may$1$ be proud
105: 20,24F  !| without being$1$ vain.  Pride relates more to$4$ our opinion
105: 20,25F  !| of ourselves, vanity to$4$ what$6#1$ we would have others think
105: 20,26F  !| of us."
105: 20,27W  !| "If I were as rich as $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,"
105: 20,27'  !| cried a young $PP#W$Lucas
105: 20,28'  !| who$6#1$ came with his sisters,
105: 20,28W  !| "I should not care$1$ how proud
105: 20,29W  !| I was.  I would keep a pack of foxhounds, and drink
105: 20,30W  !| a bottle of wine every day."
105: 20,31D  !| "Then you would drink a great deal$0#2$ more than you
105: 20,32D  !| ought,"
105: 20,33'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet;
105: 20,34D  !| "and if I were to$9$ see you at
105: 20,35D  !| it I should take away your bottle directly."
105: 20,36'  !| The boy protested that$3$ she should not; she continued
105: 20,37'  !| to$9$ declare that$3$ she would, and the argument ended only
105: 20,38'  !| with the visit$0$.
106: 21, 1'  !| The ladies of Longbourn soon waited on$4$ those of
106: 21, 2'  !| Netherfield.  The visit$0$ was returned in due$2$ form$0$.  $PP#E$Miss*Bennet's
106: 21, 3'  !| pleasing manners grew on$4$ the good*will of $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst
106: 21, 4'  !| and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley; and though the mother was
106: 21, 5'  !| found to$9$ be intolerable and the younger sisters not worth
106: 21, 6'  !| speaking to$4$, a wish$0$ of being$1$ better$9$ acquainted with \them\,
106: 21, 7'  !| was expressed towards the two eldest.  By$4$ $PP#E$Jane this
106: 21, 8'  !| attention was received with the greatest pleasure; but
106: 21, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth still$5$ saw superciliousness in their treatment of
106: 21,10'  !| every*body, hardly excepting even$5$ her sister, and could
106: 21,11'  !| not like$1$ them; though their kindness to$4$ $PP#E$Jane, such as it
106: 21,12'  !| was, had a value$0$ as arising in all probability from the
106: 21,13'  !| influence$0$ of their brother's admiration.  It was generally
106: 21,14'  !| evident whenever they met, that$3$ he \did\ admire her; and
106: 21,15'  !| to$4$ \her\ it was equally evident that$3$ $PP#E$Jane was yielding to$4$ the
106: 21,16'  !| preference which$6#1$ she had begun to$9$ entertain for$4$ him from
106: 21,17'  !| the first, and was in a way to$9$ be very much in love$0$; but
106: 21,18'  !| she considered with pleasure that$3$ it was not likely to$9$ be
106: 21,19'  !| discovered by$4$ the world in general$0$, since $PP#E$Jane united with
106: 21,20'  !| great strength of feeling$0$, a composure of temper and a
106: 21,21'  !| uniform cheerfulness of manner, which$6#1$ would guard$1$ her
106: 21,22'  !| from the suspicions of the impertinent.  She mentioned
106: 21,23'  !| this to$4$ her friend $PP#S$Miss*Lucas.
106: 21,24S  !| "It may$1$ perhaps be pleasant,"
106: 21,24'  !| replied $PP#S$Charlotte,
106: 21,24S  !| "to$9$
106: 21,25S  !| be able to$9$ impose on$4$ the public$0$ in such a case; but it is
106: 21,26S  !| sometimes a disadvantage to$9$ be so$5#1$ very guarded.  If
106: 21,27S  !| a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from
106: 21,28S  !| the object$0$ of it, she may$1$ lose the opportunity of fixing
106: 21,29S  !| him; and it will$1$ then be but poor consolation to$9$ believe
106: 21,30S  !| the world equally in the dark$0$.  There is so$5#1$ much of gratitude
106: 21,31S  !| or vanity in almost every attachment, that$3$ it is not
106: 21,32S  !| safe to$9$ leave$1$ any to$4$ itself.  We can all \begin\ freely ~ a slight$2$
106: 21,33S  !| preference is natural$2$ enough; but there are very few of
106: 22, 1S  !| us who$6#1$ have heart enough to$9$ be really in love$0$ without
106: 22, 2S  !| encouragement.  In nine cases out$8$ of ten, a woman had
106: 22, 3S  !| better$9$ shew$1$ \more\ affection than she feels.  $PP#I$Bingley likes
106: 22, 4S  !| your sister undoubtedly; but he may$1$ never do more than
106: 22, 5S  !| like$1$ her, if she does not help$1$ him on$5$."
106: 22, 6A  !| "But she does help$1$ him on$5$, as much as her nature will$1$
106: 22, 7A  !| allow.  If \I\ can perceived her regard$0$ for$4$ him, he must be
106: 22, 8A  !| a simpleton indeed not to$9$ discover it too$5#2$."
106: 22, 9S  !| "Remember, $PP#A$Eliza, that$3$ he does not know $PP#E$Jane's
106: 22,10S  !| disposition as you do."
106: 22,11A  !| "But if a woman is partial to$4$ a man, and does not
106: 22,12A  !| endeavour$1$ to$9$ conceal it, he must find it out$5$."
106: 22,13S  !| "Perhaps he must, if he sees enough of her.  But
106: 22,14S  !| though $PP#I$Bingley and $PP#E$Jane meet$1$ tolerably often, it is never
106: 22,15S  !| for$4$ many hours together; and as they always see each
106: 22,16S  !| other in large mixed parties, it is impossible that$3$ every
106: 22,17S  !| moment should be employed in conversing together.
106: 22,18S  !| $PP#E$Jane should therefore make$1$ the most of every half hour
106: 22,19S  !| in which$6#1$ she can command$1$ his attention.  When she is
106: 22,20S  !| secure$2$ of him, there will$1$ be leisure for$4$ falling in love$0$ as
106: 22,21S  !| much as she chuses."
106: 22,22A  !| "Your plan is a good one,"
106: 22,22'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth,
106: 22,22A  !| "where
106: 22,23A  !| nothing is in question$0$ but the desire$0$ of being$1$ well$9$ married;
106: 22,24A  !| and if I were determined$2$ to$9$ get a rich husband, or any
106: 22,25A  !| husband, I dare$1#2$ say I should adopt it.  But these are
106: 22,26A  !| not $PP#E$Jane's feelings; she is not acting by$4$ design$0$.  As yet,
106: 22,27A  !| she cannot even$5$ be certain of the degree of her own$2$
106: 22,28A  !| regard$0$, nor of its reasonableness.  She has known him only
106: 22,29A  !| a fortnight.  She danced four dances$0$ with him at Meryton;
106: 22,30A  !| she saw him one morning at his own$2$ house, and has since
106: 22,31A  !| dined in company with him four times.  This is not quite
106: 22,32A  !| enough to$9$ make$1$ her understand his character."
106: 22,33S  !| "Not as you represent it.  Had she merely \dined\ with
106: 22,34S  !| him, she might only have discovered whether he had
106: 22,35S  !| a good appetite; but you must remember that$3$ four
106: 22,36S  !| evenings have been also spent together ~ and four evenings
106: 22,37S  !| may$1$ do a great deal$0#2$."
106: 22,38A  !| "Yes; these four evenings have enabled them to$9$
106: 23, 1A  !| ascertain that$3$ they both like$1$ Vingt-un better$9$ than Commerce;
106: 23, 2A  !| but with respect$0$ to$4$ any other leading characteristic,
106: 23, 3A  !| I do not imagine that$3$ much has been unfolded."
106: 23, 4S  !| "Well$7$,"
106: 23, 4'  !| said $PP#S$Charlotte,
106: 23, 4S  !| "I wish$1$ $PP#E$Jane success with all
106: 23, 5S  !| my heart; and if she were married to$4$ him to-morrow,
106: 23, 6S  !| I should think she had as good a chance$0$ of happiness, as
106: 23, 7S  !| if she were to$9$ be studying his character for$4$ a twelvemonth.
106: 23, 8S  !| Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of
106: 23, 9S  !| chance$0$.  If the dispositions of the parties are ever so$5#1$
106: 23,10S  !| well$9$ known to$4$ each other, or ever so$5#1$ similar before-hand,
106: 23,11S  !| it does not advance$1$ their felicity in the least.  They
106: 23,12S  !| always continue to$9$ grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to$9$
106: 23,13S  !| have their share$0$ of vexation; and it is better$9$ to$9$ know
106: 23,14S  !| as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom$6#1$
106: 23,15S  !| you are to$9$ pass$1$ your life."
106: 23,16A  !| "You make$1$ me laugh$1$, $PP#S$Charlotte; but it is not sound$9$.
106: 23,17A  !| You know it is not sound$9$, and that$3$ you would never
106: 23,18A  !| act$1$ in this way yourself."
106: 23,19'  !| Occupied in observing $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's attentions to$4$ her
106: 23,20'  !| sister, $PP#A$Elizabeth was far from suspecting that$3$ she was
106: 23,21'  !| herself becoming$1$ an object$0$ of some interest$0$ in the eyes
106: 23,22'  !| of his friend.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had at first scarcely allowed
106: 23,23'  !| her to$9$ be pretty$2$; he had looked at her without admiration
106: 23,24'  !| at the ball$0#2$; and when they next met, he looked at her
106: 23,25'  !| only to$9$ criticise.  But no$2$ sooner had he made it clear$2$ to$4$
106: 23,26'  !| himself and his friends that$3$ she had hardly a good feature
106: 23,27'  !| in her face$0$, than he began to$9$ find it was rendered uncommonly
106: 23,28'  !| intelligent by$4$ the beautiful expression of her dark$2$
106: 23,29'  !| eyes.  To$4$ this discovery succeeded some others equally
106: 23,30'  !| mortifying.  Though he had detected with a critical eye
106: 23,31'  !| more than one failure of perfect$2$ symmetry in her form$0$,
106: 23,32'  !| he was forced to$9$ acknowledge her figure to$9$ be light$9$ and
106: 23,33'  !| pleasing; and in spite$8$ of his asserting that$3$ her manners
106: 23,34'  !| were not those of the fashionable world, he was caught
106: 23,35'  !| by$4$ their easy playfulness.  Of this she was perfectly
106: 23,36'  !| unaware; ~ to$4$ her he was only the man who$6#1$ made himself
106: 23,37'  !| agreeable no*where, and who$6#1$ had not thought$1$ her handsome
106: 23,38'  !| enough to$9$ dance$1$ with.
106: 24, 1'  !| He began to$9$ wish$1$ to$9$ know more of her, and as a step$0$
106: 24, 2'  !| towards conversing with her himself, attended to$4$ her
106: 24, 3'  !| conversation with others.  His doing so$5#2$ drew her notice$0$.
106: 24, 4'  !| It was at $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas's, where a large party were
106: 24, 5'  !| assembled.
106: 24, 6A  !| "What$6#2$ does $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy mean$1$,"
106: 24, 6'  !| said she to$4$ $PP#S$Charlotte,
106: 24, 7A  !| "by$4$ listening to$4$ my conversation with $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster?"
106: 24, 8S  !| "That$6#2$ is a question$0$ which$6#1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy only can answer$1$."
106: 24, 9A  !| "But if he does it any more I shall certainly let him
106: 24,10A  !| know that$3$ I see what$6#1$ he is about$4$.  He has a very satirical
106: 24,11A  !| eye, and if I do not begin by$4$ being$1$ impertinent myself,
106: 24,12A  !| I shall soon grow afraid of him."
106: 24,13'  !| On$4$ his approaching them soon afterwards, though
106: 24,14'  !| without seeming to$9$ have any intention of speaking, $PP#S$Miss*Lucas
106: 24,15'  !| defied her friend to$9$ mention$1$ such a subject$0$ to$4$ him,
106: 24,16'  !| which$6#1$ immediately provoking $PP#A$Elizabeth to$9$ do it, she
106: 24,17'  !| turned to$4$ him and said,
106: 24,18A  !| "Did not you think, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, that$3$ I expressed myself
106: 24,19A  !| uncommonly well$9$ just$9$ now, when I was teazing $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster
106: 24,20A  !| to$9$ give us a ball$0#2$ at Meryton?"
106: 24,21B  !| "With great energy; ~ but it is a subject$0$ which$6#1$ always
106: 24,22B  !| makes a lady energetic."
106: 24,23A  !| "You are severe on$4$ us."
106: 24,24S  !| "It will$1$ be \her\ turn$0$ soon to$9$ be teazed,"
106: 24,24'  !| said $PP#S$Miss*Lucas.
106: 24,25S  !| "I am going to$9$ open$1$ the instrument, $PP#A$Eliza, and
106: 24,26S  !| you know what$6#1$ follows."
106: 24,27A  !| "You are a very strange creature by$4$ way of a friend| ~
106: 24,28A  !| always wanting me to$9$ play$1$ and sing before$4$ any*body and
106: 24,29A  !| every*body| ~ If my vanity had taken a musical turn$0$,
106: 24,30A  !| you would have been invaluable, but as it is, I would
106: 24,31A  !| really rather not sit down$5$ before$4$ those who$6#1$ must be in
106: 24,32A  !| the habit of hearing the very best performers."
106: 24,32'  !| On$4$ $PP#S$Miss*Lucas's
106: 24,33'  !| persevering, however, she added,
106: 24,33A  !| "Very well$9$;
106: 24,34A  !| if it must be so$5#2$, it must."
106: 24,34'  !| And gravely glancing at
106: 24,35'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,
106: 24,35A  !| "There is a fine old saying, which$6#1$ every*body
106: 24,36A  !| here is of course$8$ familiar with ~ ""Keep your breath to$9$ cool$1$
106: 24,37A  !| your porridge,"" ~ and I shall keep mine$6$ to$9$ swell my
106: 24,38A  !| song."
106: 25, 1'  !| Her performance was pleasing, though by$4$ no$2$ means$0$
106: 25, 2'  !| capital.  After$4$ a song or two, and before$3$ she could reply$1$
106: 25, 3'  !| to$4$ the entreaties of several that$3$ she would sing again, she
106: 25, 4'  !| was eagerly succeeded at the instrument by$4$ her sister
106: 25, 5'  !| $PP#F$Mary, who$6#1$ having, in consequence of being$1$ the only plain
106: 25, 6'  !| one in the family, worked hard for$4$ knowledge and accomplishments,
106: 25, 7'  !| was always impatient for$4$ display$0$.
106: 25, 8'  !| $PP#F$Mary had neither genius nor taste; and though vanity
106: 25, 9'  !| had given her application, it had given her likewise a
106: 25,10'  !| pedantic air and conceited manner, which$6#1$ would have
106: 25,11'  !| injured a higher degree of excellence than she had reached.
106: 25,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, easy and unaffected, had been listened to$4$ with
106: 25,13'  !| much more pleasure, though not playing half so$5#1$ well$9$;
106: 25,14'  !| and $PP#F$Mary, at the end$0$ of a long$9$ concerto, was glad to$9$ purchase$1$
106: 25,15'  !| praise$0$ and gratitude by$4$ Scotch and Irish airs, at
106: 25,16'  !| the request$0$ of her younger sisters, who$6#1$ with some of the
106: 25,17'  !| $PP#ZZB$Lucases and two or three officers joined eagerly in dancing$0$
106: 25,18'  !| at one end$0$ of the room.
106: 25,19'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy stood near$4$ them in silent indignation at such
106: 25,20'  !| a mode of passing$1$ the evening, to$4$ the exclusion of all conversation,
106: 25,21'  !| and was too$5#1$ much engrossed by$4$ his own$2$ thoughts
106: 25,22'  !| to$9$ perceive that$3$ $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas was his neighbour, till
106: 25,23'  !| $PP#R$Sir*William thus began.
106: 25,24R  !| "What$7$ a charming amusement for$4$ young people this
106: 25,25R  !| is, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy| ~ There is nothing like$9$ dancing$0$ after$4$ all. ~
106: 25,26R  !| I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished
106: 25,27R  !| societies."
106: 25,28B  !| "Certainly, Sir; ~ and it has the advantage also of
106: 25,29B  !| being$1$ in vogue amongst the less polished societies of the
106: 25,30B  !| world. ~ Every savage can dance$1$."
106: 25,31'  !| $PP#R$Sir*William only smiled.
106: 25,31R  !| "Your friend performs
106: 25,32R  !| delightfully;"
106: 25,32'  !| he continued after$4$ a pause$0$, on$4$ seeing
106: 25,33'  !| $PP#I$Bingley join the group; ~
106: 25,33R  !| "and I doubt$1$ not that$3$ you are
106: 25,34R  !| an adept in the science yourself, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy."
106: 25,35B  !| "You saw me dance$1$ at Meryton, I believe, Sir."
106: 25,36R  !| "Yes, indeed, and received no$2$ inconsiderable pleasure
106: 25,37R  !| from the sight.  Do you often dance$1$ at St%*James's?"
106: 25,38B  !| "Never, sir."
106: 26, 1R  !| "Do you not think it would be a proper compliment$0$ to$4$
106: 26, 2R  !| the place$0$?"
106: 26, 3B  !| "It is a compliment$0$ which$6#1$ I never pay$1$ to$4$ any place$0$
106: 26, 4B  !| if I can avoid it."
106: 26, 5R  !| "You have a house in town, I conclude?"
106: 26, 6'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy bowed.
106: 26, 7R  !| "I had once some thoughts of fixing in town myself ~
106: 26, 8R  !| for$3$ I am fond of superior$2$ society; but I did not feel
106: 26, 9R  !| quite certain that$3$ the air of London would agree with
106: 26,10R  !| $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas."
106: 26,11'  !| He paused in hopes$0$ of an answer$0$; but his companion
106: 26,12'  !| was not disposed to$9$ make$1$ any; and $PP#A$Elizabeth at that$6#2$
106: 26,13'  !| instant$0$ moving towards them, he was struck with the
106: 26,14'  !| notion of doing a very gallant thing, and called out$5$ to$4$ her,
106: 26,15R  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Miss*Eliza, why are not you dancing$1$? ~
106: 26,16R  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, you must allow me to$9$ present$1$ this young lady
106: 26,17R  !| to$4$ you as a very desirable partner. ~ You cannot refuse
106: 26,18R  !| to$9$ dance$1$, I am sure, when so$5#1$ much beauty is before$4$ you."
106: 26,19'  !| And taking her hand$0$, he would have given it to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,
106: 26,20'  !| who$6#1$, though extremely surprised, was not unwilling to$9$
106: 26,21'  !| receive it, when she instantly drew back$5$, and said with
106: 26,22'  !| some discomposure to$4$ $PP#R$Sir*William,
106: 26,23A  !| "Indeed, Sir, I have not the least intention of dancing$1$. ~
106: 26,24A  !| I entreat you not to$9$ suppose that$3$ I moved this way in
106: 26,25A  !| order$8$ to$9$ beg for$4$ a partner."
106: 26,26'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy with grave$2$ propriety requested to$9$ be allowed
106: 26,27'  !| the honour$0$ of her hand$0$; but in vain.  $PP#A$Elizabeth was determined$2$;
106: 26,28'  !| nor did $PP#R$Sir*William at all shake$1$ her purpose by$4$ his
106: 26,29'  !| attempt$0$ at persuasion.
106: 26,30R  !| "You excel so$5#1$ much in the dance$0$, $PP#A$Miss*Eliza, that$3$ it is
106: 26,31R  !| cruel to$9$ deny me the happiness of seeing you; and though
106: 26,32R  !| this gentleman dislikes the amusement in general$0$, he can
106: 26,33R  !| have no$2$ objection, I am sure, to$9$ oblige us for$4$ one half hour."
106: 26,34A  !| "$PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is all politeness,"
106: 26,34'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth, smiling.
106: 26,35R  !| "He is indeed ~ but considering the inducement, my
106: 26,36R  !| dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Miss*Eliza, we cannot wonder$1$ at his complaisance;
106: 26,37R  !| for$3$ who$6#2$ would object$1$ to$4$ such a partner?"
106: 26,38'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth looked archly, and turned away.  Her
106: 27, 1'  !| resistance had not injured her with the gentleman, and
106: 27, 2'  !| he was thinking of her with some complacency, when thus
106: 27, 3'  !| accosted by$4$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,
106: 27, 4J  !| "I can guess$1$ the subject$0$ of your reverie."
106: 27, 5B  !| "I should imagine not."
106: 27, 6J  !| "You are considering how insupportable it would be
106: 27, 7J  !| to$9$ pass$1$ many evenings in this manner ~ in such society;
106: 27, 8J  !| and indeed I am quite of your opinion.  I was never
106: 27, 9J  !| more annoyed|  The insipidity and yet the noise; the
106: 27,10J  !| nothingness and yet the self-importance of all these
106: 27,11J  !| people| ~ What$7$ would I give to$9$ hear your strictures on$4$
106: 27,12J  !| them|"
106: 27,13B  !| "Your conjecture$0$ is totally wrong$9$, I assure you.  My
106: 27,14B  !| mind$0$ was more agreeably engaged.  I have been meditating
106: 27,15B  !| on$4$ the very great pleasure which$6#1$ a pair$0$ of fine eyes
106: 27,16B  !| in the face$0$ of a pretty$2$ woman can bestow."
106: 27,17'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley immediately fixed her eyes on$4$ his face$0$,
106: 27,18'  !| and desired he would tell her what$6#1$ lady had the credit$0$
106: 27,19'  !| of inspiring such reflections.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy replied with
106: 27,20'  !| great intrepidity,
106: 27,21B  !| "$PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth*Bennet."
106: 27,22J  !| "$PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth*Bennet|"
106: 27,22'  !| repeated $PP#J$Miss*Bingley.
106: 27,23J  !| "I am all astonishment.  How long$9$ has she been such
106: 27,24J  !| a favourite$0$? ~ and pray when am I to$9$ wish$1$ you joy?"
106: 27,25B  !| "That$6#2$ is exactly the question$0$ which$6#1$ I expected$1$ you
106: 27,26B  !| to$9$ ask.  A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps
106: 27,27B  !| from admiration to$4$ love$0$, from love$0$ to$4$ matrimony in a
106: 27,28B  !| moment.  I knew you would be wishing me joy."
106: 27,29J  !| "Nay, if you are so$5#1$ serious$2$ about$4$ it, I shall consider
106: 27,30J  !| the matter as absolutely settled$1$.  You will$1$ have a charming
106: 27,31J  !| mother-in-law, indeed, and of course$8$ she will$1$ be always
106: 27,32J  !| at Pemberley with you."
106: 27,33'  !| He listened to$4$ her with perfect$2$ indifference, while$9$ she
106: 27,34'  !| chose to$9$ entertain herself in this manner, and as his composure
106: 27,35'  !| convinced her that$3$ all was safe, her wit$0#1$ flowed long$9$.
107: 28, 1'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's property consisted almost entirely in an
107: 28, 2'  !| estate of two thousand a year, which$6#1$, unfortunately for$4$
107: 28, 3'  !| his daughters, was entailed in default of heirs male, on$4$
107: 28, 4'  !| a distant relation; and their mother's fortune, though
107: 28, 5'  !| ample for$4$ her situation in life, could but ill supply$1$ the
107: 28, 6'  !| deficiency of his.  Her father had been an attorney in
107: 28, 7'  !| Meryton, and had left$1$ her four thousand pounds.
107: 28, 8'  !| She had a sister married to$4$ a $PP#ZZG$Mr%*Phillips, who$6#1$ had
107: 28, 9'  !| been a clerk to$4$ their father, and succeeded him in the
107: 28,10'  !| business, and a brother settled$1$ in London in a respectable
107: 28,11'  !| line of trade.
107: 28,12'  !| The village of Longbourn was only one mile from
107: 28,13'  !| Meryton; a most convenient distance$0$ for$4$ the young
107: 28,14'  !| ladies, who$6#1$ were usually tempted thither three or four
107: 28,15'  !| times a week, to$9$ pay$1$ their duty to$4$ their aunt and to$4$ a
107: 28,16'  !| milliner's shop just$9$ over the way.  The two youngest
107: 28,17'  !| of the family, $PP#G$Catherine and $PP#H$Lydia, were particularly
107: 28,18'  !| frequent in these attentions; their minds were more
107: 28,19'  !| vacant than their sisters', and when nothing better$9$ offered,
107: 28,20'  !| a walk$0$ to$4$ Meryton was necessary to$9$ amuse their morning
107: 28,21'  !| hours and furnish conversation for$4$ the evening; and
107: 28,22'  !| however bare of news the country in general$0$ might be,
107: 28,23'  !| they always contrived to$9$ learn some from their aunt.
107: 28,24'  !| At present$0#1$, indeed, they were well$9$ supplied both with news
107: 28,25'  !| and happiness by$4$ the recent arrival of a militia regiment
107: 28,26'  !| in the neighbourhood; it was to$9$ remain the whole$2$ winter,
107: 28,27'  !| and Meryton was the head*quarters.
107: 28,28'  !| Their visits to$4$ $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips were now productive of
107: 28,29'  !| the most interesting intelligence.  Every day added
107: 28,30'  !| something to$4$ their knowledge of the officers' names and
107: 28,31'  !| connections.  Their lodgings were not long$9$ a secret$0$, and
107: 28,32'  !| at length they began to$9$ know the officers themselves.
107: 28,33'  !| $PP#ZZG$Mr%*Philips visited them all, and this opened to$4$ his nieces
107: 29, 1'  !| a source of felicity unknown before$5$.  They could talk$1$ of
107: 29, 2'  !| nothing but officers; and $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's large fortune,
107: 29, 3'  !| the mention$0$ of which$6#1$ gave animation to$4$ their mother,
107: 29, 4'  !| was worthless in their eyes when opposed to$4$ the regimentals
107: 29, 5'  !| of an ensign.
107: 29, 6'  !| After$4$ listening one morning to$4$ their effusions on$4$ this
107: 29, 7'  !| subject$0$, $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet coolly observed,
107: 29, 8C  !| "From all that$6#1$ I can collect by$4$ your manner of talking,
107: 29, 9C  !| you must be two of the silliest girls in the country.  I have
107: 29,10C  !| suspected it some time, but I am now convinced."
107: 29,11'  !| $PP#G$Catherine was disconcerted, and made no$2$ answer$0$; but
107: 29,12'  !| $PP#H$Lydia, with perfect$2$ indifference, continued to$9$ express$1$ her
107: 29,13'  !| admiration of $PP#ZB$Captain*Carter, and her hope$0$ of seeing him
107: 29,14'  !| in the course$0$ of the day, as he was going the next morning
107: 29,15'  !| to$4$ London.
107: 29,16D  !| "I am astonished, my dear$2#1$,"
107: 29,16'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
107: 29,16D  !| "that$3$
107: 29,17D  !| you should be so$5#1$ ready to$9$ think your own$2$ children silly.
107: 29,18D  !| If I wished to$9$ think slightingly of any*body's children,
107: 29,19D  !| it should not be of my own$2$ however."
107: 29,20C  !| "If my children are silly I must hope$1$ to$9$ be always
107: 29,21C  !| sensible$2#1$ of it."
107: 29,22D  !| "Yes ~ but as it happens, they are all of them very
107: 29,23D  !| clever."
107: 29,24C  !| "This is the only point$0$, I flatter myself, on$4$ which$6#1$ we
107: 29,25C  !| do not agree.  I had hoped that$3$ our sentiments coincided
107: 29,26C  !| in every particular, but I must so$5#1$ far differ from you
107: 29,27C  !| as to$9$ think our two youngest daughters uncommonly
107: 29,28C  !| foolish."
107: 29,29D  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, you must not expect such girls
107: 29,30D  !| to$9$ have the sense of their father and mother. ~ When
107: 29,31D  !| they get to$4$ our age I dare$1#2$ say they will$1$ not think about$4$
107: 29,32D  !| officers any more than we do.  I remember the time when
107: 29,33D  !| I liked a red coat myself very well$9$ ~ and indeed so$5#2$ I do
107: 29,34D  !| still$5$ at my heart; and if a smart young colonel, with
107: 29,35D  !| five or six thousand a year, should want$1$ one of my girls,
107: 29,36D  !| I shall not say nay to$4$ him; and I thought$1$ $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster
107: 29,37D  !| looked very becoming$2$ the other night at $PP#R$Sir*William's in
107: 29,38D  !| his regimentals."
107: 30, 1H  !| "Mama,"
107: 30, 1'  !| cried $PP#H$Lydia,
107: 30, 1H  !| "my aunt says that$3$ $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster
107: 30, 2H  !| and $PP#ZB$Captain*Carter do not go so$5#1$ often to$4$ $PP#ZZO$Miss*Watson's
107: 30, 3H  !| as they did when they first came; she sees
107: 30, 4H  !| them now very often standing$1$ in $PP#ZD$Clarke's library."
107: 30, 5'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was prevented replying by$4$ the entrance of
107: 30, 6'  !| the footman with a note$0$ for$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet; it came from
107: 30, 7'  !| Netherfield, and the servant waited for$4$ an answer$0$.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's
107: 30, 8'  !| eyes sparkled with pleasure, and she was eagerly
107: 30, 9'  !| calling out$5$, while$9$ her daughter read,
107: 30,10D  !| "Well$7$, $PP#E$Jane, who$6#2$ is it from?  what$6#2$ is it about$4$?  what$6#2$
107: 30,11D  !| does he say?  Well$7$, $PP#E$Jane make$1$ haste and tell us; make$1$
107: 30,12D  !| haste, my love$0$."
107: 30,13E  !| "It is from $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,"
107: 30,13'  !| said $PP#E$Jane, and then read
107: 30,14'  !| it aloud.
107: 30,15     |
107: 30,16J  !|        "My dear$2#1$ Friend,
107: 30,17J  !| "If you are not so$5#1$ compassionate as to$9$ dine to-day
107: 30,18J  !| with $PP#Q$Louisa and me, we shall be in danger of hating each
107: 30,19J  !| other for$4$ the rest$0#1$ of our lives$0$, for$4$ a whole$2$ day's te~te-a`-te~te
107: 30,20J  !| between two women can never end$1$ without a quarrel$0$.
107: 30,21J  !| Come as soon as you can on$4$ the receipt of this.  My
107: 30,22J  !| brother and the gentlemen are to$9$ dine with the officers.
107: 30,23J  !| Yours ever,
107: 30,24J  !|                                 "$PP#J$CAROLINE*BINGLEY."
107: 30,25     |
107: 30,26H  !| "With the officers|"
107: 30,26'  !| cried $PP#H$Lydia.
107: 30,26H  !| "I wonder$1$ my
107: 30,27H  !| aunt did not tell us of \that$6#2$\."
107: 30,28D  !| "Dining out$5$,"
107: 30,28'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
107: 30,28D  !| "that$6#2$ is very unlucky."
107: 30,29     |
107: 30,30E  !| "Can I have the carriage?"
107: 30,30'  !| said $PP#E$Jane.
107: 30,31D  !| "No$7$, my dear$2#1$, you had better$9$ go on$4$ horseback, because
107: 30,32D  !| it seems likely to$9$ rain$1$; and then you must stay$1$ all night."
107: 30,33A  !| "That$6#2$ would be a good scheme$0$,"
107: 30,33'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
107: 30,33A  !| "if you
107: 30,34A  !| were sure that$3$ they would not offer$1$ to$9$ send her home."
107: 30,35D  !| "Oh| but the gentlemen will$1$ have $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's chaise
107: 30,36D  !| to$9$ go to$4$ Meryton; and the $PP#P1$Hursts have no$2$ horses to$4$
107: 30,37D  !| theirs."
107: 30,38E  !| "I had much rather go in the coach."
107: 30,39D  !| "But, my dear$2#1$, your father cannot spare$1$ the horses,
107: 31, 1D  !| I am sure.  They are wanted in the farm, $PP#C$Mr%*Bennett,
107: 31, 2D  !| are not they?"
107: 31, 3C  !| "They are wanted in the farm much oftener than I can
107: 31, 4C  !| get them."
107: 31, 5A  !| "But if you have got them to*day,"
107: 31, 5'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
107: 31, 6A  !| "my mother's purpose will$1$ be answered."
107: 31, 7'  !| She did at last$0$ extort from her father an acknowledgment
107: 31, 8'  !| that$3$ the horses were engaged.  $PP#E$Jane was therefore
107: 31, 9'  !| obliged to$9$ go on$4$ horseback, and her mother attended her
107: 31,10'  !| to$4$ the door with many cheerful prognostics of a bad day.
107: 31,11'  !| Her hopes$0$ were answered; $PP#E$Jane had not been gone long$9$
107: 31,12'  !| before$3$ it rained hard.  Her sisters were uneasy for$4$ her, but
107: 31,13'  !| her mother was delighted.  The rain$0$ continued the whole$2$
107: 31,14'  !| evening without intermission; $PP#E$Jane certainly could not
107: 31,15'  !| come back$5$.
107: 31,16D  !| "This was a lucky idea of mine$6$, indeed|"
107: 31,16'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
107: 31,17'  !| more than once, as if the credit$0$ of making it rain$1$
107: 31,18'  !| were all her own$2$.  Till the next morning, however, she
107: 31,19'  !| was not aware of all the felicity of her contrivance.  Breakfast$0$
107: 31,20'  !| was scarcely over when a servant from Netherfield
107: 31,21'  !| brought the following note$0$ for$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth:
107: 31,22E  !| "My dearest $PP#A$Lizzy,
107: 31,23E  !| "I find myself very unwell this morning, which$6#1$,
107: 31,24E  !| I suppose, is to$9$ be imputed to$4$ my getting wet$2$ through$5$
107: 31,25E  !| yesterday.  My kind$2$ friends will$1$ not hear of my returning
107: 31,26E  !| home till I am better$9$.  They insist also on$4$ my seeing
107: 31,27E  !| $PP#ZV$Mr%*Jones ~ therefore do not be alarmed if you should
107: 31,28E  !| hear of his having been to$4$ me ~ and excepting a sore-throat
107: 31,29E  !| and head-ache there is not much the matter with
107: 31,30E  !| me.
107: 31,31E  !|                                  "Yours, &c%"
107: 31,32C  !| "Well$7$, my dear$2#1$,"
107: 31,32'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, when $PP#A$Elizabeth had
107: 31,33'  !| read the note$0$ aloud,
107: 31,33C  !| "if your daughter should have a
107: 31,34C  !| dangerous fit$0$ of illness, if she should die$1$, it would be
107: 31,35C  !| a comfort$0$ to$9$ know that$3$ it was all in pursuit of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley,
107: 31,36C  !| and under your orders$0#1$."
107: 31,37D  !| "Oh|  I am not at all afraid of her dying.  People
107: 31,38D  !| do not die$1$ of little trifling colds.  She will$1$ be taken good
107: 32, 1D  !| care$0$ of.  As long$9$ as she stays there, it is all very well$9$.
107: 32, 2D  !| I would go and see her, if I could have the carriage."
107: 32, 3'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, feeling$1$ really anxious, was determined$2$ to$9$ go
107: 32, 4'  !| to$4$ her, though the carriage was not to$9$ be had; and as
107: 32, 5'  !| she was no$2$ horse-woman, walking was her only alternative.
107: 32, 6'  !| She declared her resolution.
107: 32, 7D  !| "How can you be so$5#1$ silly,"
107: 32, 7'  !| cried her mother,
107: 32, 7D  !| "as to$9$
107: 32, 8D  !| think of such a thing, in all this dirt|  You will$1$ not be
107: 32, 9D  !| fit$9$ to$9$ be seen when you get there."
107: 32,10A  !| "I shall be very fit$9$ to$9$ see $PP#E$Jane ~ which$6#1$ is all I want$1$."
107: 32,11C  !| "Is this a hint$0$ to$4$ me, $PP#A$Lizzy,"
107: 32,11'  !| said her father,
107: 32,11C  !| "to$9$ send
107: 32,12C  !| for$4$ the horses?"
107: 32,13A  !| "No$7$, indeed.  I do not wish$1$ to$9$ avoid the walk$0$.  The
107: 32,14A  !| distance$0$ is nothing, when one has a motive; only three
107: 32,15A  !| miles.  I shall be back$5$ by$4$ dinner."
107: 32,16F  !| "I admire the activity of your benevolence,"
107: 32,16'  !| observed
107: 32,17'  !| $PP#F$Mary,
107: 32,17F  !| "but every impulse of feeling$0$ should be guided by$4$
107: 32,18F  !| reason$0$; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be
107: 32,19F  !| in proportion to$4$ what$6#1$ is required."
107: 32,20X  !| "We will$1$ go as far as Meryton with you,"
107: 32,20'  !| said $PP#G$Catherine
107: 32,21'  !| and $PP#H$Lydia. ~ $PP#A$Elizabeth accepted their company, and the
107: 32,22'  !| three young ladies set$1$ off together.
107: 32,23H  !| "If we make$1$ haste,"
107: 32,23'  !| said $PP#H$Lydia, as they walked along$5$,
107: 32,24H  !| "perhaps we may$1$ see something of $PP#ZB$Captain*Carter before$3$
107: 32,25H  !| he goes."
107: 32,26'  !| In Meryton they parted; the two youngest repaired
107: 32,27'  !| to$4$ the lodgings of one of the officers' wives, and $PP#A$Elizabeth
107: 32,28'  !| continued her walk$0$ alone, crossing field after$4$ field at a
107: 32,29'  !| quick$2$ pace$0$, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles
107: 32,30'  !| with impatient activity, and finding herself at last$0$ within
107: 32,31'  !| view$0$ of the house, with weary ancles, dirty stockings, and
107: 32,32'  !| a face$0$ glowing with the warmth of exercise$0$.
107: 32,33'  !| She was shewn into the breakfast-parlour, where all
107: 32,34'  !| but $PP#E$Jane were assembled, and where her appearance
107: 32,35'  !| created a great deal$0#2$ of surprise$0$. ~ That$3$ she should have
107: 32,36'  !| walked three miles so$5#1$ early in the day, in such dirty
107: 32,37'  !| weather, and by$4$ herself, was almost incredible to$4$ $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst
107: 32,38'  !| and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley; and $PP#A$Elizabeth was convinced
107: 33, 1'  !| that$3$ they held her in contempt for$4$ it.  She was received,
107: 33, 2'  !| however, very politely by$4$ them; and in their brother's
107: 33, 3'  !| manners there was something better$9$ than politeness;
107: 33, 4'  !| there was good*humour and kindness. ~ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy said
107: 33, 5'  !| very little, and $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst nothing at all.  The former
107: 33, 6'  !| was divided between admiration of the brilliancy which$6#1$
107: 33, 7'  !| exercise$0$ had given to$4$ her complexion, and doubt$0$ as to$4$
107: 33, 8'  !| the occasion's justifying her coming so$5#1$ far alone.  The
107: 33, 9'  !| latter was thinking only of his breakfast$0$.
107: 33,10'  !| Her enquiries after$4$ her sister were not very favourably
107: 33,11'  !| answered.
107: 33,11@x   | $PP#E$Miss*Bennet had slept ill, and though up,
107: 33,12@x   | was very feverish and not well$9$ enough to$9$ leave$1$ her room.
107: 33,13'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was glad to$9$ be taken to$4$ her immediately; and
107: 33,14'  !| $PP#E$Jane, who$6#1$ had only been withheld by$4$ the fear$0$ of giving
107: 33,15'  !| alarm$0$ or inconvenience, from expressing in her note$0$ how
107: 33,16'  !| much she longed for$4$ such a visit$0$, was delighted at her
107: 33,17'  !| entrance.  She was not equal$2$, however, to$4$ much conversation,
107: 33,18'  !| and when $PP#J$Miss*Bingley left$1$ them together,
107: 33,19'  !| could attempt$1$ little beside$4$ expressions of gratitude for$4$
107: 33,20'  !| the extraordinary kindness she was treated with.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
107: 33,21'  !| silently attended her.
107: 33,22'  !| When breakfast$0$ was over, they were joined by$4$ the
107: 33,23'  !| sisters; and $PP#A$Elizabeth began to$9$ like$1$ them herself, when
107: 33,24'  !| she saw how much affection and solicitude they shewed
107: 33,25'  !| for$4$ $PP#E$Jane.  The apothecary came, and having examined
107: 33,26'  !| his patient, said, as might be supposed, that$3$ she had
107: 33,27'  !| caught a violent cold$0$, and that$3$ they must endeavour$1$ to$9$
107: 33,28'  !| get the better$9$ of it; advised her to$9$ return$1$ to$4$ bed, and
107: 33,29'  !| promised her some draughts.  The advice was followed
107: 33,30'  !| readily, for$3$ the feverish symptoms increased, and her
107: 33,31'  !| head$0$ ached acutely.  $PP#A$Elizabeth did not quit her room
107: 33,32'  !| for$4$ a moment, nor were the other ladies often absent;
107: 33,33'  !| the gentlemen being$1$ out$5$, they had in fact nothing to$9$ do
107: 33,34'  !| elsewhere.
107: 33,35'  !| When the clock struck three, $PP#A$Elizabeth felt that$3$ she
107: 33,36'  !| must go; and very unwillingly said so$5#2$.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley
107: 33,37'  !| offered her the carriage, and she only wanted a little
107: 33,38'  !| pressing to$9$ accept it, when $PP#E$Jane testified such concern$0$
107: 34, 1'  !| in parting with her, that$3$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was obliged to$9$
107: 34, 2'  !| convert the offer$0$ of the chaise into an invitation to$9$ remain
107: 34, 3'  !| at Netherfield for$4$ the present$0#1$.  $PP#A$Elizabeth most thankfully
107: 34, 4'  !| consented, and a servant was dispatched to$4$ Longbourn
107: 34, 5'  !| to$9$ acquaint the family with her stay$0$, and bring back$5$
107: 34, 6'  !| a supply$0$ of clothes.
108: 35, 1'  !| At five o'clock the two ladies retired to$9$ dress$1$, and
108: 35, 2'  !| at half past$9$ six $PP#A$Elizabeth was summoned to$4$ dinner.  To$4$
108: 35, 3'  !| the civil enquiries which$6#1$ then poured in, and amongst
108: 35, 4'  !| which$6#1$ she had the pleasure of distinguishing the much
108: 35, 5'  !| superior$2$ solicitude of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's, she could not make$1$
108: 35, 6'  !| a very favourable answer$0$.
108: 35, 6@a   | $PP#E$Jane was by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ better$9$.
108: 35, 7'  !| The sisters, on$4$ hearing this, repeated three or four times
108: 35, 8@x   | how much they were grieved, how shocking it was to$9$ have
108: 35, 9@x   | a bad cold$0$, and how excessively they disliked being$1$ ill
108: 35,10@x   | themselves;
108: 35,10'  !| and then thought$1$ no$2$ more of the matter:
108: 35,11'  !| and their indifference towards $PP#E$Jane when not immediately
108: 35,12'  !| before$4$ them, restored $PP#A$Elizabeth to$4$ the enjoyment of all
108: 35,13'  !| her original dislike$0$.
108: 35,14'  !| Their brother, indeed, was the only one of the party
108: 35,15'  !| whom$6#1$ she could regard$1$ with any complacency.  His
108: 35,16'  !| anxiety for$4$ $PP#E$Jane was evident, and his attentions to$4$ herself
108: 35,17'  !| most pleasing, and they prevented her feeling$1$ herself so$5#1$
108: 35,18'  !| much an intruder as she believed she was considered by$4$
108: 35,19'  !| the others.  She had very little notice$0$ from any but him.
108: 35,20'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was engrossed by$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, her sister
108: 35,21'  !| scarcely less so$5#2$; and as for$4$ $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst, by$4$ whom$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
108: 35,22'  !| sat, he was an indolent man, who$6#1$ lived only to$9$ eat, drink,
108: 35,23'  !| and play$1$ at cards, who$6#1$ when he found her prefer a plain
108: 35,24'  !| dish to$4$ a ragout, had nothing to$9$ say to$4$ her.
108: 35,25'  !| When dinner was over, she returned directly to$4$ $PP#E$Jane,
108: 35,26'  !| and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley began abusing her as soon as she was
108: 35,27'  !| out$8$ of the room.  Her manners were pronounced to$9$ be
108: 35,28@j   | very bad indeed, a mixture of pride and impertinence;
108: 35,29@j   | she had no$2$ conversation, no$2$ stile, no$2$ taste, no$2$ beauty.
108: 35,30'  !| $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst thought$1$ the same, and added,
108: 35,31Q  !| "She has nothing, in short$0$, to$9$ recommend her, but
108: 35,32Q  !| being$1$ an excellent walker.  I shall never forget her
108: 35,33Q  !| appearance this morning.  She really looked almost wild."
108: 36, 1J  !| "She did indeed, $PP#Q$Louisa.  I could hardly keep my
108: 36, 2J  !| countenance.  Very nonsensical to$9$ come at all|  Why
108: 36, 3J  !| must \she\ be scampering about$4$ the country, because her
108: 36, 4J  !| sister had a cold$0$?  Her hair so$5#1$ untidy, so$5#1$ blowsy|"
108: 36, 5Q  !| "Yes, and her petticoat; I hope$1$ you saw her petticoat,
108: 36, 6Q  !| six inches deep in mud, I am absolutely certain; and the
108: 36, 7Q  !| gown which$6#1$ had been let down$5$ to$9$ hide it, not doing its
108: 36, 8Q  !| office."
108: 36, 9I  !| "Your picture$0$ may$1$ be very exact$2$, $PP#Q$Louisa,"
108: 36, 9'  !| said
108: 36,10'  !| $PP#I$Bingley;
108: 36,10I  !| "but this was all lost upon me.  I thought$1$
108: 36,11I  !| $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth*Bennet looked remarkably well$9$, when she
108: 36,12I  !| came into the room this morning.  Her dirty petticoat
108: 36,13I  !| quite escaped my notice$0$."
108: 36,14J  !| "\You\ observed it, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, I am sure,"
108: 36,14'  !| said $PP#J$Miss*Bingley;
108: 36,15J  !| "and I am inclined to$9$ think that$3$ you would
108: 36,16J  !| not wish$1$ to$9$ see \your\ \sister\ make$1$ such an exhibition."
108: 36,17B  !| "Certainly not."
108: 36,18J  !| "To$9$ walk$1$ three miles, or four miles, or five miles, or
108: 36,19J  !| whatever it is, above$4$ her ancles in dirt, and alone, quite
108: 36,20J  !| alone| what$6#2$ could she mean$1$ by$4$ it?  It seems to$4$ me
108: 36,21J  !| to$9$ shew$1$ an abominable sort of conceited independence,
108: 36,22J  !| a most country*town indifference to$4$ decorum."
108: 36,23I  !| "It shews an affection for$4$ her sister that$6#1$ is very
108: 36,24I  !| pleasing,"
108: 36,24'  !| said $PP#I$Bingley.
108: 36,25J  !| "I am afraid, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,"
108: 36,25'  !| observed $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, in
108: 36,26'  !| a half whisper$0$,
108: 36,26J  !| "that$3$ this adventure has rather affected
108: 36,27J  !| your admiration of her fine eyes."
108: 36,28B  !| "Not at all,"
108: 36,28'  !| he replied;
108: 36,28B  !| "they were brightened by$4$
108: 36,29B  !| the exercise$0$." ~
108: 36,29'  !| A short$2$ pause$0$ followed this speech, and
108: 36,30'  !| $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst began again.
108: 36,31Q  !| "I have an excessive regard$0$ for$4$ $PP#E$Jane*Bennet, she is
108: 36,32Q  !| really a very sweet girl, and I wish$1$ with all my heart she
108: 36,33Q  !| were well$9$ settled$1$.  But with such a father and mother, and
108: 36,34Q  !| such low connections, I am afraid there is no$2$ chance$0$ of it."
108: 36,35J  !| "I think I have heard you say, that$3$ their uncle is an
108: 36,36J  !| attorney in Meryton."
108: 36,37Q  !| "Yes; and they have another, who$6#1$ lives$1$ somewhere
108: 36,38Q  !| near$4$ Cheapside."
108: 37, 1J  !| "That$6#2$ is capital,"
108: 37, 1'  !| added her sister, and they both
108: 37, 2'  !| laughed heartily.
108: 37, 3I  !| "If they had uncles enough to$9$ fill \all\ Cheapside,"
108: 37, 3'  !| cried
108: 37, 4'  !| $PP#I$Bingley,
108: 37, 4I  !| "it would not make$1$ them one jot less agreeable."
108: 37, 5B  !| "But it must very materially lessen their chance$0$ of
108: 37, 6B  !| marrying men of any consideration in the world,"
108: 37, 6'  !| replied
108: 37, 7'  !| $PP#B$Darcy.
108: 37, 8'  !| To$4$ this speech $PP#I$Bingley made no$2$ answer$0$; but his sisters
108: 37, 9'  !| gave it their hearty assent, and indulged their mirth for$4$
108: 37,10'  !| some time at the expense of their dear$2#1$ friend's vulgar
108: 37,11'  !| relations.
108: 37,12'  !| With a renewal of tenderness, however, they repaired
108: 37,13'  !| to$4$ her room on$4$ leaving the dining-parlour, and sat with
108: 37,14'  !| her till summoned to$4$ coffee.  She was still$5$ very poorly,
108: 37,15'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth would not quit her at all, till late in the
108: 37,16'  !| evening, when she had the comfort$0$ of seeing her asleep,
108: 37,17'  !| and when it appeared to$4$ her rather right$2#1$ than pleasant
108: 37,18'  !| that$3$ she should go down*stairs herself.  On$4$ entering the
108: 37,19'  !| drawing-room she found the whole$2$ party at loo, and was
108: 37,20'  !| immediately invited to$9$ join them; but suspecting them
108: 37,21'  !| to$9$ be playing high she declined it, and making her sister
108: 37,22'  !| the excuse$0$, said she would amuse herself for$4$ the short$2$
108: 37,23'  !| time she could stay$1$ below with a book.  $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst looked
108: 37,24'  !| at her with astonishment.
108: 37,25P  !| "Do you prefer reading to$4$ cards?"
108: 37,25'  !| said he;
108: 37,25P  !| "that$6#2$
108: 37,26P  !| is rather singular."
108: 37,27J  !| "$PP#A$Miss*Eliza*Bennet,"
108: 37,27'  !| said $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,
108: 37,27J  !| "despises cards.
108: 37,28J  !| She is a great reader and has no$2$ pleasure in any*thing else."
108: 37,29A  !| "I deserve neither such praise$0$ nor such censure$0$,"
108: 37,29'  !| cried
108: 37,30'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth;
108: 37,30A  !| "I am \not\ a great reader, and I have pleasure
108: 37,31A  !| in many things."
108: 37,32I  !| "In nursing your sister I am sure you have pleasure,"
108: 37,33'  !| said $PP#I$Bingley;
108: 37,33I  !| "and I hope$1$ it will$1$ soon be increased by$4$
108: 37,34I  !| seeing her quite well$9$."
108: 37,35'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth thanked him from her heart, and then walked
108: 37,36'  !| towards a table where a few books were lying.  He immediately
108: 37,37'  !| offered to$9$ fetch her others; all that$6#1$ his library
108: 37,38'  !| afforded.
108: 38, 1I  !| "And I wish$1$ my collection were larger for$4$ your benefit
108: 38, 2I  !| and my own$2$ credit$0$; but I am an idle fellow, and though
108: 38, 3I  !| I have not many, I have more than I ever look$1$ into."
108: 38, 4'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth assured him that$3$
108: 38, 4@a   | she could suit$1$ herself perfectly
108: 38, 5@a   | with those in the room.
108: 38, 6J  !| "I am astonished,"
108: 38, 6'  !| said $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,
108: 38, 6J  !| "that$3$ my father
108: 38, 7J  !| should have left$1$ so$5#1$ small a collection of books. ~ What$7$
108: 38, 8J  !| a delightful library you have at Pemberley, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy|"
108: 38, 9B  !| "It ought to$9$ be good,"
108: 38, 9'  !| he replied,
108: 38, 9B  !| "it has been the
108: 38,10B  !| work$0$ of many generations."
108: 38,11J  !| "And then you have added so$5#1$ much to$4$ it yourself, you
108: 38,12J  !| are always buying books."
108: 38,13B  !| "I cannot comprehend the neglect$0$ of a family library
108: 38,14B  !| in such days as these."
108: 38,15J  !| "Neglect$0$|  I am sure you neglect$1$ nothing that$6#1$ can add
108: 38,16J  !| to$4$ the beauties of that$6#2$ noble place$0$.  $PP#I$Charles, when you
108: 38,17J  !| build \your\ house, I wish$1$ it may$1$ be half as delightful as
108: 38,18J  !| Pemberley."
108: 38,19I  !| "I wish$1$ it may$1$."
108: 38,20J  !| "But I would really advise you to$9$ make$1$ your purchase$0$ in
108: 38,21J  !| that$6#2$ neighbourhood, and take Pemberley for$4$ a kind$0$ of model.
108: 38,22J  !| There is not a finer county in England than Derbyshire."
108: 38,23I  !| "With all my heart; I will$1$ buy Pemberley itself if
108: 38,24I  !| $PP#B$Darcy will$1$ sell it."
108: 38,25J  !| "I am talking of possibilities, $PP#I$Charles."
108: 38,26I  !| "Upon my word, $PP#J$Caroline, I should think it more
108: 38,27I  !| possible to$9$ get Pemberley by$4$ purchase$0$ than by$4$ imitation."
108: 38,28'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was so$5#1$ much caught by$4$ what$6#1$ passed, as to$9$
108: 38,29'  !| leave$1$ her very little attention for$4$ her book; and soon
108: 38,30'  !| laying it wholly aside, she drew near$4$ the card-table, and
108: 38,31'  !| stationed herself between $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley and his eldest sister,
108: 38,32'  !| to$9$ observe the game.
108: 38,33J  !| "Is $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy much grown since the spring$0$?"
108: 38,33'  !| said
108: 38,34'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley;
108: 38,34J  !| "will$1$ she be as tall as I am?"
108: 38,35B  !| "I think she will$1$.  She is now about$4$ $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth*Bennet's
108: 38,36B  !| height, or rather taller."
108: 38,37J  !| "How I long$1$ to$9$ see her again| I never met with
108: 38,38J  !| anybody who$6#1$ delighted me so$5#1$ much.  Such a countenance,
108: 39, 1J  !| such manners| and so$5#1$ extremely accomplished for$4$ her
108: 39, 2J  !| age|  Her performance on$4$ the piano-forte is exquisite."
108: 39, 3I  !| "It is amazing to$4$ me,"
108: 39, 3'  !| said $PP#I$Bingley,
108: 39, 3I  !| "how young
108: 39, 4I  !| ladies can have patience to$9$ be so$5#1$ very accomplished, as
108: 39, 5I  !| they all are."
108: 39, 6J  !| "All young ladies accomplished|  My dear$2#1$ $PP#I$Charles, what$6#2$
108: 39, 7J  !| do you mean$1$?"
108: 39, 8I  !| "Yes, all of them, I think.  They all paint tables,
108: 39, 9I  !| cover skreens and net purses.  I scarcely know any*one
108: 39,10I  !| who$6#1$ cannot do all this, and I am sure I never heard
108: 39,11I  !| a young lady spoken of for$4$ the first time, without being$1$
108: 39,12I  !| informed that$3$ she was very accomplished."
108: 39,13B  !| "Your list of the common$2$ extent of accomplishments,"
108: 39,14'  !| said $PP#B$Darcy,
108: 39,14B  !| "has too$5#1$ much truth.  The word is applied
108: 39,15B  !| to$4$ many a woman who$6#1$ deserves it no$2$ otherwise than by$4$
108: 39,16B  !| netting a purse, or covering a skreen.  But I am very far
108: 39,17B  !| from agreeing with you in your estimation of ladies in
108: 39,18B  !| general$2$.  I cannot boast$1$ of knowing more than half a dozen,
108: 39,19B  !| in the whole$2$ range$0$ of my acquaintance, that$6#1$ are  really
108: 39,20B  !| accomplished."
108: 39,21J  !| "Nor I, I am sure,"
108: 39,21'  !| said $PP#J$Miss*Bingley.
108: 39,22A  !| "Then,"
108: 39,22'  !| observed $PP#A$Elizabeth,
108: 39,22A  !| "you must comprehend
108: 39,23A  !| a great deal$0#2$ in your idea of an accomplished woman."
108: 39,24B  !| "Yes; I do comprehend a great deal$0#2$ in it."
108: 39,25J  !| "Oh| certainly,"
108: 39,25'  !| cried his faithful assistant,
108: 39,25J  !| "no*one
108: 39,26J  !| can be really esteemed accomplished, who$6#1$ does not greatly
108: 39,27J  !| surpass what$6#1$ is usually met with.  A woman must have
108: 39,28J  !| a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing$0$,
108: 39,29J  !| and the modern languages, to$9$ deserve the word; and besides
108: 39,30J  !| all this, she must possess a certain something in her
108: 39,31J  !| air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address$0$
108: 39,32J  !| and expressions, or the word will$1$ be but half deserved."
108: 39,33B  !| "All this she must possess,"
108: 39,33'  !| added $PP#B$Darcy,
108: 39,33B  !| "and to$4$
108: 39,34B  !| all this she must yet add something more substantial, in
108: 39,35B  !| the improvement of her mind$0$ by$4$ extensive reading."
108: 39,36A  !| "I am no$2$ longer surprised at your knowing \only\ six
108: 39,37A  !| accomplished women.  I rather wonder$1$ now at your
108: 39,38A  !| knowing \any\."
108: 40, 1B  !| "Are you so$5#1$ severe upon your own$2$ sex, as to$9$ doubt$1$ the
108: 40, 2B  !| possibility of all this?"
108: 40, 3A  !| "\I\ never saw such a woman.  \I\ never saw such capacity,
108: 40, 4A  !| and taste, and application, and elegance, as you describe,
108: 40, 5A  !| united."
108: 40, 6'  !| $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley both cried out$5$ against the
108: 40, 7'  !| injustice of her implied doubt$0$, and were both protesting that$3$
108: 40, 8'  !| they knew many women who$6#1$ answered this description,
108: 40, 9'  !| when $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst called them to$4$ order$0$, with bitter complaints
108: 40,10'  !| of their inattention to$4$ what$6#1$ was going forward$8$.  As all
108: 40,11'  !| conversation was thereby at an end$0$, $PP#A$Elizabeth soon afterwards
108: 40,12'  !| left$1$ the room.
108: 40,13J  !| "$PP#A$Eliza*Bennet,"
108: 40,13'  !| said $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, when the door was
108: 40,14'  !| closed on$4$ her,
108: 40,14J  !| "is one of those young ladies who$6#1$ seek to$9$
108: 40,15J  !| recommend themselves to$4$ the other sex, by$4$ undervaluing
108: 40,16J  !| their own$2$; and with many men, I dare$1#2$ say, it succeeds.
108: 40,17J  !| But, in my opinion, it is a paltry device, a very mean$2$ art."
108: 40,18B  !| "Undoubtedly,"
108: 40,18'  !| replied $PP#B$Darcy, to$4$ whom$6#1$ this remark$0$
108: 40,19'  !| was chiefly addressed,
108: 40,19B  !| "there is meanness in \all\ the arts
108: 40,20B  !| which$6#1$ ladies sometimes condescend to$9$ employ for$4$ captivation.
108: 40,21B  !| Whatever bears affinity to$4$ cunning is despicable."
108: 40,22'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was not so$5#1$ entirely satisfied$2$ with this reply$0$
108: 40,23'  !| as to$9$ continue the subject$0$.
108: 40,24'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth joined them again only to$9$ say that$3$
108: 40,24@a   | her sister
108: 40,25@a   | was worse, and that$3$ she could not leave$1$ her.
108: 40,25'  !| $PP#I$Bingley
108: 40,26'  !| urged $PP#ZV$Mr%*Jones's being$1$ sent for$5$ immediately; while$9$ his
108: 40,27'  !| sisters, convinced that$3$ no$2$ country advice could be of any
108: 40,28'  !| service, recommended an express$0$ to$4$ town for$4$ one of the
108: 40,29'  !| most eminent physicians.  This, she would not hear of;
108: 40,30'  !| but she was not so$5#1$ unwilling to$9$ comply with their brother's
108: 40,31'  !| proposal; and it was settled$1$ that$3$ $PP#ZV$Mr%*Jones should be
108: 40,32'  !| sent for$5$ early in the morning, if $PP#E$Miss*Bennet were not
108: 40,33'  !| decidedly better$9$.  $PP#I$Bingley was quite uncomfortable; his
108: 40,34'  !| sisters declared that$3$ they were miserable.  They solaced
108: 40,35'  !| their wretchedness, however, by$4$ duets after$4$ supper, while$9$
108: 40,36'  !| he could find no$2$ better$9$ relief to$4$ his feelings than by$4$ giving
108: 40,37'  !| his housekeeper directions that$3$ every possible attention
108: 40,38'  !| might be paid to$4$ the sick lady and her sister.
109: 41, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth passed the chief of the night in her sister's
109: 41, 2'  !| room, and in the morning had the pleasure of being$1$ able
109: 41, 3'  !| to$9$ send a tolerable answer$0$ to$4$ the enquiries which$6#1$ she very
109: 41, 4'  !| early received from $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley by$4$ a housemaid, and some
109: 41, 5'  !| time afterwards from the two elegant ladies who$6#1$ waited
109: 41, 6'  !| on$4$ his sisters.  In spite$8$ of his amendment, however, she
109: 41, 7'  !| requested to$9$ have a note$0$ sent to$4$ Longbourn, desiring her
109: 41, 8'  !| mother to$9$ visit$1$ $PP#E$Jane, and form$1$ her own$2$ judgment of her
109: 41, 9'  !| situation.  The note$0$ was immediately dispatched, and its
109: 41,10'  !| contents as quickly complied with.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, accompanied
109: 41,11'  !| by$4$ her two youngest girls, reached Netherfield soon
109: 41,12'  !| after$4$ the family breakfast$0$.
109: 41,13'  !| Had she found $PP#E$Jane in any apparent danger, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
109: 41,14'  !| would have been very miserable; but being$1$
109: 41,15'  !| satisfied$2$ on$4$ seeing her that$3$ her illness was not alarming,
109: 41,16'  !| she had no$2$ wish$0$ of her recovering immediately, as her
109: 41,17'  !| restoration to$4$ health would probably remove$1$ her from
109: 41,18'  !| Netherfield.  She would not listen therefore to$4$ her
109: 41,19'  !| daughter's proposal of being$1$ carried home; neither did
109: 41,20'  !| the apothecary, who$6#1$ arrived about$4$ the same time, think
109: 41,21'  !| it at all advisable.  After$4$ sitting$1$ a little while$0$ with $PP#E$Jane,
109: 41,22'  !| on$4$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's appearance and invitation, the mother
109: 41,23'  !| and three daughters all attended her into the breakfast*parlour.
109: 41,24'  !| $PP#I$Bingley met them with
109: 41,24@i   | hopes$0$ that$3$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
109: 41,25@i   | had not found $PP#E$Miss*Bennet worse than she expected$1$.
109: 41,26D  !| "Indeed I have, Sir,"
109: 41,26'  !| was her answer$0$.
109: 41,26D  !| "She is a great
109: 41,27D  !| deal$0#2$ too$5#1$ ill to$9$ be moved.  $PP#ZV$Mr%*Jones says we must not
109: 41,28D  !| think of moving her.  We must trespass a little longer
109: 41,29D  !| on$4$ your kindness."
109: 41,30I  !| "Removed|"
109: 41,30'  !| cried $PP#I$Bingley.
109: 41,30I  !| "It must not be
109: 41,31I  !| thought$1$ of.  My sister, I am sure, will$1$ not hear of her
109: 41,32I  !| removal."
109: 41,33J  !| "You may$1$ depend upon it, Madam,"
109: 41,33'  !| said $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,
109: 42, 1'  !| with cold$2$ civility,
109: 42, 1J  !| "that$3$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet shall receive every
109: 42, 2J  !| possible attention while$9$ she remains$1$ with us."
109: 42, 3'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was profuse in her acknowledgments.
109: 42, 4D  !| "I am sure,"
109: 42, 4'  !| she added,
109: 42, 4D  !| "if it was not for$4$ such good
109: 42, 5D  !| friends I do not know what$6#1$ would become of her, for$3$ she
109: 42, 6D  !| is very ill indeed, and suffers a vast deal$0#2$, though with the
109: 42, 7D  !| greatest patience in the world, which$6#1$ is always the way with
109: 42, 8D  !| her, for$3$ she has, without exception, the sweetest temper I
109: 42, 9D  !| ever met with.  I often tell my other girls they are nothing
109: 42,10D  !| to$4$ \her\.  You have a sweet room here, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, and a
109: 42,11D  !| charming prospect over that$6#2$ gravel walk$0$.  I do not know
109: 42,12D  !| a place$0$ in the country that$6#1$ is equal$2$ to$4$ Netherfield.  You
109: 42,13D  !| will$1$ not think of quitting it in a hurry$0$ I hope$1$, though
109: 42,14D  !| you have but a short$2$ lease."
109: 42,15I  !| "Whatever I do is done in a hurry$0$,"
109: 42,15'  !| replied he;
109: 42,15I  !| "and
109: 42,16I  !| therefore if I should resolve$1$ to$9$ quit Netherfield, I should
109: 42,17I  !| probably be off in five minutes.  At present$0#1$, however,
109: 42,18I  !| I consider myself as quite fixed here."
109: 42,19A  !| "That$6#2$ is exactly what$6#1$ I should have supposed of you,"
109: 42,20'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth.
109: 42,21I  !| "You begin to$9$ comprehend me, do you?"
109: 42,21'  !| cried he,
109: 42,22'  !| turning$1$ towards her.
109: 42,23A  !| "Oh| yes ~ I understand you perfectly."
109: 42,24I  !| "I wish$1$ I might take this for$4$ a compliment$0$; but to$9$
109: 42,25I  !| be so$5#1$ easily seen through$5$ I am afraid is pitiful."
109: 42,26A  !| "That$6#2$ is as it happens.  It does not necessarily follow
109: 42,27A  !| that$3$ a deep, intricate character is more or less estimable
109: 42,28A  !| than such a one as yours."
109: 42,29D  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy,"
109: 42,29'  !| cried her mother,
109: 42,29D  !| "remember where you are,
109: 42,30D  !| and do not run$1$ on$5$ in the wild manner that$6#1$ you are suffered
109: 42,31D  !| to$9$ do at home."
109: 42,32I  !| "I did not know before$5$,"
109: 42,32'  !| continued $PP#I$Bingley immediately,
109: 42,33I  !| "that$3$ you were a studier of character.  It must be
109: 42,34I  !| an amusing study$0$."
109: 42,35A  !| "Yes; but intricate characters are the \most\ amusing.
109: 42,36A  !| They have at least that$6#2$ advantage."
109: 42,37B  !| "The country,"
109: 42,37'  !| said $PP#B$Darcy,
109: 42,37B  !| "can in general$0$ supply$1$ but
109: 42,38B  !| few subjects for$4$ such a study$0$.  In a country neighbourhood
109: 43, 1B  !| you move$1$ in a very confined and unvarying
109: 43, 2B  !| society."
109: 43, 3A  !| "But people themselves alter so$5#1$ much, that$3$ there is
109: 43, 4A  !| something new to$9$ be observed in them for*ever."
109: 43, 5D  !| "Yes, indeed,"
109: 43, 5'  !| cried $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, offended by$4$ his
109: 43, 6'  !| manner of mentioning a country neighbourhood.
109: 43, 6D  !| "I
109: 43, 7D  !| assure you there is quite as much of \that$6#2$\ going on$5$ in the
109: 43, 8D  !| country as in town."
109: 43, 9'  !| Every*body was surprised; and $PP#B$Darcy, after$4$ looking
109: 43,10'  !| at her for$4$ a moment, turned silently away.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
109: 43,11'  !| who$6#1$ fancied she had gained a complete$2$ victory over him,
109: 43,12'  !| continued her triumph$0$.
109: 43,13D  !| "I cannot see that$3$ London has any great advantage
109: 43,14D  !| over the country for$4$ my part$0$, except the shops and public$2$
109: 43,15D  !| places$0$.  The country is a vast deal$0#2$ pleasanter, is not it,
109: 43,16D  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley?"
109: 43,17I  !| "When I am in the country,"
109: 43,17'  !| he replied,
109: 43,17I  !| "I never
109: 43,18I  !| wish$1$ to$9$ leave$1$ it; and when I am in town it is pretty$5$ much
109: 43,19I  !| the same.  They have each their advantages, and I can
109: 43,20I  !| be equally happy in either."
109: 43,21D  !| "Aye ~ that$6#2$ is because you have the right$2#1$ disposition.
109: 43,22D  !| But that$3$ gentleman,"
109: 43,22'  !| looking at $PP#B$Darcy,
109: 43,22D  !| "seemed to$9$ think
109: 43,23D  !| the country was nothing at all."
109: 43,24A  !| "Indeed, Mama, you are mistaken,"
109: 43,24'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
109: 43,25'  !| blushing for$4$ her mother.
109: 43,25A  !| "You quite mistook $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.
109: 43,26A  !| He only meant that$3$ there were not such a variety of people
109: 43,27A  !| to$9$ be met with in the country as in town, which$6#1$ you must
109: 43,28A  !| acknowledge to$9$ be true."
109: 43,29D  !| "Certainly, my dear$2#1$, nobody said there were; but as
109: 43,30D  !| to$4$ not meeting$9$ with many people in this neighbourhood,
109: 43,31D  !| I believe there are few neighbourhoods larger.  I know
109: 43,32D  !| we dine with four and twenty families."
109: 43,33'  !| Nothing but concern$0$ for$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth could enable $PP#I$Bingley
109: 43,34'  !| to$9$ keep his countenance.  His sister was less delicate, and
109: 43,35'  !| directed her eye towards $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy with a very expressive
109: 43,36'  !| smile$0$.  $PP#A$Elizabeth, for$4$ the sake of saying something that$6#1$
109: 43,37'  !| might turn$1$ her mother's thoughts, now asked her if $PP#S$Charlotte*Lucas
109: 43,38'  !| had been at Longbourn since \her\ coming away.
109: 44, 1D  !| "Yes, she called yesterday with her father.  What$7$ an
109: 44, 2D  !| agreeable man $PP#R$Sir*William is, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley ~ is not he?
109: 44, 3D  !| so$5#1$ much the man of fashion$0$| so$5#1$ genteel and so$5#1$ easy| ~
109: 44, 4D  !| He has always something to$9$ say to$4$ every*body. ~ \That$6#2$\ is
109: 44, 5D  !| my idea of good breeding; and those persons who$6#1$ fancy$1$
109: 44, 6D  !| themselves very important and never open$1$ their mouths,
109: 44, 7D  !| quite mistake$1$ the matter."
109: 44, 8A  !| "Did $PP#S$Charlotte dine with you?"
109: 44, 9D  !| "No$7$, she would go home.  I fancy$1$ she was wanted
109: 44,10D  !| about$4$ the mince pies.  For$4$ my part$0$, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, \I\ always
109: 44,11D  !| keep servants that$6#1$ can do their own$2$ work$0$; \my\ daughters
109: 44,12D  !| are brought up differently.  But every*body is to$9$ judge$1$
109: 44,13D  !| for$4$ themselves, and the $PP#R1$Lucases are very good sort of
109: 44,14D  !| girls, I assure you.  It is a pity$0$ they are not handsome|
109: 44,15D  !| Not that$3$ \I\ think $PP#S$Charlotte so$5#1$ \very\ plain ~ but then she is
109: 44,16D  !| our particular friend."
109: 44,17I  !| "She seems a very pleasant young woman,"
109: 44,17'  !| said
109: 44,18'  !| $PP#I$Bingley.
109: 44,19D  !| "Oh| dear$7$, yes; ~ but you must own$1$ she is very plain.
109: 44,20D  !| $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas herself has often said so$5#2$, and envied me
109: 44,21D  !| $PP#E$Jane's beauty.  I do not like$0$ to$9$ boast$1$ of my own$2$ child,
109: 44,22D  !| but to$9$ be sure, $PP#E$Jane ~ one does not often see any*body
109: 44,23D  !| better*looking.  It is what$6#1$ every*body says.  I do not
109: 44,24D  !| trust$1$ my own$2$ partiality.  When she was only fifteen,
109: 44,25D  !| there was a gentleman at my brother $PP#N$Gardiner's in town,
109: 44,26D  !| so$5#1$ much in love$0$ with her, that$3$ my sister-in-law was sure
109: 44,27D  !| he would make$1$ her an offer$0$ before$3$ we came away.  But
109: 44,28D  !| however he did not.  Perhaps he thought$1$ her too$5#1$ young.
109: 44,29D  !| However, he wrote some verses on$4$ her, and very pretty$2$
109: 44,30D  !| they were."
109: 44,31A  !| "And so$5#2$ ended his affection,"
109: 44,31'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth impatiently.
109: 44,32A  !| "There has been many a one, I fancy$1$, overcome
109: 44,33A  !| in the same way.  I wonder$1$ who$6#2$ first discovered
109: 44,34A  !| the efficacy of poetry in driving away love$0$|"
109: 44,35B  !| "I have been used$1#2$ to$9$ consider poetry as the \food\ of
109: 44,36B  !| love$0$,"
109: 44,36'  !| said $PP#B$Darcy.
109: 44,37A  !| "Of a fine, stout, healthy love$0$ it may$1$.  Every*thing
109: 44,38A  !| nourishes what$6#1$ is strong already.  But if it be only a
109: 45, 1A  !| slight$2$, thin sort of inclination, I am convinced that$3$ one
109: 45, 2A  !| good sonnet will$1$ starve it entirely away."
109: 45, 3'  !| $PP#B$Darcy only smiled; and the general$2$ pause$0$ which$6#1$ ensued
109: 45, 4'  !| made $PP#A$Elizabeth tremble$1$ lest her mother should be exposing
109: 45, 5'  !| herself again.  She longed to$9$ speak, but could think of
109: 45, 6'  !| nothing to$9$ say; and after$4$ a short$2$ silence$0$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
109: 45, 7'  !| began repeating her thanks to$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley for$4$ his kindness
109: 45, 8'  !| to$4$ $PP#E$Jane, with an apology for$4$ troubling him also with
109: 45, 9'  !| $PP#A$Lizzy.  $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley was unaffectedly civil in his answer$0$,
109: 45,10'  !| and forced his younger sister to$9$ be civil also, and say what$6#1$
109: 45,11'  !| the occasion$0$ required.  She performed her part$0$ indeed
109: 45,12'  !| without much graciousness, but $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was satisfied$2$,
109: 45,13'  !| and soon afterwards ordered her carriage.  Upon this
109: 45,14'  !| signal, the youngest of her daughters put herself forward$8$.
109: 45,15'  !| The two girls had been whispering to$4$ each other during
109: 45,16'  !| the whole$2$ visit$0$, and the result$0$ of it was, that$3$ the youngest
109: 45,17'  !| should tax$1$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley with having promised on$4$ his first
109: 45,18'  !| coming into the country to$9$ give a ball$0#2$ at Netherfield.
109: 45,19'  !| $PP#H$Lydia was a stout, well-grown girl of fifteen, with a fine
109: 45,20'  !| complexion and good-humoured countenance; a favourite$0$
109: 45,21'  !| with her mother, whose$6#1$ affection had brought her into
109: 45,22'  !| public$0$ at an early age.  She had high animal spirits, and
109: 45,23'  !| a sort of natural$2$ self-consequence, which$6#1$ the attentions
109: 45,24'  !| of the officers, to$4$ whom$6#1$ her uncle's good dinners and
109: 45,25'  !| her own$2$ easy manners recommended her, had increased
109: 45,26'  !| into assurance.  She was very equal$2$ therefore to$9$ address$1$
109: 45,27'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley on$4$ the subject$0$ of the ball$0#2$, and abruptly
109: 45,28'  !| reminded him of his promise$0$; adding, that$3$
109: 45,28@h   | it would be
109: 45,29@h   | the most shameful thing in the world if he did not keep it.
109: 45,30'  !| His answer$0$ to$4$ this sudden$2$ attack$0$ was delightful to$4$ their
109: 45,31'  !| mother's ear.
109: 45,32I  !| "I am perfectly ready, I assure you, to$9$ keep my engagement;
109: 45,33I  !| and when your sister is recovered, you shall if you
109: 45,34I  !| please name$1$ the very day of the ball$0#2$.  But you would not
109: 45,35I  !| wish$1$ to$9$ be dancing$1$ while$9$ she is ill."
109: 45,36'  !| $PP#H$Lydia declared herself satisfied$2$.
109: 45,36H  !| "Oh| yes ~ it would
109: 45,37H  !| be much better$9$ to$9$ wait till $PP#E$Jane was well$9$, and by$4$ that$6#2$ time
109: 46, 1H  !| most likely $PP#ZB$Captain*Carter would be at Meryton again.
109: 46, 2H  !| And when you have given \your\ ball$0#2$,"
109: 46, 2'  !| she added,
109: 46, 2H  !| "I shall
109: 46, 3H  !| insist on$4$ their giving one also.  I shall tell $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster
109: 46, 4H  !| it will$1$ be quite a shame$0$ if he does not."
109: 46, 5'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet and her daughters then departed, and
109: 46, 6'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth returned instantly to$4$ $PP#E$Jane, leaving her own$2$
109: 46, 7'  !| and her relations' behaviour to$4$ the remarks of the two
109: 46, 8'  !| ladies and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy; the latter of whom$6#1$, however,
109: 46, 9'  !| could not be prevailed on$5$ to$9$ join in their censure$0$ of \her\,
109: 46,10'  !| in spite$8$ of all $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's witticisms on$4$ \fine\ \eyes\.
110: 47, 1'  !| The day passed much as the day before$5$ had done.
110: 47, 2'  !| $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley had spent some hours of the
110: 47, 3'  !| morning with the invalid, who$6#1$ continued, though slowly,
110: 47, 4'  !| to$9$ mend; and in the evening $PP#A$Elizabeth joined their party
110: 47, 5'  !| in the drawing-room.  The loo*table, however, did not
110: 47, 6'  !| appear.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy was writing$1$, and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, seated
110: 47, 7'  !| near$4$ him, was watching the progress of his letter, and
110: 47, 8'  !| repeatedly calling off his attention by$4$ messages to$4$ his
110: 47, 9'  !| sister.  $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst and $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley were at piquet, and
110: 47,10'  !| $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst was observing their game.
110: 47,11'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth took up some needlework, and was sufficiently
110: 47,12'  !| amused in attending to$4$ what$6#1$ passed between $PP#B$Darcy and
110: 47,13'  !| his companion.  The perpetual commendations of the
110: 47,14'  !| lady either on$4$ his hand-writing, or on$4$ the evenness of
110: 47,15'  !| his lines, or on$4$ the length of his letter, with the perfect$2$
110: 47,16'  !| unconcern with which$6#1$ her praises were received, formed
110: 47,17'  !| a curious dialogue, and was exactly in unison with her
110: 47,18'  !| opinion of each.
110: 47,19J  !| "How delighted $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy will$1$ be to$9$ receive such
110: 47,20J  !| a letter|"
110: 47,21'  !| He made no$2$ answer$0$.
110: 47,22J  !| "You write uncommonly fast."
110: 47,23B  !| "You are mistaken.  I write rather slowly."
110: 47,24J  !| "How many letters you must have occasion$0$ to$9$ write
110: 47,25J  !| in the course$0$ of the year|  Letters of business too$5#2$|  How
110: 47,26J  !| odious I should think them|"
110: 47,27B  !| "It is fortunate, then, that$3$ they fall$1$ to$4$ my lot instead
110: 47,28B  !| of to$4$ yours."
110: 47,29J  !| "Pray tell your sister that$3$ I long$1$ to$9$ see her."
110: 47,30B  !| "I have already told her so$5#2$ once, by$4$ your desire$0$."
110: 47,31J  !| "I am afraid you do not like$1$ your pen.  Let me mend
110: 47,32J  !| it for$4$ you.  I mend pens remarkably well$9$."
110: 47,33B  !| "Thank you ~ but I always mend my own$2$."
110: 48, 1J  !| "How can you contrive to$9$ write so$5#1$ even$2$?"
110: 48, 2'  !| He was silent.
110: 48, 3J  !| "Tell your sister I am delighted to$9$ hear of her improvement
110: 48, 4J  !| on$4$ the harp, and pray let her know that$3$ I am quite
110: 48, 5J  !| in raptures with her beautiful little design$0$ for$4$ a table,
110: 48, 6J  !| and I think it infinitely superior$2$ to$4$ $PP#ZP$Miss*Grantley's."
110: 48, 7B  !| "Will$1$ you give me leave$0$ to$9$ defer your raptures till
110: 48, 8B  !| I write again? ~ At present$0#1$ I have not room to$9$ do them
110: 48, 9B  !| justice."
110: 48,10J  !| "Oh| it is of no$2$ consequence.  I shall see her in January.
110: 48,11J  !| But do you always write such charming long$9$ letters to$4$
110: 48,12J  !| her, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy?"
110: 48,13B  !| "They are generally long$9$; but whether always charming,
110: 48,14B  !| it is not for$4$ me to$9$ determine."
110: 48,15J  !| "It is a rule with me, that$3$ a person who$6#1$ can write
110: 48,16J  !| a long$9$ letter, with ease$0$, cannot write ill."
110: 48,17I  !| "That$6#2$ will$1$ not do for$4$ a compliment$0$ to$4$ $PP#B$Darcy, $PP#J$Caroline,"
110: 48,18'  !| cried her brother ~
110: 48,18I  !| "because he does \not\ write with ease$0$.
110: 48,19I  !| He studies too$5#1$ much for$4$ words of four syllables. ~ Do not
110: 48,20I  !| you, $PP#B$Darcy?"
110: 48,21B  !| "My stile of writing$0$ is very different from yours."
110: 48,22J  !| "Oh|"
110: 48,22'  !| cried $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,
110: 48,22J  !| "$PP#I$Charles writes in the most
110: 48,23J  !| careless way imaginable.  He leaves$1$ out$5$ half his words,
110: 48,24J  !| and blots the rest$0#1$."
110: 48,25I  !| "My ideas flow$1$ so$5#1$ rapidly that$3$ I have not time to$9$
110: 48,26I  !| express$1$ them ~ by$4$ which$6#1$ means$0$ my letters sometimes
110: 48,27I  !| convey no$2$ ideas at all to$4$ my correspondents."
110: 48,28A  !| "Your humility, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley,"
110: 48,28'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
110: 48,28A  !| "must
110: 48,29A  !| disarm reproof."
110: 48,30B  !| "Nothing is more deceitful,"
110: 48,30'  !| said $PP#B$Darcy,
110: 48,30B  !| "than the
110: 48,31B  !| appearance of humility.  It is often only carelessness of
110: 48,32B  !| opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast$0$."
110: 48,33I  !| "And which$6#2$ of the two do you call$1$ \my\ little recent
110: 48,34I  !| piece of modesty?"
110: 48,35B  !| "The indirect boast$0$; ~ for$3$ you are really proud of your
110: 48,36B  !| defects in writing$0$, because you consider them as proceeding
110: 48,37B  !| from a rapidity of thought$0$ and carelessness of
110: 48,38B  !| execution, which$6#1$ if not estimable, you think at least
110: 49, 1B  !| highly interesting.  The power of doing any*thing with
110: 49, 2B  !| quickness is always much prized by$4$ the possessor, and
110: 49, 3B  !| often without any attention to$4$ the imperfection of the
110: 49, 4B  !| performance.  When you told $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet this morning
110: 49, 5B  !| that$3$ if you ever resolved on$4$ quitting Netherfield you
110: 49, 6B  !| should be gone in five minutes, you meant it to$9$ be a sort
110: 49, 7B  !| of panegyric, of compliment$0$ to$4$ yourself ~ and yet what$6#2$
110: 49, 8B  !| is there so$5#1$ very laudable in a precipitance which$6#1$ must
110: 49, 9B  !| leave$1$ very necessary business undone, and can be of no$2$ real
110: 49,10B  !| advantage to$4$ yourself or any*one else?"
110: 49,11I  !| "Nay,"
110: 49,11'  !| cried $PP#I$Bingley,
110: 49,11I  !| "this is too$5#1$ much, to$9$ remember
110: 49,12I  !| at night all the foolish things that$6#1$ were said in the morning.
110: 49,13I  !| And yet, upon my honour$0$, I believed what$6#1$ I said to$4$ myself
110: 49,14I  !| to$9$ be true, and I believe it at this moment.  At least,
110: 49,15I  !| therefore, I did not assume the character of needless
110: 49,16I  !| precipitance merely to$9$ shew$1$ off before$4$ the ladies."
110: 49,17B  !| "I dare$1#2$ say you believed it; but I am by$4$ no$2$ means$0$
110: 49,18B  !| convinced that$3$ you would be gone with such celerity.
110: 49,19B  !| Your conduct$0$ would be quite as dependant on$4$ chance$0$ as
110: 49,20B  !| that$6#2$ of any man I know; and if, as you were mounting
110: 49,21B  !| your horse, a friend were to$9$ say, ""$PP#I$Bingley, you had better$9$
110: 49,22B  !| stay$1$ till next week,"" you would probably do it, you would
110: 49,23B  !| probably not go ~ and, at another word, might stay$1$ a
110: 49,24B  !| month."
110: 49,25A  !| "You have only proved by$4$ this,"
110: 49,25'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth,
110: 49,26A  !| "that$3$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley did not do justice to$4$ his own$2$ disposition.
110: 49,27A  !| You have shewn him off now much more than
110: 49,28A  !| he did himself."
110: 49,29I  !| "I am exceedingly gratified,"
110: 49,29'  !| said $PP#I$Bingley,
110: 49,29I  !| "by$4$ your
110: 49,30I  !| converting what$6#1$ my friend says into a compliment$0$ on$4$ the
110: 49,31I  !| sweetness of my temper.  But I am afraid you are giving
110: 49,32I  !| it a turn$0$ which$6#1$ that$6#2$ gentleman did by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ intend;
110: 49,33I  !| for$3$ he would certainly think the better$9$ of me, if under
110: 49,34I  !| such a circumstance I were to$9$ give a flat denial, and ride$1$
110: 49,35I  !| off as fast as I could."
110: 49,36A  !| "Would $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy then consider the rashness of your
110: 49,37A  !| original intention as atoned for$5$ by$4$ your obstinacy in
110: 49,38A  !| adhering to$4$ it?"
110: 50, 1I  !| "Upon my word I cannot exactly explain the matter,
110: 50, 2I  !| $PP#B$Darcy must speak for$4$ himself."
110: 50, 3B  !| "You expect me to$9$ account$1$ for$4$ opinions which$6#1$ you
110: 50, 4B  !| chuse to$9$ call$1$ mine$6$, but which$6#1$ I have never acknowledged.
110: 50, 5B  !| Allowing the case, however, to$9$ stand$1$ according to$4$ your
110: 50, 6B  !| representation, you must remember, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, that$3$ the
110: 50, 7B  !| friend who$6#1$ is supposed to$9$ desire$1$ his return$0$ to$4$ the house,
110: 50, 8B  !| and the delay$0$ of his plan, has merely desired it, asked it
110: 50, 9B  !| without offering one argument in favour$0$ of its propriety."
110: 50,10A  !|  "To$9$ yield readily ~ easily ~ to$4$ the \persuasion\ of a friend
110: 50,11A  !| is no$2$ merit$0$ with you."
110: 50,12B  !| "To$9$ yield without conviction is no$2$ compliment$0$ to$4$ the
110: 50,13B  !| understanding$0$ of either."
110: 50,14A  !| "You appear to$4$ me, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, to$9$ allow nothing for$4$
110: 50,15A  !| the influence$0$ of friendship and affection.  A regard$0$ for$4$
110: 50,16A  !| the requester would often make$1$ one readily yield to$4$ a
110: 50,17A  !| request$0$, without waiting for$4$ arguments to$9$ reason$1$ one into
110: 50,18A  !| it.  I am not particularly speaking of such a case as you
110: 50,19A  !| have supposed about$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley.  We may$1$ as well$9$ wait,
110: 50,20A  !| perhaps, till the circumstance occurs, before$3$ we discuss
110: 50,21A  !| the discretion of his behaviour thereupon.  But in general$0$
110: 50,22A  !| and ordinary cases between friend and friend, where one
110: 50,23A  !| of them is desired by$4$ the other to$9$ change$1$ a resolution
110: 50,24A  !| of no$2$ very great moment, should you think ill of that$6#2$ person
110: 50,25A  !| for$4$ complying with the desire$0$, without waiting to$9$ be
110: 50,26A  !| argued into it?"
110: 50,27B  !| "Will$1$ it not be advisable, before$3$ we proceed on$4$ this
110: 50,28B  !| subject$0$, to$9$ arrange with rather more precision the degree
110: 50,29B  !| of importance which$6#1$ is to$9$ appertain to$4$ this request$0$, as well$9$
110: 50,30B  !| as the degree of intimacy subsisting between the parties?"
110: 50,31I  !| "By$4$ all means$0$,"
110: 50,31'  !| cried $PP#I$Bingley;
110: 50,31I  !| "let us hear all the
110: 50,32I  !| particulars, not forgetting their comparative height and
110: 50,33I  !| size; for$3$ that$6#2$ will$1$ have more weight in the argument,
110: 50,34I  !| $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, than you may$1$ be aware of.  I assure you
110: 50,35I  !| that$3$ if $PP#B$Darcy were not such a great tall fellow, in comparison
110: 50,36I  !| with myself, I should not pay$1$ him half so$5#1$ much
110: 50,37I  !| deference.  I declare I do not know a more aweful object$0$
110: 50,38I  !| than $PP#B$Darcy, on$4$ particular occasions, and in particular
110: 51, 1I  !| places$0$; at his own$2$ house especially, and of a Sunday
110: 51, 2I  !| evening when he has nothing to$9$ do."
110: 51, 3'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy smiled; but $PP#A$Elizabeth thought$1$ she could
110: 51, 4'  !| perceive that$3$ he was rather offended; and therefore
110: 51, 5'  !| checked her laugh$0$.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley warmly resented the
110: 51, 6'  !| indignity he had received, in an expostulation with her
110: 51, 7'  !| brother for$4$ talking such nonsense.
110: 51, 8B  !| "I see your design$0$, $PP#I$Bingley,"
110: 51, 8'  !| said his friend. ~
110: 51, 8B  !| "You
110: 51, 9B  !| dislike$1$ an argument, and want$1$ to$9$ silence$1$ this."
110: 51,10I  !| "Perhaps I do.  Arguments are too$5#1$ much like$9$ disputes.
110: 51,11I  !| If you and $PP#A$Miss*Bennet will$1$ defer yours till I am out$8$ of
110: 51,12I  !| the room, I shall be very thankful; and then you may$1$
110: 51,13I  !| say whatever you like$1$ of me."
110: 51,14A  !| "What$6#1$ you ask,"
110: 51,14'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
110: 51,14A  !| "is no$2$ sacrifice$0$ on$4$
110: 51,15A  !| my side$0$; and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had much better$9$ finish$1$ his letter."
110: 51,16'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy took her advice, and did finish$1$ his letter.
110: 51,17'  !| When that$6#2$ business was over, he applied to$4$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley
110: 51,18'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth for$4$ the indulgence of some music.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley
110: 51,19'  !| moved with alacrity to$4$ the piano-forte, and after$4$
110: 51,20'  !| a polite request$0$ that$3$ $PP#A$Elizabeth would lead$1$ the way, which$6#1$
110: 51,21'  !| the other as politely and more earnestly negatived, she
110: 51,22'  !| seated herself.
110: 51,23'  !| $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst sang with her sister, and while$9$ they were
110: 51,24'  !| thus employed $PP#A$Elizabeth could not help$1$ observing as she
110: 51,25'  !| turned over some music books that$6#1$ lay$1#2$ on$4$ the instrument,
110: 51,26'  !| how frequently $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's eyes were fixed on$4$ her.
110: 51,26@a   | She
110: 51,27@a   | hardly knew how to$9$ suppose that$3$ she could be an object$0$
110: 51,28@a   | of admiration to$4$ so$5#1$ great a man; and yet that$3$ he should
110: 51,29@a   | look$1$ at her because he disliked her, was still$5$ more strange.
110: 51,30@a   | She could only imagine however at last$0$, that$3$ she drew
110: 51,31@a   | his notice$0$ because there was a something about$4$ her more
110: 51,32@a   | wrong$9$ and reprehensible, according to$4$ his ideas of right$0$,
110: 51,33@a   | than in any other person present$9$.
110: 51,33'  !| The supposition did
110: 51,34'  !| not pain$1$ her.  She liked him too$5#1$ little to$9$ care$1$ for$4$ his
110: 51,35'  !| approbation.
110: 51,36'  !| After$4$ playing some Italian songs, $PP#J$Miss*Bingley varied
110: 51,37'  !| the charm$0$ by$4$ a lively Scotch air; and soon afterwards
110: 51,38'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, drawing near$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, said to$4$ her ~
110: 52, 1B  !| "Do not you feel a great inclination, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, to$9$
110: 52, 2B  !| seize such an opportunity of dancing$1$ a reel?"
110: 52, 3'  !| She smiled, but made no$2$ answer$0$.  He repeated the
110: 52, 4'  !| question$0$, with some surprise$0$ at her silence$0$.
110: 52, 5A  !| "Oh|"
110: 52, 5'  !| said she,
110: 52, 5A  !| "I heard you before$5$; but I could not
110: 52, 6A  !| immediately determine what$6#1$ to$9$ say in reply$0$.  You wanted
110: 52, 7A  !| me, I know, to$9$ say ""Yes,"" that$3$ you might have the pleasure
110: 52, 8A  !| of despising my taste; but I always delight$1$ in overthrowing
110: 52, 9A  !| those kind$0$ of schemes, and cheating a person of their
110: 52,10A  !| premeditated contempt.  I have therefore made up my
110: 52,11A  !| mind$0$ to$9$ tell you, that$3$ I do not want$1$ to$9$ dance$1$ a reel at all ~
110: 52,12A  !| and now despise me if you dare$1#1$."
110: 52,13B  !| "Indeed I do not dare$1#1$."
110: 52,14'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, having rather expected$1$ to$9$ affront him, was
110: 52,15'  !| amazed at his gallantry; but there was a mixture of
110: 52,16'  !| sweetness and archness in her manner which$6#1$ made it
110: 52,17'  !| difficult for$4$ her to$9$ affront anybody; and $PP#B$Darcy had never
110: 52,18'  !| been so$5#1$ bewitched by$4$ any woman as he was by$4$ her.  He
110: 52,19'  !| really believed, that$3$
110: 52,19@b   | were it not for$4$ the inferiority of her
110: 52,20@b   | connections, he should be in some danger.
110: 52,21'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley saw, or suspected enough to$9$ be jealous;
110: 52,22'  !| and her great anxiety for$4$ the recovery of her dear$2#1$ friend
110: 52,23'  !| $PP#E$Jane, received some assistance from her desire$0$ of getting
110: 52,24'  !| rid of $PP#A$Elizabeth.
110: 52,25'  !| She often tried to$9$ provoke $PP#B$Darcy into disliking her
110: 52,26'  !| guest, by$4$ talking of their supposed marriage, and planning
110: 52,27'  !| his happiness in such an alliance.
110: 52,28J  !| "I hope$1$,"
110: 52,28'  !| said she, as they were walking together in
110: 52,29'  !| the shrubbery the next day,
110: 52,29J  !| "you will$1$ give your mother-in-law
110: 52,30J  !| a few hints, when this desirable event takes place$0$,
110: 52,31J  !| as to$4$ the advantage of holding her tongue; and if you
110: 52,32J  !| can compass it, do cure$1$ the younger girls of running after$4$
110: 52,33J  !| the officers. ~ And, if I may$1$ mention$1$ so$5#1$ delicate a subject$0$,
110: 52,34J  !| endeavour$1$ to$9$ check$1$ that$6#2$ little something, bordering on$4$
110: 52,35J  !| conceit and impertinence, which$6#1$ your lady possesses."
110: 52,36B  !| "Have you any*thing else to$9$ propose for$4$ my domestic$2$
110: 52,37B  !| felicity?"
110: 52,38J  !| "Oh| yes. ~ Do let the portraits of your uncle and aunt
110: 53, 1J  !| $PP#ZZG$Philips be placed in the gallery at Pemberley.  Put them
110: 53, 2J  !| next to$4$ your great uncle the judge$0$.  They are in the
110: 53, 3J  !| same profession$0#2$, you know; only in different lines.  As for$4$
110: 53, 4J  !| your $PP#A$Elizabeth's picture$0$, you must not attempt$1$ to$9$ have it
110: 53, 5J  !| taken, for$3$ what$6#2$ painter could do justice to$4$ those beautiful
110: 53, 6J  !| eyes?"
110: 53, 7B  !| "It would not be easy, indeed, to$9$ catch$1$ their expression,
110: 53, 8B  !| but their colour and shape$0$, and the eye-lashes, so$5#1$ remarkably
110: 53, 9B  !| fine, might be copied."
110: 53,10'  !| At that$6#2$ moment they were met from another walk$0$, by$4$
110: 53,11'  !| $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst and $PP#A$Elizabeth herself.
110: 53,12J  !| "I did not know that$3$ you intended to$9$ walk$1$,"
110: 53,12'  !| said
110: 53,13'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, in some confusion, lest they had been
110: 53,14'  !| overheard.
110: 53,15Q  !| "You used$1#1$ us abominably ill,"
110: 53,15'  !| answered $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst,
110: 53,16Q  !| "in running away without telling us that$3$ you were coming
110: 53,17Q  !| out$5$."
110: 53,18'  !| Then taking the disengaged arm$0$ of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, she left$1$
110: 53,19'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth to$9$ walk$1$ by$4$ herself.  The path just$9$ admitted
110: 53,20'  !| three.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy felt their rudeness and immediately
110: 53,21'  !| said, ~
110: 53,22B  !| "This walk$0$ is not wide enough for$4$ our party.  We had
110: 53,23B  !| better$9$ go into the avenue."
110: 53,24'  !| But $PP#A$Elizabeth, who$6#1$ had not the least inclination to$9$
110: 53,25'  !| remain with them, laughingly answered,
110: 53,26A  !| "No$7$, no$7$; stay$1$ where you are. ~ You are charmingly
110: 53,27A  !| group'd, and appear to$4$ uncommon advantage.  The
110: 53,28A  !| picturesque would be spoilt by$4$ admitting a fourth.
110: 53,29A  !| Good*bye."
110: 53,30'  !| She then ran gaily off, rejoicing as she rambled about$5$,
110: 53,31'  !| in the hope$0$ of being$1$ at home again in a day or two.  $PP#E$Jane
110: 53,32'  !| was already so$5#1$ much recovered as to$9$ intend leaving her
110: 53,33'  !| room for$4$ a couple of hours that$6#2$ evening.
111: 54, 1'  !| When the ladies removed after$4$ dinner, $PP#A$Elizabeth ran
111: 54, 2'  !| up to$4$ her sister, and seeing her well$9$ guarded from cold$0$,
111: 54, 3'  !| attended her into the drawing-room; where she was
111: 54, 4'  !| welcomed by$4$ her two friends with many professions of
111: 54, 5'  !| pleasure; and $PP#A$Elizabeth had never seen them so$5#1$ agreeable
111: 54, 6'  !| as they were during the hour which$6#1$ passed before$3$
111: 54, 7'  !| the gentlemen appeared.  Their powers of conversation
111: 54, 8'  !| were considerable.  They could describe an entertainment
111: 54, 9'  !| with accuracy, relate an anecdote with humour, and laugh$1$
111: 54,10'  !| at their acquaintance with spirit.
111: 54,11'  !| But when the gentlemen entered, $PP#E$Jane was no$2$ longer
111: 54,12'  !| the first object$0$.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's eyes were instantly turned
111: 54,13'  !| towards $PP#B$Darcy, and she had something to$9$ say to$4$ him
111: 54,14'  !| before$3$ he had advanced many steps.  He addressed himself
111: 54,15'  !| directly to$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet, with a polite congratulation;
111: 54,16'  !| $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst also made her a slight$2$ bow$0#1$, and said he was
111: 54,17P  !| "very glad;"
111: 54,17'  !| but diffuseness and warmth remained for$4$
111: 54,18'  !| $PP#I$Bingley's salutation.  He was full of joy and attention.
111: 54,19'  !| The first half hour was spent in piling up the fire$0$, lest she
111: 54,20'  !| should suffer from the change$0$ of room; and she removed
111: 54,21'  !| to$4$ his desire$0$ to$4$ the other side$0$ of the fire-place, that$3$ she
111: 54,22'  !| might be farther from the door.  He then sat down$5$ by$4$
111: 54,23'  !| her, and talked scarcely to$4$ any*one else.  $PP#A$Elizabeth, at
111: 54,24'  !| work$0$ in the opposite corner, saw it all with great delight$0$.
111: 54,25'  !| When tea was over, $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst reminded his sister-in-law
111: 54,26'  !| of the card-table ~ but in vain.  She had obtained
111: 54,27'  !| private$2$ intelligence that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy did not wish$1$ for$4$ cards;
111: 54,28'  !| and $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst soon found even$5$ his open$2$ petition rejected.
111: 54,29'  !| She assured him that$3$ no*one intended to$9$ play$1$, and the
111: 54,30'  !| silence$0$ of the whole$2$ party on$4$ the subject$0$, seemed to$9$ justify
111: 54,31'  !| her.  $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst had therefore nothing to$9$ do, but to$9$ stretch
111: 54,32'  !| himself on$4$ one of the sophas and go to$4$ sleep$0$.  $PP#B$Darcy took
111: 54,33'  !| up a book; $PP#J$Miss*Bingley did the same; and $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst,
111: 55, 1'  !| principally occupied in playing with her bracelets and rings,
111: 55, 2'  !| joined now and then in her brother's conversation with
111: 55, 3'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet.
111: 55, 4'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's attention was quite as much engaged in
111: 55, 5'  !| watching $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's progress through$4$ \his\ book, as in
111: 55, 6'  !| reading her own$2$; and she was perpetually either making
111: 55, 7'  !| some inquiry, or looking at his page.  She could not win
111: 55, 8'  !| him, however, to$4$ any conversation; he merely answered
111: 55, 9'  !| her question$0$, and read on$5$.  At length, quite exhausted
111: 55,10'  !| by$4$ the attempt$0$ to$9$ be amused with her own$2$ book, which$6#1$
111: 55,11'  !| she had only chosen because it was the second$2$ volume
111: 55,12'  !| of his, she gave a great yawn and said,
111: 55,12J  !| "How pleasant
111: 55,13J  !| it is to$9$ spend an evening in this way|  I declare after$4$ all
111: 55,14J  !| there is no$2$ enjoyment like$9$ reading|  How much sooner
111: 55,15J  !| one tires of any*thing than of a book| ~ When I have
111: 55,16J  !| a house of my own$2$, I shall be miserable if I have not an
111: 55,17J  !| excellent library."
111: 55,18'  !| No*one made any reply$0$.  She then yawned again, threw
111: 55,19'  !| aside her book, and cast$1$ her eyes round$4$ the room in
111: 55,20'  !| quest of some amusement; when hearing her brother
111: 55,21'  !| mentioning a ball$0#2$ to$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet, she turned suddenly
111: 55,22'  !| towards him and said,
111: 55,23J  !| "By*the*bye, $PP#I$Charles, are you really serious$2$ in meditating
111: 55,24J  !| a dance$0$ at Netherfield? ~ I would advise you, before$3$
111: 55,25J  !| you determine on$4$ it, to$9$ consult the wishes$0$ of the present$9$
111: 55,26J  !| party; I am much mistaken if there are not some among
111: 55,27J  !| us to$4$ whom$6#1$ a ball$0#2$ would be rather a punishment than
111: 55,28J  !| a pleasure."
111: 55,29I  !| "If you mean$1$ $PP#B$Darcy,"
111: 55,29'  !| cried her brother,
111: 55,29I  !| "he may$1$ go
111: 55,30I  !| to$4$ bed, if he chuses, before$3$ it begins ~ but as for$4$ the ball$0#2$,
111: 55,31I  !| it is quite a settled$2$ thing; and as soon as $PP#ZZF$Nicholls has
111: 55,32I  !| made white soup enough I shall send round$9$ my cards."
111: 55,33J  !| "I should like$1$ balls infinitely better$9$,"
111: 55,33'  !| she replied,
111: 55,33J  !| "if
111: 55,34J  !| they were carried on$5$ in a different manner; but there is
111: 55,35J  !| something insufferably tedious in the usual process of
111: 55,36J  !| such a meeting$0$.  It would surely be much more rational
111: 55,37J  !| if conversation instead of dancing$0$ made the order$0$ of
111: 55,38J  !| the day."
111: 56, 1I  !| "Much more rational, my dear$2#1$ $PP#J$Caroline, I dare$1#2$ say
111: 56, 2I  !| but it would not be near$9$ so$5#1$ much like$9$ a ball$0#2$."
111: 56, 3'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley made no$2$ answer$0$; and soon afterwards
111: 56, 4'  !| got up and walked about$4$ the room.  Her figure was
111: 56, 5'  !| elegant, and she walked well$9$; ~ but $PP#B$Darcy, at whom$6#1$ it
111: 56, 6'  !| was all aimed, was still$5$ inflexibly studious.  In the desperation
111: 56, 7'  !| of her feeling$0$ she resolved on$4$ one effort more; and,
111: 56, 8'  !| turning$1$ to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, said,
111: 56, 9J  !| "$PP#A$Miss*Eliza*Bennet, let me persuade you to$9$ follow my
111: 56,10J  !| example, and take a turn$0$ about$4$ the room. ~ I assure you
111: 56,11J  !| it is very refreshing after$4$ sitting$1$ so$5#1$ long$9$ in one attitude."
111: 56,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was surprised, but agreed to$4$ it immediately.
111: 56,13'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley succeeded no$2$ less in the real object$0$ of her
111: 56,14'  !| civility; $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy looked up.  He was as much awake$2$
111: 56,15'  !| to$4$ the novelty of attention in that$6#2$ quarter$0#2$ as $PP#A$Elizabeth
111: 56,16'  !| herself could be, and unconsciously closed his book.  He
111: 56,17'  !| was directly invited to$9$ join their party, but he declined
111: 56,18'  !| it, observing, that$3$
111: 56,18@b   | he could imagine but two motives for$4$
111: 56,19@b   | their chusing to$9$ walk$1$ up and down$4$ the room together,
111: 56,20@b   | with either of which$6#1$ motives his joining them would
111: 56,21@b   | interfere.
111: 56,21J  !| "What$6#2$ could he mean$1$? she was dying to$9$
111: 56,22J  !| know what$6#1$ could be his meaning$0$" ~
111: 56,22'  !| and asked $PP#A$Elizabeth
111: 56,23'  !| whether she could at all understand him?
111: 56,24A  !| "Not at all,"
111: 56,24'  !| was her answer$0$;
111: 56,24A  !| "but depend upon it,
111: 56,25A  !| he means$1$ to$9$ be severe on$4$ us, and our surest way of disappointing
111: 56,26A  !| him, will$1$ be to$9$ ask nothing about$4$ it."
111: 56,27'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, however, was incapable of disappointing
111: 56,28'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy in any*thing, and persevered therefore in
111: 56,29'  !| requiring an explanation of his two motives.
111: 56,30B  !| "I have not the smallest objection to$4$ explaining them,"
111: 56,31'  !| said he, as soon as she allowed him to$9$ speak.
111: 56,31B  !| "You
111: 56,32B  !| either chuse this method of passing$1$ the evening because
111: 56,33B  !| you are in each other's confidence and have secret$2$ affairs
111: 56,34B  !| to$9$ discuss, or because you are conscious that$3$ your figures$0$
111: 56,35B  !| appear to$4$ the greatest advantage in walking; ~ if the first,
111: 56,36B  !| I should be completely in your way; ~ and if the second$2$,
111: 56,37B  !| I can admire you much better$9$ as I sit by$4$ the fire$0$."
111: 56,38J  !| "Oh| shocking?"
111: 56,38'  !| cried $PP#J$Miss*Bingley.
111: 56,38J  !| "I never heard
111: 57, 1J  !| any*thing so$5#1$ abominable.  How shall we punish him for$4$
111: 57, 2J  !| such a speech?"
111: 57, 3A  !| "Nothing so$5#1$ easy, if you have but the inclination,"
111: 57, 4'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth.
111: 57, 4A  !| "We can all plague and punish one
111: 57, 5A  !| another.  Teaze him ~ laugh$1$ at him. ~ Intimate$2$ as you
111: 57, 6A  !| are, you must know how it is to$9$ be done."
111: 57, 7J  !| "But upon my honour$0$ I do \not\.  I do assure you that$3$
111: 57, 8J  !| my intimacy has not yet taught me \that$6#2$\.  Teaze calmness of
111: 57, 9J  !| temper and presence of mind$0$|  No$7$, no$7$ ~ I feel he may$1$ defy
111: 57,10J  !| us there.  And as to$4$ laughter, we will$1$ not expose ourselves,
111: 57,11J  !| if you please, by$4$ attempting to$9$ laugh$1$ without a subject$0$.
111: 57,12J  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy may$1$ hug himself."
111: 57,13A  !| "$PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is not to$9$ be laughed at|"
111: 57,13'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth.
111: 57,14A  !| "That$6#2$ is an uncommon advantage, and uncommon I hope$1$
111: 57,15A  !| it will$1$ continue, for$3$ it would be a great loss to$4$ \me\ to$9$ have
111: 57,16A  !| many such acquaintance.  I dearly$5#1$ love$1$ a laugh$0$."
111: 57,17B  !| "$PP#J$Miss*Bingley,"
111: 57,17'  !| said he,
111: 57,17B  !| "has given me credit$0$ for$4$ more
111: 57,18B  !| than can be.  The wisest and the best of men, nay, the
111: 57,19B  !| wisest and best of their actions, may$1$ be rendered ridiculous
111: 57,20B  !| by$4$ a person whose$6#1$ first object$0$ in life is a joke."
111: 57,21A  !| "Certainly,"
111: 57,21'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth ~
111: 57,21A  !| "there are such people,
111: 57,22A  !| but I hope$1$ I am not one of \them\.  I hope$1$ I never ridicule$1$
111: 57,23A  !| what$6#1$ is wise or good.  Follies and nonsense, whims and
111: 57,24A  !| inconsistencies \do\ divert me, I own$1$, and I laugh$1$ at them
111: 57,25A  !| whenever I can. ~ But these, I suppose, are precisely what$6#1$
111: 57,26A  !| you are without."
111: 57,27B  !| "Perhaps that$6#2$ is not possible for$4$ any*one.  But it has
111: 57,28B  !| been the study$0$ of my life to$9$ avoid those weaknesses which$6#1$
111: 57,29B  !| often expose a strong understanding$0$ to$9$ ridicule$0#1$."
111: 57,30A  !| "Such as vanity and pride."
111: 57,31B  !| "Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed.  But pride ~ where
111: 57,32B  !| there is a real superiority of mind$0$, pride will$1$ be always
111: 57,33B  !| under good regulation."
111: 57,34'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth turned away to$9$ hide a smile$0$.
111: 57,35J  !| "Your examination of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is over, I presume,"
111: 57,36'  !| said $PP#J$Miss*Bingley; ~
111: 57,36J  !| "and pray what$6#2$ is the result$0$?"
111: 57,37A  !| "I am perfectly convinced by$4$ it that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy has
111: 57,38A  !| no$2$ defect.  He owns it himself without disguise."
111: 58, 1B  !| "No$7$" ~
111: 58, 1'  !| said $PP#B$Darcy,
111: 58, 1B  !| "I have made no$2$ such pretension.
111: 58, 2B  !| I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope$1$, of understanding$0$.
111: 58, 3B  !| My temper I dare$1#2$ not vouch for$4$. ~ It is I believe
111: 58, 4B  !| too$5#1$ little yielding ~ certainly too$5#1$ little for$4$ the convenience
111: 58, 5B  !| of the world.  I cannot forget the follies and vices of others
111: 58, 6B  !| so$5#1$ soon as I ought, nor their offences against myself.
111: 58, 7B  !| My feelings are not puffed about$5$ with every attempt$0$ to$9$
111: 58, 8B  !| move$1$ them.  My temper would perhaps be called resentful.
111: 58, 9B  !|  My good opinion once lost is lost for*ever."
111: 58,10A  !| "\That$6#2$\ is a failing indeed|" ~
111: 58,10'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth.
111: 58,10A  !| "Implacable
111: 58,11A  !| resentment \is\ a shade in a character.  But you
111: 58,12A  !| have chosen your fault well$9$. ~ I really cannot \laugh$1$\ at it.
111: 58,13A  !| You are safe from me."
111: 58,14B  !| "There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency
111: 58,15B  !| to$4$ some particular evil, a natural$2$ defect, which$6#1$ not even$5$
111: 58,16B  !| the best education can overcome."
111: 58,17A  !| "And \your\ defect is a propensity to$9$ hate every*body."
111: 58,18B  !| "And yours,"
111: 58,18'  !| he replied with a smile$0$,
111: 58,18B  !| "is wilfully to$9$
111: 58,19B  !| misunderstand them."
111: 58,20J  !| "Do let us have a little music," ~
111: 58,20'  !| cried $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,
111: 58,21'  !| tired of a conversation in which$6#1$ she had no$2$ share$0$. ~
111: 58,22J  !| "$PP#Q$Louisa, you will$1$ not mind$1$ my waking $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst."
111: 58,23'  !| Her sister made not the smallest objection, and the
111: 58,24'  !| piano*forte was opened, and $PP#B$Darcy, after$4$ a few moments
111: 58,25'  !| recollection, was not sorry for$4$ it.  He began to$9$ feel the
111: 58,26'  !| danger of paying $PP#A$Elizabeth too$5#1$ much attention.
112: 59, 1'  !| In consequence of an agreement between the sisters,
112: 59, 2'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth wrote the next morning to$4$ her mother, to$9$ beg
112: 59, 3'  !| that$3$ the carriage might be sent for$4$ them in the course$0$
112: 59, 4'  !| of the day.  But $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, who$6#1$ had calculated on$4$ her
112: 59, 5'  !| daughters remaining at Netherfield till the following
112: 59, 6'  !| Tuesday, which$6#1$ would exactly finish$1$ $PP#E$Jane's week, could
112: 59, 7'  !| not bring herself to$9$ receive them with pleasure before$5$.
112: 59, 8'  !| Her answer$0$, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to$4$
112: 59, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's wishes$0$, for$3$ she was impatient to$9$ get home.
112: 59,10'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet sent them word that$3$ they could not possibly
112: 59,11'  !| have the carriage before$4$ Tuesday; and in her postscript
112: 59,12'  !| it was added, that$3$
112: 59,12@d   | if $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley and his sister pressed them
112: 59,13@d   | to$9$ stay$1$ longer, she could spare$1$ them very well$9$. ~
112: 59,13'  !| Against
112: 59,14'  !| staying longer, however, $PP#A$Elizabeth was positively resolved
112: 59,15'  !| ~ nor did she much expect it would be asked; and fearful,
112: 59,16'  !| on$4$ the contrary$0$, as being$1$ considered as intruding themselves
112: 59,17'  !| needlessly long$9$, she urged $PP#E$Jane to$9$ borrow $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's
112: 59,18'  !| carriage immediately, and at length it was
112: 59,19'  !| settled$1$ that$3$ their original design$0$ of leaving Netherfield
112: 59,20'  !| that$6#2$ morning should be mentioned, and the request$0$ made.
112: 59,21'  !| The communication excited many professions of concern$0$;
112: 59,22'  !| and enough was said of wishing them to$9$ stay$1$ at least till
112: 59,23'  !| the following day to$9$ work$1$ on$4$ $PP#E$Jane; and till the morrow,
112: 59,24'  !| their going was deferred.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was then sorry that$3$
112: 59,25'  !| she had proposed the delay$0$, for$3$ her jealousy and dislike$0$
112: 59,26'  !| of one sister much exceeded her affection for$4$ the other.
112: 59,27'  !| The master of the house heard with real sorrow that$3$
112: 59,28'  !| they were to$9$ go so$5#1$ soon, and repeatedly tried to$9$ persuade
112: 59,29'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet that$3$ it would not be safe for$4$ her ~ that$3$ she
112: 59,30'  !| was not enough recovered; but $PP#E$Jane was firm where she
112: 59,31'  !| felt herself to$9$ be right$2#1$.
112: 59,32'  !| To$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy it was welcome$2$ intelligence ~
112: 59,32@b   | $PP#A$Elizabeth
112: 59,33@b   | had been at Netherfield long$9$ enough.  She attracted him
112: 59,34@b   | more than he liked ~ and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was uncivil to$4$ \her\,
112: 60, 1@b   | and more teazing than usual to$4$ himself.
112: 60, 1'  !| He wisely
112: 60, 2'  !| resolved to$9$ be particularly careful that$3$ no$2$ sign of admiration
112: 60, 3'  !| should \now\ escape$1$ him, nothing that$6#1$ could elevate
112: 60, 4'  !| her with the hope$0$ of influencing his felicity; sensible$2#1$ that$3$
112: 60, 5'  !| if such an idea had been suggested, his behaviour during
112: 60, 6'  !| the last$2$ day must have material$2$ weight in confirming or
112: 60, 7'  !| crushing it.  Steady to$4$ his purpose, he scarcely spoke ten
112: 60, 8'  !| words to$4$ her through$4$ the whole$0$ of Saturday, and though
112: 60, 9'  !| they were at one time left$1$ by$4$ themselves for$4$ half an hour,
112: 60,10'  !| he adhered most conscientiously to$4$ his book, and would
112: 60,11'  !| not even$5$ look$1$ at her.
112: 60,12'  !| On$4$ Sunday, after$4$ morning service, the separation, so$5#1$
112: 60,13'  !| agreeable to$4$ almost all, took place$0$.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's civility
112: 60,14'  !| to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth increased at last$0$ very rapidly, as well$9$ as her
112: 60,15'  !| affection for$4$ $PP#E$Jane; and when they parted, after$4$ assuring
112: 60,16'  !| the latter of the pleasure it would always give her to$9$ see her
112: 60,17'  !| either at Longbourn or Netherfield, and embracing her most
112: 60,18'  !| tenderly, she even$5$ shook hands with the former. ~ $PP#A$Elizabeth
112: 60,19'  !| took leave$0$ of the whole$2$ party in the liveliest spirits.
112: 60,20'  !| They were not welcomed home very cordially by$4$ their
112: 60,21'  !| mother.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
112: 60,21@d   | wondered at their coming, and
112: 60,22@d   | thought$1$ them very wrong$9$ to$9$ give so$5#1$ much trouble$0$, and
112: 60,23@d   | was sure $PP#E$Jane would have caught cold$0$ again. ~
112: 60,23'  !| But their
112: 60,24'  !| father, though very laconic in his expressions of pleasure,
112: 60,25'  !| was really glad to$9$ see them; he had felt their importance
112: 60,26'  !| in the family circle.  The evening conversation, when they
112: 60,27'  !| were all assembled, had lost much of its animation, and
112: 60,28'  !| almost all its sense, by$4$ the absence of $PP#E$Jane and $PP#A$Elizabeth.
112: 60,29'  !| They found $PP#F$Mary, as usual, deep in the study$0$ of thorough*bass
112: 60,30'  !| and human nature; and had some new extracts to$9$
112: 60,31'  !| admire, and some new observations of thread-bare morality
112: 60,32'  !| to$9$ listen to$4$.  $PP#G$Catherine and $PP#H$Lydia had information for$4$
112: 60,33'  !| them of a different sort.  Much had been done, and much
112: 60,34'  !| had been said in the regiment since the preceding Wednesday;
112: 60,35'  !| several of the officers had dined lately with their
112: 60,36'  !| uncle, a private$0$ had been flogged, and it had actually
112: 60,37'  !| been hinted that$3$ $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster was going to$9$ be married.
113: 61, 1C  !| "I hope$1$, my dear$2#1$,"
113: 61, 1'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet to$4$ his wife, as
113: 61, 2'  !| they were at breakfast$0$ the next morning,
113: 61, 2C  !| "that$3$ you have
113: 61, 3C  !| ordered a good dinner to-day, because I have reason$0$ to$9$
113: 61, 4C  !| expect an addition to$4$ our family party."
113: 61, 5D  !| "Who$6#2$ do you mean$1$, my dear$2#1$?  I know of nobody that$6#1$
113: 61, 6D  !| is coming I am sure, unless $PP#S$Charlotte*Lucas should happen
113: 61, 7D  !| to$9$ call$1$ in, and I hope$1$ \my\ dinners are good enough for$4$ her.
113: 61, 8D  !| I do not believe she often sees such at home."
113: 61, 9C  !| "The person of whom$6#1$ I speak, is a gentleman and a
113: 61,10C  !| stranger$0$."
113: 61,10'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's eyes sparkled. ~
113: 61,10D  !| "A gentleman
113: 61,11D  !| and a stranger$0$|  It is $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley I am sure.  Why $PP#E$Jane
113: 61,12D  !| ~ you never dropt a word of this; you sly thing|  Well$7$,
113: 61,13D  !| I am sure I shall be extremely glad to$9$ see $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley. ~
113: 61,14D  !| But ~ good lord$7$| how unlucky| there is not a bit of fish
113: 61,15D  !| to$9$ be got to-day.  $PP#H$Lydia, my love$0$, ring$1$ the bell.  I must
113: 61,16D  !| speak to$4$ $PP#W$Hill, this moment."
113: 61,17C  !| "It is \not\ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley,"
113: 61,17'  !| said her husband;
113: 61,17C  !| "it is
113: 61,18C  !| a person whom$6#1$ I never saw in the whole$2$ course$0$ of my
113: 61,19C  !| life."
113: 61,20'  !| This roused a general$2$ astonishment; and he had the
113: 61,21'  !| pleasure of being$1$ eagerly questioned by$4$ his wife and five
113: 61,22'  !| daughters at once.
113: 61,23'  !| After$4$ amusing himself some time with their curiosity,
113: 61,24'  !| he thus explained.
113: 61,24C  !| "About$4$ a month ago I received this
113: 61,25C  !| letter, and about$4$ a fortnight ago I answered it, for$3$ I
113: 61,26C  !| thought$1$ it a case of some delicacy, and requiring early
113: 61,27C  !| attention.  It is from my cousin, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, who$6#1$, when
113: 61,28C  !| I am dead, may$1$ turn$1$ you all out$8$ of this house as soon as
113: 61,29C  !| he pleases."
113: 61,29D  !| "Oh| my dear$2#1$,"
113: 61,29'  !| cried his wife,
113: 61,30D  !| "I cannot bear$1$ to$9$
113: 61,31D  !| hear that$6#2$ mentioned.  Pray do not talk$1$ of that$6#2$ odious
113: 61,32D  !| man.  I do think it is the hardest thing in the world, that$3$
113: 61,33D  !| your estate should be entailed away from your own$2$
113: 62, 1D  !| children; and I am sure if I had been you, I should have
113: 62, 2D  !| tried long$9$ ago to$9$ do something or other about$4$ it."
113: 62, 3'  !| $PP#E$Jane and $PP#A$Elizabeth attempted to$9$ explain to$4$ her the
113: 62, 4'  !| nature of an entail.  They had often attempted it before$5$,
113: 62, 5'  !| but it was a subject$0$ on$4$ which$6#1$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was beyond$4$
113: 62, 6'  !| the reach$0$ of reason$0$; and she continued to$9$ rail bitterly
113: 62, 7'  !| against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family
113: 62, 8'  !| of five daughters, in favour$0$ of a man whom$6#1$ nobody cared
113: 62, 9'  !| anything about$4$.
113: 62,10C  !| "It certainly is a most iniquitous affair,"
113: 62,10'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet,
113: 62,11C  !| "and nothing can clear$1$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins from the guilt
113: 62,12C  !| of inheriting Longbourn.  But if you will$1$ listen to$4$ his
113: 62,13C  !| letter, you may$1$ perhaps be a little softened by$4$ his manner
113: 62,14C  !| of expressing himself."
113: 62,15D  !| "No$7$, that$6#2$ I am sure I shall not; and I think it was
113: 62,16D  !| very impertinent of him to$9$ write to$4$ you at all, and very
113: 62,17D  !| hypocritical.  I hate such false friends.  Why could not
113: 62,18D  !| he keep on$5$ quarrelling with you, as his father did before$4$
113: 62,19D  !| him?"
113: 62,20C  !| "Why, indeed, he does seem to$9$ have had some filial
113: 62,21C  !| scruples on$4$ that$6#2$ head$0$, as you will$1$ hear."
113: 62,22     |
113: 62,23K  !|                       \Hunsford\, \near$4$\ \Westerham\, \Kent\,
113: 62,24K  !|                               \15th\ \October\.
113: 62,25K  !| DEAR$2#1$ SIR,
113: 62,26K  !| The disagreement subsisting between yourself and
113: 62,27K  !| my late honoured father, always gave me much uneasiness,
113: 62,28K  !| and since I have had the misfortune to$9$ lose him, I have
113: 62,29K  !| frequently wished to$9$ heal the breach; but for$4$ some time
113: 62,30K  !| I was kept back$5$ by$4$ my own$2$ doubts$0$, fearing lest it might
113: 62,31K  !| seem disrespectful to$4$ his memory for$4$ me to$9$ be on$4$ good
113: 62,32K  !| terms with any*one, with whom$6#1$ it had always pleased
113: 62,33K  !| him to$9$ be at variance.
113: 62,33C  !| "There, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet." ~
113: 62,33K  !| My mind$0$
113: 62,34K  !| however is now made up on$4$ the subject$0$, for$3$ having received
113: 62,35K  !| ordination at Easter, I have been so$5#1$ fortunate as to$9$ be
113: 62,36K  !| distinguished by$4$ the patronage of $PP#L$the*Right*Honourable*Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh,
113: 62,37K  !| widow of $PP#ZI$Sir*Lewis*de*Bourgh,
113: 62,38K  !| whose$6#1$ bounty and beneficence has preferred me to$4$ the
113: 63, 1K  !| valuable rectory of this parish, where it shall be my
113: 63, 2K  !| earnest endeavour$0$ to$9$ demean myself with grateful respect$0$
113: 63, 3K  !| towards her Ladyship, and be ever ready to$9$ perform those
113: 63, 4K  !| rites and ceremonies which$6#1$ are instituted by$4$ the Church
113: 63, 5K  !| of England.  As a clergyman, moreover, I feel it my duty
113: 63, 6K  !| to$9$ promote and establish the blessing of peace in all families
113: 63, 7K  !| within the reach$0$ of my influence$0$; and on$4$ these grounds
113: 63, 8K  !| I flatter myself that$3$ my present$9$ overtures of good-will
113: 63, 9K  !| are highly commendable, and that$3$ the circumstance of
113: 63,10K  !| my being$1$ next in the entail of Longbourn estate, will$1$ be
113: 63,11K  !| kindly overlooked on$4$ your side$0$, and not lead$1$ you to$9$ reject
113: 63,12K  !| the offered olive branch.  I cannot be otherwise than
113: 63,13K  !| concerned at being$1$ the means$0$ of injuring your amiable
113: 63,14K  !| daughters, and beg leave$0$ to$9$ apologise for$4$ it, as well$9$ as to$9$
113: 63,15K  !| assure you of my readiness to$9$ make$1$ them every possible
113: 63,16K  !| amends, ~ but of this hereafter.  If you should have no$2$
113: 63,17K  !| objection to$9$ receive me into your house, I propose myself
113: 63,18K  !| the satisfaction of waiting on$4$ you and your family,
113: 63,19K  !| Monday, November 18th, by$4$ four o'clock, and shall
113: 63,20K  !| probably trespass on$4$ your hospitality till the Saturday
113: 63,21K  !| se'night following, which$6#1$ I can do without any inconvenience,
113: 63,22K  !| as $PP#L$Lady*Catherine is far from objecting to$4$
113: 63,23K  !| my occasional absence on$4$ a Sunday, provided$3$ that$3$ some
113: 63,24K  !| other clergyman is engaged to$9$ do the duty of the day.
113: 63,25K  !| I remain, dear$2#1$ sir, with respectful compliments to$4$ your
113: 63,26K  !| lady and daughters, your well-wisher and friend,
113: 63,27K  !|                                     $PP#K$WILLIAM*COLLINS."
113: 63,28     |
113: 63,29C  !| "At four o'clock, therefore, we may$1$ expect this peace-making
113: 63,30C  !| gentleman,"
113: 63,30'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, as he folded up the
113: 63,31'  !| letter.
113: 63,31C  !| "He seems to$9$ be a most conscientious and polite
113: 63,32C  !| young man, upon my word; and I doubt$1$ not will$1$ prove
113: 63,33C  !| a valuable acquaintance, especially if $PP#L$Lady*Catherine
113: 63,34C  !| should be so$5#1$ indulgent as to$9$ let him come to$4$ us again."
113: 63,35D  !| "There is some sense in what$6#1$ he says about$4$ the girls
113: 63,36D  !| however; and if he is disposed to$9$ make$1$ them any amends,
113: 63,37D  !| I shall not be the person to$9$ discourage him."
113: 63,38E  !| "Though it is difficult,"
113: 63,38'  !| said $PP#E$Jane,
113: 63,38E  !| "to$9$ guess$1$ in what$6#1$
113: 64, 1E  !| way he can mean$1$ to$9$ make$1$ us the atonement he thinks
113: 64, 2E  !| our due$0$, the wish$0$ is certainly to$4$ his credit$0$."
113: 64, 3'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was chiefly struck with his extraordinary
113: 64, 4'  !| deference for$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, and his kind$2$ intention of
113: 64, 5'  !| christening, marrying, and burying his parishioners whenever
113: 64, 6'  !| it were required.
113: 64, 7A  !| "He must be an oddity, I think,"
113: 64, 7'  !| said she,
113: 64, 7A  !| "I cannot
113: 64, 8A  !| make$1$ him out$5$. ~ There is something very pompous in his
113: 64, 9A  !| stile. ~ And what$6#2$ can he mean$1$ by$4$ apologizing for$4$ being$1$
113: 64,10A  !| next in the entail? ~ We cannot suppose he would help$1$
113: 64,11A  !| it, if he could. ~ Can he be a sensible$2#2$ man, sir?"
113: 64,12C  !| "No$7$, my dear$2#1$; I think not.  I have great hopes$0$ of
113: 64,13C  !| finding him quite the reverse.  There is a mixture of
113: 64,14C  !| servility and self-importance in his letter, which$6#1$ promises$1$
113: 64,15C  !| well$9$.  I am impatient to$9$ see him."
113: 64,16F  !| "In point$0$ of composition,"
113: 64,16'  !| said $PP#F$Mary,
113: 64,16F  !| "his letter does
113: 64,17F  !| not seem defective.  The idea of the olive branch perhaps
113: 64,18F  !| is not wholly new, yet I think it is well$9$ expressed."
113: 64,19'  !| To$4$ $PP#G$Catherine and $PP#H$Lydia, neither the letter nor its
113: 64,20'  !| writer were in any degree interesting.  It was next to$4$
113: 64,21'  !| impossible that$3$ their cousin should come in a scarlet coat,
113: 64,22'  !| and it was now some weeks since they had received
113: 64,23'  !| pleasure from the society of a man in any other colour.
113: 64,24'  !| As for$4$ their mother, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's letter had done away
113: 64,25'  !| much of her ill-will, and she was preparing to$9$ see him
113: 64,26'  !| with a degree of composure, which$6#1$ astonished her husband
113: 64,27'  !| and daughters.
113: 64,28'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was punctual to$4$ his time, and was received
113: 64,29'  !| with great politeness by$4$ the whole$2$ family.  $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet
113: 64,30'  !| indeed said little; but the ladies were ready enough to$9$
113: 64,31'  !| talk$1$, and $PP#K$Mr%*Collins seemed neither in need$0$ of encouragement,
113: 64,32'  !| nor inclined to$9$ be silent himself.  He was a tall, heavy*looking
113: 64,33'  !| young man of five and twenty.  His air was grave$2$
113: 64,34'  !| and stately, and his manners were very formal.  He had
113: 64,35'  !| not been long$9$ seated before$3$ he complimented $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
113: 64,36'  !| on$4$ having so$5#1$ fine a family of daughters, said he
113: 64,36@k   | had heard
113: 64,37@k   | much of their beauty, but that$3$, in this instance$0$, fame had
113: 64,38@k   | fallen short$2$ of the truth;
113: 64,38'  !| and added, that$3$
113: 64,38@k   | he did not
113: 65, 1@k   | doubt$1$ her seeing them all in due$2$ time well$9$ disposed of in
113: 65, 2@k   | marriage.
113: 65, 2'  !| This gallantry was not much to$4$ the taste of
113: 65, 3'  !| some of his hearers, but $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, who$6#1$ quarrelled with
113: 65, 4'  !| no$2$ compliments, answered most readily,
113: 65, 5D  !| "You are very kind$2$, sir, I am sure; and I wish$1$ with all
113: 65, 6D  !| my heart it may$1$ prove so$5#2$; for$3$ else they will$1$ be destitute
113: 65, 7D  !| enough.  Things are settled$1$ so$5#1$ oddly."
113: 65, 8K  !| "You allude perhaps to$4$ the entail of this estate."
113: 65, 9D  !| "Ah| sir, I do indeed.  It is a grievous affair to$4$ my
113: 65,10D  !| poor girls, you must confess.  Not that$3$ I mean$1$ to$9$ find
113: 65,11D  !| fault with \you\, for$3$ such things I know are all chance$0$ in
113: 65,12D  !| this world.  There is no$2$ knowing how estates will$1$ go when
113: 65,13D  !| once they come to$9$ be entailed."
113: 65,14K  !| "I am very sensible$2#1$, madam, of the hardship to$4$ my
113: 65,15K  !| fair cousins, ~ and could say much on$4$ the subject$0$, but that$3$
113: 65,16K  !| I am cautious of appearing forward$2$ and precipitate.
113: 65,17K  !| But I can assure the young ladies that$3$ I come prepared
113: 65,18K  !| to$9$ admire them.  At present$0#1$ I will$1$ not say more, but
113: 65,19K  !| perhaps when we are better$9$ acquainted ~"
113: 65,20'  !| He was interrupted by$4$ a summons to$4$ dinner; and the
113: 65,21'  !| girls smiled on$4$ each other.  They were not the only objects$0$
113: 65,22'  !| of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's admiration.  The hall, the dining-room,
113: 65,23'  !| and all its furniture were examined and praised; and his
113: 65,24'  !| commendation of every*thing would have touched $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's
113: 65,25'  !| heart, but for$4$ the mortifying supposition of his
113: 65,26'  !| viewing it all as his own$2$ future property.  The dinner too$5#2$
113: 65,27'  !| in its turn$0$ was highly admired; and he begged to$9$ know
113: 65,28@k   | to$4$ which$6#1$ of his fair cousins, the excellence of its cookery
113: 65,29@k   | was owing.
113: 65,29'  !| But here he was set$1$ right$2#1$ by$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
113: 65,30'  !| who$6#1$ assured him with some asperity that$3$
113: 65,30@d   | they were very
113: 65,31@d   | well$9$ able to$9$ keep a good cook, and that$3$ her daughters had
113: 65,32@d   | nothing to$9$ do in the kitchen.
113: 65,32'  !| He begged pardon$0$ for$4$ having
113: 65,33'  !| displeased her.  In a softened tone she declared herself
113: 65,34'  !| not at all offended; but he continued to$9$ apologise for$4$
113: 65,35'  !| about$4$ a quarter$0#1$ of an hour.
114: 66, 1'  !| During dinner, $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet scarcely spoke at all; but
114: 66, 2'  !| when the servants were withdrawn, he thought$1$ it time
114: 66, 3'  !| to$9$ have some conversation with his guest, and therefore
114: 66, 4'  !| started a subject$0$ in which$6#1$ he expected$1$ him to$9$ shine, by$4$
114: 66, 5'  !| observing that$3$ he seemed very fortunate in his patroness.
114: 66, 6'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh's attention to$4$ his wishes$0$, and
114: 66, 7'  !| consideration for$4$ his comfort$0$, appeared very remarkable.
114: 66, 8'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet could not have chosen better$9$.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
114: 66, 9'  !| was eloquent in her praise$0$.  The subject$0$ elevated him to$4$
114: 66,10'  !| more than usual solemnity of manner, and with a most
114: 66,11'  !| important aspect he protested that$3$
114: 66,11@k   | he had never in his
114: 66,12@k   | life witnessed such behaviour in a person of rank$0$ ~ such
114: 66,13@k   | affability and condescension, as he had himself experienced
114: 66,14@k   | from $PP#L$Lady*Catherine.  She had been graciously pleased
114: 66,15@k   | to$9$ approve of both the discourses, which$6#1$ he had already
114: 66,16@k   | had the honour$0$ of preaching before$4$ her.  She had also
114: 66,17@k   | asked him twice to$9$ dine at Rosings, and had sent for$4$ him
114: 66,18@k   | only the Saturday before$5$, to$9$ make$1$ up her pool of quadrille
114: 66,19@k   | in the evening.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine was reckoned proud by$4$
114: 66,20@k   | many people he knew, but \he\ had never seen any*thing
114: 66,21@k   | but affability in her.  She had always spoken to$4$ him as
114: 66,22@k   | she would to$4$ any other gentleman; she made not the
114: 66,23@k   | smallest objection to$4$ his joining in the society of the
114: 66,24@k   | neighbourhood, nor to$4$ his leaving his parish occasionally
114: 66,25@k   | for$4$ a week or two, to$9$ visit$1$ his relations. She had even$5$
114: 66,26@k   | condescended to$9$ advise him to$9$ marry as soon as he could,
114: 66,27@k   | provided$3$ he chose with discretion; and had once paid
114: 66,28@k   | him a visit$0$ in his humble$2$ parsonage; where she had
114: 66,29@k   | perfectly approved all the alterations he had been making,
114: 66,30@k   | and had even$5$ vouchsafed to$9$ suggest some herself, ~ some
114: 66,31@k   | shelves in the closets up*stairs."
114: 66,32D  !| "That$6#2$ is all very proper and civil, I am sure,"
114: 66,32'  !| said
114: 66,33'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
114: 66,33D  !| "and I dare$1#2$ say she is a very agreeable
114: 67, 1D  !| woman.  It is a pity$0$ that$3$ great ladies in general$0$ are not
114: 67, 2D  !| more like$9$ her. Does she live near$4$ you, sir?"
114: 67, 3K  !| "The garden in which$6#1$ stands my humble$2$ abode, is
114: 67, 4K  !| separated only by$4$ a lane from Rosings*Park, her ladyship's
114: 67, 5K  !| residence."
114: 67, 6D  !| "I think you said she was a widow, sir? has she any
114: 67, 7D  !| family?"
114: 67, 8K  !| "She has one only daughter, the heiress of Rosings,
114: 67, 9K  !| and of very extensive property."
114: 67,10D  !| "Ah|"
114: 67,10'  !| cried $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, shaking her head$0$,
114: 67,10D  !| "then
114: 67,11D  !| she is better$9$ off than many girls.  And what$6#2$ sort of young
114: 67,12D  !| lady is she?  is she handsome?"
114: 67,13K  !| "She is a most charming young lady indeed.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine
114: 67,14K  !| herself says that$3$ in point$0$ of true beauty, $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh
114: 67,15K  !| is far superior$2$ to$4$ the handsomest of her sex;
114: 67,16K  !| because there is that$6#2$ in her features which$6#1$ marks the
114: 67,17K  !| young woman of distinguished birth$0#1$.  She is unfortunately
114: 67,18K  !| of a sickly constitution, which$6#1$ has prevented her
114: 67,19K  !| making that$6#2$ progress in many accomplishments, which$6#1$
114: 67,20K  !| she could not otherwise have failed of; as I am informed
114: 67,21K  !| by$4$ the lady who$6#1$ superintended her education, and who$6#1$
114: 67,22K  !| still$5$ resides with them.  But she is perfectly amiable,
114: 67,23K  !| and often condescends to$9$ drive$1$ by$4$ my humble$2$ abode in
114: 67,24K  !| her little phaeton and ponies."
114: 67,25D  !| "Has she been presented?  I do not remember her
114: 67,26D  !| name$0$ among the ladies at court$0$."
114: 67,27K  !| "Her indifferent state$0$ of health unhappily prevents
114: 67,28K  !| her being$1$ in town; and by$4$ that$6#2$ means$0$, as I told $PP#L$Lady*Catherine
114: 67,29K  !| myself one day, has deprived the British court$0$
114: 67,30K  !| of its brightest ornament.  Her ladyship seemed pleased
114: 67,31K  !| with the idea, and you may$1$ imagine that$3$ I am happy
114: 67,32K  !| on$4$ every occasion$0$ to$9$ offer$1$ those little delicate compliments
114: 67,33K  !| which$6#1$ are always acceptable to$4$ ladies.  I have
114: 67,34K  !| more than once observed to$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, that$3$ her
114: 67,35K  !| charming daughter seemed born$1#1$ to$9$ be a duchess, and that$3$
114: 67,36K  !| the most elevated rank$0$, instead of giving her consequence,
114: 67,37K  !| would be adorned by$4$ her. ~ These are the kind$0$ of little
114: 67,38K  !| things which$6#1$ please her ladyship, and it is a sort of
114: 68, 1K  !| attention which$6#1$ I conceive myself peculiarly bound to$9$
114: 68, 2K  !| pay$1$."
114: 68, 3C  !| "You judge$1$ very properly,"
114: 68, 3'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet,
114: 68, 3C  !| "and it
114: 68, 4C  !| is happy for$4$ you that$3$ you possess the talent of flattering
114: 68, 5C  !| with delicacy.  May$1$ I ask whether these pleasing attentions
114: 68, 6C  !| proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the
114: 68, 7C  !| result$0$ of previous study$0$?"
114: 68, 8K  !| "They arise chiefly from what$6#1$ is passing$1$ at the time,
114: 68, 9K  !| and though I sometimes amuse myself with suggesting
114: 68,10K  !| and arranging such little elegant compliments as may$1$ be
114: 68,11K  !| adapted to$4$ ordinary occasions, I always wish$1$ to$9$ give them
114: 68,12K  !| as unstudied an air as possible."
114: 68,13'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's expectations were fully answered.  His
114: 68,14'  !| cousin was as absurd as he had hoped, and he listened
114: 68,15'  !| to$4$ him with the keenest enjoyment, maintaining at the
114: 68,16'  !| same time the most resolute composure of countenance,
114: 68,17'  !| and except in an occasional glance$0$ at $PP#A$Elizabeth, requiring
114: 68,18'  !| no$2$ partner in his pleasure.
114: 68,19'  !| By$4$ tea-time however the dose had been enough, and
114: 68,20'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet was glad to$9$ take his guest into the drawing-room
114: 68,21'  !| again, and when tea was over, glad to$9$ invite him
114: 68,22'  !| to$9$ read aloud to$4$ the ladies.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins readily assented,
114: 68,23'  !| and a book was produced; but on$4$ beholding it, (for$3$
114: 68,24'  !| every*thing announced it to$9$ be from a circulating library,)
114: 68,25'  !| he started back$5$, and begging pardon$0$, protested that$3$ he
114: 68,26'  !| never read novels. ~ $PP#G$Kitty stared at him, and $PP#H$Lydia
114: 68,27'  !| exclaimed. ~ Other books were produced, and after$4$ some
114: 68,28'  !| deliberation he chose $PP#Z1$Fordyce's Sermons.  $PP#H$Lydia gaped
114: 68,29'  !| as he opened the volume, and before$3$ he had, with very
114: 68,30'  !| monotonous solemnity, read three pages, she interrupted
114: 68,31'  !| him with,
114: 68,32H  !| "Do you know, mama, that$3$ my uncle $PP#ZZG$Philips talks
114: 68,33H  !| of turning$1$ away $PP#ZZJ$Richard, and if he does, $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster
114: 68,34H  !| will$1$ hire$1$ him.  My aunt told me so$5#2$ herself on$4$ Saturday.
114: 68,35H  !| I shall walk$1$ to$4$ Meryton to-morrow to$9$ hear more about$4$
114: 68,36H  !| it, and to$9$ ask when $PP#W$Mr%*Denny comes back$5$ from
114: 68,37H  !| town."
114: 68,38'  !| $PP#H$Lydia was bid by$4$ her two eldest sisters to$9$ hold$1$ her
114: 69, 1'  !| tongue; but $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, much offended, laid aside his
114: 69, 2'  !| book, and said,
114: 69, 3K  !| "I have often observed how little young ladies are
114: 69, 4K  !| interested by$4$ books of a serious$2$ stamp, though written
114: 69, 5K  !| solely for$4$ their benefit.  It amazes me, I confess; ~ for$3$
114: 69, 6K  !| certainly, there can be nothing so$5#1$ advantageous to$4$ them
114: 69, 7K  !| as instruction.  But I will$1$ no$2$ longer importune my young
114: 69, 8K  !| cousin."
114: 69, 9'  !| Then turning$1$ to$4$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet he offered himself as his
114: 69,10'  !| antagonist at backgammon.  $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet accepted the
114: 69,11'  !| challenge, observing that$3$
114: 69,11@c   | he acted very wisely in leaving
114: 69,12@c   | the girls to$4$ their own$2$ trifling amusements.
114: 69,12'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
114: 69,13'  !| and her daughters apologised most civilly for$4$ $PP#H$Lydia's
114: 69,14'  !| interruption, and promised that$3$ it should not occur again,
114: 69,15'  !| if he would resume his book; but $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, after$4$
114: 69,16'  !| assuring them that$3$
114: 69,16@k   | he bore$1#1$ his young cousin no$2$ ill*will,
114: 69,17@k   | and should never resent her behaviour as any affront,
114: 69,18'  !| seated himself at another table with $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, and
114: 69,19'  !| prepared for$4$ backgammon.
115: 70, 1'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was not a sensible$2#2$ man, and the deficiency
115: 70, 2'  !| of nature had been but little assisted by$4$ education or
115: 70, 3'  !| society; the greatest part$0$ of his life having been spent
115: 70, 4'  !| under the guidance of an illiterate and miserly father;
115: 70, 5'  !| and though he belonged to$4$ one of the universities, he had
115: 70, 6'  !| merely kept the necessary terms, without forming at it
115: 70, 7'  !| any useful acquaintance.  The subjection in which$6#1$ his
115: 70, 8'  !| father had brought him up, had given him originally great
115: 70, 9'  !| humility of manner, but it was now a good deal$0#2$ counteracted
115: 70,10'  !| by$4$ the self-conceit of a weak head$0$, living$9$ in retirement,
115: 70,11'  !| and the consequential feelings of early and unexpected
115: 70,12'  !| prosperity.  A fortunate chance$0$ had recommended
115: 70,13'  !| him to$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh when the living$0$ of
115: 70,14'  !| Hunsford was vacant; and the respect$0$ which$6#1$ he felt for$4$
115: 70,15'  !| her high rank$0$, and his veneration for$4$ her as his patroness,
115: 70,16'  !| mingling with a very good opinion of himself, of his
115: 70,17'  !| authority as a clergyman, and his rights as a rector, made
115: 70,18'  !| him altogether a mixture of pride and obsequiousness,
115: 70,19'  !| self-importance and humility.
115: 70,20'  !| Having now a good house and very sufficient income,
115: 70,21'  !| he intended to$9$ marry; and in seeking a reconciliation
115: 70,22'  !| with the Longbourn family he had a wife in view$0$, as he
115: 70,23'  !| meant to$9$ chuse one of the daughters, if he found them
115: 70,24'  !| as handsome and amiable as they were represented by$4$
115: 70,25'  !| common$2$ report$0$.  This was his plan of amends ~ of atonement ~
115: 70,26'  !| for$4$ inheriting their father's estate; and he thought$1$
115: 70,27'  !| it an excellent one, full of eligibility and suitableness,
115: 70,28'  !| and excessively generous and disinterested on$4$ his own$2$
115: 70,29'  !| part$0$.
115: 70,30'  !| His plan did not vary on$4$ seeing them. ~ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet's
115: 70,31'  !| lovely face$0$ confirmed his views, and established all his
115: 70,32'  !| strictest notions of what$6#1$ was due$2$ to$4$ seniority; and for$4$
115: 70,33'  !| the first evening \she\ was his settled$2$ choice$0$.  The next
115: 71, 1'  !| morning, however, made an alteration; for$3$ in a quarter$0#1$
115: 71, 2'  !| of an hour's te~te-a`-te~te with $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet before$4$ breakfast$0$,
115: 71, 3'  !| a conversation beginning$1$ with his parsonage-house, and
115: 71, 4'  !| leading naturally to$4$ the avowal of his hopes$0$, that$3$ a mistress
115: 71, 5'  !| for$4$ it might be found at Longbourn, produced from her,
115: 71, 6'  !| amid very complaisant smiles and general$2$ encouragement,
115: 71, 7'  !| a caution$0$ against the very $PP#E$Jane he had fixed on$4$. ~
115: 71, 7D  !| "As
115: 71, 8D  !| to$4$ her \younger\ daughters she could not take upon her to$9$
115: 71, 9D  !| say ~ she could not positively answer$1$ ~ but she did not
115: 71,10D  !| \know\ of any prepossession; ~ her \eldest\ daughter, she must
115: 71,11D  !| just$9$ mention$1$ ~ she felt it incumbent on$4$ her to$9$ hint$1$, was
115: 71,12D  !| likely to$9$ be very soon engaged."
115: 71,13'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins had only to$9$ change$1$ from $PP#E$Jane to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth ~
115: 71,14'  !| and it was soon done ~ done while$9$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was
115: 71,15'  !| stirring the fire$0$.  $PP#A$Elizabeth, equally next to$4$ $PP#E$Jane in birth$0#1$
115: 71,16'  !| and beauty, succeeded her of course$8$.
115: 71,17'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet treasured up the hint$0$, and trusted that$3$ she
115: 71,18'  !| might soon have two daughters married; and the man
115: 71,19'  !| whom$6#1$ she could not bear$1$ to$9$ speak of the day before$5$, was
115: 71,20'  !| now high in her good graces.
115: 71,21'  !| $PP#H$Lydia's intention of walking to$4$ Meryton was not
115: 71,22'  !| forgotten; every sister except $PP#F$Mary agreed to$9$ go with
115: 71,23'  !| her; and $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was to$9$ attend them, at the request$0$
115: 71,24'  !| of $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, who$6#1$ was most anxious to$9$ get rid of him,
115: 71,25'  !| and have his library to$4$ himself; for$3$ thither $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
115: 71,26'  !| had followed him after$4$ breakfast$0$, and there he would
115: 71,27'  !| continue, nominally engaged with one of the largest folios
115: 71,28'  !| in the collection, but really talking to$4$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, with
115: 71,29'  !| little cessation, of his house and garden at Hunsford.
115: 71,30'  !| Such doings discomposed $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet exceedingly.  In his
115: 71,31'  !| library he had been always sure of leisure and tranquillity;
115: 71,32'  !| and though prepared, as he told $PP#A$Elizabeth, to$9$ meet$1$ with
115: 71,33'  !| folly and conceit in every other room in the house, he was
115: 71,34'  !| used$1#2$ to$9$ be free from them there; his civility, therefore,
115: 71,35'  !| was most prompt$2$ in inviting $PP#K$Mr%*Collins to$9$ join his
115: 71,36'  !| daughters in their walk$0$; and $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, being$1$ in fact
115: 71,37'  !| much better$9$ fitted for$4$ a walker than a reader, was extremely
115: 71,38'  !| well$9$ pleased to$9$ close$1$ his large book, and go.
115: 72, 1'  !| In pompous nothings on$4$ his side$0$, and civil assents on$4$
115: 72, 2'  !| that$6#2$ of his cousins, their time passed till they entered
115: 72, 3'  !| Meryton.  The attention of the younger ones was then
115: 72, 4'  !| no$2$ longer to$9$ be gained by$4$ \him\.  Their eyes were immediately
115: 72, 5'  !| wandering up in the street in quest of the officers,
115: 72, 6'  !| and nothing less than a very smart bonnet indeed, or
115: 72, 7'  !| a really new muslin in a shop window, could recal$0$ them.
115: 72, 8'  !| But the attention of every lady was soon caught by$4$
115: 72, 9'  !| a young man, whom$6#1$ they had never seen before$5$, of most
115: 72,10'  !| gentlemanlike appearance, walking with an officer on$4$ the
115: 72,11'  !| other side$0$ of the way.  The officer was the very $PP#W$Mr%*Denny,
115: 72,12'  !| concerning whose$6#1$ return$0$ from London $PP#H$Lydia came to$9$
115: 72,13'  !| inquire, and he bowed as they passed.  All were struck
115: 72,14'  !| with the stranger's air, all wondered who$6#2$ he could be, and
115: 72,15'  !| $PP#G$Kitty and $PP#H$Lydia, determined$1$ if possible to$9$ find out$5$, led
115: 72,16'  !| the way across$4$ the street, under pretence of wanting
115: 72,17'  !| something in an opposite shop, and fortunately had just$9$
115: 72,18'  !| gained the pavement when the two gentlemen turning$1$
115: 72,19'  !| back$5$ had reached the same spot.  $PP#W$Mr%*Denny addressed
115: 72,20'  !| them directly, and
115: 72,20@w   | entreated permission to$9$ introduce his
115: 72,21@w   | friend, $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, who$6#1$ had returned with him the day
115: 72,22@w   | before$5$ from town, and he was happy to$9$ say had accepted
115: 72,23@w   | a commission in their corps.
115: 72,23'  !| This was exactly as it should
115: 72,24'  !| be; for$3$ the young man wanted only regimentals to$9$ make$1$
115: 72,25'  !| him completely charming.  His appearance was greatly
115: 72,26'  !| in his favour$0$; he had all the best part$0$ of beauty, a fine
115: 72,27'  !| countenance, a good figure, and very pleasing address$0$.
115: 72,28'  !| The introduction was followed up on$4$ his side$0$ by$4$ a happy
115: 72,29'  !| readiness of conversation ~ a readiness at the same time
115: 72,30'  !| perfectly correct$2$ and unassuming; and the whole$2$ party
115: 72,31'  !| were still$5$ standing$1$ and talking together very agreeably,
115: 72,32'  !| when the sound$0$ of horses drew their notice$0$, and $PP#B$Darcy
115: 72,33'  !| and $PP#I$Bingley were seen riding down$4$ the street.  On$4$ distinguishing
115: 72,34'  !| the ladies of the group, the two gentlemen
115: 72,35'  !| came directly towards them, and began the usual civilities.
115: 72,36'  !| $PP#I$Bingley was the principal$2$ spokesman, and $PP#E$Miss*Bennet the
115: 72,37'  !| principal$2$ object$0$.  He was then, he said, on$4$ his way to$4$
115: 72,38'  !| Longbourn on$4$ purpose to$9$ inquire after$4$ her.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
115: 73, 1'  !| corroborated it with a bow$0#1$, and was beginning$1$ to$9$ determine
115: 73, 2'  !| not to$9$ fix his eyes on$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, when they were
115: 73, 3'  !| suddenly arrested by$4$ the sight of the stranger$0$, and
115: 73, 4'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth happening to$9$ see the countenance of both as
115: 73, 5'  !| they looked at each other, was all astonishment at the
115: 73, 6'  !| effect$0$ of the meeting$0$.
115: 73, 6@a   | Both changed colour, one looked
115: 73, 7@a   | white, the other red.  $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, after$4$ a few moments,
115: 73, 8@a   | touched his hat ~ a salutation which$6#1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy just$9$
115: 73, 9@a   | deigned to$9$ return$1$.  What$6#2$ could be the meaning$0$ of it? ~
115: 73,10@a   | It was impossible to$9$ imagine; it was impossible not to$9$
115: 73,11@a   | long$1$ to$9$ know.
115: 73,12'  !| In another minute$0$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, but without seeming
115: 73,13'  !| to$9$ have noticed what$6#1$ passed, took leave$0$ and rode on$5$ with
115: 73,14'  !| his friend.
115: 73,15'  !| $PP#W$Mr%*Denny and $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham walked with the young
115: 73,16'  !| ladies to$4$ the door of $PP#ZZG$Mr%*Philips's house, and then made
115: 73,17'  !| their bows, in spite$8$ of $PP#H$Miss*Lydia's pressing entreaties
115: 73,18'  !| that$3$ they would come in, and even$5$ in spite$8$ of $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips'
115: 73,19'  !| throwing up the parlour window, and loudly seconding the
115: 73,20'  !| invitation.
115: 73,21'  !| $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips was always glad to$9$ see her nieces, and the
115: 73,22'  !| two eldest, from their recent absence, were particularly
115: 73,23'  !| welcome$2$, and she was eagerly expressing
115: 73,23@t   | her surprise$0$ at
115: 73,24@t   | their sudden$2$ return$0$ home, which$6#1$, as their own$2$ carriage
115: 73,25@t   | had not fetched them, she should have known nothing
115: 73,26@t   | about$4$, if she had not happened to$9$ see $PP#ZV$Mr%*Jones's shop*boy
115: 73,27@t   | in the street, who$6#1$ had told her that$3$ they were not to$9$ send
115: 73,28@t   | any more draughts to$4$ Netherfield because the $PP#E1$Miss*Bennets
115: 73,29@t   | were come away,
115: 73,29'  !| when her civility was claimed
115: 73,30'  !| towards $PP#K$Mr%*Collins by$4$ $PP#E$Jane's introduction of him.  She
115: 73,31'  !| received him with her very best politeness, which$6#1$ he
115: 73,32'  !| returned with as much more, apologising for$4$ his intrusion,
115: 73,33'  !| without any previous acquaintance with her, which$6#1$ he
115: 73,34'  !| could not help$1$ flattering himself however might be justified
115: 73,35'  !| by$4$ his relationship to$4$ the young ladies who$6#1$ introduced
115: 73,36'  !| him to$4$ her notice$0$.  $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips was quite awed by$4$ such
115: 73,37'  !| an excess of good breeding; but her contemplation of
115: 73,38'  !| one stranger$0$ was soon put an end$0$ to$4$ by$4$ exclamations and
115: 74, 1'  !| inquiries about$4$ the other, of whom$6#1$, however, she could
115: 74, 2'  !| only tell her nieces what$6#1$ they already know, that$3$ $PP#W$Mr%*Denny
115: 74, 3'  !| had brought him from London, and that$3$ he was
115: 74, 4'  !| to$9$ have a lieutenant's commission in the @@@@*shire.  She
115: 74, 5'  !| had been watching him the last$2$ hour, she said, as he walked
115: 74, 6'  !| up and down$4$ the street, and had $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham appeared
115: 74, 7'  !| $PP#G$Kitty and $PP#H$Lydia would certainly have continued the
115: 74, 8'  !| occupation, but unluckily no*one passed the window
115: 74, 9'  !| now except a few of the officers, who$6#1$ in comparison with
115: 74,10'  !| the stranger$0$, were become
115: 74,10X  !| "stupid, disagreeable fellows."
115: 74,11'  !| Some of them were to$9$ dine with the $PP#ZZG$Philipses the next
115: 74,12'  !| day, and their aunt promised to$9$ make$1$ her husband call$1$
115: 74,13'  !| on$4$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, and give him an invitation also, if the
115: 74,14'  !| family from Longbourn would come in the evening.  This
115: 74,15'  !| was agreed to$4$, and $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips protested that$3$
115: 74,15@t   | they would
115: 74,16@t   | have a nice comfortable noisy game of lottery tickets, and
115: 74,17@t   | a little bit of hot supper afterwards.
115: 74,17'  !| The prospect of
115: 74,18'  !| such delights$0$ was very cheering, and they parted in mutual
115: 74,19'  !| good spirits.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins repeated his apologies in quitting
115: 74,20'  !| the room, and was assured with unwearying civility that$3$
115: 74,21'  !| they were perfectly needless.
115: 74,22'  !| As they walked home, $PP#A$Elizabeth related to$4$ $PP#E$Jane what$6#1$
115: 74,23'  !| she had seen pass$1$ between the two gentlemen; but though
115: 74,24'  !| $PP#E$Jane would have defended either or both, had they
115: 74,25'  !| appeared to$9$ be wrong$9$, she could no$2$ more explain such
115: 74,26'  !| behaviour than her sister.
115: 74,27'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins on$4$ his return$0$ highly gratified $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
115: 74,28'  !| by$4$ admiring $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips's manners and politeness.  He
115: 74,29'  !| protested that$3$
115: 74,29@k   | except $PP#L$Lady*Catherine and her daughter,
115: 74,30@k   | he had never seen a more elegant woman; for$3$ she had
115: 74,31@k   | not only received him with the utmost civility, but had
115: 74,32@k   | even$5$ pointedly included him in her invitation for$4$ the next
115: 74,33@k   | evening, although utterly unknown to$4$ her before$5$.  Something
115: 74,34@k   | he supposed might be attributed to$4$ his connection
115: 74,35@k   | with them, but yet he had never met with so$5#1$ much
115: 74,36@k   | attention in the whole$2$ course$0$ of his life.
116: 75, 1'  !| As no$2$ objection was made to$4$ the young people's engagement
116: 75, 2'  !| with their aunt, and all $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's scruples of
116: 75, 3'  !| leaving $PP#C$Mr% and $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet for$4$ a single evening during
116: 75, 4'  !| his visit$0$ were most steadily resisted, the coach conveyed
116: 75, 5'  !| him and his five cousins at a suitable hour to$4$ Meryton;
116: 75, 6'  !| and the girls had the pleasure of hearing, as they entered
116: 75, 7'  !| the drawing-room, that$3$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham had accepted their
116: 75, 8'  !| uncle's invitation, and was then in the house.
116: 75, 9'  !| When this information was given, and they had all
116: 75,10'  !| taken their seats, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was at leisure to$9$ look$1$ around$4$
116: 75,11'  !| him and admire, and he was so$5#1$ much struck with the size
116: 75,12'  !| and furniture of the apartment, that$3$ he declared
116: 75,12@k   | he might
116: 75,13@k   | almost have supposed himself in the small summer
116: 75,14@k   | breakfast*parlour at Rosings;
116: 75,14'  !| a comparison that$6#1$ did not
116: 75,15'  !| at first convey much gratification; but when $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips
116: 75,16'  !| understood from him what$6#1$ Rosings was, and who$6#1$ was its
116: 75,17'  !| proprietor, when she had listened to$4$ the description of
116: 75,18'  !| only one of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's drawing-rooms, and found
116: 75,19'  !| that$3$ the chimney-piece alone had cost$1$ eight hundred
116: 75,20'  !| pounds, she felt all the force$0$ of the compliment$0$, and would
116: 75,21'  !| hardly have resented a comparison with the housekeeper's
116: 75,22'  !| room.
116: 75,23'  !| In describing to$4$ her all the grandeur of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine
116: 75,24'  !| and her mansion, with occasional digressions in praise$0$ of
116: 75,25'  !| his own$2$ humble$2$ abode, and the improvements it was
116: 75,26'  !| receiving, he was happily employed until the gentlemen
116: 75,27'  !| joined them; and he found in $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips a very attentive
116: 75,28'  !| listener, whose$6#1$ opinion of his consequence increased with
116: 75,29'  !| what$6#1$ she heard, and who$6#1$ was resolving to$9$ retail it all
116: 75,30'  !| among her neighbours as soon as she could.  To$4$ the girls,
116: 75,31'  !| who$6#1$ could not listen to$4$ their cousin, and who$6#1$ had nothing
116: 75,32'  !| to$9$ do but to$9$ wish$1$ for$4$ an instrument, and examine their
116: 75,33'  !| own$2$ indifferent imitations of china on$4$ the mantlepiece, the
116: 76, 1'  !| interval of waiting appeared very long$9$.  It was over at
116: 76, 2'  !| last$0$ however.  The gentlemen did approach$1$; and when
116: 76, 3'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham walked into the room, $PP#A$Elizabeth felt that$3$
116: 76, 4'  !| she had neither been seeing him before$5$, nor thinking of him
116: 76, 5'  !| since, with the smallest degree of unreasonable admiration.
116: 76, 6@a   | The officers of the @@@@*shire were in general$0$ a very creditable,
116: 76, 7@a   | gentlemanlike set$0$, and the best of them were of the
116: 76, 8@a   | present$9$ party; but $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham was as far beyond$4$ them
116: 76, 9@a   | all in person, countenance, air, and walk$0$, as \they\ were
116: 76,10@a   | superior$2$ to$4$ the broad-faced stuffy uncle $PP#ZZG$Philips, breathing
116: 76,11@a   | port wine, who$6#1$ followed them into the room.
116: 76,12'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham was the happy man towards whom$6#1$ almost
116: 76,13'  !| every female$2$ eye was turned, and $PP#A$Elizabeth was the
116: 76,14'  !| happy woman by$4$ whom$6#1$ he finally seated himself; and
116: 76,15'  !| the agreeable manner in which$6#1$ he immediately fell into
116: 76,16'  !| conversation, though it was only on$4$ its being$1$ a wet$2$ night,
116: 76,17'  !| and on$4$ the probability of a rainy season, made her feel
116: 76,18'  !| that$3$
116: 76,18@a   | the commonest, dullest, most threadbare topic might
116: 76,19@a   | be rendered interesting by$4$ the skill of the speaker.
116: 76,20'  !| With such rivals for$4$ the notice$0$ of the fair, as $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham
116: 76,21'  !| and the officers, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins seemed likely to$9$ sink
116: 76,22'  !| into insignificance; to$4$ the young ladies he certainly was
116: 76,23'  !| nothing; but he had still$5$ at intervals a kind$2$ listener in
116: 76,24'  !| $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips, and was, by$4$ her watchfulness, most abundantly
116: 76,25'  !| supplied with coffee and muffin.
116: 76,26'  !| When the card*tables were placed, he had an opportunity
116: 76,27'  !| of obliging her in return$0$, by$4$ sitting$1$ down$5$ to$4$ whist.
116: 76,28K  !| "I know little of the game, at present$0#1$,"
116: 76,28'  !| said he,
116: 76,28K  !| "but
116: 76,29K  !| I shall be glad to$9$ improve myself, for$3$ in my situation of
116: 76,30K  !| life ~"
116: 76,30'  !| $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips was very thankful for$4$ his compliance,
116: 76,31'  !| but could not wait for$4$ his reason$0$.
116: 76,32'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham did not play$1$ at whist, and with ready
116: 76,33'  !| delight$0$ was he received at the other table between $PP#A$Elizabeth
116: 76,34'  !| and $PP#H$Lydia.  At first there seemed danger of $PP#H$Lydia's
116: 76,35'  !| engrossing him entirely, for$3$ she was a most determined$2$
116: 76,36'  !| talker; but being$1$ likewise extremely fond of lottery
116: 76,37'  !| tickets, she soon grew too$5#1$ much interested in the game,
116: 76,38'  !| too$5#1$ eager in making bets and exclaiming after$4$ prizes, to$9$
116: 77, 1'  !| have attention for$4$ any*one in particular.  Allowing for$4$
116: 77, 2'  !| the common$2$ demands$0$ of the game, $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham was
116: 77, 3'  !| therefore at leisure to$9$ talk$1$ to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, and she was very
116: 77, 4'  !| willing to$9$ hear him, though what$6#1$ she chiefly wished to$9$
116: 77, 5'  !| hear she could not hope$1$ to$9$ be told, the history of his
116: 77, 6'  !| acquaintance with $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.  She dared not even$5$
116: 77, 7'  !| mention$1$ that$6#2$ gentleman.  Her curiosity however was
116: 77, 8'  !| unexpectedly relieved.  $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham began the subject$0$
116: 77, 9'  !| himself.  He inquired how far Netherfield was from
116: 77,10'  !| Meryton; and, after$4$ receiving her answer$0$, asked in an
116: 77,11'  !| hesitating manner how long$9$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had been staying
116: 77,12'  !| there.
116: 77,13A  !| "About$4$ a month,"
116: 77,13'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth; and then, unwilling
116: 77,14'  !| to$9$ let the subject$0$ drop$1$, added,
116: 77,14A  !| "He is a man of very large
116: 77,15A  !| property in Derbyshire, I understand."
116: 77,16V  !| "Yes,"
116: 77,16'  !| replied $PP#V$Wickham; ~
116: 77,16V  !| "his estate there is a noble
116: 77,17V  !| one.  A clear$2$ ten thousand per*annum.  You could not
116: 77,18V  !| have met with a person more capable of giving you certain
116: 77,19V  !| information on$4$ that$6#2$ head$0$ than myself ~ for$3$ I have been
116: 77,20V  !| connected with his family in a particular manner from my
116: 77,21V  !| infancy."
116: 77,22'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could not but look$1$ surprised.
116: 77,23V  !| "You may$1$ well$9$ be surprised, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, at such an
116: 77,24V  !| assertion, after$4$ seeing, as you probably might, the very
116: 77,25V  !| cold$2$ manner of our meeting$9$ yesterday. ~ Are you much
116: 77,26V  !| acquainted with $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy?"
116: 77,27A  !| "As much as I ever wish$1$ to$9$ be,"
116: 77,27'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth
116: 77,28'  !| warmly, ~
116: 77,28A  !| "I have spent four days in the same house
116: 77,29A  !| with him, and I think him very disagreeable."
116: 77,30V  !| "I have no$2$ right$0$ to$9$ give \my\ opinion,"
116: 77,30'  !| said $PP#V$Wickham,
116: 77,31V  !| "as to$4$ his being$1$ agreeable or otherwise.  I am not qualified
116: 77,32V  !| to$9$ form$1$ one.  I have known him too$5#1$ long$9$ and too$5#1$ well$9$ to$9$
116: 77,33V  !| be a fair judge$0$.  It is impossible for$4$ \me\ to$9$ be impartial.
116: 77,34V  !| But I believe your opinion of him would in general$0$
116: 77,35V  !| astonish ~ and perhaps you would not express$1$ it quite so$5#1$
116: 77,36V  !| strongly anywhere else. ~ Here you are in your own$2$ family."
116: 77,37A  !| "Upon my word I say no$2$ more \here\ than I might say
116: 77,38A  !| in any house in the neighbourhood, except Netherfield.
116: 78, 1A  !| He is not at all liked in Hertfordshire.  Every*body is
116: 78, 2A  !| disgusted with his pride.  You will$1$ not find him more
116: 78, 3A  !| favourably spoken of by$4$ any*one."
116: 78, 4V  !| "I cannot pretend to$9$ be sorry,"
116: 78, 4'  !| said $PP#V$Wickham, after$4$
116: 78, 5'  !| a short$2$ interruption,
116: 78, 5V  !| "that$3$ he or that$3$ any man should
116: 78, 6V  !| not be estimated beyond$4$ their deserts; but with \him\
116: 78, 7V  !| I believe it does not often happen.  The world is blinded
116: 78, 8V  !| by$4$ his fortune and consequence, or frightened by$4$ his high
116: 78, 9V  !| and imposing manners, and sees him only as he chuses to$9$
116: 78,10V  !| be seen."
116: 78,11A  !| "I should take him, even$5$ on$4$ \my\ slight$2$ acquaintance,
116: 78,12A  !| to$9$ be an ill-tempered man."
116: 78,12'  !| $PP#V$Wickham only shook his
116: 78,13'  !| head$0$.
116: 78,14V  !| "I wonder$1$,"
116: 78,14'  !| said he, at the next opportunity of speaking,
116: 78,15V  !| "whether he is likely to$9$ be in this country much
116: 78,16V  !| longer."
116: 78,17A  !| "I do not at all know; but I \heard\ nothing of his going
116: 78,18A  !| away when I was at Netherfield.  I hope$1$ your plans in
116: 78,19A  !| favour$0$ of the @@@@*shire will$1$ not be affected by$4$ his being$1$
116: 78,20A  !| in the neighbourhood."
116: 78,21V  !| "Oh| no$7$ ~ it is not for$4$ \me\ to$9$ be driven away by$4$
116: 78,22V  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.  If \he\ wishes$1$ to$9$ avoid seeing \me\, he must go.
116: 78,23V  !| We are not on$4$ friendly terms, and it always gives me pain$0$
116: 78,24V  !| to$9$ meet$1$ him, but I have no$2$ reason$0$ for$4$ avoiding \him\
116: 78,25V  !| but what$6#1$ I might proclaim to$4$ all the world; a sense of
116: 78,26V  !| very great ill*usage, and most painful regrets at his being$1$
116: 78,27V  !| what$6#1$ he is.  His father, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, the late $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy,
116: 78,28V  !| was one of the best men that$6#1$ ever breathed, and the truest
116: 78,29V  !| friend I ever had; and I can never be in company with
116: 78,30V  !| this $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy without being$1$ grieved to$4$ the soul by$4$ a
116: 78,31V  !| thousand tender$2$ recollections.  His behaviour to$4$ myself
116: 78,32V  !| has been scandalous; but I verily believe I could forgive
116: 78,33V  !| him any*thing and every*thing, rather than his disappointing
116: 78,34V  !| the hopes$0$ and disgracing the memory of his father."
116: 78,35'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth found the interest$0$ of the subject$0$ increase$1$, and
116: 78,36'  !| listened with all her heart; but the delicacy of it prevented
116: 78,37'  !| farther inquiry.
116: 78,38'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham began to$9$ speak on$4$ more general$2$ topics,
116: 79, 1'  !| Meryton, the neighbourhood, the society, appearing highly
116: 79, 2'  !| pleased with all that$6#1$ he had yet seen, and speaking of the
116: 79, 3'  !| latter especially, with gentle but very intelligible gallantry.
116: 79, 4V  !| "It was the prospect of constant society, and good
116: 79, 5V  !| society,"
116: 79, 5'  !| he added,
116: 79, 5V  !| "which$6#1$ was my chief inducement to$9$
116: 79, 6V  !| enter the @@@@*shire.  I knew it to$9$ be a most respectable,
116: 79, 7V  !| agreeable corps, and my friend $PP#W$Denny tempted me farther
116: 79, 8V  !| by$4$ his account$0$ of their present$9$ quarters, and the very great
116: 79, 9V  !| attentions and excellent acquaintance Meryton had procured
116: 79,10V  !| them.  Society, I own$1$, is necessary to$4$ me.  I have
116: 79,11V  !| been a disappointed man, and my spirits will$1$ not bear$1$
116: 79,12V  !| solitude.  I \must\ have employment and society.  A
116: 79,13V  !| military life is not what$6#1$ I was intended for$4$, but circumstances
116: 79,14V  !| have now made it eligible.  The church \ought\ to$9$
116: 79,15V  !| have been my profession$0#2$ ~ I was brought up for$4$ the church,
116: 79,16V  !| and I should at this time have been in possession of a most
116: 79,17V  !| valuable living$0$, had it pleased the gentleman we were
116: 79,18V  !| speaking of just$9$ now."
116: 79,19A  !| "Indeed|"
116: 79,20V  !| "Yes ~ the late $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy bequeathed me the next
116: 79,21V  !| presentation of the best living$0$ in his gift.  He was my
116: 79,22V  !| godfather, and excessively attached to$4$ me.  I cannot do
116: 79,23V  !| justice to$4$ his kindness.  He meant to$9$ provide for$4$ me
116: 79,24V  !| amply, and thought$1$ he had done it; but when the living$0$
116: 79,25V  !| fell, it was given elsewhere."
116: 79,26A  !| "Good heavens|"
116: 79,26'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth;
116: 79,26A  !| "but how could
116: 79,27A  !| \that$6#2$\ be? ~ How could his will$0$ be disregarded? ~ Why did
116: 79,28A  !| not you seek legal redress?"
116: 79,29V  !| "There was just$9$ such an informality in the terms of
116: 79,30V  !| the bequest as to$9$ give me no$2$ hope$0$ from law.  A man of
116: 79,31V  !| honour$0$ could not have doubted the intention, but $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
116: 79,32V  !| chose to$9$ doubt$1$ it ~ or to$9$ treat$1$ it as a merely conditional
116: 79,33V  !| recommendation, and to$9$ assert that$3$ I had forfeited
116: 79,34V  !| all claim$0$ to$4$ it by$4$ extravagance, imprudence, in short$0$
116: 79,35V  !| any*thing or nothing.  Certain it is, that$3$ the living$0$ became
116: 79,36V  !| vacant two years ago, exactly as I was of an age to$9$ hold$1$
116: 79,37V  !| it, and that$3$ it was given to$4$ another man; and no$2$ less
116: 79,38V  !| certain is it, that$3$ I cannot accuse myself of having really
116: 80, 1V  !| done any*thing to$9$ deserve to$9$ lose it.  I have a warm$2$,
116: 80, 2V  !| unguarded temper, and I may$1$ perhaps have sometimes
116: 80, 3V  !| spoken my opinion \of\ him, and \to$4$\ him, too$5#1$ freely.  I can
116: 80, 4V  !| recal$0$ nothing worse.  But the fact is, that$3$ we are very
116: 80, 5V  !| different sort of men, and that$3$ he hates me."
116: 80, 6A  !| "This is quite shocking| ~ He deserves to$9$ be publicly
116: 80, 7A  !| disgraced."
116: 80, 8V  !| "Some*time or other he \will$1$\ be ~ but it shall not be
116: 80, 9V  !| by$4$ \me\.  Till I can forget his father, I can never defy or
116: 80,10V  !| expose \him\."
116: 80,11'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth honoured him for$4$ such feelings, and thought$1$
116: 80,12'  !| him handsomer than ever as he expressed them.
116: 80,13A  !| "But what$6#2$,"
116: 80,13'  !| said she, after$4$ a pause$0$,
116: 80,13A  !| "can have been
116: 80,14A  !| his motive? ~ what$6#2$ can have induced him to$9$ behave so$5#1$
116: 80,15A  !| cruelly?"
116: 80,16V  !| "A thorough, determined$2$ dislike$0$ of me ~ a dislike$0$ which$6#1$
116: 80,17V  !| I cannot but attribute in some measure$0$ to$4$ jealousy.  Had
116: 80,18V  !| the late $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy liked me less, his son might have borne
116: 80,19V  !| with me better$9$; but his father's uncommon attachment
116: 80,20V  !| to$4$ me, irritated him I believe very early in life.  He had
116: 80,21V  !| not a temper to$9$ bear$1$ the sort of competition in which$6#1$ we
116: 80,22V  !| stood ~ the sort of preference which$6#1$ was often given me."
116: 80,23A  !| "I had not thought$1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy so$5#1$ bad as this ~ though
116: 80,24A  !| I have never liked him, I had not thought$1$ so$5#1$ very ill of
116: 80,25A  !| him ~ I had supposed him to$9$ be despising his fellow-creatures
116: 80,26A  !| in general$0$, but did not suspect him of descending
116: 80,27A  !| to$4$ such malicious revenge, such injustice, such inhumanity
116: 80,28A  !| as this|"
116: 80,29'  !| After$4$ a few minutes reflection, however, she continued,
116: 80,30A  !| "I \do\ remember his boasting one day, at Netherfield, of
116: 80,31A  !| the implacability of his resentments, of his having an
116: 80,32A  !| unforgiving temper.  His disposition must be dreadful."
116: 80,33V  !| "I will$1$ not trust$1$ myself on$4$ the subject$0$,"
116: 80,33'  !| replied $PP#V$Wickham,
116: 80,34V  !| "\I\ can hardly be just$2$ to$4$ him."
116: 80,35'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was again deep in thought$0$, and after$4$ a time
116: 80,36'  !| exclaimed,
116: 80,36A  !| "To$9$ treat$1$ in such a manner, the godson, the
116: 80,37A  !| friend, the favourite$0$ of his father|" ~
116: 80,37'  !| She could have
116: 80,38'  !| added,
116: 80,38@a   | "A young man too$5#2$, like$9$ \you\, whose$6#1$ very countenance
116: 81, 1@a   | may$1$ vouch for$4$ your being$1$ amiable? ~
116: 81, 1'  !| but she
116: 81, 2'  !| contented herself with
116: 81, 2A  !| "And one, too$5#2$, who$6#1$ had probably
116: 81, 3A  !| been his own$2$ companion from childhood, connected
116: 81, 4A  !| together, as I think you said, in the closest manner|"
116: 81, 5V  !| "We were born$1#1$ in the same parish, within the same
116: 81, 6V  !| park, the greatest part$0$ of our youth was passed together;
116: 81, 7V  !| inmates of the same house, sharing the same amusements,
116: 81, 8V  !| objects$0$ of the same parental care$0$.  \My\ father began life
116: 81, 9V  !| in the profession$0#2$ which$6#1$ your uncle, $PP#ZZG$Mr%*Philips, appears
116: 81,10V  !| to$9$ do so$5#1$ much credit$0$ to$4$ ~ but he gave up every*thing to$9$
116: 81,11V  !| be of use$0$ to$4$ the late $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy, and devoted all his time
116: 81,12V  !| to$4$ the care$0$ of the Pemberley property.  He was most
116: 81,13V  !| highly esteemed by$4$ $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy, a most intimate$2$, confidential
116: 81,14V  !| friend.  $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy often acknowledged himself to$9$
116: 81,15V  !| be under the greatest obligations to$4$ my father's active
116: 81,16V  !| superintendance, and when immediately before$4$ my father's
116: 81,17V  !| death, $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy gave him a voluntary promise$0$ of providing
116: 81,18V  !| for$4$ me, I am convinced that$3$ he felt it to$9$ be as much
116: 81,19V  !| a debt of gratitude to$4$ \him\, as of affection to$4$ myself."
116: 81,20A  !| "How strange|"
116: 81,20'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth.
116: 81,20A  !| "How abominable| ~
116: 81,21A  !| I wonder$1$ that$3$ the very pride of this $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
116: 81,22A  !| has not made him just$2$ to$4$ you| ~ If from no$2$ better$9$ motive,
116: 81,23A  !| that$3$ he should not have been too$5#1$ proud to$9$ be dishonest, ~
116: 81,24A  !| for$3$ dishonesty I must call$1$ it."
116: 81,25V  !| "It \is\ wonderful," ~
116: 81,25'  !| replied $PP#V$Wickham, ~
116: 81,25V  !| "for$3$ almost
116: 81,26V  !| all his actions may$1$ be traced to$4$ pride; ~ and pride has
116: 81,27V  !| often been his best friend.  It has connected him nearer
116: 81,28V  !| with virtue than any other feeling$0$.  But we are none of
116: 81,29V  !| us consistent; and in his behaviour to$4$ me, there were
116: 81,30V  !| stronger impulses even$5$ than pride."
116: 81,31A  !| "Can such abominable pride as his, have ever done
116: 81,32A  !| him good?"
116: 81,33V  !| "Yes.  It has often led him to$9$ be liberal and generous, ~
116: 81,34V  !| to$9$ give his money freely, to$9$ display$1$ hospitality, to$9$ assist
116: 81,35V  !| his tenants, and relieve the poor.  Family pride, and \filial\
116: 81,36V  !| pride, for$3$ he is very proud of what$6#1$ his father was, have
116: 81,37V  !| done this.  Not to$9$ appear to$9$ disgrace$1$ his family, to$9$ degenerate
116: 81,38V  !| from the popular qualities, or lose the influence$0$ of the
116: 82, 1V  !| Pemberley*House, is a powerful motive.  He has also
116: 82, 2V  !| \brotherly\ pride, which$6#1$ with \some\ brotherly affection, makes
116: 82, 3V  !| him a very kind$2$ and careful guardian of his sister; and you
116: 82, 4V  !| will$1$ hear him generally cried up as the most attentive and
116: 82, 5V  !| best of brothers."
116: 82, 6A  !| "What$6#2$ sort of a girl is $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy?"
116: 82, 7'  !| He shook his head$0$. ~
116: 82, 7V  !| "I wish$1$ I could call$1$ her amiable.
116: 82, 8V  !| It gives me pain$0$ to$9$ speak ill of a $PP#ZG$Darcy.  But she is too$5#1$
116: 82, 9V  !| much like$9$ her brother, ~ very, very proud. ~ As a child,
116: 82,10V  !| she was affectionate and pleasing, and extremely fond of
116: 82,11V  !| me; and I have devoted hours and hours to$4$ her amusement.
116: 82,12V  !| But she is nothing to$4$ me now.  She is a handsome
116: 82,13V  !| girl, about$4$ fifteen or sixteen, and I understand highly
116: 82,14V  !| accomplished.  Since her father's death, her home has
116: 82,15V  !| been London, where a lady lives$1$ with her, and superintends
116: 82,16V  !| her education."
116: 82,17'  !| After$4$ many pauses and many trials of other subjects,
116: 82,18'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could not help$1$ reverting once more to$4$ the first,
116: 82,19'  !| and saying,
116: 82,20A  !| "I am astonished at his intimacy with $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley|
116: 82,21A  !| How can $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, who$6#1$ seems good humour itself, and
116: 82,22A  !| is, I really believe, truly amiable, be in friendship with
116: 82,23A  !| such a man?  How can they suit$1$ each other? ~ Do you
116: 82,24A  !| know $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley?"
116: 82,25V  !| "Not at all."
116: 82,26A  !| "He is a sweet tempered, amiable, charming man.
116: 82,27A  !| He cannot know what$6#1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is."
116: 82,28V  !| "Probably not; ~ but $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy can please where he
116: 82,29V  !| chuses.  He does not want$1$ abilities.  He can be a conversible
116: 82,30V  !| companion if he thinks it worth his while$0$.  Among
116: 82,31V  !| those who$6#1$ are at all his equals in consequence, he is a very
116: 82,32V  !| different man from what$6#1$ he is to$4$ the less prosperous.
116: 82,33V  !| His pride never deserts him; but with the rich, he is
116: 82,34V  !| liberal-minded, just$2$, sincere, rational, honourable, and
116: 82,35V  !| perhaps agreeable, ~ allowing something for$4$ fortune and
116: 82,36V  !| figure."
116: 82,37'  !| The whist party soon afterwards breaking up, the players
116: 82,38'  !| gathered round$4$ the other table, and $PP#K$Mr%*Collins took his
116: 83, 1'  !| station between his cousin $PP#A$Elizabeth and $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips. ~
116: 83, 2'  !| The usual inquiries as to$4$ his success were made by$4$ the latter.
116: 83, 3'  !| It had not been very great; he had lost every point$0$;
116: 83, 4'  !| but when $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips began to$9$ express$1$ her concern$0$ thereupon,
116: 83, 5'  !| he assured her with much earnest gravity that$3$
116: 83, 5@k   | it
116: 83, 6@k   | was not of the least importance, that$3$ he considered the
116: 83, 7@k   | money as a mere trifle$0$, and begged she would not make$1$
116: 83, 8@k   | herself uneasy.
116: 83, 9K  !| "I know very well$9$, madam,"
116: 83, 9'  !| said he,
116: 83, 9K  !| "that$3$ when
116: 83,10K  !| persons sit down$5$ to$4$ a card*table, they must take their
116: 83,11K  !| chance$0$ of these things, ~ and happily I am not in such
116: 83,12K  !| circumstances as to$9$ make$1$ five shillings any object$0$.  There
116: 83,13K  !| are undoubtedly many who$6#1$ could not say the same, but
116: 83,14K  !| thanks to$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh, I am removed far
116: 83,15K  !| beyond$4$ the necessity of regarding little matters."
116: 83,16'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's attention was caught; and after$4$ observing
116: 83,17'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins for$4$ a few moments, he asked $PP#A$Elizabeth in
116: 83,18'  !| a low voice whether her relation were very intimately
116: 83,19'  !| acquainted with the family of $PP#ZI$de*Bourgh.
116: 83,20A  !| "$PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh,"
116: 83,20'  !| she replied,
116: 83,20A  !| "has very
116: 83,21A  !| lately given him a living$0$.  I hardly know how $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
116: 83,22A  !| was first introduced to$4$ her notice$0$, but he certainly has
116: 83,23A  !| not known her long$9$."
116: 83,24V  !| "You know of course$8$ that$3$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh
116: 83,25V  !| and $PP#ZF$Lady*Anne*Darcy were sisters; consequently that$3$
116: 83,26V  !| she is aunt to$4$ the present$9$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy."
116: 83,27A  !| "No$7$, indeed, I did not. ~ I knew nothing at all of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's
116: 83,28A  !| connections.  I never heard of her existence
116: 83,29A  !| till the day before$4$ yesterday."
116: 83,30V  !| "Her daughter, $PP#ZJ$Miss*de*Bourgh, will$1$ have a very large
116: 83,31V  !| fortune, and it is believed that$3$ she and her cousin will$1$
116: 83,32V  !| unite the two estates."
116: 83,33'  !| This information made $PP#A$Elizabeth smile$1$, as she thought$1$
116: 83,34'  !| of poor $PP#J$Miss*Bingley.
116: 83,34@a   | Vain indeed must be all her attentions,
116: 83,35@a   | vain and useless her affection for$4$ his sister and her
116: 83,36@a   | praise$0$ of himself, if he were already self-destined to$4$
116: 83,37@a   | another.
116: 83,38A  !| "$PP#K$Mr%*Collins,"
116: 83,38'  !| said she,
116: 83,38A  !| "speaks highly both of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine
116: 84, 1A  !| and her daughter; but from some particulars
116: 84, 2A  !| that$6#1$ he has related of her ladyship, I suspect his gratitude
116: 84, 3A  !| misleads him, and that$3$ in spite$8$ of her being$1$ his patroness,
116: 84, 4A  !| she is an arrogant, conceited woman."
116: 84, 5V  !| "I believe her to$9$ be both in a great degree,"
116: 84, 5'  !| replied
116: 84, 6'  !| $PP#V$Wickham;
116: 84, 6V  !| "I have not seen her for$4$ many years, but
116: 84, 7V  !| I very well$9$ remember that$3$ I never liked her, and that$3$
116: 84, 8V  !| her manners were dictatorial and insolent.  She has the
116: 84, 9V  !| reputation of being$1$ remarkably sensible$2#2$ and clever; but
116: 84,10V  !| I rather believe she derives part$0$ of her abilities from her
116: 84,11V  !| rank$0$ and fortune, part$0$ from her authoritative manner,
116: 84,12V  !| and the rest$0#1$ from the pride of her nephew, who$6#1$ chuses
116: 84,13V  !| that$3$ every*one connected with him should have an understanding$0$
116: 84,14V  !| of the first class$0$."
116: 84,15'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth allowed that$3$ he had given a very rational
116: 84,16'  !| account$0$ of it, and they continued talking together with
116: 84,17'  !| mutual satisfaction till supper put an end$0$ to$4$ cards; and
116: 84,18'  !| gave the rest$0#1$ of the ladies their share$0$ of $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's
116: 84,19'  !| attentions.  There could be no$2$ conversation in the noise
116: 84,20'  !| of $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips's supper party, but his manners recommended
116: 84,21'  !| him to$4$ every*body.  Whatever he said, was said
116: 84,22'  !| well$9$; and whatever he did, done gracefully.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
116: 84,23'  !| went away with her head$0$ full of him.  She could think of
116: 84,24'  !| nothing but of $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, and of what$6#1$ he had told her,
116: 84,25'  !| all the way home; but there was not time for$4$ her even$5$
116: 84,26'  !| to$9$ mention$1$ his name$0$ as they went, for$3$ neither $PP#H$Lydia nor
116: 84,27'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins were once silent.  $PP#H$Lydia talked incessantly of
116: 84,28'  !| lottery tickets, of the fish she had lost and the fish she had
116: 84,29'  !| won, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, in describing the civility of $PP#ZZG$Mr% and
116: 84,30'  !| $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips, protesting that$3$ he did not in the least regard$1$
116: 84,31'  !| his losses at whist, enumerating all the dishes at supper,
116: 84,32'  !| and repeatedly fearing that$3$ he crouded his cousins, had
116: 84,33'  !| more to$9$ say than he could well$9$ manage before$3$ the carriage
116: 84,34'  !| stopped at Longbourn*House.
117: 85, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth related to$4$ $PP#E$Jane the next day, what$6#1$ had
117: 85, 2'  !| passed between $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham and herself.  $PP#E$Jane listened
117: 85, 3'  !| with astonishment and concern$0$; ~ she knew not how to$9$
117: 85, 4'  !| believe that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy could be so$5#1$ unworthy of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's
117: 85, 5'  !| regard$0$; and yet, it was not in her nature to$9$
117: 85, 6'  !| question$1$ the veracity of a young man of such amiable
117: 85, 7'  !| appearance as $PP#V$Wickham. ~ The possibility of his having
117: 85, 8'  !| really endured such unkindness, was enough to$9$ interest$1$
117: 85, 9'  !| all her tender$2$ feelings; and nothing therefore remained
117: 85,10'  !| to$9$ be done, but to$9$ think well$9$ of them both, to$9$ defend the
117: 85,11'  !| conduct$0$ of each, and throw$1$ into the account$0$ of accident
117: 85,12'  !| or mistake$0$, whatever could not be otherwise explained.
117: 85,13E  !| "They have both,"
117: 85,13'  !| said she,
117: 85,13E  !| "been deceived, I dare$1#2$
117: 85,14E  !| say, in some way or other, of which$6#1$ we can form$1$ no$2$ idea.
117: 85,15E  !| Interested people have perhaps misrepresented each to$4$
117: 85,16E  !| the other.  It is, in short$0$, impossible for$4$ us to$9$ conjecture$1$
117: 85,17E  !| the causes or circumstances which$6#1$ may$1$ have alienated
117: 85,18E  !| them, without actual blame$0$ on$4$ either side$0$."
117: 85,19A  !| "Very true, indeed; ~ and now, my dear$2#1$ $PP#E$Jane, what$6#2$
117: 85,20A  !| have you got to$9$ say in behalf of the interested people
117: 85,21A  !| who$6#1$ have probably been concerned in the business? ~
117: 85,22A  !| Do clear$1$ \them\ too$5#2$, or we shall be obliged to$9$ think ill of
117: 85,23A  !| somebody."
117: 85,24E  !| "Laugh$1$ as much as you chuse, but you will$1$ not laugh$1$
117: 85,25E  !| me out$8$ of my opinion.  My dearest $PP#A$Lizzy, do but consider
117: 85,26E  !| in what$6#1$ a disgraceful light$0$ it places$1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, to$9$ be
117: 85,27E  !| treating his father's favourite$0$ in such a manner, ~ one,
117: 85,28E  !| whom$6#1$ his father had promised to$9$ provide for$4$. ~ It is impossible.
117: 85,29E  !| No$2$ man of common$2$ humanity, no$2$ man who$6#1$ had
117: 85,30E  !| any value$0$ for$4$ his character, could be capable of it.  Can
117: 85,31E  !| his most intimate$2$ friends be so$5#1$ excessively deceived in
117: 85,32E  !| him? oh| no$7$."
117: 85,33A  !| "I can much more easily believe $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's being$1$
117: 86, 1A  !| imposed on$5$, than that$3$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham should invent such
117: 86, 2A  !| a history of himself as he gave me last$2$ night; names,
117: 86, 3A  !| facts, every*thing mentioned without ceremony. ~ If it be
117: 86, 4A  !| not so$5#2$, let $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy contradict it.  Besides, there was
117: 86, 5A  !| truth in his looks$0$."
117: 86, 6E  !| "It is difficult indeed ~ it is distressing. ~ One does not
117: 86, 7E  !| know what$6#1$ to$9$ think."
117: 86, 8A  !| "I beg your pardon$0$; ~ one knows exactly what$6#1$ to$9$
117: 86, 9A  !| think."
117: 86,10'  !| But $PP#E$Jane could think with certainty on$4$ only one
117: 86,11'  !| point$0$, ~ that$3$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, if he \had\ \been\ imposed on$5$,
117: 86,12'  !| would have much to$9$ suffer when the affair became public$2$.
117: 86,13'  !| The two young ladies were summoned from the shrubbery
117: 86,14'  !| where this conversation passed, by$4$ the arrival of
117: 86,15'  !| some of the very persons of whom$6#1$ they had been speaking;
117: 86,16'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley and his sisters came to$9$ give their personal
117: 86,17'  !| invitation for$4$ the long$9$ expected$2$ ball$0#2$ at Netherfield, which$6#1$
117: 86,18'  !| was fixed for$4$ the following Tuesday.  The two ladies were
117: 86,19@x   | delighted to$9$ see their dear$2#1$ friend again,
117: 86,19'  !| called it
117: 86,19@x   | an age
117: 86,20@x   | since they had met,
117: 86,20'  !| and repeatedly asked
117: 86,20@x   | what$6#1$ she had
117: 86,21@x   | been doing with herself since their separation.
117: 86,21'  !| To$4$ the rest$0#1$
117: 86,22'  !| of the family they paid little attention; avoiding $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
117: 86,23'  !| as much as possible, saying not much to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
117: 86,24'  !| and nothing at all to$4$ the others.  They were soon gone
117: 86,25'  !| again, rising from their seats with an activity which$6#1$ took
117: 86,26'  !| their brother by$4$ surprise$0$, and hurrying off as if eager
117: 86,27'  !| to$9$ escape$1$ from $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's civilities.
117: 86,28'  !| The prospect of the Netherfield ball$0#2$ was extremely
117: 86,29'  !| agreeable to$4$ every female$0$ of the family.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
117: 86,30'  !| chose to$9$ consider it as given in compliment$0$ to$4$ her eldest
117: 86,31'  !| daughter, and was particularly flattered by$4$ receiving the
117: 86,32'  !| invitation from $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley himself, instead of a ceremonious
117: 86,33'  !| card.  $PP#E$Jane pictured to$4$ herself a happy evening
117: 86,34'  !| in the society of her two friends, and the attentions of their
117: 86,35'  !| brother; and $PP#A$Elizabeth thought$1$ with pleasure of dancing$1$
117: 86,36'  !| a great deal$0#2$ with $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, and of seeing a confirmation
117: 86,37'  !| of every*thing in $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's looks$0$ and behaviour.
117: 86,38'  !| The happiness anticipated by$4$ $PP#G$Catherine and $PP#H$Lydia,
117: 87, 1'  !| depended less on$4$ any single event, or any particular
117: 87, 2'  !| person, for$3$ though they each, like$9$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, meant to$9$
117: 87, 3'  !| dance$1$ half the evening with $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, he was by$4$ no$2$
117: 87, 4'  !| means$0$ the only partner who$6#1$ could satisfy them, and a ball$0#2$
117: 87, 5'  !| was at any rate$0$, a ball$0#2$.  And even$5$ $PP#F$Mary could assure her
117: 87, 6'  !| family that$3$ she had no$2$ disinclination for$4$ it.
117: 87, 7F  !| "While$9$ I can have my mornings to$4$ myself,"
117: 87, 7'  !| said she,
117: 87, 8F  !| "it is enough. ~ I think it no$2$ sacrifice$0$ to$9$ join occasionally
117: 87, 9F  !| in evening engagements.  Society has claims on$4$ us all;
117: 87,10F  !| and I profess myself one of those who$6#1$ consider intervals
117: 87,11F  !| of recreation and amusement as desirable for$4$ every*body."
117: 87,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's spirits were so$5#1$ high on$4$ the occasion$0$, that$3$
117: 87,13'  !| though she did not often speak unnecessarily to$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins,
117: 87,14'  !| she could not help$1$ asking him whether he intended to$9$
117: 87,15'  !| accept $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's invitation, and if he did, whether
117: 87,16'  !| he would think it proper to$9$ join in the evening's amusement;
117: 87,17'  !| and she was rather surprised to$9$ find that$3$ he entertained
117: 87,18'  !| no$2$ scruple$0$ whatever on$4$ that$6#2$ head$0$, and was very
117: 87,19'  !| far from dreading a rebuke either from the Archbishop,
117: 87,20'  !| or $PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh, by$4$ venturing to$9$ dance$1$.
117: 87,21K  !| "I am by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ of opinion, I assure you,"
117: 87,21'  !| said he,
117: 87,22K  !| "that$3$ a ball$0#2$ of this kind$0$, given by$4$ a young man of character,
117: 87,23K  !| to$4$ respectable people, can have any evil tendency;
117: 87,24K  !| and I am so$5#1$ far from objecting to$4$ dancing$0$ myself that$3$
117: 87,25K  !| I shall hope$1$ to$9$ be honoured with the hands of all my fair
117: 87,26K  !| cousins in the course$0$ of the evening, and I take this opportunity
117: 87,27K  !| of soliciting yours, $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth, for$4$ the two first
117: 87,28K  !| dances$0$ especially, ~ a preference which$6#1$ I trust$1$ my cousin
117: 87,29K  !| $PP#E$Jane will$1$ attribute to$4$ the right$2#1$ cause, and not to$4$ any
117: 87,30K  !| disrespect for$4$ her."
117: 87,31'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth felt herself completely taken in.  She had
117: 87,32'  !| fully proposed being$1$ engaged by$4$ $PP#V$Wickham for$4$ those
117: 87,33'  !| very dances$0$: ~ and to$9$ have $PP#K$Mr%*Collins instead| her liveliness
117: 87,34'  !| had been never worse*timed.
117: 87,34@a   | There was no$2$ help$0$ for$4$
117: 87,35@a   | it however.  $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's happiness and her own$2$ was
117: 87,36@a   | per*force delayed a little longer, and $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's proposal
117: 87,37@a   | accepted with as good a grace$0$ as she could.
117: 87,37'  !| She was not
117: 87,38'  !| the better$9$ pleased with his gallantry, from the idea it
117: 88, 1'  !| suggested of something more. ~ It now first struck her,
117: 88, 2'  !| that$3$ \she\ was selected from among her sisters as worthy
117: 88, 3'  !| of being$1$ the mistress of Hunsford*Parsonage, and of
117: 88, 4'  !| assisting to$9$ form$1$ a quadrille*table at Rosings, in the
117: 88, 5'  !| absence of more eligible visitors.  The idea soon reached
117: 88, 6'  !| to$4$ conviction, as she observed his increasing civilities
117: 88, 7'  !| toward herself, and heard his frequent attempt$0$ at a compliment$0$
117: 88, 8'  !| on$4$ her wit$0#1$ and vivacity; and though more astonished
117: 88, 9'  !| than gratified herself, by$4$ this effect$0$ of her charms,
117: 88,10'  !| it was not long$9$ before$3$ her mother gave her to$9$ understand
117: 88,11'  !| that$3$ the probability of their marriage was exceedingly
117: 88,12'  !| agreeable to$4$ \her\.  $PP#A$Elizabeth however did not chuse to$9$ take
117: 88,13'  !| the hint$0$, being$1$ well$9$ aware that$3$ a serious$2$ dispute must be
117: 88,14'  !| the consequence of any reply$0$.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins might never
117: 88,15'  !| make$1$ the offer$0$, and till he did, it was useless to$9$ quarrel$1$
117: 88,16'  !| about$4$ him.
117: 88,17'  !| If there had not been a Netherfield ball$0#2$ to$9$ prepare for$4$
117: 88,18'  !| and talk$1$ of, the younger $PP#G1$Miss*Bennets would have been
117: 88,19'  !| in a pitiable state$0$ at this time, for$3$ from the day of the
117: 88,20'  !| invitation, to$4$ the day of the ball$0#2$, there was such a succession
117: 88,21'  !| of rain$0$ as prevented their walking to$4$ Meryton once.
117: 88,22'  !| No$2$ aunt, no$2$ officers, no$2$ news could be sought after$5$; ~ the
117: 88,23'  !| very shoe-roses for$4$ Netherfield were got by$4$ proxy.  Even$5$
117: 88,24'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth might have found some trial of her patience
117: 88,25'  !| in weather, which$6#1$ totally suspended the improvement of
117: 88,26'  !| her acquaintance with $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham; and nothing less
117: 88,27'  !| than a dance$0$ on$4$ Tuesday, could have made such a Friday,
117: 88,28'  !| Saturday, Sunday and Monday, endurable to$4$ $PP#G$Kitty and
117: 88,29'  !| $PP#H$Lydia.
118: 89, 1'  !| Till $PP#A$Elizabeth entered the drawing-room at Netherfield
118: 89, 2'  !| and looked in vain for$4$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham among the cluster
118: 89, 3'  !| of red coats there assembled, a doubt$0$ of his being$1$ present$9$
118: 89, 4'  !| had never occurred to$4$ her.  The certainty of meeting$9$ him
118: 89, 5'  !| had not been checked by$4$ any of those recollections that$6#1$
118: 89, 6'  !| might not unreasonably have alarmed her.  She had
118: 89, 7'  !| dressed with more than usual care$0$, and prepared in the
118: 89, 8'  !| highest spirits for$4$ the conquest of all that$6#1$ remained
118: 89, 9'  !| unsubdued of his heart, trusting that$3$ it was not more
118: 89,10'  !| than might be won in the course$0$ of the evening.  But
118: 89,11'  !| in an instant$0$ arose the dreadful suspicion of his being$1$
118: 89,12'  !| purposely omitted for$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's pleasure in the $PP#I1$Bingleys'
118: 89,13'  !| invitation to$4$ the officers; and though this was not exactly
118: 89,14'  !| the case, the absolute fact of his absence was pronounced
118: 89,15'  !| by$4$ his friend $PP#W$Mr%*Denny, to$4$ whom$6#1$ $PP#H$Lydia eagerly applied,
118: 89,16'  !| and who$6#1$ told them that$3$ $PP#V$Wickham had been obliged to$9$ go
118: 89,17'  !| to$4$ town on$4$ business the day before$5$, and was not yet
118: 89,18'  !| returned; adding, with a significant smile$0$,
118: 89,19W  !| "I do not imagine his business would have called him
118: 89,20W  !| away just$9$ now, if he had not wished to$9$ avoid a certain
118: 89,21W  !| gentleman here."
118: 89,22'  !| This part$0$ of his intelligence, though unheard by$4$ $PP#H$Lydia,
118: 89,23'  !| was caught by$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, and as it assured her that$3$ $PP#B$Darcy
118: 89,24'  !| was not less answerable for$4$ $PP#V$Wickham's absence than if her
118: 89,25'  !| first surmise$0$ had been just$2$, every feeling$0$ of displeasure
118: 89,26'  !| against the former was so$5#1$ sharpened by$4$ immediate disappointment,
118: 89,27'  !| that$3$ she could hardly reply$1$ with tolerable
118: 89,28'  !| civility to$4$ the polite inquiries which$6#1$ he directly afterwards
118: 89,29'  !| approached to$9$ make$1$. ~ Attention, forbearance, patience
118: 89,30'  !| with $PP#B$Darcy, was injury to$4$ $PP#V$Wickham.  She was resolved
118: 89,31'  !| against any sort of conversation with him, and turned
118: 89,32'  !| away with a degree of ill*humour, which$6#1$ she could not
118: 90, 1'  !| wholly surmount even$5$ in speaking to$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, whose$6#1$
118: 90, 2'  !| blind$2$ partiality provoked her.
118: 90, 3'  !| But $PP#A$Elizabeth was not formed for$4$ ill-humour; and
118: 90, 4'  !| though every prospect of her own$2$ was destroyed for$4$ the
118: 90, 5'  !| evening, it could not dwell long$9$ on$4$ her spirits; and
118: 90, 6'  !| having told all her griefs to$4$ $PP#S$Charlotte*Lucas, whom$6#1$ she
118: 90, 7'  !| had not seen for$4$ a week, she was soon able to$9$ make$1$ a
118: 90, 8'  !| voluntary transition to$4$ the oddities of her cousin, and
118: 90, 9'  !| to$9$ point$1$ him out$5$ to$4$ her particular notice$0$.  The two first
118: 90,10'  !| dances$0$, however, brought a return$0$ of distress$0$; they were
118: 90,11'  !| dances$0$ of mortification.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, awkward and solemn,
118: 90,12'  !| apologising instead of attending, and often moving wrong$9$
118: 90,13'  !| without being$1$ aware of it, gave her all the shame$0$ and
118: 90,14'  !| misery which$6#1$ a disagreeable partner for$4$ a couple of dances$0$
118: 90,15'  !| can give.  The moment of her release$0$ from him was exstacy.
118: 90,16'  !| She danced next with an officer, and had the refreshment
118: 90,17'  !| of talking of $PP#V$Wickham, and of hearing that$3$ he was
118: 90,18'  !| universally liked.  When those dances$0$ were over she
118: 90,19'  !| returned to$4$ $PP#S$Charlotte*Lucas, and was in conversation
118: 90,20'  !| with her, when she found herself suddenly addressed by$4$
118: 90,21'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, who$6#1$ took her so$5#1$ much by$4$ surprise$0$ in his
118: 90,22'  !| application for$4$ her hand$0$, that$3$, without knowing what$6#1$ she
118: 90,23'  !| did, she accepted him.  He walked away again immediately,
118: 90,24'  !| and she was left$1$ to$9$ fret over her own$2$ want$0$ of presence
118: 90,25'  !| of mind$0$; $PP#S$Charlotte tried to$9$ console her.
118: 90,26S  !| "I dare$1#2$ say you will$1$ find him very agreeable."
118: 90,27A  !| "Heaven forbid| ~ \That$6#2$\ would be the greatest misfortune
118: 90,28A  !| of all| ~ To$9$ find a man agreeable whom$6#1$ one is
118: 90,29A  !| determined$2$ to$9$ hate| ~ Do not wish$1$ me such an evil."
118: 90,30'  !| When the dancing$0$ recommenced, however, and $PP#B$Darcy
118: 90,31'  !| approached to$9$ claim$1$ her hand$0$, $PP#S$Charlotte could not help$1$
118: 90,32'  !| cautioning her in a whisper$0$
118: 90,32@s   | not to$9$ be a simpleton and
118: 90,33@s   | allow her fancy$0$ for$4$ $PP#V$Wickham to$9$ make$1$ her appear unpleasant
118: 90,34@s   | in the eyes of a man of ten times his consequence.
118: 90,35'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth made no$2$ answer$0$, and took her place$0$ in the set$0$,
118: 90,36'  !| amazed at the dignity to$4$ which$6#1$ she was arrived in being$1$
118: 90,37'  !| allowed to$9$ stand$1$ opposite to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, and reading in her
118: 90,38'  !| neighbours' looks$0$ their equal$2$ amazement in beholding it.
118: 91, 1'  !| They stood for$4$ some time without speaking a word; and
118: 91, 2'  !| she began to$9$ imagine that$3$ their silence$0$ was to$9$ last$1$ through$4$
118: 91, 3'  !| the two dances$0$, and at first was resolved not to$9$ break it;
118: 91, 4'  !| till suddenly fancying that$3$ it would be the greater punishment
118: 91, 5'  !| to$4$ her partner to$9$ oblige him to$9$ talk$1$, she made some
118: 91, 6'  !| slight$2$ observation on$4$ the dance$0$.  He replied, and was
118: 91, 7'  !| again silent.  After$4$ a pause$0$ of some minutes she addressed
118: 91, 8'  !| him a second$2$ time with
118: 91, 9A  !| "It is \your\ turn$0$ to$9$ say something now, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy. ~
118: 91,10A  !| \I\ talked about$4$ the dance$0$, and \you\ ought to$9$ make$1$ some
118: 91,11A  !| kind$0$ of remark$0$ on$4$ the size of the room, or the number
118: 91,12A  !| of couples."
118: 91,13'  !| He smiled, and assured her that$3$ whatever she wished
118: 91,14'  !| him to$9$ say should be said.
118: 91,15A  !| "Very well$9$. ~ That$6#2$ reply$0$ will$1$ do for$4$ the present$0#1$. ~
118: 91,16A  !| Perhaps by*and*bye I may$1$ observe that$3$ private$2$ balls are
118: 91,17A  !| much pleasanter than public$2$ ones. ~ But \now\ we may$1$ be
118: 91,18A  !| silent."
118: 91,19B  !| "Do you talk$1$ by$4$ rule then, while$9$ you are dancing$1$?"
118: 91,20A  !| "Sometimes.  One must speak a little, you know.  It
118: 91,21A  !| would look$1$ odd to$9$ be entirely silent for$4$ half an hour
118: 91,22A  !| together, and yet for$4$ the advantage of \some\, conversation
118: 91,23A  !| ought to$9$ be so$5#2$ arranged as that$3$ they may$1$ have the trouble$0$
118: 91,24A  !| of saying as little as possible."
118: 91,25B  !| "Are you consulting your own$2$ feelings in the present$0#1$
118: 91,26B  !| case, or do you imagine that$3$ you are gratifying mine$0$?"
118: 91,27A  !| "Both,"
118: 91,27'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth archly;
118: 91,27A  !| "for$3$ I have always
118: 91,28A  !| seen a great similarity in the turn$0$ of our minds. ~ We are
118: 91,29A  !| each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to$9$
118: 91,30A  !| speak, unless we expect to$9$ say something that$3$ will$1$ amaze
118: 91,31A  !| the whole$2$ room, and be handed down$5$ to$4$ posterity with
118: 91,32A  !| all the eclat of a proverb."
118: 91,33B  !| "This is no$2$ very striking resemblance of your own$2$
118: 91,34B  !| character, I am sure,"
118: 91,34'  !| said he.
118: 91,34B  !| "How near$9$ it may$1$ be
118: 91,35B  !| to$4$ \mine$6$\, I cannot pretend to$9$ say. ~ \You\ think it a faithful
118: 91,36B  !| portrait undoubtedly."
118: 91,37A  !| "I must not decide on$4$ my own$2$ performance."
118: 91,38'  !| He made no$2$ answer$0$, and they were again silent till they
118: 92, 1'  !| had gone down$4$ the dance$0$, when he asked her if she and
118: 92, 2'  !| her sisters did not very often walk$1$ to$4$ Meryton.  She
118: 92, 3'  !| answered in the affirmative, and, unable to$9$ resist the
118: 92, 4'  !| temptation, added,
118: 92, 4A  !| "When you met us there the other
118: 92, 5A  !| day, we had just$9$ been forming a new acquaintance."
118: 92, 6'  !| The effect$0$ was immediate.  A deeper shade of hauteur
118: 92, 7'  !| overspread his features, but he said not a word, and
118: 92, 8'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, though blaming herself for$4$ her own$2$ weakness,
118: 92, 9'  !| could not go on$5$.  At length $PP#B$Darcy spoke, and in a constrained
118: 92,10'  !| manner said,
118: 92,11B  !| "$PP#V$Mr%*Wickham is blessed with such happy manners as
118: 92,12B  !| may$1$ ensure his \making\ friends ~ whether he may$1$ be equally
118: 92,13B  !| capable of \retaining\ them, is less certain."
118: 92,14A  !| "He has been so$5#1$ unlucky as to$9$ lose \your\ friendship,"
118: 92,15'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth with emphasis,
118: 92,15A  !| "and in a manner which$6#1$
118: 92,16A  !| he is likely to$9$ suffer from all his life."
118: 92,17'  !| $PP#B$Darcy made no$2$ answer$0$, and seemed desirous of changing
118: 92,18'  !| the subject$0$.  At that$6#2$ moment $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas appeared
118: 92,19'  !| close$9$ to$4$ them, meaning$1$ to$9$ pass$1$ through$4$ the set$0$ to$4$ the other
118: 92,20'  !| side$0$ of the room; but on$4$ perceiving $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy he stopt
118: 92,21'  !| with a bow$0#1$ of superior$2$ courtesy to$9$ compliment$1$ him on$4$
118: 92,22'  !| his dancing$0$ and his partner.
118: 92,23R  !| "I have been most highly gratified indeed, my dear$2#1$ Sir.
118: 92,24R  !| Such very superior$2$ dancing$0$ is not often seen.  It is evident
118: 92,25R  !| that$3$ you belong to$4$ the first circles.  Allow me to$9$ say,
118: 92,26R  !| however, that$3$ your fair partner does not disgrace$1$ you,
118: 92,27R  !| and that$3$ I must hope$1$ to$9$ have this pleasure often repeated,
118: 92,28R  !| especially when a certain desirable event, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Miss*Eliza,
118: 92,29'  !| (glancing at her sister and $PP#I$Bingley,)
118: 92,29R  !| shall take place$0$.
118: 92,30R  !| what$7$ congratulations will$1$ then flow$1$ in|  I appeal to$4$
118: 92,31R  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy: ~ but let me not interrupt you, Sir. ~ You will$1$
118: 92,32R  !| not thank me for$4$ detaining you from the bewitching
118: 92,33R  !| converse of that$6#2$ young lady, whose$6#1$ bright eyes are also
118: 92,34R  !| upbraiding me."
118: 92,35'  !| The latter part$0$ of this address$0$ was scarcely heard by$4$
118: 92,36'  !| $PP#B$Darcy; but $PP#R$Sir*William's allusion to$4$ his friend seemed to$9$
118: 92,37'  !| strike him forcibly, and his eyes were directed with a very
118: 92,38'  !| serious$2$ expression towards $PP#I$Bingley and $PP#E$Jane, who$6#1$ were
118: 93, 1'  !| dancing$1$ together.  Recovering himself, however, shortly,
118: 93, 2'  !| he turned to$4$ his partner, and said,
118: 93, 3B  !| "$PP#R$Sir*William's interruption has made me forget what$6#1$
118: 93, 4B  !| we were talking of."
118: 93, 5A  !| "I do not think we were speaking at all.  $PP#R$Sir*William
118: 93, 6A  !| could not have interrupted any two people in the room
118: 93, 7A  !| who$6#1$ had less to$9$ say for$4$ themselves. ~ We have tried two
118: 93, 8A  !| or three subjects already without success, and what$6#1$ we
118: 93, 9A  !| are to$9$ talk$1$ of next I cannot imagine."
118: 93,10B  !| "What$6#2$ think you of books?"
118: 93,10'  !| said he, smiling.
118: 93,11A  !| "Books ~ Oh| no$7$. ~ I am sure we never read the same,
118: 93,12A  !| or not with the same feelings."
118: 93,13B  !| "I am sorry you think so$5#2$; but if that$6#2$ be the case,
118: 93,14B  !| there can at least be no$2$ want$0$ of subject$0$. ~ We may$1$
118: 93,15B  !| compare our different opinions."
118: 93,16A  !| "No$7$ ~ I cannot talk$1$ of books in a ball-room; my head$0$
118: 93,17A  !| is always full of something else."
118: 93,18B  !| "The \present$0#1$\ always occupies you in such scenes ~ does
118: 93,19B  !| it?"
118: 93,19'  !| said he, with a look$0$ of doubt$0$.
118: 93,20A  !| "Yes, always,"
118: 93,20'  !| she replied, without knowing what$6#1$ she
118: 93,21'  !| said, for$3$ her thoughts had wandered far from the subject$0$,
118: 93,22'  !| as soon afterwards appeared by$4$ her suddenly exclaiming,
118: 93,23A  !| "I remember hearing you once say, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, that$3$ you
118: 93,24A  !| hardly ever forgave, that$3$ your resentment once created
118: 93,25A  !| was unappeasable.  You are very cautious, I suppose,
118: 93,26A  !| as to$4$ its \being$1$\ \created\."
118: 93,27B  !| "I am,"
118: 93,27'  !| said he, with a firm voice.
118: 93,28A  !| "And never allow yourself to$9$ be blinded by$4$ prejudice?"
118: 93,29B  !| "I hope$1$ not."
118: 93,30A  !| "It is particularly incumbent on$4$ those who$6#1$ never change$1$
118: 93,31A  !| their opinion, to$9$ be secure$2$ of judging properly at first."
118: 93,32B  !| "May$1$ I ask to$4$ what$6#2$ these questions tend?"
118: 93,33A  !| "Merely to$4$ the illustration of \your\ character,"
118: 93,33'  !| said she,
118: 93,34'  !| endeavouring to$9$ shake$1$ off her gravity.
118: 93,34A  !| "I am trying$1$ to$9$
118: 93,35A  !| make$1$ it out$5$."
118: 93,36B  !| "And what$6#2$ is your success?"
118: 93,37'  !| She shook her head$0$.
118: 93,37A  !| "I do not get on$5$ at all.  I hear
118: 93,38A  !| such different accounts of you as puzzle$1$ me exceedingly."
118: 94, 1B  !| "I can readily believe,"
118: 94, 1'  !| answered he gravely,
118: 94, 1B  !| "that$3$
118: 94, 2B  !| report$0$ may$1$ vary greatly with respect$0$ to$4$ me; and I could
118: 94, 3B  !| wish$1$, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, that$3$ you were not to$9$ sketch my
118: 94, 4B  !| character at the present$9$ moment, as there is reason$0$ to$9$
118: 94, 5B  !| fear$1$ that$3$ the performance would reflect no$2$ credit$0$ on$4$
118: 94, 6B  !| either."
118: 94, 7A  !| "But if I do not take your likeness now, I may$1$ never
118: 94, 8A  !| have another opportunity."
118: 94, 9B  !| "I would by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ suspend any pleasure of yours,"
118: 94,10'  !| he coldly replied.  She said no$2$ more, and they went down$4$
118: 94,11'  !| the other dance$0$ and parted in silence$0$; on$4$ each side$0$
118: 94,12'  !| dissatisfied, though not to$4$ an equal$2$ degree, for$3$ in $PP#B$Darcy's
118: 94,13'  !| breast there was a tolerable powerful feeling$0$ towards her,
118: 94,14'  !| which$6#1$ soon procured her pardon$0$, and directed all his anger$0$
118: 94,15'  !| against another.
118: 94,16'  !| They had not long$9$ separated when $PP#J$Miss*Bingley came
118: 94,17'  !| towards her, and with an expression of civil disdain$0$ thus
118: 94,18'  !| accosted her,
118: 94,19J  !| "So$3$, $PP#A$Miss*Eliza, I hear you are quite delighted with
118: 94,20J  !| $PP#V$George*Wickham| ~ Your sister has been talking to$4$ me
118: 94,21J  !| about$4$ him, and asking me a thousand questions; and
118: 94,22J  !| I find that$3$ the young man forgot to$9$ tell you, among his
118: 94,23J  !| other communications, that$3$ he was the son of old $PP#ZZQ$Wickham,
118: 94,24J  !| the late $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy's steward.  Let me recommend you,
118: 94,25J  !| however, as a friend, not to$9$ give implicit confidence to$4$ all
118: 94,26J  !| his assertions; for$3$ as to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's using him ill, it is
118: 94,27J  !| perfectly false; for$3$, on$4$ the contrary$0$, he has been always
118: 94,28J  !| remarkably kind$2$ to$4$ him, though $PP#V$George*Wickham has
118: 94,29J  !| treated $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy in a most infamous manner.  I do not
118: 94,30J  !| know the particulars, but I know very well$9$ that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
118: 94,31J  !| is not in the least to$9$ blame$1$, that$3$ he cannot bear$1$ to$9$ hear
118: 94,32J  !| $PP#V$George*Wickham mentioned, and that$3$ though my brother
118: 94,33J  !| thought$1$ he could not well$9$ avoid including him in his
118: 94,34J  !| invitation to$4$ the officers, he was excessively glad to$9$ find
118: 94,35J  !| that$3$ he had taken himself out$8$ of the way.  His coming
118: 94,36J  !| into the country at all, is a most insolent thing indeed,
118: 94,37J  !| and I wonder$1$ how he could presume to$9$ do it.  I pity$1$ you,
118: 94,38J  !| $PP#A$Miss*Eliza, for$4$ this discovery of your favourite's guilt;
118: 95, 1J  !| but really considering his descent, one could not expect
118: 95, 2J  !| much better$9$."
118: 95, 3A  !| "His guilt and his descent appear by$4$ your account$0$ to$9$
118: 95, 4A  !| be the same,"
118: 95, 4'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth angrily;
118: 95, 4A  !| "for$3$ I have heard
118: 95, 5A  !| you accuse him of nothing worse than of being$1$ the son
118: 95, 6A  !| of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's steward, and of \that$6#2$\, I can assure you, he
118: 95, 7A  !| informed me himself."
118: 95, 8J  !| "I beg your pardon$0$,"
118: 95, 8'  !| replied $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, turning$1$
118: 95, 9'  !| away with a sneer.
118: 95, 9J  !| "Excuse$1$ my interference. ~ It was
118: 95,10J  !| kindly meant."
118: 95,11A  !| "Insolent girl|"
118: 95,11'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth to$4$ herself. ~
118: 95,11A  !| "You are
118: 95,12A  !| much mistaken if you expect to$9$ influence$1$ me by$4$ such
118: 95,13A  !| a paltry attack$0$ as this.  I see nothing in it but your own$2$
118: 95,14A  !| wilful ignorance and the malice of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy."
118: 95,14'  !| She then
118: 95,15'  !| sought her eldest sister, who$6#1$ had undertaken to$9$ make$1$
118: 95,16'  !| inquiries on$4$ the same subject$0$ of $PP#I$Bingley.  $PP#E$Jane met her
118: 95,17'  !| with a smile$0$ of such sweet complacency, a glow of such
118: 95,18'  !| happy expression, as sufficiently marked how well$9$ she was
118: 95,19'  !| satisfied$2$ with the occurrences of the evening. ~ $PP#A$Elizabeth
118: 95,20'  !| instantly read her feelings, and at that$6#2$ moment solicitude
118: 95,21'  !| for$4$ $PP#V$Wickham, resentment against his enemies, and every*thing
118: 95,22'  !| else gave way before$4$ the hope$0$ of $PP#E$Jane's being$1$ in the
118: 95,23'  !| fairest way for$4$ happiness.
118: 95,24A  !| "I want$1$ to$9$ know,"
118: 95,24'  !| said she, with a countenance no$2$
118: 95,25'  !| less smiling than her sister's,
118: 95,25A  !| "what$6#1$ you have learnt
118: 95,26A  !| about$4$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham.  But perhaps you have been too$5#1$
118: 95,27A  !| pleasantly engaged to$9$ think of any third person; in which$6#1$
118: 95,28A  !| case you may$1$ be sure of my pardon$0$."
118: 95,29E  !| "No$7$,"
118: 95,29'  !| replied $PP#E$Jane,
118: 95,29E  !| "I have not forgotten him; but
118: 95,30E  !| I have nothing satisfactory to$9$ tell you.  $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley does
118: 95,31E  !| not know the whole$0$ of his history, and is quite ignorant
118: 95,32E  !| of the circumstances which$6#1$ have principally offended
118: 95,33E  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy; but he will$1$ vouch for$4$ the good conduct$0$, the
118: 95,34E  !| probity and honour$0$ of his friend, and is perfectly convinced
118: 95,35E  !| that$3$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham has deserved much less attention from
118: 95,36E  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy than he has received; and I am sorry to$9$ say
118: 95,37E  !| that$3$ by$4$ his account$0$ as well$9$ as his sister's, $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham
118: 95,38E  !| is by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ a respectable young man.  I am afraid
118: 96, 1E  !| he has been very imprudent, and has deserved to$9$ lose
118: 96, 2E  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's regard$0$."
118: 96, 3A  !| "$PP#I$Mr%*Bingley does not know $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham himself?"
118: 96, 4E  !| "No$7$; he never saw him till the other morning at
118: 96, 5E  !| Meryton."
118: 96, 6A  !| "This account$0$ then is what$6#1$ he has received from
118: 96, 7A  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.  I am perfectly satisfied$2$.  But what$6#2$ does he
118: 96, 8A  !| say of the living$0$?"
118: 96, 9E  !| "He does not exactly recollect the circumstances,
118: 96,10E  !| though he has heard them from $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy more than
118: 96,11E  !| once, but he believes that$3$ it was left$1$ to$4$ him \conditionally\
118: 96,12E  !| only."
118: 96,13A  !| "I have not a doubt$0$ of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's sincerity,"
118: 96,13'  !| said
118: 96,14'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth warmly;
118: 96,14A  !| "but you must excuse$1$ my not being$1$
118: 96,15A  !| convinced by$4$ assurances only.  $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's defence of
118: 96,16A  !| his friend was a very able one I dare$1#2$ say, but since he
118: 96,17A  !| is unacquainted with several parts of the story, and has
118: 96,18A  !| learnt the rest$0#1$ from that$6#2$ friend himself, I shall venture
118: 96,19A  !| still$5$ to$9$ think of both gentlemen as I did before$5$."
118: 96,20'  !| She then changed the discourse to$4$ one more gratifying
118: 96,21'  !| to$4$ each, and on$4$ which$6#1$ there could be no$2$ difference of
118: 96,22'  !| sentiment.  $PP#A$Elizabeth listened with delight$0$ to$4$ the happy,
118: 96,23'  !| though modest hopes$0$ which$6#1$ $PP#E$Jane entertained of $PP#I$Bingley's
118: 96,24'  !| regard$0$, and said all in her power to$9$ heighten her confidence
118: 96,25'  !| in it.  On$4$ their being$1$ joined by$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley
118: 96,26'  !| himself, $PP#A$Elizabeth withdrew to$4$ $PP#S$Miss*Lucas; to$4$ whose$6#1$
118: 96,27'  !| inquiry after$4$ the pleasantness of her last$2$ partner she had
118: 96,28'  !| scarcely replied, before$3$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins came up to$4$ them and
118: 96,29'  !| told her with great exultation that$3$ he had just$9$ been so$5#1$
118: 96,30'  !| fortunate as to$9$ make$1$ a most important discovery.
118: 96,31K  !| "I have found out$5$,"
118: 96,31'  !| said he,
118: 96,31K  !| "by$4$ a singular accident,
118: 96,32K  !| that$3$ there is now in the room a near$9$ relation of my
118: 96,33K  !| patroness.  I happened to$9$ overhear the gentleman himself
118: 96,34K  !| mentioning to$4$ the young lady who$6#1$ does the honours of
118: 96,35K  !| this house the names of his cousin $PP#ZJ$Miss*de*Bourgh, and of
118: 96,36K  !| her mother $PP#L$Lady*Catherine.  How wonderfully these sort
118: 96,37K  !| of things occur|  Who$6#2$ would have thought$1$ of my meeting$9$
118: 96,38K  !| with ~ perhaps ~ a nephew of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh
118: 97, 1K  !| in this assembly| ~ I am most thankful that$3$ the discovery
118: 97, 2K  !| is made in time for$4$ me to$9$ pay$1$ my respects to$4$ him, which$6#1$
118: 97, 3K  !| I am now going to$9$ do, and trust$1$ he will$1$ excuse$1$ my not
118: 97, 4K  !| having done it before$5$.  My total ignorance of the connection
118: 97, 5K  !| must plead my apology."
118: 97, 6A  !| "You are not going to$9$ introduce yourself to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy?"
118: 97, 7     |
118: 97, 8K  !| "Indeed I am.  I shall intreat his pardon$0$ for$4$ not
118: 97, 9K  !| having done it earlier.  I believe him to$9$ be $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's
118: 97,10K  !| \nephew\.  It will$1$ be in my power to$9$ assure him that$3$ her
118: 97,11K  !| ladyship was quite well$9$ yesterday se'nnight."
118: 97,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth tried hard to$9$ dissuade him from such a
118: 97,13'  !| scheme$0$; assuring him that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy would consider his
118: 97,14'  !| addressing him without introduction as an impertinent
118: 97,15'  !| freedom, rather than a compliment$0$ to$4$ his aunt; that$3$ it
118: 97,16'  !| was not in the least necessary there should be any notice$0$
118: 97,17'  !| on$4$ either side$0$, and that$3$ if it were, it must belong to$4$
118: 97,18'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, the superior$0$ in consequence, to$9$ begin the
118: 97,19'  !| acquaintance. ~ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins listened to$4$ her with the determined$2$
118: 97,20'  !| air of following his own$2$ inclination, and when she
118: 97,21'  !| ceased speaking, replied thus,
118: 97,22K  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth, I have the highest opinion
118: 97,23K  !| in the world of your excellent judgment in all matters
118: 97,24K  !| within the scope of your understanding$0$, but permit me
118: 97,25K  !| to$9$ say that$3$ there must be a wide difference between the
118: 97,26K  !| established forms of ceremony amongst the laity, and those
118: 97,27K  !| which$6#1$ regulate the clergy; for$3$ give me leave$0$ to$9$ observe
118: 97,28K  !| that$3$ I consider the clerical office as equal$2$ in point$0$ of
118: 97,29K  !| dignity with the highest rank$0$ in the kingdom ~ provided$3$
118: 97,30K  !| that$3$ a proper humility of behaviour is at the same time
118: 97,31K  !| maintained.  You must therefore allow me to$9$ follow the
118: 97,32K  !| dictates of my conscience on$4$ this occasion$0$, which$6#1$ leads
118: 97,33K  !| me to$9$ perform what$6#1$ I look$1$ on$5$ as a point$0$ of duty.  Pardon$1$
118: 97,34K  !| me for$4$ neglecting to$9$ profit by$4$ your advice, which$6#1$ on$4$ every
118; 97,35K  !| other subject$0$ shall be my constant guide$0$, though in the
118: 97,36K  !| case before$4$ us I consider myself more fitted by$4$ education
118: 97,37K  !| and habitual study$0$ to$9$ decide on$4$ what$6#1$ is right$2#1$ than a young
118: 97,38K  !| lady like$9$ yourself."
118: 97,38'  !| And with a low bow$0#1$ he left$1$ her to$9$
118: 98, 1'  !| attack$1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, whose$6#1$ reception of his advances$0$ she
118: 98, 2'  !| eagerly watched, and whose$6#1$ astonishment at being$1$ so$5#2$
118: 98, 3'  !| addressed was very evident.  Her cousin prefaced his
118: 98, 4'  !| speech with a solemn bow$0#1$, and though she could not hear
118: 98, 5'  !| a word of it, she felt as if hearing it all, and saw in the
118: 98, 6'  !| motion of his lips the words "apology", "Hunsford," and
118: 98, 7'  !| "$PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh." ~ It vexed her to$9$ see him
118: 98, 8'  !| expose himself to$4$ such a man.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy was eyeing him
118: 98, 9'  !| with unrestrained wonder$0$, and when at last$0$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
118: 98,10'  !| allowed him time to$9$ speak, replied with an air of distant
118: 98,11'  !| civility.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, however, was not discouraged from
118: 98,12'  !| speaking again, and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's contempt seemed abundantly
118: 98,13'  !| increasing with the length of his second$2$ speech,
118: 98,14'  !| and at the end$0$ of it he only made him a slight$2$ bow$0#1$,
118: 98,15'  !| and moved another way.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins then returned to$4$
118: 98,16'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth.
118: 98,17K  !| "I have no$2$ reason$0$, I assure you,"
118: 98,17'  !| said he,
118: 98,17K  !| "to$9$ be
118: 98,18K  !| dissatisfied with my reception.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy seemed much
118: 98,19K  !| pleased with the attention.  He answered me with the
118: 98,20K  !| utmost civility, and even$5$ paid me the compliment$0$ of
118: 98,21K  !| saying, that$3$ he was so$5#1$ well$9$ convinced of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's
118: 98,22K  !| discernment as to$9$ be certain she could never bestow
118: 98,23K  !| a favour$0$ unworthily.  It was really a very handsome
118: 98,24K  !| thought$0$.  Upon the whole$0$, I am much pleased with him."
118: 98,25'  !| As $PP#A$Elizabeth had no$2$ longer any interest$0$ of her own$2$ to$9$
118: 98,26'  !| pursue, she turned her attention almost entirely on$4$ her
118: 98,27'  !| sister and $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, and the train of agreeable reflections
118: 98,28'  !| which$6#1$ her observations gave birth$0#1$ to$4$, made her
118: 98,29'  !| perhaps almost as happy as $PP#E$Jane.  She saw her in idea
118: 98,30'  !| settled$1$ in that$6#2$ very house in all the felicity which$6#1$ a marriage
118: 98,31'  !| of true affection could bestow; and she felt capable
118: 98,32'  !| under such circumstances, of endeavouring even$5$ to$9$ like$1$
118: 98,33'  !| $PP#I$Bingley's two sisters.  Her mother's thoughts she plainly
118: 98,34'  !| saw were bent the same way, and she determined$1$ not to$9$
118: 98,35'  !| venture near$4$ her, lest she might hear too$5#1$ much.  When they
118: 98,36'  !| sat down$5$ to$4$ supper, therefore, she considered it a most
118: 98,37'  !| unlucky perverseness which$6#1$ placed them within one of
118: 98,38'  !| each other; and deeply was she vexed to$9$ find that$3$ her
118: 99, 1'  !| mother was talking to$4$ that$6#2$ one person ($PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas)
118: 99, 2'  !| freely, openly, and of nothing else but of her expectation
118: 99, 3'  !| that$3$ $PP#E$Jane would be soon married to$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley. ~ It was
118: 99, 4'  !| an animating subject$0$, and $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet seemed incapable
118: 99, 5'  !| of fatigue$0$ while$9$ enumerating the advantages of the match$0$.
118: 99, 6@d   | His being$1$ such a charming young man, and so$5#1$ rich, and
118: 99, 7@d   | living$9$ but three miles from them,
118: 99, 7'  !| were the first points
118: 99, 8'  !| of self-gratulation;
118: 99, 8@d   | and then it was such a comfort$0$ to$9$
118: 99, 9@d   | think how fond the two sisters were of $PP#E$Jane, and to$9$ be
118: 99,10@d   | certain that$3$ they must desire$1$ the connection as much as
118: 99,11@d   | she could do.  It was, moreover, such a promising thing for$4$
118: 99,12@d   | her younger daughters, as $PP#E$Jane's marrying so$5#1$ greatly
118: 99,13@d   | must throw$1$ them in the way of other rich men; and
118: 99,14@d   | lastly, it was so$5#1$ pleasant at her time of life to$9$ be able to$9$
118: 99,15@d   | consign her single daughters to$4$ the care$0$ of their sister,
118: 99,16@d   | that$3$ she might not be obliged to$9$ go into company more
118: 99,17@d   | than she liked.
118: 99,17'  !| It was necessary to$9$ make$1$ this circumstance
118: 99,18'  !| a matter of pleasure, because on$4$ such occasions
118: 99,19'  !| it is the etiquette; but no*one was less likely than
118: 99,20'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet to$9$ find comfort$0$ in staying at home at any period
118: 99,21'  !| of her life.  She concluded with many good wishes$0$ that$3$
118: 99,22'  !| $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas might soon be equally fortunate, though
118: 99,23'  !| evidently and triumphantly believing there was no$2$ chance$0$
118: 99,24'  !| of it.
118: 99,25'  !| In vain did $PP#A$Elizabeth endeavour$1$ to$9$ check$1$ the rapidity
118: 99,26'  !| of her mother's words, or persuade her to$9$ describe her
118: 99,27'  !| felicity in a less audible whisper$0$; for$3$ to$4$ her inexpressible
118: 99,28'  !| vexation, she could perceive that$3$ the chief of it
118: 99,29'  !| was overheard by$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, who$6#1$ sat opposite to$4$ them.
118: 99,30'  !| Her mother only scolded her for$4$ being$1$ nonsensical.
118: 99,31D  !| "What$6#2$ is $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy to$4$ me, pray, that$3$ I should be
118: 99,32D  !| afraid of him?  I am sure we owe him no$2$ such particular
118: 99,33D  !| civility as to$9$ be obliged to$9$ say nothing \he\ may$1$ not like$1$
118: 99,34D  !| to$9$ hear."
118: 99,35A  !| "For$4$ heaven's sake, madam, speak lower$2$. ~ What$6#2$
118: 99,36A  !| advantage can it be to$4$ you to$9$ offend $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy? ~ You
118: 99,37A  !| will$1$ never recommend yourself to$4$ his friend by$4$ so$5#2$ doing."
118: 99,38'  !| Nothing that$6#1$ she could say, however, had any influence$0$.
118:100, 1'  !| Her mother would talk$1$ of her views in the same intelligible
118:100, 2'  !| tone.  $PP#A$Elizabeth blushed and blushed again with shame$0$
118:100, 3'  !| and vexation.  She could not help$1$ frequently glancing her
118:100, 4'  !| eye at $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, though every glance$0$ convinced her of
118:100, 5'  !| what$6#1$ she dreaded; for$3$ though he was not always looking
118:100, 6'  !| at her mother, she was convinced that$3$ his attention was
118:100, 7'  !| invariably fixed by$4$ her.  The expression of his face$0$ changed
118:100, 8'  !| gradually from indignant contempt to$4$ a composed and
118:100, 9'  !| steady gravity.
118:100,10'  !| At length however $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had no$2$ more to$9$ say;
118:100,11'  !| and $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas, who$6#1$ had been long$9$ yawning at the
118:100,12'  !| repetition of delights$0$ which$6#1$ she saw no$2$ likelihood of
118:100,13'  !| sharing, was left$1$ to$4$ the comforts of cold$2$ ham and chicken.
118:100,14'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth now began to$9$ revive.  But not long$9$ was the
118:100,15'  !| interval of tranquillity; for$3$ when supper was over, singing
118:100,16'  !| was talked of, and she had the mortification of seeing
118:100,17'  !| $PP#F$Mary, after$4$ very little entreaty, preparing to$9$ oblige the
118:100,18'  !| company.  By$4$ many significant looks$0$ and silent entreaties,
118:100,19'  !| did she endeavour$1$ to$9$ prevent such a proof of complaisance,
118:100,20'  !| ~ but in vain; $PP#F$Mary would not understand them; such
118:100,21'  !| an opportunity of exhibiting was delightful to$4$ her, and
118:100,22'  !| she began her song.  $PP#A$Elizabeth's eyes were fixed on$4$ her
118:100,23'  !| with most painful sensations; and she watched her progress
118:100,24'  !| through$4$ the several stanzas with an impatience which$6#1$ was
118:100,25'  !| very ill rewarded at their close$0$; for$3$ $PP#F$Mary, on$4$ receiving
118:100,26'  !| amongst the thanks of the table, the hint$0$ of a hope$0$ that$3$
118:100,27'  !| she might be prevailed on$5$ to$9$ favour$1$ them again, after$4$ the
118:100,28'  !| pause$0$ of half a minute$0$ began another.  $PP#F$Mary's powers
118:100,29'  !| were by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ fitted for$4$ such a display$0$; her voice
118:100,30'  !| was weak, and her manner affected. ~ $PP#A$Elizabeth was in
118:100,31'  !| agonies.  She looked at $PP#E$Jane, to$9$ see how she bore$1#1$ it; but
118:100,32'  !| $PP#E$Jane was very composedly talking to$4$ $PP#I$Bingley.  She looked
118:100,33'  !| at his two sisters, and saw them making signs of derision
118:100,34'  !| at each other, and at $PP#B$Darcy, who$6#1$ continued however
118:100,35'  !| impenetrably grave$2$.  She looked at her father to$9$ entreat
118:100,36'  !| his interference, lest $PP#F$Mary should be singing all night.
118:100,37'  !| He took the hint$0$, and when $PP#F$Mary had finished her second$2$
118:100,38'  !| song, said aloud,
118:101, 1C  !| "That$6#2$ will$1$ do extremely well$9$, child.  You have delighted
118:101, 2C  !| us long$9$ enough.  Let the other young ladies have time
118:101, 3C  !| to$9$ exhibit."
118:101, 4'  !| $PP#F$Mary, though pretending not to$9$ hear, was somewhat
118:101, 5'  !| disconcerted; and $PP#A$Elizabeth sorry for$4$ her, and sorry for$4$
118:101, 6'  !| her father's speech, was afraid her anxiety had done no$2$
118:101, 7'  !| good. ~ Others of the party were now applied to$4$.
118:101, 8K  !| "If I,"
118:101, 8'  !| said $PP#K$Mr%*Collins,
118:101, 8K  !| "were so$5#1$ fortunate as to$9$ be
118:101, 9K  !| able to$9$ sing, I should have great pleasure, I am sure, in
118:101,10K  !| obliging the company with an air; for$3$ I consider music
118:101,11K  !| as a very innocent diversion, and perfectly compatible
118:101,12K  !| with the profession$0#2$ of a clergyman. ~ I do not mean$1$ however
118:101,13K  !| to$9$ assert that$3$ we can be justified in devoting too$5#1$ much
118:101,14K  !| of our time to$4$ music, for$3$ there are certainly other things
118:101,15K  !| to$9$ be attended to$4$.  The rector of a parish has much to$9$ do. ~
118:101,16K  !| In the first place$0$, he must make$1$ such an agreement for$4$
118:101,17K  !| tythes as may$1$ be beneficial to$4$ himself and not offensive
118:101,18K  !| to$4$ his patron.  He must write his own$2$ sermons; and the
118:101,19K  !| time that$6#1$ remains$1$ will$1$ not be too$5#1$ much for$4$ his parish
118:101,20K  !| duties, and the care$0$ and improvement of his dwelling,
118:101,21K  !| which$6#1$ he cannot be excused from making as comfortable
118:101,22K  !| as possible.  And I do not think it of light$9$ importance that$3$
118:101,23K  !| he should have attentive and conciliatory manners towards
118:101,24K  !| every*body, especially towards those to$4$ whom$6#1$ he owes
118:101,25K  !| his preferment.  I cannot acquit him of that$6#2$ duty; nor
118:101,26K  !| could I think well$9$ of the man who$6#1$ should omit an occasion$0$
118:101,27K  !| of testifying his respect$0$ towards any*body connected with
118:101,28K  !| the family."
118:101,28'  !| And with a bow$0#1$ to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, he concluded
118:101,29'  !| his speech, which$6#1$ had been spoken so$5#1$ loud as to$9$ be heard
118:101,30'  !| by$4$ half the room. ~ Many stared. ~ Many smiled; but no$2$
118:101,31'  !| one looked more amused than $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet himself, while$9$
118:101,32'  !| his wife seriously commended $PP#K$Mr%*Collins for$4$ having spoken
118:101,33'  !| so$5#1$ sensibly, and observed in a half-whisper to$4$ $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas,
118:101,34'  !| that$3$
118:101,34@d   | he was a remarkably clever, good kind$0$ of young man.
118:101,35'  !| To$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth it appeared, that$3$
118:101,35@a   | had her family made
118:101,36@a   | an agreement to$9$ expose themselves as much as they
118:101,37@a   | could during the evening, it would have been impossible
118:101,38@a   | for$4$ them to$9$ play$1$ their parts with more spirit, or finer
118:102, 1@a   | success; and happy did she think it for$4$ $PP#I$Bingley and her
118:102, 2@a   | sister that$3$ some of the exhibition had escaped his notice$0$,
118:102, 3@a   | and that$3$ his feelings were not of a sort to$9$ be much distressed
118:102, 4@a   | by$4$ the folly which$6#1$ he must have witnessed.  That$3$
118:102, 5@a   | his two sisters and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, however, should have such
118:102, 6@a   | an opportunity of ridiculing her relations was bad enough,
118:102, 7@a   | and she could not determine whether the silent contempt
118:102, 8@a   | of the gentleman, or the insolent smiles of the ladies, were
118:102, 9@a   | more intolerable.
118:102,10'  !| The rest$0#1$ of the evening brought her little amusement.
118:102,11'  !| She was teazed by$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, who$6#1$ continued most perseveringly
118:102,12'  !| by$4$ her side$0$, and though he could not prevail
118:102,13'  !| with her to$9$ dance$1$ with him again, put it out$8$ of her power
118:102,14'  !| to$9$ dance$1$ with others.  In vain did she entreat him to$9$ stand$1$
118:102,15'  !| up with somebody else, and offer$1$ to$9$ introduce him to$4$ any
118:102,16'  !| young lady in the room.  He assured her that$3$
118:102,16@k   | as to$4$ dancing$0$,
118:102,17@k   | he was perfectly indifferent to$4$ it; that$3$ his chief object$0$
118:102,18@k   | was by$4$ delicate attentions to$9$ recommend himself to$4$ her,
118:102,19@k   | and that$3$ he should therefore make$1$ a point$0$ of remaining
118:102,20@k   | close$9$ to$4$ her the whole$2$ evening.
118:102,20'  !| There was no$2$ arguing
118:102,21'  !| upon such a project.  She owed her greatest relief to$4$ her
118:102,22'  !| friend $PP#S$Miss*Lucas, who$6#1$ often joined them, and good-naturedly
118:102,23'  !| engaged $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's conversation to$4$ herself.
118:102,24'  !| She was at least free from the offence of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's
118:102,25'  !| farther notice$0$; though often standing$1$ within a very short$2$
118:102,26'  !| distance$0$ of her, quite disengaged, he never came near$9$
118:102,27'  !| enough to$9$ speak.  She felt it to$9$ be the probable consequence
118:102,28'  !| of her allusions to$4$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, and rejoiced in it.
118:102,29'  !| The Longbourn party were the last$0$ of all the company
118:102,30'  !| to$9$ depart; and by$4$ a mano*euvre of $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had to$9$
118:102,31'  !| wait for$4$ their carriages a quarter$0#1$ of an hour after$3$ every*body
118:102,32'  !| else was gone, which$6#1$ gave them time to$9$ see how
118:102,33'  !| heartily they were wished away by$4$ some of the family.
118:102,34'  !| $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst and her sister scarcely opened their mouths
118:102,35'  !| except to$9$ complain of fatigue$0$, and were evidently impatient
118:102,36'  !| to$9$ have the house to$4$ themselves.  They repulsed every
118:102,37'  !| attempt$0$ of $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet at conversation, and by$4$ so$5#2$ doing,
118:102,38'  !| threw a languor over the whole$2$ party, which$6#1$ was very
118:103, 1'  !| little relieved by$4$ the long$9$ speeches of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, who$6#1$ was
118:103, 2'  !| complimenting $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley and his sisters on$4$ the elegance
118:103, 3'  !| of their entertainment, and the hospitality and politeness
118:103, 4'  !| which$6#1$ had marked their behaviour to$4$ their guests.  $PP#B$Darcy
118:103, 5'  !| said nothing at all.  $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, in equal$2$ silence$0$, was
118:103, 6'  !| enjoying the scene.  $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley and $PP#E$Jane were standing$1$
118:103, 7'  !| together, a little detached from the rest$0#1$, and talked only
118:103, 8'  !| to$4$ each other.  $PP#A$Elizabeth preserved as steady a silence$0$ as
118:103, 9'  !| either $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst or $PP#J$Miss*Bingley; and even$5$ $PP#H$Lydia was
118:103,10'  !| too$5#1$ much fatigued to$9$ utter$1$ more than the occasional
118:103,11'  !| exclamation of
118:103,11H  !| "Lord$7$, how tired I am|"
118:103,11'  !| accompanied
118:103,12'  !| by$4$ a violent yawn.
118:103,13'  !| When at length they arose to$9$ take leave$0$, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
118:103,14'  !| was most pressingly civil in her hope$0$ of seeing the whole$2$
118:103,15'  !| family soon at Longbourn; and addressed herself particularly
118:103,16'  !| to$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, to$9$ assure him
118:103,16@d   | how happy he would
118:103,17@d   | make$1$ them, by$4$ eating a family dinner with them at any
118:103,18@d   | time, without the ceremony of a formal invitation.
118:103,18'  !| $PP#I$Bingley
118:103,19'  !| was all grateful pleasure, and he readily engaged for$4$ taking
118:103,20'  !| the earliest opportunity of waiting on$4$ her, after$4$ his return$0$
118:103,21'  !| from London, whither he was obliged to$9$ go the next day
118:103,22'  !| for$4$ a short$2$ time.
118:103,23'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was perfectly satisfied$2$; and quitted the
118:103,24'  !| house under the delightful persuasion that$3$, allowing for$4$
118:103,25'  !| the necessary preparations of settlements, new carriages
118:103,26'  !| and wedding*clothes, she should undoubtedly see her
118:103,27'  !| daughter settled$1$ at Netherfield, in the course$0$ of three or
118:103,28'  !| four months.  Of having another daughter married to$4$
118:103,29'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, she thought$1$ with equal$2$ certainty, and with
118:103,30'  !| considerable, though not equal$2$, pleasure.  $PP#A$Elizabeth was
118:103,31'  !| the least dear$2#1$ to$4$ her of all her children; and
118:103,31@d   | though the
118:103,32@d   | man and the match$0$ were quite good enough for$4$ \her\,
118:103,33@d   | the worth of each was eclipsed by$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley and
118:103,34@d   | Netherfield.
119:104, 1'  !| The next day opened a new scene at Longbourn.
119:104, 2'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins made his declaration in form$0$.  Having resolved
119:104, 3'  !| to$9$ do it without loss of time, as his leave$0$ of absence
119:104, 4'  !| extended only to$4$ the following Saturday, and having no$2$
119:104, 5'  !| feelings of diffidence to$9$ make$1$ it distressing to$4$ himself
119:104, 6'  !| even$5$ at the moment, he set$1$ about$4$ it in a very orderly
119:104, 7'  !| manner, with all the observances which$6#1$ he supposed a
119:104, 8'  !| regular part$0$ of the business.  On$4$ finding $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
119:104, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, and one of the younger girls together, soon
119:104,10'  !| after$4$ breakfast$0$, he addressed the mother in these words,
119:104,11K  !| "May$1$ I hope$1$, Madam, for$4$ your interest$0$ with your fair
119:104,12K  !| daughter $PP#A$Elizabeth, when I solicit for$4$ the honour$0$ of a
119:104,13K  !| private$2$ audience with her in the course$0$ of this morning?"
119:104,14'  !| Before$3$ $PP#A$Elizabeth had time for$4$ any*thing but a blush$0$
119:104,15'  !| of surprise$0$, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet instantly answered,
119:104,16D  !| "Oh dear$7$| ~ Yes ~ certainly. ~ I am sure $PP#A$Lizzy will$1$ be
119:104,17D  !| very happy ~ I am sure she can have no$2$ objection. ~ Come,
119:104,18D  !| $PP#G$Kitty, I want$1$ you up*stairs."
119:104,18'  !| And gathering her work$0$
119:104,19'  !| together, she was hastening away, when $PP#A$Elizabeth called
119:104,20'  !| out$5$,
119:104,21A  !| "Dear$2#1$ Ma'am, do not go. ~ I beg you will$1$ not go. ~
119:104,22A  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins must excuse$1$ me. ~ He can have nothing to$9$
119:104,23A  !| say to$4$ me that$6#1$ any*body need$1$ not hear.  I am going away
119:104,24A  !| myself."
119:104,25D  !| "No$7$, no$7$, nonsense, $PP#A$Lizzy. ~ I desire$1$ you will$1$ stay$1$
119:104,26D  !| where you are." ~
119:104,26'  !| And upon $PP#A$Elizabeth's seeming really,
119:104,27'  !| with vexed and embarrassed looks$0$, about$5$ to$9$ escape$1$, she
119:104,28'  !| added,
119:104,28D  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy, I \insist\ upon your staying and hearing
119:104,29D  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins."
119:104,30'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth would not oppose such an injunction ~ and
119:104,31'  !| a moment's consideration making her also sensible$2#1$ that$3$
119:104,32@a   | it would be wisest to$9$ get it over as soon and as quietly
119:104,33@a   | as possible,
119:104,33'  !| she sat down$5$ again, and tried to$9$ conceal by$4$
119:105, 1'  !| incessant employment the feelings which$6#1$ were divided
119:105, 2'  !| between distress$0$ and diversion.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet and $PP#G$Kitty
119:105, 3'  !| walked off, and as soon as they were gone $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
119:105, 4'  !| began.
119:105, 5K  !| "Believe me, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth, that$3$ your
119:105, 6K  !| modesty, so$5#1$ far from doing you any disservice, rather
119:105, 7K  !| adds to$4$ your other perfections.  You would have been
119:105, 8K  !| less amiable in my eyes had there \not\ been this little
119:105, 9K  !| unwillingness; but allow me to$9$ assure you that$3$ I have
119:105,10K  !| your respected mother's permission for$4$ this address$0$.
119:105,11K  !| You can hardly doubt$1$ the purport of my discourse,
119:105,12K  !| however your natural$2$ delicacy may$1$ lead$1$ you to$9$ dissemble;
119:105,13K  !| my attentions have been too$5#1$ marked to$9$ be mistaken.
119:105,14K  !| Almost as soon as I entered the house I singled you out$5$
119:105,15K  !| as the companion of my future life.  But before$3$ I am run$1$
119:105,16K  !| away with by$4$ my feelings on$4$ this subject$0$, perhaps it will$1$
119:105,17K  !| be advisable for$4$ me to$9$ state$1$ my reasons for$4$ marrying ~
119:105,18K  !| and moreover for$4$ coming into Hertfordshire with the
119:105,19K  !| design$0$ of selecting a wife, as I certainly did."
119:105,20'  !| The idea of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, with all his solemn composure,
119:105,21'  !| being$1$ run$1$ away with by$4$ his feelings, made $PP#A$Elizabeth so$5#1$
119:105,22'  !| near$9$ laughing that$3$ she could not use$1$ the short$2$ pause$0$ he
119:105,23'  !| allowed in any attempt$0$ to$9$ stop$1$ him farther, and he continued:
119:105,24     |
119:105,25K  !| "My reasons for$4$ marrying are, first, that$3$ I think it
119:105,26K  !| a right$2#1$ thing for$4$ every clergyman in easy circumstances
119:105,27K  !| (like$9$ myself) to$9$ set$1$ the example of matrimony in his
119:105,28K  !| parish.  Secondly, that$3$ I am convinced it will$1$ add very
119:105,29K  !| greatly to$4$ my happiness; and thirdly ~ which$6#1$ perhaps
119:105,30K  !| I ought to$9$ have mentioned earlier, that$3$ it is the particular
119:105,31K  !| advice and recommendation of the very noble lady whom$6#1$
119:105,32K  !| I have the honour$0$ of calling patroness.  Twice has she
119:105,33K  !| condescended to$9$ give me her opinion (unasked too$5#2$|) on$4$
119:105,34K  !| this subject$0$; and it was but the very Saturday night
119:105,35K  !| before$3$ I left$1$ Hunsford ~ between our pools at quadrille,
119:105,36K  !| while$9$ $PP#ZS$Mrs%*Jenkinson was arranging $PP#ZJ$Miss*de*Bourgh's
119:105,37K  !| foot-stool, that$3$ she said,
119:105,37@l   | ""$PP#K$Mr%*Collins, you must marry.
119:105,38@l   | A clergyman like$9$ you must marry. ~ Chuse properly, chuse
119:106, 1@l   | a gentlewoman for$4$ \my\ sake; and for$4$ your \own$2$\, let her
119:106, 2@l   | be an active, useful sort of person, not brought up high,
119:106, 3@l   | but able to$9$ make$1$ a small income go a good way.  This is
119:106, 4@l   | my advice.  Find such a woman as soon as you can, bring
119:106, 5@l   | her to$4$ Hunsford, and I will$1$ visit$1$ her.""
119:106, 5K  !| Allow me, by$4$ the
119:106, 6K  !| way, to$9$ observe, my fair cousin, that$3$ I do not reckon
119:106, 7K  !| the notice$0$ and kindness of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh
119:106, 8K  !| as among the least of the advantages in my power to$9$
119:106, 9K  !| offer$1$.  You will$1$ find her manners beyond$4$ any*thing I can
119:106,10K  !| describe; and your wit$0#1$ and vivacity I think must be
119:106,11K  !| acceptable to$4$ her, especially when tempered with the
119:106,12K  !| silence$0$ and respect$0$ which$6#1$ her rank$0$ will$1$ inevitably excite.
119:106,13K  !| Thus much for$4$ my general$2$ intention in favour$0$ of matrimony;
119:106,14K  !| it remains$1$ to$9$ be told why my views were directed
119:106,15K  !| to$4$ Longbourn instead of my own$2$ neighbourhood, where
119:106,16K  !| I assure you there are many amiable young women.
119:106,17K  !| But the fact is, that$3$ being$1$, as I am, to$9$ inherit this estate
119:106,18K  !| after$4$ the death of your honoured father, (who$6#1$, however,
119:106,19K  !| may$1$ live many years longer,) I could not satisfy myself
119:106,20K  !| without resolving to$9$ chuse a wife from among his daughters,
119:106,21K  !| that$3$ the loss to$4$ them might be as little as possible, when
119:106,22K  !| the melancholy$2$ event takes place$0$ ~ which$6#1$, however, as
119:106,23K  !| I have already said, may$1$ not be for$4$ several years.  This
119:106,24K  !| has been my motive, my fair cousin, and I flatter myself
119:106,25K  !| it will$1$ not sink me in your esteem$0$.  And now nothing
119:106,26K  !| remains$1$ for$4$ me but to$9$ assure you in the most animated
119:106,27K  !| language of the violence of my affection.  To$4$ fortune I am
119:106,28K  !| perfectly indifferent, and shall make$1$ no$2$ demand$0$ of that$6#2$
119:106,29K  !| nature on$4$ your father, since I am well$9$ aware that$3$ it could
119:106,30K  !| not be complied with; and that$3$ one thousand pounds
119:106,31K  !| in the 4*per*cents% which$6#1$ will$1$ not be yours till after$4$ your
119:106,32K  !| mother's decease, is all that$6#1$ you may$1$ ever be entitled to$4$.
119:106,33K  !| On$4$ that$6#2$ head$0$, therefore, I shall be uniformly silent; and
119:106,34K  !| you may$1$ assure youself that$3$ no$2$ ungenerous reproach$0$
119:106,35K  !| shall ever pass$1$ my lips when we are married."
119:106,36'  !| It was absolutely necessary to$9$ interrupt him now.
119:106,37A  !| "You are too$5#1$ hasty, Sir,"
119:106,37'  !| she cried.
119:106,37A  !| "You forget that$3$
119:106,38A  !| I have made no$2$ answer$0$.  Let me do it without farther
119:107, 1A  !| loss of time.  Accept my thanks for$4$ the compliment$0$ you
119:107, 2A  !| are paying me.  I am very sensible$2#1$ of the honour$0$ of your
119:107, 3A  !| proposals, but it is impossible for$4$ me to$9$ do otherwise
119:107, 4A  !| than decline them."
119:107, 5K  !| "I am not now to$9$ learn,"
119:107, 5'  !| replied $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, with
119:107, 6'  !| a formal wave of the hand$0$,
119:107, 6K  !| "that$3$ it is usual with young
119:107, 7K  !| ladies to$9$ reject the addresses of the man whom$6#1$ they
119:107, 8K  !| secretly mean$1$ to$9$ accept, when he first applies for$4$ their
119:107, 9K  !| favour$0$; and that$3$ sometimes the refusal is repeated a
119:107,10K  !| second$2$ or even$5$ a third time.  I am therefore by$4$ no$2$ means$0$
119:107,11K  !| discouraged by$4$ what$6#1$ you have just$9$ said, and shall hope$1$
119:107,12K  !| to$9$ lead$1$ you to$4$ the altar ere long$9$."
119:107,13A  !| "Upon my word, Sir,"
119:107,13'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth,
119:107,13A  !| "your hope$0$ is
119:107,14A  !| rather an extraordinary one after$4$ my declaration.  I do
119:107,15A  !| assure you that$3$ I am not one of those young ladies (if such
119:107,16A  !| young ladies there are) who$6#1$ are so$5#1$ daring as to$9$ risk$1$ their
119:107,17A  !| happiness on$4$ the chance$0$ of being$1$ asked a second$2$ time.
119:107,18A  !| I am perfectly serious$2$ in my refusal. ~ You could not
119:107,19A  !| make$1$ \me\ happy, and I am convinced that$3$ I am the last$2$
119:107,20A  !| woman in the world who$6#1$ would make$1$ \you\ so$5#2$. ~ Nay, were
119:107,21A  !| your friend $PP#L$Lady*Catherine to$9$ know me, I am persuaded
119:107,22A  !| she would find me in every respect$0$ ill qualified for$4$ the
119:107,23A  !| situation."
119:107,24K  !| "Were it certain that$3$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine would think so$5#2$,"
119:107,25'  !| said $PP#K$Mr%*Collins very gravely ~
119:107,25K  !| "but I cannot imagine
119:107,26K  !| that$3$ her ladyship would at all disapprove of you.  And
119:107,27K  !| you may$1$ be certain that$3$ when I have the honour$0$ of seeing
119:107,28K  !| her again I shall speak in the highest terms of your
119:107,29K  !| modesty, economy, and other amiable qualifications."
119:107,30A  !| "Indeed, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, all praise$0$ of me will$1$ be unnecessary.
119:107,31A  !| You must give me leave$0$ to$9$ judge$1$ for$4$ myself, and
119:107,32A  !| pay$1$ me the compliment$0$ of believing what$6#1$ I say.  I wish$1$
119:107,33A  !| you very happy and very rich, and by$4$ refusing your hand$0$,
119:107,34A  !| do all in my power to$9$ prevent your being$1$ otherwise.  In
119:107,35A  !| making me the offer$0$, you must have satisfied$1$ the delicacy
119:107,36A  !| of your feelings with regard$0$ to$4$ my family, and may$1$ take
119:107,37A  !| possession of Longbourn estate whenever it falls, without
119:107,38A  !| any self-reproach.  This matter may$1$ be considered, therefore,
119:108, 1A  !| as finally settled$1$."
119:108, 1'  !| And rising as she thus spoke, she
119:108, 2'  !| would have quitted the room, had not $PP#K$Mr%*Collins thus
119:108, 3'  !| addressed her,
119:108, 4K  !| "When I do myself the honour$0$ of speaking to$4$ you
119:108, 5K  !| next on$4$ this subject$0$ I shall hope$1$ to$9$ receive a more favourable
119:108, 6K  !| answer$0$ than you have now given me; though I am
119:108, 7K  !| far from accusing you of cruelty at present$0#1$, because
119:108, 8K  !| I know it to$9$ be the established custom of your sex to$9$ reject
119:108, 9K  !| a man on$4$ the first application, and perhaps you have even$5$
119:108,10K  !| now said as much to$9$ encourage my suit$0$ as would be consistent
119:108,11K  !| with the true delicacy of the female$2$ character."
119:108,12A  !| "Really, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins,"
119:108,12'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth with some
119:108,13'  !| warmth,
119:108,13A  !| "you puzzle$1$ me exceedingly.  If what$6#1$ I have
119:108,14A  !| hitherto said can appear to$4$ you in the form$0$ of encouragement,
119:108,15A  !| I know not how to$9$ express$1$ my refusal in such a way
119:108,16A  !| as may$1$ convince you of its being$1$ one."
119:108,17K  !| "You must give me leave$0$ to$9$ flatter myself, my dear$2#1$
119:108,18K  !| cousin, that$3$ your refusal of my addresses is merely
119:108,19K  !| words of course$8$.  My reasons for$4$ believing it are briefly
119:108,20K  !| these: ~ It does not appear to$4$ me that$3$ my hand$0$ is unworthy
119:108,21K  !| your acceptance, or that$3$ the establishment I can
119:108,22K  !| offer$1$ would be any other than highly desirable.  My
119:108,23K  !| situation in life, my connections with the family of
119:108,24K  !| $PP#ZI$De*Bourgh, and my relationship to$4$ your own$2$, are circumstances
119:108,25K  !| highly in my favour$0$; and you should take
119:108,26K  !| it into farther consideration that$3$ in spite$8$ of your manifold
119:108,27K  !| attractions, it is by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ certain that$3$ another offer$0$
119:108,28K  !| of marriage may$1$ ever be made you.  Your portion is
119:108,29K  !| unhappily so$5#1$ small that$3$ it will$1$ in all likelihood undo the
119:108,30K  !| effects of your loveliness and amiable qualifications.  As
119:108,31K  !| I must therefore conclude that$3$ you are not serious$2$ in your
119:108,32K  !| rejection of me, I shall chuse to$9$ attribute it to$4$ your wish$0$
119:108,33K  !| of increasing my love$0$ by$4$ suspense, according to$4$ the usual
119:108,34K  !| practice$0$ of elegant females."
119:108,35A  !| "I do assure you, Sir, that$3$ I have no$2$ pretension
119:108,36A  !| whatever to$4$ that$3$ kind$0$ of elegance which$6#1$ consists in
119:108,37A  !| tormenting a respectable man.  I would rather be paid
119:109, 1A  !| the compliment$0$ of being$1$ believed sincere.  I thank you
119:109, 2A  !| again and again for$4$ the honour$0$ you have done me in
119:109, 3A  !| your proposals, but to$9$ accept them is absolutely impossible.
119:109, 4A  !| My feelings in every respect$0$ forbid it.  Can
119:109, 5A  !| I speak plainer?  Do not consider me now as an elegant
119:109, 6A  !| female$0$ intending to$9$ plague you, but as a rational creature
119:109, 7A  !| speaking the truth from her heart."
119:109, 9K  !| "You are uniformly charming|"
119:109, 9'  !| cried he, with an air
119:109,10'  !| of awkward gallantry;
119:109,10K  !| "and I am persuaded that$3$ when
119:109,11K  !| sanctioned by$4$ the express$2$ authority of both your excellent
119:109,12K  !| parents, my proposals will$1$ not fail of being$1$ acceptable."
119:109,13'  !| To$4$ such perseverance in wilful self-deception $PP#A$Elizabeth
119:109,14'  !| would make$1$ no$2$ reply$0$, and immediately and in silence$0$
119:109,15'  !| withdrew; determined$2$, if he persisted in considering her
119:109,16'  !| repeated refusals as flattering encouragement, to$9$ apply
119:109,17'  !| to$4$ her father, whose$6#1$ negative might be uttered in such
119:109,18'  !| a manner as must be decisive, and whose$6#1$ behaviour
119:109,19'  !| at least could not be mistaken for$4$ the affectation and
119:109,20'  !| coquetry of an elegant female$0$.
120:110, 1'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was not left$1$ long$9$ to$4$ the silent contemplation
120:110, 2'  !| of his successful love$0$; for$3$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, having dawdled
120:110, 3'  !| about$5$ in the vestibule to$9$ watch$1$ for$4$ the end$0$ of the conference,
120:110, 4'  !| no$2$ sooner saw $PP#A$Elizabeth open$1$ the door and with
120:110, 5'  !| quick$2$ step$0$ pass$1$ her towards the staircase, than she entered
120:110, 6'  !| the breakfast-room, and congratulated both him and herself
120:110, 7'  !| in warm$2$ terms on$4$ the happy prospect of their nearer
120:110, 8'  !| connection.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins received and returned these
120:110, 9'  !| felicitations with equal$2$ pleasure, and then proceeded to$9$
120:110,10'  !| relate the particulars of their interview, with the result$0$
120:110,11'  !| of which$6#1$ he trusted he had every reason$0$ to$9$ be satisfied$2$,
120:110,12'  !| since the refusal which$6#1$ his cousin had stedfastly given
120:110,13'  !| him would naturally flow$1$ from her bashful modesty and
120:110,14'  !| the genuine delicacy of her character.
120:110,15'  !| This information, however, startled $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet; ~
120:110,16'  !| she would have been glad to$9$ be equally satisfied$2$ that$3$ her
120:110,17'  !| daughter had meant to$9$ encourage him by$4$ protesting
120:110,18'  !| against his proposals, but she dared not to$9$ believe it, and
120:110,19'  !| could not help$1$ saying so$5#2$.
120:110,20D  !| "But depend upon it, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins,"
120:110,20'  !| she added,
120:110,20D  !| "that$3$
120:110,21D  !| $PP#A$Lizzy shall be brought to$4$ reason$0$.  I will$1$ speak to$4$ her
120:110,22D  !| about$4$ it myself directly.  She is a very headstrong foolish
120:110,23D  !| girl, and does not know her own$2$ interest$0$; but I will$1$
120:110,24D  !| \make$1$\ her know it."
120:110,25K  !| "Pardon$1$ me for$4$ interrupting you, Madam,"
120:110,25'  !| cried
120:110,26'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins;
120:110,26K  !| "but if she is really headstrong and foolish,
120:110,27K  !| I know not whether she would altogether be a very
120:110,28K  !| desirable wife to$4$ a man in my situation, who$6#1$ naturally
120:110,29K  !| looks$1$ for$4$ happiness in the marriage state$0$.  If therefore
120:110,30K  !| she actually persists in rejecting my suit$0$, perhaps it were
120:110,31K  !| better$9$ not to$9$ force$1$ her into accepting me, because if liable
120:110,32K  !| to$4$ such defects of temper, she could not contribute much
120:110,33K  !| to$4$ my felicity."
120:111, 1D  !| "Sir, you quite misunderstand me,"
120:111, 1'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
120:111, 2'  !| alarmed.
120:111, 2D  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy is only headstrong in such matters as
120:111, 3D  !| these.  In every*thing else she is as good*natured a girl
120:111, 4D  !| as ever lived.  I will$1$ go directly to$4$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, and we
120:111, 5D  !| shall very soon settle it with her, I am sure."
120:111, 6'  !| She would not give him time to$9$ reply$1$, but hurrying
120:111, 7'  !| instantly to$4$ her husband, called out$5$ as she entered the
120:111, 8'  !| library,
120:111, 9D  !| "Oh| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, you are wanted immediately; we
120:111,10D  !| are all in an uproar.  You must come and make$1$ $PP#A$Lizzy
120:111,11D  !| marry $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, for$3$ she vows she will$1$ not have him,
120:111,12D  !| and if you do not make$1$ haste he will$1$ change$1$ his mind$0$ and
120:111,13D  !| not have \her\."
120:111,14'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet raised his eyes from his book as she entered,
120:111,15'  !| and fixed them on$4$ her face$0$ with a calm$2$ unconcern which$6#1$
120:111,16'  !| was not in the least altered by$4$ her communication.
120:111,17C  !| "I have not the pleasure of understanding$1$ you,"
120:111,17'  !| said
120:111,19'  !| he, when she had finished her speech.
120:111,19C  !| "Of what$6#2$ are you
120:111,19C  !| talking?"
120:111,20D  !| "Of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins and $PP#A$Lizzy.  $PP#A$Lizzy declares she will$1$ not
120:111,21D  !| have $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, and $PP#K$Mr%*Collins begins to$9$ say that$3$ he
120:111,22D  !| will$1$ not have $PP#A$Lizzy."
120:111,23C  !| "And what$6#2$ am I to$9$ do on$4$ the occasion$0$? ~ It seems an
120:111,24C  !| hopeless business."
120:111,25D  !| "Speak to$4$ $PP#A$Lizzy about$4$ it yourself.  Tell her that$3$ you
120:111,26D  !| insist upon her marrying him."
120:111,27C  !| "Let her be called down$5$.  She shall hear my opinion."
120:111,28'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet rang the bell, and $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth was
120:111,29'  !| summoned to$4$ the library.
120:111,30C  !| "Come here, child,"
120:111,30'  !| cried her father as she appeared.
120:111,31C  !| "I have sent for$4$ you on$4$ an affair of importance.  I understand
120:111,32C  !| that$3$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins has made you an offer$0$ of marriage.
120:111,33C  !| Is it true?"
120:111,33'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth replied that$3$ it was.
120:111,33C  !| "Very well$9$ ~
120:111,34C  !| and this offer$0$ of marriage you have refused?"
120:111,35A  !| "I have, Sir."
120:111,36C  !| "Very well$9$.  We now come to$4$ the point$0$.  Your mother
120:111,37C  !| insists upon your accepting it.  Is not it so$5#2$, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet?"
120:111,38D  !| "Yes, or I will$1$ never see her again."
120:112, 1C  !| "An unhappy alternative is before$4$ you, $PP#A$Elizabeth.
120:112, 2C  !| From this day you must be a stranger$0$ to$4$ one of your
120:112, 3C  !| parents. ~ Your mother will$1$ never see you again if you
120:112, 4C  !| do \not\ marry $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, and I will$1$ never see you again
120:112, 5C  !| if you \do\."
120:112, 6'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could not but smile$1$ at such a conclusion of
120:112, 7'  !| such a beginning$0$; but $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, who$6#1$ had persuaded
120:112, 8'  !| herself that$3$ her husband regarded the affair as she wished,
120:112, 9'  !| was excessively disappointed.
120:112,10D  !| "What$6#2$ do you mean$1$, $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, by$4$ talking in this
120:112,11D  !| way?  You promised me to$9$ \insist\ upon her marrying him."
120:112,12C  !| "My dear$2#1$,"
120:112,12'  !| replied her husband,
120:112,12C  !| "I have two small
120:112,13C  !| favours to$9$ request$1$.  First, that$3$ you will$1$ allow me the free
120:112,14C  !| use$0$ of my understanding$0$ on$4$ the present$9$ occasion$0$; and
120:112,15C  !| secondly, of my room.  I shall be glad to$9$ have the library
120:112,16C  !| to$4$ myself as soon as may$1$ be."
120:112,17'  !| Not yet, however, in spite$8$ of her disappointment in her
120:112,18'  !| husband, did $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet give up the point$0$.  She talked
120:112,19'  !| to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth again and again; coaxed and threatened her
120:112,20'  !| by$4$ turns$0$.  She endeavoured to$9$ secure$1$ $PP#E$Jane in her interest$0$,
120:112,21'  !| but $PP#E$Jane with all possible mildness declined interfering; ~
120:112,22'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth sometimes with real earnestness and sometimes
120:112,23'  !| with playful gaiety replied to$4$ her attacks.  Though
120:112,24'  !| her manner varied however, her determination never did.
120:112,25'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, meanwhile, was meditating in solitude on$4$
120:112,26'  !| what$6#1$ had passed.  He thought$1$ too$5#1$ well$9$ of himself to$9$ comprehend
120:112,27'  !| on$4$ what$6#1$ motive his cousin could refuse him; and
120:112,28'  !| though his pride was hurt, he suffered in no$2$ other way.
120:112,29'  !| His regard$0$ for$4$ her was quite imaginary; and the possibility
120:112,30'  !| of her deserving her mother's reproach$0$ prevented his
120:112,31'  !| feeling$1$ any regret$0$.
120:112,32'  !| While$9$ the family were in this confusion, $PP#S$Charlotte*Lucas
120:112,33'  !| came to$9$ spend the day with them.  She was met
120:112,34'  !| in the vestibule by$4$ $PP#H$Lydia, who$6#1$, flying to$4$ her, cried in a
120:112,35'  !| half whisper$0$,
120:112,35H  !| "I am glad you are come, for$3$ there is such
120:112,36H  !| fun here| ~ What$6#2$ do you think has happened this morning?
120:112,37H  !| ~ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins has made an offer$0$ to$4$ $PP#A$Lizzy, and she will$1$
120:112,38H  !| not have him."
120:113, 1'  !| $PP#S$Charlotte had hardly time to$9$ answer$1$, before$3$ they were
120:113, 2'  !| joined by$4$ $PP#G$Kitty, who$6#1$ came to$9$ tell the same news, and no$2$
120:113, 3'  !| sooner had they entered the breakfast-room, where $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
120:113, 4'  !| was alone, than she likewise began on$4$ the subject$0$,
120:113, 5'  !| calling on$4$ $PP#S$Miss*Lucas for$4$ her compassion, and entreating
120:113, 6'  !| her to$9$ persuade her friend $PP#A$Lizzy to$9$ comply with the wishes$0$
120:113, 7'  !| of all her family.
120:113, 7D  !| "Pray do, my dear$2#1$ $PP#S$Miss*Lucas,"
120:113, 7'  !| she
120:113, 8'  !| added in a melancholy$2$ tone,
120:113, 8D  !| "for$3$ nobody is on$4$ my side$0$,
120:113, 9D  !| nobody takes part$0$ with me, I am cruelly used$1#1$, nobody
120:113,10D  !| feels for$4$ my poor nerves."
120:113,11'  !| $PP#S$Charlotte's reply$0$ was spared by$4$ the entrance of $PP#E$Jane
120:113,12'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth.
120:113,13D  !| "Aye, there she comes,"
120:113,13'  !| continued $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
120:113,14D  !| "looking as unconcerned as may$1$ be, and caring no$2$ more
120:113,15D  !| for$4$ us than if we were at York, provided$3$ she can have
120:113,16D  !| her own$2$ way. ~ But I tell you what$6#1$, $PP#A$Miss*Lizzy, if you
120:113,17D  !| take it into your head$0$ to$9$ go on$5$ refusing every offer$0$ of
120:113,18D  !| marriage in this way, you will$1$ never get a husband at
120:113,19D  !| all ~ and I am sure I do not know who$6#2$ is to$9$ maintain you
120:113,20D  !| when your father is dead. ~ \I\ shall not be able to$9$ keep
120:113,21D  !| you ~ and so$3$ I warn you. ~ I have done with you from
120:113,22D  !| this very day. ~ I told you in the library, you know, that$3$
120:113,23D  !| I should never speak to$4$ you again, and you will$1$ find me
120:113,24D  !| as good as my word.  I have no$2$ pleasure in talking to$4$
120:113,25D  !| undutiful children. ~ Not that$3$ I have much pleasure indeed
120:113,26D  !| in talking to$4$ any*body.  People who$6#1$ suffer as I do from
120:113,27D  !| nervous complaints can have no$2$ great inclination for$4$
120:113,28D  !| talking.  Nobody can tell what$6#1$ I suffer| ~ But it is always
120:113,29D  !| so$5#2$.  Those who$6#1$ do not complain are never pitied."
120:113,30'  !| Her daughters listened in silence$0$ to$4$ this effusion, sensible$2#1$
120:113,31'  !| that$3$ any attempt$0$ to$9$ reason$1$ with or sooth her would only
120:113,32'  !| increase$1$ the irritation.  She talked on$5$, therefore, without
120:113,33'  !| interruption from any of them till they were joined by$4$
120:113,34'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, who$6#1$ entered with an air more stately than
120:113,35'  !| usual, and on$4$ perceiving whom$6#1$, she said to$4$ the the girls,
120:113,36D  !| "Now, I do insist upon it, that$3$ you, all of you, hold$1$
120:113,37D  !| your tongues, and let $PP#K$Mr%*Collins and me have a little
120:113,38D  !| conversation together."
120:114, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth passed quietly out$8$ of the room, $PP#E$Jane and
120:114, 2'  !| $PP#G$Kitty followed, but $PP#H$Lydia stood her ground, determined$2$
120:114, 3'  !| to$9$ hear all she could; and $PP#S$Charlotte, detained first by$4$
120:114, 4'  !| the civility of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, whose$6#1$ inquiries after$4$ herself
120:114, 5'  !| and all her family were very minute$2$, and then by$4$ a little
120:114, 6'  !| curiosity, satisfied$1$ herself with walking to$4$ the window and
120:114, 7'  !| pretending not to$9$ hear.  In a doleful voice $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
120:114, 8'  !| thus began the projected conversation. ~
120:114, 8D  !| "Oh| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins|" ~
120:114,10K  !| "My dear$2#1$ Madam,"
120:114,10'  !| replied he,
120:114,10K  !| "let us be for*ever
120:114,11K  !| silent on$4$ this point$0$.  Far be it from me,"
120:114,11'  !| he presently
120:114,12'  !| continued in a voice that$6#1$ marked his displeasure,
120:114,12K  !| "to$9$
120:114,13K  !| resent the behaviour of your daughter.  Resignation to$4$
120:114,14K  !| inevitable evils is the duty of us all; the peculiar duty
120:114,15K  !| of a young man who$6#1$ has been so$5#1$ fortunate as I have been
120:114,16K  !| in early preferment; and I trust$1$ I am resigned.  Perhaps
120:114,17K  !| not the less so$5#2$ from feeling$1$ a doubt$0$ of my positive happiness
120:114,18K  !| had my fair cousin honoured me with her hand$0$;
120:114,19K  !| for$3$ I have often observed that$3$ resignation is never so$5#1$
120:114,20K  !| perfect$2$ as when the blessing denied begins to$9$ lose somewhat
120:114,21K  !| of its value$0$ in our estimation.  You will$1$ not, I hope$1$,
120:114,22K  !| consider me as shewing any disrespect to$4$ your family,
120:114,23K  !| my dear$2#1$ Madam, by$4$ thus withdrawing my pretensions to$4$
120:114,24K  !| your daughter's favour$0$, without having paid yourself and
120:114,25K  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet the compliment$0$ of requesting you to$9$ interpose
120:114,26K  !| your authority in my behalf.  My conduct$0$ may$1$
120:114,27K  !| I fear$1$ be objectionable in having accepted my dismission
120:114,28K  !| from your daughter's lips instead of your own$2$.  But we
120:114,29K  !| are all liable to$4$ error.  I have certainly meant well$9$ through$4$
120:114,30K  !| the whole$2$ affair.  My object$0$ has been to$9$ secure$1$ an amiable
120:114,31K  !| companion for$4$ myself, with due$2$ consideration for$4$ the
120:114,32K  !| advantage of all your family, and if my \manner\ has been
120:114,33K  !| at all reprehensible, I here beg leave$0$ to$9$ apologise."
121:115, 1'  !| The discussion of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's offer$0$ was now nearly at
121:115, 2'  !| an end$0$, and $PP#A$Elizabeth had only to$9$ suffer from the uncomfortable
121:115, 3'  !| feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally
121:115, 4'  !| from some peevish allusion of her mother.  As for$4$ the
121:115, 5'  !| gentleman himself, \his\ feelings were chiefly expressed, not
121:115, 6'  !| by$4$ embarrassment or dejection, or by$4$ trying$1$ to$9$ avoid her,
121:115, 7'  !| but by$4$ stiffness of manner and resentful silence$0$.  He
121:115, 8'  !| scarcely ever spoke to$4$ her, and the assiduous attentions
121:115, 9'  !| which$6#1$ he had been so$5#1$ sensible$2#1$ of himself, were transferred
121:115,10'  !| for$4$ the rest$0#1$ of the day to$4$ $PP#S$Miss*Lucas, whose$6#1$ civility in
121:115,11'  !| listening to$4$ him, was a seasonable relief to$4$ them all, and
121:115,12'  !| especially to$4$ her friend.
121:115,13'  !| The morrow produced no$2$ abatement of $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's
121:115,14'  !| ill*humour or ill*health.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was also in the
121:115,15'  !| same state$0$ of angry pride.  $PP#A$Elizabeth had hoped that$3$ his
121:115,16'  !| resentment might shorten his visit$0$, but his plan did not
121:115,17'  !| appear in the least affected by$4$ it.  He was always to$9$ have
121:115,18'  !| gone on$4$ Saturday, and to$4$ Saturday he still$5$ meant to$9$ stay$1$.
121:115,19'  !| After$4$ breakfast$0$, the girls walked to$4$ Meryton to$9$ inquire
121:115,20'  !| if $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham were returned, and to$9$ lament over his
121:115,21'  !| absence from the Netherfield ball$0#2$.  He joined them on$4$
121:115,22'  !| their entering the town and attended them to$4$ their aunt's,
121:115,23'  !| where his regret$0$ and vexation, and the concern$0$ of every*body
121:115,24'  !| was well$9$ talked over. ~ To$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, however, he
121:115,25'  !| voluntarily acknowledged that$3$ the necessity of his absence
121:115,26'  !| \had\ been self*imposed.
121:115,27V  !| "I found,"
121:115,27'  !| said he,
121:115,27V  !| "as the time drew near$9$, that$3$ I had
121:115,28V  !| better$9$ not meet$1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy; ~ that$3$ to$9$ be in the same
121:115,29V  !| room, the same party with him for$4$ so$5#1$ many hours together,
121:115,30V  !| might be more than I could bear$1$, and that$3$ scenes might
121:115,31V  !| arise unpleasant to$4$ more than myself."
121:115,32'  !| She highly approved his forbearance, and they had
121:115,33'  !| leisure for$4$ a full discussion of it, and for$4$ all the commendation
121:116, 1'  !| which$6#1$ they civilly bestowed on$4$ each other,
121:116, 2'  !| as $PP#V$Wickham and another officer walked back$5$ with them
121:116, 3'  !| to$4$ Longbourn, and during the walk$0$, he particularly
121:116, 4'  !| attended to$4$ her.  His accompanying them was a double$2$
121:116, 5'  !| advantage; she felt all the compliment$0$ it offered to$4$
121:116, 6'  !| herself, and it was most acceptable as an occasion$0$ of
121:116, 7'  !| introducing him to$4$ her father and mother.
121:116, 8'  !| Soon after$4$ their return$0$, a letter was delivered to$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet;
121:116, 9'  !| it came from Netherfield, and was opened
121:116,10'  !| immediately.  The envelope contained a sheet of elegant,
121:116,11'  !| little, hot*pressed paper, well$9$ covered with a lady's fair,
121:116,12'  !| flowing hand$0$; and $PP#A$Elizabeth saw her sister's countenance
121:116,13'  !| change$1$ as she read it, and saw her dwelling intently on$4$
121:116,14'  !| some particular passages.  $PP#E$Jane recollected herself soon,
121:116,15'  !| and putting the letter away, tried to$9$ join with her usual
121:116,16'  !| cheerfulness in the general$2$ conversation; but $PP#A$Elizabeth
121:116,17'  !| felt an anxiety on$4$ the subject$0$ which$6#1$ drew off her attention
121:116,18'  !| even$5$ from $PP#V$Wickham; and no$2$ sooner had he and his
121:116,19'  !| companion taken leave$0$, than a glance$0$ from $PP#E$Jane invited
121:116,20'  !| her to$9$ follow her up*stairs.  When they had gained their
121:116,21'  !| own$2$ room, $PP#E$Jane taking out$5$ the letter, said,
121:116,22E  !| "This is from $PP#J$Caroline*Bingley; what$6#1$ it contains, has
121:116,23E  !| surprised me a good deal$0#2$.  The whole$2$ party have left$1$
121:116,24E  !| Netherfield by$4$ this time, and are on$4$ their way to$4$ town;
121:116,25E  !| and without any intention of coming back$5$ again.  You
121:116,26E  !| shall hear what$6#1$ she says."
121:116,27'  !| She then read the first sentence aloud, which$6#1$ comprised
121:116,28'  !| the information of their having just$9$ resolved to$9$ follow
121:116,29'  !| their brother to$4$ town directly, and of their meaning$1$ to$9$
121:116,30'  !| dine that$6#2$ day in Grosvenor*street, where $PP#P$Mr%*Hurst had
121:116,31'  !| a house.  The next was in these words.
121:116,31J  !| "I do not pretend
121:116,32J  !| to$9$ regret$1$ any*thing I shall leave$1$ in Hertfordshire, except
121:116,33J  !| your society, my dearest friend; but we will$1$ hope$1$ at
121:116,34J  !| some future period, to$9$ enjoy many returns$0$ of the delightful
121:116,35J  !| intercourse we have known, and in the mean*while may$1$
121:116,36J  !| lessen the pain$0$ of separation by$4$ a very frequent and most
121:116,37J  !| unreserved correspondence.  I depend on$4$ you for$4$ that$6#2$."
121:116,38'  !| To$4$ these high*flown expressions, $PP#A$Elizabeth listened with all
121:117, 1'  !| the insensibility of distrust$0$; and though the suddenness
121:117, 2'  !| of their removal surprised her, she saw nothing in it really
121:117, 3'  !| to$9$ lament; it was not to$9$ be supposed that$3$ their absence
121:117, 4'  !| from Netherfield would prevent $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's being$1$ there;
121:117, 5'  !| and as to$4$ the loss of their society, she was persuaded that$3$
121:117, 6'  !| $PP#E$Jane must soon cease to$9$ regard$1$ it, in the enjoyment of his.
121:117, 7A  !| "It is unlucky,"
121:117, 7'  !| said she, after$4$ a short$2$ pause$0$,
121:117, 7A  !| "that$3$
121:117, 8A  !| you should not be able to$9$ see your friends before$3$ they
121:117, 9A  !| leave$1$ the country.  But may$1$ we not hope$1$ that$3$ the period
121:117,10A  !| of future happiness to$4$ which$6#1$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley looks$1$ forward$8$,
121:117,11A  !| may$1$ arrive earlier than she is aware, and that$3$ the delightful
121:117,12A  !| intercourse you have known as friends, will$1$ be renewed
121:117,13A  !| with yet greater satisfaction as sisters? ~ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley will$1$
121:117,14A  !| not be detained in London by$4$ them."
121:117,15E  !| "$PP#J$Caroline decidedly says that$3$ none of the party will$1$
121:117,16E  !| return$1$ into Hertfordshire this winter.  I will$1$ read it to$4$
121:117,17E  !| you ~
121:117,18J  !| "When my brother left$1$ us yesterday, he imagined
121:117,19J  !| that$3$ the business which$6#1$ took him to$4$ London, might be
121:117,20J  !| concluded in three or four days, but as we are certain
121:117,21J  !| it cannot be so$5#2$, and at the same time convinced that$3$
121:117,22J  !| when $PP#I$Charles gets to$4$ town, he will$1$ be in no$2$ hurry$0$ to$9$ leave$1$
121:117,23J  !| it again, we have determined$1$ on$4$ following him thither,
121:117,24J  !| that$3$ he may$1$ not be obliged to$9$ spend his vacant hours in
121:117,25J  !| a comfortless hotel.  Many of my acquaintance are already
121:117,26J  !| there for$4$ the winter; I wish$1$ I could hear that$3$ you, my
121:117,27J  !| dearest friend, had any intention of making one in the
121:117,28J  !| croud, but of that$6#2$ I despair$1$.  I sincerely hope$1$ your Christmas
121:117,29J  !| in Hertfordshire may$1$ abound in the gaieties which$6#1$
121:117,30J  !| that$6#2$ season generally brings, and that$3$ your beaux will$1$ be
121:117,31J  !| so$5#1$ numerous as to$9$ prevent your feeling$1$ the loss of the three,
121:117,32J  !| of whom$6#1$ we shall deprive you."
121:117,33E  !| "It is evident by$4$ this,"
121:117,33'  !| added $PP#E$Jane,
121:117,33E  !| "that$3$ he comes
121:117,34E  !| back$5$ no$2$ more this winter."
121:117,35A  !| "It is only evident that$3$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley does not mean$1$
121:117,36A  !| he \should\."
121:117,37E  !| "Why will$1$ you think so$5#2$?  It must be his own$2$ doing. ~
121:117,38E  !| He is his own$2$ master.  But you do not know \all\.  I \will$1$\
121:118, 1E  !| read you the passage which$6#1$ particularly hurts me.  I will$1$
121:118, 2E  !| have no$2$ reserves from \you\."
121:118, 2J  !| "$PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is impatient
121:118, 3J  !| to$9$ see his sister, and to$9$ confess the truth, \we\ are
121:118, 4J  !| scarcely less eager to$9$ meet$1$ her again.  I really do
121:118, 5J  !| not think $PP#ZG$Georgiana*Darcy has her equal$0$ for$4$ beauty,
121:118, 6J  !| elegance, and accomplishments; and the affection she
121:118, 7J  !| inspires in $PP#Q$Louisa and myself, is heightened into something
121:118, 8J  !| still$5$ more interesting, from the hope$0$ we dare$1#1$ to$9$
121:118, 9J  !| entertain of her being$1$ hereafter our sister.  I do not
121:118,10J  !| know whether I ever before$5$ mentioned to$4$ you my
121:118,11J  !| feelings on$4$ this subject$0$, but I will$1$ not leave$1$ the country
121:118,12J  !| without confiding them, and I trust$1$ you will$1$ not esteem$1$
121:118,13J  !| them unreasonable.  My brother admires her greatly
121:118,14J  !| already, he will$1$ have frequent opportunity now of seeing
121:118,15J  !| her on$4$ the most intimate$2$ footing, her relations all wish$1$
121:118,16J  !| the connection as much as his own$2$, and a sister's partiality
121:118,17J  !| is not misleading me, I think, when I call$1$ $PP#I$Charles most
121:118,18J  !| capable of engaging any woman's heart.  With all these
121:118,19J  !| circumstances to$9$ favour$1$ an attachment and nothing to$9$ prevent
121:118,20J  !| it, am I wrong$9$, my dearest $PP#E$Jane, in indulging the hope$0$
121:118,21J  !| of an event which$6#1$ will$1$ secure$1$ the happiness of so$5#1$ many?"
121:118,22E  !| "What$6#2$ think you of \this\ sentence, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy?" ~
121:118,23'  !| said $PP#E$Jane as she finished it.
121:118,23E  !| "Is it not clear$2$ enough? ~
121:118,24E  !| Does it not expressly declare that$3$ $PP#J$Caroline neither expects
121:118,25E  !| nor wishes$1$ me to$9$ be her sister; that$3$ she is perfectly convinced
121:118,26E  !| of her brother's indifference, and that$3$ if she suspects
121:118,27E  !| the nature of my feelings for$4$ him, she means$1$ (most kindly|)
121:118,28E  !| to$9$ put me on$4$ my guard$0$?  Can there be any other opinion
121:118,29E  !| on$4$ the subject$0$?"
121:118,30A  !| "Yes, there can; for$3$ mine$6$ is totally different.  ~ Will$1$
121:118,31A  !| you hear it?"
121:118,32E  !| "Most willingly."
121:118,33A  !| "You shall have it in few words.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley sees
121:118,34A  !| that$3$ her brother is in love$0$ with you, and wants$1$ him to$9$
121:118,35A  !| marry $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy.  She follows him to$4$ town in the hope$0$
121:118,36A  !| of keeping$1$ him there, and tries to$9$ persuade you that$3$ he
121:118,37A  !| does not care$1$ about$4$ you."
121:118,38'  !| $PP#E$Jane shook her head$0$.
121:119, 1A  !| "Indeed, $PP#E$Jane, you ought to$9$ believe me. ~ No*one who$6#1$
121:119, 2A  !| has ever seen you together, can doubt$1$ his affection.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley
121:119, 3A  !| I am sure cannot.  She is not such a simpleton.
121:119, 4A  !| Could she have seen half as much love$0$ in $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy for$4$
121:119, 5A  !| herself, she would have ordered her wedding*clothes.  But
121:119, 6A  !| the case is this.  We are not rich enough, or grand enough
121:119, 7A  !| for$4$ them; and she is the more anxious to$9$ get $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy
121:119, 8A  !| for$4$ her brother, from the notion that$3$ when there has been
121:119, 9A  !| \one\ intermarriage, she may$1$ have less trouble$0$ in achieving
121:119,10A  !| a second$2$; in which$6#1$ there is certainly some ingenuity, and
121:119,11A  !| I dare$1#2$ say it would succeed, if $PP#ZJ$Miss*de*Bourgh were out$8$
121:119,12A  !| of the way.  But, my dearest $PP#E$Jane, you cannot seriously
121:119,13A  !| imagine that$3$ because $PP#J$Miss*Bingley tells you her brother
121:119,14A  !| greatly admires $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, he is in the smallest degree
121:119,15A  !| less sensible$2#1$ of \your\ merit$0$ than when he took leave$0$ of you
121:119,16A  !| on$4$ Tuesday, or that$3$ it will$1$ be in her power to$9$ persuade
121:119,17A  !| him that$3$ instead of being$1$ in love$0$ with you, he is very
121:119,18A  !| much in love$0$ with her friend."
121:119,19E  !| "If we thought$1$ alike of $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,"
121:119,19'  !| replied $PP#E$Jane,
121:119,20E  !| "your representation of all this, might make$1$ me quite
121:119,21E  !| easy.  But I know the foundation is unjust.  $PP#J$Caroline is
121:119,22E  !| incapable of wilfully deceiving any*one; and all that$6#1$
121:119,23E  !| I can hope$1$ in this case is, that$3$ she is deceived herself."
121:119,24A  !| "That$6#2$ is right$2#1$. ~ You could not have started a more
121:119,25A  !| happy idea, since you will$1$ not take comfort$0$ in mine$6$.
121:119,26A  !| Believe her to$9$ be deceived by$4$ all means$0$.  You have now
121:119,27A  !| done your duty by$4$ her, and must fret no$2$ longer."
121:119,28E  !| "But, my dear$2#1$ sister, can I be happy, even$5$ supposing
121:119,29E  !| the best, in accepting a man whose$6#1$ sisters and friends are
121:119,30E  !| all wishing him to$9$ marry elsewhere?"
121:119,31A  !| "You must decide for$4$ yourself,"
121:119,31'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
121:119,31A  !| "and
121:119,32A  !| if upon mature deliberation, you find that$3$ the misery of
121:119,33A  !| disobliging his two sisters is more than equivalent to$4$ the
121:119,34A  !| happiness of being$1$ his wife, I advise you by$4$ all means$0$
121:119,35A  !| to$9$ refuse him."
121:119,36E  !| "How can you talk$1$ so$5#2$?" ~
121:119,36'  !| said $PP#E$Jane faintly smiling, ~
121:119,37E  !| "You must know that$3$ though I should be exceedingly
121:119,38E  !| grieved at their disapprobation, I could not hesitate."
121:120, 1A  !| "I did not think you would; ~ and that$6#2$ being$1$ the case,
121:120, 2A  !| I cannot consider your situation with much compassion."
121:120, 3E  !| "But if he returns$1$ no$2$ more this winter, my choice$0$ will$1$
121:120, 4E  !| never be required.  A thousand things may$1$ arise in six
121:120, 5E  !| months|"
121:120, 6'  !| The idea of his returning no$2$ more $PP#A$Elizabeth treated
121:120, 7'  !| with the utmost contempt.  It appeared to$4$ her merely the
121:120, 8'  !| suggestion of $PP#J$Caroline's interested wishes$0$, and she could
121:120, 9'  !| not for$4$ a moment suppose that$3$ those wishes$0$, however
121:120,10'  !| openly or artfully spoken, could influence$1$ a young man so$5#1$
121:120,11'  !| totally independent of every*one.
121:120,12'  !| She represented to$4$ her sister as forcibly as possible
121:120,13'  !| what$6#1$ she felt on$4$ the subject$0$, and had soon the pleasure
121:120,14'  !| of seeing its happy effect$0$.  $PP#E$Jane's temper was not desponding,
121:120,15'  !| and she was gradually led to$9$ hope$1$, though the
121:120,16'  !| diffidence of affection sometimes overcame the hope$0$, that$3$
121:120,17'  !| $PP#I$Bingley would return$1$ to$4$ Netherfield and answer$1$ every wish$0$
121:120,18'  !| of her heart.
121:120,19'  !| They agreed that$3$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet should only hear of the
121:120,20'  !| departure of the family, without being$1$ alarmed on$4$
121:120,21'  !| the score of the gentleman's conduct$0$; but even$5$ this
121:120,23'  !| partial communication gave her a great deal$0#2$ of concern$0$,
121:120,24'  !| and she bewailed it as
121:120,24@d   | exceedingly unlucky that$3$ the ladies
121:120,25@d   | should happen to$9$ go away, just$9$ as they were all getting
121:120,26@d   | so$5#1$ intimate$2$ together.
121:120,26'  !| After$4$ lamenting it however at some
121:120,27'  !| length, she had the consolation of thinking that$3$
121:120,27@d   | $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley
121:120,28@d   | would be soon down$5$ again and soon dining at
121:120,29@d   | Longbourn,
121:120,29'  !| and the conclusion of all was the comfortable
121:120,30'  !| declaration that$3$,
121:120,30@d   | though he had been invited only to$4$ a
121:120,31@d   | family dinner, she would take care$0$ to$9$ have two full
121:120,32@d   | courses.
122:121, 1'  !| The $PP#C1$Bennets were engaged to$9$ dine with the $PP#R1$Lucases,
122:121, 2'  !| and again during the chief of the day, was $PP#S$Miss*Lucas so$5#1$
122:121, 3'  !| kind$2$ as to$9$ listen to$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins.  $PP#A$Elizabeth took an opportunity
122:121, 4'  !| of thanking her.
122:121, 4A  !| "It keeps him in good humour,"
122:121, 5'  !| said she,
122:121, 5A  !| "and I am more obliged to$4$ you than I can
122:121, 6A  !| express$1$."
122:121, 6'  !| $PP#S$Charlotte assured her friend of her satisfaction
122:121, 7'  !| in being$1$ useful, and that$3$ it amply repaid her for$4$ the little
122:121, 8'  !| sacrifice$0$ of her time.  This was very amiable, but $PP#S$Charlotte's
122:121, 9'  !| kindness extended farther than $PP#A$Elizabeth had any
122:121,10'  !| conception of; ~ its object$0$ was nothing less, than to$9$ secure$1$
122:121,11'  !| her from any return$0$ of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's addresses, by$4$ engaging
122:121,12'  !| them towards herself.  Such was $PP#S$Miss*Lucas's scheme$0$;
122:121,13'  !| and appearances were so$5#1$ favourable that$3$ when they
122:121,14'  !| parted at night, she would have felt almost sure of success
122:121,15'  !| if he had not been to$9$ leave$1$ Hertfordshire so$5#1$ very soon.
122:121,16'  !| But here, she did injustice to$4$ the fire$0$ and independence
122:121,17'  !| of his character, for$3$ it led him to$9$ escape$1$ out$8$ of Longbourn*House
122:121,18'  !| the next morning with admirable slyness, and
122:121,19'  !| hasten to$4$ Lucas*Lodge to$9$ throw$1$ himself at her feet.  He
122:121,20'  !| was anxious to$9$ avoid the notice$0$ of his cousins, from
122:121,21'  !| a conviction that$3$ if they saw him depart, they could not
122:121,22'  !| fail to$9$ conjecture$0$ his design$0$, and he was not willing to$9$
122:121,23'  !| have the attempt$0$ known till its success could be known
122:121,24'  !| likewise; for$3$ though feeling$1$ almost secure$2$, and with
122:121,25'  !| reason$0$, for$3$ $PP#S$Charlotte had been tolerably encouraging, he
122:121,26'  !| was comparatively diffident since the adventure of Wednesday.
122:121,27'  !| His reception however was of the most flattering
122:121,28'  !| kind$0$.  $PP#S$Miss*Lucas perceived him from an upper window
122:121,29'  !| as he walked towards the house, and instantly set$1$ out$5$
122:121,30'  !| to$9$ meet$1$ him accidentally in the lane.  But little had she
122:121,31'  !| dared to$9$ hope$1$ that$3$ so$5#1$ much love$0$ and eloquence awaited
122:121,32'  !| her there.
122:121,33'  !| In as short$2$ a time as $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's long$9$ speeches would
122:122, 1'  !| allow, every*thing was settled$1$ between them to$4$ the satisfaction
122:122, 2'  !| of both; and as they entered the house, he earnestly
122:122, 3'  !| entreated her to$9$
122:122, 3@k   | name$1$ the day that$6#1$ was to$9$ make$1$ him the
122:122, 4@k   | happiest of men;
122:122, 4'  !| and though such a solicitation must be
122:122, 5'  !| waved for$4$ the present$0#1$, the lady felt no$2$ inclination to$9$
122:122, 6'  !| trifle$1$ with his happiness.  The stupidity with which$6#1$ he
122:122, 7'  !| was favoured by$4$ nature, must guard$1$ his courtship from
122:122, 8'  !| any charm$0$ that$6#1$ could make$1$ a woman wish$1$ for$4$ its continuance;
122:122, 9'  !| and $PP#S$Miss*Lucas, who$6#1$ accepted him solely from the
122:122,10'  !| pure and disinterested desire$0$ of an establishment, cared
122:122,11'  !| not how soon that$6#2$ establishment were gained.
122:122,12'  !| $PP#R$Sir*William and $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas were speedily applied to$4$
122:122,13'  !| for$4$ their consent$0$; and it was bestowed with a most
122:122,14'  !| joyful alacrity.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's present$9$ circumstances made
122:122,15'  !| it a most eligible match$0$ for$4$ their daughter, to$4$ whom$6#1$ they
122:122,16'  !| could give little fortune; and his prospects of future
122:122,17'  !| wealth were exceedingly fair.  $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas began directly
122:122,18'  !| to$9$ calculate with more interest$0$ than the matter had ever
122:122,19'  !| excited before$5$, how many years longer $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet was
122:122,20'  !| likely to$9$ live; and $PP#R$Sir*William gave it as his decided$2$
122:122,21'  !| opinion, that$3$ whenever $PP#K$Mr%*Collins should be in possession
122:122,22'  !| of the Longbourn estate, it would be highly expedient$2$
122:122,23'  !| that$3$ both he and his wife should make$1$ their appearance
122:122,24'  !| at St%*James's.  The whole$2$ family in short$0$ were properly
122:122,25'  !| overjoyed on$4$ the occasion$0$.  The younger girls formed
122:122,26'  !| hopes$0$ of \coming\ \out$5$\ a year or two sooner than they might
122:122,27'  !| otherwise have done; and the boys were relieved from
122:122,28'  !| their apprehension of $PP#S$Charlotte's dying an old maid.
122:122,29'  !| $PP#S$Charlotte herself was tolerably composed.  She had gained
122:122,30'  !| her point$0$, and had time to$9$ consider of it.  Her reflections
122:122,31'  !| were in general$0$ satisfactory.
122:122,31@s   | $PP#K$Mr%*Collins to$9$ be sure was
122:122,32@s   | neither sensible$2#2$ nor agreeable; his society was irksome,
122:122,33@s   | and his attachment to$4$ her must be imaginary.  But still$5$
122:122,34@s   | he would be her husband. ~
122:122,34'  !| Without thinking highly either
122:122,35'  !| of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her
122:122,36'  !| object$0$; it was the only honourable provision for$4$ well-educated
122:122,37'  !| young women of small fortune, and however
122:122,38'  !| uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest
122:123, 1'  !| preservative from want$0$.  This preservative she had now
122:123, 2'  !| obtained; and at the age of twenty-seven, without having
122:123, 3'  !| ever been handsome, she felt all the good luck of it.  The
122:123, 4'  !| least agreeable circumstance in the business, was the surprise$0$
122:123, 5'  !| it must occasion$1$ to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth*Bennet, whose$6#1$ friendship
122:123, 6'  !| she valued beyond$4$ that$6#2$ of any other person.
122:123, 6@s   | $PP#A$Elizabeth
122:123, 7@s   | would wonder$1$, and probably would blame$1$ her;
122:123, 7'  !| and though
122:123, 8'  !| her resolution was not to$9$ be shaken, her feelings must be
122:123, 9'  !| hurt by$4$ such disapprobation.  She resolved to$9$ give her
122:123,10'  !| the information herself, and therefore charged $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
122:123,11'  !| when he returned to$4$ Longbourn to$4$ dinner, to$9$ drop$1$ no$2$
122:123,12'  !| hint$0$ of what$6#1$ had passed before$4$ any of the family.  A promise$0$
122:123,13'  !| of secrecy was of course$8$ very dutifully given, but it
122:123,14'  !| could not be kept without difficulty; for$3$ the curiosity
122:123,15'  !| excited by$4$ his long$9$ absence, burst$1$ forth in such very
122:123,16'  !| direct$2$ questions on$4$ his return$0$, as required some ingenuity
122:123,17'  !| to$9$ evade, and he was at the same time exercising great
122:123,18'  !| self-denial, for$3$ he was longing$1$ to$9$ publish his prosperous love$0$.
122:123,19'  !| As he was to$9$ begin his journey too$5#1$ early on$4$ the morrow
122:123,20'  !| to$9$ see any of the family, the ceremony of leave-taking
122:123,21'  !| was performed when the ladies moved for$4$ the night; and
122:123,22'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet with great politeness and cordiality said how
122:123,23'  !| happy they should be to$9$ see him at Longbourn again, whenever
122:123,24'  !| his other engagements might allow him to$9$ visit$1$ them.
122:123,25K  !| "My dear$2#1$ Madam,"
122:123,25'  !| he replied,
122:123,25K  !| "this invitation is
122:123,26K  !| particularly gratifying, because it is what$6#1$ I have been
122:123,27K  !| hoping to$9$ receive; and you may$1$ be very certain that$3$ I
122:123,28K  !| shall avail myself of it as soon as possible."
122:123,29'  !| They were all astonished; and $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, who$6#1$ could
122:123,30'  !| by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ wish$1$ for$4$ so$5#1$ speedy a return$0$, immediately said,
122:123,31C  !| "But is there not danger of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's disapprobation
122:123,32C  !| here, my good sir? ~ You had better$9$ neglect$1$ your
122:123,33C  !| relations, than run$1$ the risk$0$ of offending your patroness."
122:123,34K  !| "My dear$2#1$ sir,"
122:123,34'  !| replied $PP#K$Mr%*Collins,
122:123,34K  !| "I am particularly
122:123,35K  !| obliged to$4$ you for$4$ this friendly caution$0$, and you may$1$
122:123,36K  !| depend upon my not taking so$5#1$ material$2$ a step$0$ without her
122:123,37K  !| ladyship's concurrence."
122:123,38C  !| "You cannot be too$5#1$ much on$4$ your guard$0$.  Risk$1$
122:124, 1C  !| any*thing rather than her displeasure; and if you find it
122:124, 2C  !| likely to$9$ be raised by$4$ your coming to$4$ us again, which$6#1$ I
122:124, 3C  !| should think exceedingly probable, stay$1$ quietly at home,
122:124, 4C  !| and be satisfied$2$ that$3$ \we\ shall take no$2$ offence."
122:124, 5K  !| "Believe me, my dear$2#1$ sir, my gratitude is warmly
122:124, 6K  !| excited by$4$ such affectionate attention; and depend upon
122:124, 7K  !| it, you will$1$ speedily receive from me a letter of thanks for$4$
122:124, 8K  !| this, as well$9$ as for$4$ every other mark$0$ of your regard$0$ during
122:124, 9K  !| my stay$0$ in Hertfordshire.  As for$4$ my fair cousins, though
122:124,10K  !| my absence may$1$ not be long$9$ enough to$9$ render it necessary,
122:124,11K  !| I shall now take the liberty of wishing them health and
122:124,12K  !| happiness, not excepting my cousin $PP#A$Elizabeth."
122:124,13'  !| With proper civilities the ladies then withdrew; all of
122:124,14'  !| them equally surprised to$9$ find that$3$ he meditated a quick$2$
122:124,15'  !| return$0$.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet wished to$9$ understand by$4$ it that$3$ he
122:124,16'  !| thought$1$ of paying his addresses to$4$ one of her younger
122:124,17'  !| girls, and $PP#F$Mary might have been prevailed on$5$ to$9$ accept
122:124,18'  !| him.  She rated his abilities much higher than any of the
122:124,19'  !| others; there was a solidity in his reflections which$6#1$ often
122:124,20'  !| struck her, and though by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ so$5#1$ clever as herself,
122:124,21'  !| she thought$1$ that$3$ if encouraged to$9$ read and improve himself
122:124,22'  !| by$4$ such an example as her's, he might become a very
122:124,23'  !| agreeable companion.  But on$4$ the following morning,
122:124,24'  !| every hope$0$ of this kind$0$ was done away.  $PP#S$Miss*Lucas called
122:124,25'  !| soon after$4$ breakfast$0$, and in a private$2$ conference with
122:124,26'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth related the event of the day before$5$.
122:124,27'  !| The possibility of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's fancying himself in love$0$
122:124,28'  !| with her friend had once occurred to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth within the
122:124,29'  !| last$2$ day or two; but that$3$ $PP#S$Charlotte could encourage him,
122:124,30'  !| seemed almost as far from possibility as that$3$ she could
122:124,31'  !| encourage him herself, and her astonishment was consequently
122:124,32'  !| so$5#1$ great as to$9$ overcome at first the bounds of
122:124,33'  !| decorum, and she could not help$1$ crying out$5$,
122:124,34A  !| "Engaged to$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins| my dear$2#1$ $PP#S$Charlotte, ~
122:124,35A  !| impossible|"
122:124,36'  !| The steady countenance which$6#1$ $PP#S$Miss*Lucas had commanded
122:124,37'  !| in telling her story, gave way to$4$ a momentary
122:124,38'  !| confusion here on$4$ receiving so$5#1$ direct$2$ a reproach$0$; though,
122:125, 1'  !| as it was no$2$ more than she expected$1$, she soon regained her
122:125, 2'  !| composure, and calmly replied,
122:125, 3S  !| "Why should you be surprised, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Eliza? ~ Do
122:125, 4S  !| you think it incredible that$3$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins should be able to$9$
122:125, 5S  !| procure any woman's good opinion, because he was not so$5#1$
122:125, 6S  !| happy as to$9$ succeed with you?"
122:125, 7'  !| But $PP#A$Elizabeth had now recollected herself, and making a
122:125, 8'  !| strong effort for$4$ it, was able to$9$ assure her with tolerable firmness
122:125, 9'  !| that$3$ the prospect of their relationship was highly grateful
122:125,10'  !| to$4$ her, and that$3$ she wished her all imaginable happiness.
122:125,11S  !| "I see what$6#1$ you are feeling$1$,"
122:125,11'  !| replied $PP#S$Charlotte, ~
122:125,11S  !| "you
122:125,12S  !| must be surprised, very much surprised, ~ so$5#1$ lately as
122:125,13S  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was wishing to$9$ marry you.  But when you
122:125,14S  !| have had time to$9$ think it all over, I hope$1$ you will$1$ be
122:125,15S  !| satisfied$2$ with what$6#1$ I have done.  I am not romantic you
122:125,16S  !| know.  I never was.  I ask only a comfortable home;
122:125,17S  !| and considering $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's character, connections, and
122:125,18S  !| situation in life, I am convinced that$3$ my chance$0$ of happiness
122:125,19S  !| with him is as fair, as most people can boast$1$ on$4$
122:125,20S  !| entering the marriage state$0$."
122:125,21'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth quietly answered
122:125,21A  !| "Undoubtedly;" ~
122:125,21'  !| and
122:125,22'  !| after$4$ an awkward pause$0$, they returned to$4$ the rest$0#1$ of the
122:125,23'  !| family.  $PP#S$Charlotte did not stay$1$ much longer, and $PP#A$Elizabeth
122:125,24'  !| was then left$1$ to$9$ reflect on$4$ what$6#1$ she had heard.  It was
122:125,25'  !| a long$9$ time before$3$ she became at all reconciled to$4$ the idea
122:125,26'  !| of so$5#1$ unsuitable a match$0$.
122:125,26@a   | The strangeness of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's
122:125,27@a   | making two offers$0$ of marriage within three days, was
122:125,28@a   | nothing in comparison of his being$1$ now accepted.  She
122:125,29@a   | had always felt that$3$ $PP#S$Charlotte's opinion of matrimony
122:125,30@a   | was not exactly like$9$ her own$2$, but she could not have
122:125,31@a   | supposed it possible that$3$ when called into action, she
122:125,32@a   | would have sacrificed every better$9$ feeling$0$ to$4$ worldly
122:125,33@a   | advantage.  $PP#S$Charlotte the wife of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, was a most
122:125,34@a   | humiliating picture$0$| ~
122:125,34'  !| And to$4$ the pang of a friend disgracing
122:125,35'  !| herself and sunk in her esteem$0$, was added the
122:125,36'  !| distressing conviction that$3$ it was impossible for$4$ that$6#2$
122:125,37'  !| friend to$9$ be tolerably happy in the lot she had chosen.
123:126, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was sitting$1$ with her mother and sisters,
123:126, 2'  !| reflecting on$4$ what$6#1$ she had heard, and doubting whether
123:126, 3'  !| she were authorised to$9$ mention$1$ it, when $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas
123:126, 4'  !| himself appeared, sent by$4$ his daughter to$9$ announce her
123:126, 5'  !| engagement to$4$ the family.  With many compliments to$4$
123:126, 6'  !| them, and much self-gratulation on$4$ the prospect of a
123:126, 7'  !| connection between the two houses, he unfolded the matter, ~
123:126, 8'  !| to$4$ an audience not merely wondering, but incredulous;
123:126, 9'  !| for$3$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, with more perseverance than politeness,
123:126,10'  !| protested he must be entirely mistaken, and $PP#H$Lydia, always
123:126,11'  !| unguarded and often uncivil, boisterously exclaimed,
123:126,12H  !| "Good Lord$7$|  $PP#R$Sir*William, how can you tell such
123:126,13H  !| a story? ~ Do not you know that$3$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins wants$1$ to$9$
123:126,14H  !| marry $PP#A$Lizzy?"
123:126,15'  !| Nothing less than the complaisance of a courtier could
123:126,16'  !| have borne without anger$0$ such treatment; but $PP#R$Sir*William's
123:126,17'  !| good*breeding carried him through$4$ it all; and
123:126,18'  !| though he begged leave$0$ to$9$ be positive as to$4$ the truth
123:126,19'  !| of his information, he listened to$4$ all their impertinence
123:126,20'  !| with the most forbearing courtesy.
123:126,21'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, feeling$1$ it incumbent on$4$ her to$9$ relieve him
123:126,22'  !| from so$5#1$ unpleasant a situation, now put herself forward$8$
123:126,23'  !| to$9$ confirm his account$0$, by$4$ mentioning her prior knowledge
123:126,24'  !| of it from $PP#S$Charlotte herself; and endeavoured to$9$ put
123:126,25'  !| a stop$0$ to$4$ the exclamations of her mother and sisters, by$4$
123:126,26'  !| the earnestness of her congratulations to$4$ $PP#R$Sir*William,
123:126,27'  !| in which$6#1$ she was readily joined by$4$ $PP#E$Jane, and by$4$ making
123:126,28'  !| a variety of remarks on$4$ the happiness that$3$ might be
123:126,29'  !| expected$1$ from the match$0$, the excellent character of
123:126,30'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, and the convenient distance$0$ of Hunsford from
123:126,31'  !| London.
123:126,32'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was in fact too$5#1$ much overpowered to$9$
123:126,33'  !| say a great deal$0#2$ while$9$ $PP#R$Sir*William remained; but no$2$
123:127, 1'  !| sooner had he left$1$ them than her feelings found a rapid
123:127, 2'  !| vent.
123:127, 2@d   | In the first place$0$, she persisted in disbelieving the
123:127, 3@d   | whole$0$ of the matter; secondly, she was very sure that$3$
123:127, 4@d   | $PP#K$Mr%*Collins had been taken in; thirdly, she trusted that$3$
123:127, 5@d   | they would never be happy together; and fourthly, that$3$
123:127, 6@d   | the match$0$ might be broken off.  Two inferences, however,
123:127, 7@d   | were plainly deduced from the whole$0$; one, that$3$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
123:127, 8@d   | was the real cause of all the mischief; and the other, that$3$
123:127, 9@d   | she herself had been barbarously used$1#1$ by$4$ them all;
123:127, 9'  !| and
123:127,10'  !| on$4$ these two points she principally dwelt during the rest$0#1$
123:127,11'  !| of the day.  Nothing could console and nothing appease
123:127,12'  !| her. ~ Nor did that$6#2$ day wear out$5$ her resentment.  A week
123:127,13'  !| elapsed before$3$ she could see $PP#A$Elizabeth without scolding
123:127,14'  !| her, a month passed away before$3$ she could speak to$4$
123:127,15'  !| $PP#R$Sir*William or $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas without being$1$ rude, and many
123:127,16'  !| months were gone before$3$ she could at all forgive their
123:127,17'  !| daughter.
123:127,18'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's emotions were much more tranquil on$4$ the
123:127,19'  !| occasion$0$, and such as he did experience$1$ he pronounced
123:127,20'  !| to$9$ be of a most agreeable sort; for$3$
123:127,20@c   | it gratified him,
123:127,20'  !| he
123:127,21'  !| said,
123:127,21@c   | to$9$ discover that$3$ $PP#S$Charlotte*Lucas, whom$6#1$ he had been
123:127,22@c   | used$1#2$ to$9$ think tolerably sensible$2#2$, was as foolish as his wife,
123:127,23@c   | and more foolish than his daughter|
123:127,24'  !| $PP#E$Jane confessed herself a little surprised at the match$0$;
123:127,25'  !| but she said less of her astonishment than of her earnest
123:127,26'  !| desire$0$ for$4$ their happiness; nor could $PP#A$Elizabeth persuade
123:127,27'  !| her to$9$ consider it as improbable.  $PP#G$Kitty and $PP#H$Lydia were
123:127,28'  !| far from envying $PP#S$Miss*Lucas, for$3$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was only
123:127,29'  !| a clergyman; and it affected them in no$2$ other way than
123:127,30'  !| as a piece of news to$9$ spread at Meryton.
123:127,31'  !| $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas could not be insensible of triumph$0$ on$4$ being$1$
123:127,32'  !| able to$9$ retort on$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet the comfort$0$ of having a
123:127,33'  !| daughter well$9$ married; and she called at Longbourn
123:127,34'  !| rather oftener than usual to$9$ say how happy she was,
123:127,35'  !| though $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's sour looks$0$ and ill-natured remarks
123:127,36'  !| might have been enough to$9$ drive$1$ happiness away.
123:127,37'  !| Between $PP#A$Elizabeth and $PP#S$Charlotte there was a restraint
123:127,38'  !| which$6#1$ kept them mutually silent on$4$ the subject$0$; and
123:128, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth felt persuaded that$3$ no$2$ real confidence could
123:128, 2'  !| ever subsist between them again.  Her disappointment
123:128, 3'  !| in $PP#S$Charlotte made her turn$1$ with fonder regard$0$ to$4$ her
123:128, 4'  !| sister, of whose$6#1$ rectitude and delicacy she was sure her
123:128, 5'  !| opinion could never be shaken, and for$4$ whose$6#1$ happiness
123:128, 6'  !| she grew daily more anxious, as $PP#I$Bingley had now been
123:128, 7'  !| gone a week, and nothing was heard of his return$0$.
123:128, 8'  !| $PP#E$Jane had sent $PP#J$Caroline an early answer$0$ to$4$ her letter,
123:128, 9'  !| and was counting the days till she might reasonably hope$1$
123:128,10'  !| to$9$ hear again.  The promised letter of thanks from
123:128,11'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins arrived on$4$ Tuesday, addressed to$4$ their father,
123:128,12'  !| and written with all the solemnity of gratitude which$6#1$ a
123:128,13'  !| twelvemonth's abode in the family might have prompted.
123:128,14'  !| After$4$ discharging his conscience on$4$ that$6#2$ head$0$, he proceeded
123:128,15'  !| to$9$ inform them, with many rapturous expressions,
123:128,16'  !| of
123:128,16@k   | his happiness in having obtained the affection of their
123:128,17@k   | amiable neighbour, $PP#S$Miss*Lucas,
123:128,17'  !| and then explained that$3$
123:128,18@k   | it was merely with the view$0$ of enjoying her society that$3$
123:128,19@k   | he had been so$5#1$ ready to$9$ close$1$ with their kind$2$ wish$0$ of
123:128,20@k   | seeing him again at Longbourn, whither he hoped to$9$ be
123:128,21@k   | able to$9$ return$1$ on$4$ Monday fortnight; for$3$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine,
123:128,22'  !| he added,
123:128,22@k   | so$5#1$ heartily approved his marriage, that$3$ she
123:128,23@k   | wished it to$9$ take place$0$ as soon as possible, which$6#1$ he trusted
123:128,24@k   | would be an unanswerable argument with his amiable
123:128,25@k   | $PP#S$Charlotte to$9$ name$1$ an early day for$4$ making him the happiest
123:128,26@k   | of men.
123:128,27'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's return$0$ into Hertfordshire was no$2$ longer
123:128,28'  !| a matter of pleasure to$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet.  On$4$ the contrary$0$
123:128,29'  !| she was as much disposed to$9$ complain of it as her husband. ~
123:128,30@d   | It was very strange that$3$ he should come to$4$
123:128,31@d   | Longbourn instead of to$4$ Lucas*Lodge; it was also very
123:128,32@d   | inconvenient and exceedingly troublesome. ~ She hated
123:128,33@d   | having visitors in the house while$9$ her health was so$5#1$
123:128,34@d   | indifferent, and lovers were of all people the most disagreeable.
123:128,35'  !| Such were the gentle murmurs of $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
123:128,36'  !| and they gave way only to$4$ the greater distress$0$ of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's
123:128,37'  !| continued absence.
123:129, 1'  !| Neither $PP#E$Jane nor $PP#A$Elizabeth were comfortable on$4$ this
123:129, 2'  !| subject$0$.  Day after$4$ day passed away without bringing
123:129, 3'  !| any other tidings of him than the report$0$ which$6#1$ shortly
123:129, 4'  !| prevailed in Meryton of his coming no$2$ more to$4$ Netherfield
123:129, 5'  !| the whole$2$ winter; a report$0$ which$6#1$ highly incensed $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
123:129, 6'  !| and which$6#1$ she never failed to$9$ contradict as a most
123:129, 7'  !| scandalous falsehood.
123:129, 8'  !| Even$5$ $PP#A$Elizabeth began to$9$ fear$1$ ~ not that$3$ $PP#I$Bingley was
123:129, 9'  !| indifferent ~ but that$3$ his sisters would be successful in
123:129,10'  !| keeping$1$ him away.  Unwilling as she was to$9$ admit an
123:129,11'  !| idea so$5#1$ destructive of $PP#E$Jane's happiness, and so$5#1$ dishonourable
123:129,12'  !| to$4$ the stability of her lover, she could not prevent
123:129,13'  !| its frequently recurring.
123:129,13@a   | The united efforts of his two
123:129,14@a   | unfeeling sisters and of his overpowering friend, assisted
123:129,15@a   | by$4$ the attractions of $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy and the amusements
123:129,16@a   | of London, might be too$5#1$ much, she feared, for$4$ the strength
123:129,17@a   | of his attachment.
123:129,18'  !| As for$4$ $PP#E$Jane, \her\ anxiety under this suspence was, of
123:129,19'  !| course$8$, more painful than $PP#A$Elizabeth's; but whatever she
123:129,20'  !| felt she was desirous of concealing, and between herself
123:129,21'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth, therefore, the subject$0$ was never alluded to$4$.
123:129,22'  !| But as no$2$ such delicacy restrained her mother, an hour
123:129,23'  !| seldom passed in which$6#1$ she did not talk$1$ of $PP#I$Bingley, express$1$
123:129,24'  !| her impatience for$4$ his arrival, or even$5$ require $PP#E$Jane to$9$
123:129,25'  !| confess that$3$ if he did not come back$5$, she should think
123:129,26'  !| herself very ill*used.  It needed all $PP#E$Jane's steady mildness
123:129,27'  !| to$9$ bear$1$ these attacks with tolerable tranquillity.
123:129,28'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins returned most punctually on$4$ the Monday
123:129,29'  !| fortnight, but his reception at Longbourn was not quite
123:129,30'  !| so$5#1$ gracious as it had been on$4$ his first introduction.  He
123:129,31'  !| was too$5#1$ happy, however, to$9$ need$1$ much attention; and
123:129,32'  !| luckily for$4$ the others, the business of love-making relieved
123:129,33'  !| them from a great deal$0#2$ of his company.  The chief of
123:129,34'  !| every day was spent by$4$ him at Lucas*Lodge, and he
123:129,35'  !| sometimes returned to$4$ Longbourn only in time to$9$ make$1$
123:129,36'  !| an apology for$4$ his absence before$3$ the family went to$4$ bed.
123:129,37'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was really in a most pitiable state$0$.  The
123:129,38'  !| very mention$0$ of any*thing concerning the match$0$ threw
123:130, 1'  !| her into an agony of ill*humour, and wherever she went
123:130, 2'  !| she was sure of hearing it talked of.  The sight of $PP#S$Miss*Lucas
123:130, 3'  !| was odious to$4$ her.  As her successor in that$6#2$ house,
123:130, 4'  !| she regarded her with jealous abhorrence.  Whenever
123:130, 5'  !| $PP#S$Charlotte came to$9$ see them she concluded her to$9$ be
123:130, 6'  !| anticipating the hour of possession; and whenever she
123:130, 7'  !| spoke in a low voice to$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, was convinced that$3$
123:130, 8'  !| they were talking of the Longbourn estate, and resolving
123:130, 9'  !| to$9$ turn$1$ herself and her daughters out$8$ of the house, as soon
123:130,10'  !| as $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet were dead.  She complained bitterly of all
123:130,11'  !| this to$4$ her husband.
123:130,12D  !| "Indeed, $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet,"
123:130,12'  !| said she,
123:130,12D  !| "it is very hard to$9$
123:130,13D  !| think that$3$ $PP#S$Charlotte*Lucas should ever be mistress of
123:130,14D  !| this house, that$3$ \I\ should be forced to$9$ make$1$ way for$4$ \her\,
123:130,15D  !| and live to$9$ see her take my place$0$ in it|"
123:130,16C  !| "My dear$2#1$, do not give way to$4$ such gloomy thoughts.
123:130,17C  !| Let us hope$1$ for$4$ better$9$ things.  Let us flatter ourselves
123:130,18C  !| that$3$ \I\ may$1$ be the survivor."
123:130,19'  !| This was not very consoling to$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, and, therefore,
123:130,20'  !| instead of making any answer$0$, she went on$5$ as before$5$,
123:130,21D  !| "I cannot bear$1$ to$9$ think that$3$ they should have all
123:130,22D  !| this estate.  If it was not for$4$ the entail I should not
123:130,23D  !| mind$1$ it."
123:130,24C  !| "What$6#2$ should not you mind$1$?"
123:130,25D  !| "I should not mind$1$ any*thing at all."
123:130,26C  !| "Let us be thankful that$3$ you are preserved from a state$0$
123:130,27C  !| of such insensibility."
123:130,28D  !| "I never can be thankful, $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, for$4$ any*thing
123:130,29D  !| about$4$ the entail.  How any*one could have the conscience
123:130,30D  !| to$9$ entail away an estate from one's own$2$ daughters
123:130,31D  !| I cannot understand; and all for$4$ the sake of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
123:130,32D  !| too$5#2$| ~ Why should \he\ have it more than anybody else?"
123:130,33C  !| "I leave$1$ it to$4$ yourself to$9$ determine,"
123:130,33'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet.
201:133, 1'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's letter arrived, and put an end$0$ to$4$ doubt$0$.
201:133, 2'  !| The very first sentence conveyed the assurance of
201:133, 2@j   | their
201:133, 3@j   | being$1$ all settled$1$ in London for$4$ the winter,
201:133, 3'  !| and concluded
201:133, 4'  !| with
201:133, 4@j   | her brother's regret$0$ at not having had time to$9$ pay$1$
201:133, 5@j   | his respects to$4$ his friends in Hertfordshire before$3$ he left$1$
201:133, 6@j   | the country.
201:133, 7@e   | Hope$0$ was over, entirely over;
201:133, 7'  !| and when $PP#E$Jane could
201:133, 8'  !| attend to$4$ the rest$0#1$ of the letter, she found little, except
201:133, 9'  !| the professed affection of the writer, that$6#1$ could give her
201:133,10'  !| any comfort$0$. $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy's praise$0$ occupied the chief of it.
201:133,11'  !| Her many attractions were again dwelt on$5$, and $PP#J$Caroline
201:133,12'  !| boasted$1$ joyfully of their increasing intimacy, and ventured
201:133,13'  !| to$9$ predict the accomplishment of the wishes$0$ which$6#1$ had
201:133,14'  !| been unfolded in her former letter.  She wrote also with
201:133,15'  !| great pleasure of her brother's being$1$ an inmate of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's
201:133,16'  !| house, and mentioned with raptures, some plans
201:133,17'  !| of the latter with regard$0$ to$4$ new furniture.
201:133,18'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, to$4$ whom$6#1$ $PP#E$Jane very soon communicated the
201:133,19'  !| chief of all this, heard it in silent indignation.  Her heart
201:133,20'  !| was divided between concern$0$ for$4$ her sister, and resentment
201:133,21'  !| against all the others.  To$4$ $PP#J$Caroline's assertion of her
201:133,22'  !| brother's being$1$ partial to$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy she paid no$2$ credit$0$.
201:133,23'  !| That$3$ he was really fond of $PP#E$Jane, she doubted no$2$ more than
201:133,24'  !| she had ever done; and much as she had always been
201:133,25'  !| disposed to$9$ like$1$ him, she could not think without anger$0$,
201:133,26'  !| hardly without contempt, on$4$
201:133,26@a   | that$6#2$ easiness of temper, that$6#2$
201:133,27@a   | want$0$ of proper resolution which$6#1$ now made him the slave
201:133,28@a   | of his designing friends, and led him to$9$ sacrifice$1$ his own$2$
201:133,29@a   | happiness to$4$ the caprice of their inclinations.  Had his
201:133,30@a   | own$2$ happiness, however, been the only sacrifice$0$, he might
201:134, 1@a   | have been allowed to$9$ sport$1$ with it in what*ever manner
201:134, 2@a   | he thought$1$ best; but her sister's was involved in it, as
201:134, 3'  !| she thought$1$
201:134, 3@a   | he must be sensible$2#1$ himself.
201:134, 3'  !| It was a subject$0$,
201:134, 4'  !| in short$0$, on$4$ which$6#1$ reflection would be long$9$ indulged, and
201:134, 5'  !| must be unavailing.  She could think of nothing else,
201:134, 5@a   | and
201:134, 6@a   | yet whether $PP#I$Bingley's regard$0$ had really died away, or
201:134, 7@a   | were suppressed by$4$ his friends' interference; whether
201:134, 8@a   | he had been aware of $PP#E$Jane's attachment, or whether it
201:134, 9@a   | had escaped his observation; whichever were the case,
201:134,10@a   | though her opinion of him must be materially affected
201:134,11@a   | by$4$ the difference, her sister's situation remained the same,
201:134,12@a   | her peace equally wounded.
201:134,13'  !| A day or two passed before$3$ $PP#E$Jane had courage to$9$ speak
201:134,14'  !| of her feelings to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth; but at last$0$ on$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's
201:134,15'  !| leaving them together, after$4$ a longer irritation than usual
201:134,16'  !| about$4$ Netherfield and its master, she could not help$1$
201:134,17'  !| saying,
201:134,18E  !| "Oh| that$3$ my dear$2#1$ mother had more command$0$ over
201:134,19E  !| herself; she can have no$2$ idea of the pain$0$ she gives me
201:134,20E  !| by$4$ her continual reflections on$4$ him.  But I will$1$ not
201:134,21E  !| repine.  It cannot last$1$ long$9$.  He will$1$ be forgot, and we
201:134,22E  !| shall all be as we were before$5$."
201:134,23'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth looked at her sister with incredulous solicitude,
201:134,24'  !| but said nothing.
201:134,25E  !| "You doubt$1$ me,"
201:134,25'  !| cried $PP#E$Jane, slightly colouring;
201:134,26E  !| "indeed you have no$2$ reason$0$.  He may$1$ live in my memory
201:134,27E  !| as the most amiable man of my acquaintance, but that$6#2$
201:134,28E  !| is all.  I have nothing either to$9$ hope$1$ or fear$1$, and nothing
201:134,29E  !| to$9$ reproach$1$ him with.  Thank God|  I have not \that$6#2$\
201:134,30E  !| pain$0$.  A little time therefore. ~ I shall certainly try to$9$
201:134,31E  !| get the better$9$."
201:134,32'  !| With a stronger voice she soon added,
201:134,32E  !| "I have this
201:134,33E  !| comfort$0$ immediately, that$3$ it has not been more than an
201:134,34E  !| error of fancy$0$ on$4$ my side$0$, and that$3$ it has done no$2$ harm$0$
201:134,35E  !| to$4$ any*one but myself."
201:134,36A  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#E$Jane|"
201:134,36'  !| exclaimed $PP#A$Elizabeth,
201:134,36A  !| "you are too$5#1$
201:134,37A  !| good.  Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really
201:134,38A  !| angelic; I do not know what$6#1$ to$9$ say to$4$ you.  I feel as if
201:135, 1A  !| I had never done you justice, or loved you as you
201:135, 2A  !| deserve."
201:135, 3'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet eagerly disclaimed all extraordinary merit$0$,
201:135, 4'  !| and threw back$5$ the praise$0$ on$4$ her sister's warm$2$ affection.
201:135, 5A  !| "Nay,"
201:135, 5'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
201:135, 5A  !| "this is not fair. \You\ wish$1$ to$9$
201:135, 6A  !| think all the world respectable, and are hurt if I speak ill
201:135, 7A  !| of any*body.  \I\ only want$1$ to$9$ think \you\ perfect$2$, and you
201:135, 8A  !| set$1$ yourself against it.  Do not be afraid of my running
201:135, 9A  !| into any excess, of my encroaching on$4$ your privilege of
201:135,10A  !| universal good*will.  You need$1$ not.  There are few people
201:135,11A  !| whom$6#1$ I really love$1$, and still$5$ fewer of whom$6#1$ I think well$9$.
201:135,12A  !| The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied
201:135,13A  !| with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency
201:135,14A  !| of all human characters, and of the little dependence
201:135,15A  !| that$3$ can be placed on$4$ the appearance of either merit$0$
201:135,16A  !| or sense.  I have met with two instances lately; one
201:135,17A  !| I will$1$ not mention$1$; the other is $PP#S$Charlotte's marriage.
201:135,18A  !| It is unaccountable| in every view$0$ it is unaccountable|"
201:135,19E  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy, do not give way to$4$ such feelings as
201:135,20E  !| these.  They will$1$ ruin$1$ your happiness.  You do not make$1$
201:135,21E  !| allowance enough for$4$ difference of situation and temper.
201:135,22E  !| Consider $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's respectability, and $PP#S$Charlotte's
201:135,23E  !| prudent, steady character.  Remember that$3$ she is one of
201:135,24E  !| a large family; that$3$ as to$4$ fortune, it is a most eligible
201:135,25E  !| match$0$; and be ready to$9$ believe, for$4$ every*body's sake,
201:135,26E  !| that$3$ she may$1$ feel something like$9$ regard$0$ and esteem$0$ for$4$
201:135,27E  !| our cousin."
201:135,28A  !| "To$9$ oblige you, I would try to$9$ believe almost any*thing
201:135,29A  !| but no*one else could be benefited by$4$ such a belief
201:135,30A  !| as this; for$3$ were I persuaded that$3$ $PP#S$Charlotte had any
201:135,31A  !| regard$0$ for$4$ him, I should only think worse of her understanding$0$,
201:135,32A  !| than I now do of her heart.  My dear$2#1$ $PP#E$Jane,
201:135,33A  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly
201:135,34A  !| man; you know he is, as well$9$ as I do; and you must
201:135,35A  !| feel, as well$9$ as I do, that$3$ the woman who$6#1$ marries him,
201:135,36A  !| cannot have a proper way of thinking.  You shall not
201:135,37A  !| defend her, though it is $PP#S$Charlotte*Lucas.  You shall
201:135,38A  !| not, for$4$ the sake of one individual, change$1$ the meaning$0$
201:136, 1A  !| of principle and integrity, nor endeavour$1$ to$9$ persuade
201:136, 2A  !| yourself or me, that$3$ selfishness is prudence, and insensibility
201:136, 3A  !| of danger, security for$4$ happiness."
201:136, 4E  !| "I must think your language too$5#1$ strong in speaking
201:136, 5E  !| of both,"
201:136, 5'  !| replied $PP#E$Jane,
201:136, 5E  !| "and I hope$1$ you will$1$ be convinced
201:136, 6E  !| of it, by$4$ seeing them happy together.  But enough of this.
201:136, 7E  !| You alluded to$4$ something else.  You mentioned \two\
201:136, 8E  !| instances.  I cannot misunderstand you, but I intreat
201:136, 9E  !| you, dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy, not to$9$ pain$1$ me by$4$ thinking \that$6#2$\ \person\
201:136,10E  !| to$9$ blame$1$, and saying your opinion of him is sunk.  We
201:136,11E  !| must not be so$5#1$ ready to$9$ fancy$1$ ourselves intentionally
201:136,12E  !| injured.  We must not expect a lively young man to$9$ be
201:136,13E  !| always so$5#1$ guarded and circumspect.  It is very often
201:136,14E  !| nothing but our own$2$ vanity that$6#1$ deceives us.  Woman
201:136,15E  !| fancy$1$ admiration means$1$ more than it does."
201:136,16A  !| "And men take care$0$ that$3$ they should."
201:136,17E  !| "If it is designedly done, they cannot be justified;
201:136,18E  !| but I have no$2$ idea of there being$1$ so$5#1$ much design$0$ in the
201:136,19E  !| world as some persons imagine."
201:136,20A  !| "I am far from attributing any part$0$ of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's
201:136,21A  !| conduct$0$ to$4$ design$0$,"
201:136,21'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth;
201:136,21A  !| "but without
201:136,22A  !| scheming to$9$ do wrong$0$, or to$9$ make$1$ others unhappy, there
201:136,23A  !| may$1$ be error, and there may$1$ be misery.  Thoughtlessness,
201:136,24A  !| want$0$ of attention to$4$ other people's feelings, and want$0$ of
201:136,25A  !| resolution, will$1$ do the business."
201:136,26E  !| "And do you impute it to$4$ either of those?'
201:136,27A  !| "Yes; to$4$ the last$0$.  But if I go on$5$, I shall displease
201:136,28A  !| you by$4$ saying what$6#1$ I think of persons you esteem$1$.  Stop$1$
201:136,29A  !| me whilst you can."
201:136,30E  !| "You persist, then, in supposing his sisters influence$1$
201:136,31E  !| him."
201:136,32A  !| "Yes, in conjunction with his friend."
201:136,33E  !| "I cannot believe it.  Why should they try to$9$ influence$1$
201:136,34E  !| him?  They can only wish$1$ his happiness, and if he is
201:136,35E  !| attached to$4$ me, no$2$ other woman can secure$1$ it."
201:136,36A  !| "Your first position is false.  They may$1$ wish$1$ many
201:136,37A  !| things besides his happiness; they may$1$ wish$1$ his increase$0$
201:136,38A  !| of wealth and consequence; they may$1$ wish$1$ him to$9$ marry
201:137, 1A  !| a girl who$6#1$ has all the importance of money, great connections,
201:137, 2A  !| and pride."
201:137, 3E  !| "Beyond$4$ a doubt$0$, they \do\ wish$1$ him to$9$ chuse $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy,"
201:137, 4'  !| replied $PP#E$Jane;
201:137, 4E  !| "but this may$1$ be from better$9$
201:137, 5E  !| feelings than you are supposing.  They have known her
201:137, 6E  !| much longer than they have known me; no$2$ wonder$0$ if they
201:137, 7E  !| love$1$ her better$9$.  But, whatever may$1$ be their own$2$ wishes$0$,
201:137, 8E  !| it is very unlikely they should have opposed their brother's.
201:137, 9E  !| What$6#2$ sister would think herself at liberty to$9$ do it, unless
201:137,10E  !| there were something very objectionable?  If they believed
201:137,11E  !| him attached to$4$ me, they would not try to$9$ part$1$ us; if he
201:137,12E  !| were so$5#2$, they could not succeed.  By$4$ supposing such an
201:137,13E  !| affection, you make$1$ every*body acting unnaturally and
201:137,14E  !| wrong$9$, and me most unhappy.  Do not distress$1$ me by$4$ the
201:137,15E  !| idea.  I am not ashamed of having been mistaken ~ or,
201:137,16E  !| at least, it is slight$2$, it is nothing in comparison of what$6#1$
201:137,17E  !| I should feel in thinking ill of him or his sisters.  Let me
201:137,18E  !| take it in the best light$0$, in the light$0$ in which$6#1$ it may$1$ be
201:137,19E  !| understood."
201:137,20'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could not oppose such a wish$0$; and from this
201:137,21'  !| time $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's name$0$ was scarcely ever mentioned
201:137,22'  !| between them.
201:137,23'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet still$5$ continued to$9$ wonder$1$ and repine at
201:137,24'  !| his returning no$2$ more, and though a day seldom passed
201:137,25'  !| in which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth did not account$1$ for$4$ it clearly, there
201:137,26'  !| seemed little chance$0$ of her ever considering it with less
201:137,27'  !| perplexity.  Her daughter endeavoured to$9$ convince her
201:137,28'  !| of what$6#1$ she did not believe herself, that$3$ his attentions
201:137,29'  !| to$4$ $PP#E$Jane had been merely the effect$0$ of a common$2$ and
201:137,30'  !| transient liking, which$6#1$ ceased when he saw her no$2$ more;
201:137,31'  !| but though the probability of the statement was admitted
201:137,32'  !| at the time, she had the same story to$9$ repeat every day.
201:137,33'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's best comfort$0$ was, that$3$
201:137,33@d   | $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley must
201:137,34@d   | be down$5$ again in the summer.
201:137,35'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet treated the matter differently.
201:137,35C  !| "So$3$,
201:137,36C  !| $PP#A$Lizzy,"
201:137,36'  !| said he one day,
201:137,36C  !| "your sister is crossed in love$0$
201:137,37C  !| I find.  I congratulate her.  Next to$4$ being$1$ married, a girl
201:137,38C  !| likes to$9$ be crossed in love$0$ a little now and then.  It is
201:138, 1C  !| something to$9$ think of, and gives her a sort of distinction
201:138, 2C  !| among her companions.  When is your turn$0$ to$9$ come?
201:138, 3C  !| You will$1$ hardly bear$1$ to$9$ be long$9$ outdone by$4$ $PP#E$Jane.  Now
201:138, 4C  !| is your time.  Here are officers enough at Meryton to$9$
201:138, 5C  !| disappoint all the young ladies in the country.  Let
201:138, 6C  !| $PP#V$Wickham be \your\ man.  He is a pleasant fellow, and would
201:138, 7C  !| jilt you creditably."
201:138, 8A  !| "Thank you, Sir, but a less agreeable man would satisfy
201:138, 9A  !| me.  We must not all expect $PP#E$Jane's good fortune."
201:138,10C  !| "True,"
201:138,10'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet,
201:138,10C  !| "but it is a comfort$0$ to$9$ think
201:138,11C  !| that$3$, whatever of that$6#2$ kind$0$ may$1$ befal you, you have an
201:138,12C  !| affectionate mother who$6#1$ will$1$ always make$1$ the most of it."
201:138,13'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's society was of material$2$ service in dispelling
201:138,14'  !| the gloom, which$6#1$ the late perverse occurrences had
201:138,15'  !| thrown on$4$ many of the Longbourn family.  They saw
201:138,16'  !| him often, and to$4$ his other recommendations was now
201:138,17'  !| added that$6#2$ of general$2$ unreserve.  The whole$0$ of what$6#1$
201:138,18'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had already heard, his claims on$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,
201:138,19'  !| and all that$6#1$ he had suffered from him, was now openly
201:138,20'  !| acknowledged and publicly canvassed; and every*body
201:138,21'  !| was pleased to$9$ think how much they had always disliked
201:138,22'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy before$3$ they had known any*thing of the matter.
201:138,23'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet was the only creature who$6#1$ could suppose
201:138,24'  !| there might be any extenuating circumstances in the case,
201:138,25'  !| unknown to$4$ the society of Hertfordshire; her mild and
201:138,26'  !| steady candour always pleaded for$4$ allowances, and urged
201:138,27'  !| the possibility of mistakes ~ but by$4$ everybody else
201:138,28'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy was condemned as the worst of men.
202:139, 1'  !| After$4$ a week spent in professions of love$0$ and schemes
202:139, 2'  !| of felicity, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was called from his amiable $PP#S$Charlotte
202:139, 3'  !| by$4$ the arrival of Saturday.  The pain$0$ of separation,
202:139, 4'  !| however, might be alleviated on$4$ his side$0$, by$4$ preparations
202:139, 5'  !| for$4$ the reception of his bride, as he had reason$0$ to$9$ hope$1$,
202:139, 6'  !| that$3$ shortly after$4$ his next return$0$ into Hertfordshire, the
202:139, 7'  !| day would be fixed that$6#1$ was to$9$ make$1$ him the happiest
202:139, 8'  !| of men.  He took leave$0$ of his relations at Longbourn
202:139, 9'  !| with as much solemnity as before$5$; wished his fair cousins
202:139,10'  !| health and happiness again, and promised their father
202:139,11'  !| another letter of thanks.
202:139,12'  !| On$4$ the following Monday, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had the pleasure
202:139,13'  !| of receiving her brother and his wife, who$6#1$ came as usual
202:139,14'  !| to$9$ spend the Christmas at Longbourn.  $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner was
202:139,15'  !| a sensible$2#2$, gentlemanlike man, greatly superior$2$ to$4$ his
202:139,16'  !| sister as well$9$ by$4$ nature as education.  The Netherfield
202:139,17'  !| ladies would have had difficulty in believing that$3$ a man
202:139,18'  !| who$6#1$ lived by$4$ trade, and within view$0$ of his own$2$ warehouses,
202:139,19'  !| could have been so$5#1$ well*bred and agreeable.  $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner,
202:139,20'  !| who$6#1$ was several years younger than $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet and
202:139,21'  !| $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips, was an amiable, intelligent, elegant woman,
202:139,22'  !| and a great favourite$0$ with all her Longbourn nieces.
202:139,23'  !| Between the two eldest and herself especially, there subsisted
202:139,24'  !| a very particular regard$0$.  They had frequently
202:139,25'  !| been staying with her in town.
202:139,26'  !| The first part$0$ of $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner's business on$4$ her arrival,
202:139,27'  !| was to$9$ distribute her presents$0$ and describe the newest
202:139,28'  !| fashions.  When this was done, she had a less active part$0$
202:139,29'  !| to$9$ play$1$.  It became her turn$0$ to$9$ listen.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had
202:139,30'  !| many grievances to$9$ relate, and much to$9$ complain of.
202:139,31@d   | They had all been very ill-used since she last$2$ saw her
202:139,32@d   | sister.  Two of her girls had been on$4$ the point$0$ of marriage,
202:139,33@d   | and after$4$ all there was nothing in it.
202:140, 1D  !| "I do not blame$1$ $PP#E$Jane,"
202:140, 1'  !| she continued,
202:140, 1D  !| "for$3$ $PP#E$Jane
202:140, 2D  !| would have got $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, if she could.  But, $PP#A$Lizzy|
202:140, 3D  !| Oh, sister| it is very hard to$9$ think that$3$ she might have
202:140, 4D  !| been $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's wife by$4$ this time, had not it been for$4$
202:140, 5D  !| her own$2$ perverseness.  He made her an offer$0$ in this very
202:140, 6D  !| room, and she refused him.  The consequence of it is,
202:140, 7D  !| that$3$ $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas will$1$ have a daughter married before$3$ I
202:140, 8D  !| have, and that$3$ Longbourn estate is just$9$ as much entailed
202:140, 9D  !| as ever.  The $PP#R1$Lucases are very artful people indeed, sister.
202:140,10D  !| They are all for$4$ what$6#1$ they can get.  I am sorry to$9$ say
202:140,11D  !| it of them, but so$5#2$ it is.  It makes me very nervous and
202:140,12D  !| poorly, to$9$ be thwarted so$5#2$ in my own$2$ family, and to$9$ have
202:140,13D  !| neighbours who$6#1$ think of themselves before$4$ anybody else.
202:140,14D  !| However, your coming just$9$ at this time is the greatest
202:140,15D  !| of comforts, and I am very glad to$9$ hear what$6#1$ you tell
202:140,16D  !| us, of long$9$ sleeves."
202:140,17'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, to$4$ whom$6#1$ the chief of this news had been
202:140,18'  !| given before$5$, in the course$0$ of $PP#E$Jane and $PP#A$Elizabeth's correspondence
202:140,19'  !| with her, made her sister a slight$2$ answer$0$, and
202:140,20'  !| in compassion to$4$ her nieces turned the conversation.
202:140,21'  !| When alone with $PP#A$Elizabeth afterwards, she spoke more
202:140,22'  !| on$4$ the subject$0$.
202:140,22O  !| "It seems likely to$9$ have been a desirable
202:140,23O  !| match$0$ for$4$ $PP#E$Jane,"
202:140,23'  !| said she.
202:140,23O  !| "I am sorry it went off.
202:140,24O  !| But these things happen so$5#1$ often|  A young man, such as
202:140,25O  !| you describe $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, so$5#1$ easily falls in love$0$ with
202:140,26O  !| a pretty$2$ girl for$4$ a few weeks, and when accident separates
202:140,27O  !| them, so$5#1$ easily forgets her, that$3$ these sort of inconstancies
202:140,28O  !| are very frequent."
202:140,29A  !| "An excellent consolation in its way,"
202:140,29'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
202:140,30A  !| "but it will$1$ not do for$4$ \us\.  We do not suffer by$4$ \accident\.
202:140,31A  !| It does not often happen that$3$ the interference of friends
202:140,32A  !| will$1$ persuade a young man of independent fortune to$9$
202:140,33A  !| think no$2$ more of a girl, whom$6#1$ he was violently in love$0$
202:140,34A  !| with only a few days before$5$."
202:140,35O  !| "But that$6#2$ expression of ""violently in love$0$"" is so$5#1$
202:140,36O  !| hackneyed, so$5#1$ doubtful, so$5#1$ indefinite, that$3$ it gives me
202:140,37O  !| very little idea.  It is as often applied to$4$ feelings which$6#1$
202:140,38O  !| arise from an half-hour's acquaintance, as to$4$ a real,
202:141, 1O  !| strong attachment.  Pray, how \violent\ \was\ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's
202:141, 2O  !| love$0$?"
202:141, 3A  !| "I never saw a more promising inclination.  He was
202:141, 4A  !| growing quite inattentive to$4$ other people, and wholly
202:141, 5A  !| engrossed by$4$ her.  Every time they met, it was more
202:141, 6A  !| decided$2$ and remarkable.  At his own$2$ ball$0#2$ he offended two
202:141, 7A  !| or three young ladies, by$4$ not asking them to$9$ dance$1$, and
202:141, 8A  !| I spoke to$4$ him twice myself, without receiving an answer$0$.
202:141, 9A  !| Could there be finer symptoms?  Is not general$2$ incivility
202:141,10A  !| the very essence of love$0$?"
202:141,11O  !| "Oh, yes| ~ of that$6#2$ kind$0$ of love$0$ which$6#1$ I suppose him
202:141,12O  !| to$9$ have felt.  Poor $PP#E$Jane|  I am sorry for$4$ her, because,
202:141,13O  !| with her disposition, she may$1$ not get over it immediately.
202:141,14O  !| It had better$9$ have happened to$4$ \you\, $PP#A$Lizzy; you would
202:141,15O  !| have laughed yourself out$8$ of it sooner.  But do you think
202:141,16O  !| she would be prevailed on$5$ to$9$ go back$5$ with us?  Change$0$
202:141,17O  !| of scene might be of service ~ and perhaps a little relief
202:141,18O  !| from home, may$1$ be as useful as anything."
202:141,19'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was exceedingly pleased with this proposal,
202:141,20'  !| and felt persuaded of her sister's ready acquiescence.
202:141,21O  !| "I hope$1$,"
202:141,21'  !| added $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner,
202:141,21O  !| "that$3$ no$2$ consideration
202:141,22O  !| with regard$0$ to$4$ this young man will$1$ influence$1$ her.  We live
202:141,23O  !| in so$5#1$ different a part$0$ of town, all our connections are so$5#1$
202:141,24O  !| different, and, as you well$9$ know, we go out$5$ so$5#1$ little, that$3$
202:141,25O  !| it is very improbable they should meet$1$ at all, unless he
202:141,26O  !| really comes to$9$ see her."
202:141,27A  !| "And \that$6#2$\ is quite impossible; for$3$ he is now in the
202:141,28A  !| custody of his friend, and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy would no$2$ more suffer
202:141,29A  !| him to$9$ call$1$ on$4$ $PP#E$Jane in such a part$0$ of London|  My dear$2#1$
202:141,30A  !| aunt, how could you think of it?  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy may$1$ perhaps
202:141,31A  !| have \heard\ of such a place$0$ as Gracechurch*Street, but he
202:141,32A  !| would hardly think a month's ablution enough to$9$ cleanse
202:141,33A  !| him from its impurities, were he once to$9$ enter it; and
202:141,34A  !| depend upon it, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley never stirs without him."
202:141,35O  !| "So$5#1$ much the better$9$.  I hope$1$ they will$1$ not meet$1$ at
202:141,36O  !| all.  But does not $PP#E$Jane correspond with the sister?  \She\
202:141,37O  !| will$1$ not be able to$9$ help$1$ calling."
202:141,38A  !| "She will$1$ drop$1$ the acquaintance entirely."
202:142, 1'  !| But in spite$8$ of the certainty in which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth affected
202:142, 2'  !| to$9$ place$1$ this point$0$, as well$9$ as the still$5$ more interesting
202:142, 3'  !| one of $PP#I$Bingley's being$1$ withheld from seeing $PP#E$Jane, she
202:142, 4'  !| felt a solicitude on$4$ the subject$0$ which$6#1$ convinced her, on$4$
202:142, 5'  !| examination, that$3$ she did not consider it entirely hopeless.
202:142, 6'  !| It was possible, and sometimes she thought$1$ it probable,
202:142, 7'  !| that$3$ his affection might be re-animated, and the influence$0$
202:142, 8'  !| of his friends successfully combated by$4$ the more natural$2$
202:142, 9'  !| influence$0$ of $PP#E$Jane's attractions.
202:142,10'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet accepted her aunt's invitation with
202:142,11'  !| pleasure; and the $PP#I1$Bingleys were no$2$ otherwise in her
202:142,12'  !| thoughts at the time, than as she hoped that$3$, by$4$ $PP#J$Caroline's
202:142,13'  !| not living$9$ in the same house with her brother, she might
202:142,14'  !| occasionally spend a morning with her, without any danger
202:142,15'  !| of seeing him.
202:142,16'  !| The $PP#N1$Gardiners staid a week at Longbourn; and what$6#1$
202:142,17'  !| with the $PP#ZZG$Philipses, the $PP#R1$Lucases, and the officers, there
202:142,18'  !| was not a day without its engagement.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
202:142,19'  !| had so$5#1$ carefully provided$1$ for$4$ the entertainment of her
202:142,20'  !| brother and sister, that$3$ they did not once sit down$5$ to$4$
202:142,21'  !| a family dinner.  When the engagement was for$4$ home,
202:142,22'  !| some of the officers always made part$0$ of it, of which$6#1$ officers
202:142,23'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham was sure to$9$ be one; and on$4$ these occasions,
202:142,24'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, rendered suspicious by$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's warm$2$
202:142,25'  !| commendation of him, narrowly observed them both.
202:142,26'  !| Without supposing them, from what$6#1$ she saw, to$9$ be very
202:142,27'  !| seriously in love$0$, their preference of each other was plain
202:142,28'  !| enough to$9$ make$1$ her a little uneasy; and she resolved to$9$
202:142,29'  !| speak to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth on$4$ the subject$0$ before$3$ she left$1$ Hertfordshire,
202:142,30'  !| and represent to$4$ her the imprudence of encouraging
202:142,31'  !| such an attachment.
202:142,32'  !| To$4$ $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, $PP#V$Wickham had one means$0$ of affording
202:142,33'  !| pleasure, unconnected with his general$2$ powers.  About$4$
202:142,34'  !| ten or a dozen years ago, before$4$ her marriage, she had
202:142,35'  !| spent a considerable time in that$6#2$ very part$0$ of Derbyshire,
202:142,36'  !| to$4$ which$6#1$ he belonged.  They had, therefore, many acquaintance
202:142,37'  !| in common$0$; and, though $PP#V$Wickham had been little
202:142,38'  !| there since the death of $PP#B$Darcy's father, five years before$5$,
202:143, 1'  !| it was yet in his power to$9$ give her fresher intelligence of
202:143, 2'  !| her former friends, than she had been in the way of
202:143, 3'  !| procuring.
202:143, 4'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner had seen Pemberley, and known the late
202:143, 5'  !| $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy by$4$ character perfectly well$9$.  Here consequently
202:143, 6'  !| was an inexhaustible subject$0$ of discourse.  In comparing
202:143, 7'  !| her recollection of Pemberley, with the minute$2$ description
202:143, 8'  !| which$6#1$ $PP#V$Wickham could give, and in bestowing her tribute
202:143, 9'  !| of praise$0$ on$4$ the character of its late possessor, she was
202:143,10'  !| delighting both him and herself.  On$4$ being$1$ made acquainted
202:143,11'  !| with the present$9$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's treatment of him, she tried
202:143,12'  !| to$9$ remember something of that$6#2$ gentleman's reputed disposition
202:143,13'  !| when quite a lad, which$6#1$ might agree with it, and
202:143,14'  !| was confident at last$0$, that$3$ she recollected having heard
202:143,15'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Fitzwilliam*Darcy formerly spoken of as a very proud,
202:143,16'  !| ill-natured boy.
203:144, 1'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner's caution$0$ to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth was punctually
203:144, 2'  !| and kindly given on$4$ the first favourable opportunity of
203:144, 3'  !| speaking to$4$ her alone; after$4$ honestly telling her what$6#1$
203:144, 4'  !| she thought$1$, she thus went on$5$:
203:144, 5O  !| "You are too$5#1$ sensible$2#2$ a girl, $PP#A$Lizzy, to$9$ fall$1$ in love$0$
203:144, 6O  !| merely because you are warned against it; and, therefore,
203:144, 7O  !| I am not afraid of speaking openly.  Seriously, I would
203:144, 8O  !| have you be on$4$ your guard$0$.  Do not involve yourself,
203:144, 9O  !| or endeavour$1$ to$9$ involve him in an affection which$6#1$ the
203:144,10O  !| want$0$ of fortune would make$1$ so$5#1$ very imprudent.  I have
203:144,11O  !| nothing to$9$ say against \him\; he is a most interesting
203:144,12O  !| young man; and if he had the fortune he ought to$9$ have,
203:144,13O  !| I should think you could not do better$9$.  But as it is ~ you
203:144,14O  !| must not let your fancy$0$ run$1$ away with you.  You have
203:144,15O  !| sense, and we all expect you to$9$ use$1$ it.  Your father would
203:144,16O  !| depend on$4$ \your\ resolution and good conduct$0$, I am sure.
203:144,17O  !| You must not disappoint your father."
203:144,18A  !| "My dear$2#1$ aunt, this is being$1$ serious$2$ indeed."
203:144,19O  !| "Yes, and I hope$1$ to$9$ engage you to$9$ be serious$2$ likewise."
203:144,20     |
203:144,21A  !| "Well$7$, then, you need$1$ not be under any alarm$0$.  I will$1$
203:144,22A  !| take care$0$ of myself, and of $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham too$5#2$.  He shall
203:144,23A  !| not be in love$0$ with me, if I can prevent it."
203:144,24O  !| "$PP#A$Elizabeth, you are not serious$2$ now."
203:144,25A  !| "I beg your pardon$0$.  I will$1$ try again.  At present$0#1$ I am
203:144,26A  !| not in love$0$ with $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham; no$7$, I certainly am not.
203:144,27A  !| But he is, beyond$4$ all comparison, the most agreeable
203:144,28A  !| man I ever saw ~ and if he becomes really attached to$4$ me ~
203:144,29A  !| I believe it will$1$ be better$9$ that$3$ he should not.  I see the
203:144,30A  !| imprudence of it. ~ Oh| \that$6#2$\ abominable $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy| ~
203:144,31A  !| My father's opinion of me does me the greatest honor;
203:144,32A  !| and I should be miserable to$9$ forfeit it.  My father, however,
203:144,33A  !| is partial to$4$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham.  In short$0$, my dear$2#1$ aunt,
203:145, 1A  !| I should be very sorry to$9$ be the means$0$ of making any
203:145, 2A  !| of you unhappy; but since we see every day that$3$ where
203:145, 3A  !| there is affection, young people are seldom withheld by$4$
203:145, 4A  !| immediate want$0$ of fortune, from entering into engagements
203:145, 5A  !| with each other, how can I promise$1$ to$9$ be wiser
203:145, 6A  !| than so$5#1$ many of my fellow creatures if I am tempted,
203:145, 7A  !| or how am I even$5$ to$9$ know that$3$ it would be wisdom to$9$
203:145, 8A  !| resist?  All that$6#1$ I can promise$1$ you, therefore, is not to$9$
203:145, 9A  !| be in a hurry$0$.  I will$1$ not be in a hurry$0$ to$9$ believe myself
203:145,10A  !| his first object$0$.  When I am in company with him, I will$1$
203:145,11A  !| not be wishing.  In short$0$, I will$1$ do my best."
203:145,12O  !| "Perhaps it will$1$ be as well$9$, if you discourage his coming
203:145,13O  !| here so$5#1$ very often.  At least, you should not \remind\ your
203:145,14O  !| Mother of inviting him."
203:145,15A  !| "As I did the other day,"
203:145,15'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth, with a conscious
203:145,16'  !| smile$0$;
203:145,16A  !| "very true, it will$1$ be wise in me to$9$
203:145,17A  !| refrain from \that$6#2$\.  But do not imagine that$3$ he is always
203:145,18A  !| here so$5#1$ often.  It is on$4$ your account$0$ that$3$ he has been so$5#1$
203:145,19A  !| frequently invited this week.  You know my mother's
203:145,20A  !| ideas as to$4$ the necessity of constant company for$4$ her
203:145,21A  !| friends.  But really, and upon my honour$0$, I will$1$ try to$9$
203:145,22A  !| do what$6#1$ I think to$9$ be wisest; and now, I hope$1$ you are
203:145,23A  !| satisfied$2$."
203:145,24'  !| Her aunt assured her that$3$ she was; and $PP#A$Elizabeth
203:145,25'  !| having thanked her for$4$ the kindness of her hints, they
203:145,26'  !| parted; a wonderful instance$0$ of advice being$1$ given on$4$
203:145,27'  !| such a point$0$, without being$1$ resented.
203:145,28'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins returned into Hertfordshire soon after$3$ it had
203:145,29'  !| been quitted by$4$ the $PP#N1$Gardiners and $PP#E$Jane; but as he took
203:145,30'  !| up his abode with the $PP#R1$Lucases, his arrival was no$2$ great
203:145,31'  !| inconvenience to$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet.  His marriage was now
203:145,32'  !| fast approaching, and she was at length so$5#1$ far resigned
203:145,33'  !| as to$9$ think it inevitable, and even$5$ repeatedly to$9$ say in
203:145,34'  !| an ill-natured tone that$3$ she
203:145,34D  !| "\wished\ they might be happy."
203:145,35'  !| Thursday was to$9$ be the wedding*day, and on$4$ Wednesday
203:145,36'  !| $PP#S$Miss*Lucas paid her farewell visit$0$; and when she rose$1$
203:145,37'  !| to$9$ take leave$0$, $PP#A$Elizabeth, ashamed of her mother's ungracious
203:146, 1'  !| and reluctant good wishes$0$, and sincerely affected
203:146, 2'  !| herself, accompanied her out$8$ of the room.  As they went
203:146, 3'  !| down*stairs together, $PP#S$Charlotte said,
203:146, 4S  !| "I shall depend on$4$ hearing from you very often,
203:146, 5S  !| $PP#A$Eliza."
203:146, 6A  !| "\That$6#2$\ you certainly shall."
203:146, 7S  !| "And I have another favour$0$ to$9$ ask.  Will$1$ you come
203:146, 8S  !| and see me?"
203:146, 9A  !| "We shall often meet$1$, I hope$1$, in Hertfordshire."
203:146,10S  !| "I am not likely to$9$ leave$1$ Kent for$4$ some time.  Promise$1$
203:146,11S  !| me, therefore, to$9$ come to$4$ Hunsford."
203:146,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could not refuse, though she foresaw little
203:146,13'  !| pleasure in the visit$0$.
203:146,14S  !| "My father and $PP#W$Maria are to$9$ come to$4$ me in March,"
203:146,15'  !| added $PP#S$Charlotte,
203:146,15S  !| "and I hope$1$ you will$1$ consent$1$ to$9$ be of
203:146,16S  !| the party.  Indeed, $PP#A$Eliza, you will$1$ be as welcome$2$ to$4$ me
203:146,17S  !| as either of them."
203:146,18'  !| The wedding took place$0$; the bride and bridegroom set$1$
203:146,19'  !| off for$4$ Kent from the church door, and every*body had
203:146,20'  !| as much to$9$ say or to$9$ hear on$4$ the subject$0$ as usual.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
203:146,21'  !| soon heard from her friend; and their correspondence
203:146,22'  !| was as regular and frequent as it had ever been;
203:146,23'  !| that$3$ it should be equally unreserved was impossible.
203:146,24'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could never address$1$ her without feeling$1$ that$3$
203:146,25'  !| all the comfort$0$ of intimacy was over, and, though
203:146,26'  !| determined$2$ not to$9$ slacken as a correspondent, it was for$4$
203:146,27'  !| the sake of what$6#1$ had been, rather than what$6#1$ was.  $PP#S$Charlotte's
203:146,28'  !| first letters were received with a good deal$0#2$ of
203:146,29'  !| eagerness; there could not but be curiosity to$9$ know how
203:146,30'  !| she would speak of her new home, how she would like$1$
203:146,31'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, and how happy she would dare$1#2$ pronounce
203:146,32'  !| herself to$9$ be; though, when the letters were read, $PP#A$Elizabeth
203:146,33'  !| felt that$3$ $PP#S$Charlotte expressed herself on$4$ every point$0$
203:146,34'  !| exactly as she might have foreseen.  She wrote cheerfully,
203:146,35'  !| seemed surrounded with comforts, and mentioned nothing
203:146,36'  !| which$6#1$ she could not praise$1$.  The house, furniture, neighbourhood,
203:146,37'  !| and roads, were all to$4$ her taste, and $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's
203:146,38'  !| behaviour was most friendly and obliging.
203:147, 1'  !| It was $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's picture$0$ of Hunsford and Rosings
203:147, 2'  !| rationally softened; and $PP#A$Elizabeth perceived that$3$ she
203:147, 3'  !| must wait for$4$ her own$2$ visit$0$ there, to$9$ know the rest$0#1$.
203:147, 4'  !| $PP#E$Jane had already written a few lines to$4$ her sister to$9$
203:147, 5'  !| announce their safe arrival in London; and when she
203:147, 6'  !| wrote again, $PP#A$Elizabeth hoped it would be in her power
203:147, 7'  !| to$9$ say something of the $PP#I1$Bingleys.
203:147, 8'  !| Her impatience for$4$ this second$2$ letter was as well$9$
203:147, 9'  !| rewarded as impatience generally is.  $PP#E$Jane had been a week
203:147,10'  !| in town, without either seeing or hearing from $PP#J$Caroline.
203:147,11'  !| She accounted for$4$ it, however, by$4$ supposing that$3$ her last$2$
203:147,12'  !| letter to$4$ her friend from Longbourn, had by$4$ some accident
203:147,13'  !| been lost.
203:147,14E  !| "My aunt,"
203:147,14'  !| she continued,
203:147,14E  !| "is going to-morrow into
203:147,15E  !| that$6#2$ part$0$ of the town, and I shall take the opportunity
203:147,16E  !| of calling in Grosvenor-street."
203:147,17'  !| She wrote again when the visit$0$ was paid, and she had
203:147,18'  !| seen $PP#J$Miss*Bingley.
203:147,18E  !| "I did not think $PP#J$Caroline in spirits,"
203:147,19'  !| were her words,
203:147,19E  !| "but she was very glad to$9$ see me, and
203:147,20E  !| reproached me for$4$ giving her no$2$ notice$0$ of my coming to$4$
203:147,21E  !| London.  I was right$2#1$, therefore; my last$2$ letter had never
203:147,22E  !| reached her.  I enquired after$4$ their brother, of course$8$.
203:147,23E  !| He was well$9$, but so$5#1$ much engaged with $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, that$3$
203:147,24E  !| they scarcely ever saw him.  I found that$3$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy
203:147,25E  !| was expected$1$ to$4$ dinner.  I wish$1$ I could see her.  My
203:147,26E  !| visit$0$ was not long$9$, as $PP#J$Caroline and $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst were going
203:147,27E  !| out$5$.  I dare$1#2$ say I shall soon see them here."
203:147,28'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth shook her head$0$ over this letter.  It convinced
203:147,29'  !| her, that$3$ accident only could discover to$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley
203:147,30'  !| her sister's being$1$ in town.
203:147,31'  !| Four weeks passed away, and $PP#E$Jane saw nothing of him.
203:147,32'  !| She endeavoured to$9$ persuade herself that$3$ she did not
203:147,33'  !| regret$1$ it; but she could no$2$ longer be blind$2$ to$4$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's
203:147,34'  !| inattention.  After$4$ waiting at home every morning for$4$
203:147,35'  !| a fortnight, and inventing every evening a fresh excuse$0$
203:147,36'  !| for$4$ her, the visitor did at last$0$ appear; but the shortness
203:147,37'  !| of her stay$0$, and yet more, the alteration of her manner,
203:147,38'  !| would allow $PP#E$Jane to$9$ deceive herself no$2$ longer.  The letter
203:148, 1'  !| which$6#1$ she wrote on$4$ this occasion$0$ to$4$ her sister, will$1$ prove
203:148, 2'  !| what$6#1$ she felt.
203:148, 3     |
203:148, 4E  !| "My dearest $PP#A$Lizzy will$1$, I am sure, be incapable of
203:148, 5E  !| triumphing in her better$9$ judgment, at my expense, when
203:148, 6E  !| I confess myself to$9$ have been entirely deceived in $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's
203:148, 7E  !| regard$0$ for$4$ me.  But, my dear$2#1$ sister, though
203:148, 8E  !| the event has proved you right$2#1$, do not think me obstinate
203:148, 9E  !| if I still$5$ assert, that$3$, considering what$6#1$ her behaviour was,
203:148,10E  !| my confidence was as natural$2$ as your suspicion.  I do
203:148,11E  !| not at all comprehend her reason$0$ for$4$ wishing to$9$ be intimate$2$
203:148,12E  !| with me, but if the same circumstances were to$9$ happen
203:148,13E  !| again, I am sure I should be deceived again.  $PP#J$Caroline
203:148,14E  !| did not return$1$ my visit$0$ till yesterday; and not a note$0$,
203:148,15E  !| not a line, did I receive in the mean*time.  When she did
203:148,16E  !| come, it was very evident that$3$ she had no$2$ pleasure in it;
203:148,17E  !| she made a slight$2$, formal, apology, for$4$ not calling before$5$,
203:148,18E  !| said not a word of wishing to$9$ see me again, and was in
203:148,19E  !| every respect$0$ so$5#1$ altered a creature, that$3$ when she went
203:148,20E  !| away, I was perfectly resolved to$9$ continue the acquaintance
203:148,21E  !| no$2$ longer.  I pity$1$, though I cannot help$1$ blaming her.
203:148,22E  !| She was very wrong$9$ in singling me out$5$ as she did; I can
203:148,23E  !| safely say, that$3$ every advance$0$ to$4$ intimacy began on$4$ her
203:148,24E  !| side$0$.  But I pity$1$ her, because she must feel that$3$ she has
203:148,25E  !| been acting wrong$9$, and because I am very sure that$3$
203:148,26E  !| anxiety for$4$ her brother is the cause of it.  I need$1$ not
203:148,27E  !| explain myself farther; and though \we\ know this anxiety
203:148,28E  !| to$9$ be quite needless, yet if she feels it, it will$1$ easily account$1$
203:148,29E  !| for$4$ her behaviour to$4$ me; and so$5#1$ deservedly dear$2#1$ as he
203:148,30E  !| is to$4$ his sister, whatever anxiety she may$1$ feel on$4$ his
203:148,31E  !| behalf, is natural$2$ and amiable.  I cannot but wonder$1$,
203:148,32E  !| however, at her having any such fears now, because, if
203:148,33E  !| he had at all cared about$4$ me, we must have met long$9$,
203:148,34E  !| long$9$ ago.  He knows of my being$1$ in town, I am certain,
203:148,35E  !| from something she said herself; and yet it should seem
203:148,36E  !| by$4$ her manner of talking, as if she wanted to$9$ persuade
203:148,37E  !| herself that$3$ he is really partial to$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy.  I cannot
203:148,38E  !| understand it.  If I were not afraid of judging harshly,
203:149, 1E  !| I should be almost tempted to$9$ say, that$3$ there is a strong
203:149, 2E  !| appearance of duplicity in all this.  But I will$1$ endeavour$1$
203:149, 3E  !| to$9$ banish every painful thought$0$, and think only of what$6#1$
203:149, 4E  !| will$1$ make$1$ me happy, your affection, and the invariable
203:149, 5E  !| kindness of my dear$2#1$ uncle and aunt.  Let me hear from
203:149, 6E  !| you very soon.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley said something of his never
203:149, 7E  !| returning to$4$ Netherfield again, of giving up the house,
203:149, 8E  !| but not with any certainty.  We had better$9$ not mention$1$ it.
203:149, 9E  !| I am extremely glad that$3$ you have such pleasant accounts
203:149,10E  !| from our friends at Hunsford.  Pray go to$9$ see them, with
203:149,11E  !| $PP#R$Sir*William and $PP#W$Maria.  I am sure you will$1$ be very
203:149,12E  !| comfortable there.
203:149,13E  !|                                     "Your's, &c%"
203:149,14     |
203:149,15'  !| This letter gave $PP#A$Elizabeth some pain$0$; but her spirits
203:149,16'  !| returned as she considered that$3$ $PP#E$Jane would no$2$ longer be
203:149,17'  !| duped, by$4$ the sister at least.
203:149,17@a   | All expectation from the
203:149,18@a   | brother was now absolutely over.  She would not even$5$
203:149,19@a   | wish$1$ for$4$ any renewal of his attentions.  His character
203:149,20@a   | sunk on$4$ every review of it; and as a punishment for$4$
203:149,21@a   | him, as well$9$ as a possible advantage to$4$ $PP#E$Jane, she seriously
203:149,22@a   | hoped he might really soon marry $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's sister, as,
203:149,23@a   | by$4$ $PP#V$Wickham's account$0$, she would make$1$ him abundantly
203:149,24@a   | regret$1$ what$6#1$ he had thrown away.
203:149,25'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner about$4$ this time reminded $PP#A$Elizabeth of
203:149,26'  !| her promise$0$ concerning that$6#2$ gentleman, and required
203:149,27'  !| information; and $PP#A$Elizabeth had such to$9$ send as might
203:149,28'  !| rather give contentment to$4$ her aunt than to$4$ herself.
203:149,29'  !| His apparent partiality had subsided, his attentions were
203:149,30'  !| over, he was the admirer of some*one else.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
203:149,31'  !| was watchful enough to$9$ see it all, but she could see it
203:149,32'  !| and write of it without material$2$ pain$0$.  Her heart had
203:149,33'  !| been but slightly touched, and her vanity was satisfied$2$
203:149,34'  !| with believing that$3$ \she\ would have been his only choice$0$,
203:149,35'  !| had fortune permitted it.  The sudden$2$ acquisition of ten
203:149,36'  !| thousand pounds was the most remarkable charm$0$ of the
203:149,37'  !| young lady, to$4$ whom$6#1$ he was now rendering himself agreeable;
203:149,38'  !| but $PP#A$Elizabeth, less clear-sighted perhaps in his
203:150, 1'  !| case than in $PP#S$Charlotte's, did not quarrel$1$ with him for$4$ his
203:150, 2'  !| wish$0$ of independence.
203:150, 2@a   | Nothing, on$4$ the contrary$0$, could
203:150, 3@a   | be more natural$2$;
203:150, 3'  !| and while$9$ able to$9$ suppose that$3$ it cost$1$
203:150, 4'  !| him a few struggles to$9$ relinquish her, she was ready to$9$
203:150, 5'  !| allow it a wise and desirable measure$0$ for$4$ both, and could
203:150, 6'  !| very sincerely wish$1$ him happy.
203:150, 7'  !| All this was acknowledged to$4$ $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner; and after$4$
203:150, 8'  !| relating the circumstances, she thus went on$5$; ~
203:150, 8A  !| "I am
203:150, 9A  !| now convinced, my dear$2#1$ aunt, that$3$ I have never been much
203:150,10A  !| in love$0$; for$3$ had I really experienced that$6#2$ pure and
203:150,11A  !| elevating passion, I should at present$0#1$ detest his very
203:150,12A  !| name$0$, and wish$1$ him all manner of evil.  But my feelings
203:150,13A  !| are not only cordial$0$ towards \him\; they are even$5$ impartial
203:150,14A  !| towards $PP#ZW$Miss*King.  I cannot find out$5$ that$3$ I hate her
203:150,15A  !| at all, or that$3$ I am in the least unwilling to$9$ think her
203:150,16A  !| a very good sort of girl.  There can be no$2$ love$0$ in all this.
203:150,17A  !| My watchfulness has been effectual; and though I should
203:150,18A  !| certainly be a more interesting object$0$ to$4$ all my acquaintance,
203:150,19A  !| were I distractedly in love$0$ with him, I cannot say
203:150,20A  !| that$3$ I regret$1$ my comparative insignificance.  Importance
203:150,21A  !| may$1$ sometimes be purchased too$5#1$ dearly$5#2$.  $PP#G$Kitty and $PP#H$Lydia
203:150,22A  !| take his defection much more to$4$ heart than I do.  They are
203:150,23A  !| young in the ways of the world, and not yet open$2$ to$4$ the
203:150,24A  !| mortifying conviction that$3$ handsome young men must
203:150,25A  !| have something to$9$ live on$4$, as well$9$ as the plain."
204:151, 1'  !| With no$2$ greater events than these in the Longbourn
204:151, 2'  !| family, and otherwise diversified by$4$ little beyond$4$ the walks$0$
204:151, 3'  !| to$4$ Meryton, sometimes dirty and sometimes cold$2$, did
204:151, 4'  !| January and February pass$1$ away.  March was to$9$ take
204:151, 5'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth to$4$ Hunsford.  She had not at first thought$1$ very
204:151, 6'  !| seriously of going thither; but $PP#S$Charlotte, she soon found,
204:151, 7'  !| was depending on$4$ the plan, and she gradually learned to$9$
204:151, 8'  !| consider it herself with greater pleasure as well$9$ as greater
204:151, 9'  !| certainty.  Absence had increased her desire$0$ of seeing
204:151,10'  !| $PP#S$Charlotte again, and weakened her disgust$0$ of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins.
204:151,11'  !| There was novelty in the scheme$0$, and as, with such a
204:151,12'  !| mother and such uncompanionable sisters, home could
204:151,13'  !| not be faultless, a little change$0$ was not unwelcome for$4$
204:151,14'  !| its own$2$ sake.  The journey would moreover give her a peep
204:151,15'  !| at $PP#E$Jane; and, in short$0$, as the time drew near$9$, she would
204:151,16'  !| have been very sorry for$4$ any delay$0$.  Every*thing, however,
204:151,17'  !| went on$5$ smoothly, and was finally settled$1$ according to$4$
204:151,18'  !| $PP#S$Charlotte's first sketch.  She was to$9$ accompany $PP#R$Sir*William
204:151,19'  !| and his second$2$ daughter.  The improvement of spending
204:151,20'  !| a night in London was added in time, and the plan became
204:151,21'  !| perfect$2$ as plan could be.
204:151,22'  !| The only pain$0$ was in leaving her father, who$6#1$ would
204:151,23'  !| certainly miss her, and who$6#1$, when it came to$4$ the point$0$,
204:151,24'  !| so$5#1$ little liked her going, that$3$ he told her to$9$ write to$4$ him,
204:151,25'  !| and almost promised to$9$ answer$1$ her letter.
204:151,26'  !| The farewell between herself and $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham was
204:151,27'  !| perfectly friendly; on$4$ his side$0$ even$5$ more.  His present$9$
204:151,28'  !| pursuit could not make$1$ him forget that$3$ $PP#A$Elizabeth had
204:151,29'  !| been the first to$9$ excite and to$9$ deserve his attention, the
204:151,30'  !| first to$9$ listen and to$9$ pity$1$, the first to$9$ be admired; and
204:151,31'  !| in his manner of bidding her adieu, wishing her every
204:151,32'  !| enjoyment, reminding her of what$6#1$ she was to$9$ expect in
204:151,33'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh, and trusting their opinion of
204:152, 1'  !| her ~ their opinion of every*body ~ would always coincide,
204:152, 2'  !| there was a solicitude, an interest$0$ which$6#1$ she felt must
204:152, 3'  !| ever attach her to$4$ him with a most sincere regard$0$; and
204:152, 4'  !| she parted from him convinced, that$3$ whether married or
204:152, 5'  !| single, he must always be her model of the amiable and
204:152, 6'  !| pleasing.
204:152, 7'  !| Her fellow-travellers the next day, were not of a kind$0$
204:152, 8'  !| to$9$ make$1$ her think him less agreeable.  $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas,
204:152, 9'  !| and his daughter $PP#W$Maria, a good*humoured girl, but as
204:152,10'  !| empty-headed as himself, had nothing to$9$ say that$3$ could
204:152,11'  !| be worth hearing, and were listened to$4$ with about$5$ as much
204:152,12'  !| delight$0$ as the rattle of the chaise.  $PP#A$Elizabeth loved
204:152,13'  !| absurdities, but she had known $PP#R$Sir*William's too$5#1$ long$9$.
204:152,14'  !| He could tell her nothing new of the wonders$0$ of his
204:152,15'  !| presentation and knighthood; and his civilities were worn
204:152,16'  !| out$5$ like$9$ his information.
204:152,17'  !| It was a journey of only twenty-four miles, and they
204:152,18'  !| began it so$5#1$ early as to$9$ be in Gracechurch-street by$4$ noon.
204:152,19'  !| As they drove to$4$ $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner's door, $PP#E$Jane was at a
204:152,20'  !| drawing-room window watching their arrival; when they
204:152,21'  !| entered the passage she was there to$9$ welcome$1$ them, and
204:152,22'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, looking earnestly in her face$0$, was pleased to$9$ see
204:152,23'  !| it healthful and lovely as ever.  On$4$ the stairs were a troop of
204:152,24'  !| little boys and girls, whose$6#1$ eagerness for$4$ their cousin's
204:152,25'  !| appearance would not allow them to$9$ wait in the drawing-room,
204:152,26'  !| and whose$6#1$ shyness, as they had not seen her for$4$ a
204:152,27'  !| twelvemonth, prevented their coming lower$2$.  All was joy
204:152,28'  !| and kindness.  The day passed most pleasantly away;
204:152,29'  !| the morning in bustle$0$ and shopping, and the evening at
204:152,30'  !| one of the theatres.
204:152,31'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth then contrived to$9$ sit by$4$ her aunt.  Their
204:152,32'  !| first subject$0$ was her sister; and she was more grieved
204:152,33'  !| than astonished to$9$ hear, in reply$0$ to$4$ her minute$2$ enquiries,
204:152,34'  !| that$3$ though $PP#E$Jane always struggled to$9$ support$1$ her spirits,
204:152,35'  !| there were periods of dejection.  It was reasonable, however,
204:152,36'  !| to$9$ hope$1$, that$3$ they would not continue long$9$.  $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner
204:152,37'  !| gave her the particulars also of $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's
204:152,38'  !| visit$0$ in Gracechurch-street, and repeated conversations
204:153, 1'  !| occurring at different times between $PP#E$Jane and herself,
204:153, 2'  !| which$6#1$ proved that$3$ the former had, from her heart, given
204:153, 3'  !| up the acquaintance.
204:153, 4'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner then rallied her niece on$4$ $PP#V$Wickham's
204:153, 5'  !| desertion, and complimented her on$4$ bearing it so$5#1$ well$9$.
204:153, 6O  !| "But, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,"
204:153, 6'  !| she added,
204:153, 6O  !| "what$6#2$ sort of
204:153, 7O  !| girl is $PP#ZW$Miss*King?  I should be sorry to$9$ think our friend
204:153, 8O  !| mercenary."
204:153, 9A  !| "Pray, my dear$2#1$ aunt, what$6#2$ is the difference in matrimonial
204:153,10A  !| affairs, between the mercenary and the prudent
204:153,11A  !| motive?  Where does discretion end$1$, and avarice begin?
204:153,12A  !| Last$2$ Christmas you were afraid of his marrying me,
204:153,13A  !| because it would be imprudent; and now, because he is
204:153,14A  !| trying$1$ to$9$ get a girl with only ten thousand pounds, you
204:153,15A  !| want$1$ to$9$ find out$5$ that$3$ he is mercenary."
204:153,16O  !| "If you will$1$ only tell me what$6#1$ sort of girl $PP#ZW$Miss*King is,
204:153,17O  !| I shall know what$6#1$ to$9$ think."
204:153,18A  !| "She is a very good kind$0$ of girl, I believe.  I know no$2$
204:153,19A  !| harm$0$ of her."
204:153,20O  !| "But he paid her not the smallest attention, till her
204:153,21O  !| grandfather's death made her mistress of this fortune."
204:153,22A  !| "No$7$ ~ why should he?  If it was not allowable for$4$
204:153,23A  !| him to$9$ gain$1$ \my\ affections, because I had no$2$ money, what$6#2$
204:153,24A  !| occasion$0$ could there be for$4$ making love$0$ to$4$ a girl whom$6#1$
204:153,25A  !| he did not care$1$ about$4$, and who$6#1$ was equally poor?"
204:153,26O  !| "But there seems indelicacy in directing his attentions
204:153,27O  !| towards her, so$5#1$ soon after$4$ this event."
204:153,28A  !| "A man in distressed circumstances has not time for$4$
204:153,29A  !| all those elegant decorums which$6#1$ other people may$1$
204:153,30A  !| observe.  If \she\ does not object$1$ to$4$ it, why should \we\?"
204:153,31O  !| "\Her\ not objecting, does not justify \him\.  It only
204:153,32O  !| shews her being$1$ deficient in something herself ~ sense or
204:153,33O  !| feeling$0$."
204:153,34A  !| "Well$7$,"
204:153,34'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth,
204:153,34A  !| "have it as you choose.  \He\
204:153,35A  !| shall be mercenary, and \she\ shall be foolish."
204:153,36O  !| "No$7$, $PP#A$Lizzy, that$6#2$ is what$6#1$ I do \not\ choose.  I should be
204:153,37O  !| sorry, you know, to$9$ think ill of a young man who$6#1$ has lived
204:153,38O  !| so$5#1$ long$9$ in Derbyshire."
204:154, 1A  !| "Oh| if that$6#2$ is all, I have a very poor opinion of young
204:154, 2A  !| men who$6#1$ live in Derbyshire; and their intimate$2$ friends
204:154, 3A  !| who$6#1$ live in Hertfordshire are not much better$9$.  I am sick
204:154, 4A  !| of them all.  Thank Heaven|  I am going to-morrow where
204:154, 5A  !| I shall find a man who$6#1$ has not one agreeable quality, who$6#1$
204:154, 6A  !| has neither manner nor sense to$9$ recommend him.  Stupid
204:154, 7A  !| men are the only ones worth knowing, after$4$ all."
204:154, 8O  !| "Take care$0$, $PP#A$Lizzy; that$6#2$ speech savours strongly of
204:154, 9O  !| disappointment."
204:154,10'  !| Before$3$ they were separated by$4$ the conclusion of the
204:154,11'  !| play$0$, she had the unexpected happiness of an invitation
204:154,12'  !| to$9$ accompany her uncle and aunt in a tour of pleasure
204:154,13'  !| which$6#1$ they proposed taking in the summer.
204:154,14O  !| "We have not quite determined$1$ how far it shall carry
204:154,15O  !| us,"
204:154,15'  !| said $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner,
204:154,16O  !| "but perhaps to$4$ the Lakes."
204:154,17'  !| No$2$ scheme$0$ could have been more agreeable to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
204:154,18'  !| and her acceptance of the invitation was most ready and
204:154,19'  !| grateful.
204:154,19A  !| "My dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ aunt,"
204:154,19'  !| she rapturously cried,
204:154,20A  !| "what$7$ delight$0$| what$7$ felicity|  You give me fresh life
204:154,21A  !| and vigour.  Adieu to$4$ disappointment and spleen.  What$6#2$
204:154,22A  !| are men to$4$ rocks and mountains?  Oh| what$7$ hours of
204:154,23A  !| transport we shall spend|  And when we \do\ return$1$, it shall
204:154,24A  !| not be like$9$ other travellers, without being$1$ able to$9$ give
204:154,25A  !| one accurate idea of any*thing.  We \will$1$\ know where we
204:154,26A  !| have gone ~ we \will$1$\ recollect what$6#1$ we have seen.  Lakes,
204:154,27A  !| mountains, and rivers, shall not be jumbled together in our
204:154,28A  !| imaginations; nor, when we attempt$1$ to$9$ describe any
204:154,29A  !| particular scene, will$1$ we begin quarrelling about$4$ its relative
204:154,30A  !| situation.  Let \our\ first effusions be less insupportable
204:154,31A  !| than those of the generality of travellers."
205:155, 1'  !| Every object$0$ in the next day's journey was new and
205:155, 2'  !| interesting to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth; and her spirits were in a state$0$
205:155, 3'  !| for$4$ enjoyment; for$3$ she had seen her sister looking so$5#1$ well$9$
205:155, 4'  !| as to$9$ banish all fear$0$ for$4$ her health, and the prospect of her
205:155, 5'  !| northern tour was a constant source of delight$0$.
205:155, 6'  !| When they left$1$ the high road for$4$ the lane to$4$ Hunsford,
205:155, 7'  !| every eye was in search$0$ of the Parsonage, and every
205:155, 8'  !| turning$0$ expected$1$ to$9$ bring it in view$0$.  The paling of Rosings*Park
205:155, 9'  !| was their boundary on$4$ one side$0$.  $PP#A$Elizabeth smiled
205:155,10'  !| at the recollection of all that$6#1$ she had heard of its inhabitants.
205:155,11     |
205:155,12'  !| At length the Parsonage was discernible.  The garden
205:155,13'  !| sloping to$4$ the road, the house standing$1$ in it, the green
205:155,14'  !| pales and the laurel hedge, every*thing declared they
205:155,15'  !| were arriving.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins and $PP#S$Charlotte appeared at the
205:155,16'  !| door, and the carriage stopped at the small gate, which$6#1$
205:155,17'  !| led by$4$ a short$2$ gravel walk$0$ to$4$ the house, amidst the nods
205:155,18'  !| and smiles of the whole$2$ party.  In a moment they were
205:155,19'  !| all out$8$ of the chaise, rejoicing at the sight of each other.
205:155,20'  !| $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins welcomed her friend with the liveliest pleasure,
205:155,21'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth was more and more satisfied$2$ with coming,
205:155,22'  !| when she found herself so$5#1$ affectionately received.  She
205:155,23'  !| saw instantly that$3$ her cousin's manners were not altered
205:155,24'  !| by$4$ his marriage; his formal civility was just$9$ what$6#1$ it had
205:155,25'  !| been, and he detained her some minutes at the gate to$9$
205:155,26'  !| hear and satisfy his enquiries after$4$ all her family.  They
205:155,27'  !| were then, with no$2$ other delay$0$ than his pointing out$5$ the
205:155,28'  !| neatness of the entrance, taken into the house; and as
205:155,29'  !| soon as they were in the parlour, he welcomed them a
205:155,30'  !| second$2$ time with ostentatious formality to$4$ his humble$2$
205:155,31'  !| abode, and punctually repeated all his wife's offers$0$ of
205:155,32'  !| refreshment.
205:155,33'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was prepared to$9$ see him in his glory$0$; and
205:156, 1'  !| she could not help$1$ fancying that$3$ in displaying the good
205:156, 2'  !| proportion of the room, its aspect and its furniture, he
205:156, 3'  !| addressed himself particularly to$4$ her, as if wishing to$9$
205:156, 4'  !| make$1$ her feel what$6#1$ she had lost in refusing him.  But
205:156, 5'  !| though every*thing seemed neat and comfortable, she
205:156, 6'  !| was not able to$9$ gratify him by$4$ any sigh$0$ of repentance;
205:156, 7'  !| and rather looked with wonder$0$ at her friend that$3$ she
205:156, 8'  !| could have so$5#1$ cheerful an air, with such a companion.
205:156, 9'  !| When $PP#K$Mr%*Collins said any*thing of which$6#1$ his wife might
205:156,10'  !| reasonably be ashamed, which$6#1$ certainly was not unseldom,
205:156,11'  !| she involuntarily turned her eye on$4$ $PP#S$Charlotte.  Once or
205:156,12'  !| twice she could discern a faint$2$ blush$0$; but in general$0$
205:156,13'  !| $PP#S$Charlotte wisely did not hear.  After$4$ sitting$1$ long$9$ enough
205:156,14'  !| to$9$ admire every article of furniture in the room, from the
205:156,15'  !| sideboard to$4$ the fender, to$9$ give an account$0$ of their journey
205:156,16'  !| and of all that$6#1$ had happened in London, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
205:156,17'  !| invited them to$9$ take a stroll in the garden, which$6#1$ was large
205:156,18'  !| and well$9$ laid out$5$, and to$4$ the cultivation of which$6#1$ he
205:156,19'  !| attended himself.  To$9$ work$1$ in his garden was one of his
205:156,20'  !| most respectable pleasures; and $PP#A$Elizabeth admired the
205:156,21'  !| command$0$ of countenance with which$6#1$ $PP#S$Charlotte talked of
205:156,22'  !| the healthfulness of the exercise$0$, and owned she encouraged
205:156,23'  !| it as much as possible.  Here, leading the way through$4$
205:156,24'  !| every walk$0$ and cross$2$ walk$0$, and scarcely allowing them an
205:156,25'  !| interval to$9$ utter$1$ the praises he asked for$4$, every view$0$ was
205:156,26'  !| pointed$1$ out$5$ with a minuteness which$6#1$ left$1$ beauty entirely
205:156,27'  !| behind.  He could number the fields in every direction,
205:156,28'  !| and could tell how many trees there were in the most
205:156,29'  !| distant clump.  But of all the views which$6#1$ his garden,
205:156,30'  !| or which$6#1$ the country, or the kingdom could boast$1$, none
205:156,31'  !| were to$9$ be compared with the prospect of Rosings, afforded
205:156,32'  !| by$4$ an opening in the trees that$6#1$ bordered the park nearly
205:156,33'  !| opposite the front$0$ of his house.  It was a handsome
205:156,34'  !| modern building, well$9$ situated on$4$ rising ground.
205:156,35'  !| From his garden, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins would have led them round$4$
205:156,36'  !| his two meadows, but the ladies not having shoes to$9$
205:156,37'  !| encounter the remains$0$ of the white frost, turned back$5$; and
205:156,38'  !| while$9$ $PP#R$Sir*William accompanied him, $PP#S$Charlotte took her
205:157, 1'  !| sister and friend over the house, extremely well*pleased,
205:157, 2'  !| probably, to$9$ have the opportunity of shewing it without
205:157, 3'  !| her husband's help$0$.  It was rather small, but well$9$ built
205:157, 4'  !| and convenient; and every*thing was fitted up and
205:157, 5'  !| arranged with a neatness and consistency of which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
205:157, 6'  !| gave $PP#S$Charlotte all the credit$0$.  When $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
205:157, 7'  !| could be forgotten, there was really a great air of comfort$0$
205:157, 8'  !| throughout, and by$4$ $PP#S$Charlotte's evident enjoyment of it,
205:157, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth supposed he must be often forgotten.
205:157,10'  !| She had already learnt that$3$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine was still$5$
205:157,11'  !| in the country.  It was spoken of again while$9$ they were
205:157,12'  !| at dinner, when $PP#K$Mr%*Collins joining in, observed,
205:157,13K  !| "Yes, $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth, you will$1$ have the honour$0$ of
205:157,14K  !| seeing $PP#L$Lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh on$4$ the ensuing Sunday
205:157,15K  !| at church, and I need$1$ not say you will$1$ be delighted with
205:157,16K  !| her.  She is all affability and condescension, and I doubt$1$ not
205:157,17K  !| but you will$1$ be honoured with some portion of her notice$0$
205:157,18K  !| when service is over.  I have scarcely any hesitation in saying
205:157,19K  !| that$3$ she will$1$ include you and my sister $PP#W$Maria in every
205:157,20K  !| invitation with which$6#1$ she honours us during your stay$0$
205:157,21K  !| here.  Her behaviour to$4$ my dear$2#1$ $PP#S$Charlotte is charming.
205:157,22K  !| We dine at Rosings twice every week, and are never
205:157,23K  !| allowed to$9$ walk$1$ home.  Her ladyship's carriage is regularly
205:157,24K  !| ordered for$4$ us.  I \should\ say, one of her ladyship's carriages,
205:157,25K  !| for$3$ she has several."
205:157,26S  !| "$PP#L$Lady*Catherine is a very respectable, sensible$2#2$ woman
205:157,27S  !| indeed,"
205:157,27'  !| added $PP#S$Charlotte,
205:157,27S  !| "and a most attentive neighbour."
205:157,28     |
205:157,29K  !| "Very true, my dear$2#1$, that$6#2$ is exactly what$6#1$ I say.  She
205:157,30K  !| is the sort of woman whom$6#1$ one cannot regard$1$ with too$5#1$
205:157,31K  !| much deference."
205:157,32'  !| The evening was spent chiefly in talking over Hertfordshire
205:157,33'  !| news, and telling again what$6#1$ had been already
205:157,34'  !| written; and when it closed, $PP#A$Elizabeth in the solitude
205:157,35'  !| of her chamber had to$9$ meditate upon $PP#S$Charlotte's degree
205:157,36'  !| of contentment, to$9$ understand her address$0$ in guiding,
205:157,37'  !| and composure in bearing with her husband, and to$9$
205:157,38'  !| acknowledge that$3$ it was all done very well$9$.  She had also
205:158, 1'  !| to$9$ anticipate how her visit$0$ would pass$1$, the quiet$0$ tenor
205:158, 2'  !| of their usual employments, the vexatious interruptions
205:158, 3'  !| of $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, and the gaieties of their intercourse with
205:158, 4'  !| Rosings.  A lively imagination soon settled$1$ it all.
205:158, 5'  !| About$4$ the middle of the next day, as she was in her
205:158, 6'  !| room getting ready for$4$ the walk$0$, a sudden$2$ noise below
205:158, 7'  !| seemed to$9$ speak the whole$2$ house in confusion; and after$4$
205:158, 8'  !| listening a moment, she heard somebody running up*stairs
205:158, 9'  !| in a violent hurry$0$, and calling loudly after$4$ her.  She
205:158,10'  !| opened the door, and met $PP#W$Maria in the landing*place, who$6#1$,
205:158,11'  !| breathless with agitation, cried out$5$,
205:158,12W  !| "Oh, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Eliza| pray make$1$ haste and come
205:158,13W  !| into the dining-room, for$3$ there is such a sight to$9$ be seen|
205:158,14W  !| I will$1$ not tell you what$6#1$ it is.  Make$1$ haste, and come down$5$
205:158,15W  !| this moment."
205:158,16'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth asked questions in vain; $PP#W$Maria would tell
205:158,17'  !| her nothing more, and down$5$ they ran into the dining-room,
205:158,18'  !| which$6#1$ fronted the lane, in quest of this wonder$0$;
205:158,19'  !| it was two ladies stopping in a low phaeton at the garden
205:158,20'  !| gate.
205:158,21A  !| "And is this all?"
205:158,21'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth.
205:158,21A  !| "I expected$1$ at
205:158,22A  !| least that$3$ the pigs were got into the garden, and here is
205:158,23A  !| nothing but $PP#L$Lady*Catherine and her daughter|"
205:158,24W  !| "La| my dear$2#1$,"
205:158,24'  !| said $PP#W$Maria quite shocked at the
205:158,25'  !| mistake$0$,
205:158,25W  !| "it is not $PP#L$Lady*Catherine.  The old lady is
205:158,26W  !| $PP#ZS$Mrs%*Jenkinson, who$6#1$ lives$1$ with them.  The other is $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh.
205:158,27W  !| Only look$1$ at her.  She is quite a little
205:158,28W  !| creature.  Who$6#2$ would have thought$1$ she could be so$5#1$ thin
205:158,29W  !| and small|"
205:158,30A  !| "She is abominably rude to$9$ keep $PP#S$Charlotte out$8$ of doors
205:158,31A  !| in all this wind.  Why does she not come in?"
205:158,32W  !| "Oh| $PP#S$Charlotte says, she hardly ever does.  It is the
205:158,33W  !| greatest of favours when $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh comes in."
205:158,34A  !| "I like$1$ her appearance,"
205:158,34'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth, struck with
205:158,35'  !| other ideas.
205:158,35A  !| "She looks$1$ sickly and cross$2$. ~ Yes, she will$1$
205:158,36A  !| do for$4$ him very well$9$.  She will$1$ make$1$ him a very proper
205:158,37A  !| wife."
205:158,38'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins and $PP#S$Charlotte were both standing$1$ at the
205:159, 1'  !| gate in conversation with the ladies; and $PP#R$Sir*William,
205:159, 2'  !| to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's high diversion, was stationed in the doorway,
205:159, 3'  !| in earnest contemplation of the greatness before$4$
205:159, 4'  !| him, and constantly bowing whenever $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh
205:159, 5'  !| looked that$6#2$ way.
205:159, 6'  !| At length there was nothing more to$9$ be said; the
205:159, 7'  !| ladies drove on$5$, and the others returned into the house.
205:159, 8'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins no$2$ sooner saw the two girls than he began
205:159, 9'  !| to$9$ congratulate them on$4$ their good fortune, which$6#1$ $PP#S$Charlotte
205:159,10'  !| explained by$4$ letting them know that$3$ the whole$2$
205:159,11'  !| party was asked to$9$ dine at Rosings the next day.
206:160, 1'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's triumph$0$ in consequence of this invitation
206:160, 2'  !| was complete$2$.  The power of displaying the grandeur of
206:160, 3'  !| his patroness to$4$ his wondering visitors, and of letting them
206:160, 4'  !| see her civility towards himself and his wife, was exactly
206:160, 5'  !| what$6#1$ he had wished for$4$; and that$3$ an opportunity of
206:160, 6'  !| doing it should be given so$5#1$ soon, was such an instance$0$ of
206:160, 7'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's condescension as he knew not how to$9$
206:160, 8'  !| admire enough.
206:160, 9K  !| "I confess,"
206:160, 9'  !| said he,
206:160, 9K  !| "that$3$ I should not have been at
206:160,10K  !| all surprised by$4$ her Ladyship's asking us on$4$ Sunday to$9$
206:160,11K  !| drink tea and spend the evening at Rosings.  I rather
206:160,12K  !| expected$1$, from my knowledge of her affability, that$3$ it
206:160,13K  !| would happen.  But who$6#2$ could have foreseen such an
206:160,14K  !| attention as this?  Who$6#2$ could have imagined that$3$ we
206:160,15K  !| should receive an invitation to$9$ dine there (an invitation
206:160,16K  !| moreover including the whole$2$ party) so$5#1$ immediately after$4$
206:160,17K  !| your arrival|"
206:160,18R  !| "I am the less surprised at what$6#1$ has happened,"
206:160,19'  !| replied $PP#R$Sir*William,
206:160,19R  !| "from the knowledge of what$6#1$ the
206:160,20R  !| manners of the great really are, which$6#1$ my situation in
206:160,21R  !| life has allowed me to$9$ acquire.  About$4$ the Court$0$, such
206:160,22R  !| instances of elegant breeding are not uncommon."
206:160,23'  !| Scarcely any*thing was talked of the whole$2$ day or next
206:160,24'  !| morning, but their visit$0$ to$4$ Rosings.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was
206:160,25'  !| carefully instructing them in what$6#1$ they were to$9$ expect,
206:160,26'  !| that$3$ the sight of such rooms, so$5#1$ many servants, and so$5#1$
206:160,27'  !| splendid a dinner might not wholly overpower them.
206:160,28'  !| When the ladies were separating for$4$ the toilette, he said
206:160,29'  !| to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth.
206:160,30K  !| "Do not make$1$ yourself uneasy, my dear$2#1$ cousin, about$4$
206:160,31K  !| your apparel.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine is far from requiring that$6#2$
206:160,32K  !| elegance of dress$0$ in us, which$6#1$ becomes herself and daughter.
206:160,33K  !| I would advise you merely to$9$ put on$5$ whatever of your
206:161, 1K  !| clothes is superior$2$ to$4$ the rest$0#1$, there is no$2$ occasion$0$ for$4$
206:161, 2K  !| any*thing more.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine will$1$ not think the worse
206:161, 3K  !| of you for$4$ being$1$ simply dressed.  She likes to$9$ have the
206:161, 4K  !| distinction of rank$0$ preserved."
206:161, 5'  !| While$9$ they were dressing, he came two or three times
206:161, 6'  !| to$4$ their different doors, to$9$ recommend their being$1$ quick$2$,
206:161, 7'  !| as $PP#L$Lady*Catherine very much objected to$9$ be kept waiting
206:161, 8'  !| for$4$ her dinner. ~ Such formidable accounts of her Ladyship,
206:161, 9'  !| and her manner of living$9$, quite frightened $PP#W$Maria*Lucas,
206:161,10'  !| who$6#1$ had been little used$1#2$ to$4$ company, and she looked
206:161,11'  !| forward$8$ to$4$ her introduction at Rosings, with as much
206:161,12'  !| apprehension, as her father had done to$4$ his presentation
206:161,13'  !| at St%*James's.
206:161,14'  !| As the weather was fine, they had a pleasant walk$0$ of
206:161,15'  !| about$4$ half a mile across$4$ the park. ~ Every park has its
206:161,16'  !| beauty and its prospects; and $PP#A$Elizabeth saw much to$9$
206:161,17'  !| be pleased with, though she could not be in such raptures
206:161,18'  !| as $PP#K$Mr%*Collins expected$1$ the scene to$9$ inspire, and was but
206:161,19'  !| slightly affected by$4$ his enumeration of the windows in
206:161,20'  !| front$0$ of the house, and his relation of what$6#1$ the glazing
206:161,21'  !| altogether had originally cost$1$ $PP#ZI$Sir*Lewis*De*Bourgh.
206:161,22'  !| When they ascended the steps to$4$ the hall, $PP#W$Maria's
206:161,23'  !| alarm$0$ was every moment increasing, and even$5$ $PP#R$Sir*William
206:161,24'  !| did not look$1$ perfectly calm$2$. ~ $PP#A$Elizabeth's courage did not
206:161,25'  !| fail her.  She had heard nothing of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine that$6#1$
206:161,26'  !| spoke her awful from any extraordinary talents or miraculous
206:161,27'  !| virtue, and the mere stateliness of money and rank$0$,
206:161,28'  !| she thought$1$ she could witness$1$ without trepidation.
206:161,29'  !| From the entrance hall, of which$6#1$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins pointed$1$
206:161,30'  !| out$5$, with a rapturous air, the fine proportion and finished
206:161,31'  !| ornaments, they followed the servants through$4$ an anti-chamber,
206:161,32'  !| to$4$ the room where $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, her daughter,
206:161,33'  !| and $PP#ZS$Mrs%*Jenkinson were sitting$1$. ~ Her Ladyship, with
206:161,34'  !| great condescension, arose to$9$ receive them; and as $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins
206:161,35'  !| had settled$1$ it with her husband that$3$ the office of
206:161,36'  !| introduction should be her's, it was performed in a proper
206:161,37'  !| manner, without any of those apologies and thanks which$6#1$
206:161,38'  !| he would have thought$1$ necessary.
206:162, 1'  !| In spite$8$ of having been at St%*James's, $PP#R$Sir*William was
206:162, 2'  !| so$5#1$ completely awed, by$4$ the grandeur surrounding him, that$3$
206:162, 3'  !| he had but just$9$ courage enough to$9$ make$1$ a very low bow$0#1$,
206:162, 4'  !| and take his seat without saying a word; and his daughter,
206:162, 5'  !| frightened almost out$8$ of her senses, sat on$4$ the edge of her
206:162, 6'  !| chair, not knowing which$6#2$ way to$9$ look$1$.  $PP#A$Elizabeth found
206:162, 7'  !| herself quite equal$2$ to$4$ the scene, and could observe the three
206:162, 8'  !| ladies before$4$ her composedly. ~ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine was a tall,
206:162, 9'  !| large woman, with strongly-marked features, which$6#1$ might
206:162,10'  !| once have been handsome.  Her air was not conciliating, nor
206:162,11'  !| was her manner of receiving them, such as to$9$ make$1$ her
206:162,12'  !| visitors forget their inferior rank$0$.  She was not rendered
206:162,13'  !| formidable by$4$ silence$0$; but whatever she said, was spoken
206:162,14'  !| in so$5#1$ authoritative a tone, as marked her self-importance,
206:162,15'  !| and brought $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham immediately to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's
206:162,16'  !| mind$0$; and from the observation of the day altogether,
206:162,17'  !| she believed $PP#L$Lady*Catherine to$9$ be exactly what$6#1$ he had
206:162,18'  !| represented.
206:162,19'  !| When, after$4$ examining the mother, in whose$6#1$ countenance
206:162,20'  !| and deportment she soon found some resemblance
206:162,21'  !| of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, she turned her eyes on$4$ the daughter, she
206:162,22'  !| could almost have joined in $PP#W$Maria's astonishment, at her
206:162,23'  !| being$1$ so$5#1$ thin, and so$5#1$ small.  There was neither in figure
206:162,24'  !| nor face$0$, any likeness between the ladies.  $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh
206:162,25'  !| was pale and sickly; her features, though not plain, were
206:162,26'  !| insignificant; and she spoke very little, except in a low
206:162,27'  !| voice, to$4$ $PP#ZS$Mrs%*Jenkinson, in whose$6#1$ appearance there was
206:162,28'  !| nothing remarkable, and who$6#1$ was entirely engaged in
206:162,29'  !| listening to$4$ what$6#1$ she said, and placing a screen in the
206:162,30'  !| proper direction before$4$ her eyes.
206:162,31'  !| After$4$ sitting$1$ a few minutes, they were all sent to$4$ one
206:162,32'  !| of the windows, to$9$ admire the view$0$, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins attending
206:162,33'  !| them to$9$ point$1$ out$5$ its beauties, and $PP#L$Lady*Catherine kindly
206:162,34'  !| informing them that$3$ it was much better$9$ worth looking at
206:162,35'  !| in the summer.
206:162,36'  !| The dinner was exceedingly handsome, and there were
206:162,37'  !| all the servants, and all the articles of plate which$6#1$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
206:162,38'  !| had promised; and, as he had likewise foretold,
206:163, 1'  !| he took his seat at the bottom of the table, by$4$ her ladyship's
206:163, 2'  !| desire$0$, and looked as if he felt that$3$ life could furnish
206:163, 3'  !| nothing greater. ~ He carved, and ate, and praised with
206:163, 4'  !| delighted alacrity; and every dish was commended, first
206:163, 5'  !| by$4$ him, and then by$4$ $PP#R$Sir*William, who$6#1$ was now enough
206:163, 6'  !| recovered to$9$ echo whatever his son*in*law said, in a manner
206:163, 7'  !| which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth wondered $PP#L$Lady*Catherine could bear$1$.
206:163, 8'  !| But $PP#L$Lady*Catherine seemed gratified by$4$ their excessive
206:163, 9'  !| admiration, and gave most gracious smiles, especially when
206:163,10'  !| any dish on$4$ the table proved a novelty to$4$ them.  The
206:163,11'  !| party did not supply$1$ much conversation.  $PP#A$Elizabeth was
206:163,12'  !| ready to$9$ speak whenever there was an opening, but she
206:163,13'  !| was seated between $PP#S$Charlotte and $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh ~ the
206:163,14'  !| former of whom$6#1$ was engaged in listening to$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine,
206:163,15'  !| and the latter said not a word to$4$ her all dinner*time.
206:163,16'  !| $PP#ZS$Mrs%*Jenkinson was chiefly employed in watching how
206:163,17'  !| little $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh ate, pressing her to$9$ try some other
206:163,18'  !| dish, and fearing she were indisposed.  $PP#W$Maria thought$1$
206:163,19'  !| speaking out$8$ of the question$0$, and the gentlemen did
206:163,20'  !| nothing but eat and admire.
206:163,21'  !| When the ladies returned to$4$ the drawing*room, there
206:163,22'  !| was little to$9$ be done but to$9$ hear $PP#L$Lady*Catherine talk$1$,
206:163,23'  !| which$6#1$ she did without any intermission till coffee came
206:163,24'  !| in, delivering her opinion on$4$ every subject$0$ in so$5#1$ decisive
206:163,25'  !| a manner as proved that$3$ she was not used$1#2$ to$9$ have her
206:163,26'  !| judgment controverted.  She enquired into $PP#S$Charlotte's
206:163,27'  !| domestic$2$ concerns$0$ familiarly and minutely, and gave her
206:163,28'  !| a great deal$0#2$ of advice, as to$4$ the management of them all;
206:163,29'  !| told her how every*thing ought to$9$ be regulated in so$5#1$
206:163,30'  !| small a family as her's, and instructed her as to$4$ the care$0$
206:163,31'  !| of her cows and her poultry.  $PP#A$Elizabeth found that$3$
206:163,32'  !| nothing was beneath this great Lady's attention, which$6#1$
206:163,33'  !| could furnish her with an occasion$0$ of dictating to$4$ others.
206:163,34'  !| In the intervals of her discourse with $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins, she
206:163,35'  !| addressed a variety of questions to$4$ $PP#W$Maria and $PP#A$Elizabeth,
206:163,36'  !| but especially to$4$ the latter, of whose$6#1$ connections she knew
206:163,37'  !| the least, and who$6#1$ she observed to$4$ $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins, was a very
206:163,38'  !| genteel, pretty$2$ kind$0$ of girl.  She asked her at different
206:164, 1'  !| times, how many sisters she had, whether they were older
206:164, 2'  !| or younger than herself, whether any of them were likely
206:164, 3'  !| to$9$ be married, whether they were handsome, where they
206:164, 4'  !| had been educated, what$6#1$ carriage her father kept, and what$6#1$
206:164, 5'  !| had been her mother's maiden name$0$? ~ $PP#A$Elizabeth felt all
206:164, 6'  !| the impertinence of her questions, but answered them very
206:164, 7'  !| composedly. ~ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine then observed,
206:164, 8L  !| "Your father's estate is entailed on$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, I think.
206:164, 9L  !| For$4$ your sake,"
206:164, 9'  !| turning$1$ to$4$ $PP#S$Charlotte,
206:164, 9L  !| "I am glad of it;
206:164,10L  !| but otherwise I see no$2$ occasion$0$ for$4$ entailing estates from
206:164,11L  !| the female$2$ line. ~ It was not thought$1$ necessary in $PP#ZI$Sir*Lewis*de*Bourgh's
206:164,12L  !| family. ~ Do you play$1$ and sing, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet?"
206:164,13     |
206:164,14A  !| "A little."
206:164,15L  !| "Oh| then ~ some time or other we shall be happy to$9$
206:164,16L  !| hear you.  Our instrument is a capital one, probably
206:164,17L  !| superior$2$ to$4$ ~ You shall try it some day. ~ Do your sisters
206:164,18L  !| play$1$ and sing?"
206:164,19A  !| "One of them does."
206:164,20L  !| "Why did not you all learn? ~ You ought all to$9$ have
206:164,21L  !| learned.  The $PP#ZZP$Miss*Webbs all play$1$, and their father has
206:164,22L  !| not so$5#1$ good an income as your's. ~ Do you draw?"
206:164,23A  !| "No$7$, not at all."
206:164,24L  !| "What$7$, none of you?"
206:164,25A  !| "Not one."
206:164,26L  !| "That$6#2$ is very strange.  But I suppose you had no$2$
206:164,27L  !| opportunity.  Your mother should have taken you to$4$
206:164,28L  !| town every spring$0$ for$4$ the benefit of masters."
206:164,29A  !| "My mother would have had no$2$ objection, but my
206:164,30A  !| father hates London."
206:164,31L  !| "Has your governess left$1$ you?"
206:164,32A  !| "We never had any governess."
206:164,33L  !| "No$2$ governess|  How was that$6#2$ possible?  Five
206:164,34L  !| daughters brought up at home without a governess| ~
206:164,35L  !| I never heard of such a thing.  Your mother must have
206:164,36L  !| been quite a slave to$4$ your education."
206:164,37'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could hardly help$1$ smiling, as she assured her
206:164,38'  !| that$6#2$ had not been the case.
206:165, 1L  !| "Then, who$6#2$ taught you? who$6#2$ attended to$4$ you?
206:165, 2L  !| Without a governess you must have been neglected."
206:165, 3A  !| "Compared with some families, I believe we were;
206:165, 4A  !| but such of us as wished to$9$ learn, never wanted the
206:165, 5A  !| means$0$.  We were always encouraged to$9$ read, and had
206:165, 6A  !| all the masters that$6#1$ were necessary.  Those who$6#1$ chose
206:165, 7A  !| to$9$ be idle, certainly might."
206:165, 8L  !| "Aye, no$2$ doubt$0$; but that$6#2$ is what$6#1$ a governess will$1$
206:165, 9L  !| prevent, and if I had known your mother, I should have
206:165,10L  !| advised her most strenuously to$9$ engage one.  I always
206:165,11L  !| say that$3$ nothing is to$9$ be done in education without steady
206:165,12L  !| and regular instruction, and nobody but a governess can
206:165,13L  !| give it.  It was wonderful how many families I have been
206:165,14L  !| the means$0$ of supplying in that$6#2$ way.  I am always glad
206:165,15L  !| to$9$ get a young person well$9$ placed out$5$.  Four nieces of
206:165,16L  !| $PP#ZS$Mrs%*Jenkinson are most delightfully situated through$4$ my
206:165,17L  !| means$0$; and it was but the other day, that$3$ I recommended
206:165,18L  !| another young person, who$6#1$ was merely accidentally mentioned
206:165,19L  !| to$4$ me, and the family are quite delighted with her.
206:165,20L  !| $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins, did I tell you of $PP#ZZC$Lady*Metcalfe's calling
206:165,21L  !| yesterday to$9$ thank me?  She finds $PP#ZZH$Miss*Pope a treasure.
206:165,22L  !| ""$PP#L$Lady*Catherine,"" said she, ""you have given me a treasure.""
206:165,23L  !| Are any of your younger sisters out$5$, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet?"
206:165,24A  !| "Yes, Ma'am, all."
206:165,25L  !| "All| ~ What$7$, all five out$5$ at once?  Very odd| ~ And
206:165,26L  !| you only the second$2$. ~ The younger ones out$5$ before$3$ the
206:165,27L  !| elder are married| ~ Your younger sisters must be very
206:165,28L  !| young?"
206:165,29A  !| "Yes, my youngest is not sixteen.  Perhaps \she\ is full
206:165,30A  !| young to$9$ be much in company.  But really, Ma'am,
206:165,31A  !| I think it would be very hard upon younger sisters, that$3$
206:165,32A  !| they should not have their share$0$ of society and amusement
206:165,33A  !| because the elder may$1$ not have the means$0$ or inclination
206:165,34A  !| to$9$ marry early. ~ The last$2$ born$1#1$ has as good a right$0$ to$4$ the
206:165,35A  !| pleasures of youth, as the first.  And to$9$ be kept back$5$ on$4$
206:165,36A  !| \such\ a motive| ~ I think it would not be very likely to$9$
206:165,37A  !| promote sisterly affection or delicacy of mind$0$."
206:165,38L  !| "Upon my word,"
206:165,38'  !| said her Ladyship,
206:165,38L  !| "you give your
206:166, 1L  !| opinion very decidedly for$4$ so$5#1$ young a person. ~ Pray, what$6#2$
206:166, 2L  !| is your age?"
206:166, 3A  !| "With three younger sisters grown up,"
206:166, 3'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth
206:166, 4'  !| smiling,
206:166, 4A  !| "your Ladyship can hardly expect me to$9$ own$1$
206:166, 5A  !| it."
206:166, 6'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine seemed quite astonished at not receiving
206:166, 7'  !| a direct$2$ answer$0$; and $PP#A$Elizabeth suspected herself to$9$ be
206:166, 8'  !| the first creature who$6#1$ had ever dared to$9$ trifle$1$ with so$5#1$
206:166, 9'  !| much dignified impertinence.
206:166,10L  !| "You cannot be more than twenty, I am sure, ~ therefore
206:166,11L  !| you need$1$ not conceal your age."
206:166,12A  !| "I am not one*and*twenty."
206:166,13'  !| When the gentlemen had joined them, and tea was over,
206:166,14'  !| the card*tables were placed.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, $PP#R$Sir*William,
206:166,15'  !| and $PP#K$Mr% and $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins sat down$5$ to$4$ quadrille; and as
206:166,16'  !| $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh chose to$9$ play$1$ at cassino, the two girls
206:166,17'  !| had the honour$0$ of assisting $PP#ZS$Mrs%*Jenkinson to$9$ make$1$ up
206:166,18'  !| her party.  Their table was superlatively stupid.  Scarcely
206:166,19'  !| a syllable was uttered that$6#1$ did not relate to$4$ the game,
206:166,20'  !| except when $PP#ZS$Mrs%*Jenkinson expressed her fears of $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh's
206:166,21'  !| being$1$ too$5#1$ hot or too$5#1$ cold$2$, or having too$5#1$ much
206:166,22'  !| or too$5#1$ little light$0$.  A great deal$0#2$ more passed at the other
206:166,23'  !| table.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine was generally speaking ~ stating
206:166,24'  !| the mistakes of the three others, or relating some anecdote
206:166,25'  !| of herself.  $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was employed in agreeing to$4$
206:166,26'  !| every*thing her Ladyship said, thanking her for$4$ every
206:166,27'  !| fish he won, and apologising if he thought$1$ he won too$5#1$
206:166,28'  !| many.  $PP#R$Sir*William did not say much.  He was storing
206:166,29'  !| his memory with anecdotes and noble names.
206:166,30'  !| When $PP#L$Lady*Catherine and her daughter had played as
206:166,31'  !| long$9$ as they chose, the tables were broke up, the carriage
206:166,32'  !| was offered to$4$ $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins, gratefully accepted, and
206:166,33'  !| immediately ordered.  The party then gathered round$4$ the
206:166,34'  !| fire$0$ to$9$ hear $PP#L$Lady*Catherine determine what$6#1$ weather they
206:166,35'  !| were to$9$ have on$4$ the morrow.  From these instructions
206:166,36'  !| they were summoned by$4$ the arrival of the coach, and
206:166,37'  !| with many speeches of thankfulness on$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's side$0$,
206:166,38'  !| and as many bows on$4$ $PP#R$Sir*William's, they departed.  As
206:167, 1'  !| soon as they had driven from the door, $PP#A$Elizabeth was
206:167, 2'  !| called on$5$ by$4$ her cousin, to$9$ give her opinion of all that$6#1$ she
206:167, 3'  !| had seen at Rosings, which$6#1$, for$4$ $PP#S$Charlotte's sake, she made
206:167, 4'  !| more favourable than it really was.  But her commendation,
206:167, 5'  !| though costing her some trouble$0$, could by$4$ no$2$ means$0$
206:167, 6'  !| satisfy $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, and he was very soon obliged to$9$ take
206:167, 7'  !| her Ladyship's praise$0$ into his own$2$ hands.
207:168, 1'  !| $PP#R$Sir*William staid only a week at Hunsford; but his
207:168, 2'  !| visit$0$ was long$9$ enough to$9$ convince him of his daughter's
207:168, 3'  !| being$1$ most comfortably settled$1$, and of her possessing such
207:168, 4'  !| a husband and such a neighbour as were not often met
207:168, 5'  !| with.  While$9$ $PP#R$Sir*William was with them, $PP#K$Mr%*Collins
207:168, 6'  !| devoted his mornings to$4$ driving him out$5$ in his gig, and
207:168, 7'  !| shewing him the country; but when he went away, the
207:168, 8'  !| whole$2$ family returned to$4$ their usual employments, and
207:168, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was thankful to$9$ find that$3$ they did not see more
207:168,10'  !| of her cousin by$4$ the alteration, for$3$ the chief of the time
207:168,11'  !| between breakfast$0$ and dinner was now passed by$4$ him
207:168,12'  !| either at work$0$ in the garden, or in reading and writing$1$, and
207:168,13'  !| looking out$8$ of window in his own$2$ book*room, which$6#1$ fronted
207:168,14'  !| the road.  The room in which$6#1$ the ladies sat was backwards.
207:168,15'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth at first had rather wondered that$3$ $PP#S$Charlotte should
207:168,16'  !| not prefer the dining*parlour for$4$ common$2$ use$0$; it was
207:168,17'  !| a better$9$ sized room, and had a pleasanter aspect; but
207:168,18'  !| she soon saw that$3$ her friend had an excellent reason$0$ for$4$
207:168,19'  !| what$6#1$ she did, for$3$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins would undoubtedly have been
207:168,20'  !| much less in his own$2$ apartment, had they sat in one
207:168,21'  !| equally lively; and she gave $PP#S$Charlotte credit$0$ for$4$ the
207:168,22'  !| arrangement.
207:168,23'  !| From the drawing*room they could distinguish nothing
207:168,24'  !| in the lane, and were indebted to$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins for$4$ the
207:168,25'  !| knowledge of what$6#1$ carriages went along$5$, and how often
207:168,26'  !| especially $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh drove by$5$ in her phaeton, which$6#1$
207:168,27'  !| he never failed coming to$9$ inform them of, though it happened
207:168,28'  !| almost every day.  She not unfrequently stopped
207:168,29'  !| at the Parsonage, and had a few minutes' conversation
207:168,30'  !| with $PP#S$Charlotte, but was scarcely ever prevailed on$5$ to$9$
207:168,31'  !| get out$5$.
207:168,32'  !| Very few days passed in which$6#1$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins did not walk$1$
207:168,33'  !| to$4$ Rosings, and not many in which$6#1$ his wife did not think
207:169, 1'  !| it necessary to$9$ go likewise; and till $PP#A$Elizabeth recollected
207:169, 2'  !| that$3$ there might be other family livings to$9$ be disposed of,
207:169, 3'  !| she could not understand the sacrifice$0$ of so$5#1$ many hours.
207:169, 4'  !| Now and then, they were honoured with a call$0$ from her
207:169, 5'  !| Ladyship, and nothing escaped her observation that$6#1$ was
207:169, 6'  !| passing$1$ in the room during these visits.  She examined
207:169, 7'  !| into their employments, looked at their work$0$, and advised
207:169, 8'  !| them to$9$ do it differently; found fault with the arrangement
207:169, 9'  !| of the furniture, or detected the housemaid in
207:169,10'  !| negligence; and if she accepted any refreshment, seemed
207:169,11'  !| to$9$ do it only for$4$ the sake of finding out$5$ that$3$ $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins's
207:169,12'  !| joints of meat were too$5#1$ large for$4$ her family.
207:169,13'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth soon perceived that$3$ though this great lady
207:169,14'  !| was not in the commission of the peace for$4$ the county,
207:169,15'  !| she was a most active magistrate in her own$2$ parish, the
207:169,16'  !| minutest concerns$0$ of which$6#1$ were carried to$4$ her by$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins;
207:169,17'  !| and whenever any of the cottagers were disposed
207:169,18'  !| to$9$ be quarrelsome, discontented or too$5#1$ poor, she sallied
207:169,19'  !| forth into the village to$9$ settle their differences, silence$1$
207:169,20'  !| their complaints, and scold them into harmony and plenty.
207:169,21'  !| The entertainment of dining at Rosings was repeated
207:169,22'  !| about$4$ twice a week; and, allowing for$4$ the loss of $PP#R$Sir*William,
207:169,23'  !| and there being$1$ only one card*table in the
207:169,24'  !| evening, every such entertainment was the counterpart
207:169,25'  !| of the first.  Their other engagements were few; as the
207:169,26'  !| style of living$9$ of the neighbourhood in general$0$, was
207:169,27'  !| beyond$4$ the $PP#K1$Collinses' reach$0$.  This however was no$2$ evil
207:169,28'  !| to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, and upon the whole$0$ she spent her time
207:169,29'  !| comfortably enough; there were half hours of pleasant
207:169,30'  !| conversation with $PP#S$Charlotte, and the weather was so$5#1$ fine
207:169,31'  !| for$4$ the time of year, that$3$ she had often great enjoyment
207:169,32'  !| out$8$ of doors.  Her favourite$2$ walk$0$, and where she frequently
207:169,33'  !| went while$9$ the others were calling on$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine,
207:169,34'  !| was along$4$ the open$2$ grove which$6#1$ edged that$6#2$
207:169,35'  !| side$0$ of the park, where there was a nice sheltered path,
207:169,36'  !| which$6#1$ no*one seemed to$9$ value$1$ but herself, and where she
207:169,37'  !| felt beyond$4$ the reach$0$ of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's curiosity.
207:169,38'  !| In this quiet$2$ way, the first fortnight of her visit$0$ soon
207:170, 1'  !| passed away.  Easter was approaching, and the week
207:170, 2'  !| preceding it, was to$9$ bring an addition to$4$ the family at
207:170, 3'  !| Rosings, which$6#1$ in so$5#1$ small a circle must be important.
207:170, 4'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had heard soon after$4$ her arrival, that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
207:170, 5'  !| was expected$1$ there in the course$0$ of a few weeks, and
207:170, 6'  !| though there were not many of her acquaintance whom$6#1$
207:170, 7'  !| she did not prefer, his coming would furnish one comparatively
207:170, 8'  !| new to$9$ look$1$ at in their Rosings parties, and she
207:170, 9'  !| might be amused in seeing how hopeless $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's
207:170,10'  !| designs on$4$ him were, by$4$ his behaviour to$4$ his cousin, for$4$
207:170,11'  !| whom$6#1$ he was evidently destined by$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine;
207:170,12'  !| who$6#1$ talked of his coming with the greatest satisfaction,
207:170,13'  !| spoke of him in terms of the highest admiration, and
207:170,14'  !| seemed almost angry to$9$ find that$3$ he had already been
207:170,15'  !| frequently seen by$4$ $PP#W$Miss*Lucas and herself.
207:170,16'  !| His arrival was soon known at the Parsonage, for$3$
207:170,17'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was walking the whole$2$ morning within view$0$
207:170,18'  !| of the lodges opening into Hunsford*Lane, in order$8$ to$9$
207:170,19'  !| have the earliest assurance of it; and after$4$ making his
207:170,20'  !| bow$0#1$ as the carriage turned into the Park, hurried home
207:170,21'  !| with the great intelligence.  On$4$ the following morning
207:170,22'  !| he hastened to$4$ Rosings to$9$ pay$1$ his respects.  There were
207:170,23'  !| two nephews of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine to$9$ require them, for$3$
207:170,24'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had brought with him a $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam,
207:170,25'  !| the younger son of his uncle, $PP#ZZ$Lord*@@@@ and to$4$ the great
207:170,26'  !| surprise$0$ of all the party, when $PP#K$Mr%*Collins returned the
207:170,27'  !| gentlemen accompanied him.  $PP#S$Charlotte had seen them
207:170,28'  !| from her husband's room, crossing the road, and immediately
207:170,29'  !| running into the other, told the girls what$6#1$ an
207:170,30'  !| honour$0$ they might expect, adding,
207:170,31S  !| "I may$1$ thank you, $PP#A$Eliza, for$4$ this piece of civility.
207:170,32S  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy would never have come so$5#1$ soon to$9$ wait upon
207:170,33S  !| me."
207:170,34'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had scarcely time to$9$ disclaim all right$0$ to$4$
207:170,35'  !| the compliment$0$, before$3$ their approach$0$ was announced by$4$
207:170,36'  !| the door-bell, and shortly afterwards the three gentlemen
207:170,37'  !| entered the room.  $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam, who$6#1$ led the way,
207:170,38'  !| was about$4$ thirty, not handsome, but in person and address$0$
207:171, 1'  !| most truly the gentleman.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy looked just$9$ as he
207:171, 2'  !| had been used$1#2$ to$9$ look$1$ in Hertfordshire, paid his compliments,
207:171, 3'  !| with his usual reserve$0$, to$4$ $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins; and
207:171, 4'  !| whatever might be his feelings towards her friend, met
207:171, 5'  !| her with every appearance of composure.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
207:171, 6'  !| merely curtseyed to$4$ him, without saying a word.
207:171, 7'  !| $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam entered into conversation directly
207:171, 8'  !| with the readiness and ease$0$ of a well-bred man, and talked
207:171, 9'  !| very pleasantly; but his cousin, after$4$ having addressed
207:171,10'  !| a slight$2$ observation on$4$ the house and garden to$4$ $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins,
207:171,11'  !| sat for$4$ some time without speaking to$4$ any*body.
207:171,12'  !| At length, however, his civility was so$5#1$ far awakened as
207:171,13'  !| to$9$ enquire of $PP#A$Elizabeth after$4$ the health of her family.
207:171,14'  !| She answered him in the usual way, and after$4$ a moment's
207:171,15'  !| pause$0$, added,
207:171,16A  !| "My eldest sister has been in town these three months.
207:171,17A  !| Have you never happened to$9$ see her there?"
207:171,18'  !| She was perfectly sensible$2#1$ that$3$ he never had; but she
207:171,19'  !| wished to$9$ see whether he would betray any consciousness
207:171,20'  !| of what$6#1$ had passed between the $PP#I1$Bingleys and $PP#E$Jane; and
207:171,21'  !| she thought$1$ he looked a little confused as he answered
207:171,22'  !| that$3$ he had never been so$5#1$ fortunate as to$9$ meet$1$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet.
207:171,23'  !| The subject$0$ was pursued no$2$ farther, and the
207:171,24'  !| gentlemen soon afterwards went away.
208:172, 1'  !| $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam's manners were very much admired
208:172, 2'  !| at the parsonage, and the ladies all felt that$3$ he
208:172, 3'  !| must add considerably to$4$ the pleasure of their engagements
208:172, 4'  !| at Rosings.  It was some days, however, before$3$
208:172, 5'  !| they received any invitation thither, for$3$ while$9$ there were
208:172, 6'  !| visitors in the house, they could not be necessary; and
208:172, 7'  !| it was not till Easter-day, almost a week after$4$ the gentlemen's
208:172, 8'  !| arrival, that$3$ they were honoured by$4$ such an attention,
208:172, 9'  !| and then they were merely asked on$4$ leaving church
208:172,10'  !| to$9$ come there in the evening.  For$4$ the last$2$ week they had
208:172,11'  !| seen very little of either $PP#L$Lady*Catherine or her daughter.
208:172,12'  !| $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam had called at the parsonage more than
208:172,13'  !| once during the time, but $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy they had only seen
208:172,14'  !| at church.
208:172,15'  !| The invitation was accepted of course$8$, and at a proper
208:172,16'  !| hour they joined the party in $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's drawing*room.
208:172,17'  !| Her ladyship received them civilly, but it was
208:172,18'  !| plain that$3$ their company was by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ so$5#1$ acceptable
208:172,19'  !| as when she could get nobody else; and she was, in fact,
208:172,20'  !| almost engrossed by$4$ her nephews, speaking to$4$ them,
208:172,21'  !| especially to$4$ $PP#B$Darcy, much more than to$4$ any other person
208:172,22'  !| in the room.
208:172,23'  !| $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam seemed really glad to$9$ see them;
208:172,24'  !| any*thing was a welcome$2$ relief to$4$ him at Rosings; and
208:172,25'  !| $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins's pretty$2$ friend had moreover caught his fancy$0$
208:172,26'  !| very much.  He now seated himself by$4$ her, and talked
208:172,27'  !| so$5#1$ agreeably of Kent and Hertfordshire, of travelling and
208:172,28'  !| staying at home, of new books and music, that$3$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
208:172,29'  !| had never been half so$5#1$ well$9$ entertained in that$6#2$ room before$5$;
208:172,30'  !| and they conversed with so$5#1$ much spirit and flow$0$, as to$9$
208:172,31'  !| draw the attention of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine herself, as well$9$ as
208:172,32'  !| of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.  \His\ eyes had been soon and repeatedly
208:172,33'  !| turned towards them with a look$0$ of curiosity; and that$3$
208:173, 1'  !| her ladyship after$4$ a while$0$ shared the feeling$0$, was more
208:173, 2'  !| openly acknowledged, for$3$ she did not scruple$1$ to$9$ call$1$ out$5$,
208:173, 3L  !| "What$6#2$ is that$6#2$ you are saying, $PP#M$Fitzwilliam?  What$6#2$ is
208:173, 4L  !| it you are talking of?  What$6#2$ are you telling $PP#A$Miss*Bennet?
208:173, 5L  !| Let me hear what$6#1$ it is."
208:173, 6M  !| "We are speaking of music, Madam,"
208:173, 6'  !| said he, when
208:173, 7'  !| no$2$ longer able to$9$ avoid a reply$0$.
208:173, 8L  !| "Of music|  Then pray speak aloud.  It is of all
208:173, 9L  !| subjects my delight$0$.  I must have my share$0$ in the conversation,
208:173,10L  !| if you are speaking of music.  There are few
208:173,11L  !| people in England, I suppose, who$6#1$ have more true enjoyment
208:173,12L  !| of music than myself, or a better$9$ natural$2$ taste.
208:173,13L  !| If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient.
208:173,14L  !| And so$5#2$ would $PP#ZJ$Anne, if her health had allowed her to$9$ apply.
208:173,15L  !| I am confident that$3$ she would have performed delightfully.
208:173,16L  !| How does $PP#ZG$Georgiana get on$5$, $PP#B$Darcy?"
208:173,17'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy spoke with affectionate praise$0$ of his sister's
208:173,18'  !| proficiency.
208:173,19L  !| "I am very glad to$9$ hear such a good account$0$ of her,"
208:173,20'  !| said $PP#L$Lady*Catherine;
208:173,20L  !| "and pray tell her from me, that$3$
208:173,21L  !| she cannot expect to$9$ excel, if she does not practise a great
208:173,22L  !| deal$0#2$."
208:173,23B  !| "I assure you, Madam,"
208:173,23'  !| he replied,
208:173,23B  !| "that$3$ she does
208:173,24B  !| not need$1$ such advice.  She practises very constantly."
208:173,25L  !| "So$5#1$ much the better$9$.  It cannot be done too$5#1$ much;
208:173,26L  !| and when I next write to$4$ her, I shall charge$1$ her not to$9$
208:173,27L  !| neglect$1$ it on$4$ any account$0$.  I often tell young ladies,
208:173,28L  !| that$3$ no$2$ excellence in music is to$9$ be acquired, without
208:173,29L  !|  constant practice$0$.  I have told $PP#A$Miss*Bennet several times,
208:173,30L  !| that$3$ she will$1$ never play$1$ really well$9$, unless she practices
208:173,31L  !| more; and though $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins has no$2$ instrument, she
208:173,32L  !| is very welcome$2$, as I have often told her, to$9$ come to$4$
208:173,33L  !| Rosings every day, and play$1$ on$4$ the piano*forte in $PP#ZS$Mrs%*Jenkinson's
208:173,34L  !| room.  She would be in nobody's way, you
208:173,35L  !| know, in that$6#2$ part$0$ of the house."
208:173,36'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy looked a little ashamed of his aunt's ill*breeding,
208:173,37'  !| and made no$2$ answer$0$.
208:173,38'  !| When coffee was over, $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam reminded
208:174, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth of having promised to$9$ play$1$ to$4$ him; and she
208:174, 2'  !| sat down$5$ directly to$4$ the instrument.  He drew a chair
208:174, 3'  !| near$4$ her.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine listened to$4$ half a song, and
208:174, 4'  !| then talked, as before$5$, to$4$ her other nephew; till the
208:174, 5'  !| latter walked away from her, and moving with his usual
208:174, 6'  !| deliberation towards the piano*forte, stationed himself so$3$
208:174, 7'  !| as to$9$ command$1$ a full view$0$ of the fair performer's countenance.
208:174, 8'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth saw what$6#1$ he was doing, and at the
208:174, 9'  !| first convenient pause$0$, turned to$4$ him with an arch$2$ smile$0$,
208:174,10'  !| and said,
208:174,11A  !| "You mean$1$ to$9$ frighten me, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, by$4$ coming in
208:174,12A  !| all this state$0$ to$9$ hear me?  But I will$1$ not be alarmed
208:174,13A  !| though your sister \does\ play$1$ so$5#1$ well$9$.  There is a stubbornness
208:174,14A  !| about$4$ me that$6#1$ never can bear$1$ to$9$ be frightened at
208:174,15A  !| the will$0$ of others.  My courage always rises with every
208:174,16A  !| attempt$0$ to$9$ intimidate me."
208:174,17B  !| "I shall not say that$3$ you are mistaken,"
208:174,17'  !| he replied,
208:174,18B  !| "because you could not really believe me to$9$ entertain
208:174,19B  !| any design$0$ of alarming you; and I have had the pleasure
208:174,20B  !| of your acquaintance long$9$ enough to$9$ know, that$3$ you find
208:174,21B  !| great enjoyment in occasionally professing opinions which$6#1$
208:174,22B  !| in fact are not your own$2$."
208:174,23'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth laughed heartily at this picture$0$ of herself,
208:174,24'  !| and said to$4$ $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam,
208:174,24A  !| "Your cousin will$1$ give
208:174,25A  !| you a very pretty$2$ notion of me, and teach you not to$9$
208:174,26A  !| believe a word I say.  I am particularly unlucky in meeting$9$
208:174,27A  !| with a person so$5#1$ well$9$ able to$9$ expose my real character,
208:174,28A  !| in a part$0$ of the world, where I had hoped to$9$ pass$1$ myself
208:174,29A  !| off with some degree of credit$0$.  Indeed, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, it is
208:174,30A  !| very ungenerous in you to$9$ mention$1$ all that$6#1$ you knew to$4$
208:174,31A  !| my disadvantage in Hertfordshire ~ and, give me leave$0$
208:174,32A  !| to$9$ say, very impolitic too$5#2$ ~ for$3$ it is provoking me to$9$
208:174,33A  !| retaliate, and such things may$1$ come out$5$, as will$1$ shock$1$
208:174,34A  !| your relations to$9$ hear."
208:174,35B  !| "I am not afraid of you,"
208:174,35'  !| said he, smilingly.
208:174,36M  !| "Pray let me hear what$6#1$ you have to$9$ accuse him of,"
208:174,37'  !| cried $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam.
208:174,37M  !| "I should like$1$ to$9$ know how
208:174,38M  !| he behaves among strangers."
208:175, 1A  !| "You shall hear then ~ but prepare yourself for$4$ something
208:175, 2A  !| very dreadful.  The first time of my ever seeing
208:175, 3A  !| him in Hertfordshire, you must know, was at a ball$0#2$ ~
208:175, 4A  !| and at this ball$0#2$, what$6#2$ do you think he did?  He danced
208:175, 5A  !| only four dances$0$|  I am sorry to$9$ pain$1$ you ~ but so$5#2$ it was.
208:175, 6A  !| He danced only four dances$0$, though gentlemen were
208:175, 7A  !| scarce; and, to$4$ my certain knowledge, more than one
208:175, 8A  !| young lady was sitting$1$ down$5$ in want$0$ of a partner.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,
208:175, 9A  !| you cannot deny the fact."
208:175,10B  !| "I had not at that$6#2$ time the honour$0$ of knowing any
208:175,11B  !| lady in the assembly beyond$4$ my own$2$ party."
208:175,12A  !| "True; and nobody can ever be introduced in a ball*room.
208:175,13A  !| Well$7$, $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam, what$6#2$ do I play$1$ next?
208:175,14A  !| My fingers wait your orders$0#1$."
208:175,15B  !| "Perhaps,"
208:175,15'  !| said $PP#B$Darcy,
208:175,15B  !| "I should have judged better$9$,
208:175,16B  !| had I sought an introduction, but I am ill*qualified to$9$
208:175,17B  !| recommend myself to$4$ strangers."
208:175,18A  !| "Shall we ask your cousin the reason$0$ of this?"
208:175,18'  !| said
208:175,19'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, still$5$ addressing $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam.
208:175,19A  !| "Shall
208:175,20A  !| we ask him why a man of sense and education, and who$6#1$
208:175,21A  !| has lived in the world, is ill*qualified to$9$ recommend himself
208:175,22A  !| to$4$ strangers?"
208:175,23M  !| "I can answer$1$ your question$0$,"
208:175,23'  !| said $PP#M$Fitzwilliam,
208:175,23M  !| "without
208:175,24M  !| applying to$4$ him.  It is because he will$1$ not give himself
208:175,25M  !| the trouble$0$."
208:175,26B  !| "I certainly have not the talent which$6#1$ some people
208:175,27B  !| possess,"
208:175,27'  !| said $PP#B$Darcy,
208:175,27B  !| "of conversing easily with those
208:175,28B  !| I have never seen before$5$.  I cannot catch$1$ their tone of
208:175,29B  !| conversation, or appear interested in their concerns$0$, as
208:175,30B  !| I often see done."
208:175,31A  !| "My fingers,"
208:175,31'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
208:175,31A  !| "do not move$1$ over this
208:175,32A  !| instrument in the masterly manner which$6#1$ I see so$5#1$ many
208:175,33A  !| women's do.  They have not the same force$0$ or rapidity,
208:175,34A  !| and do not produce the same expression.  But then I have
208:175,35A  !| always supposed it to$9$ be my own$2$ fault ~ because I would
208:175,36A  !| not take the trouble$0$ of practising.  It is not that$3$ I do not
208:175,37A  !| believe \my\ fingers as capable as any other woman's of
208:175,38A  !| superior$2$ execution."
208:176, 1'  !| $PP#B$Darcy smiled and said,
208:176, 1B  !| "You are perfectly right$2#1$.  You
208:176, 2B  !| have employed your time much better$9$.  No*one admitted
208:176, 3B  !| to$4$ the privilege of hearing you, can think any*thing wanting.
208:176, 4B  !| We neither of us perform to$4$ strangers."
208:176, 5'  !| Here they were interrupted by$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, who$6#1$
208:176, 6'  !| called out$5$ to$9$ know what$6#1$ they were talking of.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
208:176, 7'  !| immediately began playing again.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine
208:176, 8'  !| approached, and, after$4$ listening for$4$ a few minutes, said
208:176, 9'  !| to$4$ $PP#B$Darcy,
208:176,10L  !| "$PP#A$Miss*Bennet would not play$1$ at all amiss, if she practised
208:176,11L  !| more, and could have the advantage of a London
208:176,12L  !| master.  She has a very good notion of fingering, though
208:176,13L  !| her taste is not equal$2$ to$4$ $PP#ZJ$Anne's.  $PP#ZJ$Anne would have been
208:176,14L  !| a delightful performer, had her health allowed her to$9$
208:176,15L  !| learn."
208:176,16'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth looked at $PP#B$Darcy to$9$ see how cordially he
208:176,17'  !| assented to$4$ his cousin's praise$0$; but neither at that$6#2$
208:176,18'  !| moment nor at any other could she discern any symptom
208:176,19'  !| of love$0$; and from the whole$0$ of his behaviour to$4$ $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh
208:176,20'  !| she derived this comfort$0$ for$4$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley,
208:176,21'  !| that$3$ he might have been just$9$ as likely to$9$ marry \her\, had
208:176,22'  !| she been his relation.
208:176,23'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine continued her remarks on$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's
208:176,24'  !| performance, mixing with them many instructions on$4$
208:176,25'  !| execution and taste.  $PP#A$Elizabeth received them with all
208:176,26'  !| the forbearance of civility; and at the request$0$ of the
208:176,27'  !| gentlemen remained at the instrument till her Ladyship's
208:176,28'  !| carriage was ready to$9$ take them all home.
209:177, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was sitting$1$ by$4$ herself the next morning, and
209:177, 2'  !| writing$1$ to$4$ $PP#E$Jane, while$9$ $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins and $PP#W$Maria were gone
209:177, 3'  !| on$4$ business into the village, when she was startled by$4$ a ring$0$
209:177, 4'  !| at the door, the certain signal of a visitor.  As she had
209:177, 5'  !| heard no$2$ carriage, she thought$1$ it not unlikely to$9$ be
209:177, 6'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, and under that$6#2$ apprehension was putting
209:177, 7'  !| away her half-finished letter that$3$ she might escape$1$ all
209:177, 8'  !| impertinent questions, when the door opened, and to$4$ her
209:177, 9'  !| very great surprise$0$, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy only,
209:177,10'  !| entered the room.
209:177,11'  !| He seemed astonished too$5#2$ on$4$ finding her alone, and
209:177,12'  !| apologised for$4$ his intrusion, by$4$ letting her know that$3$ he
209:177,13'  !| had understood all the ladies to$9$ be within.
209:177,14'  !| They then sat down$5$, and when her enquiries after$4$
209:177,15'  !| Rosings were made, seemed in danger of sinking into
209:177,16'  !| total silence$0$.  It was absolutely necessary, therefore, to$9$
209:177,17'  !| think of something, and in this emergence recollecting
209:177,18'  !| \when\ she had seen him last$2$ in Hertfordshire, and feeling$1$
209:177,19'  !| curious to$9$ know what$6#1$ he would say on$4$ the subject$0$ of their
209:177,20'  !| hasty departure, she observed,
209:177,21A  !| "How very suddenly you all quitted Netherfield last$2$
209:177,22A  !| November, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy|  It must have been a most agreeable
209:177,23A  !| surprise$0$ to$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley to$9$ see you all after$4$ him so$5#1$
209:177,24A  !| soon; for$3$, if I recollect right$2#1$, he went but the day
209:177,25A  !| before$5$.  He and his sisters were well$9$, I hope$1$, when you
209:177,26A  !| left$1$ London."
209:177,27B  !| "Perfectly so$5#2$ ~ I thank you."
209:177,28'  !| She found that$3$ she was to$9$ receive no$2$ other answer$0$ ~
209:177,29'  !| and, after$4$ a short$2$ pause$0$, added,
209:177,30A  !| "I think I have understood that$3$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley has not
209:177,31A  !| much idea of ever returning to$4$ Netherfield again?"
209:177,32B  !| "I have never heard him say so$5#2$; but it is probable
209:177,33B  !| that$3$ he may$1$ spend very little of his time there in future.
209:178, 1B  !| He has many friends, and he is at a time of life when
209:178, 2B  !| friends and engagements are continually increasing."
209:178, 3A  !| "If he means$1$ to$9$ be but little at Netherfield, it would
209:178, 4A  !| be better$9$ for$4$ the neighbourhood that$3$ he should give up
209:178, 5A  !| the place$0$ entirely, for$3$ then we might possibly get a
209:178, 6A  !| settled$2$ family there.  But perhaps $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley did not
209:178, 7A  !| take the house so$5#1$ much for$4$ the convenience of the neighbourhood
209:178, 8A  !| as for$4$ his own$2$, and we must expect him to$9$ keep
209:178, 9A  !| or quit it on$4$ the same principle."
209:178,10B  !| "I should not be surprised,"
209:178,10'  !| said $PP#B$Darcy,
209:178,10B  !| "if he were
209:178,11B  !| to$9$ give it up, as soon as any eligible purchase$0$ offers$1$."
209:178,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth made no$2$ answer$0$.  She was afraid of talking
209:178,13'  !| longer of his friend; and, having nothing else to$9$ say,
209:178,14'  !| was now determined$2$ to$9$ leave$1$ the trouble$0$ of finding a
209:178,15'  !| subject$0$ to$4$ him.
209:178,16'  !| He took the hint$0$, and soon began with,
209:178,16B  !| "This seems
209:178,17B  !| a very comfortable house.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, I believe,
209:178,18B  !| did a great deal$0#2$ to$4$ it when $PP#K$Mr%*Collins first came to$4$
209:178,19B  !| Hunsford."
209:178,20A  !| "I believe she did ~ and I am sure she could not have
209:178,21A  !| bestowed her kindness on$4$ a more grateful object$0$."
209:178,22B  !| "$PP#K$Mr%*Collins appears very fortunate in his choice$0$ of
209:178,23B  !| a wife."
209:178,24A  !| "Yes, indeed; his friends may$1$ well$9$ rejoice in his
209:178,25A  !| having met with one of the very few sensible$2#2$ women
209:178,26A  !| who$6#1$ would have accepted him, or have made him happy
209:178,27A  !| if they had.  My friend has an excellent understanding$0$ ~
209:178,28A  !| though I am not certain that$3$ I consider her marrying
209:178,29A  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins as the wisest thing she ever did.  She seems
209:178,30A  !| perfectly happy, however, and in a prudential light$0$, it is
209:178,31A  !| certainly a very good match$0$ for$4$ her."
209:178,32B  !| "It must be very agreeable to$4$ her to$9$ be settled$1$ within
209:178,33B  !| so$5#1$ easy a distance$0$ of her own$2$ family and friends."
209:178,34A  !| "An easy distance$0$ do you call$1$ it?  It is nearly fifty
209:178,35A  !| miles."
209:178,36B  !| "And what$6#2$ is fifty miles of good road?  Little more
209:178,37B  !| than half a day's journey.  Yes, I call$1$ it a \very\ easy
209:178,38B  !| distance$0$."
209:179, 1A  !| "I should never have considered the distance$0$ as one
209:179, 2A  !| of the \advantages\ of the match$0$,"
209:179, 2'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth.
209:179, 2A  !| "I
209:179, 3A  !| should never have said $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins was settled$1$ \near$4$\ her
209:179, 4A  !| family."
209:179, 5B  !| "It is a proof of your own$2$ attachment to$4$ Hertfordshire.
209:179, 6B  !| Any*thing beyond$4$ the very neighbourhood of
209:179, 7B  !| Longbourn, I suppose, would appear far."
209:179, 8'  !| As he spoke there was a sort of smile$0$, which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
209:179, 9'  !| fancied she understood; he must be supposing her to$9$ be
209:179,10'  !| thinking of $PP#E$Jane and Netherfield, and she blushed as she
209:179,11'  !| answered,
209:179,12A  !| "I do not mean$1$ to$9$ say that$3$ a woman may$1$ not be
209:179,13A  !| settled$1$ too$5#1$ near$4$ her family.  The far and the near$2$ must
209:179,14A  !| be relative, and depend on$4$ many varying circumstances.
209:179,15A  !| Where there is fortune to$9$ make$1$ the expence of travelling
209:179,16A  !| unimportant, distance$0$ becomes no$2$ evil.  But that$6#2$ is not
209:179,17A  !| the case \here\.  $PP#K$Mr% and $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins have a comfortable
209:179,18A  !| income, but not such a one as will$1$ allow of frequent
209:179,19A  !| journeys ~ and I am persuaded my friend would not call$1$
209:179,20A  !| herself \near$4$\ her family under less than \half\ the present$9$
209:179,21A  !| distance$0$."
209:179,22'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy drew his chair a little towards her, and
209:179,23'  !| said,
209:179,23B  !| "\You\ cannot have a right$0$ to$4$ such very strong
209:179,24B  !| local attachment.  \You\ cannot have been always at
209:179,25B  !| Longbourn."
209:179,26'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth looked surprised.  The gentleman experienced
209:179,27'  !| some change$0$ of feeling$0$; he drew back$5$ his chair, took
209:179,28'  !| a newspaper from the table, and, glancing over it, said,
209:179,29'  !| in a colder voice,
209:179,30B  !| "Are you pleased with Kent?"
209:179,31'  !| A short$2$ dialogue on$4$ the subject$0$ of the country ensued,
209:179,32'  !| on$4$ either side$0$ calm$2$ and concise ~ and soon put an end$0$ to$4$
209:179,33'  !| by$4$ the entrance of $PP#S$Charlotte and her sister, just$9$ returned
209:179,34'  !| from their walk$0$.  The te~te*a*te~te surprised them.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
209:179,35'  !| related the mistake$0$ which$6#1$ had occasioned his intruding
209:179,36'  !| on$4$ $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, and after$4$ sitting$1$ a few minutes
209:179,37'  !| longer without saying much to$4$ any*body, went away.
209:179,38S  !| "What$7$ can be the meaning$0$ of this|"
209:179,38'  !| said $PP#S$Charlotte,
209:180, 1'  !| as soon as he was gone.
209:180, 1S  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Eliza he must be
209:180, 2S  !| in love$0$ with you, or he would never have called on$4$ us in
209:180, 3S  !| this familiar way."
209:180, 4'  !| But when $PP#A$Elizabeth told of his silence$0$, it did not seem
209:180, 5'  !| very likely, even$5$ to$4$ $PP#S$Charlotte's wishes$0$, to$9$ be the case;
209:180, 6'  !| and after$4$ various conjectures$0$, they could at last$0$ only
209:180, 7'  !| suppose his visit$0$ to$9$ proceed from the difficulty of finding
209:180, 8'  !| any*thing to$9$ do, which$6#1$ was the more probable from the
209:180, 9'  !| time of year.  All field sports$0$ were over.  Within doors
209:180,10'  !| there was $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, books, and a billiard*table,
209:180,11'  !| but gentlemen cannot be always within doors; and in
209:180,12'  !| the nearness of the Parsonage, or the pleasantness of the
209:180,13'  !| walk$0$ to$4$ it, or of the people who$6#1$ lived in it, the two cousins
209:180,14'  !| found a temptation from this period of walking thither
209:180,15'  !| almost every day.  They called at various times of the
209:180,16'  !| morning, sometimes separately, sometimes together, and
209:180,17'  !| now and then accompanied by$4$ their aunt.  It was plain
209:180,18'  !| to$4$ them all that$3$ $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam came because he had
209:180,19'  !| pleasure in their society, a persuasion which$6#1$ of course$8$
209:180,20'  !| recommended him still$5$ more; and $PP#A$Elizabeth was reminded
209:180,21'  !| by$4$ her own$2$ satisfaction in being$1$ with him, as well$9$ as by$4$
209:180,22'  !| his evident admiration for$4$ her, of her former favourite$0$
209:180,23'  !| $PP#V$George*Wickham; and though, in comparing them, she
209:180,24'  !| saw there was less captivating softness in $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam's
209:180,25'  !| manners, she believed he might have the best
209:180,26'  !| informed mind$0$.
209:180,27'  !| But why $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy came so$5#1$ often to$4$ the parsonage,
209:180,28'  !| it was more difficult to$9$ understand.
209:180,28@s   | It could not be for$4$
209:180,29@s   | society, as he frequently sat there ten minutes together
209:180,30@s   | without opening his lips; and when he did speak, it
209:180,31@s   | seemed the effect$0$ of necessity rather than of choice$0$ ~ a
209:180,32@s   | sacrifice$0$ to$4$ propriety, not a pleasure to$4$ himself.  He
209:180,33@s   | seldom appeared really animated.
209:180,33'  !| $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins knew not
209:180,34'  !| what$6#1$ to$9$ make$1$ of him.
209:180,34@s   | $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam's occasionally
209:180,35@s   | laughing at his stupidity, proved that$3$ he was generally
209:180,36@s   | different, which$6#1$ her own$2$ knowledge of him could not
209:180,37@s   | have told her;
209:180,37'  !| and as she would have liked to$9$ believe
209:180,38'  !| this change$0$ the effect$0$ of love$0$, and the object$0$ of that$6#2$ love$0$,
209:181, 1'  !| her friend $PP#A$Eliza, she sat herself seriously to$9$ work$1$ to$9$ find
209:181, 2'  !| it out$5$. ~ She watched him whenever they were at Rosings,
209:181, 3'  !| and whenever he came to$4$ Hunsford; but without much
209:181, 4'  !| success.
209:181, 4@s   | He certainly looked at her friend a great deal$0#2$,
209:181, 5@s   | but the expression of that$6#2$ look$0$ was disputable.  It was
209:181, 6@s   | an earnest, steadfast gaze, but she often doubted whether
209:181, 7@s   | there were much admiration in it, and sometimes it seemed
209:181, 8@s   | nothing but absence of mind$0$.
209:181, 9'  !| She had once or twice suggested to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth the
209:181,10'  !| possibility of his being$1$ partial to$4$ her, but $PP#A$Elizabeth
209:181,11'  !| always laughed at the idea; and $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins did not
209:181,12'  !| think it right$2#1$ to$9$ press$1$ the subject$0$, from the danger of
209:181,13'  !| raising expectations which$6#1$ might only end$1$ in disappointment;
209:181,14'  !| for$3$ in her opinion it admitted not of a doubt$0$,
209:181,15'  !| that$3$ all her friend's dislike$0$ would vanish, if she could
209:181,16'  !| suppose him to$9$ be in her power.
209:181,17'  !| In her kind$2$ schemes for$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, she sometimes
209:181,18'  !| planned her marrying $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam.
209:181,18@s   | He was beyond$4$
209:181,19@s   | comparison the pleasantest man; he certainly admired
209:181,20@s   | her, and his situation in life was most eligible; but, to$9$
209:181,21@s   | counterbalance these advantages, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had considerable
209:181,22@s   | patronage in the church, and his cousin could
209:181,23@s   | have none at all.
210:182, 1'  !| More than once did $PP#A$Elizabeth in her ramble within
210:182, 2'  !| the Park, unexpectedly meet$1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy. ~ She felt all the
210:182, 3'  !| perverseness of the mischance that$6#1$ should bring him where
210:182, 4'  !| no*one else was brought; and to$9$ prevent its ever happening
210:182, 5'  !| again, took care$0$ to$9$ inform him at first, that$3$ it was a
210:182, 6'  !| favourite$2$ haunt of hers. ~
210:182, 6@a   | How it could occur a second$2$
210:182, 7@a   | time therefore was very odd| ~ Yet it did, and even$5$ a third.
210:182, 8@a   | It seemed like$9$ wilful ill-nature, or a voluntary penance,
210:182, 9@a   | for$3$ on$4$ these occasions it was not merely a few formal
210:182,10@a   | enquiries and an awkward pause$0$ and then away, but he
210:182,11@a   | actually thought$1$ it necessary to$9$ turn$1$ back$5$ and walk$1$ with
210:182,12@a   | her.
210:182,12'  !| He never said a great deal$0#2$, nor did she give herself
210:182,13'  !| the trouble$0$ of talking or of listening much; but it struck
210:182,14'  !| her in the course$0$ of their third rencontre that$3$ he was
210:182,15'  !| asking some odd unconnected questions ~ about$4$ her
210:182,16'  !| pleasure in being$1$ at Hunsford, her love$0$ of solitary walks$0$,
210:182,17'  !| and her opinion of $PP#K$Mr% and $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins's happiness;
210:182,18'  !| and that$3$ in speaking of Rosings and her not perfectly
210:182,19'  !| understanding$1$ the house, he seemed to$9$ expect that$3$ whenever
210:182,20'  !| she came into Kent again she would be staying \there\
210:182,21'  !| too$5#2$.
210:182,21@a   | His words seemed to$9$ imply it.  Could he have
210:182,22@a   | $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam in his thoughts?
210:182,22'  !| She supposed, if he
210:182,23'  !| meant any*thing, he must mean$1$ an allusion to$4$ what$6#1$ might
210:182,24'  !| arise in that$6#2$ quarter$0#2$.  It distressed her a little, and she
210:182,25'  !| was quite glad to$9$ find herself at the gate in the pales
210:182,26'  !| opposite the Parsonage.
210:182,27'  !| She was engaged one day as she walked, in re-perusing
210:182,28'  !| $PP#E$Jane's last$2$ letter, and dwelling on$4$ some passages which$6#1$
210:182,29'  !| proved that$3$ $PP#E$Jane had not written in spirits, when, instead
210:182,30'  !| of being$1$ again surprised by$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, she saw on$4$ looking
210:182,31'  !| up that$3$ $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam was meeting$9$ her.  Putting
210:182,32'  !| away the letter immediately and forcing a smile$0$, she said,
210:182,33A  !| "I did not know before$5$ that$3$ you ever walked this way."
210:183, 1M  !| "I have been making the tour of the Park,"
210:183, 1'  !| he replied,
210:183, 2M  !| "as I generally do every year, and intend to$9$ close$1$ it with
210:183, 3M  !| a call$0$ at the Parsonage.  Are you going much farther?"
210:183, 4A  !| "No$7$, I should have turned in a moment."
210:183, 5'  !| And accordingly she did turn$1$, and they walked towards
210:183, 6'  !| the Parsonage together.
210:183, 7A  !| "Do you certainly leave$1$ Kent on$4$ Saturday?"
210:183, 7'  !| said she.
210:183, 8M  !| "Yes ~ if $PP#B$Darcy does not put it off again.  But I am
210:183, 9M  !| at his disposal.  He arranges the business just$9$ as he
210:183,10M  !| pleases."
210:183,11A  !| "And if not able to$9$ please himself in the arrangement,
210:183,12A  !| he has at least great pleasure in the power of choice$0$.  I do
210:183,13A  !| not know any*body who$6#1$ seems more to$9$ enjoy the power
210:183,14A  !| of doing what$6#1$ he likes than $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy."
210:183,15M  !| "He likes to$9$ have his own$2$ way very well$9$,"
210:183,15'  !| replied
210:183,16'  !| $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam.
210:183,16M  !| "But so$5#2$ we all do.  It is only that$3$
210:183,17M  !| he has better$9$ means$0$ of having it than many others,
210:183,18M  !| because he is rich, and many others are poor.  I speak
210:183,19M  !| feelingly.  A younger son, you know, must be inured to$4$
210:183,20M  !| self-denial and dependence."
210:183,21A  !| "In my opinion, the younger son of an Earl can know
210:183,22A  !| very little of either.  Now, seriously, what$6#2$ have you ever
210:183,23A  !| known of self-denial and dependence?  When have you
210:183,24A  !| been prevented by$4$ want$0$ of money from going wherever
210:183,25A  !| you chose, or procuring any*thing you had a fancy$0$ for$4$?"
210:183,26M  !| "These are home questions ~ and perhaps I cannot say
210:183,27M  !| that$3$ I have experienced many hardships of that$6#2$ nature.
210:183,28M  !| But in matters of greater weight, I may$1$ suffer from the
210:183,29M  !| want$0$ of money.  Younger sons cannot marry where they
210:183,30M  !| like$1$."
210:183,31A  !| "Unless where they like$1$ women of fortune, which$6#1$ I think
210:183,32A  !| they very often do."
210:183,33M  !| "Our habits of expence make$1$ us too$5#1$ dependant, and
210:183,34M  !| there are not many in my rank$0$ of life who$6#1$ can afford to$9$
210:183,35M  !| marry without some attention to$4$ money."
210:183,36@a   | "Is this,"
210:183,36'  !| thought$1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
210:183,36@a   | "meant for$4$ me?"
210:183,36'  !| and
210:183,37'  !| she coloured at the idea; but, recovering herself, said
210:183,38'  !| in a lively tone,
210:183,38A  !| "And pray, what$6#2$ is the usual price of an
210:184, 1A  !| Earl's younger son?  Unless the elder brother is very
210:184, 2A  !| sickly, I suppose you would not ask above$4$ fifty thousand
210:184, 3A  !| pounds."
210:184, 4'  !| He answered her in the same style, and the subject$0$
210:184, 5'  !| dropped.  To$9$ interrupt a silence$0$ which$6#1$ might make$1$ him
210:184, 6'  !| fancy$1$ her affected with what$6#1$ had passed, she soon afterwards
210:184, 7'  !| said,
210:184, 8A  !| "I imagine your cousin brought you down$5$ with him
210:184, 9A  !| chiefly for$4$ the sake of having somebody at his disposal.
210:184,10A  !| I wonder$1$ he does not marry, to$9$ secure$1$ a lasting convenience
210:184,11A  !| of that$6#2$ kind$0$.  But, perhaps his sister does as
210:184,12A  !| well$9$ for$4$ the present$0#1$, and, as she is under his sole care$0$,
210:184,13A  !| he may$1$ do what$6#1$ he likes with her."
210:184,14M  !| "No$7$,"
210:184,14'  !| said $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam,
210:184,14M  !| "that$6#2$ is an advantage
210:184,15M  !| which$6#1$ he must divide with me.  I am joined with him in
210:184,16M  !| the guardianship of $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy."
210:184,17A  !| "Are you, indeed?  And pray what$6#2$ sort of guardians
210:184,18A  !| do you make$1$?  Does your charge$0$ give you much trouble$0$?
210:184,19A  !| Young ladies of her age, are sometimes a little difficult
210:184,20A  !| to$9$ manage, and if she has the true $PP#B$Darcy spirit, she may$1$
210:184,21A  !| like$1$ to$9$ have her own$2$ way."
210:184,22'  !| As she spoke, she observed him looking at her earnestly,
210:184,23'  !| and the manner in which$6#1$ he immediately asked her why
210:184,24'  !| she supposed $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy likely to$9$ give them any uneasiness,
210:184,25'  !| convinced her that$3$ she had somehow or other got
210:184,26'  !| pretty$5$ near$4$ the truth.  She directly replied,
210:184,27A  !| "You need$1$ not be frightened.  I never heard any harm$0$
210:184,28A  !| of her; and I dare$1#2$ say she is one of the most tractable
210:184,29A  !| creatures in the world.  She is a very great favourite$0$ with
210:184,30A  !| some ladies of my acquaintance, $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley.
210:184,31A  !| I think I have heard you say that$3$ you know
210:184,32A  !| them."
210:184,33M  !| "I know them a little.  Their brother is a pleasant
210:184,34M  !| gentleman-like man ~ he is a great friend of $PP#B$Darcy's."
210:184,35A  !| "Oh| yes,"
210:184,35'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth drily ~
210:184,35A  !| "$PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is
210:184,36A  !| uncommonly kind$2$ to$4$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, and takes a prodigious
210:184,37A  !| deal$0#2$ of care$0$ of him."
210:184,38M  !| "Care$0$ of him| ~ Yes, I really believe $PP#B$Darcy \does\ take
210:185, 1M  !| care$0$ of him in those points where he most wants$1$ care$0$.
210:185, 2M  !| From something that$6#1$ he told me in our journey hither,
210:185, 3M  !| I have reason$0$ to$9$ think $PP#I$Bingley very much indebted to$4$
210:185, 4M  !| him.  But I ought to$9$ beg his pardon$0$, for$3$ I have no$2$ right$0$
210:185, 5M  !| to$9$ suppose that$3$ $PP#I$Bingley was the person meant.  It was
210:185, 6M  !| all conjecture$0$."
210:185, 7A  !| "What$6#2$ is it you mean$1$?"
210:185, 8M  !| "It is a circumstance which$6#1$ $PP#B$Darcy of course$8$ would
210:185, 9M  !| not wish$1$ to$9$ be generally known, because if it were to$9$
210:185,10M  !| get round$9$ to$4$ the lady's family, it would be an unpleasant
210:185,11M  !| thing."
210:185,12A  !| "You may$1$ depend upon my not mentioning it."
210:185,13M  !| "And remember that$3$ I have not much reason$0$ for$4$
210:185,14M  !| supposing it to$9$ be $PP#I$Bingley.  What$6#1$ he told me was merely
210:185,15M  !| this; that$3$ he congratulated himself on$4$ having lately saved
210:185,16M  !| a friend from the inconveniences of a most imprudent
210:185,17M  !| marriage, but without mentioning names or any other
210:185,18M  !| particulars, and I only suspected it to$9$ be $PP#I$Bingley from
210:185,19M  !| believing him the kind$0$ of young man to$9$ get into a scrape
210:185,20M  !| of that$6#2$ sort, and from knowing them to$9$ have been together
210:185,21M  !| the whole$0$ of last$2$ summer."
210:185,22A  !| "Did $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy give you his reasons for$4$ this interference?"
210:185,23     |
210:185,24M  !| "I understood that$3$ there were some very strong objections
210:185,25M  !| against the lady."
210:185,26A  !| "And what$6#2$ arts did he use$1$ to$9$ separate$1$ them?"
210:185,27M  !| "He did not talk$1$ to$4$ me of his own$2$ arts,"
210:185,27'  !| said $PP#M$Fitzwilliam
210:185,28'  !| smiling.
210:185,28M  !| "He only told me, what$6#1$ I have now
210:185,29M  !| told you."
210:185,30'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth made no$2$ answer$0$, and walked on$5$, her heart
210:185,31'  !| swelling with indignation.  After$4$ watching her a little,
210:185,32'  !| $PP#M$Fitzwilliam asked her why she was so$5#1$ thoughtful.
210:185,33A  !| "I am thinking of what$6#1$ you have been telling me,"
210:185,34'  !| said she.
210:185,34A  !| "Your cousin's conduct$0$ does not suit$1$ my
210:185,35A  !| feelings.  Why was he to$9$ be the judge$0$?"
210:185,36M  !| "You are rather disposed to$9$ call$1$ his interference
210:185,37M  !| officious?"
210:185,38A  !| "I do not see what$6#1$ right$0$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had to$9$ decide on$4$
210:186, 1A  !| the propriety of his friend's inclination, or why, upon his
210:186, 2A  !| own$2$ judgment alone, he was to$9$ determine and direct$1$ in
210:186, 3A  !| what$6#1$ manner that$6#2$ friend was to$9$ be happy."  "But,"
210:186, 3'  !| she
210:186, 4'  !| continued, recollecting herself,
210:186, 4A  !| "as we know none of the
210:186, 5A  !| particulars, it is not fair to$9$ condemn him.  It is not to$9$
210:186, 6A  !| be supposed that$3$ there was much affection in the case."
210:186, 7M  !| "That$6#2$ is not an unnatural surmise$0$,"
210:186, 7'  !| said $PP#M$Fitzwilliam,
210:186, 8M  !| "but it is lessening the honour$0$ of my cousin's triumph$0$
210:186, 9M  !| very sadly."
210:186,10'  !| This was spoken jestingly, but it appeared to$4$ her so$5#1$
210:186,11'  !| just$2$ a picture$0$ of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, that$3$ she would not trust$1$
210:186,12'  !| herself with an answer$0$; and, therefore, abruptly changing
210:186,13'  !| the conversation, talked on$4$ indifferent matters till they
210:186,14'  !| reached the parsonage.  There, shut into her own$2$ room,
210:186,15'  !| as soon as their visitor left$1$ them, she could think without
210:186,16'  !| interruption of all that$6#1$ she had heard.
210:186,16@a   | It was not to$9$ be
210:186,17@a   | supposed that$3$ any other people could be meant than those
210:186,18@a   | with whom$6#1$ she was connected.  There could not exist in
210:186,19@a   | the world \two\ men, over whom$6#1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy could have such
210:186,20@a   | boundless influence$0$.  That$3$ he had been concerned in the
210:186,21@a   | measures taken to$9$ separate$1$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley and $PP#E$Jane, she had
210:186,22@a   | never doubted; but she had always attributed to$4$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley
210:186,23@a   | the principal$2$ design$0$ and arrangement of them.
210:186,24@a   | If his own$2$ vanity, however, did not mislead him, \he\ was
210:186,25@a   | the cause, his pride and caprice were the cause of all
210:186,26@a   | that$6#1$ $PP#E$Jane had suffered, and still$5$ continued to$9$ suffer.  He
210:186,27@a   | had ruined for$4$ a while$0$ every hope$0$ of happiness for$4$ the most
210:186,28@a   | affectionate, generous heart in the world; and no*one
210:186,29@a   | could say how lasting an evil he might have inflicted.
210:186,30M  !| "There were some very strong objections against the
210:186,31M  !| lady,"
210:186,31@a   | were $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam's words, and these strong
210:186,32@a   | objections probably were, her having one uncle who$6#1$ was
210:186,33@a   | a country attorney, and another who$6#1$ was in business in
210:186,34@a   | London.
210:186,35A  !| "To$4$ $PP#E$Jane herself,"
210:186,35'  !| she exclaimed,
210:186,35A  !| "there could be no$2$
210:186,36A  !| possibility of objection.  All loveliness and goodness as
210:186,37A  !| she is|  Her understanding$0$ excellent, her mind$0$ improved,
210:186,38A  !| and her manners captivating.  Neither could any*thing
210:187, 1A  !| be urged against my father, who$6#1$, though with some
210:187, 2A  !| peculiarities, has abilities which$6#1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy himself need$1$
210:187, 3A  !| not disdain$1$, and respectability which$6#1$ he will$1$ probably
210:187, 4A  !| never reach$1$."
210:187, 4'  !| When she thought$1$ of her mother indeed,
210:187, 5'  !| her confidence gave way a little, but she would not allow
210:187, 6'  !| that$3$ any objections \there\ had material$2$ weight with
210:187, 7'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, whose$6#1$ pride, she was convinced, would receive
210:187, 8'  !| a deeper wound$0$ from the want$0$ of importance in his friend's
210:187, 9'  !| connections, than from their want$0$ of sense; and she was
210:187,10'  !| quite decided$2$ at last$0$, that$3$ he had been partly governed
210:187,11'  !| by$4$ this worst kind$0$ of pride, and partly by$4$ the wish$0$ of
210:187,12'  !| retaining $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley for$4$ his sister.
210:187,13'  !| The agitation and tears which$6#1$ the subject$0$ occasioned,
210:187,14'  !| brought on$5$ a headach; and it grew so$5#1$ much worse
210:187,15'  !| towards the evening that$3$, added to$4$ her unwillingness to$9$
210:187,16'  !| see $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, it determined$1$ her not to$9$ attend her cousins
210:187,17'  !| to$4$ Rosings, where they were engaged to$9$ drink tea.  $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins,
210:187,18'  !| seeing that$3$ she was really unwell, did not press$1$
210:187,19'  !| her to$9$ go, and as much as possible prevented her husband
210:187,20'  !| from pressing her, but $PP#K$Mr%*Collins could not conceal his
210:187,21'  !| apprehension of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's being$1$ rather displeased
210:187,22'  !| by$4$ her staying at home.
211:188, 1'  !| When they were gone, $PP#A$Elizabeth, as if intending to$9$
211:188, 2'  !| exasperate herself as much as possible against $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,
211:188, 3'  !| chose for$4$ her employment the examination of all the letters
211:188, 4'  !| which$6#1$ $PP#E$Jane had written to$4$ her since her being$1$ in Kent.
211:188, 5'  !| They contained no$2$ actual complaint, nor was there any
211:188, 6'  !| revival of past$9$ occurrences, or any communication of
211:188, 7'  !| present$9$ suffering.  But in all, and in almost every line of
211:188, 8'  !| each, there was a want$0$ of that$6#2$ cheerfulness which$6#1$ had
211:188, 9'  !| been used$1#2$ to$9$ characterize her style, and which$6#1$, proceeding
211:188,10'  !| from the serenity of a mind$0$ at ease$0$ with itself, and kindly
211:188,11'  !| disposed towards every*one, had been scarcely ever clouded.
211:188,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth noticed every sentence conveying the idea of
211:188,13'  !| uneasiness, with an attention which$6#1$ it had hardly received
211:188,14'  !| on$4$ the first perusal.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's shameful boast$0$ of what$6#1$
211:188,15'  !| misery he had been able to$9$ inflict, gave her a keener sense
211:188,16'  !| of her sister's sufferings.  It was some consolation to$9$
211:188,17'  !| think that$3$ his visit$0$ to$4$ Rosings was to$9$ end$1$ on$4$ the day after$4$
211:188,18'  !| the next, and a still$5$ greater, that$3$ in less than a fortnight
211:188,19'  !| she should herself be with $PP#E$Jane again, and enabled to$9$
211:188,20'  !| contribute to$4$ the recovery of her spirits, by$4$ all that$6#1$
211:188,21'  !| affection could do.
211:188,22'  !| She could not think of $PP#B$Darcy's leaving Kent, without
211:188,23'  !| remembering that$3$ his cousin was to$9$ go with him;
211:188,23@a   | but
211:188,24@a   | $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam had made it clear$2$ that$3$ he had no$2$
211:188,25@a   | intentions at all, and agreeable as he was, she did not
211:188,26@a   | mean$1$ to$9$ be unhappy about$4$ him.
211:188,27'  !| While$9$ settling this point$0$, she was suddenly roused by$4$
211:188,28'  !| the sound$0$ of the door*bell, and her spirits were a little
211:188,29'  !| fluttered by$4$ the idea of its being$1$ $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam
211:188,30'  !| himself, who$6#1$ had once before$5$ called late in the evening,
211:188,31'  !| and might now come to$9$ enquire particularly after$4$ her.
211:188,32'  !| But this idea was soon banished, and her spirits were
211:188,33'  !| very differently affected, when, to$4$ her utter$2$ amazement,
211:189, 1'  !| she saw $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy walk$1$ into the room.  In an hurried
211:189, 2'  !| manner he immediately began an enquiry after$4$ her health,
211:189, 3'  !| imputing his visit$0$ to$4$ a wish$0$ of hearing that$3$ she were
211:189, 4'  !| better$9$.  She answered him with cold$2$ civility.  He sat
211:189, 5'  !| down$5$ for$4$ a few moments, and then getting up walked
211:189, 6'  !| about$4$ the room.  $PP#A$Elizabeth was surprised, but said not
211:189, 7'  !| a word.  After$4$ a silence$0$ of several minutes he came
211:189, 8'  !| towards her in an agitated manner, and thus began,
211:189, 9B  !| "In vain have I struggled.  It will$1$ not do.  My feelings
211:189,10B  !| will$1$ not be repressed.  You must allow me to$9$ tell you
211:189,11B  !| how ardently I admire and love$1$ you."
211:189,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's astonishment was beyond$4$ expression.  She
211:189,13'  !| stared, coloured, doubted, and was silent.  This he considered
211:189,14'  !| sufficient encouragement, and the avowal of all
211:189,15'  !| that$6#1$ he felt and had long$9$ felt for$4$ her, immediately followed.
211:189,16'  !| He spoke well$9$, but there were feelings besides those of the
211:189,17'  !| heart to$9$ be detailed, and he was not more eloquent on$4$ the
211:189,18'  !| subject$0$ of tenderness than of pride.  His sense of her
211:189,19'  !| inferiority ~ of its being$1$ a degradation ~ of the family
211:189,20'  !| obstacles which$6#1$ judgment had always opposed to$4$ inclination,
211:189,21'  !| were dwelt on$5$ with a warmth which$6#1$ seemed due$2$
211:189,22'  !| to$4$ the consequence he was wounding, but was very unlikely
211:189,23'  !| to$9$ recommend his suit$0$.
211:189,24'  !| In spite$8$ of her deeply-rooted dislike$0$, she could not be
211:189,25'  !| insensible to$4$ the compliment$0$ of such a man's affection,
211:189,26'  !| and though her intentions did not vary for$4$ an instant$0$,
211:189,27'  !| she was at first sorry for$4$ the pain$0$ he was to$9$ receive; till,
211:189,28'  !| roused to$4$ resentment by$4$ his subsequent language, she lost
211:189,29'  !| all compassion in anger$0$.  She tried, however, to$9$ compose
211:189,30'  !| herself to$9$ answer$1$ him with patience, when he should have
211:189,31'  !| done.  He concluded with representing to$4$ her the strength
211:189,32'  !| of that$6#2$ attachment which$6#1$, in spite$8$ of all his endeavours$0$,
211:189,33'  !| he had found impossible to$9$ conquer; and with expressing
211:189,34'  !| his hope$0$ that$3$ it would now be rewarded by$4$ her acceptance
211:189,35'  !| of his hand$0$.  As he said this, she could easily see that$3$ he
211:189,36'  !| had no$2$ doubt$0$ of a favourable answer$0$.  He \spoke\ of apprehension
211:189,37'  !| and anxiety, but his countenance expressed real
211:189,38'  !| security.  Such a circumstance could only exasperate
211:190, 1'  !| farther, and when he ceased, the colour rose$1$ into her cheeks,
211:190, 2'  !| and she said,
211:190, 3A  !| "In such cases as this, it is, I believe, the established
211:190, 4A  !| mode to$9$ express$1$ a sense of obligation for$4$ the sentiments
211:190, 5A  !| avowed, however unequally they may$1$ be returned.  It is
211:190, 6A  !| natural$2$ that$3$ obligation should be felt, and if I could \feel\
211:190, 7A  !| gratitude, I would now thank you.  But I cannot ~ I have
211:190, 8A  !| never desired your good opinion, and you have certainly
211:190, 9A  !| bestowed it most unwillingly.  I am sorry to$9$ have occasioned
211:190,10A  !| pain$0$ to$4$ any*one.  It has been most unconsciously
211:190,11A  !| done, however, and I hope$1$ will$1$ be of short$2$ duration.
211:190,12A  !| The feelings which$6#1$, you tell me, have long$9$ prevented the
211:190,13A  !| acknowledgment of your regard$0$, can have little difficulty
211:190,14A  !| in overcoming it after$4$ this explanation."
211:190,15'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, who$6#1$ was leaning against the mantle-piece
211:190,16'  !| with his eyes fixed on$4$ her face$0$, seemed to$9$ catch$1$ her words
211:190,17'  !| with no$2$ less resentment than surprise$0$.  His complexion
211:190,18'  !| became pale with anger$0$, and the disturbance of his mind$0$
211:190,19'  !| was visible in every feature.  He was struggling for$4$ the
211:190,20'  !| appearance of composure, and would not open$1$ his lips,
211:190,21'  !| till he believed himself to$9$ have attained it.  The pause$0$
211:190,22'  !| was to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's feelings dreadful.  At length, in a voice
211:190,23'  !| of forced calmness, he said,
211:190,24B  !| "And this is all the reply$0$ which$6#1$ I am to$9$ have the
211:190,25B  !| honour$0$ of expecting|  I might, perhaps, wish$1$ to$9$ be informed
211:190,26B  !| why, with so$5#1$ little \endeavour$0$\ at civility, I am thus
211:190,27B  !| rejected.  But it is of small importance."
211:190,28A  !| "I might as well$9$ enquire,"
211:190,28'  !| replied she,
211:190,28A  !| "why with so$5#1$
211:190,29A  !| evident a design$0$ of offending and insulting me, you chose
211:190,30A  !| to$9$ tell me that$3$ you liked me against your will$0$, against
211:190,31A  !| your reason$0$, and even$5$ against your character?  Was not
211:190,32A  !| this some excuse$0$ for$4$ incivility, if I \was\ uncivil?  But I have
211:190,33A  !| other provocations.  You know I have.  Had not my own$2$
211:190,34A  !| feelings decided$1$ against you, had they been indifferent,
211:190,35A  !| or had they even$5$ been favourable, do you think that$3$ any
211:190,36A  !| consideration would tempt me to$9$ accept the man, who$6#1$ has
211:190,37A  !| been the means$0$ of ruining, perhaps for*ever, the happiness
211:190,38A  !| of a most beloved sister?"
211:191, 1'  !| As she pronounced these words, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy changed
211:191, 2'  !| colour; but the emotion was short$2$, and he listened
211:191, 3'  !| without attempting to$9$ interrupt her while$9$ she continued.
211:191, 4A  !| "I have every reason$0$ in the world to$9$ think ill of you.
211:191, 5A  !| No$2$ motive can excuse$1$ the unjust and ungenerous part$0$
211:191, 6A  !| you acted \there\.  You dare$1#1$ not, you cannot deny that$3$ you
211:191, 7A  !| have been the principal$2$, if not the only means$0$ of dividing
211:191, 8A  !| them from each other, of exposing one to$4$ the censure$0$ of
211:191, 9A  !| the world for$4$ caprice and instability, the other to$4$ its
211:191,10A  !| derision for$4$ disappointed hopes$0$, and involving them both
211:191,11A  !| in misery of the acutest kind$0$."
211:191,12'  !| She paused, and saw with no$2$ slight$2$ indignation that$3$
211:191,13'  !| he was listening with an air which$6#1$ proved him wholly
211:191,14'  !| unmoved by$4$ any feeling$0$ of remorse.  He even$5$ looked at
211:191,15'  !| her with a smile$0$ of affected incredulity.
211:191,16A  !| "Can you deny that$3$ you have done it?"
211:191,16'  !| she repeated.
211:191,17'  !| With assumed tranquillity he then replied,
211:191,17B  !| "I have no$2$ wish$0$
211:191,18B  !| of denying that$3$ I did every*thing in my power to$9$ separate$1$
211:191,19B  !| my friend from your sister, or that$3$ I rejoice in my success.
211:191,20B  !| Towards \him\ I have been kinder than towards myself."
211:191,21'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth disdained the appearance of noticing this civil
211:191,22'  !| reflection, but its meaning$0$ did not escape$1$, nor was it
211:191,23'  !| likely to$9$ conciliate her.
211:191,24A  !| "But it is not merely this affair,"
211:191,24'  !| she continued,
211:191,24A  !| "on$4$
211:191,25A  !| which$6#1$ my dislike$0$ is founded.  Long$9$ before$3$ it had taken
211:191,26A  !| place$0$, my opinion of you was decided$2$.  Your character
211:191,27A  !| was unfolded in the recital which$6#1$ I received many months
211:191,28A  !| ago from $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham.  On$4$ this subject$0$, what$6#2$ can you
211:191,29A  !| have to$9$ say?  In what$6#2$ imaginary act$0$ of friendship can you
211:191,30A  !| here defend yourself?  or under what$6#2$ misrepresentation,
211:191,31A  !| can you here impose upon others?"
211:191,32B  !| "You take an eager interest$0$ in that$6#2$ gentleman's
211:191,33B  !| concerns$0$,"
211:191,33'  !| said $PP#B$Darcy in a less tranquil tone, and with
211:191,34'  !| a heightened colour.
211:191,35A  !| "Who$6#2$ that$6#1$ knows what$6#1$ his misfortunes have been, can
211:191,36A  !| help$1$ feeling$1$ an interest$0$ in him?"
211:191,37B  !| "His misfortunes|"
211:191,37'  !| repeated $PP#B$Darcy contemptuously;
211:191,38B  !| "yes, his misfortunes have been great indeed."
211:192, 1A  !| "And of your infliction,"
211:192, 1'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth with energy.
211:192, 2A  !| "You have reduced him to$4$ his present$9$ state$0$ of poverty,
211:192, 3A  !| comparative poverty.  You have withheld the advantages,
211:192, 4A  !| which$6#1$ you must know to$9$ have been designed for$4$ him.
211:192, 5A  !| You have deprived the best years of his life, of that$6#2$ independence
211:192, 6A  !| which$6#1$ was no$2$ less his due$0$ than his desert$0$.  You
211:192, 7A  !| have done all this| and yet you can treat$1$ the mention$0$
211:192, 8A  !| of his misfortunes with contempt and ridicule$0#1$."
211:192, 9B  !| "And this,"
211:192, 9'  !| cried $PP#B$Darcy, as he walked with quick$2$
211:192,10'  !| steps across$4$ the room,
211:192,10B  !| "is your opinion of me|  This is
211:192,11B  !| the estimation in which$6#1$ you hold$1$ me|  I thank you
211:192,12B  !| for$4$ explaining it so$5#1$ fully.  My faults, according to$4$ this
211:192,13B  !| calculation, are heavy indeed|  But perhaps,"
211:192,13'  !| added he,
211:192,14'  !| stopping in his walk$0$, and turning$1$ towards her,
211:192,14B  !| "these
211:192,15B  !| offences might have been overlooked, had not your pride
211:192,16B  !| been hurt by$4$ my honest confession of the scruples that$6#1$
211:192,17B  !| had long$9$ prevented my forming any serious$2$ design$0$.
211:192,18B  !| These bitter accusations might have been suppressed, had
211:192,19B  !| I with greater policy concealed my struggles, and flattered
211:192,20B  !| you into the belief of my being$1$ impelled by$4$ unqualified,
211:192,21B  !| unalloyed inclination; by$4$ reason$0$, by$4$ reflection, by$4$
211:192,22B  !| every*thing.  But disguise of every sort is my abhorrence.
211:192,23B  !| Nor am I ashamed of the feelings I related.  They
211:192,24B  !| were natural$2$ and just$2$.  Could you expect me to$9$ rejoice
211:192,25B  !| in the inferiority of your connections?  To$9$ congratulate
211:192,26B  !| myself on$4$ the hope$0$ of relations, whose$6#1$ condition$0$ in life
211:192,27B  !| is so$5#1$ decidedly beneath my own$2$?"
211:192,28'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth felt herself growing more angry every moment;
211:192,29'  !| yet she tried to$4$ the utmost to$9$ speak with composure when
211:192,30'  !| she said,
211:192,31A  !| "You are mistaken, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, if you suppose that$3$
211:192,32A  !| the mode of your declaration affected me in any other
211:192,33A  !| way, than as it spared me the concern$0$ which$6#1$ I might
211:192,34A  !| have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more
211:192,35A  !| gentleman-like manner."
211:192,36'  !| She saw him start$1$ at this, but he said nothing, and she
211:192,37'  !| continued,
211:192,38A  !| "You could not have made me the offer$0$ of your hand$0$
211:193, 1A  !| in any possible way that$6#1$ would have tempted me to$9$
211:193, 2A  !| accept it."
211:193, 3'  !| Again his astonishment was obvious; and he looked
211:193, 4'  !| at her with an expression of mingled incredulity and
211:193, 5'  !| mortification.  She went on$5$.
211:193, 6A  !| "From the very beginning$0$, from the first moment
211:193, 7A  !| I may$1$ almost say, of my acquaintance with you, your
211:193, 8A  !| manners impressing me with the fullest belief of your
211:193, 9A  !| arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain$0$ of the
211:193,10A  !| feelings of others, were such as to$9$ form$1$ that$6#2$ ground-work
211:193,11A  !| of disapprobation, on$4$ which$6#1$ succeeding events have built
211:193,12A  !| so$5#1$ immoveable a dislike$0$; and I had not known you a
211:193,13A  !| month before$3$ I felt that$3$ you were the last$2$ man in the
211:193,14A  !| world whom$6#1$ I could ever be prevailed on$5$ to$9$ marry."
211:193,15B  !| "You have said quite enough, madam.  I perfectly
211:193,16B  !| comprehend your feelings, and have now only to$9$ be
211:193,17B  !| ashamed of what$6#1$ my own$2$ have been.  Forgive me for$4$
211:193,18B  !| having taken up so$5#1$ much of your time, and accept my
211:193,19B  !| best wishes$0$ for$4$ your health and happiness."
211:193,20'  !| And with these words he hastily left$1$ the room, and
211:193,21'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth heard him the next moment open$1$ the front$2$ door
211:193,22'  !| and quit the house.
211:193,23'  !| The tumult of her mind$0$ was now painfully great.  She
211:193,24'  !| knew not how to$9$ support$1$ herself, and from actual weakness
211:193,25'  !| sat down$5$ and cried for$4$ half an hour.  Her astonishment,
211:193,26'  !| as she reflected on$4$ what$6#1$ had passed, was increased by$4$
211:193,27'  !| every review of it.
211:193,27@a   | That$3$ she should receive an offer$0$ of
211:193,28@a   | marriage from $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy|  that$3$ he should have been in
211:193,29@a   | love$0$ with her for$4$ so$5#1$ many months|  so$5#1$ much in love$0$
211:193,30@a   | as to$9$ wish$1$ to$9$ marry her in spite$8$ of all the objections which$6#1$
211:193,31@a   | had made him prevent his friend's marrying her sister, and
211:193,32@a   | which$6#1$ must appear at least with equal$2$ force$0$ in his own$2$ case,
211:193,33@a   | was almost incredible| it was gratifying to$9$ have inspired
211:193,34@a   | unconsciously so$5#1$ strong an affection.  But his pride, his
211:193,35@a   | abominable pride, his shameless avowal of what$6#1$ he had
211:193,36@a   | done with respect$0$ to$4$ $PP#E$Jane, his unpardonable assurance
211:193,37@a   | in acknowledging, though he could not justify it, and the
211:193,38@a   | unfeeling manner in which$6#1$ he had mentioned $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham,
211:194, 1@a   | his cruelty towards whom$6#1$ he had not attempted to$9$
211:194, 2@a   | deny, soon overcame the pity$0$ which$6#1$ the consideration of
211:194, 3@a   | his attachment had for$4$ a moment excited.
211:194, 4'  !| She continued in very agitating reflections till the sound$0$
211:194, 5'  !| of $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's carriage made her feel how unequal
211:194, 6'  !| she was to$9$ encounter $PP#S$Charlotte's observation, and hurried
211:194, 7'  !| her away to$4$ her room.
212:195, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth awoke the next morning to$4$ the same
212:195, 2'  !| thoughts and meditations which$6#1$ had at length closed her
212:195, 3'  !| eyes.  She could not yet recover from the surprise$0$ of what$6#1$
212:195, 4'  !| had happened; it was impossible to$9$ think of any*thing
212:195, 5'  !| else, and totally indisposed for$4$ employment, she resolved
212:195, 6'  !| soon after$4$ breakfast$0$ to$9$ indulge herself in air and exercise$0$.
212:195, 7'  !| She was proceeding directly to$4$ her favourite$2$ walk$0$, when
212:195, 8'  !| the recollection of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's sometimes coming there
212:195, 9'  !| stopped her, and instead of entering the park, she turned
212:195,10'  !| up the lane, which$6#1$ led her farther from the turnpike road.
212:195,11'  !| The park paling was still$5$ the boundary on$4$ one side$0$, and
212:195,12'  !| she soon passed one of the gates into the ground.
212:195,13'  !| After$4$ walking two or three times along$4$ that$6#2$ part$0$ of the
212:195,14'  !| lane, she was tempted, by$4$ the pleasantness of the morning,
212:195,15'  !| to$9$ stop$1$ at the gates and look$1$ into the park.  The five
212:195,16'  !| weeks which$6#1$ she had now passed in Kent, had made
212:195,17'  !| a great difference in the country, and every day was adding
212:195,18'  !| to$4$ the verdure of the early trees.  She was on$4$ the point$0$
212:195,19'  !| of continuing her walk$0$, when she caught a glimpse of
212:195,20'  !| a gentleman within the sort of grove which$6#1$ edged the
212:195,21'  !| park; he was moving that$6#2$ way; and fearful of its being$1$
212:195,22'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, she was directly retreating.  But the person
212:195,23'  !| who$6#1$ advanced, was now near$9$ enough to$9$ see her, and
212:195,24'  !| stepping forward$8$ with eagerness, pronounced her name$0$.
212:195,25'  !| She had turned away, but on$4$ hearing herself called,
212:195,26'  !| though in a voice which$6#1$ proved it to$9$ be $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, she
212:195,27'  !| moved again towards the gate.  He had by$4$ that$6#2$ time
212:195,28'  !| reached it also, and holding out$5$ a letter, which$6#1$ she instinctively
212:195,29'  !| took, said with a look$0$ of haughty composure,
212:195,30B  !| "I have been walking in the grove some time in the hope$0$
212:195,31B  !| of meeting$9$ you.  Will$1$ you do me the honour$0$ of reading
212:195,32B  !| that$6#2$ letter?" ~
212:195,32'  !| And then, with a slight$2$ bow$0#1$, turned again
212:195,33'  !| into the plantation, and was soon out$8$ of sight.
212:196, 1'  !| With no$2$ expectation of pleasure, but with the strongest
212:196, 2'  !| curiosity, $PP#A$Elizabeth opened the letter, and to$4$ her still$5$
212:196, 3'  !| increasing wonder$0$, perceived an envelope containing two
212:196, 4'  !| sheets of letter paper, written quite through$5$, in a very
212:196, 5'  !| close$9$ hand$0$. ~ The envelope itself was likewise full. ~
212:196, 6'  !| Pursuing her way along$4$ the lane, she then began it.  It
212:196, 7'  !| was dated from Rosings, at eight o'clock in the morning,
212:196, 8'  !| and was as follows: ~
212:196, 9B  !| "Be not alarmed, Madam, on$4$ receiving this letter, by$4$
212:196,10B  !| the apprehension of its containing any repetition of those
212:196,11B  !| sentiments, or renewal of those offers$0$, which$6#1$ were last$2$
212:196,12B  !| night so$5#1$ disgusting to$4$ you.  I write without any intention
212:196,13B  !| of paining you, or humbling myself, by$4$ dwelling on$4$
212:196,14B  !| wishes$0$, which$6#1$, for$4$ the happiness of both, cannot be too$5#1$
212:196,15B  !| soon forgotten; and the effort which$6#1$ the formation, and
212:196,16B  !| the perusal of this letter must occasion$1$, should have been
212:196,17B  !| spared, had not my character required it to$9$ be written
212:196,18B  !| and read.  You must, therefore, pardon$1$ the freedom with
212:196,19B  !| which$6#1$ I demand$1$ your attention; your feelings, I know,
212:196,20B  !| will$1$ bestow it unwillingly, but I demand$1$ it of your justice.
212:196,21B  !| "Two offences of a very different nature, and by$4$ no$2$
212:196,22B  !| means$0$ of equal$2$ magnitude, you last$2$ night laid to$4$ my
212:196,23B  !| charge$0$.  The first mentioned was, that$3$, regardless of the
212:196,24B  !| sentiments of either, I had detached $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley from
212:196,25B  !| your sister, ~ and the other, that$3$ I had, in defiance of
212:196,26B  !| various claims, in defiance of honour$0$ and humanity, ruined
212:196,27B  !| the immediate prosperity, and blasted the prospects of
212:196,28B  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham. ~ Wilfully and wantonly to$9$ have thrown off
212:196,29B  !| the companion of my youth, the acknowledged favourite$0$
212:196,30B  !| of my father, a young man who$6#1$ had scarcely any other
212:196,31B  !| dependence than on$4$ our patronage, and who$6#1$ had been
212:196,32B  !| brought up to$9$ expect its exertion, would be a depravity,
212:196,33B  !| to$4$ which$6#1$ the separation of two young persons, whose$6#1$
212:196,34B  !| affection could be the growth of only a few weeks, could
212:196,35B  !| bear$1$ no$2$ comparison. ~ But from the severity of that$6#2$ blame$0$
212:196,36B  !| which$6#1$ was last$2$ night so$5#1$ liberally bestowed, respecting each
212:196,37B  !| circumstance, I shall hope$1$ to$9$ be in future secured, when
212:196,38B  !| the following account$0$ of my actions and their motives
212:197, 1B  !| has been read. ~ If, in the explanation of them which$6#1$ is
212:197, 2B  !| due$2$ to$4$ myself, I am under the necessity of relating feelings
212:197, 3B  !| which$6#1$ may$1$ be offensive to$4$ your's, I can only say that$3$ I am
212:197, 4B  !| sorry. ~ The necessity must be obeyed ~ and farther apology
212:197, 5B  !| would be absurd. ~ I had not been long$9$ in Hertfordshire,
212:197, 6B  !| before$3$ I saw, in common$0$ with others, that$3$ $PP#I$Bingley preferred
212:197, 7B  !| your eldest sister, to$4$ any other young woman in the
212:197, 8B  !| country. ~ But it was not till the evening of the dance$0$ at
212:197, 9B  !| Netherfield that$3$ I had any apprehension of his feeling$1$
212:197,10B  !| a serious$2$ attachment. ~ I had often seen him in love$0$ before$5$.
212:197,11B  !| ~ At that$6#2$ ball$0#2$, while$9$ I had the honour$0$ of dancing$1$ with
212:197,12B  !| you, I was first made acquainted, by$4$ $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas's
212:197,13B  !| accidental information, that$3$ $PP#I$Bingley's attentions to$4$ your
212:197,14B  !| sister had given rise$0$ to$4$ a general$2$ expectation of their
212:197,15B  !| marriage.  He spoke of it as a certain event, of which$6#1$
212:197,16B  !| the time alone could be undecided.  From that$6#2$ moment
212:197,17B  !| I observed my friend's behaviour attentively; and I could
212:197,18B  !| then perceive that$3$ his partiality for$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet was
212:197,19B  !| beyond$4$ what$6#1$ I had ever witnessed in him.  Your sister
212:197,20B  !| I also watched. ~ Her look$0$ and manners were open$2$,
212:197,21B  !| cheerful and engaging as ever, but without any symptom
212:197,22B  !| of peculiar regard$0$, and I remained convinced from the
212:197,23B  !| evening's scrutiny, that$3$ though she received his attentions
212:197,24B  !| with pleasure, she did not invite them by$4$ any participation
212:197,25B  !| of sentiment. ~ If \you\ have not been mistaken here, \I\ must
212:197,26B  !| have been in an error.  Your superior$2$ knowledge of your
212:197,27B  !| sister must make$1$ the latter probable. ~ If it be so$5#2$, if I have
212:197,28B  !| been misled by$4$ such error, to$9$ inflict pain$0$ on$4$ her, your
212:197,29B  !| resentment has not been unreasonable.  But I shall not
212:197,30B  !| scruple$1$ to$9$ assert, that$3$ the serenity of your sister's countenance
212:197,31B  !| and air was such, as might have given the most
212:197,32B  !| acute observer, a conviction that$3$, however amiable her
212:197,33B  !| temper, her heart was not likely to$9$ be easily touched. ~
212:197,34B  !| That$3$ I was desirous of believing her indifferent is certain, ~
212:197,35B  !| but I will$1$ venture to$9$ say that$3$ my investigations and
212:197,36B  !| decisions are not usually influenced by$4$ my hopes$0$ or fears.
212:197,37B  !| ~ I did not believe her to$9$ be indifferent because I wished it; ~
212:197,38B  !| I believed it on$4$ impartial conviction, as truly as I wished
212:198, 1B  !| it in reason$0$. ~ My objections to$4$ the marriage were not
212:198, 2B  !| merely those, which$6#1$ I last$2$ night acknowledged to$9$ have
212:198, 3B  !| required the utmost force$0$ of passion to$9$ put aside, in my
212:198, 4B  !| own$2$ case; the want$0$ of connection could not be so$5#1$ great
212:198, 5B  !| an evil to$4$ my friend as to$4$ me. ~ But there were other
212:198, 6B  !| causes of repugnance; ~ causes which$6#1$, though still$5$ existing,
212:198, 7B  !| and existing to$4$ an equal$2$ degree in both instances, I had
212:198, 8B  !| myself endeavoured to$9$ forget, because they were not
212:198, 9B  !| immediately before$4$ me. ~ These causes must be stated,
212:198,10B  !| though briefly. ~ The situation of your mother's family,
212:198,11B  !| though objectionable, was nothing in comparison of that$6#2$
212:198,12B  !| total want$0$ of propriety so$5#1$ frequently, so$5#1$ almost uniformly
212:198,13B  !| betrayed by$4$ herself, by$4$ your three younger sisters, and
212:198,14B  !| occasionally even$5$ by$4$ your father. ~ Pardon$1$ me. ~ It pains
212:198,15B  !| me to$9$ offend you.  But amidst your concern$0$ for$4$ the
212:198,16B  !| defects of your nearest relations, and your displeasure at
212:198,17B  !| this representation of them, let it give you consolation
212:198,18B  !| to$9$ consider that$3$, to$9$ have conducted yourselves so$3$ as to$9$
212:198,19B  !| avoid any share$0$ of the like$9$ censure$0$, is praise$0$ no$2$ less
212:198,20B  !| generally bestowed on$4$ you and your eldest sister, than it
212:198,21B  !| is honourable to$4$ the sense and disposition of both. ~ I will$1$
212:198,22B  !| only say farther, that$3$ from what$6#1$ passed that$6#2$ evening,
212:198,23B  !| my opinion of all parties was confirmed, and every inducement
212:198,24B  !| heightened, which$6#1$ could have led me before$5$, to$9$
212:198,25B  !| preserve my friend from what$6#1$ I esteemed a most unhappy
212:198,26B  !| connection. ~ He left$1$ Netherfield for$4$ London, on$4$ the day
212:198,27B  !| following, as you, I am certain, remember, with the design$0$
212:198,28B  !| of soon returning. ~ The part$0$ which$6#1$ I acted, is now to$9$ be
212:198,29B  !| explained.  ~ His sisters' uneasiness had been equally
212:198,30B  !| excited with my own$2$; our coincidence of feeling$0$ was soon
212:198,31B  !| discovered; and, alike sensible$2#1$ that$3$ no$2$ time was to$9$ be
212:198,32B  !| lost in detaching their brother, we shortly resolved on$4$
212:198,33B  !| joining him directly in London. ~ We accordingly went ~
212:198,34B  !| and there I readily engaged in the office of pointing out$5$
212:198,35B  !| to$4$ my friend, the certain evils of such a choice$0$. ~ I described,
212:198,36B  !| and enforced them earnestly. ~ But, however this
212:198,37B  !| remonstrance might have staggered or delayed his determination,
212:198,38B  !| I do not suppose that$3$ it would ultimately have
212:199, 1B  !| prevented the marriage, had it not been seconded by$4$ the
212:199, 2B  !| assurance which$6#1$ I hesitated not in giving, of your sister's
212:199, 3B  !| indifference.  He had before$5$ believed her to$9$ return$1$ his
212:199, 4B  !| affection with sincere, if not with equal$2$ regard$0$.  ~ But
212:199, 5B  !| $PP#I$Bingley has great natural$2$ modesty, with a stronger dependence
212:199, 6B  !| on$4$ my judgment than on$4$ his own$2$. ~ To$9$ convince
212:199, 7B  !| him, therefore, that$3$ he had deceived himself, was no$2$ very
212:199, 8B  !| difficult point$0$.  To$9$ persuade him against returning into
212:199, 9B  !| Hertfordshire, when that$6#2$ conviction had been given, was
212:199,10B  !| scarcely the work$0$ of a moment. ~ I cannot blame$1$ myself
212:199,11B  !| for$4$ having done thus much.  There is but one part$0$ of my
212:199,12B  !| conduct$0$ in the whole$2$ affair, on$4$ which$6#1$ I do not reflect
212:199,13B  !| with satisfaction; it is that$3$ I condescended to$9$ adopt the
212:199,14B  !| measures of art so$5#1$ far as to$9$ conceal from him your sister's
212:199,15B  !| being$1$ in town.  I knew it myself, as it was known to$4$
212:199,16B  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, but her brother is even$5$ yet ignorant of it. ~
212:199,17B  !| That$3$ they might have met without ill consequence, is
212:199,18B  !| perhaps probable; ~ but his regard$0$ did not appear to$4$ me
212:199,19B  !| enough extinguished for$4$ him to$9$ see her without some
212:199,20B  !| danger. ~ Perhaps this concealment, this disguise, was
212:199,21B  !| beneath me. ~ It is done, however, and it was done for$4$
212:199,22B  !| the best. ~ On$4$ this subject$0$ I have nothing more to$9$ say,
212:199,23B  !| no$2$ other apology to$9$ offer$1$.  If I have wounded your sister's
212:199,24B  !| feelings, it was unknowingly done; and though the
212:199,25B  !| motives which$6#1$ governed me may$1$ to$4$ you very naturally
212:199,26B  !| appear insufficient, I have not yet learnt to$9$ condemn
212:199,27B  !| them. ~ With respect$0$ to$4$ that$6#2$ other, more weighty accusation,
212:199,28B  !| of having injured $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, I can only refute
212:199,29B  !| it by$4$ laying before$4$ you the whole$0$ of his connection with
212:199,30B  !| my family.  Of what$6#1$ he has \particularly\ accused me I am
212:199,31B  !| ignorant; but of the truth of what$6#1$ I shall relate, I can
212:199,32B  !| summon more than one witness$0$ of undoubted veracity.
212:199,33B  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham is the son of a very respectable man, who$6#1$
212:199,34B  !| had for$4$ many years the management of all the Pemberley
212:199,35B  !| estates; and whose$6#1$ good conduct$0$ in the discharge of his
212:199,36B  !| trust$0$, naturally inclined my father to$9$ be of service to$4$
212:199,37B  !| him, and on$4$ $PP#V$George*Wickham, who$6#1$ was his god-son, his
212:199,38B  !| kindness was therefore liberally bestowed.  My father
212:200, 1B  !| supported him at school, and afterwards at Cambridge; ~
212:200, 2B  !| most important assistance, as his own$2$ father, always poor
212:200, 3B  !| from the extravagance of his wife, would have been
212:200, 4B  !| unable to$9$ give him a gentleman's education.  My father
212:200, 5B  !| was not only fond of this young man's society, whose$6#1$
212:200, 6B  !| manners were always engaging; he had also the highest
212:200, 7B  !| opinion of him, and hoping the church would be his
212:200, 8B  !| profession$0#2$, intended to$9$ provide for$4$ him in it.  As for$4$
212:200, 9B  !| myself, it is many, many years since I first began to$9$ think
212:200,10B  !| of him in a very different manner.  The vicious propensities ~
212:200,11B  !| the want$0$ of principle which$6#1$ he was careful to$9$
212:200,12B  !| guard$1$ from the knowledge of his best friend, could not
212:200,13B  !| escape$1$ the observation of a young man of nearly the same
212:200,14B  !| age with himself, and who$6#1$ had opportunities of seeing
212:200,15B  !| him in unguarded moments, which$6#1$ $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy could not
212:200,16B  !| have.  Here again I shall give you pain$0$ ~ to$4$ what$6#1$ degree
212:200,17B  !| you only can tell.  But whatever may$1$ be the sentiments
212:200,18B  !| which$6#1$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham has created, a suspicion of their
212:200,19B  !| nature shall not prevent me from unfolding his real
212:200,20B  !| character.  It adds even$5$ another motive.  My excellent
212:200,21B  !| father died about$4$ five years ago; and his attachment to$4$
212:200,22B  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham was to$4$ the last$0$ so$5#1$ steady, that$3$ in his will$0$
212:200,23B  !| he particularly recommended it to$4$ me, to$9$ promote his
212:200,24B  !| advancement in the best manner that$6#1$ his profession$0#2$ might
212:200,25B  !| allow, and if he took orders$0#2$, desired that$3$ a valuable family
212:200,26B  !| living$0$ might be his as soon as it became vacant.  There
212:200,27B  !| was also a legacy of one thousand pounds.  His own$2$ father
212:200,28B  !| did not long$9$ survive mine$6$, and within half a year from
212:200,29B  !| these events, $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham wrote to$9$ inform me that$3$,
212:200,30B  !| having finally resolved against taking orders$0#2$, he hoped
212:200,31B  !| I should not think it unreasonable for$4$ him to$9$ expect
212:200,32B  !| some more immediate pecuniary advantage, in lieu of the
212:200,33B  !| preferment, by$4$ which$6#1$ he could not be benefited.  He had
212:200,34B  !| some intention, he added, of studying the law, and I must
212:200,35B  !| be aware that$3$ the interest$0$ of one thousand pounds would
212:200,36B  !| be a very insufficient support$0$ therein.  I rather wished,
212:200,37B  !| than believed him to$9$ be sincere; but at any rate$0$, was
212:200,38B  !| perfectly ready to$9$ accede to$4$ his proposal.  I knew that$3$
212:201, 1B  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham ought not to$9$ be a clergyman.  The business
212:201, 2B  !| was therefore soon settled$1$.  He resigned all claim$0$ to$4$
212:201, 3B  !| assistance in the church, were it possible that$3$ he could
212:201, 4B  !| ever be in a situation to$9$ receive it, and accepted in return$0$
212:201, 5B  !| three thousand pounds.  All connection between us
212:201, 6B  !| seemed now dissolved.  I thought$1$ too$5#1$ ill of him, to$9$ invite
212:201, 7B  !| him to$4$ Pemberley, or admit his society in town.  In town
212:201, 8B  !| I believe he chiefly lived, but his studying the law was
212:201, 9B  !| a mere pretence, and being$1$ now free from all restraint,
212:201,10B  !| his life was a life of idleness and dissipation.  For$4$ about$4$
212:201,11B  !| three years I heard little of him; but on$4$ the decease
212:201,12B  !| of the incumbent of the living$0$ which$6#1$ had been designed
212:201,13B  !| for$4$ him, he applied to$4$ me again by$4$ letter for$4$ the presentation.
212:201,14B  !| His circumstances, he assured me, and I had no$2$
212:201,15B  !| difficulty in believing it, were exceedingly bad.  He had
212:201,16B  !| found the law a most unprofitable study$0$, and was now
212:201,17B  !| absolutely resolved on$4$ being$1$ ordained, if I would present$1$
212:201,18B  !| him to$4$ the living$0$ in question$0$ ~ of which$6#1$ he trusted there
212:201,19B  !| could be little doubt$0$, as he was well$9$ assured that$3$ I had
212:201,20B  !| no$2$ other person to$9$ provide for$4$, and I could not have
212:201,21B  !| forgotten my revered father's intentions.  You will$1$ hardly
212:201,22B  !| blame$1$ me for$4$ refusing to$9$ comply with this entreaty, or
212:201,23B  !| for$4$ resisting every repetition of it.  His resentment was
212:201,24B  !| in proportion to$4$ the distress$0$ of his circumstances ~ and
212:201,25B  !| he was doubtless as violent in his abuse of me to$4$ others,
212:201,26B  !| as in his reproaches to$4$ myself.  After$4$ this period, every
212:201,27B  !| appearance of acquaintance was dropt.  How he lived
212:201,28B  !| I know not.  But last$2$ summer he was again most painfully
212:201,29B  !| obtruded on$4$ my notice$0$.  I must now mention$1$ a circumstance
212:201,30B  !| which$6#1$ I would wish$1$ to$9$ forget myself, and which$6#1$
212:201,31B  !| no$2$ obligation less than the present$9$ should induce me to$9$
212:201,32B  !| unfold to$4$ any human being$0$.  Having said thus much,
212:201,33B  !| I feel no$2$ doubt$0$ of your secrecy.  My sister, who$6#1$ is more
212:201,34B  !| than ten years my junior, was left$1$ to$4$ the guardianship of
212:201,35B  !| my mother's nephew, $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam, and myself.
212:201,36B  !| About$4$ a year ago, she was taken from school, and an
212:201,37B  !| establishment formed for$4$ her in London; and last$2$ summer
212:201,38B  !| she went with the lady who$6#1$ presided over it, to$4$ Ramsgate;
212:202, 1B  !| and thither also went $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, undoubtedly by$4$
212:202, 2B  !| design$0$; for$3$ there proved to$9$ have been a prior acquaintance
212:202, 3B  !| between him and $PP#ZZR$Mrs%*Younge, in whose$6#1$ character we
212:202, 4B  !| were most unhappily deceived; and by$4$ her connivance
212:202, 5B  !| and aid, he so$5#1$ far recommended himself to$4$ $PP#ZG$Georgiana,
212:202, 6B  !| whose$6#1$ affectionate heart retained a strong impression of
212:202, 7B  !| his kindness to$9$ her as a child, that$3$ she was persuaded to$4$
212:202, 8B  !| believe herself in love$0$, and to$9$ consent$1$ to$4$ an elopement.
212:202, 9B  !| She was then but fifteen, which$6#1$ must be her excuse$0$; and
212:202,10B  !| after$4$ stating her imprudence, I am happy to$9$ add, that$3$
212:202,11B  !| I owed the knowledge of it to$4$ herself.  I joined them
212:202,12B  !| unexpectedly a day or two before$4$ the intended elopement,
212:202,13B  !| and then $PP#ZG$Georgiana, unable to$9$ support$1$ the idea of grieving
212:202,14B  !| and offending a brother whom$6#1$ she almost looked up to$4$
212:202,15B  !| as a father, acknowledged the whole$0$ to$4$ me.  You may$1$
212:202,16B  !| imagine what$6#1$ I felt and how I acted.  Regard$0$ for$4$ my
212:202,17B  !| sister's credit$0$ and feelings prevented any public$2$ exposure,
212:202,18B  !| but I wrote to$4$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, who$6#1$ left$1$ the place$0$ immediately,
212:202,19B  !| and $PP#ZZR$Mrs%*Younge was of course$8$ removed from her
212:202,20B  !| charge$0$.  $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's chief object$0$ was unquestionably
212:202,21B  !| my sister's fortune, which$6#1$ is thirty thousand pounds;
212:202,22B  !| but I cannot help$1$ supposing that$3$ the hope$0$ of revenging
212:202,23B  !| himself on$4$ me, was a strong inducement.  His revenge
212:202,24B  !| would have been complete$2$ indeed.  This, madam, is a
212:202,25B  !| faithful narrative of every event in which$6#1$ we have been
212:202,26B  !| concerned together; and if you do not absolutely reject
212:202,27B  !| it as false, you will$1$, I hope$1$, acquit me henceforth of cruelty
212:202,28B  !| towards $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham.  I know not in what$6#1$ manner, under
212:202,29B  !| what$6#1$ form$0$ of falsehood he has imposed on$4$ you; but his
212:202,30B  !| success is not perhaps to$9$ be wondered at.  Ignorant as you
212:202,31B  !| previously were of every*thing concerning either, detection
212:202,32B  !| could not be in your power, and suspicion certainly
212:202,33B  !| not in your inclination.  You may$1$ possibly wonder$1$ why
212:202,34B  !| all this was not told you last$2$ night.  But I was not then
212:202,35B  !| master enough of myself to$9$ know what$6#1$ could or ought
212:202,36B  !| to$9$ be revealed.  For$4$ the truth of every*thing here related,
212:202,37B  !| I can appeal more particularly to$4$ the testimony of $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam,
212:202,38B  !| who$6#1$ from our near$9$ relationship and constant
212:203, 1B  !| intimacy, and still$5$ more as one of the executors of my
212:203, 2B  !| father's will$0$, has been unavoidably acquainted with every
212:203, 3B  !| particular of these transactions.  If your abhorrence of
212:203, 4B  !| \me\ should make$1$ \my\ assertions valueless, you cannot be
212:203, 5B  !| prevented by$4$ the same cause from confiding in my cousin;
212:203, 6B  !| and that$3$ there may$1$ be the possibility of consulting him,
212:203, 7B  !| I shall endeavour$1$ to$9$ find some opportunity of putting this
212:203, 8B  !| letter in your hands in the course$0$ of the morning.  I will$1$
212:203, 9B  !| only add, God bless you.
212:203,10B  !|                                 "$PP#B$FITZWILLIAM*DARCY."
213:204, 1'  !| If $PP#A$Elizabeth, when $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy gave her the letter, did
213:204, 2'  !| not expect it to$9$ contain a renewal of his offers$0$, she had
213:204, 3'  !| formed no$2$ expectation at all of its contents.  But such
213:204, 4'  !| as they were, it may$1$ be well$9$ supposed how eagerly she
213:204, 5'  !| went through$4$ them, and what$6#1$ a contrariety of emotion
213:204, 6'  !| they excited.  Her feelings as she read were scarcely to$9$
213:204, 7'  !| be defined.  With amazement did she first understand
213:204, 8'  !| that$3$ he believed any apology to$9$ be in his power; and
213:204, 9'  !| stedfastly was she persuaded that$3$ he could have no$2$
213:204,10'  !| explanation to$9$ give, which$6#1$ a just$2$ sense of shame$0$ would
213:204,11'  !| not conceal.  With a strong prejudice against every*thing
213:204,12'  !| he might say, she began his account$0$ of what$6#1$ had happened
213:204,13'  !| at Netherfield.  She read, with an eagerness which$6#1$ hardly
213:204,14'  !| left$1$ her power of comprehension, and from impatience of
213:204,15'  !| knowing what$6#1$ the next sentence might bring, was incapable
213:204,16'  !| of attending to$4$ the sense of the one before$4$ her eyes.  His
213:204,17'  !| belief of her sister's insensibility, she instantly resolved
213:204,18'  !| to$9$ be false, and his account$0$ of the real, the worst objections
213:204,19'  !| to$4$ the match$0$, made her too$5#1$ angry to$9$ have any wish$0$ of
213:204,20'  !| doing him justice.  He expressed no$2$ regret$0$ for$4$ what$6#1$ he
213:204,21'  !| had done which$6#1$ satisfied$1$ her;
213:204,21@a   | his style was not penitent,
213:204,22@a   | but haughty.  It was all pride and insolence.
213:204,23'  !| But when this subject$0$ was succeeded by$4$ his account$0$
213:204,24'  !| of $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, when she read with somewhat clearer
213:204,25'  !| attention, a relation of events, which$6#1$, if true, must overthrow
213:204,26'  !| every cherished opinion of his worth, and which$6#1$
213:204,27'  !| bore$1#1$ so$5#1$ alarming an affinity to$4$ his own$2$ history of himself,
213:204,28'  !| her feelings were yet more acutely painful and more
213:204,29'  !| difficult of definition.  Astonishment, apprehension, and
213:204,30'  !| even$5$ horror, oppressed her.  She wished to$9$ discredit it
213:204,31'  !| entirely, repeatedly exclaiming,
213:204,31A  !| "This must be false|
213:204,32A  !| This cannot be|  This must be the grossest falsehood|" ~
213:204,33'  !| and when she had gone through$4$ the whole$2$ letter, though
213:205, 1'  !| scarcely knowing any*thing of the last$2$ page or two, put
213:205, 2'  !| it hastily away, protesting that$3$ she would not regard$1$ it,
213:205, 3'  !| that$3$ she would never look$1$ in it again.
213:205, 4'  !| In this perturbed state$0$ of mind$0$, with thoughts that$6#1$
213:205, 5'  !| could rest$1$ on$4$ nothing, she walked on$5$; but it would not
213:205, 6'  !| do; in half a minute$0$ the letter was unfolded again, and
213:205, 7'  !| collecting herself as well$9$ as she could, she again began
213:205, 8'  !| the mortifying perusal of all that$6#1$ related to$4$ $PP#V$Wickham,
213:205, 9'  !| and commanded herself so$5#1$ far as to$9$ examine the meaning$0$
213:205,10'  !| of every sentence.  The account$0$ of his connection with
213:205,11'  !| the Pemberley family, was exactly what$6#1$ he had related
213:205,12'  !| himself; and the kindness of the late $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy, though
213:205,13'  !| she had not before$5$ known its extent, agreed equally well$9$
213:205,14'  !| with his own$2$ words.  So$5#1$ far each recital confirmed the
213:205,15'  !| other:  but when she came to$4$ the will$0$, the difference was
213:205,16'  !| great.  What$6#1$ $PP#V$Wickham had said of the living$0$ was fresh
213:205,17'  !| in her memory, and as she recalled his very words, it was
213:205,18'  !| impossible not to$9$ feel that$3$ there was gross duplicity on$4$
213:205,19'  !| one side$0$ or the other; and, for$4$ a few moments, she flattered
213:205,20'  !| herself that$3$ her wishes$0$ did not err.  But when she read,
213:205,21'  !| and re-read with the closest attention, the particulars
213:205,22'  !| immediately following of $PP#V$Wickham's resigning all pretensions
213:205,23'  !| to$4$ the living$0$, of his receiving in lieu, so$5#1$ considerable
213:205,24'  !| a sum as three thousand pounds, again was she forced
213:205,25'  !| to$9$ hesitate.  She put down$5$ the letter, weighed every
213:205,26'  !| circumstance with what$6#1$ she meant to$9$ be impartiality ~
213:205,27'  !| deliberated on$4$ the probability of each statement ~ but
213:205,28'  !| with little success.
213:205,28@a   | On$4$ both sides it was only assertion.
213:205,29'  !| Again she read on$5$.  But every line proved more clearly
213:205,30'  !| that$3$ the affair, which$6#1$ she had believed it impossible that$3$
213:205,31'  !| any contrivance could so$5#2$ represent, as to$9$ render $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's
213:205,32'  !| conduct$0$ in it less than infamous, was capable of a turn$0$
213:205,33'  !| which$6#1$ must make$1$ him entirely blameless throughout the
213:205,34'  !| whole$0$.
213:205,35'  !| The extravagance and general$2$ profligacy which$6#1$ he
213:205,36'  !| scrupled not to$9$ lay$1#1$ to$4$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's charge$0$, exceedingly
213:205,37'  !| shocked her; the more so$5#2$, as she could bring no$2$ proof
213:205,38'  !| of its injustice.  She had never heard of him before$4$ his
213:206, 1'  !| entrance into the @@@@*shire*Militia, in which$6#1$ he had
213:206, 2'  !| engaged at the persuasion of the young man, who$6#1$, on$4$
213:206, 3'  !| meeting$9$ him accidentally in town, had there renewed
213:206, 4'  !| a slight$2$ acquaintance.  Of his former way of life, nothing
213:206, 5'  !| had been known in Hertfordshire but what$6#1$ he told himself.
213:206, 6'  !| As to$4$ his real character, had information been in her
213:206, 7'  !| power, she had never felt a wish$0$ of enquiring.  His countenance,
213:206, 8'  !| voice, and manner, had established him at once
213:206, 9'  !| in the possession of every virtue.  She tried to$9$ recollect
213:206,10'  !| some instance$0$ of goodness, some distinguished trait of
213:206,11'  !| integrity or benevolence, that$6#1$ might rescue$1$ him from
213:206,12'  !| the attacks of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy; or at least, by$4$ the predominance
213:206,13'  !| of virtue, atone for$4$ those casual errors, under which$6#1$ she
213:206,14'  !| would endeavour$1$ to$9$ class$1$, what$6#1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had described
213:206,15'  !| as the idleness and vice of many years continuance.
213:206,16'  !| But no$2$ such recollection befriended her.  She could see
213:206,17'  !| him instantly before$4$ her, in every charm$0$ of air and address$0$;
213:206,18'  !| but she could remember no$2$ more substantial good than
213:206,19'  !| the general$2$ approbation of the neighbourhood, and the
213:206,20'  !| regard$0$ which$6#1$ his social powers had gained him in the mess.
213:206,21'  !| After$4$ pausing on$4$ this point$0$ a considerable while$0$, she once
213:206,22'  !| more continued to$9$ read.  But, alas| the story which$6#1$
213:206,23'  !| followed of his designs on$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, received some
213:206,24'  !| confirmation from what$6#1$ had passed between $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam
213:206,25'  !| and herself only the morning before$5$; and at
213:206,26'  !| last$0$ she was referred for$4$ the truth of every particular to$4$
213:206,27'  !| $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam himself ~ from whom$6#1$ she had previously
213:206,28'  !| received the information of his near$9$ concern$0$ in all his
213:206,29'  !| cousin's affairs, and whose$6#1$ character she had no$2$ reason$0$
213:206,30'  !| to$9$ question$1$.  At one time she had almost resolved on$4$
213:206,31'  !| applying to$4$ him, but the idea was checked by$4$ the awkwardness
213:206,32'  !| of the application, and at length wholly banished
213:206,33'  !| by$4$ the conviction that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy would never have
213:206,34'  !| hazarded such a proposal, if he had not been well$9$ assured
213:206,35'  !| of his cousin's corroboration.
213:206,36'  !| She perfectly remembered every*thing that$6#1$ had passed
213:206,37'  !| in conversation between $PP#V$Wickham and herself, in their
213:206,38'  !| first evening at $PP#ZZG$Mr%*Philips's.  Many of his expressions
213:207, 1'  !| were still$5$ fresh in her memory.  She was \now\ struck with
213:207, 2'  !| the impropriety of such communications to$4$ a stranger$0$,
213:207, 3'  !| and wondered it had escaped her before$5$.  She saw the
213:207, 4'  !| indelicacy of putting himself forward$8$ as he had done,
213:207, 5'  !| and the inconsistency of his professions with his conduct$0$.
213:207, 6'  !| She remembered that$3$ he had boasted$1$ of having no$2$ fear$0$
213:207, 7'  !| of seeing $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy ~ that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy might leave$1$ the
213:207, 8'  !| country, but that$3$ \he\ should stand$1$ his ground; yet he
213:207, 9'  !| had avoided the Netherfield ball$0#2$ the very next week.
213:207,10'  !| She remembered also, that$3$ till the Netherfield family had
213:207,11'  !| quitted the country, he had told his story to$4$ no*one but
213:207,12'  !| herself; but that$3$ after$4$ their removal, it had been every*where
213:207,13'  !| discussed; that$3$ he had then no$2$ reserves, no$2$ scruples
213:207,14'  !| in sinking $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's character, though he had assured
213:207,15'  !| her that$3$ respect$0$ for$4$ the father, would always prevent his
213:207,16'  !| exposing the son.
213:207,17@a   | How differently did every*thing now appear in which$6#1$
213:207,18@a   | he was concerned|  His attentions to$4$ $PP#ZW$Miss*King were
213:207,19@a   | now the consequence of views solely and hatefully mercenary;
213:207,20@a   | and the mediocrity of her fortune proved no$2$ longer
213:207,21@a   | the moderation of his wishes$0$, but his eagerness to$9$ grasp
213:207,22@a   | at any*thing.  His behaviour to$4$ herself could now have
213:207,23@a   | had no$2$ tolerable motive; he had either been deceived
213:207,24@a   | with regard$0$ to$4$ her fortune, or had been gratifying his
213:207,25@a   | vanity by$4$ encouraging the preference which$6#1$ she believed
213:207,26@a   | she had most incautiously shewn.
213:207,26'  !| Every lingering struggle$0$
213:207,27'  !| in his favour$0$ grew fainter and fainter;
213:207,27@a   | and in farther
213:207,28@a   | justification of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, she could not but allow that$3$
213:207,29@a   | $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, when questioned by$4$ $PP#E$Jane, had long$9$ ago
213:207,30@a   | asserted his blamelessness in the affair; that$3$ proud and
213:207,31@a   | repulsive as were his manners, she had never, in the whole$2$
213:207,32@a   | course$0$ of their acquaintance, an acquaintance which$6#1$ had
213:207,33@a   | latterly brought them much together, and given her a sort
213:207,34@a   | of intimacy with his ways, seen any*thing that$6#1$ betrayed
213:207,35@a   | him to$9$ be unprincipled or unjust ~ any*thing that$6#1$ spoke
213:207,36@a   | him of irreligious or immoral habits.  That$3$ among his
213:207,37@a   | own$2$ connections he was esteemed and valued ~ that$3$ even$5$
213:207,38@a   | $PP#V$Wickham had allowed him merit$0$ as a brother, and that$3$
213:208, 1@a   | she had often heard him speak so$5#1$ affectionately of his
213:208, 2@a   | sister as to$9$ prove him capable of \some\ amiable feeling$0$.
213:208, 3@a   | That$3$ had his actions been what$6#1$ $PP#V$Wickham represented
213:208, 4@a   | them, so$5#1$ gross a violation of every*thing right$2#1$ could hardly
213:208, 5@a   | have been concealed from the world; and that$3$ friendship
213:208, 6@a   | between a person capable of it, and such an amiable man
213:208, 7@a   | as $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, was incomprehensible.
213:208, 8'  !| She grew absolutely ashamed of herself. ~ Of neither
213:208, 9'  !| $PP#B$Darcy nor $PP#V$Wickham could she think, without feeling$1$ that$3$
213:208,10'  !| she had been blind$2$, partial, prejudiced, absurd.
213:208,11A  !| "How despicably have I acted|"
213:208,11'  !| she cried. ~
213:208,11A  !| "I, who$6#1$
213:208,12A  !| have prided myself on$4$ my discernment| ~ I, who$6#1$ have
213:208,13A  !| valued myself on$4$ my abilities| who$6#1$ have often disdained
213:208,14A  !| the generous candour of my sister, and gratified my vanity,
213:208,15A  !| in useless or blameable distrust$0$. ~ How humiliating is this
213:208,16A  !| discovery| ~ Yet, how just$2$ a humiliation| ~ Had I been
213:208,17A  !| in love$0$, I could not have been more wretchedly blind$2$.
213:208,18A  !| But vanity, not love$0$, has been my folly. ~ Pleased with
213:208,19A  !| the preference of one, and offended by$4$ the neglect$0$ of the
213:208,20A  !| other, on$4$ the very beginning$0$ of our acquaintance, I have
213:208,21A  !| courted prepossession and ignorance, and driven reason$0$
213:208,22A  !| away, where either were concerned.  Till this moment,
213:208,23A  !| I never knew myself."
213:208,24'  !| From herself to$4$ $PP#E$Jane ~ from $PP#E$Jane to$4$ $PP#I$Bingley, her
213:208,25'  !| thoughts were in a line which$6#1$ soon brought to$4$ her recollection
213:208,26'  !| that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's explanation \there\, had appeared
213:208,27'  !| very insufficient; and she read it again.  Widely different
213:208,28'  !| was the effect$0$ of a second$2$ perusal. ~
213:208,28@a   | How could she deny
213:208,29@a   | that$6#2$ credit$0$ to$4$ his assertions, in one instance$0$, which$6#1$ she
213:208,30@a   | had been obliged to$9$ give in the other? ~ He declared
213:208,31@a   | himself to$9$ have been totally unsuspicious of her sister's
213:208,32@a   | attachment; ~ and she could not help$1$ remembering what$6#1$
213:208,33@a   | $PP#S$Charlotte's opinion had always been. ~ Neither could she
213:208,34@a   | deny the justice of his description of $PP#E$Jane. ~ She felt that$3$
213:208,35@a   | $PP#E$Jane's feelings, though fervent, were little displayed, and
213:208,36@a   | that$3$ there was a constant complacency in her air and
213:208,37@a   | manner, not often united with great sensibility.
213:208,38'  !| When she came to$4$ that$6#2$ part$0$ of the letter in which$6#1$
213:209, 1'  !| her family were mentioned, in terms of such mortifying,
213:209, 2'  !| yet merited reproach$0$, her sense of shame$0$ was severe.
213:209, 3'  !| The justice of the charge$0$ struck her too$5#1$ forcibly for$4$ denial,
213:209, 4'  !| and the circumstances to$4$ which$6#1$ he particularly alluded,
213:209, 5'  !| as having passed at the Netherfield ball$0#2$, and as confirming
213:209, 6'  !| all his first disapprobation, could not have made a stronger
213:209, 7'  !| impression on$4$ his mind$0$ than on$4$ hers.
213:209, 8'  !| The compliment$0$ to$4$ herself and her sister, was not
213:209, 9'  !| unfelt.  It soothed, but it could not console her for$4$ the
213:209,10'  !| contempt which$6#1$ had been thus self-attached by$4$ the rest$0#1$
213:209,11'  !| of her family; ~ and as she considered that$3$ $PP#E$Jane's disappointment
213:209,12'  !| had in fact been the work$0$ of her nearest
213:209,13'  !| relations, and reflected how materially the credit$0$ of both
213:209,14'  !| must be hurt by$4$ such impropriety of conduct$0$, she felt
213:209,15'  !| depressed beyond$4$ any*thing she had ever known before$5$.
213:209,16'  !| After$4$ wandering along$4$ the lane for$4$ two hours, giving
213:209,17'  !| way to$4$ every variety of thought$0$; re-considering events,
213:209,18'  !| determining probabilities, and reconciling herself as well$9$
213:209,19'  !| as she could, to$4$ a change$0$ so$5#1$ sudden$2$ and so$5#1$ important,
213:209,20'  !| fatigue$0$, and a recollection of her long$9$ absence, made her
213:209,21'  !| at length return$1$ home; and she entered the house with
213:209,22'  !| the wish$0$ of appearing cheerful as usual, and the resolution
213:209,23'  !| of repressing such reflections as must make$1$ her unfit for$4$
213:209,24'  !| conversation.
213:209,25'  !| She was immediately told, that$3$ the two gentlemen from
213:209,26'  !| Rosings had each called during her absence; $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,
213:209,27'  !| only for$4$ a few minutes to$9$ take leave$0$, but that$3$ $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam
213:209,28'  !| had been sitting$1$ with them at least an hour,
213:209,29'  !| hoping for$4$ her return$0$, and almost resolving to$9$ walk$1$ after$4$
213:209,30'  !| her till she could be found. ~ $PP#A$Elizabeth could but just$9$
213:209,31'  !| \affect\ concern$0$ in missing him; she really rejoiced at it.
213:209,32'  !| $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam was no$2$ longer an object$0$.  She could
213:209,33'  !| think only of her letter.
214:210, 1'  !| The two gentlemen left$1$ Rosings the next morning;
214:210, 2'  !| and $PP#K$Mr%*Collins having been in waiting near$4$ the lodges,
214:210, 3'  !| to$9$ make$1$ them his parting obeisance, was able to$9$ bring
214:210, 4'  !| home the pleasing intelligence, of their appearing in very
214:210, 5'  !| good health, and in as tolerable spirits as could be
214:210, 6'  !| expected$1$, after$4$ the melancholy$2$ scene so$5#1$ lately gone
214:210, 7'  !| through$5$ at Rosings.  To$4$ Rosings he then hastened to$9$
214:210, 8'  !| console $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, and her daughter; and on$4$ his
214:210, 9'  !| return$0$, brought back$5$, with great satisfaction, a message
214:210,10'  !| from her Ladyship, importing that$3$
214:210,10@l   | she felt herself so$5#1$
214:210,11@l   | dull as to$9$ make$1$ her very desirous of having them all to$9$
214:210,12@l   | dine with her.
214:210,13'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could not see $PP#L$Lady*Catherine without recollecting,
214:210,14'  !| that$3$ had she chosen it, she might by$4$ this time
214:210,15'  !| have been presented to$4$ her, as her future niece; nor
214:210,16'  !| could she think, without a smile$0$, of what$6#1$ her ladyship's
214:210,17'  !| indignation would have been.
214:210,17@a   | "What$6#2$ would she have
214:210,18@a   | said? ~ how would she have behaved?"
214:210,18'  !| were questions
214:210,19'  !| with which$6#1$ she amused herself.
214:210,20'  !| Their first subject$0$ was the diminution of the Rosings
214:210,21'  !| party. ~
214:210,21L  !| "I assure you, I feel it exceedingly,"
214:210,21'  !| said $PP#L$Lady*Catherine;
214:210,22L  !| "I believe nobody feels the loss of friends so$5#1$
214:210,23L  !| much as I do.  But I am particularly attached to$4$ these
214:210,24L  !| young men; and know them to$9$ be so$5#1$ much attached to$4$
214:210,25L  !| me| ~ They were excessively sorry to$9$ go|  But so$5#1$ they
214:210,26L  !| always are.  The dear$2#1$ $PP#M$colonel rallied his spirits tolerably
214:210,27L  !| till just$9$ at last$2$; but $PP#B$Darcy seemed to$9$ feel it most acutely,
214:210,28L  !| more I think than last$0$ year.  His attachment to$4$ Rosings,
214:210,29L  !| certainly increases."
214:210,30'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins had a compliment$0$, and an allusion to$9$ throw$1$
214:210,31'  !| in here, which$6#1$ were kindly smiled on$5$ by$4$ the mother and
214:210,32'  !| daughter.
214:211, 1'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine observed, after$4$ dinner, that$3$
214:211, 1@l   | $PP#A$Miss*Bennet
214:211, 2@l   | seemed out$8$ of spirits,
214:211, 2'  !| and immediately accounting
214:211, 3'  !| for$4$ it herself, by$4$ supposing that$3$ she did not like$1$ to$9$
214:211, 4'  !| go home again so$5#1$ soon, she added,
214:211, 5L  !| "But if that$6#2$ is the case, you must write to$4$ your mother
214:211, 6L  !| to$9$ beg that$3$ you may$1$ stay$1$ a little longer.  $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins
214:211, 7L  !| will$1$ be very glad of your company, I am sure."
214:211, 8A  !| "I am much obliged to$4$ your ladyship for$4$ your kind$2$
214:211, 9A  !| invitation,"
214:211, 9'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth,
214:211, 9A  !| "but it is not in my power
214:211,10A  !| to$9$ accept it. ~ I must be in town next Saturday."
214:211,11L  !| "Why, at that$6#2$ rate$0$, you will$1$ have been here only six
214:211,12L  !| weeks.  I expected$1$ you to$9$ stay$1$ two months.  I told $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins
214:211,13L  !| so$5#2$ before$3$ you came.  There can be no$2$ occasion$0$
214:211,14L  !| for$4$ your going so$5#1$ soon.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet could certainly spare$1$
214:211,15L  !| you for$4$ another fortnight."
214:211,16A  !| "But my father cannot. ~ He wrote last$2$ week to$9$ hurry$1$
214:211,17A  !| my return$0$."
214:211,18L  !| "Oh| your father of course$8$ may$1$ spare$1$ you, if your
214:211,19L  !| mother can. ~ Daughters are never of so$5#1$ much consequence
214:211,20L  !| to$4$ a father.  And if you will$0$ stay$1$ another \month\ complete$2$,
214:211,21L  !| it will$1$ be in my power to$9$ take one of you as far as London,
214:211,22L  !| for$3$ I am going there early in June, for$4$ a week; and as
214:211,23L  !| $PP#ZH$Dawson does not object$1$ to$4$ the Barouche*box, there
214:211,24L  !| will$1$ be very good room for$4$ one of you ~ and indeed,
214:211,25L  !| if the weather should happen to$9$ be cool$2$, I should not
214:211,26L  !| object$1$ to$4$ taking you both, as you are neither of you
214:211,27L  !| large."
214:211,28A  !| "You are all kindness, Madam; but I believe we must
214:211,29A  !| abide by$4$ our original plan."
214:211,30'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine seemed resigned.
214:211,31L  !| "$PP#S$Mrs%*Collins, you must send a servant with them.
214:211,32L  !| You know I always speak my mind$0$, and I cannot bear$1$ the
214:211,33L  !| idea of two young women travelling post by$4$ themselves.
214:211,34L  !| It is highly improper.  You must contrive to$9$ send somebody.
214:211,35L  !| I have the greatest dislike$0$ in the world to$4$ that$6#2$
214:211,36L  !| sort of thing. ~ Young women should always be properly
214:211,37L  !| guarded and attended, according to$4$ their situation in
214:211,38L  !| life.  When my niece $PP#ZG$Georgiana went to$4$ Ramsgate last$2$
214:212, 1L  !| summer, I made a point$0$ of her having two men*servants
214:212, 2L  !| go with her. ~ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, the daughter of $PP#ZE$Mr%*Darcy,
214:212, 3L  !| of Pemberley, and $PP#ZF$Lady*Anne, could not have appeared
214:212, 4L  !| with propriety in a different manner. ~ I am excessively
214:212, 5L  !| attentive to$4$ all those things.  You must send $PP#ZT$John with
214:212, 6L  !| the young ladies, $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins.  I am glad it occurred to$4$
214:212, 7L  !| me to$9$ mention$1$ it; for$3$ it would really be discreditable to$4$
214:212, 8L  !| \you\ to$9$ let them go alone."
214:212, 9A  !| "My uncle is to$9$ send a servant for$4$ us."
214:212,10L  !| "Oh| ~ Your uncle| ~ He keeps a man-servant, does
214:212,11L  !| he? ~ I am very glad you have somebody who$6#1$ thinks of
214:212,12L  !| those things.  Where shall you change$1$ horses? ~ Oh|
214:212,13L  !| Bromley, of course$8$. ~ If you mention$1$ my name$0$ at the*Bell,
214:212,14L  !| you will$1$ be attended to$4$."
214:212,15'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine had many other questions to$9$ ask
214:212,16'  !| respecting their journey, and as she did not answer$1$ them
214:212,17'  !| all herself, attention was necessary, which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
214:212,18'  !| believed to$9$ be lucky for$4$ her; or, with a mind$0$ so$5#1$ occupied,
214:212,19'  !| she might have forgotten where she was.  Reflection
214:212,20'  !| must be reserved for$4$ solitary hours; whenever she was
214:212,21'  !| alone, she gave way to$4$ it as the greatest relief; and
214:212,22'  !| not a day went by$5$ without a solitary walk$0$, in which$6#1$
214:212,23'  !| she might indulge in all the delight$0$ of unpleasant recollections.
214:212,24     |
214:212,25'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's letter, she was in a fair way of soon knowing
214:212,26'  !| by$4$ heart.  She studied every sentence:  and her feelings
214:212,27'  !| towards its writer were at times widely different.  When
214:212,28'  !| she remembered the style of his address$0$, she was still$5$
214:212,29'  !| full of indignation; but when she considered how unjustly
214:212,30'  !| she had condemned and upbraided him, her anger$0$ was
214:212,31'  !| turned against herself; and his disappointed feelings
214:212,32'  !| became the object$0$ of compassion.  His attachment excited
214:212,33'  !| gratitude, his general$2$ character respect$0$; but she could
214:212,34'  !| not approve him; nor could she for$4$ a moment repent
214:212,35'  !| her refusal, or feel the slightest inclination ever to$9$ see
214:212,36'  !| him again.  In her own$2$ past$9$ behaviour, there was a constant
214:212,37'  !| source of vexation and regret$0$; and in the unhappy
214:212,38'  !| defects of her family a subject$0$ of yet heavier chagrin.
214:213, 1@a   | They were hopeless of remedy.  Her father, contented
214:213, 2@a   | with laughing at them, would never exert himself to$9$
214:213, 3@a   | restrain the wild giddiness of his youngest daughters; and
214:213, 4@a   | her mother, with manners so$5#1$ far from right$2#1$ herself, was
214:213, 5@a   | entirely insensible of the evil.
214:213, 5'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had frequently
214:213, 6'  !| united with $PP#E$Jane in an endeavour$0$ to$9$ check$1$ the imprudence
214:213, 7'  !| of $PP#G$Catherine and $PP#H$Lydia;
214:213, 7@a   | but while$9$ they were supported
214:213, 8@a   | by$4$ their mother's indulgence, what$6#2$ chance$0$ could there be
214:213, 9@a   | of improvement?  $PP#G$Catherine, weak-spirited, irritable, and
214:213,10@a   | completely under $PP#H$Lydia's guidance, had been always
214:213,11@a   | affronted by$4$ their advice; and $PP#H$Lydia, self-willed and
214:213,12@a   | careless, would scarcely give them a hearing.  They were
214:213,13@a   | ignorant, idle, and vain.  While$9$ there was an officer in
214:213,14@a   | Meryton, they would flirt with him; and while$9$ Meryton
214:213,15@a   | was within a walk$0$ of Longbourn, they would be going
214:213,16@a   | there for*ever.
214:213,17'  !| Anxiety on$4$ $PP#E$Jane's behalf, was another prevailing concern$0$,
214:213,18'  !| and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's explanation, by$4$ restoring $PP#I$Bingley
214:213,19'  !| to$4$ all her former good opinion, heightened the sense of
214:213,20'  !| what$6#1$ $PP#E$Jane had lost.  His affection was proved to$9$ have
214:213,21'  !| been sincere, and his conduct$0$ cleared of all blame$0$, unless
214:213,22'  !| any could attach to$4$ the implicitness of his confidence in
214:213,23'  !| his friend.  How grievous then was the thought$0$ that$3$,
214:213,24'  !| of a situation so$5#1$ desirable in every respect$0$, so$5#1$ replete
214:213,25'  !| with advantage, so$5#1$ promising for$4$ happiness, $PP#E$Jane had
214:213,26'  !| been deprived, by$4$ the folly and indecorum of her own$2$
214:213,27'  !| family|
214:213,28'  !| When to$4$ these recollections was added the developement
214:213,29'  !| of $PP#V$Wickham's character, it may$1$ be easily believed that$3$
214:213,30'  !| the happy spirits which$6#1$ had seldom been depressed before$5$,
214:213,31'  !| were now so$5#1$ much affected as to$9$ make$1$ it almost impossible
214:213,32'  !| for$4$ her to$9$ appear tolerably cheerful.
214:213,33'  !| Their engagements at Rosings were as frequent during
214:213,34'  !| the last$2$ week of her stay$0$, as they had been at first.  The
214:213,35'  !| very last$2$ evening was spent there; and her Ladyship
214:213,36'  !| again enquired minutely into the particulars of their
214:213,37'  !| journey, gave them directions as to$4$ the best method of
214:213,38'  !| packing, and was so$5#1$ urgent on$4$ the necessity of placing
214:214, 1'  !| gowns in the only right$2#1$ way, that$3$ $PP#W$Maria thought$1$ herself
214:214, 2'  !| obliged, on$4$ her return$0$, to$9$ undo all the work$0$ of the morning,
214:214, 3'  !| and pack her trunk afresh.
214:214, 4'  !| When they parted, $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, with great condescension,
214:214, 5'  !| wished them a good journey, and invited them
214:214, 6'  !| to$9$ come to$4$ Hunsford again next year; and $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh
214:214, 7'  !| exerted herself so$5#1$ far as to$9$ curtsey and hold$1$ out$5$ her hand$0$
214:214, 8'  !| to$4$ both.
215:215, 1'  !| On$4$ Saturday morning $PP#A$Elizabeth and $PP#K$Mr%*Collins met
215:215, 2'  !| for$4$ breakfast$0$ a few minutes before$3$ the others appeared;
215:215, 3'  !| and he took the opportunity of paying the parting civilities
215:215, 4'  !| which$6#1$ he deemed indispensably necessary.
215:215, 5K  !| "I know not, $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth,"
215:215, 5'  !| said he,
215:215, 5K  !| "whether
215:215, 6K  !| $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins has yet expressed her sense of your kindness
215:215, 7K  !| in coming to$4$ us, but I am very certain you will$1$ not leave$1$
215:215, 8K  !| the house without receiving her thanks for$4$ it.  The favour$0$
215:215, 9K  !| of your company has been much felt, I assure you.  We
215:215,10K  !| know how little there is to$9$ tempt any*one to$4$ our humble$2$
215:215,11K  !| abode.  Our plain manner of living$9$, our small rooms, and
215:215,12K  !| few domestics, and the little we see of the world, must
215:215,13K  !| make$1$ Hunsford extremely dull to$4$ a young lady like$9$ yourself;
215:215,14K  !| but I hope$1$ you will$1$ believe us grateful for$4$ the
215:215,15K  !| condescension, and that$3$ we have done every*thing in our
215:215,16K  !| power to$9$ prevent your spending your time unpleasantly."
215:215,17'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was eager with her thanks and assurances of
215:215,18'  !| happiness.
215:215,18@a   | She had spent six weeks with great enjoyment;
215:215,19@a   | and the pleasure of being$1$ with $PP#S$Charlotte, and the kind$2$
215:215,20@a   | attentions she had received, must make$1$ \her\ feel the obliged.
215:215,21'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins was gratified; and with a more smiling
215:215,22'  !| solemnity replied,
215:215,23K  !| "It gives me the greatest pleasure to$9$ hear that$3$ you
215:215,24K  !| have passed your time not disagreeably.  We have
215:215,25K  !| certainly done our best; and most fortunately having it
215:215,26K  !| in our power to$9$ introduce you to$4$ very superior$2$ society,
215:215,27K  !| and from our connections with Rosings, the frequent means$0$
215:215,28K  !| of varying the humble$2$ home scene, I think we may$1$ flatter
215:215,29K  !| ourselves that$3$ your Hunsford visit$0$ cannot have been
215:215,30K  !| entirely irksome.  Our situation with regard$0$ to$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's
215:215,31K  !| family is indeed the sort of extraordinary
215:216, 1K  !| advantage and blessing which$6#1$ few can boast$1$.  You see
215:216, 2K  !| on$4$ what$6#1$ a footing we are.  You see how continually we are
215:216, 3K  !| engaged there.  In truth I must acknowledge that$3$, with
215:216, 4K  !| all the disadvantages of this humble$2$ parsonage, I should
215:216, 5K  !| not think any*one abiding in it an object$0$ of compassion,
215:216, 6K  !| while$9$ they are sharers of our intimacy at Rosings."
215:216, 7'  !| Words were insufficient for$4$ the elevation of his feelings;
215:216, 8'  !| and he was obliged to$9$ walk$1$ about$4$ the room, while$9$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
215:216, 9'  !| tried to$9$ unite civility and truth in a few short$2$
215:216,10'  !| sentences.
215:216,11K  !| "You may$1$, in fact, carry a very favourable report$0$ of
215:216,12K  !| us into Hertfordshire, my dear$2#1$ cousin.  I flatter myself
215:216,13K  !| at least that$3$ you will$1$ be able to$9$ do so$5#2$.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's
215:216,14K  !| great attentions to$4$ $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins you have been a daily
215:216,15K  !| witness$0$ of; and altogether I trust$1$ it does not appear
215:216,16K  !| that$3$ your friend has drawn an unfortunate ~ but on$4$ this
215:216,17K  !| point$0$ it will$1$ be as well$9$ to$9$ be silent.  Only let me assure
215:216,18K  !| you, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth, that$3$ I can from my heart
215:216,19K  !| most cordially wish$1$ you equal$2$ felicity in marriage.  My
215:216,20K  !| dear$2#1$ $PP#S$Charlotte and I have but one mind$0$ and one way of
215:216,21K  !| thinking.  There is in every*thing a most remarkable
215:216,22K  !| resemblance of character and ideas between us.  We seem
215:216,23K  !| to$9$ have been designed for$4$ each other."
215:216,24'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could safely say that$3$
215:216,24@a   | it was a great happiness
215:216,25@a   | where that$6#2$ was the case,
215:216,25'  !| and with equal$2$ sincerity could
215:216,26'  !| add that$3$
215:216,26@a   | she firmly believed and rejoiced in his domestic$2$
215:216,27@a   | comforts.
215:216,27'  !| She was not sorry, however, to$9$ have the recital
215:216,28'  !| of them interrupted by$4$ the entrance of the lady from whom$6#1$
215:216,29'  !| they sprung.
215:216,29@a   | Poor $PP#S$Charlotte| ~ it was melancholy$2$ to$9$
215:216,30@a   | leave$1$ her to$4$ such society| ~ But she had chosen it with
215:216,31@a   | her eyes open$2$; and though evidently regretting that$3$ her
215:216,32@a   | visitors were to$9$ go, she did not seem to$9$ ask for$4$ compassion.
215:216,33@a   | Her home and her housekeeping, her parish and her
215:216,34@a   | poultry, and all their dependent concerns$0$, had not yet
215:216,35@a   | lost their charms.
215:216,36'  !| At length the chaise arrived, the trunks were fastened
215:216,37'  !| on$5$, the parcels placed within, and it was pronounced to$9$
215:216,38'  !| be ready.  After$4$ an affectionate parting between the
215:217, 1'  !| friends, $PP#A$Elizabeth was attended to$4$ the carriage by$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins,
215:217, 2'  !| and as they walked down$4$ the garden, he was
215:217, 3'  !| commissioning her with his best respects to$4$ all her family,
215:217, 4'  !| not forgetting his thanks for$4$ the kindness he had received
215:217, 5'  !| at Longbourn in the winter, and his compliments to$4$ $PP#N$Mr%
215:217, 6'  !| and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, though unknown.  He then handed
215:217, 7'  !| her in, $PP#W$Maria followed, and the door was on$4$ the point$0$
215:217, 8'  !| of being$1$ closed, when he suddenly reminded them, with
215:217, 9'  !| some consternation, that$3$
215:217, 9@k   | they had hitherto forgotten to$9$
215:217,10@k   | leave$1$ any message for$4$ the ladies at Rosings.
215:217,11K  !| "But,"
215:217,11'  !| he added,
215:217,11K  !| "you will$1$ of course$8$ wish$1$ to$9$ have
215:217,12K  !| your humble$2$ respects delivered to$4$ them, with your grateful
215:217,13K  !| thanks for$4$ their kindness to$4$ you while$9$ you have been here."
215:217,14'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth made no$2$ objection; ~ the door was then
215:217,15'  !| allowed to$9$ be shut, and the carriage drove off.
215:217,16W  !| "Good gracious|"
215:217,16'  !| cried $PP#W$Maria, after$4$ a few minutes
215:217,17'  !| silence$0$,
215:217,17W  !| "it seems but a day or two since we first came| ~
215:217,18W  !| and yet how many things have happened|"
215:217,19A  !| "A great many indeed,"
215:217,19'  !| said her companion with
215:217,20'  !| a sigh$0$.
215:217,21W  !| "We have dined nine times at Rosings, besides drinking
215:217,22W  !| tea there twice| ~ How much I shall have to$9$ tell|"
215:217,23'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth privately added,
215:217,23A  !| "And how much I shall
215:217,24A  !| have to$9$ conceal."
215:217,25'  !| Their journey was performed without much conversation,
215:217,26'  !| or any alarm$0$; and within four hours of their
215:217,27'  !| leaving Hunsford, they reached $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner's house,
215:217,28'  !| where they were to$9$ remain a few days.
215:217,29'  !| $PP#E$Jane looked well$9$, and $PP#A$Elizabeth had little opportunity
215:217,30'  !| of studying her spirits, amidst the various engagements
215:217,31'  !| which$6#1$ the kindness of her aunt had reserved for$4$ them.
215:217,32@a   | But $PP#E$Jane was to$9$ go home with her, and at Longbourn
215:217,33@a   | there would be leisure enough for$4$ observation.
215:217,34'  !| It was not without an effort meanwhile that$3$ she could
215:217,35'  !| wait even$5$ for$4$ Longbourn, before$3$ she told her sister of
215:217,36'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's proposals.  To$9$ know that$3$ she had the power
215:217,37'  !| of revealing what$6#1$ would so$5#1$ exceedingly astonish $PP#E$Jane,
215:218, 1'  !| and must, at the same time, so$5#1$ highly gratify whatever
215:218, 2'  !| of her own$2$ vanity she had not yet been able to$9$ reason$1$
215:218, 3'  !| away, was such a temptation to$4$ openness as nothing could
215:218, 4'  !| have conquered, but the state$0$ of indecision in which$6#1$ she
215:218, 5'  !| remained, as to$4$ the extent of what$6#1$ she should communicate;
215:218, 6'  !| and her fear$0$, if she once entered on$4$ the subject$0$, of
215:218, 7'  !| being$1$ hurried into repeating something of $PP#I$Bingley, which$6#1$
215:218, 8'  !| might only grieve her sister farther.
216:219, 1'  !| It was the second$2$ week in May$0$, in which$6#1$ the three
216:219, 2'  !| young ladies set$1$ out$5$ together from Gracechurch-street, for$4$
216:219, 3'  !| the town of @@@@ in Hertfordshire; and, as they drew
216:219, 4'  !| near$4$ the appointed inn where $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's carriage was
216:219, 5'  !| to$9$ meet$1$ them, they quickly perceived, in token of the
216:219, 6'  !| coachman's punctuality, both $PP#G$Kitty and $PP#H$Lydia looking
216:219, 7'  !| out$8$ of a dining*room up*stairs.  These two girls had been
216:219, 8'  !| above$4$ an hour in the place$0$, happily employed in visiting
216:219, 9'  !| an opposite milliner, watching the sentinel on$4$ guard$0$, and
216:219,10'  !| dressing a sallad and cucumber.
216:219,11'  !| After$4$ welcoming their sisters, they triumphantly displayed
216:219,12'  !| a table set$1$ out$5$ with such cold$2$ meat as an inn larder
216:219,13'  !| usually affords, exclaiming,
216:219,13X  !| "Is not this nice?  is not
216:219,14X  !| this an agreeable surprise$0$?"
216:219,15H  !| "And we mean$1$ to$9$ treat$1$ you all,"
216:219,15'  !| added $PP#H$Lydia;
216:219,15H  !| "but
216:219,16H  !| you must lend us the money, for$3$ we have just$9$ spent ours
216:219,17H  !| at the shop out$5$ there."
216:219,17'  !| Then shewing her purchases:
216:219,18H  !| "Look$1$ here, I have bought this bonnet.  I do not think
216:219,19H  !| it is very pretty$2$; but I thought$1$ I might as well$9$ buy it
216:219,20H  !| as not.  I shall pull it to$4$ pieces as soon as I get home,
216:219,21H  !| and see if I can make$1$ it up any better$9$."
216:219,22'  !| And when her sisters abused it as ugly, she added,
216:219,23'  !| with perfect$2$ unconcern,
216:219,23H  !| "Oh| but there were two or
216:219,24H  !| three much uglier in the shop; and when I have bought
216:219,25H  !| some prettier-coloured satin to$9$ trim it with fresh, I think
216:219,26H  !| it will$1$ be very tolerable.  Besides, it will$1$ not much signify
216:219,27H  !| what$6#1$ one wears this summer, after$3$ the @@@@*shire have
216:219,28H  !| left$1$ Meryton, and they are going in a fortnight."
216:219,29A  !| "Are they indeed?"
216:219,29'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth, with the greatest
216:219,30'  !| satisfaction.
216:219,31H  !| "They are going to$9$ be encamped near$4$ Brighton; and
216:219,32H  !| I do so$5#1$ want$1$ papa to$9$ take us all there for$4$ the summer|
216:219,33H  !| It would be such a delicious scheme$0$, and I dare$1#2$ say
216:220, 1H  !| would hardly cost$1$ any*thing at all.  Mamma would like$1$
216:220, 2H  !| to$9$ go too$5#2$ of all things|  Only think what$6#1$ a miserable
216:220, 3H  !| summer else we shall have|"
216:220, 4@a   | "Yes,"
216:220, 4'  !| thought$1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
216:220, 4@a   | "\that$6#2$\ would be a delightful
216:220, 5@a   | scheme$0$, indeed, and completely do for$4$ us at once.
216:220, 6@a   | Good Heaven|  Brighton, and a whole$2$ campful of soldiers,
216:220, 7@a   | to$4$ us, who$6#1$ have been overset already by$4$ one poor regiment
216:220, 8@a   | of militia, and the monthly balls of Meryton."
216:220, 9H  !| "Now I have got some news for$4$ you,"
216:220, 9'  !| said $PP#H$Lydia, as
216:220,10'  !| they sat down$5$ to$4$ table.
216:220,10H  !| "What$6#2$ do you think?  It is
216:220,11H  !| excellent news, capital news, and about$4$ a certain person
216:220,12H  !| that$6#1$ we all like$1$."
216:220,13'  !| $PP#E$Jane and $PP#A$Elizabeth looked at each other, and the
216:220,14'  !| waiter was told that$3$ he need$1$ not stay$1$.  $PP#H$Lydia laughed,
216:220,15'  !| and said,
216:220,16H  !| "Aye, that$6#2$ is just$9$ like$9$ your formality and discretion.
216:220,17H  !| You thought$1$ the waiter must not hear, as if he cared|
216:220,18H  !| I dare$1#2$ say he often hears worse things said than I am
216:220,19H  !| going to$9$ say.  But he is an ugly fellow|  I am glad he is
216:220,20H  !| gone.  I never saw such a long$9$ chin in my life.  Well$7$, but
216:220,21H  !| now for$4$ my news:  it is about$4$ dear$2#1$ $PP#V$Wickham; too$5#1$ good
216:220,22H  !| for$4$ the waiter, is not it?  There is no$2$ danger of $PP#V$Wickham's
216:220,23H  !| marrying $PP#ZW$Mary*King.  There's for$4$ you|  She is gone down$5$
216:220,24H  !| to$4$ her uncle at Liverpool; gone to$9$ stay$1$.  $PP#V$Wickham is
216:220,25H  !| safe."
216:220,26A  !| "And $PP#ZW$Mary*King is safe|"
216:220,26'  !| added $PP#A$Elizabeth;
216:220,26A  !| "safe
216:220,27A  !| from a connection imprudent as to$4$ fortune."
216:220,28H  !| "She is a great fool for$4$ going away, if she liked him."
216:220,29E  !| "But I hope$1$ there is no$2$ strong attachment on$4$ either
216:220,30E  !| side$0$,"
216:220,30'  !| said $PP#E$Jane.
216:220,31H  !| "I am sure there is not on$4$ \his\.  I will$1$ answer$1$ for$4$ it
216:220,32H  !| he never cared three straws about$4$ her.  Who$6#2$ \could\ about$4$
216:220,33H  !| such a nasty little freckled thing?"
216:220,34'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was shocked to$9$ think that$3$,
216:220,34@a   | however incapable
216:220,35@a   | of such coarseness of \expression\ herself, the coarseness
216:220,36@a   | of the \sentiment\ was little other than her own$2$ breast had
216:220,37@a   | formerly harboured and fancied liberal|
216:220,38'  !| As soon as all had ate, and the elder ones paid, the
216:221, 1'  !| carriage was ordered; and after$4$ some contrivance, the
216:221, 2'  !| whole$2$ party, with all their boxes, workbags, and parcels,
216:221, 3'  !| and the unwelcome addition of $PP#G$Kitty's and $PP#H$Lydia's
216:221, 4'  !| purchases, were seated in it.
216:221, 5H  !| "How nicely we are crammed in|"
216:221, 5'  !| cried $PP#H$Lydia.
216:221, 5H  !| "I am
216:221, 6H  !| glad I bought my bonnet, if it is only for$4$ the fun of having
216:221, 7H  !| another bandbox|  Well$7$, now let us be quite comfortable
216:221, 8H  !| and snug, and talk$1$ and laugh$1$ all the way home.  And
216:221, 9H  !| in the first place$0$, let us hear what$6#1$ has happened to$4$ you
216:221,10H  !| all, since you went away.  Have you seen any pleasant
216:221,11H  !| men?  Have you had any flirting?  I was in great hopes$0$
216:221,12H  !| that$3$ one of you would have got a husband before$3$ you came
216:221,13H  !| back$5$.  $PP#E$Jane will$1$ be quite an old maid soon, I declare.
216:221,14H  !| She is almost three*and*twenty|  Lord$7$, how ashamed
216:221,15H  !| I should be of not being$1$ married before$4$ three*and*twenty|
216:221,16H  !| My aunt $PP#T$Philips wants$1$ you so$5#1$ to$9$ get husbands, you can't
216:221,17H  !| think.  She says $PP#A$Lizzy had better$9$ have taken $PP#K$Mr%*Collins;
216:221,18H  !| but \I\ do not think there would have been any fun in it.
216:221,19H  !| Lord$7$| how I should like$1$ to$9$ be married before$4$ any of you;
216:221,20H  !| and then I would chaperon you about$5$ to$4$ all the balls.
216:221,21H  !| Dear$7$ me| we had such a good piece of fun the other day
216:221,22H  !| at $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster's.  $PP#G$Kitty and me were to$9$ spend the
216:221,23H  !| day there, and $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster promised to$9$ have a little
216:221,24H  !| dance$0$ in the evening; (by*the*bye, $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster and
216:221,25H  !| me are \such\ friends|) and so$3$ she asked the two $PP#ZR$Harringtons
216:221,26H  !| to$9$ come, but $PP#ZR$Harriet was ill, and so$3$ $PP#ZR$Pen was forced to$9$
216:221,27H  !| come by$4$ herself; and then, what$6#2$ do you think we did?
216:221,28H  !| We dressed up $PP#ZC$Chamberlayne in woman's clothes, on$4$
216:221,29H  !| purpose to$9$ pass$1$ for$4$ a lady, ~ only think what$7$ fun|  Not
216:221,30H  !| a soul knew of it, but $PP#ZL$Col% and $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster, and
216:221,31H  !| $PP#G$Kitty and me, except my aunt, for$3$ we were forced to$9$
216:221,32H  !| borrow one of her gowns; and you cannot imagine how
216:221,33H  !| well$9$ he looked|  When $PP#W$Denny, and $PP#V$Wickham, and $PP#ZZI$Pratt,
216:221,34H  !| and two or three more of the men came in, they did not
216:221,35H  !| know him in the least.  Lord$7$| how I laughed| and so$3$
216:221,36H  !| did $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster.  I thought$1$ I should have died.  And
216:221,37H  !| \that$6#2$\ made the men suspect something, and then they soon
216:221,38H  !| found out$5$ what$6#1$ was the matter."
216:222, 1'  !| With such kind$0$ of histories of their parties and good
216:222, 2'  !| jokes, did $PP#H$Lydia, assisted by$4$ $PP#G$Kitty's hints and additions,
216:222, 3'  !| endeavour$1$ to$9$ amuse her companions all the way to$4$ Longbourn.
216:222, 4'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth listened as little as she could, but there
216:222, 5'  !| was no$2$ escaping the frequent mention$0$ of $PP#V$Wickham's
216:222, 6'  !| name$0$.
216:222, 7'  !| Their reception at home was most kind$2$.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
216:222, 8'  !| rejoiced to$9$ see $PP#E$Jane in undiminished beauty; and more
216:222, 9'  !| than once during dinner did $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet say voluntarily
216:222,10'  !| to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
216:222,11D  !| "I am glad you are come back$5$, $PP#A$Lizzy."
216:222,12'  !| Their party in the dining-room was large, for$3$ almost
216:222,13'  !| all the $PP#R1$Lucases came to$9$ meet$1$ $PP#W$Maria and hear the news:
216:222,14'  !| and various were the subjects which$6#1$ occupied them;
216:222,15'  !| $PP#ZZA$lady*Lucas was enquiring of $PP#W$Maria across$4$ the table, after$4$
216:222,16'  !| the welfare and poultry of her eldest daughter; $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
216:222,17'  !| was doubly engaged, on$4$ one hand$0$ collecting an account$0$
216:222,18'  !| of the present$9$ fashions from $PP#E$Jane, who$6#1$ sat some way
216:222,19'  !| below her, and on$4$ the other, retailing them all to$4$ the
216:222,20'  !| younger $PP#S1$Miss*Lucases; and $PP#H$Lydia, in a voice rather
216:222,21'  !| louder than any other person's, was enumerating the
216:222,22'  !| various pleasures of the morning to$4$ any*body who$6#1$ would
216:222,23'  !| hear her.
216:222,24H  !| "Oh| $PP#F$Mary,"
216:222,24'  !| said she,
216:222,24H  !| "I wish$1$ you had gone with
216:222,25H  !| us, for$3$ we had such fun| as we went along$5$, $PP#G$Kitty and
216:222,26H  !| me drew up all the blinds, and pretended there was
216:222,27H  !| nobody in the coach; and I should have gone so$5#2$ all the
216:222,28H  !| way, if $PP#G$Kitty had not been sick; and when we got to$4$
216:222,29H  !| the*George, I do think we behaved very handsomely, for$3$
216:222,30H  !| we treated the other three with the nicest cold$2$ luncheon
216:222,31H  !| in the world, and if you would have gone, we would have
216:222,32H  !| treated you too$5#2$.  And then when we came away it was
216:222,33H  !| such fun|  I thought$1$ we never should have got into the
216:222,34H  !| coach.  I was ready to$9$ die$1$ of laughter.  And then we were
216:222,35H  !| so$5#1$ merry all the way home| we talked and laughed so$5#1$
216:222,36H  !| loud, that$3$ any*body might have heard us ten miles off|"
216:222,37'  !| To$4$ this, $PP#F$Mary very gravely replied,
216:222,37F  !| "Far be it from
216:222,38F  !| me, my dear$2#1$ sister, to$9$ depreciate such pleasures.  They
216:223, 1F  !| would doubtless be congenial with the generality of female$2$
216:223, 2F  !| minds.  But I confess they would have no$2$ charms for$4$ \me\.
216:223, 3F  !| I should infinitely prefer a book."
216:223, 4'  !| But of this answer$0$ $PP#H$Lydia heard not a word.  She seldom
216:223, 5'  !| listened to$4$ any*body for$4$ more than half a minute$0$, and
216:223, 6'  !| never attended to$4$ $PP#F$Mary at all.
216:223, 7'  !| In the afternoon $PP#H$Lydia was urgent with the rest$0#1$ of the
216:223, 8'  !| girls to$9$ walk$1$ to$4$ Meryton and see how every*body went on$5$;
216:223, 9'  !| but $PP#A$Elizabeth steadily opposed the scheme$0$.
216:223, 9@a   | It should
216:223,10@a   | not be said, that$3$ the $PP#E1$Miss*Bennets could not be at home
216:223,11@a   | half a day before$3$ they were in pursuit of the officers.
216:223,12'  !| There was another reason$0$ too$5#2$ for$4$ her opposition.
216:223,12@a   | She
216:223,13@a   | dreaded seeing $PP#V$Wickham again, and was resolved to$9$ avoid
216:223,14@a   | it as long$9$ as possible.  The comfort$0$ to$4$ \her\, of the regiment's
216:223,15@a   | approaching removal, was indeed beyond$4$ expression.  In
216:223,16@a   | a fortnight they were to$9$ go, and once gone, she hoped
216:223,17@a   | there could be nothing more to$9$ plague her on$4$ his account$0$.
216:223,18'  !| She had not been many hours at home, before$3$ she found
216:223,19'  !| that$3$ the Brighton scheme$0$, of which$6#1$ $PP#H$Lydia had given them
216:223,20'  !| a hint$0$ at the inn, was under frequent discussion between
216:223,21'  !| her parents.  $PP#A$Elizabeth saw directly that$3$ her father had
216:223,22'  !| not the smallest intention of yielding; but his answers
216:223,23'  !| were at the same time so$5#1$ vague and equivocal, that$3$ her
216:223,24'  !| mother, though often disheartened, had never yet despaired
216:223,25'  !| of succeeding at last$0$.
217:224, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's impatience to$9$ acquaint $PP#E$Jane with what$6#1$
217:224, 2'  !| had happened could no$2$ longer be overcome; and at length
217:224, 3'  !| resolving to$9$ suppress every particular in which$6#1$ her sister
217:224, 4'  !| was concerned, and preparing her to$9$ be surprised, she
217:224, 5'  !| related to$4$ her the next morning the chief of the scene
217:224, 6'  !| between $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy and herself.
217:224, 7'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet's astonishment was soon lessened by$4$ the
217:224, 8'  !| strong sisterly partiality which$6#1$ made any admiration of
217:224, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth appear perfectly natural$2$; and all surprise$0$ was
217:224,10'  !| shortly lost in other feelings.
217:224,10@e   | She was sorry that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
217:224,11@e   | should have delivered his sentiments in a manner
217:224,12@e   | so$5#1$ little suited to$9$ recommend them; but still$5$ more was
217:224,13@e   | she grieved for$4$ the unhappiness which$6#1$ her sister's refusal
217:224,14@e   | must have given him.
217:224,15E  !| "His being$1$ so$5#1$ sure of succeeding, was wrong$9$,"
217:224,15'  !| said she;
217:224,16E  !| "and certainly ought not to$9$ have appeared; but consider
217:224,17E  !| how much it must increase$1$ his disappointment."
217:224,18A  !| "Indeed,"
217:224,18'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth,
217:224,18A  !| "I am heartily sorry for$4$
217:224,19A  !| him; but he has other feelings which$6#1$ will$1$ probably soon
217:224,20A  !| drive$1$ away his regard$0$ for$4$ me.  You do not blame$1$ me,
217:224,21A  !| however, for$4$ refusing him?"
217:224,22E  !| "Blame$1$ you|  Oh, no$7$."
217:224,23A  !| "But you blame$1$ me for$4$ having spoken so$5#1$ warmly of
217:224,24A  !| $PP#V$Wickham."
217:224,25E  !| "No$7$ ~ I do not know that$3$ you were wrong$9$ in saying
217:224,26E  !| what$6#1$ you did."
217:224,27A  !| "But you \will$1$\ know it, when I have told you what$6#1$
217:224,28A  !| happened the very next day."
217:224,29'  !| She then spoke of the letter, repeating the whole$0$ of its
217:224,30'  !| contents as far as they concerned $PP#V$George*Wickham.
217:224,31'  !| What$7$ a stroke was this for$4$ poor $PP#E$Jane| who$6#1$ would willingly
217:224,32'  !| have gone through$4$ the world without believing that$3$ so$5#1$
217:224,33'  !| much wickedness existed in the whole$2$ race of mankind,
217:225, 1'  !| as was here collected in one individual.  Nor was $PP#B$Darcy's
217:225, 2'  !| vindication, though grateful to$4$ her feelings, capable of
217:225, 3'  !| consoling her for$4$ such discovery.  Most earnestly did she
217:225, 4'  !| labour to$9$ prove the probability of error, and seek to$9$ clear$1$
217:225, 5'  !| one, without involving the other.
217:225, 6A  !| "This will$1$ not do,"
217:225, 6'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth.
217:225, 6A  !| "You never will$1$
217:225, 7A  !| be able to$9$ make$1$ both of them good for$4$ any*thing.  Take
217:225, 8A  !| your choice$0$, but you must be satisfied$2$ with only one.
217:225, 9A  !| There is but such a quantity of merit$0$ between them;
217:225,10A  !| just$9$ enough to$9$ make$1$ one good sort of man; and of late
217:225,11A  !| it has been shifting about$5$ pretty$5$ much.  For$4$ my part$0$,
217:225,12A  !| I am inclined to$9$ believe it all $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's, but you shall
217:225,13A  !| do as you chuse."
217:225,14'  !| It was some time, however, before$3$ a smile$0$ could be
217:225,15'  !| extorted from $PP#E$Jane.
217:225,16E  !| "I do not know when I have been more shocked,"
217:225,17'  !| said she.
217:225,17E  !| "$PP#V$Wickham so$5#1$ very bad|  It is almost past$9$
217:225,18E  !| belief.  And poor $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy| dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy, only consider
217:225,19E  !| what$6#1$ he must have suffered.  Such a disappointment|
217:225,20E  !| and with the knowledge of your ill opinion too$5#2$| and having
217:225,21E  !| to$9$ relate such a thing of his sister|  It is really too$5#1$ distressing.
217:225,22E  !| I am sure you must feel it so$5#2$."
217:225,23A  !| "Oh| no$7$, my regret$0$ and compassion are all done away
217:225,24A  !| by$4$ seeing you so$5#1$ full of both.  I know you will$1$ do him
217:225,25A  !| such ample justice, that$3$ I am growing every moment
217:225,26A  !| more unconcerned and indifferent.  Your profusion makes
217:225,27A  !| me saving; and if you lament over him much longer,
217:225,28A  !| my heart will$1$ be as light$9$ as a feather."
217:225,29E  !| "Poor $PP#V$Wickham; there is such an expression of goodness
217:225,30E  !| in his countenance| such an openness and gentleness
217:225,31E  !| in his manner."
217:225,32A  !| "There certainly was some great mismanagement in
217:225,33A  !| the education of those two young men.  One has got all
217:225,34A  !| the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it."
217:225,35E  !| "I never thought$1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy so$5#1$ deficient in the \appearance\
217:225,36E  !| of it as you used$1#2$ to$9$ do."
217:225,37A  !| "And yet I meant to$9$ be uncommonly clever in taking
217:225,38A  !| so$5#1$ decided$2$ a dislike$0$ to$4$ him, without any reason$0$.  It is
217:226, 1A  !| such a spur to$4$ one's genius, such an opening for$4$ wit$0#1$ to$9$
217:226, 2A  !| have a dislike$0$ of that$6#2$ kind$0$.  One may$1$ be continually
217:226, 3A  !| abusive without saying any*thing just$2$; but one cannot
217:226, 4A  !| be always laughing at a man without now and then
217:226, 5A  !| stumbling on$4$ something witty."
217:226, 6E  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy, when you first read that$6#2$ letter, I am sure you
217:226, 7E  !| could not treat$1$ the matter as you do now."
217:226, 8A  !| "Indeed I could not.  I was uncomfortable enough.
217:226, 9A  !| I was very uncomfortable, I may$1$ say unhappy.  And with
217:226,10A  !| no*one to$9$ speak to$4$, of what$6#1$ I felt, no$2$ $PP#E$Jane to$9$ comfort$1$
217:226,11A  !| me and say that$3$ I had not been so$5#1$ very weak and vain
217:226,12A  !| and nonsensical as I knew I had| Oh| how I wanted you|"
217:226,13E  !| "How unfortunate that$3$ you should have used$1#1$ such very
217:226,14E  !| strong expressions in speaking of $PP#V$Wickham to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,
217:226,15E  !| for$3$ now they \do\ appear wholly undeserved."
217:226,16A  !| "Certainly.  But the misfortune of speaking with
217:226,17A  !| bitterness, is a most natural$2$ consequence of the prejudices
217:226,18A  !| I had been encouraging.  There is one point$0$, on$4$ which$6#1$
217:226,19A  !| I want$1$ your advice.  I want$1$ to$9$ be told whether I ought,
217:226,20A  !| or ought not to$9$ make$1$ our acquaintance in general$0$ understand
217:226,21A  !| $PP#V$Wickham's character."
217:226,22'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet paused a little and then replied,
217:226,22E  !| "Surely
217:226,23E  !| there can be no$2$ occasion$0$ for$4$ exposing him so$5#1$ dreadfully.
217:226,24E  !| What$6#2$ is your own$2$ opinion?"
217:226,25A  !| "That$3$ it ought not to$9$ be attempted.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy has
217:226,26A  !| not authorised me to$9$ make$1$ his communication public$2$.
217:226,27A  !| On$4$ the contrary$0$ every particular relative to$4$ his sister,
217:226,28A  !| was meant to$9$ be kept as much as possible to$4$ myself;
217:226,29A  !| and if I endeavour$1$ to$9$ undeceive people as to$4$ the rest$0#1$
217:226,30A  !| of his conduct$0$, who$6#2$ will$1$ believe me?  The general$2$ prejudice
217:226,31A  !| against $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is so$5#1$ violent, that$3$ it would be
217:226,32A  !| the death of half the good people in Meryton, to$9$ attempt$1$
217:226,33A  !| to$9$ place$1$ him in an amiable light$0$.  I am not equal$2$ to$4$ it.
217:226,34A  !| $PP#V$Wickham will$1$ soon be gone; and therefore it will$1$ not
217:226,35A  !| signify to$4$ anybody here, what$6#1$ he really is.  Sometime
217:226,36A  !| hence it will$1$ be all found out$5$, and then we may$1$ laugh$1$
217:226,37A  !| at their stupidity in not knowing it before$5$.  At present$0#1$
217:226,38A  !| I will$1$ say nothing about$4$ it."
217:227, 1E  !| "You are quite right$2#1$.  To$9$ have his errors made public$2$
217:227, 2E  !| might ruin$1$ him for*ever.  He is now perhaps sorry for$4$
217:227, 3E  !| what$6#1$ he has done, and anxious to$9$ re-establish a character.
217:227, 4E  !| We must not make$1$ him desperate."
217:227, 5'  !| The tumult of $PP#A$Elizabeth's mind$0$ was allayed by$4$ this
217:227, 6'  !| conversation.  She had got rid of two of the secrets which$6#1$
217:227, 7'  !| had weighed on$4$ her for$4$ a fortnight, and was certain of
217:227, 8'  !| a willing listener in $PP#E$Jane, whenever she might wish$1$ to$9$
217:227, 9'  !| talk$1$ again on$4$ either.  But there was still$5$ something lurking
217:227,10'  !| behind, of which$6#1$ prudence forbad the disclosure.  She dared
217:227,11'  !| not relate the other half of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's letter, nor explain to$4$
217:227,12'  !| her sister how sincerely she had been valued by$4$ his friend.
217:227,13'  !| Here was knowledge in which$6#1$ no*one could partake;
217:227,14'  !| and she was sensible$2#1$ that$3$ nothing less than a perfect$2$
217:227,15'  !| understanding$0$ between the parties could justify her in
217:227,16'  !| throwing off this last$2$ incumbrance of mystery.
217:227,16A  !| "And
217:227,17A  !| then,"
217:227,17'  !| said she,
217:227,17A  !| "if that$6#2$ very improbable event should
217:227,18A  !| ever take place$0$, I shall merely be able to$9$ tell what$6#1$ $PP#I$Bingley
217:227,19A  !| may$1$ tell in a much more agreeable manner himself.  The
217:227,20A  !| liberty of communication cannot be mine$6$ till it has lost
217:227,21A  !| all its value$0$|"
217:227,22'  !| She was now, on$4$ being$1$ settled$1$ at home, at leisure to$9$
217:227,23'  !| observe the real state$0$ of her sister's spirits.
217:227,23@a   | $PP#E$Jane was
217:227,24@a   | not happy.  She still$5$ cherished a very tender$2$ affection
217:227,25@a   | for$4$ $PP#I$Bingley.  Having never even$5$ fancied herself in love$0$
217:227,26@a   | before$5$, her regard$0$ had all the warmth of first attachment,
217:227,27@a   | and from her age and disposition, greater steadiness than
217:227,28@a   | first attachments often boast$1$; and so$5#1$ fervently did she
217:227,29@a   | value$1$ his remembrance, and prefer him to$4$ every other
217:227,30@a   | man, that$3$ all her good sense, and all her attention to$4$ the
217:227,31@a   | feelings of her friends, were requisite to$9$ check$1$ the indulgence
217:227,32@a   | of those regrets, which$6#1$ must have been injurious
217:227,33@a   | to$4$ her own$2$ health and their tranquillity.
217:227,34D  !| "Well$7$, $PP#A$Lizzy,"
217:227,34'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet one day,
217:227,34D  !| "what$6#2$ is
217:227,35D  !| your opinion \now\ of this sad business of $PP#E$Jane's?  For$4$ my
217:227,36D  !| part$0$, I am determined$2$ never to$9$ speak of it again to$4$ anybody.
217:227,37D  !| I told my sister $PP#T$Philips so$5#2$ the other day.  But
217:227,38D  !| I cannot find out$5$ that$3$ $PP#E$Jane saw any*thing of him in London.
217:228, 1D  !| Well$7$, he is a very undeserving young man ~ and I do not
217:228, 2D  !| suppose there is the least chance$0$ in the world of her ever
217:228, 3D  !| getting him now.  There is no$2$ talk$0$ of his coming to$4$ Netherfield
217:228, 4D  !| again in the summer; and I have enquired of every*body
217:228, 5D  !| too$5#2$, who$6#1$ is likely to$9$ know."
217:228, 6A  !| "I do not believe that$3$ he will$1$ ever live at Netherfield
217:228, 7A  !| any more."
217:228, 8D  !| "Oh, well$7$| it is just$9$ as he chooses.  Nobody wants$1$
217:228, 9D  !| him to$9$ come.  Though I shall always say that$3$ he used$1#1$
217:228,10D  !| my daughter extremely ill; and if I was her, I would
217:228,11D  !| not have put up with it.  Well$7$, my comfort$0$ is, I am sure
217:228,12D  !| $PP#E$Jane will$1$ die$1$ of a broken heart, and then he will$1$ be sorry
217:228,13D  !| for$4$ what$6#1$ he has done."
217:228,14'  !| But as $PP#A$Elizabeth could not receive comfort$0$ from any
217:228,15'  !| such expectation, she made no$2$ answer$0$.
217:228,16D  !| "Well$7$, $PP#A$Lizzy,"
217:228,16'  !| continued her mother soon afterwards,
217:228,17D  !| "and so$3$ the $PP#K1$Collinses live very comfortable, do they?
217:228,18D  !| Well$7$, well$7$, I only hope$1$ it will$1$ last$1$.  And what$6#2$ sort of table
217:228,19D  !| do they keep?  $PP#S$Charlotte is an excellent manager, I dare$1#2$
217:228,20D  !| say.  If she is half as sharp as her mother, she is saving
217:228,21D  !| enough.  There is nothing extravagant in \their\ housekeeping,
217:228,22D  !| I dare$1#2$ say."
217:228,23A  !| "No$7$, nothing at all."
217:228,24D  !| "A great deal$0#2$ of good management, depend upon it.
217:228,25D  !| Yes, yes.  \They\ will$1$ take care$0$ not to$9$ outrun their income.
217:228,26D  !| \They\ will$1$ never be distressed for$4$ money.  Well$7$, much good
217:228,27D  !| may$1$ it do them|  And so$3$, I suppose, they often talk$1$ of
217:228,28D  !| having Longbourn when your father is dead.  They look$1$
217:228,29D  !| upon it quite as their own$2$, I dare$1#2$ say, whenever that$6#2$
217:228,30D  !| happens.
217:228,31A  !| "It was a subject$0$ which$6#1$ they could not mention$1$ before$4$
217:228,32A  !| me."
217:228,33D  !| "No$7$.  It would have been strange if they had.  But
217:228,34D  !| I make$1$ no$2$ doubt$0$, they often talk$1$ of it between themselves.
217:228,35D  !| Well$7$, if they can be easy with an estate that$6#1$ is not lawfully
217:228,36D  !| their own$2$, so$5#1$ much the better$9$.  \I\ should be ashamed of
217:228,37D  !| having one that$6#1$ was only entailed on$4$ me."
218:229, 1'  !| The first week of their return$0$ was soon gone.  The
218:229, 2'  !| second$2$ began.  It was the last$0$ of the regiment's stay$0$ in
218:229, 3'  !| Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood
218:229, 4'  !| were drooping apace.  The dejection was almost universal.
218:229, 5'  !| The elder $PP#E1$Miss*Bennets alone were still$5$ able to$9$ eat, drink,
218:229, 6'  !| and sleep$1$, and pursue the usual course$0$ of their employments.
218:229, 7'  !| Very frequently were they reproached for$4$ this
218:229, 8'  !| insensibility by$4$ $PP#G$Kitty and $PP#H$Lydia, whose$6#1$ own$2$ misery was
218:229, 9'  !| extreme$2$, and who$6#1$ could not comprehend such hard-heartedness
218:229,10'  !| in any of the family.
218:229,11X  !| "Good Heaven|  What$6#2$ is to$9$ become of us|  What$6#2$ are
218:229,12X  !| we to$9$ do|"
218:229,12'  !| would they often exclaim in the bitterness
218:229,13'  !| of woe.
218:229,13X  !| "How can you be smiling so$5#2$, $PP#A$Lizzy?"
218:229,14'  !| Their affectionate mother shared all their grief; she
218:229,15'  !| remembered what$6#1$ she had herself endured on$4$ a similar
218:229,16'  !| occasion$0$, five and twenty years ago.
218:229,17D  !| "I am sure,"
218:229,17'  !| said she,
218:229,17D  !| "I cried for$4$ two days together
218:229,18D  !| when $PP#ZZD$Colonel*Millar's regiment went away.  I thought$1$
218:229,19D  !| I should have broke my heart."
218:229,20H  !| "I am sure I shall break \mine$6$\,"
218:229,20'  !| said $PP#H$Lydia.
218:229,21D  !| "If one could but go to$4$ Brighton|"
218:229,21'  !| observed $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet.
218:229,22     |
218:229,23H  !| "Oh, yes| ~ if one could but go to$4$ Brighton|  But papa
218:229,24H  !| is so$5#1$ disagreeable."
218:229,25D  !| "A little sea-bathing would set$1$ me up for*ever."
218:229,26G  !| "And my aunt $PP#T$Philips is sure it would do \me\ a great
218:229,27G  !| deal$0#2$ of good,"
218:229,27'  !| added $PP#G$Kitty.
218:229,28'  !| Such were the kind$0$ of lamentations resounding perpetually
218:229,29'  !| through$4$ Longbourn-house.  $PP#A$Elizabeth tried to$9$
218:229,30'  !| be diverted by$4$ them; but all sense of pleasure was lost
218:229,31'  !| in shame$0$.  She felt anew the justice of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's objections;
218:229,32'  !| and never had she before$5$ been so$5#1$ much disposed
218:229,33'  !| to$9$ pardon$1$ his interference in the views of his friend.
218:230, 1'  !| But the gloom of $PP#H$Lydia's prospect was shortly cleared
218:230, 2'  !| away; for$3$ she received an invitation from $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster,
218:230, 3'  !| the wife of the Colonel of the regiment, to$9$ accompany her
218:230, 4'  !| to$4$ Brighton.  This invaluable friend was a very young
218:230, 5'  !| woman, and very lately married.  A resemblance in good*humour
218:230, 6'  !| and good spirits had recommended her and $PP#H$Lydia
218:230, 7'  !| to$4$ each other, and out$8$ of their \three\ months' acquaintance
218:230, 8'  !| they had been intimate$2$ \two\.
218:230, 9'  !| The rapture of $PP#H$Lydia on$4$ this occasion$0$, her adoration of
218:230,10'  !| $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster, the delight$0$ of $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, and the mortification
218:230,11'  !| of $PP#G$Kitty, are scarcely to$9$ be described.  Wholly inattentive
218:230,12'  !| to$4$ her sister's feelings, $PP#H$Lydia flew about$4$ the house in
218:230,13'  !| restless ecstacy, calling for$4$ every*one's congratulations, and
218:230,14'  !| laughing and talking with more violence than ever; whilst
218:230,15'  !| the luckless $PP#G$Kitty continued in the parlour repining at her
218:230,16'  !| fate in terms as unreasonable as her accent was peevish.
218:230,17G  !| "I cannot see why $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster should not ask \me\ as
218:230,18G  !| well$9$ as $PP#H$Lydia,"
218:230,18'  !| said she,
218:230,18G  !| "though I am \not\ her particular
218:230,19G  !| friend.  I have just$9$ as much right$0$ to$9$ be asked as she has,
218:230,20G  !| and more too$5#2$, for$3$ I am two years older."
218:230,21'  !| In vain did $PP#A$Elizabeth attempt$1$ to$9$ make$1$ her reasonable,
218:230,22'  !| and $PP#E$Jane to$9$ make$1$ her resigned.  As for$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth herself,
218:230,23'  !| this invitation was so$5#1$ far from exciting in her the same
218:230,24'  !| feelings as in her mother and $PP#H$Lydia, that$3$ she considered
218:230,25'  !| it as the death-warrant of all possibility of common$0$ sense
218:230,26'  !| for$4$ the latter; and detestable as such a step$0$ must make$1$
218:230,27'  !| her were it known, she could not help$1$ secretly advising
218:230,28'  !| her father not to$9$ let her go.  She represented to$4$ him all
218:230,29'  !| the improprieties of $PP#H$Lydia's general$2$ behaviour, the little
218:230,30'  !| advantage she could derive from the friendship of such
218:230,31'  !| a woman as $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster, and the probability of her being$1$
218:230,32'  !| yet more imprudent with such a companion at Brighton,
218:230,33'  !| where the temptations must be greater than at home.
218:230,34'  !| He heard her attentively, and then said,
218:230,35C  !| "$PP#H$Lydia will$1$ never be easy till she has exposed herself
218:230,36C  !| in some public$2$ place$0$ or other, and we can never expect her
218:230,37C  !| to$9$ do it with so$5#1$ little expense or inconvenience to$4$ her
218:230,38C  !| family as under the present$9$ circumstances."
218:231, 1A  !| "If you were aware,"
218:231, 1'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
218:231, 1A  !| "of the very great
218:231, 2A  !| disadvantage to$4$ us all, which$6#1$ must arise from the public$2$
218:231, 3A  !| notice$0$ of $PP#H$Lydia's unguarded and imprudent manner; nay,
218:231, 4A  !| which$6#1$ has already arisen from it, I am sure you would
218:231, 5A  !| judge$1$ differently in the affair."
218:231, 6C  !| "Already arisen|"
218:231, 6'  !| repeated $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet.
218:231, 6C  !| "What$7$, has
218:231, 7C  !| she frightened away some of your lovers?  Poor little
218:231, 8C  !| $PP#A$Lizzy|  But do not be cast$2$ down$5$.  Such squeamish youths
218:231, 9C  !| as cannot bear$1$ to$9$ be connected with a little absurdity,
218:231,10C  !| are not worth a regret$0$.  Come, let me see the list of the
218:231,11C  !| pitiful fellows who$6#1$ have been kept aloof by$4$ $PP#H$Lydia's folly."
218:231,12A  !| "Indeed you are mistaken.  I have no$2$ such injuries
218:231,13A  !| to$9$ resent.  It is not of peculiar, but of general$2$ evils,
218:231,14A  !| which$6#1$ I am now complaining.  Our importance, our
218:231,15A  !| respectability in the world, must be affected by$4$ the wild
218:231,16A  !| volatility, the assurance and disdain$0$ of all restraint which$6#1$
218:231,17A  !| mark$1$ $PP#H$Lydia's character.  Excuse$1$ me ~ for$3$ I must speak
218:231,18A  !| plainly.  If you, my dear$2#1$ father, will$1$ not take the trouble$0$
218:231,19A  !| of checking her exuberant spirits, and of teaching her that$3$
218:231,20A  !| her present$9$ pursuits are not to$9$ be the business of her life,
218:231,21A  !| she will$1$ soon be beyond$4$ the reach$0$ of amendment.  Her
218:231,22A  !| character will$1$ be fixed, and she will$1$, at sixteen, be the most
218:231,23A  !| determined$2$ flirt that$6#1$ ever made herself and her family
218:231,24A  !| ridiculous.  A flirt too$5#2$, in the worst and meanest degree
218:231,25A  !| of flirtation; without any attraction beyond$4$ youth and
218:231,26A  !| a tolerable person; and from the ignorance and emptiness
218:231,27A  !| of her mind$0$, wholly unable to$9$ ward off any portion of
218:231,28A  !| that$6#2$ universal contempt which$6#1$ her rage for$4$ admiration
218:231,29A  !| will$1$ excite.  In this danger $PP#G$Kitty is also comprehended.
218:231,30A  !| She will$1$ follow wherever $PP#H$Lydia leads.  Vain, ignorant,
218:231,31A  !| idle, and absolutely uncontrouled|  Oh| my dear$2#1$ father,
218:231,32A  !| can you suppose it possible that$3$ they will$1$ not be censured
218:231,33A  !| and despised wherever they are known, and that$3$ their
218:231,34A  !| sisters will$1$ not be often involved in the disgrace$0$?"
218:231,35'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet saw that$3$ her whole$2$ heart was in the subject$0$;
218:231,36'  !| and affectionately taking her hand$0$, said in reply$0$,
218:231,37C  !| "Do not make$1$ yourself uneasy, my love$0$.  Wherever
218:231,38C  !| you and $PP#E$Jane are known, you must be respected and
218:232, 1C  !| valued; and you will$1$ not appear to$4$ less advantage for$4$
218:232, 2C  !| having a couple of ~ or I may$1$ say, three very silly sisters.
218:232, 3C  !| We shall have no$2$ peace at Longbourn if $PP#H$Lydia does not
218:232, 4C  !| go to$4$ Brighton.  Let her go then.  $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster is
218:232, 5C  !| a sensible$2#2$ man, and will$1$ keep her out$8$ of any real mischief;
218:232, 6C  !| and she is luckily too$5#1$ poor to$9$ be an object$0$ of prey to$4$
218:232, 7C  !| any*body.  At Brighton she will$1$ be of less importance even$5$
218:232, 8C  !| as a common$2$ flirt than she has been here.  The officers
218:232, 9C  !| will$1$ find women better$9$ worth their notice$0$.  Let us hope$1$,
218:232,10C  !| therefore, that$3$ her being$1$ there may$1$ teach her her own$2$
218:232,11C  !| insignificance.  At any rate$0$, she cannot grow many degrees
218:232,12C  !| worse, without authorizing us to$9$ lock$1$ her up for$4$ the rest$0#1$
218:232,13C  !| of her life."
218:232,14'  !| With this answer$0$ $PP#A$Elizabeth was forced to$9$ be content;
218:232,15'  !| but her own$2$ opinion continued the same, and she left$1$
218:232,16'  !| him disappointed and sorry.  It was not in her nature,
218:232,17'  !| however, to$9$ increase$1$ her vexations, by$4$ dwelling on$4$ them.
218:232,18'  !| She was confident of having performed her duty, and to$9$
218:232,19'  !| fret over unavoidable evils, or augment them by$4$ anxiety,
218:232,20'  !| was no$2$ part$0$ of her disposition.
218:232,21'  !| Had $PP#H$Lydia and her mother known the substance of her
218:232,22'  !| conference with her father, their indignation would hardly
218:232,23'  !| have found expression in their united volubility.  In
218:232,24'  !| $PP#H$Lydia's imagination, a visit$0$ to$4$ Brighton comprised every
218:232,25'  !| possibility of earthly happiness.  She saw with the creative
218:232,26'  !| eye of fancy$0$, the streets of that$6#2$ gay bathing*place covered
218:232,27'  !| with officers.  She saw herself the object$0$ of attention, to$4$
218:232,28'  !| tens and to$4$ scores of them at present$0#1$ unknown.  She saw
218:232,29'  !| all the glories of the camp; its tents stretched forth in
218:232,30'  !| beauteous uniformity of lines, crowded with the young
218:232,31'  !| and the gay, and dazzling with scarlet; and to$9$ complete$1$
218:232,32'  !| the view$0$, she saw herself seated beneath a tent, tenderly
218:232,33'  !| flirting with at least six officers at once.
218:232,34'  !| Had she known that$3$ her sister sought to$9$ tear$1$ her from
218:232,35'  !| such prospects and such realities as these, what$6#2$ would
218:232,36'  !| have been her sensations?  They could have been understood
218:232,37'  !| only by$4$ her mother, who$6#1$ might have felt nearly
218:232,38'  !| the same.  $PP#H$Lydia's going to$4$ Brighton was all that$6#1$ consoled
218:233, 1'  !| her for$4$ the melancholy$2$ conviction of her husband's
218:233, 2'  !| never intending to$9$ go there himself.
218:233, 3'  !| But they were entirely ignorant of what$6#1$ had passed;
218:233, 4'  !| and their raptures continued with little intermission to$4$ the
218:233, 5'  !| very day of $PP#H$Lydia's leaving home.
218:233, 6'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was now to$9$ see $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham for$4$ the last$2$
218:233, 7'  !| time.  Having been frequently in company with him since
218:233, 8'  !| her return$0$, agitation was pretty$5$ well$9$ over; the agitations
218:233, 9'  !| of former partiality entirely so$5#2$.  She had even$5$ learnt to$9$
218:233,10'  !| detect, in the very gentleness which$6#1$ had first delighted
218:233,11'  !| her, an affectation and a sameness to$9$ disgust$1$ and weary.
218:233,12'  !| In his present$9$ behaviour to$4$ herself, moreover, she had
218:233,13'  !| a fresh source of displeasure, for$3$ the inclination he soon
218:233,14'  !| testified of renewing those attentions which$6#1$ had marked
218:233,15'  !| the early part$0$ of their acquaintance, could only serve,
218:233,16'  !| after$4$ what$6#1$ had since passed, to$9$ provoke her.  She lost
218:233,17'  !| all concern$0$ for$4$ him in finding herself thus selected as the
218:233,18'  !| object$0$ of such idle and frivolous gallantry; and while$9$ she
218:233,19'  !| steadily repressed it, could not but feel the reproof contained
218:233,20'  !| in his believing, that$3$ however long$9$, and for$4$ whatever
218:233,21'  !| cause, his attentions had been withdrawn, her vanity
218:233,22'  !| would be gratified and her preference secured at any time
218:233,23'  !| by$4$ their renewal.
218:233,24'  !| On$4$ the very last$2$ day of the regiment's remaining in
218:233,25'  !| Meryton, he dined with others of the officers at Longbourn;
218:233,26'  !| and so$5#1$ little was $PP#A$Elizabeth disposed to$9$ part$1$ from him
218:233,27'  !| in good*humour, that$3$ on$4$ his making some enquiry as to$4$
218:233,28'  !| the manner in which$6#1$ her time had passed at Hunsford,
218:233,29'  !| she mentioned $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam's and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's
218:233,30'  !| having both spent three weeks at Rosings, and asked
218:233,31'  !| him if he were acquainted with the former.
218:233,32'  !| He looked surprised, displeased, alarmed; but with
218:233,33'  !| a moment's recollection and a returning smile$0$, replied,
218:233,34'  !| that$3$
218:233,34@v   | he had formerly seen him often;
218:233,34'  !| and after$4$ observing
218:233,35'  !| that$3$
218:233,35@v   | he was a very gentlemanlike man,
218:233,35'  !| asked her
218:233,35@v   | how she
218:233,36@v   | had liked him.
218:233,36'  !| Her answer$0$ was warmly in his favour$0$.
218:233,37'  !| With an air of indifference he soon afterwards added,
218:233,38V  !| "How long$9$ did you say that$3$ he was at Rosings?"
218:234, 1A  !| "Nearly three weeks."
218:234, 2V  !| "And you saw him frequently?"
218:234, 3A  !| "Yes, almost every day."
218:234, 4V  !| "His manners are very different from his cousin's."
218:234, 5A  !| "Yes, very different.  But I think $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy improves
218:234, 6A  !| on$4$ acquaintance."
218:234, 7V  !| "Indeed|"
218:234, 7'  !| cried $PP#V$Wickham with a look$0$ which$6#1$ did not
218:234, 8'  !| escape$1$ her.
218:234, 8V  !| "And pray may$1$ I ask?"
218:234, 8'  !| but checking himself,
218:234, 9'  !| he added in a gayer tone,
218:234, 9V  !| "Is it in address$0$ that$6#1$ he
218:234,10V  !| improves?  Has he deigned to$9$ add ought of civility to$4$
218:234,11V  !| his ordinary style?  for$3$ I dare$1#2$ not hope$1$,"
218:234,11'  !| he continued
218:234,12'  !| in a lower$2$ and more serious$2$ tone,
218:234,12V  !| "that$3$ he is improved
218:234,13V  !| in essentials."
218:234,14A  !| "Oh, no$7$|"
218:234,14'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth.
218:234,14A  !| "In essentials, I believe,
218:234,15A  !| he is very much what$6#1$ he ever was."
218:234,16'  !| While$9$ she spoke, $PP#V$Wickham looked as if scarcely knowing
218:234,17'  !| whether to$9$ rejoice over her words, or to$9$ distrust$1$ their
218:234,18'  !| meaning$0$.  There was a something in her countenance
218:234,19'  !| which$6#1$ made him listen with an apprehensive and anxious
218:234,20'  !| attention, while$9$ she added,
218:234,21A  !| "When I said that$3$ he improved on$4$ acquaintance, I did
218:234,22A  !| not mean$1$ that$3$ either his mind$0$ or manners were in a state$0$
218:234,23A  !| of improvement, but that$3$ from knowing him better$9$, his
218:234,24A  !| disposition was better$9$ understood."
218:234,25'  !| $PP#V$Wickham's alarm$0$ now appeared in a heightened complexion
218:234,26'  !| and agitated look$0$; for$4$ a few minutes he was
218:234,27'  !| silent; till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to$4$
218:234,28'  !| her again, and said in the gentlest of accents,
218:234,29V  !| "You, who$6#1$ so$5#1$ well$9$ know my feelings towards $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,
218:234,30V  !| will$1$ readily comprehend how sincerely I must rejoice that$3$
218:234,31V  !| he is wise enough to$9$ assume even$5$ the \appearance\ of what$6#1$
218:234,32V  !| is right$2#1$.  His pride, in that$6#2$ direction, may$1$ be of service,
218:234,33V  !| if not to$4$ himself, to$4$ many others, for$3$ it must deter him
218:234,34V  !| from such foul misconduct as I have suffered by$4$.  I only
218:234,35V  !| fear$1$ that$3$ the sort of cautiousness, to$4$ which$6#1$ you, I imagine,
218:234,36V  !| have been alluding, is merely adopted on$4$ his visits to$4$ his
218:234,37V  !| aunt, of whose$6#1$ good opinion and judgment he stands
218:234,38V  !| much in awe.  His fear$0$ of her, has always operated,
218:235, 1V  !| I know, when they were together; and a good deal$0#2$ is to$9$
218:235, 2V  !| be imputed to$4$ his wish$0$ of forwarding the match$0$ with
218:235, 3V  !| $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh, which$6#1$ I am certain he has very much
218:235, 4V  !| at heart."
218:235, 5'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could not repress a smile$0$ at this, but she
218:235, 6'  !| answered only by$4$ a slight$2$ inclination of the head$0$.  She
218:235, 7'  !| saw that$3$ he wanted to$9$ engage her on$4$ the old subject$0$ of
218:235, 8'  !| his grievances, and she was in no$2$ humour to$9$ indulge
218:235, 9'  !| him.  The rest$0#1$ of the evening passed with the \appearance\,
218:235,10'  !| on$4$ his side$0$, of usual cheerfulness, but with no$2$ farther
218:235,11'  !| attempt$0$ to$9$ distinguish $PP#A$Elizabeth; and they parted at last$0$
218:235,12'  !| with mutual civility, and possibly a mutual desire$0$ of never
218:235,13'  !| meeting$9$ again.
218:235,14'  !| When the party broke up, $PP#H$Lydia returned with $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster
218:235,15'  !| to$4$ Meryton, from whence they were to$9$ set$1$ out$5$
218:235,16'  !| early the next morning.  The separation between her and
218:235,17'  !| her family was rather noisy than pathetic.  $PP#G$Kitty was the
218:235,18'  !| only one who$6#1$ shed tears; but she did weep from vexation
218:235,19'  !| and envy$0$.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was diffuse in her good wishes$0$
218:235,20'  !| for$4$ the felicity of her daughter, and impressive in her
218:235,21'  !| injunctions that$3$ she would not miss the opportunity of
218:235,22'  !| enjoying herself as much as possible; advice, which$6#1$ there
218:235,23'  !| was every reason$0$ to$9$ believe would be attended to$4$; and
218:235,24'  !| in the clamorous happiness of $PP#H$Lydia herself in bidding
218:235,25'  !| farewell, the more gentle adieus of her sisters were uttered
218:235,26'  !| without being$1$ heard.
219:236, 1'  !| Had $PP#A$Elizabeth's opinion been all drawn from her own$2$
219:236, 2'  !| family, she could not have formed a very pleasing picture$0$
219:236, 3'  !| of conjugal felicity or domestic$2$ comfort$0$.  Her father
219:236, 4'  !| captivated by$4$ youth and beauty, and that$6#2$ appearance
219:236, 5'  !| of good*humour, which$6#1$ youth and beauty generally give,
219:236, 6'  !| had married a woman whose$6#1$ weak understanding$0$ and
219:236, 7'  !| illiberal mind$0$, had very early in their marriage put an
219:236, 8'  !| end$0$ to$4$ all real affection for$4$ her.  Respect$0$, esteem$0$, and
219:236, 9'  !| confidence, had vanished for*ever; and all his views of
219:236,10'  !| domestic$2$ happiness were overthrown.  But $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet
219:236,11'  !| was not of a disposition to$9$ seek comfort$0$ for$4$ the disappointment
219:236,12'  !| which$6#1$ his own$2$ imprudence had brought on$5$, in any
219:236,13'  !| of those pleasures which$6#1$ too$5#1$ often console the unfortunate
219:236,14'  !| for$4$ their folly or their vice.  He was fond of the country
219:236,15'  !| and of books; and from these tastes had arisen his
219:236,16'  !| principal$2$ enjoyments.  To$4$ his wife he was very little
219:236,17'  !| otherwise indebted, than as her ignorance and folly had
219:236,18'  !| contributed to$4$ his amusement.  This is not the sort of
219:236,19'  !| happiness which$6#1$ a man would in general$0$ wish$1$ to$9$ owe
219:236,20'  !| to$4$ his wife; but where other powers of entertainment
219:236,21'  !| are wanting, the true philosopher will$1$ derive benefit from
219:236,22'  !| such as are given.
219:236,23'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, however, had never been blind$2$ to$4$ the impropriety
219:236,24'  !| of her father's behaviour as a husband.  She
219:236,25'  !| had always seen it with pain$0$; but respecting his abilities,
219:236,26'  !| and grateful for$4$ his affectionate treatment of herself, she
219:236,27'  !| endeavoured to$9$ forget what$6#1$ she could not overlook, and
219:236,28'  !| to$9$ banish from her thoughts that$6#2$ continual breach of
219:236,29'  !| conjugal obligation and decorum which$6#1$, in exposing his
219:236,30'  !| wife to$4$ the contempt of her own$2$ children, was so$5#1$ highly
219:236,31'  !| reprehensible.  But she had never felt so$5#1$ strongly as now,
219:236,32'  !| the disadvantages which$6#1$ must attend the children of so$5#1$
219:236,33'  !| unsuitable a marriage, nor ever been so$5#1$ fully aware of the
219:237, 1'  !| evils arising from so$5#1$ ill-judged a direction of talents;
219:237, 2'  !| talents which$6#1$ rightly used$1#1$, might at least have preserved
219:237, 3'  !| the respectability of his daughters, even$5$ if incapable of
219:237, 4'  !| enlarging the mind$0$ of his wife.
219:237, 5'  !| When $PP#A$Elizabeth had rejoiced over $PP#V$Wickham's departure,
219:237, 6'  !| she found little other cause for$4$ satisfaction in the loss of
219:237, 7'  !| the regiment.  Their parties abroad were less varied than
219:237, 8'  !| before$5$; and at home she had a mother and sister whose$6#1$
219:237, 9'  !| constant repinings at the dulness of every*thing around$4$
219:237,10'  !| them, threw a real gloom over their domestic$2$ circle;
219:237,11'  !| and, though $PP#G$Kitty might in time regain her natural$2$ degree
219:237,12'  !| of sense, since the disturbers of her brain were removed,
219:237,13'  !| her other sister, from whose$6#1$ disposition greater evil might
219:237,14'  !| be apprehended, was likely to$9$ be hardened in all her folly
219:237,15'  !| and assurance, by$4$ a situation of such double$2$ danger as
219:237,16'  !| a watering*place and a camp.  Upon the whole$0$, therefore,
219:237,17'  !| she found, what$6#1$ has been sometimes found before$5$, that$3$
219:237,18'  !| an event to$4$ which$6#1$ she had looked forward$8$ with impatient
219:237,19'  !| desire$0$, did not in taking place$0$, bring all the satisfaction
219:237,20'  !| she had promised herself.  It was consequently necessary
219:237,21'  !| to$9$ name$1$ some other period for$4$ the commencement of
219:237,22'  !| actual felicity; to$9$ have some other point$0$ on$4$ which$6#1$ her
219:237,23'  !| wishes$0$ and hopes$0$ might be fixed, and by$4$ again enjoying
219:237,24'  !| the pleasure of anticipation, console herself for$4$ the present$0#1$,
219:237,25'  !| and prepare for$4$ another disappointment.  Her tour to$4$
219:237,26'  !| the Lakes was now the object$0$ of her happiest thoughts;
219:237,27'  !| it was her best consolation for$4$ all the uncomfortable
219:237,28'  !| hours, which$6#1$ the discontentedness of her mother and
219:237,29'  !| $PP#G$Kitty made inevitable; and could she have included
219:237,30'  !| $PP#E$Jane in the scheme$0$, every part$0$ of it would have been
219:237,31'  !| perfect$2$.
219:237,32@a   | "But it is fortunate,"
219:237,32'  !| thought$1$ she,
219:237,32@a   | "that$3$ I have something
219:237,33@a   | to$9$ wish$1$ for$4$.  Were the whole$2$ arrangement complete$2$,
219:237,34@a   | my disappointment would be certain.  But here, by$4$
219:237,35@a   | carrying with me one ceaseless source of regret$0$ in my
219:237,36@a   | sister's absence, I may$1$ reasonably hope$1$ to$9$ have all my
219:237,37@a   | expectations of pleasure realized.  A scheme$0$ of which$6#1$
219:237,38@a   | every part$0$ promises$1$ delight$0$, can never be successful; and
219:238, 1@a   | general$2$ disappointment is only warded off by$4$ the defence
219:238, 2@a   | of some little peculiar vexation."
219:238, 3'  !| When $PP#H$Lydia went away, she promised to$9$ write very
219:238, 4'  !| often and very minutely to$4$ her mother and $PP#G$Kitty; but
219:238, 5'  !| her letters were always long$9$ expected$1$, and always very
219:238, 6'  !| short$2$.  Those to$4$ her mother, contained little else, than
219:238, 7'  !| that$3$
219:238, 7@h   | they were just$9$ returned from the library, where
219:238, 8@h   | such and such officers had attended them, and where she
219:238, 9@h   | had seen such beautiful ornaments as made her quite
219:238,10@h   | wild; that$3$ she had a new gown, or a new parasol, which$6#1$
219:238,11@h   | she would have described more fully, but was obliged
219:238,12@h   | to$9$ leave$1$ off in a violent hurry$0$, as $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster called her,
219:238,13@h   | and they were going to$4$ the camp; ~
219:238,13'  !| and from her correspondence
219:238,14'  !| with her sister, there was still$5$ less to$9$ be learnt ~
219:238,15'  !| for$3$ her letters to$4$ $PP#G$Kitty, though rather longer, were much
219:238,16'  !| too$5#1$ full of lines under the words to$9$ be made public$2$.
219:238,17'  !| After$4$ the first fortnight or three weeks of her absence,
219:238,18'  !| health, good*humour and cheerfulness began to$9$ re-appear
219:238,19'  !| at Longbourn.  Everything wore a happier aspect.  The
219:238,20'  !| families who$6#1$ had been in town for$4$ the winter came back$5$
219:238,21'  !| again, and summer finery and summer engagements arose.
219:238,22'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was restored to$4$ her usual querulous serenity,
219:238,23'  !| and by$4$ the middle of June $PP#G$Kitty was so$5#1$ much recovered
219:238,24'  !| as to$9$ be able to$9$ enter Meryton without tears; an event
219:238,25'  !| of such happy promise$0$ as to$9$ make$1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth hope$1$, that$3$
219:238,26'  !| by$4$ the following Christmas, she might be so$5#1$ tolerably
219:238,27'  !| reasonable as not to$9$ mention$1$ an officer above$4$ once a day,
219:238,28'  !| unless by$4$ some cruel and malicious arrangement at the
219:238,29'  !| war-office, another regiment should be quartered in
219:238,30'  !| Meryton.
219:238,31'  !| The time fixed for$4$ the beginning$0$ of their Northern tour
219:238,32'  !| was now fast approaching; and a fortnight only was
219:238,33'  !| wanting of it, when a letter arrived from $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner,
219:238,34'  !| which$6#1$ at once delayed its commencement and curtailed
219:238,35'  !| its extent.
219:238,35@o   | $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner would be prevented by$4$ business
219:238,36@o   | from setting out$5$ till a fortnight later in July, and must
219:238,37@o   | be in London again within a month; and as that$6#2$ left$1$
219:238,38@o   | too$5#1$ short$2$ a period for$4$ them to$9$ go so$5#1$ far, and see so$5#1$ much
219:239, 1@o   | as they had proposed, or at least to$9$ see it with the leisure
219:239, 2@o   | and comfort$0$ they had built on$5$, they were obliged to$9$ give
219:239, 3@o   | up the Lakes, and substitute a more contracted tour; and,
219:239, 4@o   | according to$4$ the present$9$ plan, were to$9$ go no$2$ farther
219:239, 5@o   | northward than Derbyshire.  In that$6#2$ county, there was
219:239, 6@o   | enough to$9$ be seen, to$9$ occupy the chief of their three weeks;
219:239, 7'  !| and to$4$ $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner it had a peculiarly strong attraction.
219:239, 8'  !| The town where she had formerly passed some years of
219:239, 9'  !| her life, and where they were now to$9$ spend a few days,
219:239,10'  !| was probably as great an object$0$ of her curiosity, as all
219:239,11'  !| the celebrated beauties of Matlock, Chatsworth, Dovedale,
219:239,12'  !| or the Park.
219:239,13'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was excessively disappointed; she had set$1$
219:239,14'  !| her heart on$4$ seeing the Lakes; and still$5$ thought$1$ there
219:239,15'  !| might have been time enough.  But it was her business
219:239,16'  !| to$9$ be satisfied$2$ ~ and certainly her temper to$9$ be happy;
219:239,17'  !| and all was soon right$2#1$ again.
219:239,18'  !| With the mention$0$ of Derbyshire, there were many ideas
219:239,19'  !| connected.  It was impossible for$4$ her to$9$ see the word
219:239,20'  !| without thinking of Pemberley and its owner.
219:239,20A  !| "But
219:239,21A  !| surely,"
219:239,21'  !| said she,
219:239,21A  !| "I may$1$ enter his county with impunity,
219:239,22A  !| and rob it of a few petrified spars without his perceiving
219:239,23A  !| me."
219:239,24'  !| The period of expectation was now doubled.  Four
219:239,25'  !| weeks were to$9$ pass$1$ away before$4$ her uncle and aunt's
219:239,26'  !| arrival.  But they did pass$1$ away, and $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner,
219:239,27'  !| with their four children, did at length appear
219:239,28'  !| at Longbourn.  The children, two girls of six and eight
219:239,29'  !| years old, and two younger boys, were to$9$ be left$1$ under
219:239,30'  !| the particular care$0$ of their cousin $PP#E$Jane, who$6#1$ was the
219:239,31'  !| general$2$ favourite$0$, and whose$6#1$ steady sense and sweetness
219:239,32'  !| of temper exactly adapted her for$4$ attending to$4$ them in
219:239,33'  !| every way ~ teaching them, playing with them, and loving
219:239,34'  !| them.
219:239,35'  !| The $PP#N1$Gardiners staid only one night at Longbourn, and set$1$
219:239,36'  !| off the next morning with $PP#A$Elizabeth in pursuit of novelty
219:239,37'  !| and amusement.  One enjoyment was certain ~ that$6#2$ of
219:239,38'  !| suitableness as companions; a suitableness which$6#1$ comprehended
219:240, 1'  !| health and temper to$9$ bear$1$ inconveniences ~
219:240, 2'  !| cheerfulness to$9$ enhance every pleasure ~ and affection and
219:240, 3'  !| intelligence, which$6#1$ might supply$1$ it among themselves if
219:240, 4'  !| there were disappointments abroad.
219:240, 5'  !| It is not the object$0$ of this work$0$ to$9$ give a description
219:240, 6'  !| of Derbyshire, nor of any of the remarkable places$0$ through$4$
219:240, 7'  !| which$6#1$ their route thither lay$1#2$; Oxford, Blenheim, Warwick,
219:240, 8'  !| Kenelworth, Birmingham, &c% are sufficiently known.
219:240, 9'  !| A small part$0$ of Derbyshire is all the present$9$ concern$0$.
219:240,10'  !| To$4$ the little town of Lambton, the scene of $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner's
219:240,11'  !| former residence, and where she had lately learned that$3$
219:240,12'  !| some acquaintance still$5$ remained, they bent their steps,
219:240,13'  !| after$4$ having seen all the principal$2$ wonders$0$ of the country;
219:240,14'  !| and within five miles of Lambton, $PP#A$Elizabeth found from
219:240,15'  !| her aunt, that$3$ Pemberley was situated.  It was not in
219:240,16'  !| their direct$2$ road, nor more than a mile or two out$8$ of it.
219:240,17'  !| In talking over their route the evening before$5$, $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner
219:240,18'  !| expressed an inclination to$9$ see the place$0$ again.
219:240,19'  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner declared his willingness, and $PP#A$Elizabeth was
219:240,20'  !| applied to$4$ for$4$ her approbation.
219:240,21O  !| "My love$0$, should not you like$1$ to$9$ see a place$0$ of which$6#1$
219:240,22O  !| you have heard so$5#1$ much?"
219:240,22'  !| said her aunt.
219:240,22O  !| "A place$0$ too$5#2$,
219:240,23O  !| with which$6#1$ so$5#1$ many of your acquaintance are connected.
219:240,24O  !| $PP#V$Wickham passed all his youth there, you know."
219:240,25'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was distressed.  She felt that$3$ she had no$2$
219:240,26'  !| business at Pemberley, and was obliged to$9$ assume a disinclination
219:240,27'  !| for$4$ seeing it.
219:240,27@a   | She must own$1$ that$3$ she was tired
219:240,28@a   | of great houses; after$4$ going over so$5#1$ many, she really had
219:240,29@a   | no$2$ pleasure in fine carpets or satin curtains.
219:240,30'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner abused her stupidity.
219:240,30O  !| "If it were merely
219:240,31O  !| a fine house richly furnished,"
219:240,31'  !| said she,
219:240,31O  !| "I should not
219:240,32O  !| care$1$ about$4$ it myself; but the grounds are delightful.
219:240,33O  !| They have some of the finest woods in the country."
219:240,34'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth said no$2$ more ~ but her mind$0$ could not
219:240,35'  !| acquiesce.  The possibility of meeting$9$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, while$9$
219:240,36'  !| viewing the place$0$, instantly occurred.
219:240,36@a   | It would be
219:240,37@a   | dreadful|
219:240,37'  !| She blushed at the very idea; and thought$1$
219:240,38'  !| it would be better$9$ to$9$ speak openly to$4$ her aunt, than to$9$
219:241, 1'  !| run$1$ such a risk$0$.  But against this, there were objections;
219:241, 2'  !| and she finally resolved that$3$ it could be the last$2$ resource,
219:241, 3'  !| if her private$2$ enquiries as to$4$ the absence of the family,
219:241, 4'  !| were unfavourably answered.
219:241, 5'  !| Accordingly, when she retired at night, she asked the
219:241, 6'  !| chambermaid whether Pemberley were not a very fine
219:241, 7'  !| place$0$, what$6#1$ was the name$0$ of its proprietor, and with no$2$
219:241, 8'  !| little alarm$0$, whether the family were down$5$ for$4$ the summer.
219:241, 9'  !| A most welcome$2$ negative followed the last$2$ question$0$ ~
219:241,10'  !| and her alarms being$1$ now removed, she was at leisure to$9$
219:241,11'  !| feel a great deal$0#2$ of curiosity to$9$ see the house herself;
219:241,12'  !| and when the subject$0$ was revived the next morning, and
219:241,13'  !| she was again applied to$4$, could readily answer$1$, and with
219:241,14'  !| a proper air of indifference, that$3$ she had not really any
219:241,15'  !| dislike$0$ to$4$ the scheme$0$.
219:241,16'  !| To$4$ Pemberley, therefore, they were to$9$ go.
301:245, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, as they drove along$5$, watched for$4$ the first
301:245, 2'  !| appearance of Pemberley*Woods with some perturbation;
301:245, 3'  !| and when at length they turned in at the lodge, her
301:245, 4'  !| spirits were in a high flutter.
301:245, 5'  !| The park was very large, and contained great variety
301:245, 6'  !| of ground.  They entered it in one of its lowest points,
301:245, 7'  !| and drove for$4$ some time through$4$ a beautiful wood,
301:245, 8'  !| stretching over a wide extent.
301:245, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's mind$0$ was too$5#1$ full for$4$ conversation, but she
301:245,10'  !| saw and admired every remarkable spot and point$0$ of
301:245,11'  !| view$0$.  They gradually ascended for$4$ half a mile, and then
301:245,12'  !| found themselves at the top of a considerable eminence,
301:245,13'  !| where the wood ceased, and the eye was instantly caught
301:245,14'  !| by$4$ Pemberley*House, situated on$4$ the opposite side$0$ of
301:245,15'  !| a valley, into which$6#1$ the road with some abruptness wound$1#1$.
301:245,16'  !| It was a large, handsome, stone building, standing$1$ well$9$ on$4$
301:245,17'  !| rising ground, and backed by$4$ a ridge of high woody hills; ~
301:245,18'  !| and in front$0$, a stream of some natural$2$ importance was
301:245,19'  !| swelled into greater, but without any artificial appearance.
301:245,20'  !| Its banks were neither formal, nor falsely adorned.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
301:245,21'  !| was delighted.  She had never seen a place$0$ for$4$ which$6#1$
301:245,22'  !| nature had done more, or where natural$2$ beauty had been
301:245,23'  !| so$5#1$ little counteracted by$4$ an awkward taste.  They were
301:245,24'  !| all of them warm$2$ in their admiration; and at that$6#2$ moment
301:245,25'  !| she felt, that$3$
301:245,25@a   | to$9$ be mistress of Pemberley might be something|
301:245,26     |
301:245,27'  !| They descended the hill, crossed the bridge, and drove
301:245,28'  !| to$4$ the door; and, while$9$ examining the nearer aspect of
301:245,29'  !| the house, all her apprehensions of meeting$9$ its owner
301:245,30'  !| returned.  She dreaded lest the chambermaid had been
301:246, 1'  !| mistaken.  On$4$ applying to$9$ see the place$0$, they were
301:246, 2'  !| admitted into the hall; and $PP#A$Elizabeth, as they waited
301:246, 3'  !| for$4$ the housekeeper, had leisure to$9$ wonder$1$ at her being$1$
301:246, 4'  !| where she was.
301:246, 5'  !| The housekeeper came; a respectable-looking, elderly
301:246, 6'  !| woman, much less fine, and more civil, than she had any
301:246, 7'  !| notion of finding her.  They followed her into the dining-parlour.
301:246, 8'  !| It was a large, well-proportioned room, handsomely
301:246, 9'  !| fitted up.  $PP#A$Elizabeth, after$4$ slightly surveying it,
301:246,10'  !| went to$4$ a window to$9$ enjoy its prospect.  The hill, crowned
301:246,11'  !| with wood, from which$6#1$ they had descended, receiving
301:246,12'  !| increased abruptness from the distance$0$, was a beautiful
301:246,13'  !| object$0$.  Every disposition of the ground was good; and
301:246,14'  !| she looked on$4$ the whole$2$ scene, the river, the trees scattered
301:246,15'  !| on$4$ its banks, and the winding of the valley, as far as she
301:246,16'  !| could trace it, with delight$0$.  As they passed into other
301:246,17'  !| rooms, these objects$0$ were taking different positions; but
301:246,18'  !| from every window there were beauties to$9$ be seen.  The
301:246,19'  !| rooms were lofty and handsome, and their furniture
301:246,20'  !| suitable to$4$ the fortune of their proprietor; but $PP#A$Elizabeth
301:246,21'  !| saw, with admiration of his taste, that$3$ it was neither
301:246,22'  !| gaudy nor uselessly fine; with less of splendor, and more
301:246,23'  !| real elegance, than the furniture of Rosings.
301:246,24@a   | "And of this place$0$,"
301:246,24'  !| thought$1$ she,
301:246,24@a   | "I might have been
301:246,25@a   | mistress|  With these rooms I might now have been
301:246,26@a   | familiarly acquainted|  Instead of viewing them as a
301:246,27@a   | stranger$0$, I might have rejoiced in them as my own$2$, and
301:246,28@a   | welcomed to$4$ them as visitors my uncle and aunt. ~ But
301:246,29@a   | no$7$," ~
301:246,29'  !| recollecting herself, ~
301:246,29@a   | "that$6#2$ could never be:  my
301:246,30@a   | uncle and aunt would have been lost to$4$ me:  I should
301:246,31@a   | not have been allowed to$9$ invite them."
301:246,32'  !| This was a lucky recollection ~ it saved her from something
301:246,33'  !| like$9$ regret$0$.
301:246,34'  !| She longed to$9$ enquire of the housekeeper, whether her
301:246,35'  !| master were really absent, but had not courage for$4$ it.
301:246,36'  !| At length, however, the question$0$ was asked by$4$ her uncle;
301:246,37'  !| and she turned away with alarm$0$, while$9$ $PP#U$Mrs%*Reynolds
301:246,38'  !| replied, that$3$ he was, adding,
301:246,38U  !| "but we expect him to-morrow,
301:247, 1U  !| with a large party of friends."
301:247, 1'  !| How rejoiced
301:247, 2'  !| was $PP#A$Elizabeth that$3$ their own$2$ journey had not by$4$ any
301:247, 3'  !| circumstance been delayed a day|
301:247, 4'  !| Her aunt now called her to$9$ look$1$ at a picture$0$.  She
301:247, 5'  !| approached, and saw the likeness of $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham suspended,
301:247, 6'  !| amongst several other miniatures, over the mantle-piece.
301:247, 7'  !| Her aunt asked her, smilingly, how she liked it.
301:247, 8'  !| The housekeeper came forward$8$, and told them it was the
301:247, 9'  !| picture$0$ of a young gentleman, the son of her late master's
301:247,10'  !| steward, who$6#1$ had been brought up by$4$ him at his own$2$
301:247,11'  !| expence. ~
301:247,11U  !| "He is now gone into the army,"
301:247,11'  !| she added,
301:247,12U  !| "but I am afraid he has turned out$5$ very wild."
301:247,13'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner looked at her niece with a smile$0$, but
301:247,14'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could not return$1$ it.
301:247,15U  !| "And that$6#2$,"
301:247,15'  !| said $PP#U$Mrs%*Reynolds, pointing to$4$ another
301:247,16'  !| of the miniatures,
301:247,16U  !| "is my master ~ and very like$9$ him.
301:247,17U  !| It was drawn at the same time as the other ~ about$4$ eight
301:247,18U  !| years ago."
301:247,19O  !| "I have heard much of your master's fine person,"
301:247,20'  !| said $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, looking at the picture$0$;
301:247,20O  !| "it is a handsome
301:247,21O  !| face$0$.  But, $PP#A$Lizzy, you can tell us whether it is like$0$
301:247,22O  !| or not."
301:247,23'  !| $PP#U$Mrs%*Reynolds's respect$0$ for$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth seemed to$9$ increase$1$
301:247,24'  !| on$4$ this intimation of her knowing her master.
301:247,25U  !| "Does that$6#2$ young lady know $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy?"
301:247,26'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth coloured, and said ~
301:247,26A  !| "A little."
301:247,27U  !| "And do not you think him a very handsome gentleman,
301:247,28U  !| Ma'am?"
301:247,29A  !| "Yes, very handsome."
301:247,30U  !| "I am sure \I\ know none so$5#1$ handsome; but in the
301:247,31U  !| gallery up*stairs you will$1$ see a finer, larger picture$0$ of him
301:247,32U  !| than this.  This room was my late master's favourite$2$
301:247,33U  !| room, and these miniatures are just$9$ as they used$1#2$ to$9$ be
301:247,34U  !| then.  He was very fond of them."
301:247,35'  !| This accounted to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth for$4$ $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's being$1$
301:247,36'  !| among them.
301:247,37'  !| $PP#U$Mrs%*Reynolds then directed their attention to$4$ one of
301:247,38'  !| $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, drawn when she was only eight years old.
301:248, 1N  !| "And is $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy as handsome as her brother?"
301:248, 2'  !| said $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner.
301:248, 3U  !| "Oh| yes ~ the handsomest young lady that$6#1$ ever was
301:248, 4U  !| seen; and so$5#1$ accomplished| ~ She plays$1$ and sings all day
301:248, 5U  !| long$9$.  In the next room is a new instrument just$9$ come
301:248, 6U  !| down$5$ for$4$ her ~ a present$0#2$ from my master; she comes here
301:248, 7U  !| to-morrow with him."
301:248, 8'  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner, whose$6#1$ manners were easy and pleasant,
301:248, 9'  !| encouraged her communicativeness by$4$ his questions and
301:248,10'  !| remarks; $PP#U$Mrs%*Reynolds, either from pride or attachment,
301:248,11'  !| had evidently great pleasure in talking of her
301:248,12'  !| master and his sister.
301:248,13N  !| "Is your master much at Pemberley in the course$0$ of
301:248,14N  !| the year?"
301:248,15U  !| "Not so$5#1$ much as I could wish$1$, Sir; but I dare$1#2$ say he
301:248,16U  !| may$1$ spend half his time here; and $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy is always
301:248,17U  !| down$5$ for$4$ the summer months."
301:248,18@a   | "Except,"
301:248,18'  !| thought$1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
301:248,18@a   | "when she goes to$4$
301:248,19@a   | Ramsgate."
301:248,20N  !| "If your master would marry, you might see more of
301:248,21N  !| him."
301:248,22U  !| "Yes, Sir; but I do not know when \that$6#2$\ will$1$ be.  I do
301:248,23U  !| not know who$6#2$ is good enough for$4$ him."
301:248,24'  !| $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner smiled.  $PP#A$Elizabeth could not
301:248,25'  !| help$1$ saying,
301:248,25A  !| "It is very much to$4$ his credit$0$, I am sure, that$3$
301:248,26A  !| you should think so$5#2$."
301:248,27U  !| "I say no$2$ more than the truth, and what$6#1$ every*body
301:248,28U  !| will$1$ say that$6#1$ knows him,"
301:248,28'  !| replied the other.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
301:248,29'  !| thought$1$ this was going pretty$5$ far; and she listened with
301:248,30'  !| increasing astonishment as the housekeeper added,
301:248,31U  !| "I have never had a cross$2$ word from him in my
301:248,32U  !| life, and I have known him ever since he was four years
301:248,33U  !| old."
301:248,34'  !| This was praise$0$, of all others most extraordinary, most
301:248,35'  !| opposite to$4$ her ideas.  That$3$ he was not a good-tempered
301:248,36'  !| man, had been her firmest opinion.  Her keenest attention
301:248,37'  !| was awakened; she longed to$9$ hear more, and was grateful
301:248,38'  !| to$4$ her uncle for$4$ saying,
301:249, 1N  !| "There are very few people of whom$6#1$ so$5#1$ much can be
301:249, 2N  !| said.  You are lucky in having such a master."
301:249, 3U  !| "Yes, Sir, I know I am.  If I was to$9$ go through$4$ the
301:249, 4U  !| world, I could not meet$1$ with a better$9$.  But I have always
301:249, 5U  !| observed, that$3$ they who$6#1$ are good-natured when children,
301:249, 6U  !| are good-natured when they grow up; and he was always
301:249, 7U  !| the sweetest-tempered, most generous-hearted, boy in the
301:249, 8U  !| world."
301:249, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth almost stared at her. ~
301:249, 9@a   | "Can this be $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy|"
301:249,10'  !| thought$1$ she.
301:249,11O  !| "His father was an excellent man,"
301:249,11'  !| said $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner.
301:249,12U  !| "Yes, Ma'am, that$6#2$ he was indeed; and his son will$1$ be
301:249,13U  !| just$9$ like$9$ him ~ just$9$ as affable to$4$ the poor."
301:249,14'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth listened, wondered, doubted, and was impatient
301:249,15'  !| for$4$ more.  $PP#U$Mrs%*Reynolds could interest$1$ her on$4$ no$2$
301:249,16'  !| other point$0$.  She related the subject$0$ of the pictures, the
301:249,17'  !| dimensions of the rooms, and the price of the furniture,
301:249,18'  !| in vain.  $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner, highly amused by$4$ the kind$0$ of
301:249,19'  !| family prejudice, to$4$ which$6#1$ he attributed her excessive
301:249,20'  !| commendation of her master, soon led again to$4$ the subject$0$;
301:249,21'  !| and she dwelt with energy on$4$ his many merits, as they
301:249,22'  !| proceeded together up the great staircase.
301:249,23U  !| "He is the best landlord, and the best master,"
301:249,23'  !| said
301:249,24'  !| she,
301:249,24U  !| "that$6#1$ ever lived.  Not like$9$ the wild young men
301:249,25U  !| now-a-days, who$6#1$ think of nothing but themselves.  There
301:249,26U  !| is not one of his tenants or servants but what$6#1$ will$1$ give
301:249,27U  !| him a good name$0$.  Some people call$1$ him proud; but
301:249,28U  !| I am sure I never saw any*thing of it.  To$4$ my fancy$0$, it is
301:249,29U  !| only because he does not rattle away like$9$ other young
301:249,30U  !| men."
301:249,31@a   | "In what$7$ an amiable light$0$ does this place$1$ him|"
301:249,32'  !| thought$1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth.
301:249,33O  !| "This fine account$0$ of him,"
301:249,33'  !| whispered her aunt, as they
301:249,34'  !| walked,
301:249,34O  !| "is not quite consistent with his behaviour to$4$ our
301:249,35O  !| poor friend."
301:249,36A  !| "Perhaps we might be deceived."
301:249,37O  !| "That$6#2$ is not very likely; our authority was too$5#1$ good."
301:249,38'  !| On$4$ reaching the spacious lobby above$5$, they were shewn
301:250, 1'  !| into a very pretty$2$ sitting-room, lately fitted up with
301:250, 2'  !| greater elegance and lightness than the apartments below;
301:250, 3'  !| and were informed that$3$ it was but just$9$ done, to$9$ give
301:250, 4'  !| pleasure to$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, who$6#1$ had taken a liking to$4$ the room,
301:250, 5'  !| when last$1$ at Pemberley.
301:250, 6A  !| "He is certainly a good brother,"
301:250, 6'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth, as
301:250, 7'  !| she walked towards one of the windows.
301:250, 8'  !| $PP#U$Mrs%*Reynolds anticipated $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy's delight$0$, when
301:250, 9'  !| she should enter the room.
301:250, 9U  !| "And this is always the way
301:250,10U  !| with him,"
301:250,10'  !| she added. ~
301:250,10U  !| "Whatever can give his sister
301:250,11U  !| any pleasure, is sure to$9$ be done in a moment.  There is
301:250,12U  !| nothing he would not do for$4$ her."
301:250,13'  !| The picture$0$ gallery, and two or three of the principal$2$
301:250,14'  !| bed-rooms, were all that$6#1$ remained to$9$ be shewn.  In the
301:250,15'  !| former were many good paintings; but $PP#A$Elizabeth knew
301:250,16'  !| nothing of the art; and from such as had been already
301:250,17'  !| visible below, she had willingly turned to$9$ look$1$ at some
301:250,18'  !| drawings of $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy's, in crayons, whose$6#1$ subjects were
301:250,19'  !| usually more interesting, and also more intelligible.
301:250,20'  !| In the gallery there were many family portraits, but
301:250,21'  !| they could have little to$9$ fix the attention of a stranger$0$.
301:250,22'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth walked on$5$ in quest of the only face$0$ whose$6#1$
301:250,23'  !| features would be known to$4$ her.  At last$0$ it arrested her ~
301:250,24'  !| and she beheld a striking resemblance of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, with
301:250,25'  !| such a smile$0$ over the face$0$, as she remembered to$9$ have
301:250,26'  !| sometimes seen, when he looked at her.  She stood several
301:250,27'  !| minutes before$4$ the picture$0$ in earnest contemplation, and
301:250,28'  !| returned to$4$ it again before$3$ they quitted the gallery.
301:250,29'  !| $PP#U$Mrs%*Reynolds informed them, that$3$ it had been taken in
301:250,30'  !| his father's life*time.
301:250,31'  !| There was certainly at this moment, in $PP#A$Elizabeth's
301:250,32'  !| mind$0$, a more gentle sensation$0#1$ towards the original, than
301:250,33'  !| she had ever felt in the height of their acquaintance.
301:250,34'  !| The commendation bestowed on$4$ him by$4$ $PP#U$Mrs%*Reynolds
301:250,35'  !| was of no$2$ trifling nature.
301:250,35@a   | What$6#2$ praise$0$ is more valuable
301:250,36@a   | than the praise$0$ of an intelligent servant?  As a brother,
301:250,37@a   | a landlord, a master, she considered how many people's
301:250,38@a   | happiness were in his guardianship| ~ How much of
301:251, 1@a   | pleasure or pain$0$ it was in his power to$9$ bestow| ~ How
301:251, 2@a   | much of good or evil must be done by$4$ him|
301:251, 2'  !| Every idea
301:251, 3'  !| that$6#1$ had been brought forward$8$ by$4$ the housekeeper was
301:251, 4'  !| favourable to$4$ his character, and as she stood before$4$ the
301:251, 5'  !| canvas, on$4$ which$6#1$ he was represented, and fixed his eyes
301:251, 6'  !| upon herself, she thought$1$ of his regard$0$ with a deeper
301:251, 7'  !| sentiment of gratitude than it had ever raised before$5$;
301:251, 8'  !| she remembered its warmth, and softened its impropriety
301:251, 9'  !| of expression.
301:251,10'  !| When all of the house that$6#1$ was open$2$ to$4$ general$2$ inspection
301:251,11'  !| had been seen, they returned down*stairs, and taking
301:251,12'  !| leave$0$ of the housekeeper, were consigned over to$4$ the
301:251,13'  !| gardener, who$6#1$ met them at the hall*door.
301:251,14'  !| As they walked across$4$ the lawn towards the river,
301:251,15'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth turned back$5$ to$4$ look$1$ again; her uncle and aunt
301:251,16'  !| stopped also, and while$9$ the former was conjecturing as
301:251,17'  !| to$4$ the date of the building, the owner of it himself suddenly
301:251,18'  !| came forward$8$ from the road, which$6#1$ led behind it to$4$ the
301:251,19'  !| stables.
301:251,20'  !| They were within twenty yards of each other, and so$5#1$
301:251,21'  !| abrupt was his appearance, that$3$ it was impossible to$9$ avoid
301:251,22'  !| his sight.  Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of
301:251,23'  !| each were overspread with the deepest blush$0$.  He absolutely
301:251,24'  !| started, and for$4$ a moment seemed immoveable from
301:251,25'  !| surprise$0$; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards
301:251,26'  !| the party, and spoke to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect$2$
301:251,27'  !| composure, at least of perfect$2$ civility.
301:251,28'  !| She had instinctively turned away; but, stopping on$4$
301:251,29'  !| his approach$0$, received his compliments with an embarrassment
301:251,30'  !| impossible to$9$ be overcome.  Had his first
301:251,31'  !| appearance, or his resemblance to$4$ the picture$0$ they had
301:251,32'  !| just$9$ been examining, been insufficient to$9$ assure the other
301:251,33'  !| two that$3$ they now saw $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, the gardener's expression
301:251,34'  !| of surprise$0$, on$4$ beholding his master, must immediately
301:251,35'  !| have told it.  They stood a little aloof while$9$ he was talking
301:251,36'  !| to$4$ their niece, who$6#1$, astonished and confused, scarcely
301:251,37'  !| dared lift her eyes to$4$ his face$0$, and knew not what$6#1$ answer$0$
301:251,38'  !| she returned to$4$ his civil enquiries after$4$ her family.  Amazed
301:252, 1'  !| at the alteration in his manner since they last$2$ parted,
301:252, 2'  !| every sentence that$6#1$ he uttered was increasing her embarrassment;
301:252, 3'  !| and every idea of the impropriety of her being$1$
301:252, 4'  !| found there, recurring to$4$ her mind$0$, the few minutes in
301:252, 5'  !| which$6#1$ they continued together, were some of the most
301:252, 6'  !| uncomfortable of her life.  Nor did he seem much more
301:252, 7'  !| at ease$0$; when he spoke, his accent had none of its usual
301:252, 8'  !| sedateness; and he repeated his enquiries as to$4$ the time
301:252, 9'  !| of her having left$1$ Longbourn, and of her stay$0$ in Derbyshire,
301:252,10'  !| so$5#1$ often, and in so$5#1$ hurried a way, as plainly spoke
301:252,11'  !| the distraction of his thoughts.
301:252,12'  !| At length, every idea seemed to$9$ fail him; and, after$4$
301:252,13'  !| standing$1$ a few moments without saying a word, he suddenly
301:252,14'  !| recollected himself, and took leave$0$.
301:252,15'  !| The others then joined her, and expressed their admiration
301:252,16'  !| of his figure; but $PP#A$Elizabeth heard not a word, and,
301:252,17'  !| wholly engrossed by$4$ her own$2$ feelings, followed them in
301:252,18'  !| silence$0$.  She was overpowered by$4$ shame$0$ and vexation.
301:252,19@a   | Her coming there was the most unfortunate, the most
301:252,20@a   | ill-judged thing in the world|  How strange must it
301:252,21@a   | appear to$4$ him|  In what$7$ a disgraceful light$0$ might it not
301:252,22@a   | strike so$5#1$ vain a man|  It might seem as if she had purposely
301:252,23@a   | thrown herself in his way again|  Oh| why did she
301:252,24@a   | come? or, why did he thus come a day before$3$ he was
301:252,25@a   | expected$1$?  Had they been only ten minutes sooner, they
301:252,26@a   | should have been beyond$4$ the reach$0$ of his discrimination,
301:252,27@a   | for$3$ it was plain that$3$ he was that$6#2$ moment arrived, that$6#2$
301:252,28@a   | moment alighted from his horse or his carriage.
301:252,28'  !| She
301:252,29'  !| blushed again and again over the perverseness of the
301:252,30'  !| meeting$0$.
301:252,30@a   | And his behaviour, so$5#1$ strikingly altered, ~
301:252,31@a   | what$6#2$ could it mean$1$?  That$3$ he should even$5$ speak to$4$ her
301:252,32@a   | was amazing| ~ but to$9$ speak with such civility, to$9$ enquire
301:252,33@a   | after$4$ her family|
301:252,33'  !| Never in her life had she seen his
301:252,34'  !| manners so$5#1$ little dignified, never had he spoken with such
301:252,35'  !| gentleness as on$4$ this unexpected meeting$0$.
301:252,35@a   | What$7$ a contrast
301:252,36@a   | did it offer$1$ to$4$ his last$2$ address$0$ in Rosing's*Park, when he
301:252,37@a   | put his letter into her hand$0$|
301:252,37'  !| She knew not what$6#1$ to$9$ think,
301:252,38'  !| nor how to$9$ account$1$ for$4$ it.
301:253, 1'  !| They had now entered a beautiful walk$0$ by$4$ the side$0$ of
301:253, 2'  !| the water, and every step$0$ was bringing forward$8$ a nobler
301:253, 3'  !| fall$0$ of ground, or a finer reach$0$ of the woods to$4$ which$6#1$ they
301:253, 4'  !| were approaching; but it was some time before$3$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
301:253, 5'  !| was sensible$2#1$ of any of it; and, though she answered
301:253, 6'  !| mechanically to$4$ the repeated appeals of her uncle and
301:253, 7'  !| aunt, and seemed to$9$ direct$1$ her eyes to$4$ such objects$0$ as
301:253, 8'  !| they pointed$1$ out$5$, she distinguished no$2$ part$0$ of the scene.
301:253, 9'  !| Her thoughts were all fixed on$4$ that$6#2$ one spot of Pemberley*House,
301:253,10'  !| whichever it might be, where $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy then was.
301:253,11'  !| She longed to$9$ know what$6#1$ at that$6#2$ moment was passing$1$
301:253,12'  !| in his mind$0$; in what$6#1$ manner he thought$1$ of her, and
301:253,13'  !| whether, in defiance of every*thing, she was still$5$ dear$2#1$ to$4$
301:253,14'  !| him.
301:253,14@a   | Perhaps he had been civil, only because he felt
301:253,15@a   | himself at ease$0$; yet there had been \that$6#2$\ in his voice,
301:253,16@a   | which$6#1$ was not like$9$ ease$0$.
301:253,16'  !| Whether he had felt more of
301:253,17'  !| pain$0$ or of pleasure in seeing her, she could not tell, but he
301:253,18'  !| certainly had not seen her with composure.
301:253,19'  !| At length, however, the remarks of her companions on$4$
301:253,20'  !| her absence of mind$0$ roused her, and she felt the necessity
301:253,21'  !| of appearing more like$9$ herself.
301:253,22'  !| They entered the woods, and bidding adieu to$4$ the river
301:253,23'  !| for$4$ a while$0$, ascended some of the higher grounds; whence,
301:253,24'  !| in spots where the opening of the trees gave the eye power
301:253,25'  !| to$9$ wander, were many charming views of the valley, the
301:253,26'  !| opposite hills, with the long$9$ range$0$ of woods overspreading
301:253,27'  !| many, and occasionally part$0$ of the stream.  $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner
301:253,28'  !| expressed a wish$0$ of going round$4$ the whole$2$ Park, but
301:253,29'  !| feared it might be beyond$4$ a walk$0$.  With a triumphant
301:253,30'  !| smile$0$, they were told, that$3$ it was ten miles round$9$.  It
301:253,31'  !| settled$1$ the matter; and they pursued the accustomed
301:253,32'  !| circuit; which$6#1$ brought them again, after$4$ some time, in
301:253,33'  !| a descent among hanging$2$ woods, to$4$ the edge of the water,
301:253,34'  !| in one of its narrowest parts.  They crossed it by$4$ a simple$2$
301:253,35'  !| bridge, in character with the general$2$ air of the scene;
301:253,36'  !| it was a spot less adorned than any they had yet visited;
301:253,37'  !| and the valley, here contracted into a glen, allowed room
301:253,38'  !| only for$4$ the stream, and a narrow walk$0$ amidst the rough
301:254, 1'  !| coppice-wood which$6#1$ bordered it.  $PP#A$Elizabeth longed to$9$
301:254, 2'  !| explore its windings; but when they had crossed the
301:254, 3'  !| bridge, and perceived their distance$0$ from the house,
301:254, 4'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, who$6#1$ was not a great walker, could go no$2$
301:254, 5'  !| farther, and thought$1$ only of returning to$4$ the carriage as
301:254, 6'  !| quickly as possible.  Her niece was, therefore, obliged to$9$
301:254, 7'  !| submit, and they took their way towards the house on$4$
301:254, 8'  !| the opposite side$0$ of the river, in the nearest direction;
301:254, 9'  !| but their progress was slow, for$3$ $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner, though
301:254,10'  !| seldom able to$9$ indulge the taste, was very fond of fishing,
301:254,11'  !| and was so$5#1$ much engaged in watching the occasional
301:254,12'  !| appearance of some trout in the water, and talking to$4$
301:254,13'  !| the man about$4$ them, that$3$ he advanced but little.  Whilst
301:254,14'  !| wandering on$5$ in this slow manner, they were again surprised,
301:254,15'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth's astonishment was quite equal$2$ to$4$
301:254,16'  !| what$6#1$ it had been at first, by$4$ the sight of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy approaching
301:254,17'  !| them, and at no$2$ great distance$0$.  The walk$0$
301:254,18'  !| being$1$ here less sheltered than on$4$ the other side$0$, allowed
301:254,19'  !| them to$9$ see him before$3$ they met.  $PP#A$Elizabeth, however
301:254,20'  !| astonished, was at least more prepared for$4$ an interview
301:254,21'  !| than before$5$, and resolved to$9$ appear and to$9$ speak with
301:254,22'  !| calmness, if he really intended to$9$ meet$1$ them.  For$4$ a few
301:254,23'  !| moments, indeed, she felt that$3$ he would probably strike
301:254,24'  !| into some other path.  This idea lasted while$9$ a turning$0$
301:254,25'  !| in the walk$0$ concealed him from their view$0$; the turning$0$
301:254,26'  !| past$1$, he was immediately before$4$ them.  With a glance$0$
301:254,27'  !| she saw, that$3$ he had lost none of his recent civility; and,
301:254,28'  !| to$9$ imitate his politeness, she began, as they met, to$9$ admire
301:254,29'  !| the beauty of the place$0$; but she had not got beyond$4$ the
301:254,30'  !| words
301:254,30A  !| "delightful,"
301:254,30'  !| and
301:254,30A  !| "charming,"
301:254,30'  !| when some unlucky
301:254,31'  !| recollections obtruded, and she fancied that$3$ praise$0$
301:254,32'  !| of Pemberley from her, might be mischievously construed.
301:254,33'  !| Her colour changed, and she said no$2$ more.
301:254,34'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner was standing$1$ a little behind; and on$4$
301:254,35'  !| her pausing, he asked her,
301:254,35@b   | if she would do him the honour$0$
301:254,36@b   | of introducing him to$4$ her friends.
301:254,36'  !| This was a stroke of
301:254,37'  !| civility for$4$ which$6#1$ she was quite unprepared; and she
301:254,38'  !| could hardly suppress a smile$0$, at his being$1$ now seeking
301:255, 1'  !| the acquaintance of some of those very people, against
301:255, 2'  !| whom$6#1$ his pride had revolted, in his offer$0$ to$4$ herself.
301:255, 2@a   | "What$7$
301:255, 3@a   | will$1$ be his surprise$0$,"
301:255, 3'  !| thought$1$ she,
301:255, 3@a   | "when he knows who$6#2$
301:255, 4@a   | they are|  He takes them now for$4$ people of fashion$0$."
301:255, 5'  !| The introduction, however, was immediately made;
301:255, 6'  !| and as she named their relationship to$4$ herself, she stole
301:255, 7'  !| a sly look$0$ at him, to$9$ see how he bore$1#1$ it; and was not
301:255, 8'  !| without the expectation of his decamping as fast as he
301:255, 9'  !| could from such disgraceful companions.  That$3$ he was
301:255,10'  !| \surprised\ by$4$ the connexion was evident; he sustained it
301:255,11'  !| however with fortitude, and so$5#1$ far from going away,
301:255,12'  !| turned back$5$ with them, and entered into conversation
301:255,13'  !| with $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner.  $PP#A$Elizabeth could not but be pleased,
301:255,14'  !| could not but triumph$1$.  It was consoling, that$3$ he should
301:255,15'  !| know she had some relations for$4$ whom$6#1$ there was no$2$ need$0$
301:255,16'  !| to$9$ blush$1$.  She listened most attentively to$4$ all that$6#1$ passed
301:255,17'  !| between them, and gloried in every expression, every
301:255,18'  !| sentence of her uncle, which$6#1$ marked his intelligence, his
301:255,19'  !| taste, or his good manners.
301:255,20'  !| The conversation soon turned upon fishing, and she
301:255,21'  !| heard $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy invite him, with the greatest civility, to$9$
301:255,22'  !| fish there as often as he chose, while$9$ he continued in the
301:255,23'  !| neighbourhood, offering at the same time to$9$ supply$1$ him
301:255,24'  !| with fishing tackle, and pointing out$5$ those parts of the
301:255,25'  !| stream where there was usually most sport$0$.  $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner,
301:255,26'  !| who$6#1$ was walking arm$0$ in arm$0$ with $PP#A$Elizabeth, gave her
301:255,27'  !| a look$0$ expressive of her wonder$0$.  $PP#A$Elizabeth said nothing,
301:255,28'  !| but it gratified her exceedingly;
301:255,28@a   | the compliment$0$ must
301:255,29@a   | be all for$4$ herself.
301:255,29'  !| Her astonishment, however, was
301:255,30'  !| extreme$2$; and continually was she repeating,
301:255,30@a   | "Why is
301:255,31@a   | he so$5#1$ altered?  From what$6#2$ can it proceed?  It cannot
301:255,32@a   | be for$4$ \me\, it cannot be for$4$ \my\ sake that$3$ his manners are
301:255,33@a   | thus softened.  My reproofs at Hunsford could not work$1$
301:255,34@a   | such a change$0$ as this.  It is impossible that$3$ he should
301:255,35@a   | still$5$ love$1$ me."
301:255,36'  !| After$4$ walking some time in this way, the two ladies in
301:255,37'  !| front$0$, the two gentlemen behind, on$4$ resuming their places$0$,
301:255,38'  !| after$4$ descending to$4$ the brink of the river for$4$ the better$9$
301:256, 1'  !| inspection of some curious water-plant, there chanced to$9$
301:256, 2'  !| be a little alteration.  It originated in $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, who$6#1$,
301:256, 3'  !| fatigued by$4$ the exercise$0$ of the morning, found $PP#A$Elizabeth's
301:256, 4'  !| arm$0$ inadequate to$4$ her support$0$, and consequently preferred
301:256, 5'  !| her husband's.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy took her place$0$ by$4$ her niece, and
301:256, 6'  !| they walked on$5$ together.  After$4$ a short$2$ silence$0$, the lady
301:256, 7'  !| first spoke.  She wished him to$9$ know that$3$ she had been
301:256, 8'  !| assured of his absence before$3$ she came to$4$ the place$0$, and
301:256, 9'  !| accordingly began by$4$ observing, that$3$
301:256, 9@a   | his arrival had been
301:256,10@a   | very unexpected ~
301:256,10A  !| "for$3$ your housekeeper,"
301:256,10'  !| she added,
301:256,11A  !| "informed us that$3$ you would certainly not be here till
301:256,12A  !| to-morrow; and indeed, before$3$ we left$1$ Bakewell, we understood
301:256,13A  !| that$3$ you were not immediately expected$1$ in the
301:256,14A  !| country."
301:256,14'  !| He acknowledged the truth of it all; and said
301:256,15'  !| that$3$
301:256,15@b   | business with his steward had occasioned his coming
301:256,16@b   | forward$8$ a few hours before$4$ the rest$0#1$ of the party with
301:256,17@b   | whom$6#1$ he had been travelling.
301:256,17B  !| "They will$1$ join me early
301:256,18B  !| to-morrow,"
301:256,18'  !| he continued,
301:256,18B  !| "and among them are some
301:256,19B  !| who$6#1$ will$1$ claim$1$ an acquaintance with you, ~ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley
301:256,20B  !| and his sisters."
301:256,21'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth answered only by$4$ a slight$2$ bow$0#1$.  Her thoughts
301:256,22'  !| were instantly driven back$5$ to$4$ the time when $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's
301:256,23'  !| name$0$ had been last$2$ mentioned between them; and if she
301:256,24'  !| might judge$1$ from his complexion, \his\ mind$0$ was not very
301:256,25'  !| differently engaged.
301:256,26B  !| "There is also one other person in the party,"
301:256,26'  !| he continued
301:256,27'  !| after$4$ a pause$0$,
301:256,27B  !| "who$6#1$ more particularly wishes$1$ to$9$
301:256,28B  !| be known to$4$ you, ~ Will$1$ you allow me, or do I ask too$5#1$
301:256,29B  !| much, to$9$ introduce my sister to$4$ your acquaintance during
301:256,30B  !| your stay$0$ at Lambton?"
301:256,31'  !| The surprise$0$ of such an application was great indeed;
301:256,32'  !| it was too$5#1$ great for$4$ her to$9$ know in what$6#1$ manner she
301:256,33'  !| acceded to$4$ it.  She immediately felt that$3$
301:256,33@a   | whatever desire$0$
301:256,34@a   | $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy might have of being$1$ acquainted with her,
301:256,35@a   | must be the work$0$ of her brother, and without looking
301:256,36@a   | farther, it was satisfactory; it was gratifying to$9$ know that$3$
301:256,37@a   | his resentment had not made him think really ill of her.
301:256,38'  !| They now walked on$5$ in silence$0$; each of them deep in
301:257, 1'  !| thought$0$.  $PP#A$Elizabeth was not comfortable; that$6#2$ was
301:257, 2'  !| impossible; but she was flattered and pleased.
301:257, 2@a   | His wish$0$
301:257, 3@a   | of introducing his sister to$4$ her, was a compliment$0$ of the
301:257, 4@a   | highest kind$0$.
301:257, 4'  !| They soon outstripped the others, and
301:257, 5'  !| when they had reached the carriage, $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner
301:257, 6'  !| were half a quarter$0#1$ of a mile behind.
301:257, 7'  !| He then asked her to$9$ walk$1$ into the house ~ but she
301:257, 8'  !| declared herself not tired, and they stood together on$4$ the
301:257, 9'  !| lawn.  At such a time, much might have been said, and
301:257,10'  !| silence$0$ was very awkward.  She wanted to$9$ talk$1$, but
301:257,11'  !| there seemed an embargo on$4$ every subject$0$.  At last$0$ she
301:257,12'  !| recollected that$3$ she had been travelling, and they talked
301:257,13'  !| of Matlock and Dove*Dale with great perseverance.  Yet
301:257,14'  !| time and her aunt moved slowly ~ and her patience and
301:257,15'  !| her ideas were nearly worn out$5$ before$3$ the tete-a-tete was
301:257,16'  !| over.  On$4$ $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner's coming up, they were
301:257,17'  !| all pressed to$9$ go into the house and take some refreshment;
301:257,18'  !| but this was declined, and they parted on$4$ each
301:257,19'  !| side$0$ with the utmost politeness.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy handed the
301:257,20'  !| ladies into the carriage, and when it drove off, $PP#A$Elizabeth
301:257,21'  !| saw him walking slowly towards the house.
301:257,22'  !| The observations of her uncle and aunt now began; and
301:257,23'  !| each of them pronounced him to$9$ be infinitely superior$2$ to$4$
301:257,24'  !| any*thing they had expected$1$.
301:257,24N  !| "He is perfectly well$9$
301:257,25N  !| behaved, polite, and unassuming,"
301:257,25'  !| said her uncle.
301:257,26O  !| "There \is\ something a little stately in him to$9$ be sure,"
301:257,27'  !| replied her aunt,
301:257,27O  !| "but it is confined to$4$ his air, and is
301:257,28O  !| not unbecoming.  I can now say with the housekeeper,
301:257,29O  !| that$3$ though some people may$1$ call$1$ him proud, \I\ have seen
301:257,30O  !| nothing of it."
301:257,31N  !| "I was never more surprised than by$4$ his behaviour to$4$
301:257,32N  !| us.  It was more than civil; it was really attentive; and
301:257,33N  !| there was no$2$ necessity for$4$ such attention.  His acquaintance
301:257,34N  !| with $PP#A$Elizabeth was very trifling."
301:257,35O  !| "To$9$ be sure, $PP#A$Lizzy,"
301:257,35'  !| said her aunt,
301:257,35O  !| "he is not so$5#1$ handsome
301:257,36O  !| as $PP#V$Wickham; or rather he has not $PP#V$Wickham's
301:257,37O  !| countenance, for$3$ his features are perfectly good.  But how
301:257,38O  !| came you to$9$ tell us that$3$ he was so$5#1$ disagreeable?"
301:258, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth excused herself as well$9$ as she could; said
301:258, 2'  !| that$3$
301:258, 2@a   | she had liked him better$9$ when they met in Kent than
301:258, 3@a   | before$5$, and that$3$ she had never seen him so$5#1$ pleasant as
301:258, 4@a   | this morning.
301:258, 5N  !| "But perhaps he may$1$ be a little whimsical in his
301:258, 6N  !| civilities,"
301:258, 6'  !| replied her uncle.
301:258, 6N  !| "Your great men often are;
301:258, 7N  !| and therefore I shall not take him at his word about$4$
301:258, 8N  !| fishing, as he might change$1$ his mind$0$ another day, and
301:258, 9N  !| warn me off his grounds."
301:258,10'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth felt that$3$ they had entirely mistaken his
301:258,11'  !| character, but said nothing.
301:258,12O  !| "From what$6#1$ we have seen of him,"
301:258,12'  !| continued $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner,
301:258,13O  !| "I really should not have thought$1$ that$3$ he could
301:258,14O  !| have behaved in so$5#1$ cruel a way by$4$ any*body, as he has
301:258,15O  !| done by$4$ poor $PP#V$Wickham.  He has not an ill-natured look$0$.
301:258,16O  !| On$4$ the contrary$0$, there is something pleasing about$4$ his
301:258,17O  !| mouth when he speaks.  And there is something of dignity
301:258,18O  !| in his countenance, that$6#1$ would not give one an unfavourable
301:258,19O  !| idea of his heart.  But to$9$ be sure, the good lady who$6#1$
301:258,20O  !| shewed us the house, did give him a most flaming character|
301:258,21O  !| I could hardly help$1$ laughing aloud sometimes.  But he
301:258,22O  !| is a liberal master, I suppose, and \that$6#2$\ in the eye of a servant
301:258,23O  !| comprehends every virtue."
301:258,24'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth here felt herself called on$5$ to$9$ say something
301:258,25'  !| in vindication of his behaviour to$4$ $PP#V$Wickham; and therefore
301:258,26'  !| gave them to$9$ understand, in as guarded a manner
301:258,27'  !| as she could, that$3$ by$4$ what$6#1$ she had heard from his relations
301:258,28'  !| in Kent, his actions were capable of a very different
301:258,29'  !| construction; and that$3$ his character was by$4$ no$2$ means$0$
301:258,30'  !| so$5#1$ faulty, nor $PP#V$Wickham's so$5#1$ amiable, as they had been
301:258,31'  !| considered in Hertfordshire.  In confirmation of this, she
301:258,32'  !| related the particulars of all the pecuniary transactions
301:258,33'  !| in which$6#1$ they had been connected, without actually
301:258,34'  !| naming her authority, but stating it to$9$ be such as might
301:258,35'  !| be relied on$5$.
301:258,36'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner was surprised and concerned; but as they
301:258,37'  !| were now approaching the scene of her former pleasures,
301:258,38'  !| every idea gave way to$4$ the charm$0$ of recollection; and
301:259, 1'  !| she was too$5#1$ much engaged in pointing out$5$ to$4$ her husband
301:259, 2'  !| all the interesting spots in its environs, to$9$ think of any*thing
301:259, 3'  !| else.  Fatigued as she had been by$4$ the morning's
301:259, 4'  !| walk$0$, they had no$2$ sooner dined than she set$1$ off again in
301:259, 5'  !| quest of her former acquaintance, and the evening was
301:259, 6'  !| spent in the satisfactions of an intercourse renewed after$4$
301:259, 7'  !| many years discontinuance.
301:259, 8'  !| The occurrences of the day were too$5#1$ full of interest$0$ to$9$
301:259, 9'  !| leave$1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth much attention for$4$ any of these new
301:259,10'  !| friends; and she could do nothing but think, and think
301:259,11'  !| with wonder$0$, of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's civility, and above$4$ all, of his
301:259,12'  !| wishing her to$9$ be acquainted with his sister.
302:260, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had settled$1$ it that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy would bring
302:260, 2'  !| his sister to$9$ visit$1$ her, the very day after$4$ her reaching
302:260, 3'  !| Pemberley; and was consequently resolved not to$9$ be out$8$
302:260, 4'  !| of sight of the inn the whole$0$ of that$6#2$ morning.  But her
302:260, 5'  !| conclusion was false; for$3$ on$4$ the very morning after$4$ their
302:260, 6'  !| own$2$ arrival at Lambton, these visitors came.  They had
302:260, 7'  !| been walking about$4$ the place$0$ with some of their new
302:260, 8'  !| friends, and were just$9$ returned to$4$ the inn to$9$ dress$1$ themselves
302:260, 9'  !| for$4$ dining with the same family, when the sound$0$
302:260,10'  !| of a carriage drew them to$4$ a window, and they saw
302:260,11'  !| a gentleman and lady in a curricle, driving up the street.
302:260,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth immediately recognising the livery, guessed
302:260,13'  !| what$6#1$ it meant, and imparted no$2$ small degree of surprise$0$
302:260,14'  !| to$4$ her relations, by$4$ acquainting them with the honour$0$
302:260,15'  !| which$6#1$ she expected$1$.  Her uncle and aunt were all amazement;
302:260,16'  !| and the embarrassment of her manner as she
302:260,17'  !| spoke, joined to$4$ the circumstance itself, and many of the
302:260,18'  !| circumstances of the preceding day, opened to$4$ them a new
302:260,19'  !| idea on$4$ the business.  Nothing had ever suggested it
302:260,20'  !| before$5$, but they now felt that$3$ there was no$2$ other way of
302:260,21'  !| accounting for$4$ such attentions from such a quarter$0#2$, than
302:260,22'  !| by$4$ supposing a partiality for$4$ their niece.  While$9$ these
302:260,23'  !| newly-born notions were passing$1$ in their heads, the perturbation
302:260,24'  !| of $PP#A$Elizabeth's feelings was every moment
302:260,25'  !| increasing.  She was quite amazed at her own$2$ discomposure;
302:260,26'  !| but amongst other causes of disquiet, she dreaded
302:260,27'  !| lest the partiality of the brother should have said too$5#1$
302:260,28'  !| much in her favour$0$; and more than commonly anxious
302:260,29'  !| to$9$ please, she naturally suspected that$3$ every power of
302:260,30'  !| pleasing would fail her.
302:260,31'  !| She retreated from the window, fearful of being$1$ seen;
302:260,32'  !| and as she walked up and down$4$ the room, endeavouring
302:261, 1'  !| to$9$ compose herself, saw such looks$0$ of enquiring surprise$0$
302:261, 2'  !| in her uncle and aunt, as made every*thing worse.
302:261, 3'  !| $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy and her brother appeared, and this formidable
302:261, 4'  !| introduction took place$0$.  With astonishment did
302:261, 5'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth see, that$3$ her new acquaintance was at least
302:261, 6'  !| as much embarrassed as herself.  Since her being$1$ at
302:261, 7'  !| Lambton, she had heard that$3$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy was exceedingly
302:261, 8'  !| proud; but the observation of a very few minutes convinced
302:261, 9'  !| her, that$3$ she was only exceedingly shy.  She found
302:261,10'  !| it difficult to$9$ obtain even$5$ a word from her beyond$4$ a monosyllable.
302:261,11     |
302:261,12'  !| $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy was tall, and on$4$ a larger scale than $PP#A$Elizabeth;
302:261,13'  !| and, though little more than sixteen, her figure
302:261,14'  !| was formed, and her appearance womanly and graceful.
302:261,15'  !| She was less handsome than her brother, but there was
302:261,16'  !| sense and good*humour in her face$0$, and her manners were
302:261,17'  !| perfectly unassuming and gentle.  $PP#A$Elizabeth, who$6#1$ had
302:261,18'  !| expected$1$ to$9$ find in her as acute and unembarrassed an
302:261,19'  !| observer as ever $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had been, was much relieved
302:261,20'  !| by$4$ discerning such different feelings.
302:261,21'  !| They had not been long$9$ together, before$3$ $PP#B$Darcy told her
302:261,22'  !| that$3$ $PP#I$Bingley was also coming to$9$ wait on$4$ her; and she
302:261,23'  !| had barely time to$9$ express$1$ her satisfaction, and prepare
302:261,24'  !| for$4$ such a visitor, when $PP#I$Bingley's quick$2$ step$0$ was heard
302:261,25'  !| on$4$ the stairs, and in a moment he entered the room.  All
302:261,26'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's anger$0$ against him had been long$9$ done away;
302:261,27'  !| but, had she still$5$ felt any, it could hardly have stood its
302:261,28'  !| ground against the unaffected cordiality with which$6#1$ he
302:261,29'  !| expressed himself, on$4$ seeing her again.  He enquired in
302:261,30'  !| a friendly, though general$2$ way, after$4$ her family, and looked
302:261,31'  !| and spoke with the same good-humoured ease$0$ that$6#1$ he had
302:261,32'  !| ever done.
302:261,33'  !| To$4$ $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner he was scarcely a less interesting
302:261,34'  !| personage than to$4$ herself.  They had long$9$ wished to$9$
302:261,35'  !| see him.  The whole$2$ party before$4$ them, indeed, excited
302:261,36'  !| a lively attention.  The suspicions which$6#1$ had just$9$ arisen
302:261,37'  !| of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy and their niece, directed their observation
302:261,38'  !| towards each with an earnest, though guarded, enquiry;
302:262, 1'  !| and they soon drew from those enquiries the full conviction
302:262, 2'  !| that$3$ one of them at least knew what$6#1$ it was to$9$ love$1$.  Of
302:262, 3'  !| the lady's sensations they remained a little in doubt$0$;
302:262, 4'  !| but that$3$ the gentleman was overflowing with admiration
302:262, 5'  !| was evident enough.
302:262, 6'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, on$4$ her side$0$, had much to$9$ do.  She wanted
302:262, 7'  !| to$9$ ascertain the feelings of each of her visitors, she wanted
302:262, 8'  !| to$9$ compose her own$2$, and to$9$ make$1$ herself agreeable to$4$ all;
302:262, 9'  !| and in the latter object$0$, where she feared most to$9$ fail,
302:262,10'  !| she was most sure of success, for$3$ those to$4$ whom$6#1$ she
302:262,11'  !| endeavoured to$9$ give pleasure were prepossessed in her
302:262,12'  !| favour$0$.  $PP#I$Bingley was ready, $PP#ZG$Georgiana was eager, and
302:262,13'  !| $PP#B$Darcy determined$2$, to$9$ be pleased.
302:262,14'  !| In seeing $PP#I$Bingley, her thoughts naturally flew to$4$ her
302:262,15'  !| sister; and oh| how ardently did she long$1$ to$9$ know,
302:262,16'  !| whether any of his were directed in a like$9$ manner.
302:262,17'  !| Sometimes she could fancy$1$, that$3$ he talked less than on$4$
302:262,18'  !| former occasions, and once or twice pleased herself with
302:262,19'  !| the notion that$3$ as he looked at her, he was trying$1$ to$9$ trace
302:262,20'  !| a resemblance.  But, though this might be imaginary, she
302:262,21'  !| could not be deceived as to$4$ his behaviour to$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy,
302:262,22'  !| who$6#1$ had been set$1$ up as a rival of $PP#E$Jane.
302:262,22@a   | No$2$ look$0$ appeared
302:262,23@a   | on$4$ either side$0$ that$6#1$ spoke particular regard$0$.  Nothing
302:262,24@a   | occurred between them that$6#1$ could justify the hopes$0$ of
302:262,25@a   | his sister.
302:262,25'  !| On$4$ this point$0$ she was soon satisfied$2$; and two
302:262,26'  !| or three little circumstances occurred ere they parted,
302:262,27'  !| which$6#1$, in her anxious interpretation, denoted a recollection
302:262,28'  !| of $PP#E$Jane, not untinctured by$4$ tenderness, and a wish$0$ of
302:262,29'  !| saying more that$6#1$ might lead$1$ to$4$ the mention$0$ of her, had
302:262,30'  !| he dared.  He observed to$4$ her, at a moment when the
302:262,31'  !| others were talking together, and in a tone which$6#1$ had
302:262,32'  !| something of real regret$0$, that$3$ it
302:262,32I  !| "was a very long$9$ time
302:262,33I  !| since he had had the pleasure of seeing her;"
302:262,33'  !| and, before$3$
302:262,34'  !| she could reply$1$, he added,
302:262,34I  !| "It is above$4$ eight months.
302:262,35I  !| We have not met since the 26th of November, when we
302:262,36I  !| were all dancing$1$ together at Netherfield."
302:262,37'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was pleased to$9$ find his memory so$5#1$ exact$2$;
302:262,38'  !| and he afterwards took occasion$0$ to$9$ ask her, when unattended
302:263, 1'  !| to$4$ by$4$ any of the rest$0#1$,
302:263, 1@i   | whether \all\ her sisters
302:263, 2@i   | were at Longbourn.
302:263, 2'  !| There was not much in the question$0$,
302:263, 3'  !| nor in the preceding remark$0$, but there was a look$0$ and
302:263, 4'  !| a manner which$6#1$ gave them meaning$0$.
302:263, 5'  !| It was not often that$3$ she could turn$1$ her eyes on$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
302:263, 6'  !| himself; but, whenever she did catch$1$ a glimpse,
302:263, 7'  !| she saw an expression of general$2$ complaisance, and in all
302:263, 8'  !| that$6#1$ he said, she heard an accent so$5#1$ far removed from
302:263, 9'  !| hauteur or disdain$0$ of his companions, as convinced her
302:263,10'  !| that$3$ the improvement of manners which$6#1$ she had yesterday
302:263,11'  !| witnessed, however temporary its existence might prove,
302:263,12'  !| had at least outlived one day.  When she saw him thus
302:263,13'  !| seeking the acquaintance, and courting the good opinion
302:263,14'  !| of people, with whom$6#1$ any intercourse a few months ago
302:263,15'  !| would have been a disgrace$0$; when she saw him thus civil,
302:263,16'  !| not only to$4$ herself, but to$4$ the very relations whom$6#1$ he had
302:263,17'  !| openly disdained, and recollected their last$2$ lively scene
302:263,18'  !| in Hunsford*Parsonage, the difference, the change$0$ was
302:263,19'  !| so$5#1$ great, and struck so$5#1$ forcibly on$4$ her mind$0$, that$3$ she
302:263,20'  !| could hardly restrain her astonishment from being$1$ visible.
302:263,21@a   | Never, even$5$ in the company of his dear$2#1$ friends at Netherfield,
302:263,22@a   | or his dignified relations at Rosings, had she seen
302:263,23@a   | him so$5#1$ desirous to$9$ please, so$5#1$ free from self-consequence,
302:263,24@a   | or unbending reserve$0$ as now, when no$2$ importance could
302:263,25@a   | result$1$ from the success of his endeavours$0$, and when even$5$
302:263,26@a   | the acquaintance of those to$4$ whom$6#1$ his attentions were
302:263,27@a   | addressed, would draw down$5$ the ridicule$0#1$ and censure$0$ of
302:263,28@a   | the ladies both of Netherfield and Rosings.
302:263,29'  !| Their visitors staid with them above$4$ half an hour, and
302:263,30'  !| when they arose to$9$ depart, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy called on$4$ his sister
302:263,31'  !| to$9$ join him in expressing their wish$0$ of seeing $PP#N$Mr% and
302:263,32'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, and $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, to$4$ dinner at Pemberley,
302:263,33'  !| before$3$ they left$1$ the country.  $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, though with
302:263,34'  !| a diffidence which$6#1$ marked her little in the habit of giving
302:263,35'  !| invitations, readily obeyed.  $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner looked at her
302:263,36'  !| niece, desirous of knowing how \she\, whom$6#1$ the invitation
302:263,37'  !| most concerned, felt disposed as to$4$ its acceptance, but
302:263,38'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had turned away her head$0$.  Presuming, however,
302:264, 1'  !| that$3$ this studied avoidance spoke rather a momentary
302:264, 2'  !| embarrassment, than any dislike$0$ of the proposal, and
302:264, 3'  !| seeing in her husband, who$6#1$ was fond of society, a perfect$2$
302:264, 4'  !| willingness to$9$ accept it, she ventured to$9$ engage for$4$ her
302:264, 5'  !| attendance, and the day after$4$ the next was fixed on$5$.
302:264, 6'  !| $PP#I$Bingley expressed great pleasure in the certainty of
302:264, 7'  !| seeing $PP#A$Elizabeth again, having still$5$ a great deal$0#2$ to$9$ say
302:264, 8'  !| to$4$ her, and many enquiries to$9$ make$1$ after$4$ all their Hertfordshire
302:264, 9'  !| friends.  $PP#A$Elizabeth, construing all this into a wish$0$
302:264,10'  !| of hearing her speak of her sister, was pleased; and on$4$
302:264,11'  !| this account$0$, as well$9$ as some others, found herself, when
302:264,12'  !| their visitors left$1$ them, capable of considering the last$2$
302:264,13'  !| half*hour with some satisfaction, though while$9$ it was
302:264,14'  !| passing$1$, the enjoyment of it had been little.  Eager to$9$
302:264,15'  !| be alone, and fearful of enquiries or hints from her uncle
302:264,16'  !| and aunt, she staid with them only long$9$ enough to$9$ hear
302:264,17'  !| their favourable opinion of $PP#I$Bingley, and then hurried
302:264,18'  !| away to$9$ dress$1$.
302:264,19'  !| But she had no$2$ reason$0$ to$9$ fear$1$ $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner's
302:264,20'  !| curiosity; it was not their wish$0$ to$9$ force$1$ her communication.
302:264,21@n1  | It was evident that$3$ she was much better$9$ acquainted
302:264,22@n1  | with $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy than they had before$5$ any idea
302:264,23@n1  | of; it was evident that$3$ he was very much in love$0$ with
302:264,24@n1  | her.
302:264,24'  !| They saw much to$9$ interest$1$, but nothing to$9$ justify
302:264,25'  !| enquiry.
302:264,26'  !| Of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy it was now a matter of anxiety to$9$ think
302:264,27'  !| well$9$; and, as far as their acquaintance reached, there was
302:264,28'  !| no$2$ fault to$9$ find.  They could not be untouched by$4$ his
302:264,29'  !| politeness, and had they drawn his character from their
302:264,30'  !| own$2$ feelings, and his servant's report$0$, without any reference
302:264,31'  !| to$4$ any other account$0$, the circle in Hertfordshire to$4$
302:264,32'  !| which$6#1$ he was known, would not have recognised it for$4$
302:264,33'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.  There was now an interest$0$, however, in
302:264,34'  !| believing the housekeeper; and they soon became sensible$2#1$,
302:264,35'  !| that$3$ the authority of a servant who$6#1$ had known him since
302:264,36'  !| he was four years old, and whose$6#1$ own$2$ manners indicated
302:264,37'  !| respectability, was not to$9$ be hastily rejected.  Neither
302:264,38'  !| had any*thing occurred in the intelligence of their Lambton
302:265, 1'  !| friends, that$6#1$ could materially lessen its weight.  They had
302:265, 2'  !| nothing to$9$ accuse him of but pride; pride he probably
302:265, 3'  !| had, and if not, it would certainly be imputed by$4$ the
302:265, 4'  !| inhabitants of a small market-town, where the family
302:265, 5'  !| did not visit$1$.  It was acknowledged, however, that$3$ he
302:265, 6'  !| was a liberal man, and did much good among the poor.
302:265, 7'  !| With respect$0$ to$4$ $PP#V$Wickham, the travellers soon found that$3$
302:265, 8'  !| he was not held there in much estimation; for$3$ though
302:265, 9'  !| the chief of his concerns$0$, with the son of his patron, were
302:265,10'  !| imperfectly understood, it was yet a well$9$ known fact that$3$,
302:265,11'  !| on$4$ his quitting Derbyshire, he had left$1$ many debts behind
302:265,12'  !| him, which$6#1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy afterwards discharged.
302:265,13'  !| As for$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, her thoughts were at Pemberley this
302:265,14'  !| evening more than the last$0$; and the evening, though as
302:265,15'  !| it passed it seemed long$9$, was not long$9$ enough to$9$ determine
302:265,16'  !| her feelings towards \one\ in that$6#2$ mansion; and she
302:265,17'  !| lay$1#2$ awake$2$ two whole$2$ hours, endeavouring to$9$ make$1$ them
302:265,18'  !| out$5$.
302:265,18@a   | She certainly did not hate him.  No$7$; hatred had
302:265,19@a   | vanished long$9$ ago, and she had almost as long$9$ been
302:265,20@a   | ashamed of ever feeling$1$ a dislike$0$ against him, that$6#1$ could
302:265,21@a   | be so$5#2$ called.  The respect$0$ created by$4$ the conviction of
302:265,22@a   | his valuable qualities, though at first unwillingly admitted,
302:265,23@a   | had for$4$ some time ceased to$9$ be repugnant to$4$ her feelings;
302:265,24@a   | and it was now heightened into somewhat of a friendlier
302:265,25@a   | nature, by$4$ the testimony so$5#1$ highly in his favour$0$, and
302:265,26@a   | bringing forward$8$ his disposition in so$5#1$ amiable a light$0$,
302:265,27@a   | which$6#1$ yesterday had produced.  But above$4$ all, above$4$
302:265,28@a   | respect$0$ and esteem$0$, there was a motive within her of
302:265,29@a   | good*will which$6#1$ could not be overlooked.  It was gratitude. ~
302:265,30@a   | Gratitude, not merely for$4$ having once loved her,
302:265,31@a   | but for$4$ loving her still$5$ well$9$ enough, to$9$ forgive all the
302:265,32@a   | petulance and acrimony of her manner in rejecting him,
302:265,33@a   | and all the unjust accusations accompanying her rejection.
302:265,34@a   | He who$6#1$, she had been persuaded, would avoid her as his
302:265,35@a   | greatest enemy, seemed, on$4$ this accidental meeting$0$, most
302:265,36@a   | eager to$9$ preserve the acquaintance, and without any indelicate
302:265,37@a   | display$0$ of regard$0$, or any peculiarity of manner,
302:265,38@a   | where their two selves only were concerned, was soliciting
302:266, 1@a   | the good opinion of her friends, and bent on$4$ making her
302:266, 2@a   | known to$4$ his sister.  Such a change$0$ in a man of so$5#1$ much
302:266, 3@a   | pride, excited not only astonishment but gratitude ~ for$3$
302:266, 4@a   | to$4$ love$0$, ardent love$0$, it must be attributed; and as such
302:266, 5@a   | its impression on$4$ her was of a sort to$9$ be encouraged, as
302:266, 6@a   | by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ unpleasing, though it could not be exactly
302:266, 7@a   | defined.  She respected, she esteemed, she was grateful
302:266, 8@a   | to$4$ him, she felt a real interest$0$ in his welfare; and she
302:266, 9@a   | only wanted to$9$ know how far she wished that$6#2$ welfare to$9$
302:266,10@a   | depend upon herself, and how far it would be for$4$ the
302:266,11@a   | happiness of both that$3$ she should employ the power,
302:266,12@a   | which$6#1$ her fancy$0$ told her she still$5$ possessed, of bringing
302:266,13@a   | on$5$ the renewal of his addresses.
302:266,14'  !| It had been settled$1$ in the evening, between the aunt
302:266,15'  !| and niece, that$3$ such a striking civility as $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy's,
302:266,16'  !| in coming to$4$ them on$4$ the very day of her arrival at
302:266,17'  !| Pemberley, for$3$ she had reached it only to$4$ a late breakfast$0$,
302:266,18'  !| ought to$9$ be imitated, though it could not be equalled,
302:266,19'  !| by$4$ some exertion of politeness on$4$ their side$0$; and, consequently,
302:266,20'  !| that$3$ it would be highly expedient$2$ to$9$ wait on$4$
302:266,21'  !| her at Pemberley the following morning.  They were,
302:266,22'  !| therefore, to$9$ go. ~ $PP#A$Elizabeth was pleased, though, when she
302:266,23'  !| asked herself the reason$0$, she had very little to$9$ say in reply$0$.
302:266,24'  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner left$1$ them soon after$4$ breakfast$0$.  The fishing
302:266,25'  !| scheme$0$ had been renewed the day before$5$, and a positive
302:266,26'  !| engagement made of his meeting$9$ some of the gentlemen at
302:266,27'  !| Pemberley by$4$ noon.
303:267, 1'  !| Convinced as $PP#A$Elizabeth now was that$3$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's
303:267, 2'  !| dislike$0$ of her had originated in jealousy, she could not
303:267, 3'  !| help$1$ feeling$1$ how very unwelcome her appearance at
303:267, 4'  !| Pemberley must be to$4$ her, and was curious to$9$ know with
303:267, 5'  !| how much civility on$4$ that$6#2$ lady's side$0$, the acquaintance
303:267, 6'  !| would now be renewed.
303:267, 7'  !| On$4$ reaching the house, they were shewn through$4$ the
303:267, 8'  !| hall into the saloon, whose$6#1$ northern aspect rendered it
303:267, 9'  !| delightful for$4$ summer.  Its windows opening to$4$ the ground
303:267,10'  !| admitted a most refreshing view$0$ of the high woody hills
303:267,11'  !| behind the house, and of the beautiful oaks and Spanish
303:267,12'  !| chesnuts which$6#1$ were scattered over the intermediate lawn.
303:267,13'  !| In this room they were received by$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, who$6#1$
303:267,14'  !| was sitting$1$ there with $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, and
303:267,15'  !| the lady with whom$6#1$ she lived in London.  $PP#ZG$Georgiana's
303:267,16'  !| reception of them was very civil; but attended with all
303:267,17'  !| that$6#2$ embarrassment which$6#1$, though proceeding from shyness
303:267,18'  !| and the fear$0$ of doing wrong$0$, would easily give to$4$
303:267,19'  !| those who$6#1$ felt themselves inferior, the belief of her being$1$
303:267,20'  !| proud and reserved.  $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner and her niece, however,
303:267,21'  !| did her justice, and pitied her.
303:267,22'  !| By$4$ $PP#Q$Mrs%*Hurst and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, they were noticed only
303:267,23'  !| by$4$ a curtsey; and on$4$ their being$1$ seated, a pause$0$, awkward
303:267,24'  !| as such pauses must always be, succeeded for$4$ a few
303:267,25'  !| moments.  It was first broken by$4$ $PP#ZA$Mrs%*Annesley, a genteel,
303:267,26'  !| agreeable-looking woman, whose$6#1$ endeavour$0$ to$9$ introduce
303:267,27'  !| some kind$0$ of discourse, proved her to$9$ be more truly well*bred
303:267,28'  !| than either of the others; and between her and
303:267,29'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, with occasional help$0$ from $PP#A$Elizabeth, the
303:267,30'  !| conversation was carried on$5$.  $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy looked as if she
303:267,31'  !| wished for$4$ courage enough to$9$ join in it; and sometimes
303:267,32'  !| did venture a short$2$ sentence, when there was least danger
303:267,33'  !| of its being$1$ heard.
303:268, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth soon saw that$3$ she was herself closely watched
303:268, 2'  !| by$4$ $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, and that$3$ she could not speak a word,
303:268, 3'  !| especially to$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, without calling her attention.
303:268, 4'  !| This observation would not have prevented her from
303:268, 5'  !| trying$1$ to$9$ talk$1$ to$4$ the latter, had they not been seated at
303:268, 6'  !| an inconvenient distance$0$; but she was not sorry to$9$ be
303:268, 7'  !| spared the necessity of saying much.  Her own$2$ thoughts
303:268, 8'  !| were employing her.  She expected$1$ every moment that$3$
303:268, 9'  !| some of the gentlemen would enter the room.  She wished,
303:268,10'  !| she feared that$3$ the master of the house might be amongst
303:268,11'  !| them; and whether she wished or feared it most, she could
303:268,12'  !| scarcely determine.  After$4$ sitting$1$ in this manner a quarter$0#1$
303:268,13'  !| of an hour, without hearing $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's voice, $PP#A$Elizabeth
303:268,14'  !| was roused by$4$ receiving from her a cold$2$ enquiry after$4$ the
303:268,15'  !| health of her family.  She answered with equal$2$ indifference
303:268,16'  !| and brevity, and the other said no$2$ more.
303:268,17'  !| The next variation which$6#1$ their visit$0$ afforded was produced
303:268,18'  !| by$4$ the entrance of servants with cold$2$ meat, cake,
303:268,19'  !| and a variety of all the finest fruits in season; but this
303:268,20'  !| did not take place$0$ till after$3$ many a significant look$0$ and
303:268,21'  !| smile$0$ from $PP#ZA$Mrs%*Annesley to$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy had been given,
303:268,22'  !| to$9$ remind her of her post.  There was now employment
303:268,23'  !| for$4$ the whole$2$ party; for$3$ though they could not all talk$1$,
303:268,24'  !| they could all eat; and the beautiful pyramids of grapes,
303:268,25'  !| nectarines, and peaches, soon collected them round$4$ the
303:268,26'  !| table.
303:268,27'  !| While$9$ thus engaged, $PP#A$Elizabeth had a fair opportunity
303:268,28'  !| of deciding whether she most feared or wished for$4$ the
303:268,29'  !| appearance of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, by$4$ the feelings which$6#1$ prevailed
303:268,30'  !| on$4$ his entering the room; and then, though but a moment
303:268,31'  !| before$5$ she had believed her wishes$0$ to$9$ predominate, she
303:268,32'  !| began to$9$ regret$1$ that$3$ he came.
303:268,33'  !| He had been some time with $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner, who$6#1$, with
303:268,34'  !| two or three other gentlemen from the house, was engaged
303:268,35'  !| by$4$ the river, and had left$1$ him only on$4$ learning that$3$ the
303:268,36'  !| ladies of the family intended a visit$0$ to$4$ $PP#ZG$Georgiana that$6#2$
303:268,37'  !| morning.  No$2$ sooner did he appear, than $PP#A$Elizabeth wisely
303:268,38'  !| resolved to$9$ be perfectly easy and unembarrassed; ~
303:269, 1'  !| a resolution the more necessary to$9$ be made, but perhaps
303:269, 2'  !| not the more easily kept, because she saw that$3$ the suspicions
303:269, 3'  !| of the whole$2$ party were awakened against them,
303:269, 4'  !| and that$3$ there was scarcely an eye which$6#1$ did not watch$1$
303:269, 5'  !| his behaviour when he first came into the room.  In no$2$
303:269, 6'  !| countenance was attentive curiosity so$5#1$ strongly marked
303:269, 7'  !| as in $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's, in spite$8$ of the smiles which$6#1$ overspread
303:269, 8'  !| her face$0$ whenever she spoke to$4$ one of its objects$0$; for$3$
303:269, 9'  !| jealousy had not yet made her desperate, and her attentions
303:269,10'  !| to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy were by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ over.  $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy,
303:269,11'  !| on$4$ her brother's entrance, exerted herself much more to$9$
303:269,12'  !| talk$1$; and $PP#A$Elizabeth saw that$3$ he was anxious for$4$ his
303:269,13'  !| sister and herself to$9$ get acquainted, and forwarded, as
303:269,14'  !| much as possible, every attempt$0$ at conversation on$4$ either
303:269,15'  !| side$0$.  $PP#J$Miss*Bingley saw all this likewise; and, in the
303:269,16'  !| imprudence of anger$0$, took the first opportunity of saying,
303:269,17'  !| with sneering civility,
303:269,18J  !| "Pray, $PP#A$Miss*Eliza, are not the @@@@*shire militia removed
303:269,19J  !| from Meryton?  They must be a great loss to$4$ \your\
303:269,20J  !| family."
303:269,21'  !| In $PP#B$Darcy's presence she dared not mention$1$ $PP#V$Wickham's
303:269,22'  !| name$0$; but $PP#A$Elizabeth instantly comprehended that$3$ he was
303:269,23'  !| uppermost in her thoughts; and the various recollections
303:269,24'  !| connected with him gave her a moment's distress$0$; but,
303:269,25'  !| exerting herself vigorously to$9$ repel the ill-natured attack$0$,
303:269,26'  !| she presently answered the question$0$ in a tolerably disengaged
303:269,27'  !| tone.  While$9$ she spoke, an involuntary glance$0$
303:269,28'  !| shewed her $PP#B$Darcy with an heightened complexion, earnestly
303:269,29'  !| looking at her, and his sister overcome with confusion,
303:269,30'  !| and unable to$9$ lift up her eyes.  Had $PP#J$Miss*Bingley known
303:269,31'  !| what$6#1$ pain$0$ she was then giving her beloved friend, she
303:269,32'  !| undoubtedly would have refrained from the hint$0$; but she
303:269,33'  !| had merely intended to$9$ discompose $PP#A$Elizabeth, by$4$ bringing
303:269,34'  !| forward$8$ the idea of a man to$4$ whom$6#1$ she believed her
303:269,35'  !| partial, to$9$ make$1$ her betray a sensibility which$6#1$ might
303:269,36'  !| injure her in $PP#B$Darcy's opinion, and perhaps to$9$ remind the
303:269,37'  !| latter of all the follies and absurdities, by$4$ which$6#1$ some part$0$
303:269,38'  !| of her family were connected with that$6#2$ corps.  Not a
303:270, 1'  !| syllable had ever reached her of $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy's meditated
303:270, 2'  !| elopement.  To$4$ no$2$ creature had it been revealed, where
303:270, 3'  !| secresy was possible, except to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth; and from all
303:270, 4'  !| $PP#I$Bingley's connections her brother was particularly anxious
303:270, 5'  !| to$9$ conceal it, from that$6#2$ very wish$0$ which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth had
303:270, 6'  !| long$9$ ago attributed to$4$ him, of their becoming$1$ hereafter
303:270, 7'  !| her own$2$.  He had certainly formed such a plan, and
303:270, 8'  !| without meaning$1$ that$3$ it should affect his endeavour$0$ to$9$
303:270, 9'  !| separate$1$ him from $PP#E$Miss*Bennet, it is probable that$3$ it
303:270,10'  !| might add something to$4$ his lively concern$0$ for$4$ the welfare
303:270,11'  !| of his friend.
303:270,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's collected behaviour, however, soon quieted
303:270,13'  !| his emotion; and as $PP#J$Miss*Bingley, vexed and disappointed,
303:270,14'  !| dared not approach$1$ nearer to$4$ $PP#V$Wickham, $PP#ZG$Georgiana also
303:270,15'  !| recovered in time, though not enough to$9$ be able to$9$ speak
303:270,16'  !| any more.  Her brother, whose$6#1$ eye she feared to$9$ meet$1$,
303:270,17'  !| scarcely recollected her interest$0$ in the affair, and the very
303:270,18'  !| circumstance which$6#1$ had been designed to$9$ turn$1$ his thoughts
303:270,19'  !| from $PP#A$Elizabeth, seemed to$9$ have fixed them on$4$ her more,
303:270,20'  !| and more cheerfully.
303:270,21'  !| Their visit$0$ did not continue long$9$ after$4$ the question$0$
303:270,22'  !| and answer$0$ above-mentioned; and while$9$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy was
303:270,23'  !| attending them to$4$ their carriage, $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was venting
303:270,24'  !| her feelings in criticisms on$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's person, behaviour,
303:270,25'  !| and dress$0$.  But $PP#ZG$Georgiana would not join her.  Her
303:270,26'  !| brother's recommendation was enough to$9$ ensure her
303:270,27'  !| favour$0$:  his judgment could not err, and he had spoken
303:270,28'  !| in such terms of $PP#A$Elizabeth, as to$9$ leave$1$ $PP#ZG$Georgiana without
303:270,29'  !| the power of finding her otherwise than lovely and amiable.
303:270,30'  !| When $PP#B$Darcy returned to$4$ the saloon, $PP#J$Miss*Bingley could
303:270,31'  !| not help$1$ repeating to$4$ him some part$0$ of what$6#1$ she had been
303:270,32'  !| saying to$4$ his sister.
303:270,33J  !| "How very ill $PP#A$Eliza*Bennet looks$1$ this morning, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,"
303:270,34'  !| she cried;
303:270,34J  !| "I never in my life saw any*one so$5#1$
303:270,35J  !| much altered as she is since the winter.  She is grown
303:270,36J  !| so$5#1$ brown and coarse|  $PP#Q$Louisa and I were agreeing that$3$
303:270,37J  !| we should not have known her again."
303:270,38'  !| However little $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy might have liked such an
303:271, 1'  !| address$0$, he contented himself with coolly replying, that$3$
303:271, 2@b   | he perceived no$2$ other alteration than her being$1$ rather
303:271, 3@b   | tanned, ~ no$2$ miraculous consequence of travelling in the
303:271, 4@b   | summer.
303:271, 5J  !| "For$4$ my own$2$ part$0$,"
303:271, 5'  !| she rejoined,
303:271, 5J  !| "I must confess that$3$
303:271, 6J  !| I never could see any beauty in her.  Her face$0$ is too$5#1$ thin;
303:271, 7J  !| her complexion has no$2$ brilliancy; and her features are
303:271, 8J  !| not at all handsome.  Her nose wants$1$ character; there is
303:271, 9J  !| nothing marked in its lines.  Her teeth are tolerable, but
303:271,10J  !| not out$8$ of the common$2$ way; and as for$4$ her eyes, which$6#1$
303:271,11J  !| have sometimes been called so$5#1$ fine, I never could perceive
303:271,12J  !| any*thing extraordinary in them.  They have a sharp,
303:271,13J  !| shrewish look$0$, which$6#1$ I do not like$1$ at all; and in her
303:271,14J  !| air altogether, there is a self-sufficiency without fashion$0$,
303:271,15J  !| which$6#1$ is intolerable."
303:271,16'  !| Persuaded as $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was that$3$ $PP#B$Darcy admired
303:271,17'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, this was not the best method of recommending
303:271,18'  !| herself; but angry people are not always wise; and in
303:271,19'  !| seeing him at last$0$ look$1$ somewhat nettled, she had all
303:271,20'  !| the success she expected$1$.  He was resolutely silent however;
303:271,21'  !| and, from a determination of making him speak,
303:271,22'  !| she continued,
303:271,23J  !| "I remember, when we first knew her in Hertfordshire,
303:271,24J  !| how amazed we all were to$9$ find that$3$ she was a reputed
303:271,25J  !| beauty; and I particularly recollect your saying one
303:271,26J  !| night, after$3$ they had been dining at Netherfield, ""\She\
303:271,27J  !| a beauty| ~ I should as soon call$1$ her mother a wit$0#2$.""  But
303:271,28J  !| afterwards she seemed to$9$ improve on$4$ you, and I believe
303:271,29J  !| you thought$1$ her rather pretty$2$ at one time."
303:271,30B  !| "Yes,"
303:271,30'  !| replied $PP#B$Darcy, who$6#1$ could contain himself no$2$
303:271,31'  !| longer,
303:271,31B  !| "but \that$6#2$\ was only when I first knew her, for$3$ it is
303:271,32B  !| many months since I have considered her as one of the
303:271,33B  !| handsomest women of my acquaintance."
303:271,34'  !| He then went away, and $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was left$1$ to$4$ all
303:271,35'  !| the satisfaction of having forced him to$9$ say what$6#1$ gave
303:271,36'  !| no*one any pain$0$ but herself.
303:271,37'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner and $PP#A$Elizabeth talked of all that$6#1$ had
303:271,38'  !| occurred, during their visit$0$, as they returned, except what$6#1$
303:272, 1'  !| had particularly interested them both.  The looks$0$ and
303:272, 2'  !| behaviour of every*body they had seen were discussed,
303:272, 3'  !| except of the person who$6#1$ had mostly engaged their attention.
303:272, 4'  !| They talked of his sister, his friends, his house, his
303:272, 5'  !| fruit, of every*thing but himself; yet $PP#A$Elizabeth was
303:272, 6'  !| longing$1$ to$9$ know what$6#1$ $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner thought$1$ of him,
303:272, 7'  !| and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner would have been highly gratified by$4$
303:272, 8'  !| her niece's beginning$1$ the subject$0$.
304:273, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had been a good deal$0#2$ disappointed in not
304:273, 2'  !| finding a letter from $PP#E$Jane, on$4$ their first arrival at Lambton;
304:273, 3'  !| and this disappointment had been renewed on$4$ each of
304:273, 4'  !| the mornings that$6#1$ had now been spent there; but on$4$ the
304:273, 5'  !| third, her repining was over, and her sister justified by$4$
304:273, 6'  !| the receipt of two letters from her at once, on$4$ one of which$6#1$
304:273, 7'  !| was marked that$3$ it had been missent elsewhere.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
304:273, 8'  !| was not surprised at it, as $PP#E$Jane had written the direction
304:273, 9'  !| remarkably ill.
304:273,10'  !| They had just$9$ been preparing to$9$ walk$1$ as the letters
304:273,11'  !| came in; and her uncle and aunt, leaving her to$9$ enjoy
304:273,12'  !| them in quiet$0$, set$1$ off by$4$ themselves.  The one missent
304:273,13'  !| must be first attended to$4$; it had been written five days
304:273,14'  !| ago.  The beginning$0$ contained an account$0$ of all their
304:273,15'  !| little parties and engagements, with such news as the
304:273,16'  !| country afforded; but the latter half, which$6#1$ was dated
304:273,17'  !| a day later, and written in evident agitation, gave more
304:273,18'  !| important intelligence.  It was to$4$ this effect$0$:
304:273,19E  !| "Since writing$1$ the above$5$, dearest $PP#A$Lizzy, something has
304:273,20E  !| occurred of a most unexpected and serious$2$ nature; but
304:273,21E  !| I am afraid of alarming you ~ be assured that$3$ we are all
304:273,22E  !| well$9$.  What$6#1$ I have to$9$ say relates to$4$ poor $PP#H$Lydia.  An
304:273,23E  !| express$0$ came at twelve last$2$ night, just$9$ as we were all gone
304:273,24E  !| to$4$ bed, from $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster, to$9$ inform us that$3$ she was
304:273,25E  !| gone off to$4$ Scotland with one of his officers; to$9$ own$1$ the
304:273,26E  !| truth, with $PP#V$Wickham| ~ Imagine our surprise$0$.  To$4$ $PP#G$Kitty,
304:273,27E  !| however, it does not seem so$5#1$ wholly unexpected.  I am
304:273,28E  !| very, very sorry.  So$5#1$ imprudent a match$0$ on$4$ both sides| ~
304:273,29E  !| But I am willing to$9$ hope$1$ the best, and that$3$ his character
304:273,30E  !| has been misunderstood.  Thoughtless and indiscreet I can
304:273,31E  !| easily believe him, but this step$0$ (and let us rejoice over it)
304:273,32E  !| marks nothing bad at heart.  His choice$0$ is disinterested
304:273,33E  !| at least, for$3$ he must know my father can give her nothing.
304:274, 1E  !| Our poor mother is sadly grieved.  My father bears it
304:274, 2E  !| better$9$.  How thankful am I, that$3$ we never let them know
304:274, 3E  !| what$6#1$ has been said against him; we must forget it ourselves.
304:274, 4E  !| They were off Saturday night about$4$ twelve, as
304:274, 5E  !| is conjectured, but were not missed till yesterday morning
304:274, 6E  !| at eight.  The express$0$ was sent off directly.  My dear$2#1$
304:274, 7E  !| $PP#A$Lizzy, they must have passed within ten miles of us.
304:274, 8E  !| $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster gives us reason$0$ to$9$ expect him here
304:274, 9E  !| soon.  $PP#H$Lydia left$1$ a few lines for$4$ his wife, informing
304:274,10E  !| her of their intention.  I must conclude, for$3$ I cannot be
304:274,11E  !| long$9$ from my poor mother.  I am afraid you will$1$ not
304:274,12E  !| be able to$9$ make$1$ it out$5$, but I hardly know what$6#1$ I have
304:274,13E  !| written."
304:274,14'  !| Without allowing herself time for$4$ consideration, and
304:274,15'  !| scarcely knowing what$6#1$ she felt, $PP#A$Elizabeth on$4$ finishing this
304:274,16'  !| letter, instantly seized the other, and opening it with the
304:274,17'  !| utmost impatience, read as follows:  it had been written
304:274,18'  !| a day later than the conclusion of the first.
304:274,19E  !| "By$4$ this time, my dearest sister, you have received
304:274,20E  !| my hurried letter; I wish$1$ this may$1$ be more intelligible,
304:274,21E  !| but though not confined for$4$ time, my head$0$ is so$5#1$ bewildered
304:274,22E  !| that$3$ I cannot answer$1$ for$4$ being$1$ coherent.  Dearest $PP#A$Lizzy,
304:274,23E  !| I hardly know what$6#1$ I would write, but I have bad news
304:274,24E  !| for$4$ you, and it cannot be delayed.  Imprudent as a marriage
304:274,25E  !| between $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham and our poor $PP#H$Lydia would be, we
304:274,26E  !| are now anxious to$9$ be assured it has taken place$0$, for$3$
304:274,27E  !| there is but too$5#1$ much reason$0$ to$9$ fear$1$ they are not gone to$4$
304:274,28E  !| Scotland.  $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster came yesterday, having left$1$
304:274,29E  !| Brighton the day before$5$, not many hours after$4$ the express$0$.
304:274,30E  !| Though $PP#H$Lydia's short$2$ letter to$4$ $PP#ZM$Mrs%*F% gave them to$9$ understand
304:274,31E  !| that$3$ they were going to$4$ Gretna*Green, something
304:274,32E  !| was dropped by$4$ $PP#W$Denny expressing his belief that$3$ $PP#V$W% never
304:274,33E  !| intended to$9$ go there, or to$9$ marry $PP#H$Lydia at all, which$6#1$ was
304:274,34E  !| repeated to$4$ $PP#ZL$Colonel*F% who$6#1$ instantly taking the alarm$0$,
304:274,35E  !| set$1$ off from B% intending to$9$ trace their route.  He did
304:274,36E  !| trace them easily to$4$ Clapham, but no$2$ farther; for$3$ on$4$
304:274,37E  !| entering that$6#2$ place$0$ they removed into a hackney-coach
304:274,38E  !| and dismissed the chaise that$6#1$ brought them from Epsom.
304:275, 1E  !| All that$6#1$ is known after$4$ this is, that$3$ they were seen to$9$
304:275, 2E  !| continue the London road.  I know not what$6#1$ to$9$ think.
304:275, 3E  !| After$4$ making every possible enquiry on$4$ that$6#2$ side$0$ London,
304:275, 4E  !| $PP#ZL$Colonel*F% came on$5$ into Hertfordshire, anxiously renewing
304:275, 5E  !| them at all the turnpikes, and at the inns in Barnet and
304:275, 6E  !| Hatfield, but without any success, no$2$ such people had
304:275, 7E  !| been seen to$9$ pass$1$ through$5$.  With the kindest concern$0$ he
304:275, 8E  !| came on$5$ to$4$ Longbourn, and broke his apprehensions to$4$ us
304:275, 9E  !| in a manner most creditable to$4$ his heart.  I am sincerely
304:275,10E  !| grieved for$4$ him and $PP#ZM$Mrs%*F% but no*one can throw$1$ any
304:275,11E  !| blame$0$ on$4$ them.  Our distress$0$, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy, is very great.
304:275,12E  !| My father and mother believe the worst, but I cannot
304:275,13E  !| think so$5#1$ ill of him.  Many circumstances might make$1$ it
304:275,14E  !| more eligible for$4$ them to$9$ be married privately in town than
304:275,15E  !| to$9$ pursue their first plan; and even$5$ if \he\ could form$1$ such
304:275,16E  !| a design$0$ against a young woman of $PP#H$Lydia's connections,
304:275,17E  !| which$6#1$ is not likely, can I suppose her so$5#1$ lost to$4$ every*thing?
304:275,18E  !| ~ Impossible.  I grieve to$9$ find, however, that$3$
304:275,19E  !| $PP#ZL$Colonel*F% is not disposed to$9$ depend upon their marriage;
304:275,20E  !| he shook his head$0$ when I expressed my hopes$0$, and said
304:275,21E  !| he feared $PP#V$W% was not a man to$9$ be trusted.  My poor
304:275,22E  !| mother is really ill and keeps her room.  Could she exert
304:275,23E  !| herself it would be better$9$, but this is not to$9$ be expected$1$;
304:275,24E  !| and as to$4$ my father, I never in my life saw him so$5#1$ affected.
304:275,25E  !| Poor $PP#G$Kitty has anger$0$ for$4$ having concealed their attachment;
304:275,26E  !| but as it was a matter of confidence one cannot
304:275,27E  !| wonder$1$.  I am truly glad, dearest $PP#A$Lizzy, that$3$ you have
304:275,28E  !| been spared something of these distressing scenes; but
304:275,29E  !| now as the first shock$0$ is over, shall I own$1$ that$3$ I long$1$ for$4$
304:275,30E  !| your return$0$?  I am not so$5#1$ selfish, however, as to$9$ press$1$
304:275,31E  !| for$4$ it, if inconvenient.  Adieu.  I take up my pen again
304:275,32E  !| to$9$ do, what$6#1$ I have just$9$ told you I would not, but circumstances
304:275,33E  !| are such, that$3$ I cannot help$1$ earnestly begging
304:275,34E  !| you all to$9$ come here, as soon as possible.  I know my dear$2#1$
304:275,35E  !| uncle and aunt so$5#1$ well$9$, that$3$ I am not afraid of requesting
304:275,36E  !| it, though I have still$5$ something more to$9$ ask of the former.
304:275,37E  !| My father is going to$4$ London with $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster instantly,
304:275,38E  !| to$9$ try to$9$ discover her.  What$6#1$ he means$1$ to$9$ do,
304:276, 1E  !| I am sure I know not; but his excessive distress$0$ will$1$ not
304:276, 2E  !| allow him to$9$ pursue any measure$0$ in the best and safest
304:276, 3E  !| way, and $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster is obliged to$9$ be at Brighton
304:276, 4E  !| again to-morrow evening.  In such an exigence my uncle's
304:276, 5E  !| advice and assistance would be every*thing in the world;
304:276, 6E  !| he will$1$ immediately comprehend what$6#1$ I must feel, and
304:276, 7E  !| I rely upon his goodness."
304:276, 8A  !| "Oh| where, where is my uncle?"
304:276, 8'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth,
304:276, 9'  !| darting from her seat as she finished the letter, in eagerness
304:276,10'  !| to$9$ follow him, without losing a moment of the time so$5#1$
304:276,11'  !| precious; but as she reached the door, it was opened by$4$
304:276,12'  !| a servant, and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy appeared.  Her pale face$0$ and
304:276,13'  !| impetuous manner made him start$1$, and before$3$ he could
304:276,14'  !| recover himself enough to$9$ speak, she, in whose$6#1$ mind$0$ every
304:276,15'  !| idea was superseded by$4$ $PP#H$Lydia's situation, hastily exclaimed,
304:276,16A  !| "I beg your pardon$0$, but I must leave$1$ you.  I must find
304:276,17A  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner this moment, on$4$ business that$6#1$ cannot be
304:276,18A  !| delayed; I have not an instant$0$ to$9$ lose."
304:276,19B  !| "Good God| what$6#2$ is the matter?"
304:276,19'  !| cried he, with
304:276,20'  !| more feeling$0$ than politeness; then recollecting himself,
304:276,21B  !| "I will$1$ not detain you a minute$0$, but let me, or let the
304:276,22B  !| servant, go after$4$ $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner.  You are not well$9$
304:276,23B  !| enough; ~ you cannot go yourself."
304:276,24'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth hesitated, but her knees trembled under her,
304:276,25'  !| and she felt how little would be gained by$4$ her attempting
304:276,26'  !| to$9$ pursue them.  Calling back$5$ the servant, therefore, she
304:276,27'  !| commissioned him, though in so$5#1$ breathless an accent as
304:276,28'  !| made her almost unintelligible, to$9$ fetch his master and
304:276,29'  !| mistress home, instantly.
304:276,30'  !| On$4$ his quitting the room, she sat down$5$, unable to$9$
304:276,31'  !| support$1$ herself, and looking so$5#1$ miserably ill, that$3$ it was
304:276,32'  !| impossible for$4$ $PP#B$Darcy to$9$ leave$1$ her, or to$9$ refrain from
304:276,33'  !| saying, in a tone of gentleness and commiseration,
304:276,33B  !| "Let
304:276,34B  !| me call$1$ your maid.  Is there nothing you could take, to$9$
304:276,35B  !| give you present$9$ relief? ~ A glass of wine; ~ shall I get
304:276,36B  !| you one? ~ You are very ill."
304:276,37A  !| "No$7$, I thank you;"
304:276,37'  !| she replied, endeavouring to$9$
304:276,38'  !| recover herself.
304:276,38A  !| "There is nothing the matter with me.
304:277, 1A  !| I am quite well$9$.  I am only distressed by$4$ some dreadful
304:277, 2A  !| news which$6#1$ I have just$9$ received from Longbourn."
304:277, 3'  !| She burst$1$ into tears as she alluded to$4$ it, and for$4$ a few
304:277, 4'  !| minutes could not speak another word.  $PP#B$Darcy, in wretched
304:277, 5'  !| suspense, could only say something indistinctly of his
304:277, 6'  !| concern$0$, and observe her in compassionate silence$0$.  At
304:277, 7'  !| length, she spoke again.
304:277, 7A  !| "I have just$9$ had a letter from
304:277, 8A  !| $PP#E$Jane, with such dreadful news.  It cannot be concealed
304:277, 9A  !| from any*one.  My youngest sister has left$2$ all her friends ~
304:277,10A  !| has eloped; ~ has thrown herself into the power of ~ of
304:277,11A  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham.  They are gone off together from Brighton.
304:277,12A  !| \You\ know him too$5#1$ well$9$ to$9$ doubt$1$ the rest$0#1$.  She has no$2$
304:277,13A  !| money, no$2$ connections, nothing that$6#1$ can tempt him to$4$ ~
304:277,14A  !| she is lost for*ever."
304:277,15'  !| $PP#B$Darcy was fixed in astonishment.
304:277,15A  !| "When I consider,"
304:277,16'  !| she added, in a yet more agitated voice,
304:277,16A  !| "that$3$ \I\ might
304:277,17A  !| have prevented it| ~ \I\ who$6#1$ knew what$6#1$ he was.  Had I but
304:277,18A  !| explained some part$0$ of it only ~ some part$0$ of what$6#1$ I learnt,
304:277,19A  !| to$4$ my own$2$ family|  Had his character been known, this
304:277,20A  !| could not have happened.  But it is all, all too$5#1$ late
304:277,21A  !| now."
304:277,22B  !| "I am grieved, indeed,"
304:277,22'  !| cried $PP#B$Darcy;
304:277,22B  !| "grieved ~
304:277,23B  !| shocked.  But is it certain, absolutely certain?"
304:277,24A  !| "Oh yes| ~ They left$1$ Brighton together on$4$ Sunday
304:277,25A  !| night, and were traced almost to$4$ London, but not beyond$5$;
304:277,26A  !| they are certainly not gone to$4$ Scotland."
304:277,27B  !| "And what$6#2$ has been done, what$6#2$ has been attempted,
304:277,28B  !| to$9$ recover her?"
304:277,29A  !| "My father is gone to$4$ London, and $PP#E$Jane has written
304:277,30A  !| to$9$ beg my uncle's immediate assistance, and we shall be
304:277,31A  !| off, I hope$1$, in half an hour.  But nothing can be done;
304:277,32A  !| I know very well$9$ that$3$ nothing can be done.  How is such
304:277,33A  !| a man to$9$ be worked on$5$?  How are they even$5$ to$9$ be discovered?
304:277,34A  !| I have not the smallest hope$0$.  It is every way
304:277,35A  !| horrible|"
304:277,36'  !| $PP#B$Darcy shook his head$0$ in silent acquiesence.
304:277,37A  !| "When \my\ eyes were opened to$4$ his real character. ~
304:277,38A  !| Oh| had I known what$6#1$ I ought, what$6#1$ I dared, to$9$ do|
304:278, 1A  !| But I knew not ~ I was afraid of doing too$5#1$ much.
304:278, 2A  !| Wretched, wretched, mistake$0$|"
304:278, 3'  !| $PP#B$Darcy made no$2$ answer$0$.  He seemed scarcely to$9$ hear
304:278, 4'  !| her, and was walking up and down$4$ the room in earnest
304:278, 5'  !| meditation; his brow contracted, his air gloomy.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
304:278, 6'  !| soon observed, and instantly understood it.
304:278, 6@a   | Her power
304:278, 7@a   | was sinking; every*thing \must\ sink under such a proof
304:278, 8@a   | of family weakness, such an assurance of the deepest
304:278, 9@a   | disgrace$0$.  She could neither wonder$1$ nor condemn, but the
304:278,10@a   | belief of his self-conquest brought nothing consolatory to$4$
304:278,11@a   | her bosom, afforded no$2$ palliation of her distress$0$.  It was,
304:278,12@a   | on$4$ the contrary$0$, exactly calculated to$9$ make$1$ her understand
304:278,13@a   | her own$2$ wishes$0$; and never had she so$5#1$ honestly felt that$3$
304:278,14@a   | she could have loved him, as now, when all love$0$ must
304:278,15@a   | be vain.
304:278,16'  !| But self, though it would intrude, could not engross
304:278,17'  !| her.
304:278,17@a   | $PP#H$Lydia ~ the humiliation, the misery, she was bringing
304:278,18@a   | on$4$ them all, soon swallowed up every private$2$ care$0$;
304:278,18'  !| and
304:278,19'  !| covering her face$0$ with her handkerchief, $PP#A$Elizabeth was
304:278,20'  !| soon lost to$4$ every*thing else; and, after$4$ a pause$0$ of several
304:278,21'  !| minutes, was only recalled to$4$ a sense of her situation by$4$
304:278,22'  !| the voice of her companion, who$6#1$, in a manner, which$6#1$
304:278,23'  !| though it spoke compassion, spoke likewise restraint, said,
304:278,24B  !| "I am afraid you have been long$9$ desiring my absence,
304:278,25B  !| nor have I any*thing to$9$ plead in excuse$0$ of my stay$0$, but
304:278,26B  !| real, though unavailing, concern$0$.  Would to$4$ heaven that$3$
304:278,27B  !| any*thing could be either said or done on$4$ my part$0$, that$6#1$
304:278,28B  !| might offer$1$ consolation to$4$ such distress$0$. ~ But I will$1$ not
304:278,29B  !| torment$1$ you with vain wishes$0$, which$6#1$ may$1$ seem purposely
304:278,30B  !| to$9$ ask for$4$ your thanks.  This unfortunate affair will$1$,
304:278,31B  !| I fear$1$, prevent my sister's having the pleasure of seeing
304:278,32B  !| you at Pemberley to*day."
304:278,33A  !| "Oh, yes.  Be so$5#1$ kind$2$ as to$9$ apologize for$4$ us to$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy.
304:278,34A  !| Say that$3$ urgent business calls$1$ us home immediately.
304:278,35A  !| Conceal the unhappy truth as long$9$ as it is possible.
304:278,36A  !| ~ I know it cannot be long$9$."
304:278,37'  !| He readily assured her of his secrecy ~ again expressed
304:278,38'  !| his sorrow for$4$ her distress$0$, wished it a happier conclusion
304:279, 1'  !| than there was at present$0#1$ reason$0$ to$9$ hope$1$, and leaving
304:279, 2'  !| his compliments for$4$ her relations, with only one serious$2$,
304:279, 3'  !| parting, look$0$, went away.
304:279, 4'  !| As he quitted the room, $PP#A$Elizabeth felt how improbable
304:279, 5'  !| it was that$3$ they should ever see each other again on$4$ such
304:279, 6'  !| terms of cordiality as had marked their several meetings
304:279, 7'  !| in Derbyshire; and as she threw a retrospective glance$0$
304:279, 8'  !| over the whole$0$ of their acquaintance, so$5#1$ full of contradictions
304:279, 9'  !| and varieties, sighed at the perverseness of those
304:279,10'  !| feelings which$6#1$ would now have promoted its continuance,
304:279,11'  !| and would formerly have rejoiced in its termination.
304:279,12'  !| If gratitude and esteem$0$ are good foundations of affection,
304:279,13'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's change$0$ of sentiment will$1$ be neither
304:279,14'  !| improbable nor faulty.  But if otherwise, if the regard$0$
304:279,15'  !| springing from such sources is unreasonable or unnatural,
304:279,16'  !| in comparison of what$6#1$ is so$5#1$ often described as arising on$4$
304:279,17'  !| a first interview with its object$0$, and even$5$ before$3$ two
304:279,18'  !| words have been exchanged, nothing can be said in her
304:279,19'  !| defence, except that$3$ she had given somewhat of a trial
304:279,20'  !| to$4$ the latter method, in her partiality for$4$ $PP#V$Wickham, and
304:279,21'  !| that$3$ its ill-success might perhaps authorise her to$9$ seek
304:279,22'  !| the other less interesting mode of attachment.  Be that$6#2$ as
304:279,23'  !| it may$1$, she saw him go with regret$0$; and in this early
304:279,24'  !| example of what$6#1$ $PP#H$Lydia's infamy must produce, found
304:279,25'  !| additional anguish as she reflected on$4$ that$6#2$ wretched
304:279,26'  !| business.  Never, since reading $PP#E$Jane's second$2$ letter, had
304:279,27'  !| she entertained a hope$0$ of $PP#V$Wickham's meaning$1$ to$9$ marry
304:279,28'  !| her.  No*one but $PP#E$Jane, she thought$1$, could flatter herself
304:279,29'  !| with such an expectation.  Surprise$0$ was the least of her
304:279,30'  !| feelings on$4$ this development.  While$9$ the contents of the
304:279,31'  !| first letter remained on$4$ her mind$0$, she was all surprise$0$ ~
304:279,32'  !| all astonishment that$3$ $PP#V$Wickham should marry a girl, whom$6#1$
304:279,33'  !| it was impossible he could marry for$4$ money; and how
304:279,34'  !| $PP#H$Lydia could ever have attached him, had appeared incomprehensible.
304:279,35'  !| But now it was all too$5#1$ natural$2$.  For$4$ such
304:279,36'  !| an attachment as this, she might have sufficient charms;
304:279,37'  !| and though she did not suppose $PP#H$Lydia to$9$ be deliberately
304:279,38'  !| engaging in an elopement, without the intention of marriage,
304:280, 1'  !| she had no$2$ difficulty in believing that$3$ neither her
304:280, 2'  !| virtue nor her understanding$0$ would preserve her from
304:280, 3'  !| falling an easy prey.
304:280, 4'  !| She had never perceived, while$9$ the regiment was in
304:280, 5'  !| Hertfordshire, that$3$ $PP#H$Lydia had any partiality for$4$ him, but
304:280, 6'  !| she was convinced that$3$ $PP#H$Lydia had wanted only encouragement
304:280, 7'  !| to$9$ attach herself to$4$ any*body.  Sometimes one
304:280, 8'  !| officer, sometimes another had been her favourite$0$, as their
304:280, 9'  !| attentions raised them in her opinion.  Her affections had
304:280,10'  !| been continually fluctuating, but never without an object$0$.
304:280,11'  !| The mischief of neglect$0$ and mistaken indulgence towards
304:280,12'  !| such a girl. ~ Oh| how acutely did she now feel it.
304:280,13'  !| She was wild to$9$ be at home ~ to$9$ hear, to$9$ see, to$9$ be
304:280,14'  !| upon the spot, to$9$ share$1$ with $PP#E$Jane in the cares$0$ that$6#1$ must
304:280,15'  !| now fall$1$ wholly upon her, in a family so$5#1$ deranged; a father
304:280,16'  !| absent, a mother incapable of exertion, and requiring
304:280,17'  !| constant attendance; and though almost persuaded that$3$
304:280,18'  !| nothing could be done for$4$ $PP#H$Lydia, her uncle's interference
304:280,19'  !| seemed of the utmost importance, and till he entered the
304:280,20'  !| room, the misery of her impatience was severe.  $PP#N$Mr% and
304:280,21'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner had hurried back$5$ in alarm$0$, supposing, by$4$
304:280,22'  !| the servant's account$0$, that$3$ their niece was taken suddenly
304:280,23'  !| ill; ~ but satisfying  them instantly on$4$ that$6#2$ head$0$, she
304:280,24'  !| eagerly communicated the cause of their summons,
304:280,25'  !| reading the two letters aloud, and dwelling on$4$ the postscript
304:280,26'  !| of the last$0$, with trembling energy. ~ Though $PP#H$Lydia
304:280,27'  !| had never been a favourite$0$ with them, $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner
304:280,28'  !| could not but be deeply affected.  Not $PP#H$Lydia
304:280,29'  !| only, but all were concerned in it; and after$4$ the first
304:280,30'  !| exclamations of surprise$0$ and horror, $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner readily
304:280,31'  !| promised every assistance in his power. ~ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
304:280,32'  !| though expecting no$2$ less, thanked him with tears of
304:280,33'  !| gratitude; and all three being$1$ actuated by$4$ one spirit,
304:280,34'  !| every*thing relating to$4$ their journey was speedily settled$1$.
304:280,35'  !| They were to$9$ be off as soon as possible.
304:280,35O  !| "But what$6#2$ is
304:280,36O  !| to$9$ be done about$4$ Pemberley?"
304:280,36'  !| cried $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner.
304:280,37O  !| "$PP#ZU$John told us $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy was here when you sent for$4$
304:280,38O  !| us; ~ was it so$5#2$?"
304:281, 1A  !| "Yes; and I told him we should not be able to$9$ keep
304:281, 2A  !| our engagement.  \That$6#2$\ is all settled$1$."
304:281, 3O  !| "That$6#2$ is all settled$1$;"
304:281, 3'  !| repeated the other, as she ran
304:281, 4'  !| into her room to$9$ prepare.
304:281, 4O  !| "And are they upon such
304:281, 5O  !| terms as for$4$ her to$9$ disclose the real truth|  Oh, that$6#2$
304:281, 6O  !| I knew how it was|"
304:281, 7'  !| But wishes$0$ were vain; or at best could serve only to$9$
304:281, 8'  !| amuse her in the hurry$0$ and confusion of the following
304:281, 9'  !| hour.  Had $PP#A$Elizabeth been at leisure to$9$ be idle, she
304:281,10'  !| would have remained certain that$3$ all employment was
304:281,11'  !| impossible to$4$ one so$5#1$ wretched as herself; but she had
304:281,12'  !| her share$0$ of business as well$9$ as her aunt, and amongst
304:281,13'  !| the rest$0#1$ there were notes to$9$ be written to$4$ all their friends
304:281,14'  !| in Lambton, with false excuses for$4$ their sudden$2$ departure.
304:281,15'  !| An hour, however, saw the whole$0$ completed; and $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner
304:281,16'  !| meanwhile having settled$1$ his account$0$ at the inn,
304:281,17'  !| nothing remained to$9$ be done but to$9$ go; and $PP#A$Elizabeth,
304:281,18'  !| after$4$ all the misery of the morning, found herself, in
304:281,19'  !| a shorter space of time than she could have supposed,
304:281,20'  !| seated in the carriage, and on$4$ the road to$4$ Longbourn.
305:282, 1N  !| "I have been thinking it over again, $PP#A$Elizabeth,"
305:282, 1'  !| said
305:282, 2'  !| her uncle, as they drove from the town;
305:282, 2N  !| "and really,
305:282, 3N  !| upon serious$2$ consideration, I am much more inclined
305:282, 4N  !| than I was to$9$ judge$1$ as your eldest sister does of the matter.
305:282, 5N  !| It appears to$9$ me so$5#1$ very unlikely, that$3$ any young man
305:282, 6N  !| should form$1$ such a design$0$ against a girl who$6#1$ is by$4$ no$2$
305:282, 7N  !| means$0$ unprotected or friendless, and who$6#1$ was actually
305:282, 8N  !| staying in his colonel's family, that$3$ I am strongly inclined
305:282, 9N  !| to$9$ hope$1$ the best.  Could he expect that$3$ her friends would
305:282,10N  !| not step$1$ forward$8$?  Could he expect to$9$ be noticed again
305:282,11N  !| by$4$ the regiment, after$4$ such an affront to$4$ $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster?
305:282,12N  !| His temptation is not adequate to$4$ the risk$0$."
305:282,13A  !| "Do you really think so$5#2$?"
305:282,13'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth, brightening
305:282,14'  !| up for$4$ a moment.
305:282,15O  !| "Upon my word,"
305:282,15'  !| said $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner,
305:282,15O  !| "I begin to$9$ be
305:282,16O  !| of your uncle's opinion.  It is really too$5#1$ great a violation
305:282,17O  !| of decency, honour$0$, and interest$0$, for$4$ him to$9$ be guilty of
305:282,18O  !| it.  I cannot think so$5#1$ very ill of $PP#V$Wickham.  Can you,
305:282,19O  !| yourself, $PP#A$Lizzy, so$5#1$ wholly give him up, as to$9$ believe him
305:282,20O  !| capable of it?"
305:282,21A  !| "Not perhaps of neglecting his own$2$ interest$0$.  But of
305:282,22A  !| every other neglect$0$ I can believe him capable.  If, indeed,
305:282,23A  !| it should be so$5#2$|  But I dare$1#2$ not hope$1$ it.  Why should
305:282,24A  !| they not go on$5$ to$4$ Scotland, if that$6#2$ had been the case?"
305:282,25N  !| "In the first place$0$,"
305:282,25'  !| replied $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner,
305:282,25N  !| "there is
305:282,26N  !| no$2$ absolute proof that$3$ they are not gone to$4$ Scotland."
305:282,27A  !| "Oh| but their removing from the chaise into an
305:282,28A  !| hackney coach is such a presumption|  And, besides, no$2$
305:282,29A  !| traces of them were to$9$ be found on$4$ the Barnet road."
305:282,30N  !| "Well$7$, then ~ supposing them to$9$ be in London.  They
305:282,31N  !| may$1$ be there, though for$4$ the purpose of concealment,
305:282,32N  !| for$4$ no$2$ more exceptionable purpose.  It is not likely that$3$
305:282,33N  !| money should be very abundant on$4$ either side$0$; and it
305:283, 1N  !| might strike them that$3$ they could be more economically,
305:283, 2N  !| though less expeditiously, married in London, than in
305:283, 3N  !| Scotland."
305:283, 4A  !| "But why all this secrecy?  Why any fear$0$ of detection?
305:283, 5A  !| Why must their marriage be private$2$?  Oh| no$7$, no$7$, this
305:283, 6A  !| is not likely.  His most particular friend, you see by$4$
305:283, 7A  !| $PP#E$Jane's account$0$, was persuaded of his never intending to$9$
305:283, 8A  !| marry her.  $PP#V$Wickham will$1$ never marry a woman without
305:283, 9A  !| some money.  He cannot afford it.  And what$6#2$ claims has
305:283,10A  !| $PP#H$Lydia, what$6#2$ attractions has she beyond$4$ youth, health, and
305:283,11A  !| good*humour, that$6#1$ could make$1$ him for$4$ her sake, forego
305:283,12A  !| every chance$0$ of benefiting himself by$4$ marrying well$9$?  As
305:283,13A  !| to$4$ what$6#1$ restraint the apprehension of disgrace$0$ in the corps
305:283,14A  !| might throw$1$ on$4$ a dishonourable elopement with her, I am
305:283,15A  !| not able to$9$ judge$1$; for$3$ I know nothing of the effects that$6#1$
305:283,16A  !| such a step$0$ might produce.  But as to$4$ your other objection,
305:283,17A  !| I am afraid it will$1$ hardly hold$1$ good.  $PP#H$Lydia has no$2$
305:283,18A  !| brothers to$9$ step$1$ forward$8$; and he might imagine, from
305:283,19A  !| my father's behaviour, from his indolence and the little
305:283,20A  !| attention he has ever seemed to$9$ give to$4$ what$6#1$ was going
305:283,21A  !| forward$8$ in his family, that$3$ \he\ would do as little, and
305:283,22A  !| think as little about$4$ it, as any father could do, in such
305:283,23A  !| a matter."
305:283,24N  !| "But can you think that$3$ $PP#H$Lydia is so$5#1$ lost to$4$ every*thing
305:283,25N  !| but love$0$ of him, as to$9$ consent$1$ to$9$ live with him on$4$ any
305:283,26N  !| other terms than marriage?"
305:283,27A  !| "It does seem, and it is most shocking indeed,"
305:283,27'  !| replied
305:283,28'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, with tears in her eyes,
305:283,28A  !| "that$3$ a sister's sense
305:283,29A  !| of decency and virtue in such a point$0$ should admit of
305:283,30A  !| doubt$0$.  But, really, I know not what$6#1$ to$9$ say.  Perhaps
305:283,31A  !| I am not doing her justice.  But she is very young; she
305:283,32A  !| has never been taught to$9$ think on$4$ serious$2$ subjects; and
305:283,33A  !| for$4$ the last$2$ half*year, nay, for$4$ a twelvemonth, she has
305:283,34A  !| been given up to$4$ nothing but amusement and vanity.
305:283,35A  !| She has been allowed to$9$ dispose of her time in the most
305:283,36A  !| idle and frivolous manner, and to$9$ adopt any opinions
305:283,37A  !| that$6#1$ came in her way.  Since the @@@@*shire were first
305:283,38A  !| quartered in Meryton, nothing but love$0$, flirtation, and
305:284, 1A  !| officers, have been in her head$0$.  She has been doing
305:284, 2A  !| every*thing in her power by$4$ thinking and talking on$4$ the
305:284, 3A  !| subject$0$, to$9$ give greater ~ what$6#2$ shall I call$1$ it? susceptibility
305:284, 4A  !| to$4$ her feelings; which$6#1$ are naturally lively enough.
305:284, 5A  !| And we all know that$3$ $PP#V$Wickham has every charm$0$ of
305:284, 6A  !| person and address$0$ that$6#1$ can captivate a woman."
305:284, 7O  !| "But you see that$3$ $PP#E$Jane,"
305:284, 7'  !| said her aunt,
305:284, 7O  !| "does not
305:284, 8O  !| think so$5#1$ ill of $PP#V$Wickham, as to$9$ believe him capable of the
305:284, 9O  !| attempt$0$."
305:284,10A  !| "Of whom$6#2$ does $PP#E$Jane ever think ill?  And who$6#2$ is there,
305:284,11A  !| whatever might be their former conduct$0$, that$6#1$ she would
305:284,12A  !| believe capable of such an attempt$0$, till it were proved
305:284,13A  !| against them?  But $PP#E$Jane knows, as well$9$ as I do, what$6#1$
305:284,14A  !| $PP#V$Wickham really is.  We both know that$3$ he has been
305:284,15A  !| profligate in every sense of the word.  That$3$ he has neither
305:284,16A  !| integrity nor honour$0$.  That$3$ he is as false and deceitful,
305:284,17A  !| as he is insinuating."
305:284,18O  !| "And do you really know all this?"
305:284,18'  !| cried $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner,
305:284,19'  !| whose$6#1$ curiosity as to$4$ the mode of her intelligence
305:284,20'  !| was all alive.
305:284,21A  !| "I do, indeed,"
305:284,21'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth, colouring.
305:284,21A  !| "I told
305:284,22A  !| you the other day, of his infamous behaviour to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy;
305:284,23A  !| and you, yourself, when last$2$ at Longbourn, heard in what$6#1$
305:284,24A  !| manner he spoke of the man, who$6#1$ had behaved with such
305:284,25A  !| forbearance and liberality towards him.  And there are
305:284,26A  !| other circumstances which$6#1$ I am not at liberty ~ which$6#1$ it
305:284,27A  !| is not worth*while to$9$ relate; but his lies$0$ about$4$ the whole$2$
305:284,28A  !| Pemberley family are endless.  From what$6#1$ he said of
305:284,29A  !| $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, I was thoroughly prepared to$9$ see a proud,
305:284,30A  !| reserved, disagreeable girl.  Yet he knew to$4$ the contrary$0$
305:284,31A  !| himself.  He must know that$3$ she was as amiable and
305:284,32A  !| unpretending as we have found her."
305:284,33O  !| "But does $PP#H$Lydia know nothing of this?  Can she be
305:284,34O  !| ignorant of what$6#1$ you and $PP#E$Jane seem so$5#1$ well$9$ to$9$ understand?"
305:284,35     |
305:284,36A  !| "Oh, yes| ~ that$6#2$, that$6#2$ is the worst of all.  Till I was
305:284,37A  !| in Kent, and saw so$5#1$ much both of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy and his
305:284,38A  !| relation, $PP#M$Colonel*Fitzwilliam, I was ignorant of the truth
305:285, 1A  !| myself.  And when I returned home, the @@@@*shire was
305:285, 2A  !| to$9$ leave$1$ Meryton in a week or fortnight's time.  As that$6#2$
305:285, 3A  !| was the case, neither $PP#E$Jane, to$4$ whom$6#1$ I related the whole$0$,
305:285, 4A  !| nor I, thought$1$ it necessary to$9$ make$1$ our knowledge public$2$;
305:285, 5A  !| for$3$ of what$6#2$ use$0$ could it apparently be to$4$ any*one, that$3$
305:285, 6A  !| the good opinion which$6#1$ all the neighbourhood had of
305:285, 7A  !| him, should then be overthrown?  And even$5$ when it was
305:285, 8A  !| settled$1$ that$3$ $PP#H$Lydia should go with $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster, the necessity
305:285, 9A  !| of opening her eyes to$4$ his character never occurred
305:285,10A  !| to$4$ me.  That$3$ \she\ could be in any danger from the deception
305:285,11A  !| never entered my head$0$.  That$3$ such a consequence as \this\
305:285,12A  !| should ensue, you may$1$ easily believe was far enough from
305:285,13A  !| my thoughts."
305:285,14O  !| "When they all removed to$4$ Brighton, therefore, you
305:285,15O  !| had no$2$ reason$0$, I suppose, to$9$ believe them fond of each
305:285,16O  !| other."
305:285,17A  !| "Not the slightest.  I can remember no$2$ symptom of
305:285,18A  !| affection on$4$ either side$0$; and had any*thing of the kind$0$
305:285,19A  !| been perceptible, you must be aware that$3$ ours is not a
305:285,20A  !| family, on$4$ which$6#1$ it could be thrown away.  When first
305:285,21A  !| he entered the corps, she was ready enough to$9$ admire
305:285,22A  !| him; but so$5#2$ we all were.  Every girl in, or near$4$ Meryton,
305:285,23A  !| was out$8$ of her senses about$4$ him for$4$ the first two months;
305:285,24A  !| but he never distinguished \her\ by$4$ any particular attention,
305:285,25A  !| and, consequently, after$4$ a moderate period of extravagant
305:285,26A  !| and wild admiration, her fancy$0$ for$4$ him gave way, and others
305:285,27A  !| of the regiment, who$6#1$ treated her with more distinction,
305:285,28A  !| again became her favourites."
                                      ~~~
305:285,29'  !| It may$1$ be easily believed, that$3$ however little the novelty
305:285,30'  !| could be added to$4$ their fears, hopes$0$, and conjectures$0$, on$4$
305:285,31'  !| this interesting subject$0$, by$4$ its repeated discussion, no$2$
305:285,32'  !| other could detain them from it long$9$, during the whole$0$
305:285,33'  !| of the journey.  From $PP#A$Elizabeth's thoughts it was never
305:285,34'  !| absent.  Fixed there by$4$ the keenest of all anguish, self*reproach,
305:285,35'  !| she could find no$2$ interval of ease$0$ or forgetfulness.
305:285,37'  !| They travelled as expeditiously as possible; and sleeping
305:286, 1'  !| one night on$4$ the road, reached Longbourn by$4$ dinner-time
305:286, 2'  !| the next day.  It was a comfort$0$ to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth to$9$ consider
305:286, 3'  !| that$3$ $PP#E$Jane could not have been wearied by$4$ long$9$ expectations.
305:286, 4     |
305:286, 5'  !| The little $PP#O1$Gardiners, attracted by$4$ the sight of a chaise,
305:286, 6'  !| were standing$1$ on$4$ the steps of the house, as they entered
305:286, 7'  !| the paddock; and when the carriage drove up to$4$ the door,
305:286, 8'  !| the joyful surprise$0$ that$6#1$ lighted up their faces, and displayed
305:286, 9'  !| itself over their whole$2$ bodies, in a variety of capers
305:286,10'  !| and frisks, was the first pleasing earnest of their welcome$0$.
305:286,11'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth jumped out$5$; and, after$4$ giving each of them
305:286,12'  !| an hasty kiss$0$, hurried into the vestibule, where $PP#E$Jane, who$6#1$
305:286,13'  !| came running down*stairs from her mother's apartment,
305:286,14'  !| immediately met her.
305:286,15'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, as she affectionately embraced her, whilst
305:286,16'  !| tears filled the eyes of both, lost not a moment in asking
305:286,17'  !| whether any*thing had been heard of the fugitives.
305:286,18E  !| "Not yet,"
305:286,18'  !| replied $PP#E$Jane.
305:286,18E  !| "But now that$3$ my dear$2#1$
305:286,19E  !| uncle is come, I hope$1$ every*thing will$1$ be well$9$."
305:286,20A  !| "Is my father in town?"
305:286,21E  !| "Yes, he went on$4$ Tuesday as I wrote you word."
305:286,22A  !| "And have you heard from him often?"
305:286,23E  !| "We have heard only once.  He wrote me a few lines
305:286,24E  !| on$4$ Wednesday, to$9$ say that$3$ he had arrived in safety, and
305:286,25E  !| to$9$ give me his directions, which$6#1$ I particularly begged him
305:286,26E  !| to$9$ do.  He merely added, that$3$ he should not write again,
305:286,27E  !| till he had something of importance to$9$ mention$1$."
305:286,28A  !| "And my mother ~ How is she?  How are you all?"
305:286,29E  !| "My mother is tolerably well$9$, I trust$1$; though her
305:286,30E  !| spirits are greatly shaken.  She is up*stairs, and will$1$ have
305:286,31E  !| great satisfaction in seeing you all.  She does not yet
305:286,32E  !| leave$1$ her dressing-room.  $PP#F$Mary and $PP#G$Kitty, thank Heaven|
305:286,33E  !| are quite well$9$."
305:286,34A  !| "But you ~ How are you?"
305:286,34'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth.
305:286,34A  !| "You
305:286,35A  !| look$1$ pale.  How much you must have gone through$5$|"
305:286,36'  !| Her sister, however, assured her, of her being$1$ perfectly
305:286,37'  !| well$9$; and their conversation, which$6#1$ had been passing$1$
305:286,38'  !| while$9$ $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner were engaged with their
305:287, 1'  !| children, was now put an end$0$ to$4$, by$4$ the approach$0$ of the
305:287, 2'  !| whole$2$ party.  $PP#E$Jane ran to$4$ her uncle and aunt, and welcomed
305:287, 3'  !| and thanked them both, with alternate smiles and
305:287, 4'  !| tears.
305:287, 5'  !| When they were all in the drawing*room, the questions
305:287, 6'  !| which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth had already asked, were of course$8$
305:287, 7'  !| repeated by$4$ the others, and they soon found that$3$ $PP#E$Jane
305:287, 8'  !| had no$2$ intelligence to$9$ give.  The sanguine hope$0$ of good,
305:287, 9'  !| however, which$6#1$ the benevolence of her heart suggested,
305:287,10'  !| had not yet deserted her; she still$5$ expected$1$ that$3$ it would
305:287,11'  !| all end$1$ well$9$, and that$3$ every morning would bring some
305:287,12'  !| letter, either from $PP#H$Lydia or her father, to$9$ explain their
305:287,13'  !| proceedings, and perhaps announce the marriage.
305:287,14'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, to$4$ whose$6#1$ apartment they all repaired,
305:287,15'  !| after$4$ a few minutes conversation together, received them
305:287,16'  !| exactly as might be expected$1$; with tears and lamentations
305:287,17'  !| of regret$0$, invectives against the villanous conduct$0$
305:287,18'  !| of $PP#V$Wickham, and complaints of her own$2$ sufferings and
305:287,19'  !| ill usage; blaming every*body but the person to$4$ whose$6#1$
305:287,20'  !| ill*judging indulgence the errors of her daughter must be
305:287,21'  !| principally owing.
305:287,22D  !| "If I had been able,"
305:287,22'  !| said she,
305:287,22D  !| "to$9$ carry my point$0$ of
305:287,23D  !| going to$4$ Brighton, with all my family, \this\ would not
305:287,24D  !| have happened; but poor dear$2#1$ $PP#H$Lydia had nobody to$9$
305:287,25D  !| take care$0$ of her.  Why did the $PP#ZL$Forsters ever let her go
305;287,26D  !| out$8$ of their sight?  I am sure there was some great
305:287,27D  !| neglect$0$ or other on$4$ their side$0$, for$3$ she is not the kind$0$ of
305:287,28D  !| girl to$9$ do such a thing, if she had been well$9$ looked after$5$.
305:287,29D  !| I always thought$1$ they were very unfit to$9$ have the charge$0$
305:287,30D  !| of her; but I was over-ruled, as I always am.  Poor
305:287,31D  !| dear$2#1$ child|  And now here's $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet gone away, and
305:287,32D  !| I know he will$1$ fight $PP#V$Wickham, wherever he meets him,
305:287,33D  !| and then he will$1$ be killed, and what$6#2$ is to$9$ become of us all?
305:287,33D  !| The $PP#K1$Collinses will$1$ turn$1$ us out$5$, before$3$ he is cold$2$ in his
305:287,34D  !| grave$0$; and if you are not kind$2$ to$4$ us, brother, I do not
305:287,35D  !| know what$6#1$ we shall do."
305:287,36'  !| They all exclaimed against such terrific ideas; and
305:287,37'  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner, after$4$ general$2$ assurances of his affection for$4$
305:288, 1'  !| her and all her family, told her that$3$
305:288, 1@n   | he meant to$9$ be in
305:288, 2@n   | London the very next day, and would assist $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet
305:288, 3@n   | in every endeavour$0$ for$4$ recovering $PP#H$Lydia.
305:288, 4N  !| "Do not give way to$4$ useless alarm$0$,"
305:288, 4'  !| added he,
305:288, 4N  !| "though
305:288, 5N  !| it is right$2#1$ to$9$ be prepared for$4$ the worst, there is no$2$ occasion$0$
305:288, 6N  !| to$9$ look$1$ on$4$ it as certain.  It is not quite a week since they
305:288, 7N  !| left$1$ Brighton.  In a few days more, we may$1$ gain$1$ some
305:288, 8N  !| news of them, and till we know that$3$ they are not married,
305:288, 9N  !| and have no$2$ design$0$ of marrying, do not let us give the
305:288,10N  !| matter over as lost.  As soon as I get to$4$ town, I shall
305:288,11N  !| go to$4$ my brother, and make$1$ him come home with me to$4$
305:288,12N  !| Gracechurch*Street, and then we may$1$ consult together as
305:288,13N  !| to$4$ what$6#1$ is to$9$ be done."
305:288,14D  !| "Oh| my dear$2#1$ brother,"
305:288,14'  !| replied $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
305:288,14D  !| "that$6#2$
305:288,15D  !| is exactly what$6#1$ I could most wish$1$ for$4$.  And now do,
305:288,16D  !| when you get to$4$ town, find them out$5$, wherever they may$1$
305:288,17D  !| be; and if they are not married already, \make$1$\ them
305:288,18D  !| marry.  And as for$4$ wedding*clothes, do not let them wait
305:288,19D  !| for$4$ that$6#2$, but tell $PP#H$Lydia she shall have as much money
305:288,20D  !| as she chuses, to$9$ buy them, after$3$ they are married.  And,
305:288,21D  !| above$4$ all things, keep $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet from fighting.  Tell
305:288,22D  !| him what$6#1$ a dreadful state$0$ I am in, ~ that$3$ I am frightened
305:288,23D  !| out$8$ of my wits; and have such tremblings, such flutterings,
305:288,24D  !| all over me, such spasms in my side$0$, and pains in
305:288,25D  !| my head$0$, and such beatings at heart, that$3$ I can get no$2$
305:288,26D  !| rest$0#2$ by$4$ night nor by$4$ day.  And tell my dear$2#1$ $PP#H$Lydia, not
305:288,27D  !| to$9$ give any directions about$4$ her clothes, till she has seen
305:288,28D  !| me, for$3$ she does not know which$6#1$ are the best warehouses.
305:288,29D  !| Oh, brother, how kind$2$ you are|  I know you will$1$ contrive
305:288,30D  !| it all."
305:288,31'  !| But $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner, though he assured her again of his
305:288,32'  !| earnest endeavours$0$ in the cause, could not avoid recommending
305:288,33'  !| moderation to$4$ her, as well$9$ in her hopes$0$ as her
305:288,34'  !| fears; and, after$4$ talking with her in this manner till
305:288,35'  !| dinner was on$4$ table, they left$1$ her to$9$ vent all her feelings
305:288,36'  !| on$4$ the housekeeper, who$6#1$ attended, in the absence of her
305:288,37'  !| daughters.
305:288,38'  !| Though her brother and sister were persuaded that$3$
305:289, 1'  !| there was no$2$ real occasion$0$ for$4$ such a seclusion from the
305:289, 2'  !| family, they did not attempt$1$ to$9$ oppose it, for$3$ they knew
305:289, 3'  !| that$3$ she had not prudence enough to$9$ hold$1$ her tongue
305:289, 4'  !| before$4$ the servants, while$9$ they waited at table, and
305:289, 5'  !| judged it better$9$ that$3$ \one\ only of the household, and the
305:289, 6'  !| one whom$6#1$ they could most trust$1$, should comprehend all
305:289, 7'  !| her fears and solicitude on$4$ the subject$0$.
305:289, 8'  !| In the dining-room they were soon joined by$4$ $PP#F$Mary and
305:289, 9'  !| $PP#G$Kitty, who$6#1$ had been too$5#1$ busily engaged in their separate$2$
305:289,10'  !| apartments, to$9$ make$1$ their appearance before$5$.  One came
305:289,11'  !| from her books, and the other from her toilette.  The
305:289,12'  !| faces of both, however, were tolerably calm$2$; and no$2$
305:289,13'  !| change$0$ was visible in either, except that$3$ the loss of her
305:289,14'  !| favourite$2$ sister, or the anger$0$ which$6#1$ she had herself incurred
305:289,15'  !| in the business, had given something more of fretfulness
305:289,16'  !| than usual, to$4$ the accents of $PP#G$Kitty.  As for$4$ $PP#F$Mary, she was
305:289,17'  !| mistress enough of herself to$9$ whisper$1$ to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth with
305:289,18'  !| a countenance of grave$2$ reflection, soon after$3$ they were
305:289,19'  !| seated at table,
305:289,20F  !| "This is a most unfortunate affair; and will$1$ probably
305:289,21F  !| be much talked of.  But we must stem the tide of malice,
305:289,22F  !| and pour into the wounded bosoms of each other, the
305:289,23F  !| balm of sisterly consolation."
305:289,24'  !| Then, perceiving in $PP#A$Elizabeth no$2$ inclination of replying,
305:289,25'  !| she added,
305:289,25F  !| "Unhappy as the event must be for$4$ $PP#H$Lydia,
305:289,26F  !| we may$1$ draw from it this useful lesson; that$3$ loss of
305:289,27F  !| virtue in a female$0$ is irretrievable ~ that$3$ one false step$0$
305:289,28F  !| involves her in endless ruin$0$ ~ that$3$ her reputation is no$2$
305:289,29F  !| less brittle than it is beautiful, ~ and that$3$ she cannot be
305:289,30F  !| too$5#1$ much guarded in her behaviour towards the undeserving
305:289,31F  !| of the other sex."
305:289,32'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth lifted up her eyes in amazement, but was too$5#1$
305:289,33'  !| much oppressed to$9$ make$1$ any reply$0$.  $PP#F$Mary, however,
305:289,34'  !| continued to$9$ console herself with such kind$0$ of moral
305:289,35'  !| extractions from the evil before$4$ them.
305:289,36'  !| In the afternoon, the two elder $PP#E1$Miss*Bennets were able
305:289,37'  !| to$9$ be for$4$ half an hour by$4$ themselves; and $PP#A$Elizabeth
305:289,38'  !| instantly availed herself of the opportunity of making many
305:290, 1'  !| enquiries, which$6#1$ $PP#E$Jane was equally eager to$9$ satisfy.  After$4$
305:290, 2'  !| joining in general$2$ lamentations over the dreadful sequel
305:290, 3'  !| of this event, which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth considered as all but
305:290, 4'  !| certain, and $PP#E$Miss*Bennet could not assert to$9$ be wholly
305:290, 5'  !| impossible; the former continued the subject$0$, by$4$ saying,
305:290, 6A  !| "But tell me all and every*thing about$4$ it, which$6#1$ I have
305:290, 7A  !| not already heard.  Give me farther particulars.  What$6#2$
305:290, 8A  !| did $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster say?  Had they no$2$ apprehension of
305:290, 9A  !| any thing before$3$ the elopement took place$0$?  They must
305:290,10A  !| have seen them together for$4$ ever."
305:290,11E  !| "$PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster did own$1$ that$3$ he had often suspected
305:290,12E  !| some partiality, especially on$4$ $PP#H$Lydia's side$0$, but nothing
305:290,13E  !| to$9$ give him any alarm$0$.  I am so$5#1$ grieved for$4$ him.  His
305:290,14E  !| behaviour was attentive and kind$2$ to$4$ the utmost.  He \was\
305:290,15E  !| coming to$4$ us, in order$8$ to$9$ assure us of his concern$0$, before$3$ he
305:290,16E  !| had any idea of their not being$1$ gone to$4$ Scotland:  when
305:290,17E  !| that$6#2$ apprehension first got abroad, it hastened his journey."
305:290,18A  !| "And was $PP#W$Denny convinced that$3$ $PP#V$Wickham would not
305:290,19A  !| marry?  Did he know of their intending to$9$ go off?  Had
305:290,20A  !| $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster seen $PP#W$Denny himself?"
305:290,21E  !| "Yes; but when questioned by$4$ \him\ $PP#W$Denny denied
305:290,22E  !| knowing any*thing of their plan, and would not give his
305:290,23E  !| real opinion about$4$ it.  He did not repeat his persuasion
305:290,24E  !| of their not marrying ~ and from \that$6#2$\, I am inclined to$9$
305:290,25E  !| hope$1$, he might have been misunderstood before$5$."
305:290,26A  !| "And till $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster came himself, not one of you
305:290,27A  !| entertained a doubt$0$, I suppose, of their being$1$ really
305:290,28A  !| married?"
305:290,29E  !| "How was it possible that$3$ such an idea should enter
305:290,30E  !| our brains|  I felt a little uneasy ~ a little fearful of my
305:290,31E  !| sister's happiness with him in marriage, because I knew
305:290,32E  !| that$3$ his conduct$0$ had not been always quite right$2#1$.  My
305:290,33E  !| father and mother knew nothing of that$6#2$, they only felt
305:290,34E  !| how imprudent a match$0$ it must be.  $PP#G$Kitty then owned,
305:290,35E  !| with a very natural$2$ triumph$0$ on$4$ knowing more than the
305:290,36E  !| rest$0#1$ of us, that$3$ in $PP#H$Lydia's last$0$ letter, she had prepared
305:290,37E  !| her for$4$ such a step$0$.  She had known, it seems, of their
305:290,38E  !| being$1$ in love$0$ with each other, many weeks."
305:291, 1A  !| "But not before$3$ they went to$4$ Brighton?"
305:291, 2E  !| "No$7$, I believe not."
305:291, 3A  !| "And did $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster appear to$9$ think ill of $PP#V$Wickham
305:291, 4A  !| himself?  Does he know his real character?"
305:291, 5E  !| "I must confess that$3$ he did not speak so$5#1$ well$9$ of $PP#V$Wickham
305:291, 6E  !| as he formerly did.  He believed him to$9$ be imprudent
305:291, 7E  !| and extravagant.  And since this sad affair has taken
305:291, 8E  !| place$0$, it is said, that$3$ he left$1$ Meryton greatly in debt; but
305:291, 9E  !| I hope$1$ this may$1$ be false."
305:291,10A  !| "Oh, $PP#E$Jane, had we been less secret$2$, had we told what$6#1$
305:291,11A  !| we knew of him, this could not have happened|"
305:291,12E  !| "Perhaps it would have been better$9$;"
305:291,12'  !| replied her
305:291,13'  !| sister.
305:291,13E  !| "But to$9$ expose the former faults of any person,
305:291,14E  !| without knowing what$6#1$ their present$9$ feelings were, seemed
305:291,15E  !| unjustifiable.  We acted with the best intentions."
305:291,16A  !| "Could $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster repeat the particulars of $PP#H$Lydia's
305:291,17A  !| note$0$ to$4$ his wife?"
305:291,18E  !| "He brought it with him for$4$ us to$9$ see."
305:291,19'  !| $PP#E$Jane then took it from her pocket-book, and gave it
305:291,20'  !| to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth.  These were the contents:
305:291,21     |
305:291,22H  !| "MY DEAR$2#1$ $PP#ZM$HARRIET,
305:291,23H  !| "You will$1$ laugh$1$ when you know where I am gone,
305:291,24H  !| and I cannot help$1$ laughing myself at your surprise$0$ to-morrow
305:291,25H  !| morning, as soon as I am missed.  I am going to$4$
305:291,26H  !| Gretna*Green, and if you cannot guess$1$ with who$6#2$, I shall
305:291,27H  !| think you a simpleton, for$3$ there is but one man in the
305:291,28H  !| world I love$1$, and he is an angel.  I should never be happy
305:291,29H  !| without him, so$3$ think it no$2$ harm$0$ to$9$ be off.  You need$1$
305:291,30H  !| not send them word at Longbourn of my going, if you
305:291,31H  !| do not like$1$ it, for$3$ it will$1$ make$1$ the surprise$0$ the greater,
305:291,32H  !| when I write to$4$ them, and sign my name$0$ $PP#H$Lydia*Wickham.
305:291,33H  !| What$7$ a good joke it will$1$ be|  I can hardly write for$4$
305:291,34H  !| laughing.  Pray make$1$ my excuses to$4$ $PP#ZZI$Pratt, for$4$ not keeping$1$
305:291,35H  !| my engagement, and dancing$1$ with him to*night.  Tell
305:291,36H  !| him I hope$1$ he will$1$ excuse$1$ me when he knows all, and tell
305:291,37H  !| him I will$1$ dance$1$ with him at the next ball$0#2$ we meet$1$, with
305:291,38H  !| great pleasure.  I shall send for$4$ my clothes when I get
305:292, 1H  !| to$4$ Longbourn; but I wish$1$ you would tell $PP#ZZL$Sally to$9$ mend
305:292, 2H  !| a great slit in my worked muslin gown, before$3$ they are
305:292, 3H  !| packed up.  Good*bye.  Give my love$0$ to$4$ $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster,
305:292, 4H  !| I hope$1$ you will$1$ drink to$4$ our good journey.
305:292, 5H  !|                  "Your affectionate friend,
305:292, 6H  !|                                     "$PP#H$LYDIA*BENNET."
305:292, 7     |
305:292, 8A  !| "Oh| thoughtless, thoughtless $PP#H$Lydia|"
305:292, 8'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth
305:292, 9'  !| when she had finished it.
305:292, 9A  !| "What$7$ a letter is this,
305:292,10A  !| to$9$ be written at such a moment.  But at least it shews,
305:292,11A  !| that$3$ \she\ was serious$2$ in the object$0$ of her journey.  Whatever
305:292,12A  !| he might afterwards persuade her to$4$, it was not on$4$ her
305:292,13A  !| side$0$ a \scheme$0$\ of infamy.  My poor father| how he must
305:292,14A  !| have felt it|"
305:292,15E  !| "I never saw any*one so$5#1$ shocked.  He could not speak
305:292,16E  !| a word for$4$ full ten minutes.  My mother was taken ill
305:292,17E  !| immediately, and the whole$2$ house in such confusion|"
305:292,18A  !| "Oh| $PP#E$Jane,"
305:292,18'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth,
305:292,18A  !| "was there a servant
305:292,19A  !| belonging to$4$ it, who$6#1$ did not know the whole$2$ story before$4$
305:292,20A  !| the end$0$ of the day?"
305:292,21E  !| "I do not know. ~ I hope$1$ there was. ~ But to$9$ be guarded
305:292,22E  !| at such a time, is very difficult.  My mother was in
305:292,23E  !| hysterics, and though I endeavoured to$9$ give her every
305:292,24E  !| assistance in my power, I am afraid I did not do so$5#1$ much
305:292,25E  !| as I might have done|  But the horror of what$6#1$ might
305:292,26E  !| possibly happen, almost took from me my faculties."
305:292,27A  !| "Your attendance upon her, has been too$5#1$ much for$4$
305:292,28A  !| you.  You do not look$1$ well$9$.  Oh| that$3$ I had been with
305:292,29A  !| you, you have had every care$0$ and anxiety upon yourself
305:292,30A  !| alone."
305:292,31E  !| "$PP#F$Mary and $PP#G$Kitty have been very kind$2$, and would
305:292,32E  !| have shared in every fatigue$0$, I am sure, but I did not
305:292,33E  !| think it right$2#1$ for$4$ either of them.  $PP#G$Kitty is slight$2$ and
305:292,34E  !| delicate, and $PP#F$Mary studies so$5#1$ much, that$3$ her hours of
305:292,35E  !| repose should not be broken in on$5$.  My aunt $PP#T$Phillips
305:292,36E  !| came to$4$ Longbourn on$4$ Tuesday, after$3$ my father went
305:292,37E  !| away; and was so$5#1$ good as to$9$ stay$1$ till Thursday with me.
305:292,38E  !| She was of great use$0$ and comfort$0$ to$4$ us all, and $PP#ZZA$lady*Lucas
305:293, 1E  !| has been very kind$2$; she walked here on$4$ Wednesday
305:293, 2E  !| morning to$9$ condole with us, and offered her services,
305:293, 3E  !| or any of her daughters, if they could be of use$0$ to$4$ us."
305:293, 4A  !| "She had better$9$ have stayed at home,"
305:293, 4'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth;
305:293, 5A  !| "perhaps she \meant\ well$9$, but, under such a misfortune
305:293, 6A  !| as this, one cannot see too$5#1$ little of one's neighbours.
305:293, 7A  !| Assistance is impossible; condolence, insufferable.  Let
305:293, 8A  !| them triumph$1$ over us at a distance$0$, and be satisfied$2$."
305:293, 9'  !| She then proceeded to$9$ enquire into the measures which$6#1$
305:293,10'  !| her father had intended to$9$ pursue, while$9$ in town, for$4$
305:293,11'  !| the recovery of his daughter.
305:293,12E  !| "He meant, I believe,"
305:293,12'  !| replied $PP#E$Jane,
305:293,12E  !| "to$9$ go to$4$ Epsom,
305:293,13E  !| the place$0$ where they last$2$ changed horses, see the postilions,
305:293,14E  !| and try if any*thing could be made out$5$ from them.  His
305:293,15E  !| principal$2$ object$0$ must be, to$9$ discover the number of the
305:293,16E  !| hackney*coach which$6#1$ took them from Clapham.  It had
305:293,17E  !| come with a fare$0$ from London; and as he thought$1$ the
305:293,18E  !| circumstance of a gentleman and lady's removing from
305:293,19E  !| one carriage into another, might be remarked, he meant
305:293,20E  !| to$9$ make$1$ enquiries at Clapham.  If he could any*how discover
305:293,21E  !| at what$6#1$ house the coachman had before$5$ set$1$ down$5$
305:293,22E  !| his fare$0$, he determined$1$ to$9$ make$1$ enquiries there, and hoped
305:293,23E  !| it might not be impossible to$9$ find out$5$ the stand$0$ and number
305:293,24E  !| of the coach.  I do not know of any other designs that$6#1$
305:293,25E  !| he had formed:  but he was in such a hurry$0$ to$9$ be gone,
305:293,26E  !| and his spirits so$5#1$ greatly discomposed, that$3$ I had difficulty
305:293,27E  !| in finding out$5$ even$5$ so$5#1$ much as this."
306:294, 1'  !| The whole$2$ party were in hopes$0$ of a letter from $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet
306:294, 2'  !| the next morning, but the post came in without
306:294, 3'  !| bringing a single line from him.  His family knew him to$9$
306:294, 4'  !| be on$4$ all common$2$ occasions, a most negligent and dilatory
306:294, 5'  !| correspondent, but at such a time, they had hoped for$4$
306:294, 6'  !| exertion.  They were forced to$9$ conclude, that$3$ he had no$2$
306:294, 7'  !| pleasing intelligence to$9$ send, but even$5$ of \that$6#2$\ they would
306:294, 8'  !| have been glad to$9$ be certain.  $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner had waited
306:294, 9'  !| only for$4$ the letters before$3$ he set$1$ off.
306:294,10'  !| When he was gone, they were certain at least of receiving
306:294,11'  !| constant information of what$6#1$ was going on$5$, and their
306:294,12'  !| uncle promised, at parting, to$9$ prevail on$4$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet to$9$
306:294,13'  !| return$1$ to$4$ Longbourn, as soon as he could, to$4$ the great
306:294,14'  !| consolation of his sister, who$6#1$ considered it as the only
306:294,15'  !| security for$4$ her husband's not being$1$ killed in a duel.
306:294,16'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner and the children were to$9$ remain in Hertfordshire
306:294,17'  !| a few days longer, as the former thought$1$ her
306:294,18'  !| presence might be serviceable to$4$ her nieces.  She shared
306:294,19'  !| in their attendance on$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, and was a great
306:294,20'  !| comfort$0$ to$4$ them, in their hours of freedom.  Their other
306:294,21'  !| aunt also visited them frequently, and always, as she said,
306:294,22'  !| with the design$0$ of cheering and heartening them up,
306:294,23'  !| though as she never came without reporting some fresh
306:294,24'  !| instance$0$ of $PP#V$Wickham's extravagance or irregularity, she
306:294,25'  !| seldom went away without leaving them more dispirited
306:294,26'  !| than she found them.
306:294,27'  !| All Meryton seemed striving to$9$ blacken the man, who$6#1$,
306:294,28'  !| but three months before$5$, had been almost an angel of
306:294,29'  !| light$0$.  He was declared to$9$ be in debt to$4$ every tradesman
306:294,30'  !| in the place$0$, and his intrigues, all honoured with the title
306:294,31'  !| of seduction, had been extended into every tradesman's
306:294,32'  !| family.  Every*body declared that$3$ he was the wickedest
306:294,33'  !| young man in the world; and every*body began to$9$ find
306:295, 1'  !| out$5$, that$3$ they had always distrusted the appearance of
306:295, 2'  !| his goodness.  $PP#A$Elizabeth, though she did not credit$1$ above$4$
306:295, 3'  !| half of what$6#1$ was said, believed enough to$9$ make$1$ her former
306:295, 4'  !| assurance of her sister's ruin$0$ still$5$ more certain; and even$5$
306:295, 5'  !| $PP#E$Jane, who$6#1$ believed still$5$ less of it, became almost hopeless,
306:295, 6'  !| more especially as the time was now come, when if they
306:295, 7'  !| had gone to$4$ Scotland, which$6#1$ she had never before$5$ entirely
306:295, 8'  !| despaired of, they must in all probability have gained
306:295, 9'  !| some news of them.
306:295,10'  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner left$1$ Longbourn on$4$ Sunday; on$4$ Tuesday,
306:295,11'  !| his wife received a letter from him; it told them, that$3$
306:295,12'  !| on$4$ his arrival, he had immediately found out$5$ his brother,
306:295,13'  !| and persuaded him to$9$ come to$4$ Gracechurch*street.  That$3$
306:295,14'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet had been to$4$ Epsom and Clapham, before$4$ his
306:295,15'  !| arrival, but without gaining any satisfactory information;
306:295,16'  !| and that$3$ he was now determined$2$ to$9$ enquire at all the
306:295,17'  !| principal$0$ hotels in town, as $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet thought$1$ it possible
306:295,18'  !| they might have gone to$4$ one of them, on$4$ their first coming
306:295,19'  !| to$4$ London, before$3$ they procured lodgings.  $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner
306:295,20'  !| himself did not expect any success from this measure$0$,
306:295,21'  !| but as his brother was eager in it, he meant to$9$ assist him
306:295,22'  !| in pursuing it.  He added, that$3$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet seemed wholly
306:295,23'  !| disinclined at present$0#1$, to$9$ leave$1$ London, and promised to$9$
306:295,24'  !| write again very soon.  There was also a postscript to$4$ this
306:295,25'  !| effect$0$.
306:295,26N  !| "I have written to$4$ $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster to$9$ desire$1$ him to$9$
306:295,27N  !| find out$5$, if possible, from some of the young man's intimates
306:295,28N  !| in the regiment, whether $PP#V$Wickham has any relations
306:295,29N  !| or connections, who$6#1$ would be likely to$9$ know in what$6#1$ part$0$
306:295,30N  !| of the town he has now concealed himself.  If there were
306:295,31N  !| any*one, that$6#1$ one could apply to$4$, with a probability of
306:295,32N  !| gaining such a clue as that$6#2$, it might be of essential consequence.
306:295,33N  !| At present$0#1$ we have nothing to$9$ guide$1$ us.  $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster
306:295,34N  !| will$1$, I dare$1#2$ say, do every*thing in his power to$9$
306:295,35N  !| satisfy us on$4$ this head$0$.  But, on$4$ second$2$ thoughts, perhaps
306:295,36N  !| $PP#A$Lizzy could tell us, what$6#1$ relations he has now living$9$,
306:295,37N  !| better$9$ than any other person."
306:295,38'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was at no$2$ loss to$9$ understand from whence
306:296, 1'  !| this deference for$4$ her authority proceeded; but it was
306:296, 2'  !| not in her power to$9$ give any information of so$5#1$ satisfactory
306:296, 3'  !| a nature, as the compliment$0$ deserved.
306:296, 4'  !| She had never heard of his having had any relations,
306:296, 5'  !| except a father and mother, both of whom$6#1$ had been dead
306:296, 6'  !| many years.  It was possible, however, that$3$ some of his
306:296, 7'  !| companions in the @@@@*shire, might be able to$9$ give
306:296, 8'  !| more information; and, though she was not very sanguine
306:296, 9'  !| in expecting it, the application was a something to$9$ look$1$
306:296,10'  !| forward$8$ to$4$.
306:296,11'  !| Every day at Longbourn was now a day of anxiety;
306:296,12'  !| but the most anxious part$0$ of each was when the post
306:296,13'  !| was expected$1$.  The arrival of letters was the first grand
306:296,14'  !| object$0$ of every morning's impatience.  Through$4$ letters,
306:296,15'  !| whatever of good or bad was to$9$ be told, would be communicated,
306:296,16'  !| and every succeeding day was expected$1$ to$9$
306:296,17'  !| bring some news of importance.
306:296,18'  !| But before$3$ they heard again from $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner, a letter
306:296,19'  !| arrived for$4$ their father, from a different quarter$0#2$, from
306:296,20'  !| $PP#K$Mr%*Collins; which$6#1$, as $PP#E$Jane had received directions to$9$
306:296,21'  !| open$1$ all that$6#1$ came for$4$ him in his absence, she accordingly
306:296,22'  !| read; and $PP#A$Elizabeth, who$6#1$ knew what$6#1$ curiosities his letters
306:296,23'  !| always were, looked over her, and read it likewise.  It was
306:296,24'  !| as follows:
306:296,25     |
306:296,26K  !| "MY DEAR$2#1$ SIR,
306:296,27K  !| "I feel myself called upon, by$4$ our relationship, and
306:296,28K  !| my situation in life, to$9$ condole with you on$4$ the grievous
306:296,29K  !| affliction you are now suffering under, of which$6#1$ we were
306:296,30K  !| yesterday informed by$4$ a letter from Hertfordshire.  Be
306:296,31K  !| assured, my dear$2#1$ Sir, that$3$ $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins and myself sincerely
306:296,32K  !| sympathise with you, and all your respectable family, in
306:296,33K  !| your present$9$ distress$0$, which$6#1$ must be of the bitterest kind$0$,
306:296,34K  !| because proceeding from a cause which$6#1$ no$2$ time can remove$1$.
306:296,35K  !| No$2$ arguments shall be wanting on$4$ my part$0$, that$6#1$ can
306:296,36K  !| alleviate so$5#1$ severe a misfortune; or that$6#1$ may$1$ comfort$1$
306:296,37K  !| you, under a circumstance that$6#1$ must be of all others most
306:296,38K  !| afflicting to$4$ a parent's mind$0$.  The death of your daughter
306:297, 1K  !| would have been a blessing in comparison of this.  And
306:297, 2K  !| it is the more to$9$ be lamented, because there is reason$0$ to$9$
306:297, 3K  !| suppose, as my dear$2#1$ $PP#S$Charlotte informs me, that$3$ this
306:297, 4K  !| licentiousness of behaviour in your daughter, has proceeded
306:297, 5K  !| from a faulty degree of indulgence, though, at the
306:297, 6K  !| same time, for$4$ the consolation of yourself and $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
306:297, 7K  !| I am inclined to$9$ think that$3$ her own$2$ disposition must be
306:297, 8K  !| naturally bad, or she could not be guilty of such an
306:297, 9K  !| enormity, at so$5#1$ early an age.  Howsoever that$6#2$ may$1$ be,
306:297,10K  !| you are grievously to$9$ be pitied, in which$6#1$ opinion I am not
306:297,11K  !| only joined by$4$ $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins, but likewise by$4$ $PP#L$lady*Catherine
306:297,12K  !| and her daughter, to$4$ whom$6#1$ I have related the affair.
306:297,13K  !| They agree with me in apprehending that$3$ this false step$0$
306:297,14K  !| in one daughter, will$1$ be injurious to$4$ the fortunes of all
306:297,15K  !| the others, for$3$ who$6#2$, as $PP#L$lady*Catherine herself condescendingly
306:297,16K  !| says, will$1$ connect themselves with such a family.
306:297,17K  !| And this consideration leads me moreover to$9$ reflect with
306:297,18K  !| augmented satisfaction on$4$ a certain event of last$2$ November,
306:297,19K  !| for$3$ had it been otherwise, I must have been involved
306:297,20K  !| in all your sorrow and disgrace$0$.  Let me advise you then,
306:297,21K  !| my dear$2#1$ Sir, to$9$ console yourself as much as possible, to$9$
306:297,22K  !| throw$1$ off your unworthy child from your affection for*ever,
306:297,23K  !| and leave$1$ her to$9$ reap the fruits of her own$2$ heinous
306:297,24K  !| offence.
306:297,25K  !|                               "I am, dear$2#1$ Sir, &c% &c%"
306:297,26     |
306:297,27'  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner did not write again, till he had received
306:297,28'  !| an answer$0$ from $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster; and then he had nothing
306:297,29'  !| of a pleasant nature to$9$ send.  It was not known that$3$
306:297,30'  !| $PP#V$Wickham had a single relation, with whom$6#1$ he kept up
306:297,31'  !| any connection, and it was certain that$3$ he had no$2$ near$9$
306:297,32'  !| one living$9$.  His former acquaintance had been numerous;
306:297,33'  !| but since he had been in the militia, it did not appear that$3$
306:297,34'  !| he was on$4$ terms of particular friendship with any of them.
306:297,35'  !| There was no*one therefore who$6#1$ could be pointed$1$ out$5$, as
306:297,36'  !| likely to$9$ give any news of him.  And in the wretched state$0$
306:297,37'  !| of his own$2$ finances, there was a very powerful motive for$4$
306:297,38'  !| secrecy, in addition to$4$ his fear$0$ of discovery by$4$ $PP#H$Lydia's
306:297,39'  !| relations, for$3$ it had just$9$ transpired that$3$ he had left$1$ gaming
306:298, 1'  !| debts behind him, to$4$ a very considerable amount.  $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster
306:298, 2'  !| believed that$3$ more than a thousand pounds would
306:298, 3'  !| be necessary to$9$ clear$1$ his expences at Brighton.  He owed
306:298, 4'  !| a good deal$0#2$ in the town, but his debts of honour$0$ were still$5$
306:298, 5'  !| more formidable.  $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner did not attempt$1$ to$9$ conceal
306:298, 6'  !| these particulars from the Longbourn family; $PP#E$Jane heard
306:298, 7'  !| them with horror.
306:298, 7E  !| "A gamester|"
306:298, 7'  !| she cried.
306:298, 7E  !| "This is
306:298, 8E  !| wholly unexpected.  I had not an idea of it."
306:298, 9'  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner added in his letter, that$3$ they might expect
306:298,10'  !| to$9$ see their father at home on$4$ the following day, which$6#1$ was
306:298,11'  !| Saturday.  Rendered spiritless by$4$ the ill-success of all
306:298,12'  !| their endeavours$0$, he had yielded to$4$ his brother-in-law's
306:298,13'  !| intreaty that$3$ he would return$1$ to$4$ his family, and leave$1$ it
306:298,14'  !| to$4$ him to$9$ do, whatever occasion$0$ might suggest to$9$ be
306:298,15'  !| advisable for$4$ continuing their pursuit.  When $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
306:298,16'  !| was told of this, she did not express$1$ so$5#1$ much satisfaction
306:298,17'  !| as her children expected$1$, considering what$6#1$ her anxiety
306:298,18'  !| for$4$ his life had been before$5$.
306:298,19D  !| "What$7$, is he coming home, and without poor $PP#H$Lydia|"
306:298,20'  !| she cried.
306:298,20D  !| "Sure he will$1$ not leave$1$ London before$3$ he has
306:298,21D  !| found them.  Who$6#2$ is to$9$ fight $PP#V$Wickham, and make$1$ him
306:298,22D  !| marry her, if he comes away?"
306:298,23'  !| As $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner began to$9$ wish$1$ to$9$ be at home, it was
306:298,24'  !| settled$1$ that$3$ she and her children should go to$4$ London,
306:298,25'  !| at the same time that$6#1$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet came from it.  The
306:298,26'  !| coach, therefore, took them the first stage$0#1$ of their journey,
306:298,27'  !| and brought its master back$5$ to$4$ Longbourn.
306:298,28'  !| $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner went away in all the perplexity about$4$
306:298,29'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth and her Derbyshire friend, that$6#1$ had attended
306:298,30'  !| her from that$6#2$ part$0$ of the world.  His name$0$ had never
306:298,31'  !| been voluntarily mentioned before$4$ then by$4$ her niece;
306:298,32'  !| and the kind$0$ of half-expectation which$6#1$ $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner had
306:298,33'  !| formed, of their being$1$ followed by$4$ a letter from him,
306:298,34'  !| had ended in nothing.  $PP#A$Elizabeth had received none since
306:298,35'  !| her return$0$, that$6#1$ could come from Pemberley.
306:298,36'  !| The present$9$ unhappy state$0$ of the family, rendered any
306:298,37'  !| other excuse$0$ for$4$ the lowness of her spirits unnecessary;
306:298,38'  !| nothing, therefore, could be fairly conjectured from \that$6#2$\,
306:299, 1'  !| though $PP#A$Elizabeth, who$6#1$ was by$4$ this time tolerably well$9$
306:299, 2'  !| acquainted with her own$2$ feelings, was perfectly aware,
306:299, 3'  !| that$3$, had she known nothing of $PP#B$Darcy, she could have
306:299, 4'  !| borne the dread$0$ of $PP#H$Lydia's infamy somewhat better$9$.  It
306:299, 5'  !| would have spared her, she thought$1$, one sleepless night
306:299, 6'  !| out$8$ of two.
306:299, 7'  !| When $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet arrived, he had all the appearance
306:299, 8'  !| of his usual philosophic composure.  He said as little as
306:299, 9'  !| he had ever been in the habit of saying; made no$2$ mention$0$
306:299,10'  !| of the business that$6#1$ had taken him away, and it was
306:299,11'  !| some time before$3$ his daughters had courage to$9$ speak of it.
306:299,12'  !| It was not till the afternoon, when he joined them at
306:299,13'  !| tea, that$3$ $PP#A$Elizabeth ventured to$9$ introduce the subject$0$;
306:299,14'  !| and then, on$4$ her briefly expressing her sorrow for$4$ what$6#1$
306:299,15'  !| he must have endured, he replied,
306:299,15C  !| "Say nothing of that$6#2$.
306:299,16C  !| Who$6#2$ should suffer but myself?  It has been my own$2$
306:299,17C  !| doing, and I ought to$9$ feel it."
306:299,18A  !| "You must not be too$5#1$ severe upon yourself,"
306:299,18'  !| replied
306:299,19'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth.
306:299,20C  !| "You may$1$ well$9$ warn me against such an evil.  Human
306:299,21C  !| nature is so$5#1$ prone to$9$ fall$1$ into it|  No$7$, $PP#A$Lizzy, let me once
306:299,22C  !| in my life feel how much I have been to$9$ blame$1$.  I am not
306:299,23C  !| afraid of being$1$ overpowered by$4$ the impression.  It will$1$
306:299,24C  !| pass$1$ away soon enough."
306:299,25A  !| "Do you suppose them to$9$ be in London?"
306:299,26C  !| "Yes; where else can they be so$5#1$ well$9$ concealed?'
306:299,27G  !| "And $PP#H$Lydia used$1#2$ to$9$ want$1$ to$9$ go to$4$ London,"
306:299,27'  !| added
306:299,28'  !| $PP#G$Kitty.
306:299,29C  !| "She is happy, then,"
306:299,29'  !| said her father, drily;
306:299,29C  !| "and
306:299,30C  !| her residence there will$1$ probably be of some duration."
306:299,31'  !| Then, after$4$ a short$2$ silence$0$, he continued,
306:299,31C  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy, I bear$1$
306:299,32C  !| you no$2$ ill-will for$4$ being$1$ justified in your advice to$4$ me
306:299,33C  !| last$2$ May$0$, which$6#1$, considering the event, shews some
306:299,34C  !| greatness of mind$0$."
306:299,35'  !| They were interrupted by$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet, who$6#1$ came to$9$
306:299,36'  !| fetch her mother's tea.
306:299,37C  !| "This is a parade$0$,"
306:299,37'  !| cried he,
306:299,37C  !| "which$6#1$ does one good;
306:299,38C  !| it gives such an elegance to$4$ misfortune|  Another day
306:300, 1C  !| I will$1$ do the same; I will$1$ sit in my library, in my night*cap
306:300, 2C  !| and powdering gown, and give as much trouble$0$ as I can, ~
306:300, 3C  !| or, perhaps, I may$1$ defer it, till $PP#G$Kitty runs away."
306:300, 4G  !| "I am not going to$9$ run$1$ away, Papa,"
306:300, 4'  !| said $PP#G$Kitty,
306:300, 5'  !| fretfully;
306:300, 5G  !| "if \I\ should ever go to$4$ Brighton, I would
306:300, 6G  !| behave better$9$ than $PP#H$Lydia."
306:300, 7C  !| "You go to$4$ Brighton| ~ I would not trust$1$ you so$5#1$ near$4$
306:300, 8C  !| it as East*Bourne, for$4$ fifty pounds|  No$7$, $PP#G$Kitty, I have
306:300, 9C  !| at last$0$ learnt to$9$ be cautious, and you will$1$ feel the effects
306:300,10C  !| of it.  No$2$ officer is ever to$9$ enter my house again, nor even$5$
306:300,11C  !| to$9$ pass$1$ through$4$ the village.  Balls will$1$ be absolutely
306:300,12C  !| prohibited, unless you stand$1$ up with one of your sisters.
306:300,13C  !| And you are never to$9$ stir out$8$ of doors, till you can prove,
306:300,14C  !| that$3$ you have spent ten minutes of every day in a rational
306:300,15C  !| manner."
306:300,16'  !| $PP#G$Kitty, who$6#1$ took all these threats in a serious$2$ light$0$,
306:300,17'  !| began to$9$ cry$1$.
306:300,18C  !| "Well$7$, well$7$,"
306:300,18'  !| said he,
306:300,18C  !| "do not make$1$ yourself unhappy.
306:300,19C  !| If you are a good girl for$4$ the next ten years, I will$1$ take
306:300,20C  !| you to$4$ a review at the end$0$ of them."
307:301, 1'  !| Two days after$4$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's return$0$, as $PP#E$Jane and
307:301, 2'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth were walking together in the shrubbery behind
307:301, 3'  !| the house, they saw the housekeeper coming towards
307:301, 4'  !| them, and, concluding that$3$ she came to$9$ call$1$ them to$4$ their
307:301, 5'  !| mother, went forward$8$ to$9$ meet$1$ her; but, instead of the
307:301, 6'  !| expected$2$ summons, when they approached her, she said
307:301, 7'  !| to$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet,
307:301, 7W  !| "I beg your pardon$0$, madam, for$4$ interrupting
307:301, 8W  !| you, but I was in hopes$0$ you might have got some
307:301, 9W  !| good news from town, so$3$ I took the liberty of coming
307:301,10W  !| to$9$ ask."
307:301,11E  !| "What$6#2$ do you mean$1$, $PP#W$Hill?  We have heard nothing
307:301,12E  !| from town."
307:301,13W  !| "Dear$2#1$ madam,"
307:301,13'  !| cried $PP#W$Mrs%*Hill, in great astonishment,
307:301,14W  !| "dont you know there is an express$0$ come for$4$ master
307:301,15W  !| from $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner?  He has been here this half*hour, and
307:301,16W  !| master has had a letter."
307:301,17'  !| Away ran the girls, too$5#1$ eager to$9$ get in to$9$ have time for$4$
307:301,18'  !| speech.  They ran through$4$ the vestibule into the breakfast*room;
307:301,19'  !| from thence to$4$ the library; ~ their father was in
307:301,20'  !| neither; and they were on$4$ the point$0$ of seeking him up*stairs
307:301,21'  !| with their mother, when they were met by$4$ the butler,
307:301,22'  !| who$6#1$ said,
307:301,23W  !| "If you are looking for$4$ my master, ma'am, he is walking
307:301,24W  !| towards the little copse."
307:301,25'  !| Upon this information, they instantly passed through$4$
307:301,26'  !| the hall once more, and ran across$4$ the lawn after$4$ their
307:301,27'  !| father, who$6#1$ was deliberately pursuing his way towards
307:301,28'  !| a small wood on$4$ one side$0$ of the paddock.
307:301,29'  !| $PP#E$Jane, who$6#1$ was not so$5#1$ light$9$, nor so$5#1$ much in the habit of
307:301,30'  !| running as $PP#A$Elizabeth, soon lagged behind, while$9$ her sister,
307:301,31'  !| panting for$4$ breath, came up with him, and eagerly cried out$5$,
307:301,32A  !| "Oh, Papa, what$6#2$ news?  what$6#2$ news?  have you heard
307:301,33A  !| from my uncle?"
307:302, 1C  !| "Yes, I have had a letter from him by$4$ express$0$."
307:302, 2A  !| "Well$7$, and what$6#2$ news does it bring?  good or bad?"
307:302, 3C  !| "What$6#2$ is there of good to$9$ be expected$1$?"
307:302, 3'  !| said he,
307:302, 4'  !| taking the letter from his pocket;
307:302, 4C  !| "but perhaps you
307:302, 5C  !| would like$1$ to$9$ read it."
307:302, 6'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth impatiently caught it from his hand$0$.  $PP#E$Jane
307:302, 7'  !| now came up.
307:302, 8C  !| "Read it aloud,"
307:302, 8'  !| said their father,
307:302, 8C  !| "for$3$ I hardly know
307:302, 9C  !| myself what$6#1$ it is about$4$."
307:302,10     |
307:302,11N  !|                                "Gracechurch-street, Monday,
307:302,12N  !|                                          August*2.
307:302,13N  !| "MY DEAR$2#1$ BROTHER,
307:302,14N  !| "At last$0$ I am able to$9$ send you some tidings of my
307:302,15N  !| niece, and such as, upon the whole$0$, I hope$1$ will$1$ give you
307:302,16N  !| satisfaction.  Soon after$3$ you left$1$ me on$4$ Saturday, I was
307:302,17N  !| fortunate enough to$9$ find out$5$ in what$6#1$ part$0$ of London they
307:302,18N  !| were.  The particulars, I reserve$1$ till we meet$1$.  It is enough
307:302,19N  !| to$9$ know they are discovered, I have seen them both ~~"
307:302,20E  !| "Then it is, as I always hoped,"
307:302,20'  !| cried $PP#E$Jane;
307:302,20E  !| "they
307:302,21E  !| are married|"
307:302,22'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth read on$5$;
307:302,22N  !| "I have seen them both.  They
307:302,23N  !| are not married, nor can I find there was any intention
307:302,24N  !| of being$1$ so$5#2$; but if you are willing to$9$ perform the engagements
307:302,25N  !| which$6#1$ I have ventured to$9$ make$1$ on$4$ your side$0$, I hope$1$
307:302,26N  !| it will$1$ not be long$9$ before$3$ they are.  All that$6#1$ is required
307:302,27N  !| of you is, to$9$ assure to$4$ your daughter, by$4$ settlement, her
307:302,28N  !| equal$2$ share$0$ of the five thousand pounds, secured among
307:302,29N  !| your children after$4$ the decease of yourself and my sister;
307:302,30N  !| and, moreover, to$9$ enter into an engagement of allowing
307:302,31N  !| her, during your life, one hundred pounds per*annum.
307:302,32N  !| These are conditions, which$6#1$, considering every*thing, I had
307:302,33N  !| no$2$ hesitation in complying with, as far as I thought$1$
307:302,34N  !| myself privileged, for$4$ you.  I shall send this by$4$ express$0$,
307:302,35N  !| that$3$ no$2$ time may$1$ be lost in bringing me your answer$0$.
307:302,36N  !| You will$1$ easily comprehend, from these particulars, that$3$
307:302,37N  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's circumstances are not so$5#1$ hopeless as they
307:302,38N  !| are generally believed to$9$ be.  The world has been deceived
307:303, 1N  !| in that$6#2$ respect$0$; and I am happy to$9$ say, there will$1$ be
307:303, 2N  !| some little money, even$5$ when all his debts are discharged,
307:303, 3N  !| to$9$ settle on$4$ my niece, in addition to$4$ her own$2$ fortune.
307:303, 4N  !| If, as I conclude will$1$ be the case, you send me full powers
307:303, 5N  !| to$9$ act$1$ in your name$0$, throughout the whole$0$ of this business,
307:303, 6N  !| I will$1$ immediately give directions to$4$ $PP#ZQ$Haggerston for$4$ preparing
307:303, 7N  !| a proper settlement.  There will$1$ not be the smallest
307:303, 8N  !| occasion$0$ for$4$ your coming to$4$ town again; therefore, stay$1$
307:303, 9N  !| quietly at Longbourn, and depend on$4$ my diligence and care$0$.
307:303,10N  !| Send back$5$ your answer$0$ as soon as you can, and be careful
307:303,11N  !| to$9$ write explicitly.  We have judged it best, that$3$ my niece
307:303,12N  !| should be married from this house, of which$6#1$ I hope$1$ you
307:303,13N  !| will$1$ approve.  She comes to$4$ us to-day.  I shall write again
307:303,14N  !| as soon as any*thing more is determined$1$ on$5$.  Your's, &c%
307:303,15N  !|                                    "$PP#N$EDW%*GARDINER."
307:303,16     |
307:303,17A  !| "Is it possible|"
307:303,17'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth, when she had
307:303,18'  !| finished.
307:303,18A  !| "Can it be possible that$3$ he will$1$ marry her?"
307:303,19E  !| "$PP#V$Wickham is not so$5#1$ undeserving, then, as we have
307:303,20E  !| thought$1$ him;"
307:303,20'  !| said her sister.
307:303,20E  !| "My dear$2#1$ father, I congratulate
307:303,21E  !| you."
307:303,22A  !| "And have you answered the letter?"
307:303,22'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth.
307:303,23C  !| "No$7$; but it must be done soon."
307:303,24C  !| Most earnestly did she then intreat him to$9$ lose no$2$ more
307:303,25C  !| time before$3$ he wrote.
307:303,26A  !| "Oh| my dear$2#1$ father,"
307:303,26'  !| she cried,
307:303,26A  !| "come back$5$, and
307:303,27A  !| write immediately.  Consider how important every
307:303,28A  !| moment is, in such a case."
307:303,29E  !| "Let me write for$4$ you,"
307:303,29'  !| said $PP#E$Jane,
307:303,29E  !| "if you dislike$1$ the
307:303,30E  !| trouble$0$ yourself."
307:303,31C  !| "I dislike$1$ it very much,"
307:303,31'  !| he replied;
307:303,31C  !| "but it must
307:303,32C  !| be done."
307:303,33'  !| And so$5#2$ saying, he turned back$5$ with them, and walked
307:303,34'  !| towards the house.
307:303,35A  !| "And may$1$ I ask?"
307:303,35'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
307:303,35A  !| "but the terms,
307:303,36A  !| I suppose, must be complied with."
307:303,37C  !| "Complied with|  I am only ashamed of his asking so$5#1$
307:303,38C  !| little."
307:304, 1A  !| "And they \must\ marry|  Yet he is \such\ a man|"
307:304, 2C  !| "Yes, yes, they must marry.  There is nothing else to$9$
307:304, 3C  !| be done.  But there are two things that$6#1$ I want$1$ very much
307:304, 4C  !| to$9$ know: ~ one is, how much money your uncle has laid
307:304, 5C  !| down$5$, to$9$ bring it about$5$; and the other, how I am ever
307:304, 6C  !| to$9$ pay$1$ him."
307:304, 7E  !| "Money|  my uncle|"
307:304, 7'  !| cried $PP#E$Jane,
307:304, 7E  !| "what$6#2$ do you
307:304, 8E  !| mean$1$, Sir?"
307:304, 9C  !| "I mean$1$, that$3$ no$2$ man in his senses, would marry $PP#H$Lydia
307:304,10C  !| on$4$ so$5#1$ slight$2$ a temptation as one hundred a-year during
307:304,11C  !| my life, and fifty after$3$ I am gone."
307:304,12A  !| "That$6#2$ is very true,"
307:304,12'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth;
307:304,12A  !| "though it had
307:304,13A  !| not occurred to$4$ me before$5$.  His debts to$9$ be discharged,
307:304,14A  !| and something still$5$ to$9$ remain|  Oh| it must be my
307:304,15A  !| uncle's doings|  Generous, good man, I am afraid he has
307:304,16A  !| distressed himself.  A small sum could not do all this."
307:304,17C  !| "No$7$,"
307:304,17'  !| said her father,
307:304,17C  !| "$PP#V$Wickham's a fool, if he
307:304,18C  !| takes her with a farthing less than ten thousand pounds.
307:304,19C  !| I should be sorry to$9$ think so$5#1$ ill of him, in the very beginning$0$
307:304,20C  !| of our relationship."
307:304,21A  !| "Ten thousand pounds|  Heaven forbid|  How is half
307:304,22A  !| such a sum to$9$ be repaid?"
307:304,23'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet made no$2$ answer$0$, and each of them, deep
307:304,24'  !| in thought$0$, continued silent till they reached the house.
307:304,25'  !| Their father then went to$4$ the library to$9$ write, and the
307:304,26'  !| girls walked into the breakfast-room.
307:304,27A  !| "And they are really to$9$ be married|"
307:304,27'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth,
307:304,28'  !| as soon as they were by$4$ themselves.
307:304,28A  !| "How strange this
307:304,29A  !| is|  And for$4$ \this\ we are to$9$ be thankful.  That$3$ they should
307:304,30A  !| marry, small as is their chance$0$ of happiness, and wretched
307:304,31A  !| as is his character, we are forced to$9$ rejoice|  Oh, $PP#H$Lydia|"
307:304,32E  !| "I comfort$1$ myself with thinking,"
307:304,32'  !| replied $PP#E$Jane,
307:304,32E  !| "that$3$
307:304,33E  !| he certainly would not marry $PP#H$Lydia, if he had not a real
307:304,34E  !| regard$0$ for$4$ her.  Though our kind$2$ uncle has done something
307:304,35E  !| towards clearing him, I cannot believe that$3$ ten thousand
307:304,36E  !| pounds, or any*thing like$9$ it, has been advanced.  He has
307:304,37E  !| children of his own$2$, and may$1$ have more.  How could he
307:304,38E  !| spare$1$ half ten thousand pounds?"
307:305, 1A  !| "If we are ever able to$9$ learn what$6#1$ $PP#V$Wickham's debts
307:305, 2A  !| have been,"
307:305, 2'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
307:305, 2A  !| "and how much is settled$1$ on$4$ his
307:305, 3A  !| side$0$ on$4$ our sister, we shall exactly know what$6#1$ $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner
307:305, 4A  !| has done for$4$ them, because $PP#V$Wickham has not sixpence
307:305, 5A  !| of his own$2$.  The kindness of my uncle and aunt can never
307:305, 6A  !| be requited.  Their taking her home, and affording her
307:305, 7A  !| their personal protection and countenance, is such a
307:305, 8A  !| sacrifice$0$ to$4$ her advantage, as years of gratitude cannot
307:305, 9A  !| enough acknowledge.  By$4$ this time she is actually with
307:305,10A  !| them|  If such goodness does not make$1$ her miserable
307:305,11A  !| now, she will$1$ never deserve to$9$ be happy|  What$7$ a meeting$0$
307:305,12A  !| for$4$ her, when she first sees my aunt|"
307:305,13E  !| "We must endeavour$1$ to$9$ forget all that$6#1$ has passed on$4$
307:305,14E  !| either side$0$,"
307:305,14'  !| said $PP#E$Jane:
307:305,14E  !| "I hope$1$ and trust$1$ they will$1$ yet
307:305,15E  !| be happy.  His consenting to$9$ marry her is a proof, I will$1$
307:305,16E  !| believe, that$3$ he is come to$4$ a right$2#1$ way of thinking.  Their
307:305,17E  !| mutual affection will$1$ steady them; and I flatter myself
307:305,18E  !| they will$1$ settle so$5#1$ quietly, and live in so$5#1$ rational a manner,
307:305,19E  !| as may$1$ in time make$1$ their past$9$ imprudence forgotten."
307:305,20A  !| "Their conduct$0$ has been such,"
307:305,20'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth,
307:305,20A  !| "as
307:305,21A  !| neither you, nor I, nor any*body, can ever forget.  It is
307:305,22A  !| useless to$9$ talk$1$ of it."
307:305,23'  !| It now occurred to$4$ the girls that$3$ their mother was in
307:305,24'  !| all likelihood perfectly ignorant of what$6#1$ had happened.
307:305,25'  !| They went to$4$ the library, therefore, and asked their father,
307:305,26'  !| whether he would not wish$1$ them to$9$ make$1$ it known to$4$
307:305,27'  !| her.  He was writing$1$, and, without raising his head$0$, coolly
307:305,28'  !| replied,
307:305,29C  !| "Just$9$ as you please."
307:305,30A  !| "May$1$ we take my uncle's letter to$9$ read to$4$ her?"
307:305,31C  !| "Take whatever you like$1$, and get away."
307:305,32'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth took the letter from his writing*table, and
307:305,33'  !| they went up*stairs together.  $PP#F$Mary and $PP#G$Kitty were both
307:305,34'  !| with $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet:  one communication would, therefore,
307:305,35'  !| do for$4$ all.  After$4$ a slight$2$ preparation for$4$ good news, the
307:305,36'  !| letter was read aloud.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet could hardly contain
307:305,37'  !| herself.  As soon as $PP#E$Jane had read $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner's hope$0$
307:305,38'  !| of $PP#G$Lydia's being$1$ soon married, her joy burst$1$ forth, and
307:306, 1'  !| every following sentence added to$4$ its exuberance.  She
307:306, 2'  !| was now in an irritation as violent from delight$0$, as she
307:306, 3'  !| had ever been fidgetty from alarm$0$ and vexation.  To$9$ know
307:306, 4'  !| that$3$ her daughter would be married was enough.  She
307:306, 5'  !| was disturbed by$4$ no$2$ fear$0$ for$4$ her felicity, nor humbled
307:306, 6'  !| by$4$ any remembrance of her misconduct.
307:306, 7D  !| "My dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ $PP#H$Lydia|"
307:306, 7'  !| she cried:
307:306, 7D  !| "This is delightful
307:306, 8D  !| indeed| ~ She will$1$ be married| ~ I shall see her again| ~
307:306, 9D  !| She will$1$ be married at sixteen| ~ My good, kind$2$ brother| ~
307:306,10D  !| I knew how it would be ~ I knew he would manage every*thing.
307:306,11D  !| How I long$1$ to$9$ see her| and to$9$ see dear$2#1$ $PP#V$Wickham
307:306,12D  !| too$5#2$|  But the clothes, the wedding*clothes|  I will$1$ write
307:306,13D  !| to$4$ my sister $PP#O$Gardiner about$4$ them directly.  $PP#A$Lizzy, my
307:306,14D  !| dear$2#1$, run$1$ down$5$ to$4$ your father, and ask him how much
307:306,15D  !| he will$1$ give her.  Stay$1$, stay$1$, I will$1$ go myself.  Ring$1$ the
307:306,16D  !| bell, $PP#G$Kitty, for$4$ $PP#W$Hill.  I will$1$ put on$5$ my things in a moment.
307:306,17D  !| My dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ $PP#H$Lydia| ~ How merry we shall be together
307:306,18D  !| when we meet$1$|"
307:306,19'  !| Her eldest daughter endeavoured to$9$ give some relief to$4$
307:306,20'  !| the violence of these transports, by$4$ leading her thoughts
307:306,21'  !| to$4$ the obligations which$6#1$ $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner's behaviour laid
307:306,22'  !| them all under.
307:306,23E  !| "For$3$ we must attribute this happy conclusion,"
307:306,23'  !| she
307:306,24'  !| added,
307:306,24E  !| "in a great measure$0$, to$4$ his kindness.  We are
307:306,25E  !| persuaded that$3$ he has pledged himself to$9$ assist $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham
307:306,26E  !| with money."
307:306,27D  !| "Well$7$,"
307:306,27'  !| cried her mother,
307:306,27D  !| "it is all very right$2#1$; who$6#2$
307:306,28D  !| should do it but her own$2$ uncle?  If he had not had
307:306,29D  !| a family of his own$2$, I and my children must have had all
307:306,30D  !| his money you know, and it is the first time we have ever
307:306,31D  !| had any*thing from him, except a few presents$0$.  Well$7$|
307:306,32D  !| I am so$5#1$ happy.  In a short$2$ time, I shall have a daughter
307:306,33D  !| married.  $PP#H$Mrs%*Wickham|  How well$9$ it sounds$1$.  And she
307:306,34D  !| was only sixteen last$2$ June.  My dear$2#1$ $PP#E$Jane, I am in such
307:306,35D  !| a flutter, that$3$ I am sure I can't write; so$3$ I will$1$ dictate$1$,
307:306,36D  !| and you write for$4$ me.  We will$1$ settle with your father
307:306,37D  !| about$4$ the money afterwards; but the things should be
307:306,38D  !| ordered immediately."
307:307, 1'  !| She was then proceeding to$4$ all the particulars of calico,
307:307, 2'  !| muslin, and cambric, and would shortly have dictated
307:307, 3'  !| some very plentiful orders$0#1$, had not $PP#E$Jane, though with
307:307, 4'  !| some difficulty, persuaded her to$9$ wait, till her father was
307:307, 5'  !| at leisure to$9$ be consulted.  One day's delay$0$ she observed,
307:307, 6'  !| would be of small importance; and her mother was too$5#1$
307:307, 7'  !| happy, to$9$ be quite so$5#1$ obstinate as usual.  Other schemes
307:307, 8'  !| too$5#2$ came into her head$0$.
307:307, 9D  !| "I will$1$ go to$4$ Meryton,"
307:307, 9'  !| said she,
307:307, 9D  !| "as soon as I am
307:307,10D  !| dressed, and tell the good, good news to$4$ my sister $PP#T$Phillips.
307:307,11D  !| And as I come back$5$, I can call$1$ on$4$ $PP#ZZA$Lady*Lucas and $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long.
307:307,12D  !| $PP#G$Kitty, run$1$ down$5$ and order$1$ the carriage.  An
307:307,13D  !| airing would do me a great deal$0#2$ of good, I am sure.  Girls,
307:307,14D  !| can I do any*thing for$4$ you in Meryton?  Oh| here comes
307:307,15D  !| $PP#W$Hill.  My dear$2#1$ $PP#W$Hill, have you heard the good news?  $PP#H$Miss*Lydia
307:307,16D  !| is going to$9$ be married; and you shall all have a
307:307,17D  !| bowl of punch, to$9$ make$1$ merry at her wedding."
307:307,18'  !| $PP#W$Mrs%*Hill began instantly to$9$ express$1$ her joy.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
307:307,19'  !| received her congratulations amongst the rest$0#1$, and then,
307:307,20'  !| sick of this folly, took refuge in her own$2$ room, that$3$ she
307:307,21'  !| might think with freedom.
307:307,22'  !| Poor $PP#H$Lydia's situation must, at best, be bad enough;
307:307,23'  !| but that$3$ it was no$2$ worse, she had need$0$ to$9$ be thankful.
307:307,24'  !| She felt it so$5#2$; and though, in looking forward$8$, neither
307:307,25'  !| rational happiness nor worldly prosperity, could be justly
307:307,26'  !| expected$1$ for$4$ her sister; in looking back$5$ to$4$ what$6#1$ they
307:307,27'  !| had feared, only two hours ago, she felt all the advantages
307:307,28'  !| of what$6#1$ they had gained.
308:308, 1'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet had very often wished, before$4$ this period
308:308, 2'  !| of his life, that$3$, instead of spending his whole$2$ income, he
308:308, 3'  !| had laid by$4$ an annual sum, for$4$ the better$9$ provision of
308:308, 4'  !| his children, and of his wife, if she survived him.  He now
308:308, 5'  !| wished it more than ever.
308:308, 5@c   | Had he done his duty in that$6#2$
308:308, 6@c   | respect$0$, $PP#H$Lydia need$1$ not have been indebted to$4$ her uncle,
308:308, 7@c   | for$4$ whatever of honour$0$ or credit$0$ could now be purchased
308:308, 8@c   | for$4$ her.  The satisfaction of prevailing on$4$ one of the most
308:308, 9@c   | worthless young men in Great*Britain to$9$ be her husband,
308:308,10@c   | might then have rested in its proper place$0$.
308:308,11'  !| He was seriously concerned, that$3$ a cause of so$5#1$ little
308:308,12'  !| advantage to$4$ any*one, should be forwarded at the sole
308:308,13'  !| expence of his brother-in-law, and he was determined$2$,
308:308,14'  !| if possible, to$9$ find out$5$ the extent of his assistance, and to$9$
308:308,15'  !| discharge the obligation as soon as he could.
308:308,16'  !| When first $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet had married, economy was held
308:308,17'  !| to$9$ be perfectly useless; for$3$, of course$8$, they were to$9$ have
308:308,18'  !| a son.  This son was to$9$ join in cutting off the entail, as
308:308,19'  !| soon as he should be of age, and the widow and younger
308:308,20'  !| children would by$4$ that$3$ means$0$ be provided$1$ for$5$.  Five
308:308,21'  !| daughters successively entered the world, but yet the son
308:308,22'  !| was to$9$ come; and $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, for$4$ many years after$4$
308:308,23'  !| $PP#H$Lydia's birth$0#1$, had been certain that$3$ he would.  This event
308:308,24'  !| had at last$0$ been despaired of, but it was then too$5#1$ late to$9$
308:308,25'  !| be saving.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had no$2$ turn$0$ for$4$ economy, and her
308:308,26'  !| husband's love$0$ of independence had alone prevented their
308:308,27'  !| exceeding their income.
308:308,28'  !| Five thousand pounds was settled$1$ by$4$ marriage articles
308:308,29'  !| on$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet and the children.  But in what$6#1$ proportions
308:308,30'  !| it should be divided amongst the latter, depended
308:308,31'  !| on$4$ the will$0$ of the parents.  This was one point$0$, with
308:308,32'  !| regard$0$ to$4$ $PP#H$Lydia at least, which$6#1$ was now to$9$ be settled$1$,
308:308,33'  !| and $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet could have no$2$ hesitation in acceding to$4$
308:309, 1'  !| the proposal before$4$ him.  In terms of grateful acknowledgment
308:309, 2'  !| for$4$ the kindness of his brother, though expressed
308:309, 3'  !| most concisely, he then delivered on$4$ paper his perfect$2$
308:309, 4'  !| approbation of all that$6#1$ was done, and his willingness to$9$
308:309, 5'  !| fulfil the engagements that$6#1$ had been made for$4$ him.  He
308:309, 6'  !| had never before$5$ supposed that$3$, could $PP#V$Wickham be prevailed
308:309, 7'  !| on$5$ to$9$ marry his daughter, it would be done with
308:309, 8'  !| so$5#1$ little inconvenience to$4$ himself, as by$4$ the present$9$
308:309, 9'  !| arrangement.  He would scarcely be ten pounds a-year
308:309,10'  !| the loser, by$4$ the hundred that$6#1$ was to$9$ be paid them;
308:309,11'  !| for$3$, what$6#1$ with her board and pocket allowance, and the
308:309,12'  !| continual presents$0$ in money, which$6#1$ passed to$4$ her, through$4$
308:309,13'  !| her mother's hands, $PP#H$Lydia's expences had been very little
308:309,14'  !| within that$6#2$ sum.
308:309,15'  !| That$3$ it would be done with such trifling exertion on$4$
308:309,16'  !| his side$0$, too$5#2$, was another very welcome$2$ surprise$0$; for$3$ his
308:309,17'  !| chief wish$0$ at present$0#1$, was to$9$ have as little trouble$0$ in the
308:309,18'  !| business as possible.  When the first transports of rage
308:309,19'  !| which$6#1$ had produced his activity in seeking her were over,
308:309,20'  !| he naturally returned to$4$ all his former indolence.  His
308:309,21'  !| letter was soon dispatched; for$3$ though dilatory in undertaking$1$
308:309,22'  !| business, he was quick$2$ in its execution.  He begged
308:309,23'  !| to$9$ know farther particulars of what$6#1$ he was indebted to$4$
308:309,24'  !| his brother; but was too$5#1$ angry with $PP#H$Lydia, to$9$ send any
308:309,25'  !| message to$4$ her.
308:309,26'  !| The good news quickly spread through$4$ the house; and
308:309,27'  !| with proportionate speed through$4$ the neighbourhood.  It
308:309,28'  !| was borne in the latter with decent philosophy.  To$9$ be
308:309,29'  !| sure it would have been more for$4$ the advantage of conversation,
308:309,30'  !| had $PP#H$Miss*Lydia*Bennet come upon the town;
308:309,31'  !| or, as the happiest alternative, been secluded from the
308:309,32'  !| world, in some distant farm house.  But there was much
308:309,33'  !| to$9$ be talked of, in marrying her; and the good-natured
308:309,34'  !| wishes$0$ of her well-doing, which$6#1$ had proceeded before$5$,
308:309,35'  !| from all the spiteful old ladies in Meryton, lost but
308:309,36'  !| little of their spirit in this change$0$ of circumstances,
308:309,37'  !| because with such an husband, her misery was considered
308:309,38'  !| certain.
308:310, 1'  !| It was a fortnight since $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had been down*stairs,
308:310, 2'  !| but on$4$ this happy day, she again took her seat at
308:310, 3'  !| the head$0$ of her table, and in spirits oppressively high.
308:310, 4'  !| No$2$ sentiment of shame$0$ gave a damp$0$ to$4$ her triumph$0$.
308:310, 5'  !| The marriage of a daughter, which$6#1$ had been the first
308:310, 6'  !| object$0$ of her wishes$0$, since $PP#E$Jane was sixteen, was now on$4$
308:310, 7'  !| the point$0$ of accomplishment, and her thoughts and her
308:310, 8'  !| words ran wholly on$4$ those attendants of elegant nuptials,
308:310, 9'  !| fine muslins, new carriages, and servants.  She was busily
308,310,10'  !| searching through$4$ the neighbourhood for$4$ a proper situation
308:310,11'  !| for$4$ her daughter, and, without knowing or considering
308:310,12'  !| what$6#1$ their income might be, rejected many as deficient
308:310,13'  !| in size and importance.
308:310,14D  !| "Haye-Park might do,"
308:310,14'  !| said she,
308:310,14D  !| "if the $PP#ZO$Gouldings
308:310,15D  !| would quit it, or the great house at Stoke, if the drawing-room
308:310,16D  !| were larger; but Ashworth is too$5#1$ far off|  I could
308:310,17D  !| not bear$1$ to$9$ have her ten miles from me; and as for$4$ Purvis*Lodge,
308:310,18D  !| the attics are dreadful."
308:310,19'  !| Her husband allowed her to$9$ talk$1$ on$5$ without interruption,
308:310,20'  !| while$9$ the servants remained.  But when they had
308:310,21'  !| withdrawn, he said to$4$ her,
308:310,21C  !| "$PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, before$3$ you take
308:310,22C  !| any, or all of these houses, for$4$ your son and daughter,
308:310,23C  !| let us come to$4$ a right$2#1$ understanding$0$.  Into \one\ house in
308:310,24C  !| this neighbourhood, they shall never have admittance.
308:310,25C  !| I will$1$ not encourage the impudence of either, by$4$ receiving
308:310,26C  !| them at Longbourn."
308:310,27'  !| A long$9$ dispute followed this declaration; but $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet
308:310,28'  !| was firm:  it soon led to$4$ another; and $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
308:310,29'  !| found, with amazement and horror, that$3$ her
308:310,30'  !| husband would not advance$1$ a guinea to$9$ buy clothes for$4$
308:310,31'  !| his daughter.  He protested that$3$ she should receive from
308:310,32'  !| him no$2$ mark$0$ of affection whatever, on$4$ the occasion$0$.
308:310,33'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet could hardly comprehend it.  That$3$ his anger$0$
308:310,34'  !| could be carried to$4$ such a point$0$ of inconceivable resentment,
308:310,35'  !| as to$9$ refuse his daughter a privilege, without which$6#1$
308:310,36'  !| her marriage would scarcely seem valid, exceeded all that$6#1$
308:310,37'  !| she could believe possible.  She was more alive to$4$ the
308:310,38'  !| disgrace$0$, which$6#1$ the want$0$ of new clothes must reflect on$4$
308:311, 1'  !| her daughter's nuptials, than to$4$ any sense of shame$0$ at
308:311, 2'  !| her eloping and living$9$ with $PP#V$Wickham, a fortnight before$3$
308:311, 3'  !| they took place$0$.
308:311, 4'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was now most heartily sorry that$3$ she had,
308:311, 5'  !| from the distress$0$ of the moment, been led to$9$ make$1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
308:311, 6'  !| acquainted with their fears for$4$ her sister; for$3$
308:311, 7'  !| since her marriage would so$5#1$ shortly give the proper
308:311, 8'  !| termination to$4$ the elopement, they might hope$1$ to$9$ conceal
308:311, 9'  !| its unfavourable beginning$0$, from all those who$6#1$ were not
308:311,10'  !| immediately on$4$ the spot.
308:311,11'  !| She had no$2$ fear$0$ of its spreading farther, through$4$ his
308:311,12'  !| means$0$.  There were few people on$4$ whose$6#1$ secrecy she
308:311,13'  !| would have more confidently depended; but at the same
308:311,14'  !| time, there was no*one, whose$6#1$ knowledge of a sister's
308:311,15'  !| frailty would have mortified her so$5#1$ much.  Not, however,
308:311,16'  !| from any fear$0$ of disadvantage from it, individually to$4$
308:311,17'  !| herself; for$3$ at any rate$0$, there seemed a gulf impassable
308:311,18'  !| between them.  Had $PP#H$Lydia's marriage been concluded on$4$
308:311,19'  !| the most honourable terms, it was not to$9$ be supposed
308:311,20'  !| that$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy would connect himself with a family,
308:311,21'  !| where to$4$ every other objection would now be added, an
308:311,22'  !| alliance and relationship of the nearest kind$0$ with the
308:311,23'  !| man whom$6#1$ he so$5#1$ justly scorned.
308:311,24'  !| From such a connection she could not wonder$1$ that$3$ he
308:311,25'  !| should shrink.  The wish$0$ of procuring her regard$0$, which$6#1$
308:311,26'  !| she had assured herself of his feeling$1$ in Derbyshire, could
308:311,27'  !| not in rational expectation survive such a blow as this.
308:311,28'  !| She was humbled, she was grieved; she repented, though
308:311,29'  !| she hardly knew of what$6#1$.  She became jealous of his
308:311,30'  !| esteem$0$, when she could no$2$ longer hope$1$ to$9$ be benefited
308:311,31'  !| by$4$ it.  She wanted to$9$ hear of him, when there seemed
308:311,32'  !| the least chance$0$ of gaining intelligence.  She was convinced
308:311,33'  !| that$3$ she could have been happy with him; when it was
308:311,34'  !| no$2$ longer likely they should meet$1$.
308:311,35@a   | What$7$ a triumph$0$ for$4$ him,
308:311,35'  !| as she often thought$1$,
308:311,35@a   | could
308:311,36@a   | he know that$3$ the proposals which$6#1$ she had proudly spurned
308:311,37@a   | only four months ago, would now have been gladly and
308:311,38@a   | gratefully received|  He was as generous,
308:311,38'  !| she doubted not,
308:312, 1@a   | as the most generous of his sex.  But while$9$ he was mortal,
308:312, 2@a   | there must be a triumph$0$.
308:312, 3'  !| She began now to$9$ comprehend that$3$
308:312, 3@a   | he was exactly the
308:312, 4@a   | man, who$6#1$, in disposition and talents, would most suit$1$ her.
308:312, 5@a   | His understanding$0$ and temper, though unlike her own$2$,
308:312, 6@a   | would have answered all her wishes$0$.  It was an union that$6#1$
308:312, 7@a   | must have been to$4$ the advantage of both; by$4$ her ease$0$
308:312, 8@a   | and liveliness, his mind$0$ might have been softened, his
308:312, 9@a   | manners improved, and from his judgment, information,
308:312,10@a   | and knowledge of the world, she must have received
308:312,11@a   | benefit of greater importance.
308:312,12@a   | But no$2$ such happy marriage could now teach the
308:312,13@a   | admiring multitude what$6#1$ connubial felicity really was.
308:312,14@a   | An union of a different tendency, and precluding the possibility
308:312,15@a   | of the other, was soon to$9$ be formed in their family.
308:312,16@a   | How $PP#V$Wickham and $PP#H$Lydia were to$9$ be supported in
308:312,17@a   | tolerable independence, she could not imagine.  But how
308:312,18@a   | little of permanent happiness could belong to$4$ a couple
308:312,19@a   | who$6#1$ were only brought together because their passions
308:312,20@a   | were stronger than their virtue, she could easily conjecture$1$.
                                           ~~~
308:312,22'  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner soon wrote again to$4$ his brother.  To$4$
308:312,23'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's acknowledgments he briefly replied, with
308:312,24'  !| assurances of his eagerness to$9$ promote the welfare of any
308:312,25'  !| of his family; and concluded with intreaties that$3$ the
308:312,26'  !| subject$0$ might never be mentioned to$4$ him again.  The
308:312,27'  !| principal$2$ purport of his letter was to$9$ inform them, that$3$
308:312,28'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham had resolved on$4$ quitting the Militia.
308:312,29N  !| "It was greatly my wish$0$ that$3$ he should do so$5#2$,"
308:312,29'  !| he
308:312,30'  !| added,
308:312,30N  !| "as soon as his marriage was fixed on$5$.  And
308:312,31N  !| I think you will$1$ agree with me, in considering a removal
308:312,32N  !| from that$6#2$ corps as highly advisable, both on$4$ his account$0$
308:312,33N  !| and my niece's.  It is $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's intention to$9$ go into
308:312,34N  !| the regulars; and, among his former friends, there are
308:312,35N  !| still$5$ some who$6#1$ are able and willing to$9$ assist him in the
308:312,36N  !| army.  He has the promise$0$ of an ensigncy in $PP#ZN$General*@@@@'s
308:312,37N  !| regiment, now quartered in the North.  It is an
308:313, 1N  !| advantage to$9$ have it so$5#1$ far from this part$0$ of the kingdom.
308:313, 2N  !| He promises$1$ fairly, and I hope$1$ among different people,
308:313, 3N  !| where they may$1$ each have a character to$9$ preserve, they
308:313, 4N  !| will$1$ both be more prudent.  I have written to$4$ $PP#ZL$Colonel*Forster,
308:313, 5N  !| to$9$ inform him of our present$9$ arrangements, and
308:313, 6N  !| to$9$ request$1$ that$3$ he will$1$ satisfy the various creditors of
308:313, 7N  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham in and near$4$ Brighton, with assurances of
308:313, 8N  !| speedy payment, for$4$ which$6#1$ I have pledged myself.  And
308:313, 9N  !| will$1$ you give yourself the trouble$0$ of carrying similar
308:313,10N  !| assurances to$4$ his creditors in Meryton, of whom$6#1$ I shall
308:313,11N  !| subjoin a list, according to$4$ his information.  He has
308:313,12N  !| given in all his debts; I hope$1$ at least he has not deceived
308:313,13N  !| us.  $PP#ZQ$Haggerston has our directions, and all will$1$ be completed
308:313,14N  !| in a week.  They will$1$ then join his regiment, unless
308:313,15N  !| they are first invited to$4$ Longbourn; and I understand
308:313,16N  !| from $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner, that$3$ my niece is very desirous of
308:313,17N  !| seeing you all, before$3$ she leaves$1$ the South.  She is well$9$,
308:313,18N  !| and begs to$9$ be dutifully remembered to$4$ you and her
308:313,19N  !| mother. ~ Your's, &c%
308:313,20N  !|                                     "$PP#N$E%*GARDINER."
308:313,22'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet and his daughters saw all the advantages
308:313,23'  !| of $PP#V$Wickham's removal from the @@@@*shire, as clearly as
308:313,24'  !| $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner could do.  But $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, was not so$5#1$ well$9$
308:313,25'  !| pleased with it.
308:313,25@d   | $PP#H$Lydia's being$1$ settled$1$ in the North, just$9$
308:313,26@d   | when she had expected$1$ most pleasure and pride in her
308:313,27@d   | company, for$3$ she had by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ given up her plan of
308:313,28@d   | their residing in Hertfordshire, was a severe disappointment;
308:313,29@d   | and besides, it was such a pity$0$ that$3$ $PP#H$Lydia should
308:313,30@d   | be taken from a regiment where she was acquainted with
308:313,31@d   | every*body, and had so$5#1$ many favourites.
308:313,32D  !| "She is so$5#1$ fond of $PP#ZM$Mrs%*Forster,"
308:313,32'  !| said she,
308:313,32D  !| "it will$1$ be
308:313,33D  !| quite shocking to$9$ send her away|  And there are several
308:313,34D  !| of the young men, too$5#2$, that$6#1$ she likes very much.  The
308:313,35D  !| officers may$1$ not be so$5#1$ pleasant in $PP#ZN$General*@@@@'s
308:313,36D  !| regiment."
308:313,37'  !| His daughter's request$0$, for$3$ such it might be considered,
308:313,38'  !| of being$1$ admitted into her family again, before$3$ she set$1$
308:314, 1'  !| off for$4$ the North, received at first an absolute negative.
308:314, 2'  !| But $PP#E$Jane and $PP#A$Elizabeth, who$6#1$ agreed in wishing, for$4$ the
308:314, 3'  !| sake of their sister's feelings and consequence, that$3$ she
308:314, 4'  !| should be noticed on$4$ her marriage by$4$ her parents, urged
308:314, 5'  !| him so$5#1$ earnestly, yet so$5#1$ rationally and so$5#1$ mildly, to$9$ receive
308:314, 6'  !| her and her husband at Longbourn, as soon as they were
308:314, 7'  !| married, that$3$ he was prevailed on$5$ to$9$ think as they thought$1$,
308:314, 8'  !| and act$1$ as they wished.  And their mother had the satisfaction
308:314, 9'  !| of knowing, that$3$ she should be able to$9$ shew$1$ her
308:314,10'  !| married daughter in the neighbourhood, before$3$ she was
308:314,11'  !| banished to$4$ the North.  When $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet wrote again
308:314,12'  !| to$4$ his brother, therefore, he sent his permission for$4$ them
308:314,13'  !| to$9$ come; and it was settled$1$, that$3$ as soon as the ceremony
308:314,14'  !| was over, they should proceed to$4$ Longbourn.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
308:314,15'  !| was surprised, however, that$3$ $PP#V$Wickham should consent$1$ to$4$
308:314,16'  !| such a scheme$0$, and, had she consulted only her own$2$ inclination,
308:314,17'  !| any meeting$0$ with him would have been the last$2$
308:314,18'  !| object$0$ of her wishes$0$.
309:315, 1'  !| Their sister's wedding day arrived; and $PP#E$Jane and
309:315, 2'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth felt for$4$ her probably more than she felt for$4$
309:315, 3'  !| herself.  The carriage was sent to$9$ meet$1$ them at @@@@,
309:315, 4'  !| and they were to$9$ return$1$ in it, by$4$ dinner-time.  Their
309:315, 5'  !| arrival was dreaded by$4$ the elder $PP#E1$Miss*Bennets; and $PP#E$Jane
309:315, 6'  !| more especially, who$6#1$ gave $PP#H$Lydia the feelings which$6#1$ would
309:315, 7'  !| have attended herself, had \she\ been the culprit, was
309:315, 8'  !| wretched in the thought$0$ of what$6#1$ her sister must endure.
309:315, 9'  !| They came.  The family were assembled in the breakfast*room,
309:315,10'  !| to$9$ receive them.  Smiles decked the face$0$ of
309:315,11'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, as the carriage drove up to$4$ the door; her
309:315,12'  !| husband looked impenetrably grave$2$; her daughters,
309:315,13'  !| alarmed, anxious, uneasy.
309:315,14'  !| $PP#H$Lydia's voice was heard in the vestibule; the door was
309:315,15'  !| thrown open$2$, and she ran into the room.  Her mother
309:315,16'  !| stepped forwards, embraced her, and welcomed her with
309:315,17'  !| rapture; gave her hand$0$ with an affectionate smile$0$ to$4$
309:315,18'  !| $PP#V$Wickham, who$6#1$ followed his lady, and wished them both
309:315,19'  !| joy, with an alacrity which$6#1$ shewed no$2$ doubt$0$ of their
309:315,20'  !| happiness.
309:315,21'  !| Their reception from $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, to$4$ whom$6#1$ they then
309:315,22'  !| turned, was not quite so$5#1$ cordial$2$.  His countenance rather
309:315,23'  !| gained in austerity; and he scarcely opened his lips.
309:315,24'  !| The easy assurance of the young couple, indeed, was
309:315,25'  !| enough to$9$ provoke him.  $PP#A$Elizabeth was disgusted, and
309:315,26'  !| even$5$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet was shocked.  $PP#H$Lydia was $PP#H$Lydia still$5$;
309:315,27'  !| untamed, unabashed, wild, noisy, and fearless.  She turned
309:315,28'  !| from sister to$4$ sister, demanding their congratulations, and
309:315,29'  !| when at length they all sat down$5$, looked eagerly round$4$
309:315,30'  !| the room, took notice$0$ of some little alteration in it, and
309:315,31'  !| observed, with a laugh$0$, that$3$ it was a great while$0$ since
309:315,32'  !| she had been there.
309:315,33'  !| $PP#V$Wickham was not at all more distressed than herself,
309:316, 1'  !| but his manners were always so$5#1$ pleasing, that$3$ had his
309:316, 2'  !| character and his marriage been exactly what$6#1$ they ought,
309:316, 3'  !| his smiles and his easy address$0$, while$9$ he claimed their
309:316, 4'  !| relationship, would have delighted them all.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
309:316, 5'  !| had not before$5$ believed him quite equal$2$ to$4$ such assurance;
309:316, 6'  !| but she sat down$5$, resolving within herself, to$9$ draw no$2$
309:316, 7'  !| limits in future to$4$ the impudence of an impudent man.
309:316, 8'  !| \She\ blushed, and $PP#E$Jane blushed; but the cheeks of the
309:316, 9'  !| two who$6#1$ caused their confusion, suffered no$2$ variation of
309:316,10'  !| colour.
309:316,11'  !| There was no$2$ want$0$ of discourse.  The bride and her
309:316,12'  !| mother could neither of them talk$1$ fast enough; and
309:316,13'  !| $PP#V$Wickham, who$6#1$ happened to$9$ sit near$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, began
309:316,14'  !| enquiring after$4$ his acquaintance in that$6#2$ neighbourhood,
309:316,15'  !| with a good*humoured ease$0$, which$6#1$ she felt very unable
309:316,16'  !| to$9$ equal$1$ in replies$0$.  They seemed each of them to$9$ have
309:316,17'  !| the happiest memories in the world.  Nothing of the past$0$
309:316,18'  !| was recollected with pain$0$; and $PP#H$Lydia led voluntarily to$4$
309:316,19'  !| subjects, which$6#1$ her sisters would not have alluded to$4$ for$4$
309:316,20'  !| the world.
309:316,21H  !| "Only think of its being$1$ three months,"
309:316,21'  !| she cried,
309:316,22H  !| "since I went away; it seems but a fortnight I declare;
309:316,23H  !| and yet there have been things enough happened in the
309:316,24H  !| time.  Good gracious|  when I went away, I am sure
309:316,25H  !| I had no$2$ more idea of being$1$ married till I came back$5$
309:316,26H  !| again|  though I thought$1$ it would be very good fun if
309:316,27H  !| I was."
309:316,28'  !| Her father lifted up his eyes.  $PP#E$Jane was distressed.
309:316,29'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth looked expressively at $PP#H$Lydia; but she, who$6#1$
309:316,30'  !| never heard nor saw any*thing of which$6#1$ she chose to$9$ be
309:316,31'  !| insensible, gaily continued,
309:316,31H  !| "Oh| mamma, do the people
309:316,32H  !| here*abouts know I am married to-day?  I was afraid
309:316,33H  !| they might not; and we overtook $PP#ZO$William*Goulding in
309:316,34H  !| his curricle, so$3$ I was determined$2$ he should know it, and
309:316,35H  !| so$3$ I let down$5$ the side$2$ glass next to$4$ him, and took off my
309:316,36H  !| glove, and let my hand$0$ just$9$ rest$1$ upon the window frame,
309:316,37H  !| so$3$ that$3$ he might see the ring$0$, and then I bowed and
309:316,38H  !| smiled like$9$ any*thing."
309:317, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could bear$1$ it no$2$ longer.  She got up, and ran
309:317, 2'  !| out$8$ of the room; and returned no$2$ more, till she heard
309:317, 3'  !| them passing$1$ through$4$ the hall to$4$ the dining*parlour.
309:317, 4'  !| She then joined them soon enough to$9$ see $PP#H$Lydia, with
309:317, 5'  !| anxious parade$0$, walk$1$ up to$4$ her mother's right$2#2$ hand$0$, and
309:317, 6'  !| hear her say to$4$ her eldest sister,
309:317, 6H  !| "Ah| $PP#E$Jane, I take
309:317, 7H  !| your place$0$ now, and you must go lower$2$, because I am a
309:317, 8H  !| married woman."
309:317, 9'  !| It was not to$9$ be supposed that$3$ time would give $PP#H$Lydia
309:317,10'  !| that$6#2$ embarrassment, from which$6#1$ she had been so$5#1$ wholly
309:317,11'  !| free at first.  Her ease$0$ and good spirits increased.  She
309:317,12'  !| longed to$9$ see $PP#T$Mrs%*Phillips, the $PP#R1$Lucasses, and all their
309:317,13'  !| other neighbours, and to$9$ hear herself called "$PP#H$Mrs%*Wickham,"
309:317,14'  !| by$4$ each of them; and in the mean*time, she went
309:317,15'  !| after$4$ dinner to$9$ shew$1$ her ring$0$ and boast$1$ of being$1$ married,
309:317,16'  !| to$4$ $PP#W$Mrs%*Hill and the two housemaids.
309:317,17H  !| "Well$7$, mamma,"
309:317,17'  !| said she, when they were all returned
309:317,18'  !| to$4$ the breakfast*room,
309:317,18H  !| "and what$6#2$ do you think of my
309:317,19H  !| husband?  Is not he a charming man?  I am sure my
309:317,20H  !| sisters must all envy$1$ me.  I only hope$1$ they may$1$ have
309:317,21H  !| half my good luck.  They must all go to$4$ Brighton.  That$6#2$
309:317,22H  !| is the place$0$ to$9$ get husbands.  What$7$ a pity$0$ it is, mamma,
309:317,23H  !| we did not all go."
309:317,24D  !| "Very true; and if I had my will$0$, we should.  But
309:317,25D  !| my dear$2#1$ $PP#H$Lydia, I don't at all like$1$ your going such a way
309:317,26D  !| off.  Must it be so$5#2$?"
309:317,27H  !| "Oh, lord$7$| yes; ~ there is nothing in that$6#2$.  I shall
309:317,28H  !| like$1$ it of all things.  You and papa, and my sisters, must
309:317,29H  !| come down$5$ and see us.  We shall be at Newcastle all the
309:317,30H  !| winter, and I dare$1#2$ say there will$1$ be some balls, and I will$1$
309:317,31H  !| take care$0$ to$9$ get good partners for$4$ them all."
309:317,32D  !| "I should like$1$ it beyond$4$ any*thing|"
309:317,32'  !| said her mother.
309:317,33H  !| "And then when you go away, you may$1$ leave$1$ one
309:317,34H  !| or two of my sisters behind you; and I dare$1#2$ say I shall
309:317,35H  !| get husbands for$4$ them before$3$ the winter is over."
309:317,36A  !| "I thank you for$4$ my share$0$ of the favour$0$,"
309:317,36'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth;
309:317,37A  !| "but I do not particularly like$1$ your way of getting
309:317,38A  !| husbands."
309:318, 1'  !| Their visitors were not to$9$ remain above$4$ ten days with
309:318, 2'  !| them.  $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham had received his commission before$3$
309:318, 3'  !| he left$1$ London, and he was to$9$ join his regiment at the end$0$
309:318, 4'  !| of a fortnight.
309:318, 5'  !| No*one but $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, regretted that$3$ their stay$0$
309:318, 6'  !| would be so$5#1$ short$2$; and she made the most of the time,
309:318, 7'  !| by$4$ visiting about$5$ with her daughter, and having very
309:318, 8'  !| frequent parties at home.  These parties were acceptable
309:318, 9'  !| to$4$ all; to$9$ avoid a family circle was even$5$ more desirable
309:318,10'  !| to$4$ such as did think, than such as did not.
309:318,11'  !| $PP#V$Wickham's affection for$4$ $PP#H$Lydia, was just$9$ what$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
309:318,12'  !| had expected$1$ to$9$ find it; not equal$2$ to$4$ $PP#H$Lydia's for$4$ him.
309:318,13'  !| She had scarcely needed her present$9$ observation to$9$ be
309:318,14'  !| satisfied$2$, from the reason$0$ of things, that$3$ their elopement
309:318,15'  !| had been brought on$5$ by$4$ the strength of her love$0$, rather
309:318,16'  !| than by$4$ his; and she would have wondered why, without
309:318,17'  !| violently caring for$4$ her, he chose to$9$ elope with her at
309:318,18'  !| all, had she not felt certain that$3$ his flight was rendered
309:318,19'  !| necessary by$4$ distress$0$ of circumstances; and if that$6#2$ were
309:318,20'  !| the case, he was not the young man to$9$ resist an opportunity
309:318,21'  !| of having a companion.
309:318,22'  !| $PP#H$Lydia was exceedingly fond of him.  He was her dear$2#1$
309:318,23'  !| $PP#V$Wickham on$4$ every occasion$0$; no*one was to$9$ be put in
309:318,24'  !| competition with him.  He did everything best in the
309:318,25'  !| world; and she was sure he would kill more birds on$4$ the
309:318,26'  !| first of September, than any*body else in the country.
309:318,27'  !| One morning, soon after$4$ their arrival, as she was sitting$1$
309:318,28'  !| with her two elder sisters, she said to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
309:318,29H  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy, I never gave \you\ an account$0$ of my wedding,
309:318,30H  !| I believe.  You were not by$5$, when I told mamma, and the
309:318,31H  !| others, all about$4$ it.  Are not you curious to$9$ hear how it
309:318,32H  !| was managed?"
309:318,33A  !| "No$7$ really,"
309:318,33'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth;
309:318,33A  !| "I think there cannot
309:318,34A  !| be too$5#1$ little said on$4$ the subject$0$."
309:318,35H  !| "La|  You are so$5#1$ strange|  But I must tell you how
309:318,36H  !| it went off.  We were married, you know, at St%*Clement's,
309:318,37H  !| because $PP#V$Wickham's lodgings were in that$6#2$ parish.  And
309:318,38H  !| it was settled$1$ that$3$ we should all be there by$4$ eleven o'clock.
309:319, 1H  !| My uncle and aunt and I were to$9$ go together; and the
309:319, 2H  !| others were to$9$ meet$1$ us at the church.  Well$7$, Monday
309:319, 3H  !| morning came, and I was in such a fuss|  I was so$5#1$ afraid
309:319, 4H  !| you know that$3$ something would happen to$9$ put it off, and
309:319, 5H  !| then I should have gone quite distracted.  And there was
309:319, 6H  !| my aunt, all the time I was dressing, preaching and
309:319, 7H  !| talking away just$9$ as if she was reading a sermon.  However,
309:319, 8H  !| I did not hear above$4$ one word in ten, for$3$ I was
309:319, 9H  !| thinking, you may$1$ suppose, of my dear$2#1$ $PP#V$Wickham.  I longed
309:319,10H  !| to$9$ know whether he would be married in his blue coat.
309:319,11H  !| "Well$7$, and so$3$ we breakfasted at ten as usual; I
309:319,12H  !| thought$1$ it would never be over; for$3$, by*the*bye, you are
309:319,13H  !| to$9$ understand, that$3$ my uncle and aunt were horrid
309:319,14H  !| unpleasant all the time I was with them.  If you'll believe
309:319,15H  !| me, I did not once put my foot out$8$ of doors, though I was
309:319,16H  !| there a fortnight.  Not one party, or scheme$0$, or any*thing.
309:319,17H  !| To$9$ be sure London was rather thin, but however the
309:319,18H  !| little Theatre was open$2$.  Well$7$, and so$3$ just$9$ as the carriage
309:319,19H  !| came to$4$ the door, my uncle was called away upon business
309:319,20H  !| to$4$ that$6#2$ horrid man $PP#ZZN$Mr%*Stone.  And then, you know,
309:319,21H  !| when once they get together, there is no$2$ end$0$ of it.  Well$7$,
309:319,22H  !| I was so$5#1$ frightened I did not know what$6#1$ to$9$ do, for$3$ my
309:319,23H  !| uncle was to$9$ give me away; and if we were beyond$4$ the
309:319,24H  !| hour, we could not be married all day.  But, luckily, he
309:319,25H  !| came back$5$ again in ten minutes time, and then we all
309:319,26H  !| set$1$ out$5$.  However, I recollected afterwards, that$3$ if he
309:319,27H  !| \had\ been prevented going, the wedding need$1$ not be put
309:319,28H  !| off, for$3$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy might have done as well$9$."
309:319,29A  !| "$PP#B$Mr%*Darcy|"
309:319,39'  !| repeated $PP#A$Elizabeth, in utter$2$ amazement.
309:319,30H  !| "Oh, yes| ~ he was to$9$ come there with $PP#V$Wickham, you
309:319,31H  !| know.  But gracious me|  I quite forgot|  I ought not to$9$
309:319,32H  !| have said a word about$4$ it.  I promised them so$5#1$ faithfully|
309:319,33H  !| What$6#2$ will$1$ $PP#V$Wickham say?  It was to$9$ be such a secret$0$|"
309:319,34E  !| "If it was to$9$ be secret$2$,"
309:319,34'  !| said $PP#E$Jane,
309:319,34E  !| "say not another
309:319,35E  !| word on$4$ the subject$0$.  You may$1$ depend upon my seeking
309:319,36E  !| no$2$ further."
309:319,37A  !| "Oh| certainly,"
309:319,37'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth, though burning with
309:319,38'  !| curiosity;
309:319,38A  !| "we will$1$ ask you no$2$ questions."
309:320, 1H  !| "Thank you,"
309:320, 1'  !| said $PP#H$Lydia,
309:320, 1H  !| "for$3$ if you did, I should
309:320, 2H  !| certainly tell you all, and then $PP#V$Wickham would be
309:320, 3H  !| angry."
309:320, 4'  !| On$4$ such encouragement to$9$ ask, $PP#A$Elizabeth was forced
309:320, 5'  !| to$9$ put it out$8$ of her power, by$4$ running away.
309:320, 6@a   | But to$9$ live in ignorance on$4$ such a point$0$ was impossible;
309:320, 7@a   | or at least it was impossible not to$9$ try for$4$ information.
309:320, 8@a   | $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had been at her sister's wedding.  It was
309:320, 9@a   | exactly a scene, and exactly among people, where he had
309:320,10@a   | apparently least to$9$ do, and least temptation to$9$ go.
309:320,10'  !| Conjectures$0$
309:320,11'  !| as to$4$ the meaning$0$ of it, rapid and wild, hurried
309:320,12'  !| into her brain; but she was satisfied$2$ with none.  Those
309:320,13'  !| that$6#1$ best pleased her, as placing his conduct$0$ in the noblest
309:320,14'  !| light$0$, seemed most improbable.  She could not bear$1$ such
309:320,15'  !| suspense; and hastily seizing a sheet of paper, wrote
309:320,16'  !| a short$2$ letter to$4$ her aunt, to$9$ request$1$ an explanation of
309:320,17'  !| what$6#1$ $PP#H$Lydia had dropt, if it were compatible with the
309:320,18'  !| secrecy which$6#1$ had been intended.
309:320,19A  !| "You may$1$ readily comprehend,"
309:320,19'  !| she added,
309:320,19A  !| "what$6#1$ my
309:320,20A  !| curiosity must be to$9$ know how a person so$5#1$ unconnected with
309:320,21A  !| any of us, and (comparatively speaking) a stranger$0$ to$4$ our
309:320,22A  !| family, should have been amongst you at such a time.
309:320,23A  !| Pray write instantly, and let me understand it ~ unless it
309:320,24A  !| is, for$4$ very cogent reasons, to$9$ remain in the secrecy which$6#1$
309:320,25A  !| $PP#H$Lydia seems to$9$ think necessary; and then I must endeavour$1$
309:320,26A  !| to$9$ be satisfied$2$ with ignorance."
309:320,27@a   | "Not that$6#2$ I \shall\ though,"
309:320,27'  !| she added to$4$ herself, as
309:320,28'  !| she finished the letter;
309:320,28@a   | "and my dear$2#1$ aunt, if you do
309:320,29@a   | not tell me in an honourable manner, I shall certainly
309:320,30@a   | be reduced to$4$ tricks and stratagems to$9$ find it out$5$."
309:320,31'  !| $PP#E$Jane's delicate sense of honour$0$ would not allow her to$9$
309:320,32'  !| speak to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth privately of what$6#1$ $PP#H$Lydia had let fall$1$;
309:320,33'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was glad of it; ~ till it appeared whether her
309:320,34'  !| inquiries would receive any satisfaction, she had rather
309:320,35'  !| be without a confidante.
310:321, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had the satisfaction of receiving an answer$0$
310:321, 2'  !| to$4$ her letter, as soon as she possibly could.  She was no$2$
310:321, 3'  !| sooner in possession of it, than hurrying into the little
310:321, 4'  !| copse, where she was least likely to$9$ be interrupted, she
310:321, 5'  !| sat down$5$ on$4$ one of the benches, and prepared to$9$ be happy;
310:321, 6'  !| for$3$ the length of the letter convinced her that$3$ it did not
310:321, 7'  !| contain a denial.
310:321, 8     |
310:321, 9O  !|                                 "Gracechurch-street, Sept%*6.
310:321,10O  !| "MY DEAR$2#1$ NIECE,
310:321,11O  !| "I have just$9$ received your letter, and shall devote this
310:321,12O  !| whole$2$ morning to$4$ answering it, as I foresee that$3$ a \little\
310:321,13O  !| writing$0$ will$1$ not comprise what$6#1$ I have to$9$ tell you.  I must
310:321,14O  !| confess myself surprised by$4$ your application; I did not
310:321,15O  !| expect it from \you\.  Don't think me angry, however, for$3$ I
310:321,16O  !| only mean$1$ to$9$ let you know, that$3$ I had not imagined such
310:321,17O  !| enquiries to$9$ be necessary on$4$ \your\ side$0$.  If you do not
310:321,18O  !| choose to$9$ understand me, forgive my impertinence.  Your
310:321,19O  !| uncle is as much surprised as I am ~ and nothing but the
310:321,20O  !| belief of your being$1$ a party concerned, would have allowed
310:321,21O  !| him to$9$ act$1$ as he has done.  But if you are really innocent
310:321,22O  !| and ignorant, I must be more explicit.  On$4$ the very day
310:321,23O  !| of my coming home from Longbourn, your uncle had a
310:321,24O  !| most unexpected visitor.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy called, and was shut
310:321,25O  !| up with him several hours.  It was all over before$3$ I arrived;
310:321,26O  !| so$3$ my curiosity was not so$5#1$ dreadfully racked as \your's\
310:321,27O  !| seems to$9$ have been.  He came to$9$ tell $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner that$3$
310:321,28O  !| he had found out$5$ where your sister and $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham were,
310:321,29O  !| and that$3$ he had seen and talked with them both, $PP#V$Wickham
310:321,30O  !| repeatedly, $PP#H$Lydia once.  From what$6#1$ I can collect, he left$1$
310:321,31O  !| Derbyshire only one day after$4$ ourselves, and came to$4$
310:321,32O  !| town with the resolution of hunting for$4$ them.  The motive
310:321,33O  !| professed, was his conviction of its being$1$ owing to$4$ himself
310:321,34O  !| that$3$ $PP#V$Wickham's worthlessness had not been so$5#1$ well$9$ known,
310:322, 1O  !| as to$9$ make$1$ it impossible for$4$ any young woman of character,
310:322, 2O  !| to$9$ love$1$ or confide in him.  He generously imputed the
310:322, 3O  !| whole$0$ to$4$ his mistaken pride, and confessed that$3$ he
310:322, 4O  !| had before$5$ thought$1$ it beneath him, to$9$ lay$1#1$ his private$2$
310:322, 5O  !| actions open$2$ to$4$ the world.  His character was to$9$ speak
310:322, 6O  !| for$4$ itself.  He called it, therefore, his duty to$9$ step$1$
310:322, 7O  !| forward$8$, and endeavour$1$ to$9$ remedy an evil, which$6#1$ had
310:322, 8O  !| been brought on$5$ by$4$ himself.  If he \had\ \another\ motive,
310:322, 9O  !| I am sure it would never disgrace$1$ him.  He had
310:322,10O  !| been some days in town, before$3$ he was able to$9$ discover
310:322,11O  !| them; but he had something to$9$ direct$1$ his search$0$, which$6#1$
310:322,12O  !| was more than \we\ had; and the consciousness of this,
310:322,13O  !| was another reason$0$ for$4$ his resolving to$9$ follow us.  There
310:322,14O  !| is a lady, it seems, a $PP#ZZR$Mrs%*Younge, who$6#1$ was some
310:322,15O  !| time ago governess to$4$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy, and was dismissed
310:322,16O  !| from her charge$0$ on$4$ some cause of disapprobation, though
310:322,17O  !| he did not say what$6#1$.  She then took a large house in
310:322,18O  !| Edward-street, and has since maintained herself by$4$ letting
310:322,19O  !| lodgings.  This $PP#ZZR$Mrs%*Younge was, he knew, intimately
310:322,20O  !| acquainted with $PP#V$Wickham; and he went to$4$ her for$4$ intelligence
310:322,21O  !| of him, as soon as he got to$4$ town.  But it was
310:322,22O  !| two or three days before$3$ he could get from her what$6#1$ he
310:322,23O  !| wanted.  She would not betray her trust$0$, I suppose,
310:322,24O  !| without bribery and corruption, for$3$ she really did know
310:322,25O  !| where her friend was to$9$ be found.  $PP#V$Wickham indeed had
310:322,26O  !| gone to$4$ her, on$4$ their first arrival in London, and had she
310:322,27O  !| been able to$9$ receive them into her house, they would
310:322,28O  !| have taken up their abode with her.  At length, however,
310:322,29O  !| our kind$2$ friend procured the wished-for direction.  They
310:322,30O  !| were in @@@@*street.  He saw $PP#V$Wickham, and afterwards
310:322,31O  !| insisted on$4$ seeing $PP#H$Lydia.  His first object$0$ with her, he
310:322,32O  !| acknowledged, had been to$9$ persuade her to$9$ quit her
310:322,33O  !| present$9$ disgraceful situation, and return$1$ to$4$ her friends as
310:322,34O  !| soon as they could be prevailed on$5$ to$9$ receive her, offering
310:322,35O  !| his assistance, as far as it would go.  But he found $PP#H$Lydia
310:322,36O  !| absolutely resolved on$4$ remaining where she was.  She
310:322,37O  !| cared for$4$ none of her friends, she wanted no$2$ help$0$ of his,
310:322,38O  !| she would not hear of leaving $PP#V$Wickham.  She was sure
310:323, 1O  !| they should be married some*time or other, and it did
310:323, 2O  !| not much signify when.  Since such were her feelings,
310:323, 3O  !| it only remained, he thought$1$, to$9$ secure$1$ and expedite
310:323, 4O  !| a marriage, which$6#1$, in his very first conversation with
310:323, 5O  !| $PP#V$Wickham, he easily learnt, had never been \his\ design$0$.
310:323, 6O  !| He confessed himself obliged to$9$ leave$1$ the regiment, on$4$
310:323, 7O  !| account$0$ of some debts of honour$0$, which$6#1$ were very pressing;
310:323, 8O  !| and scrupled not to$9$ lay$1#1$ all the ill-consequences of $PP#H$Lydia's
310:323, 9O  !| flight, on$4$ her own$2$ folly alone.  He meant to$9$ resign his
310:323,10O  !| commission immediately; and as to$4$ his future situation,
310:323,11O  !| he could conjecture$1$ very little about$4$ it.  He must go
310:323,12O  !| somewhere, but he did not know where, and he knew he
310:323,13O  !| should have nothing to$9$ live on$4$.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy asked him
310:323,14O  !| why he had not married your sister at once.  Though
310:323,15O  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet was not imagined to$9$ be very rich, he would
310:323,16O  !| have been able to$9$ do something for$4$ him, and his situation
310:323,17O  !| must have been benefited by$4$ marriage.  But he found,
310:323,18O  !| in reply$0$ to$4$ this question$0$, that$3$ $PP#V$Wickham still$5$ cherished
310:323,19O  !| the hope$0$ of more effectually making his fortune by$4$ marriage,
310:323,20O  !| in some other country.  Under such circumstances,
310:323,21O  !| however, he was not likely to$9$ be proof against the temptation
310:323,22O  !| of immediate relief.  They met several times, for$3$
310:323,23O  !| there was much to$9$ be discussed.  $PP#V$Wickham of course$8$
310:323,24O  !| wanted more than he could get; but at length was
310:323,25O  !| reduced to$9$ be reasonable.  Every*thing being$1$ settled$1$
310:323,26O  !| between \them\, $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's next step$0$ was to$9$ make$1$ your
310:323,27O  !| uncle acquainted with it, and he first called in Gracechurch-street
310:323,28O  !| the evening before$3$ I came home.  But $PP#N$Mr%*Gardiner
310:323,29O  !| could not be seen, and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy found, on$4$ further enquiry,
310:323,30O  !| that$3$ your father was still$5$ with him, but would quit town
310:232,31O  !| the next morning.  He did not judge$1$ your father to$9$ be
310:323,32O  !| a person whom$6#1$ he could so$5#1$ properly consult as your uncle,
310:323,33O  !| and therefore readily postponed seeing him, till after$4$ the
310:323,34O  !| departure of the former.  He did not leave$1$ his name$0$, and
310:323,35O  !| till the next day, it was only known that$3$ a gentleman had
310:323,36O  !| called on$4$ business.  On$4$ Saturday he came again.  Your
310:323,37O  !| father was gone, your uncle at home, and, as I said before$5$,
310:323,38O  !| they had a great deal$0#2$ of talk$0$ together.  They met again on$4$
310:324, 1O  !| Sunday, and then \I\ saw him too$5#2$.  It was not all settled$1$
310:324, 2O  !| before$4$ Monday:  as soon as it was, the express$0$ was sent
310:324, 3O  !| off to$4$ Longbourn.  But our visitor was very obstinate.
310:324, 4O  !| I fancy$1$, $PP#A$Lizzy, that$3$ obstinacy is the real defect of his
310:324, 5O  !| character after$4$ all.  He has been accused of many faults
310:324, 6O  !| at different times; but \this\ is the true one.  Nothing was
310:324, 7O  !| to$9$ be done that$6#1$ he did not do himself; though I am
310:324, 8O  !| sure (and I do not speak it to$9$ be thanked, therefore say
310:324, 9O  !| nothing about$4$ it,) your uncle would most readily have
310:324,10O  !| settled$1$ the whole$0$.  They battled it together for$4$ a long$9$
310:324,11O  !| time, which$6#1$ was more than either the gentleman or lady
310:324,12O  !| concerned in it deserved.  But at last$0$ your uncle was
310:324,13O  !| forced to$9$ yield, and instead of being$1$ allowed to$9$ be of use$0$
310:324,14O  !| to$4$ his niece, was forced to$9$ put up with only having the
310:324,15O  !| probable credit$0$ of it, which$6#1$ went sorely against the grain;
310:324,16O  !| and I really believe your letter this morning gave him
310:324,17O  !| great pleasure, because it required an explanation that$6#1$
310:324,18O  !| would rob him of his borrowed feathers, and give the
310:324,19O  !| praise$0$ where it was due$2$.  But, $PP#A$Lizzy, this must go no$2$
310:324,20O  !| farther than yourself, or $PP#E$Jane at most.  You know pretty$5$
310:324,21O  !| well$9$, I suppose, what$6#1$ has been done for$4$ the young people.
310:324,22O  !| His debts are to$9$ be paid, amounting, I believe, to$4$ considerably
310:324,23O  !| more than a thousand pounds, another thousand in
310:324,24O  !| addition to$4$ her own$2$ settled$1$ upon \her\, and his commission
310:324,25O  !| purchased.  The reason$0$ why all this was to$9$ be done by$4$
310:324,26O  !| him alone, was such as I have given above$5$.  It was owing
310:324,27O  !| to$4$ him, to$4$ his reserve$0$, and want$0$ of proper consideration,
310:324,28O  !| that$3$ $PP#V$Wickham's character had been so$5#1$ misunderstood,
310:324,29O  !| and consequently that$3$ he had been received and noticed
310:324,30O  !| as he was.  Perhaps there was some truth in \this\; though
310:324,31O  !| I doubt$1$ whether \his\ reserve$0$, or \anybody's\ reserve$0$, can be
310:324,32O  !| answerable for$4$ the event.  But in spite$8$ of all this fine
310:324,33O  !| talking, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy, you may$1$ rest$1$ perfectly assured,
310:324,34O  !| that$3$ your uncle would never have yielded, if we had not
310:324,35O  !| given him credit$0$ for$4$ \another\ \interest$0$\ in the affair.  When
310:324,36O  !| all this was resolved on$5$, he returned again to$4$ his friends,
310:324,37O  !| who$6#1$ were still$5$ staying at Pemberley; but it was agreed
310:324,38O  !| that$3$ he should be in London once more when the wedding
310:325, 1O  !| took place$0$, and all money matters were then to$9$ receive
310:325, 2O  !| the last$2$ finish$0$.  I believe I have now told you every*thing.
310:325, 3O  !| It is a relation which$6#1$ you tell me is to$9$ give you
310:325, 4O  !| great surprise$0$; I hope$1$ at least it will$1$ not afford you any
310:325, 5O  !| displeasure.  $PP#H$Lydia came to$4$ us; and $PP#V$Wickham had
310:325, 6O  !| constant admission to$4$ the house.  \He\ was exactly what$6#1$
310:325, 7O  !| he had been, when I knew him in Hertfordshire; but
310:325, 8O  !| I would not tell you how little I was satisfied$2$ with \her\
310:325, 9O  !| behaviour while$9$ she staid with us, if I had not perceived,
310:325,10O  !| by$4$ $PP#E$Jane's letter last$2$ Wednesday, that$3$ her conduct$0$ on$4$
310:325,11O  !| coming home was exactly of a piece with it, and therefore
310:325,12O  !| what$6#1$ I now tell you, can give you no$2$ fresh pain$0$.  I talked
310:325,13O  !| to$4$ her repeatedly in the most serious$2$ manner, representing to$4$
310:325,14O  !| her all the wickedness of what$6#1$ she had done, and all the
310:325,15O  !| unhappiness she had brought on$4$ her family.  If she heard
310:325,16O  !| me, it was by$4$ good luck, for$3$ I am sure she did not listen.
310:325,17O  !| I was sometimes quite provoked, but then I recollected
310:325,18O  !| my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth and $PP#E$Jane, and for$4$ their sakes had
310:325,19O  !| patience with her.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy was punctual in his return$0$,
310:325,20O  !| and as $PP#H$Lydia informed you, attended the wedding.  He
310:325,21O  !| dined with us the next day, and was to$9$ leave$1$ town again
310:325,22O  !| on$4$ Wednesday or Thursday.  Will$1$ you be very angry with
310:325,23O  !| me, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy, if I take this opportunity of saying
310:325,24O  !| (what$6#1$ I was never bold enough to$9$ say before$5$ how much
310:325,25O  !| I like$1$ him.  His behaviour to$4$ us has, in every respect$0$, been
310:325,26O  !| as pleasing as when we were in Derbyshire.  His understanding$0$
310:325,27O  !| and opinions all please me; he wants$1$ nothing
310:325,28O  !| but a little more liveliness, and \that$6#2$\, if he marry \prudently\,
310:325,29O  !| his wife may$1$ teach him.  I thought$1$ him very sly; ~ he
310:325,30O  !| hardly ever mentioned your name$0$.  But slyness seems the
310:325,31O  !| fashion$0$.  Pray forgive me, if I have been very presuming,
310:325,32O  !| or at least do not punish me so$5#1$ far, as to$9$ exclude me from
310:325,33O  !| P.  I shall never be quite happy till I have been all round$4$
310:325,34O  !| the park.  A low phaeton, with a nice little pair$0$ of ponies,
310:325,35O  !| would be the very thing.  But I must write no$2$ more.
310:325,36O  !| The children have been wanting me this half hour.  Your's,
310:325,37O  !| very sincerely,
310:325,38O  !|                                       "$PP#O$M%*GARDINER."
310:326, 1'  !| The contents of this letter threw $PP#A$Elizabeth into a flutter
310:326, 2'  !| of spirits, in which$6#1$ it was difficult to$9$ determine whether
310:326, 3'  !| pleasure or pain$0$ bore$1#1$ the greatest share$0$.  The vague and
310:326, 4'  !| unsettled suspicions which$6#1$ uncertainty had produced of
310:326, 5'  !| what$6#1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy might have been doing to$9$ forward$1$ her
310:326, 6'  !| sister's match$0$, which$6#1$ she had feared to$9$ encourage, as an
310:326, 7'  !| exertion of goodness too$5#1$ great to$9$ be probable, and at the
310:326, 8'  !| same time dreaded to$9$ be just$9$, from the pain$0$ of obligation,
310:326, 9'  !| were proved beyond$4$ their greatest extent to$9$ be true|
310:326,10@a   | He had followed them purposely to$4$ town, he had taken
310:326,11@a   | on$4$ himself all the trouble$0$ and mortification attendant on$4$
310:326,12@a   | such a research; in which$6#1$ supplication had been necessary
310:326,13@a   | to$4$ a woman whom$6#1$ he must abominate and despise, and
310:326,14@a   | where he was reduced to$9$ meet$1$, frequently meet$1$, reason$1$
310:326,15@a   | with, persuade, and finally bribe, the man whom$6#1$ he always
310:326,16@a   | most wished to$9$ avoid, and whose$6#1$ very name$0$ it was punishment
310:326,17@a   | to$4$ him to$9$ pronounce.  He had done all this for$4$
310:326,18@a   | a girl whom$6#1$ he could neither regard$1$ nor esteem$1$.
310:326,18'  !| Her
310:326,19'  !| heart did whisper$1$, that$3$ he had done it for$4$ her.  But it
310:326,20'  !| was a hope$0$ shortly checked by$4$ other considerations, and
310:326,21'  !| she soon felt that$3$ even$5$ her vanity was insufficient, when
310:326,22'  !| required to$9$ depend on$4$ his affection for$4$ her, for$4$ a woman
310:326,23'  !| who$6#1$ had already refused him, as able to$9$ overcome a sentiment
310:326,24'  !| so$5#1$ natural$2$ as abhorrence against relationship with
310:326,25'  !| $PP#V$Wickham.
310:326,25@a   | Brother-in-law of $PP#V$Wickham|  Every kind$0$ of
310:326,26@a   | pride must revolt from the connection.  He had to$9$ be sure
310:326,27@a   | done much.  She was ashamed to$9$ think how much.  But
310:326,28@a   | he had given a reason$0$ for$4$ his interference, which$6#1$ asked
310:326,29@a   | no$2$ extraordinary stretch of belief.  It was reasonable that$3$
310:326,30@a   | he should feel he had been wrong$9$; he had liberality, and
310:326,31@a   | he had the means$0$ of exercising it; and though she would
310:326,32@a   | not place$1$ herself as his principal$2$ inducement, she could,
310:326,33@a   | perhaps, believe, that$3$ remaining partiality for$4$ her, might
310:326,34@a   | assist his endeavours$0$ in a cause where her peace of mind$0$
310:326,35@a   | must be materially concerned.  It was painful, exceedingly
310:326,36@a   | painful, to$9$ know that$3$ they were under obligations
310:326,37@a   | to$4$ a person who$6#1$ could never receive a return$0$.  They owed
310:326,38@a   | the restoration of $PP#H$Lydia, her character, every*thing to$4$
310:327, 1@a   | him.
310:327, 1'  !| Oh| how heartily did she grieve over every ungracious
310:327, 2'  !| sensation$0#1$ she had ever encouraged, every saucy
310:327, 3'  !| speech she had ever directed towards him.  For$4$ herself
310:327, 4'  !| she was humbled; but she was proud of him.  Proud that$3$
310:327, 5'  !| in a cause of compassion and honour$0$, he had been able
310:327, 6'  !| to$9$ get the better$9$ of himself.  She read over her aunt's
310:327, 7'  !| commendation of him again and again.  It was hardly
310:327, 8'  !| enough; but it pleased her.  She was even$5$ sensible$2#1$ of
310:327, 9'  !| some pleasure, though mixed with regret$0$, on$4$ finding how
310:327,10'  !| steadfastly both she and her uncle had been persuaded
310:327,11'  !| that$3$ affection and confidence subsisted between $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
310:327,12'  !| and herself.
310:327,13'  !| She was roused from her seat, and her reflections, by$4$
310:327,14'  !| some*one's approach$0$; and before$3$ she could strike into
310:327,15'  !| another path, she was overtaken by$4$ $PP#V$Wickham.
310:327,16V  !| "I am afraid I interrupt your solitary ramble, my dear$2#1$
310:327,17V  !| sister?"
310:327,17'  !| said he, as he joined her.
310:327,18A  !| "You certainly do,"
310:327,18'  !| she replied with a smile$0$;
310:327,18A  !| "but
310:327,19A  !| it does not follow that$3$ the interruption must be unwelcome."
310:327,20     |
310:327,21V  !| "I should be sorry indeed, if it were.  \We\ were always
310:327,22V  !| good friends; and now we are better$9$."
310:327,23A  !| "True.  Are the others coming out$5$?"
310:327,24V  !| "I do not know.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet and $PP#H$Lydia are going in
310:327,25V  !| the carriage to$4$ Meryton.  And so$3$, my dear$2#1$ sister, I find
310:327,26V  !| from our uncle and aunt, that$3$ you have actually seen
310:327,27V  !| Pemberley."
310:327,28'  !| She replied in the affirmative.
310:327,29V  !| "I almost envy$1$ you the pleasure, and yet I believe
310:327,30V  !| it would be too$5#1$ much for$4$ me, or else I could take it in my
310:327,31V  !| way to$4$ Newcastle.  And you saw the old housekeeper,
310:327,32V  !| I suppose?  Poor $PP#U$Reynolds, she was always very fond of
310:327,33V  !| me.  But of course$8$ she did not mention$1$ my name$0$ to$4$ you."
310:327,34A  !| "Yes, she did."
310:327,35V  !| "And what$6#2$ did she say?"
310:327,36A  !| "That$3$ you were gone into the army, and she was
310:327,37A  !| afraid had ~~ not turned out$5$ well$9$.  At such a distance$0$ as
310:327,39A  !| \that$6#2$\, you know, things are strangely misrepresented."
310:328, 1V  !| "Certainly,"
310:328, 1'  !| he replied, biting his lips.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
310:328, 2'  !| hoped she had silenced him; but he soon afterwards
310:328, 3'  !| said,
310:328, 4V  !| "I was surprised to$9$ see $PP#B$Darcy in town last$2$ month.  We
310:328, 5V  !| passed each other several times.  I wonder$1$ what$6#1$ he can
310:328, 6V  !| be doing there."
310:328, 7A  !| "Perhaps preparing for$4$ his marriage with $PP#ZJ$Miss*de*Bourgh,"
310:328, 8'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth.
310:328, 8A  !| "It must be something particular,
310:328, 9A  !| to$9$ take him there at this time of year."
310:328,10V  !| "Undoubtedly.  Did you see him while$9$ you were at
310:328,11V  !| Lambton?  I thought$1$ I understood from the $PP#N1$Gardiners
310:328,12V  !| that$3$ you had."
310:328,13A  !| "Yes; he introduced us to$4$ his sister."
310:328,14V  !| "And do you like$1$ her?"
310:328,15A  !| "Very much."
310:328,16V  !| "I have heard, indeed, that$3$ she is uncommonly improved
310:328,17V  !| within this year or two.  When I last$2$ saw her, she
310:328,18V  !| was not very promising.  I am very glad you like$1$ her.
310:328,19V  !| I hope$1$ she will$1$ turn$1$ out$5$ well$9$."
310:328,20A  !| "I dare$1#2$ say she will$1$; she has got over the most trying$2$
310:328,21A  !| age."
310:328,22V  !| "Did you go by$4$ the village of Kympton?"
310:328,23A  !| "I do not recollect that$3$ we did."
310:328,24V  !| "I mention$1$ it, because it is the living$0$ which$6#1$ I ought to$9$
310:328,25V  !| have had.  A most delightful place$0$| ~ Excellent Parsonage*House|
310:328,26V  !| It would have suited me in every respect$0$."
310:328,27A  !| "How should you have liked making sermons?"
310:328,28V  !| "Exceedingly well$9$.  I should have considered it as part$0$
310:328,29V  !| of my duty, and the exertion would soon have been
310:328,30V  !| nothing.  One ought not to$9$ repine; ~ but, to$9$ be sure, it
310:328,31V  !| would have been such a thing for$4$ me|  The quiet$0$, the
310:328,32V  !| retirement of such a life, would have answered all my
310:328,33V  !| ideas of happiness|  But it was not to$9$ be.  Did you ever
310:328,34V  !| hear $PP#B$Darcy mention$1$ the circumstance, when you were in
310:328,35V  !| Kent?"
310:328,36A  !| "I \have\ heard from authority, which$6#1$ I thought$1$ \as\ \good\,
310:328,37A  !| that$3$ it was left$1$ you conditionally only, and at the will$0$
310:328,38A  !| of the present$9$ patron."
310:329, 1V  !| "You have.  Yes, there was something in \that$6#2$\; I told
310:329, 2V  !| you so$5#2$ from the first, you may$1$ remember."
310:329, 3A  !| "I \did\ hear, too$5#2$, that$3$ there was a time, when sermon-making
310:329, 4A  !| was not so$5#1$ palatable to$4$ you as it seems to$9$ be at
310:329, 5A  !| present$0#1$; that$3$ you actually declared your resolution of
310:329, 6A  !| never taking orders$0#2$, and that$3$ the business had been
310:329, 7A  !| compromised accordingly."
310:329, 8V  !| "You did| and it was not wholly without foundation.
310:329, 9V  !| You may$1$ remember what$6#1$ I told you on$4$ that$6#2$ point$0$, when
310:329,10V  !| first we talked of it."
310:329,11'  !| They were now almost at the door of the house, for$3$
310:329,12'  !| she had walked fast to$9$ get rid of him; and unwilling for$4$
310:329,13'  !| her sister's sake, to$9$ provoke him, she only said in reply$0$,
310:329,14'  !| with a good-humoured smile$0$,
310:329,15A  !| "Come, $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham, we are brother and sister, you
310:329,16A  !| know.  Do not let us quarrel$1$ about$4$ the past$0$.  In future,
310:329,17A  !| I hope$1$ we shall be always of one mind$0$."
310:329,18'  !| She held out$5$ her hand$0$; he kissed it with affectionate
310:329,19'  !| gallantry, though he hardly knew how to$9$ look$1$, and they
310:329,20'  !| entered the house.
311:330, 1'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham was so$5#1$ perfectly satisfied$2$ with this conversation,
311:330, 2'  !| that$3$ he never again distressed himself, or
311:330, 3'  !| provoked his dear$2#1$ sister $PP#A$Elizabeth, by$4$ introducing the
311:330, 4'  !| subject$0$ of it; and she was pleased to$9$ find that$3$ she had
311:330, 5'  !| said enough to$9$ keep him quiet$2$.
311:330, 6'  !| The day of his and $PP#H$Lydia's departure soon came, and
311:330, 7'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was forced to$9$ submit to$4$ a separation, which$6#1$,
311:330, 8'  !| as her husband by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ entered into her scheme$0$ of
311:330, 9'  !| their all going to$4$ Newcastle, was likely to$9$ continue at
311:330,10'  !| least a twelvemonth.
311:330,11D  !| "Oh| my dear$2#1$ $PP#H$Lydia,"
311:330,11'  !| she cried,
311:330,11D  !| "when shall we meet$1$
311:330,12D  !| again?"
311:330,13H  !| "Oh, lord$7$|  I don't know.  Not these two or three
311:330,14H  !| years perhaps."
311:330,15D  !| "Write to$4$ me very often, my dear$2#1$."
311:330,16H  !| "As often as I can.  But you know married women
311:330,17H  !| have never much time for$4$ writing$1$.  My sisters may$1$ write
311:330,18H  !| to$4$ \me\.  They will$1$ have nothing else to$9$ do."
311:330,19'  !| $PP#V$Mr%*Wickham's adieus were much more affectionate than
311:330,20'  !| his wife's.  He smiled, looked handsome, and said many
311:330,21'  !| pretty$2$ things.
311:330,22C  !| "He is as fine a fellow,"
311:330,22'  !| said $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, as soon as
311:330,23'  !| they were out$8$ of the house,
311:330,23C  !| "as ever I saw.  He simpers,
311:330,24C  !| and smirks, and makes love$0$ to$4$ us all.  I am prodigiously
311:330,25C  !| proud of him.  I defy even$5$ $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas himself,
311:330,26C  !| to$9$ produce a more valuable son-in-law."
311:330,27'  !| The loss of her daughter made $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet very dull
311:330,28'  !| for$4$ several days.
311:330,29D  !| "I often think,"
311:330,29'  !| said she,
311:330,29D  !| "that$3$ there is nothing so$5#1$
311:330,30D  !| bad as parting with one's friends.  One seems so$5#1$ forlorn
311:330,31D  !| without them."
311:330,32A  !| "This is the consequence you see, Madam, of marrying
311:330,33A  !| a daughter,"
311:330,33'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth.
311:330,33A  !| "It must make$1$ you better$9$
311:330,34A  !| satisfied$2$ that$3$ your other four are single."
311:331, 1D  !| "It is no$2$ such thing.  $PP#H$Lydia does not leave$1$ me because
311:331, 2D  !| she is married; but only because her husband's regiment
311:331, 3D  !| happens to$9$ be so$5#1$ far off.  If that$6#2$ had been nearer, she
311:331, 4D  !| would not have gone so$5#1$ soon."
311:331, 5'  !| But the spiritless condition$0$ which$6#1$ this event threw her
311:331, 6'  !| into, was shortly relieved, and her mind$0$ opened again to$4$
311:331, 7'  !| the agitation of hope$0$, by$4$ an article of news, which$6#1$ then
311:331, 8'  !| began to$9$ be in circulation.  The housekeeper at Netherfield
311:331, 9'  !| had received orders$0#1$ to$9$ prepare for$4$ the arrival of her
311:331,10'  !| master, who$6#1$ was coming down$5$ in a day or two, to$9$ shoot
311:331,11'  !| there for$4$ several weeks.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was quite in the
311:331,12'  !| fidgets.  She looked at $PP#E$Jane, and smiled, and shook her
311:331,13'  !| head$0$ by$4$ turns$0$.
311:331,14D  !| "Well$7$, well$7$, and so$3$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley is coming down$5$, sister,"
311:331,15'  !| (for$3$ $PP#T$Mrs%*Phillips first brought her the news.)
311:331,15D  !| "Well$7$, so$5#1$
311:331,16D  !| much the better$9$.  Not that$3$ I care$1$ about$4$ it, though.  He
311:331,17D  !| is nothing to$4$ us, you know, and I am sure \I\ never want$1$
311:331,18D  !| to$9$ see him again.  But, however, he is very welcome$2$ to$9$
311:331,19D  !| come to$4$ Netherfield, if he likes it.  And who$6#2$ knows what$6#1$
311:331,20D  !| \may$1$\ happen?  But that$6#2$ is nothing to$4$ us.  You know,
311:331,21D  !| sister, we agreed long$9$ ago never to$9$ mention$1$ a word about$4$
311:331,22D  !| it.  And so$3$, is it quite certain he is coming?"
311:331,23T  !| "You may$1$ depend on$4$ it,"
311:331,23'  !| replied the other,
311:331,23T  !| "for$3$
311:331,24T  !| $PP#ZZF$Mrs%*Nicholls was in Meryton last$2$ night; I saw her
311:331,25T  !| passing$1$ by$5$, and went out$5$ myself on$4$ purpose to$9$ know the
311:331,26T  !| truth of it; and she told me that$3$ it was certain true.
311:331,27T  !| He comes down$5$ on$4$ Thursday at the latest, very likely
311:331,28T  !| on$4$ Wednesday.  She was going to$4$ the butcher's, she told
311:331,29T  !| me, on$4$ purpose to$9$ order$1$ in some meat on$4$ Wednesday, and
311:331,30T  !| she has got three couple of ducks, just$9$ fit$9$ to$9$ be killed."
311:331,31'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet had not been able to$9$ hear of his coming,
311:331,32'  !| without changing colour.  It was many months since she
311:331,33'  !| had mentioned his name$0$ to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth; but now, as soon
311:331,34'  !| as they were alone together, she said,
311:331,35E  !| "I saw you look$1$ at me to*day, $PP#A$Lizzy, when my aunt
311:331,36E  !| told us of the present$9$ report$0$; and I know I appeared
311:331,37E  !| distressed.  But don't imagine it was from any silly cause.
311:331,38E  !| I was only confused for$4$ the moment, because I felt that$3$
311:332, 1E  !| I \should\ be looked at.  I do assure you, that$3$ the news does
311:332, 2E  !| not affect me either with pleasure or pain$0$.  I am glad
311:332, 3E  !| of one thing, that$3$ he comes alone; because we shall see
311:332, 4E  !| the less of him.  Not that$6#2$ I am afraid of \myself\, but I dread$1$
311:332, 5E  !| other people's remarks."
311:332, 6'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth did not know what$6#1$ to$9$ make$1$ of it.  Had she
311:332, 7'  !| not seen him in Derbyshire, she might have supposed him
311:332, 8'  !| capable of coming there, with no$2$ other view$0$ than what$6#1$
311:332, 9'  !| was acknowledged; but she still$5$ thought$1$ him partial to$4$
311:332,10'  !| $PP#E$Jane, and she wavered as to$4$ the greater probability of
311:332,11'  !| his coming there \with\ his friend's permission, or being$1$ bold
311:332,12'  !| enough to$9$ come without it.
311:332,13@a   | "Yet it is hard,"
311:332,13'  !| she sometimes thought$1$,
311:332,13@a   | "that$3$ this
311:332,14@a   | poor man cannot come to$4$ a house, which$6#1$ he has legally
311:332,15@a   | hired, without raising all this speculation|  I \will$1$\ leave$1$ him
311:332,16@a   | to$4$ himself."
311:332,17'  !| In spite$8$ of what$6#1$ her sister declared, and really believed
311:332,18'  !| to$9$ be her feelings, in the expectation of his arrival, $PP#A$Elizabeth
311:332,19'  !| could easily perceive that$3$ her spirits were affected
311:332,20'  !| by$4$ it.  They were more disturbed, more unequal, than she
311:332,21'  !| had often seen them.
311:332,22'  !| The subject$0$ which$6#1$ had been so$5#1$ warmly canvassed
311:332,23'  !| between their parents, about$4$ a twelvemonth ago, was now
311:332,24'  !| brought forward$8$ again.
311:332,25D  !| "As soon as ever $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley comes, my dear$2#1$,"
311:332,25'  !| said
311:332,26'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
311:332,26D  !| "you will$1$ wait on$4$ him of course$8$."
311:332,27C  !| "No$7$, no$7$.  You forced me into visiting him last$2$ year,
311:332,28C  !| and promised if I went to$9$ see him, he should marry one
311:332,29C  !| of my daughters.  But it ended in nothing, and I will$1$
311:332,30C  !| not be sent on$4$ a fool's errand again."
311:332,31'  !| His wife represented to$4$ him how absolutely necessary
311:332,32'  !| such an attention would be from all the neighbouring
311:332,33'  !| gentlemen, on$4$ his returning to$4$ Netherfield.
311:332,34C  !| "'Tis an etiquette I despise,"
311:332,34'  !| said he.
311:332,34C  !| "If he wants$1$
311:332,35C  !| our society, let him seek it.  He knows where we live.
311:332,36C  !| I will$1$ not spend \my\ hours in running after$4$ my neighbours
311:332,37C  !| every time they go away, and come back$5$ again."
311:332,38D  !| "Well$7$, all I know is, that$3$ it will$1$ be abominably rude
311:333, 1D  !| if you do not wait on$4$ him.  But, however, that$6#2$ shan't
311:333, 2D  !| prevent my asking him to$9$ dine here, I am determined$2$.
311:333, 3D  !| We must have $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long and the $PP#ZO$Gouldings soon.  That$6#2$
311:333, 4D  !| will$1$ make$1$ thirteen with ourselves, so$3$ there will$1$ be just$9$
311:333, 5D  !| room at the table for$4$ him."
311:333, 6'  !| Consoled by$4$ this resolution, she was the better$9$ able to$9$
311:333, 7'  !| bear$1$ her husband's incivility; though it was very mortifying
311:333, 8'  !| to$9$ know that$3$ her neighbours might all see $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley
311:333, 9'  !| in consequence of it, before$3$ \they\ did.  As the day of his
311:333,10'  !| arrival drew near$9$,
311:333,11E  !| "I begin to$9$ be sorry that$3$ he comes at all,"
311:333,11'  !| said $PP#E$Jane
311:333,12'  !| to$4$ her sister.
311:333,12E  !| "It would be nothing; I could see him
311:333,13E  !| with perfect$2$ indifference, but I can hardly bear$1$ to$9$ hear
311:333,14E  !| it thus perpetually talked of.  My mother means$1$ well$9$;
311:333,15E  !| but she does not know, no*one can know how much
311:333,16E  !| I suffer from what$6#1$ she says.  Happy shall I be, when his
311:333,17E  !| stay$0$ at Netherfield is over|"
311:333,18A  !| "I wish$1$ I could say any*thing to$9$ comfort$1$ you,"
311:333,18'  !| replied
311:333,19'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth;
311:333,19A  !| "but it is wholly out$8$ of my power.  You
311:333,20A  !| must feel it; and the usual satisfaction of preaching
311:333,21A  !| patience to$4$ a sufferer is denied me, because you have
311:333,22A  !| always so$5#1$ much."
311:333,23'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley arrived.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, through$4$ the assistance
311:333,24'  !| of servants, contrived to$9$ have the earliest tidings
311:333,25'  !| of it, that$3$ the period of anxiety and fretfulness on$4$ her
311:333,26'  !| side$0$, might be as long$9$ as it could.  She counted the days
311:333,27'  !| that$6#1$ must intervene before$3$ their invitation could be sent;
311:333,28'  !| hopeless of seeing him before$5$.  But on$4$ the third morning
311:333,29'  !| after$4$ his arrival in Hertfordshire, she saw him from her
311:333,30'  !| dressing-room window, enter the paddock, and ride$1$ towards
311:333,31'  !| the house.
311:333,32'  !| Her daughters were eagerly called to$9$ partake of her joy.
311:333,33'  !| $PP#E$Jane resolutely kept her place$0$ at the table; but $PP#A$Elizabeth,
311:333,34'  !| to$9$ satisfy her mother, went to$4$ the window ~ she looked, ~
311:333,35'  !| she saw $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy with him, and sat down$5$ again by$4$ her
311:333,36'  !| sister.
311:333,37G  !| "There is a gentleman with him, mamma,"
311:333,37'  !| said $PP#G$Kitty;
311:333,38G  !| "who$6#2$ can it be?"
311:334, 1D  !| "Some acquaintance or other, my dear$2#1$, I suppose;
311:334, 2D  !| I am sure I do not know."
311:334, 3G  !| "La|"
311:334, 3'  !| replied $PP#G$Kitty,
311:334, 3G  !| "it looks$1$ just$9$ like$9$ that$6#2$ man that$6#1$
311:334, 4G  !| used$1#2$ to$9$ be with him before$5$.  $PP#B$Mr%*what's*his*name.  That$6#2$
311:334, 5G  !| tall, proud man."
311:334, 6D  !| "Good gracious|  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy| ~ and so$5#2$ it does I vow.
311:334, 7D  !| Well$7$, any friend of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's will$1$ always be welcome$2$
311:334, 8D  !| here to$9$ be sure; but else I must say that$3$ I hate the very
311:334, 9D  !| sight of him."
311:334,10'  !| $PP#E$Jane looked at $PP#A$Elizabeth with surprise$0$ and concern$0$.
311:334,11'  !| She knew but little of their meeting$0$ in Derbyshire, and
311:334,12'  !| therefore felt for$4$ the awkwardness which$6#1$ must attend
311:334,13'  !| her sister, in seeing him almost for$4$ the first time after$4$
311:334,14'  !| receiving his explanatory letter.  Both sisters were uncomfortable
311:334,15'  !| enough.  Each felt for$4$ the other, and of course$8$
311:334,16'  !| for$4$ themselves; and their mother talked on$5$, of her dislike$0$
311:334,17'  !| of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, and her resolution to$9$ be civil to$4$ him only
311:334,18'  !| as $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley's friend, without being$1$ heard by$4$ either of
311:334,19'  !| them.  But $PP#A$Elizabeth had sources of uneasiness which$6#1$
311:334,20'  !| could not be suspected by$4$ $PP#E$Jane, to$4$ whom$6#1$ she had never
311:334,21'  !| yet had courage to$9$ shew$1$ $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner's letter, or to$9$
311:334,22'  !| relate her own$2$ change$0$ of sentiment towards him.
311:334,22@a   | To$4$
311:334,23@a   | $PP#E$Jane, he could be only a man whose$6#1$ proposals she had
311:334,24@a   | refused, and whose$6#1$ merit$0$ she had undervalued; but to$4$
311:334,25@a   | her own$2$ more extensive information, he was the person,
311:334,26@a   | to$4$ whom$6#1$ the whole$2$ family were indebted for$4$ the first of
311:334,27@a   | benefits, and whom$6#1$ she regarded herself with an interest$0$,
311:334,28@a   | if not quite so$5#1$ tender$2$, at least as reasonable and just$2$, as
311:334,29@a   | what$6#1$ $PP#E$Jane felt for$4$ $PP#I$Bingley.
311:334,29'  !| Her astonishment at his
311:334,30'  !| coming ~ at his coming to$4$ Netherfield, to$4$ Longbourn, and
311:334,31'  !| voluntarily seeking her again, was almost equal$2$ to$4$ what$6#1$
311:334,32'  !| she had known on$4$ first witnessing his altered behaviour
311:334,33'  !| in Derbyshire.
311:334,34'  !| The colour which$6#1$ had been driven from her face$0$, returned
311:334,35'  !| for$4$ half a minute$0$ with an additional glow, and a smile$0$
311:334,36'  !| of delight$0$ added lustre to$4$ her eyes, as she thought$1$ for$4$ that$6#2$
311:334,37'  !| space of time, that$3$ his affection and wishes$0$ must still$5$ be
311:334,38'  !| unshaken.  But she would not be secure$2$.
311:335, 1A  !| "Let me first see how he behaves,"
311:335, 1'  !| said she;
311:335, 1A  !| "it will$1$
311:335, 2A  !| then be early enough for$4$ expectation."
311:335, 3'  !| She sat intently at work$0$, striving to$9$ be composed, and
311:335, 4'  !| without daring to$9$ lift up her eyes, till anxious curiosity
311:335, 5'  !| carried them to$4$ the face$0$ of her sister, as the servant was
311:335, 6'  !| approaching the door.  $PP#E$Jane looked a little paler than
311:335, 7'  !| usual, but more sedate than $PP#A$Elizabeth had expected$1$.
311:335, 8'  !| On$4$ the gentlemen's appearing, her colour increased; yet
311:335, 9'  !| she received them with tolerable ease$0$, and with a propriety
311:335,10'  !| of behaviour equally free from any symptom of
311:335,11'  !| resentment, or any unnecessary complaisance.
311:335,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth said as little to$4$ either as civility would allow,
311:335,13'  !| and sat down$5$ again to$4$ her work$0$, with an eagerness which$6#1$
311:335,14'  !| it did not often command$1$.  She had ventured only one
311:335,15'  !| glance$0$ at $PP#B$Darcy.
311:335,15@a   | He looked serious$2$ as usual;
311:335,15'  !| and she
311:335,16'  !| thought$1$,
311:335,16@a   | more as he had been used$1#2$ to$9$ look$1$ in Hertfordshire,
311:335,17@a   | than as she had seen him at Pemberley.  But, perhaps
311:335,18@a   | he could not in her mother's presence be what$6#1$ he was
311:335,19@a   | before$4$ her uncle and aunt.  It was a painful, but not an
311:335,20@a   | improbable, conjecture$0$.
311:335,21'  !| $PP#I$Bingley, she had likewise seen for$4$ an instant$0$, and in
311:335,22'  !| that$6#2$ short$2$ period saw him looking both pleased and
311:335,23'  !| embarrassed.  He was received by$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet with
311:335,24'  !| a degree of civility, which$6#1$ made her two daughters
311:335,25'  !| ashamed, especially when contrasted with the cold$2$ and
311:335,26'  !| ceremonious politeness of her curtsey and address$0$ to$4$ his
311:335,27'  !| friend.
311:335,28'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth particularly, who$6#1$ knew that$3$ her mother owed
311:335,29'  !| to$4$ the latter the preservation of her favourite$2$ daughter
311:335,30'  !| from irremediable infamy, was hurt and distressed to$4$
311:335,31'  !| a most painful degree by$4$ a distinction so$5#1$ ill applied.
311:335,32'  !| $PP#B$Darcy, after$4$ enquiring of her
311:335,32@b   | how $PP#N$Mr% and $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner
311:335,33@b   | did,
311:335,33'  !| a question$0$ which$6#1$ she could not answer$1$ without confusion,
311:335,34'  !| said scarcely any*thing.
311:335,34@a   | He was not seated by$4$ her;
311:335,35@a   | perhaps that$6#2$ was the reason$0$ of his silence$0$; but it had
311:335,36@a   | not been so$5#2$ in Derbyshire.  There he had talked to$4$ her
311:335,37@a   | friends, when he could not to$4$ herself.  But now several
311:336, 1@a   | minutes elapsed, without bringing the sound$0$ of his voice;
311:336, 2'  !| and when occasionally, unable to$9$ resist the impulse of
311:336, 3'  !| curiosity, she raised her eyes to$4$ his face$0$, she as often
311:336, 4'  !| found him looking at $PP#E$Jane, as at herself, and frequently
311:336, 5'  !| on$4$ no$2$ object$0$ but the ground.  More thoughtfulness, and
311:336, 6'  !| less anxiety to$9$ please than when they last$2$ met, were
311:336, 7'  !| plainly expressed.  She was disappointed, and angry with
311:336, 8'  !| herself for$4$ being$1$ so$5#2$.
311:336, 9A  !| "Could I expect it to$9$ be otherwise|"
311:336, 9'  !| said she.
311:336, 9A  !| "Yet
311:336,10A  !| why did he come?"
311:336,11'  !| She was in no$2$ humour for$4$ conversation with any*one
311:336,12'  !| but himself; and to$4$ him she had hardly courage to$9$ speak.
311:336,13'  !| She enquired after$4$ his sister, but could do no$2$ more.
311:336,14D  !| "It is a long$9$ time, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, since you went away,"
311:336,15'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet.
311:336,16'  !| He readily agreed to$4$ it.
311:336,17D  !| "I began to$9$ be afraid you would never come back$5$
311:336,18D  !| again.  People \did\ say, you meant to$9$ quit the place$0$ entirely
311:336,19D  !| at Michaelmas; but, however, I hope$1$ it is not true.
311:336,20D  !| A great many changes$0$ have happened in the neighbourhood,
311:336,21D  !| since you went away.  $PP#S$Miss*Lucas is married and
311:336,22D  !| settled$1$.  And one of my own$2$ daughters.  I suppose you
311:336,23D  !| have heard of it; indeed, you must have seen it in the
311:336,24D  !| papers.  It was in the*Times and the*Courier, I know;
311:336,25D  !| though it was not put in as it ought to$9$ be.  It was only said,
311:336,26D  !| ""Lately, $PP#V$George*Wickham*Esq% to$4$ $PP#H$Miss*Lydia*Bennet,""
311:336,27D  !| without there being$1$ a syllable said of her father, or the
311:336,28D  !| place$0$ where she lived, or any*thing.  It was my brother
311:336,29D  !| $PP#N$Gardiner's drawing up too$5#2$, and I wonder$1$ how he came
311:336,30D  !| to$9$ make$1$ such an awkward business of it.  Did you see it?"
311:336,31'  !| $PP#I$Bingley replied that$3$ he did, and made his congratulations.
311:336,32'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth dared not lift up her eyes.  How $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
311:336,33'  !| looked, therefore, she could not tell.
311:336,34D  !| "It is a delightful thing, to$9$ be sure, to$9$ have a daughter
311:336,35D  !| well$9$ married,"
311:336,35'  !| continued her mother,
311:336,35D  !| "but at the same
311:336,36D  !| time, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley, it is very hard to$9$ have her taken such
311:336,37D  !| a way from me.  They are gone down$5$ to$4$ Newcastle, a place$0$
311:336,38D  !| quite northward, it seems, and there they are to$9$ stay$1$,
311:337, 1D  !| I do not know how long$9$.  His regiment is there; for$3$ I
311:337, 2D  !| suppose you have heard of his leaving the @@@@*shire, and
311:337, 3D  !| of his being$1$ gone into the regulars.  Thank Heaven| he
311:337, 4D  !| has \some\ friends, though perhaps not so$5#1$ many as he
311:337, 5D  !| deserves."
311:337, 6'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, who$6#1$ knew this to$9$ be levelled at $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy,
311:337, 7'  !| was in such misery of shame$0$, that$3$ she could hardly keep
311:337, 8'  !| her seat.  It drew from her, however, the exertion of
311:337, 9'  !| speaking, which$6#1$ nothing else had so$5#1$ effectually done
311:337,10'  !| before$5$; and she asked $PP#I$Bingley,
311:337,10@a   | whether he meant to$9$
311:337,11@a   | make$1$ any stay$0$ in the country at present$0#1$.
311:337,11@i   | A few weeks,
311:337,12@i   | he believed.
311:337,13D  !| "When you have killed all your own$2$ birds, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley,"
311:337,14'  !| said her mother,
311:337,14D  !| "I beg you will$1$ come here, and shoot
311:337,15D  !| as many as you please, on$4$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's manor.  I am
311:337,16D  !| sure he will$1$ be vastly happy to$9$ oblige you, and will$1$ save$1$
311:337,17D  !| all the best of the covies for$4$ you."
311:337,18'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's misery increased, at such unnecessary, such
311:337,19'  !| officious attention|  Were the same fair prospect to$9$ arise
311:337,20'  !| at present$0#1$, as had flattered them a year ago, every*thing,
311:337,21'  !| she was persuaded, would be hastening to$4$ the same
311:337,22'  !| vexatious conclusion.  At that$6#2$ instant$0$ she felt, that$3$ years
311:337,23'  !| of happiness could not make$1$ $PP#E$Jane or herself amends, for$4$
311:337,24'  !| moments of such painful confusion.
311:337,25@a   | "The first wish$0$ of my heart,"
311:337,25'  !| said she to$4$ herself,
311:337,25@a   | "is
311:337,26@a   | never more to$9$ be in company with either of them.  Their
311:337,27@a   | society can afford no$2$ pleasure, that$6#1$ will$1$ atone for$4$ such
311:337,28@a   | wretchedness as this|  Let me never see either one or the
311:337,29@a   | other again|"
311:337,30'  !| Yet the misery, for$4$ which$6#1$ years of happiness were to$9$
311:337,31'  !| offer$1$ no$2$ compensation, received soon afterwards material$2$
311:337,32'  !| relief, from observing how much the beauty of her sister
311:337,33'  !| re-kindled the admiration of her former lover.  When
311:337,34'  !| first he came in, he had spoken to$4$ her but little; but
311:337,35'  !| every five minutes seemed to$9$ be giving her more of his
311:337,36'  !| attention.  He found her as handsome as she had been
311:337,37'  !| last$2$ year; as good*natured, and as unaffected, though
311:337,38'  !| not quite so$5#1$ chatty.  $PP#E$Jane was anxious that$3$ no$2$ difference
311:338, 1'  !| should be perceived in her at all, and was really persuaded
311:338, 2'  !| that$3$ she talked as much as ever.  But her mind$0$ was so$5#1$
311:338, 3'  !| busily engaged, that$3$ she did not always know when she
311:338, 4'  !| was silent.
311:338, 5'  !| When the gentlemen rose$1$ to$9$ go away, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was
311:338, 6'  !| mindful of her intended civility, and they were invited
311:338, 7'  !| and engaged to$9$ dine at Longbourn in a few days time.
311:338, 8D  !| "You are quite a visit$0$ in my debt, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley,"
311:338, 8'  !| she
311:338, 9'  !| added,
311:338, 9D  !| "for$3$ when you went to$4$ town last$2$ winter, you
311:338,10D  !| promised to$9$ take a family dinner with us, as soon as you
311:338,11D  !| returned.  I have not forgot, you see; and I assure you,
311:338,12D  !| I was very much disappointed that$3$ you did not come back$5$
311:338,13D  !| and keep your engagement."
311:338,14'  !| $PP#I$Bingley looked a little silly at this reflection, and said
311:338,15'  !| something of his concern$0$, at having been prevented by$4$
311:338,16'  !| business.  They then went away.
311:338,17'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had been strongly inclined to$9$ ask them to$9$
311:338,18'  !| stay$1$ and dine there, that$6#2$ day; but, though she always
311:338,19'  !| kept a very good table, she did not think any*thing less
311:338,20'  !| than two courses, could be good enough for$4$ a man, on$4$
311:338,21'  !| whom$6#1$ she had such anxious designs, or satisfy the appetite
311:338,22'  !| and pride of one who$6#1$ had ten thousand a-year.
312:339, 1'  !| As soon as they were gone, $PP#A$Elizabeth walked out$5$ to$9$
312:339, 2'  !| recover her spirits; or in other words, to$9$ dwell without
312:339, 3'  !| interruption on$4$ those subjects that$6#1$ must deaden them
312:339, 4'  !| more.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's behaviour astonished and vexed her.
312:339, 5A  !| "Why, if he came only to$9$ be silent, grave$2$, and indifferent,"
312:339, 6'  !| said she,
312:339, 6A  !| "did he come at all?"
312:339, 7'  !| She could settle it in no$2$ way that$6#1$ gave her pleasure.
312:339, 8A  !| "He could be still$5$ amiable, still$5$ pleasing, to$4$ my uncle
312:339, 9A  !| and aunt, when he was in town; and why not to$4$ me?
312:339,10A  !| If he fears me, why come hither?  If he no$2$ longer cares$1$
312:339,11A  !| for$4$ me, why silent?  Teazing, teazing, man|  I will$1$ think
312:339,12A  !| no$2$ more about$4$ him."
312:339,13'  !| Her resolution was for$4$ a short$2$ time involuntarily kept
312:339,14'  !| by$4$ the approach$0$ of her sister, who$6#1$ joined her with a cheerful
312:339,15'  !| look$0$, which$6#1$ shewed her better$9$ satisfied$2$ with their
312:339,16'  !| visitors, than $PP#A$Elizabeth.
312:339,17E  !| "Now,"
312:339,17'  !| said she,
312:339,17E  !| "that$3$ this first meeting$0$ is over, I feel
312:339,18E  !| perfectly easy.  I know my own$2$ strength, and I shall never
312:339,19E  !| be embarrassed again by$4$ his coming.  I am glad he dines
312:339,20E  !| here on$4$ Tuesday.  It will$1$ then be publicly seen, that$3$ on$4$
312:339,21E  !| both sides, we meet$1$ only as common$2$ and indifferent
312:339,22E  !| acquaintance."
312:339,23A  !| "Yes, very indifferent indeed,"
312:339,23'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth, laughingly.
312:339,24A  !| "Oh, $PP#E$Jane, take care$0$."
312:339,25E  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy, you cannot think me so$5#1$ weak, as to$9$
312:339,26E  !| be in danger now."
312:339,27A  !| "I think you are in very great danger of making him
312:339,28A  !| as much in love$0$ with you as ever."
                                      ~~~
312:339,29'  !| They did not see the gentlemen again till Tuesday;
312:339,30'  !| and $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, in the meanwhile, was giving way to$4$ all
312:339,31'  !| the happy schemes, which$6#1$ the good*humour, and common$0$
312:339,32'  !| politeness of $PP#I$Bingley, in half an hour's visit$0$, had revived.
312:340, 1'  !| On$4$ Tuesday there was a large party assembled at Longbourn;
312:340, 2'  !| and the two, who$6#1$ were most anxiously expected$1$,
312:340, 3'  !| to$4$ the credit$0$ of their punctuality as sportsmen, were in
312:340, 4'  !| very good time.  When they repaired to$4$ the dining-room,
312:340, 5'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth eagerly watched to$9$ see whether $PP#I$Bingley
312:340, 6'  !| would take the place$0$, which$6#1$, in all their former parties,
312:340, 7'  !| had belonged to$4$ him, by$4$ her sister.  Her prudent mother,
312:340, 8'  !| occupied by$4$ the same ideas, forbore to$9$ invite him to$9$ sit
312:340, 9'  !| by$4$ herself.  On$4$ entering the room, he seemed to$9$ hesitate;
312:340,10'  !| but $PP#E$Jane happened to$9$ look$1$ round$9$, and happened to$9$ smile$1$:
312:340,11'  !| it was decided$1$.  He placed himself by$4$ her.
312:340,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, with a triumphant sensation$0#1$, looked towards
312:340,13'  !| his friend.  He bore$1#1$ it with noble indifference, and she
312:340,14'  !| would have imagined that$3$ $PP#I$Bingley had received his
312:340,15'  !| sanction to$9$ be happy, had she not seen his eyes likewise
312:340,16'  !| turned towards $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, with an expression of half-laughing
312:340,17'  !| alarm$0$.
312:340,18'  !| His behaviour to$4$ her sister was such, during dinner*time,
312:340,19'  !| as shewed an admiration of her, which$6#1$, though more
312:340,20'  !| guarded than formerly, persuaded $PP#A$Elizabeth, that$3$ if left$1$
312:340,21'  !| wholly to$4$ himself, $PP#E$Jane's happiness, and his own$2$, would
312:340,22'  !| be speedily secured.  Though she dared not depend upon
312:340,23'  !| the consequence, she yet received pleasure from observing
312:340,24'  !| his behaviour.  It gave her all the animation that$6#1$ her
312:340,25'  !| spirits could boast$1$; for$3$ she was in no$2$ cheerful humour.
312:340,26'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy was almost as far from her, as the table could
312:340,27'  !| divide them.  He was on$4$ one side$0$ of her mother.  She
312:340,28'  !| knew how little such a situation would give pleasure to$4$
312:340,29'  !| either, or make$1$ either appear to$4$ advantage.  She was not
312:340,30'  !| near$9$ enough to$9$ hear any of their discourse, but she could
312:340,31'  !| see how seldom they spoke to$4$ each other, and how formal
312:340,32'  !| and cold$2$ was their manner, whenever they did.  Her
312:340,33'  !| mother's ungraciousness, made the sense of what$6#1$ they
312:340,34'  !| owed him more painful to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's mind$0$; and she
312:340,35'  !| would, at times, have given any*thing to$9$ be privileged to$9$
312:340,36'  !| tell him, that$3$ his kindness was neither unknown nor unfelt
312:340,37'  !| by$4$ the whole$0$ of the family.
312:340,38'  !| She was in hopes$0$ that$3$ the evening would afford some
312:341, 1'  !| opportunity of bringing them together; that$3$ the whole$0$
312:341, 2'  !| of the visit$0$ would not pass$1$ away without enabling them
312:341, 3'  !| to$9$ enter into something more of conversation, than the
312:341, 4'  !| mere ceremonious salutation attending his entrance.
312:341, 5'  !| Anxious and uneasy, the period which$6#1$ passed in the
312:341, 6'  !| drawing-room, before$3$ the gentlemen came, was wearisome
312:341, 7'  !| and dull to$4$ a degree, that$3$ almost made her uncivil.  She
312:341, 8'  !| looked forward$8$ to$4$ their entrance, as the point$0$ on$4$
312:341, 9'  !| which$6#1$ all her chance$0$ of pleasure for$4$ the evening must
312:341,10'  !| depend.
312:341,11A  !| "If he does not come to$4$ me, \then\,"
312:341,11'  !| said she,
312:341,11A  !| "I shall
312:341,12A  !| give him up for*ever."
312:341,13'  !| The gentlemen came; and she thought$1$ he looked as
312:341,14'  !| if he would have answered her hopes$0$; but, alas| the
312:341,15'  !| ladies had crowded round$4$ the table, where $PP#E$Miss*Bennet
312:341,16'  !| was making tea, and $PP#A$Elizabeth pouring out$5$ the coffee, in
312:341,17'  !| so$5#1$ close$9$ a confederacy, that$3$ there was not a single vacancy
312:341,18'  !| near$4$ her, which$6#1$ would admit of a chair.  And on$4$ the
312:341,19'  !| gentlemen's approaching, one of the girls moved closer
312:341,20'  !| to$4$ her than ever, and said, in a whisper$0$,
312:341,21W  !| "The men shan't come and part$1$ us, I am determined$2$.
312:341,22W  !| We want$1$ none of them; do we?"
312:341,23'  !| $PP#B$Darcy had walked away to$4$ another part$0$ of the room.
312:341,24'  !| She followed him with her eyes, envied every*one to$4$ whom$6#1$
312:341,25'  !| he spoke, had scarcely patience enough to$9$ help$1$ anybody
312:341,26'  !| to$4$ coffee; and then was enraged against herself for$4$ being$1$
312:341,27'  !| so$5#1$ silly|
312:341,28@a   | "A man who$6#1$ has once been refused|  How could I ever
312:341,29@a   | be foolish enough to$9$ expect a renewal of his love$0$?  Is there
312:341,30@a   | one among the sex, who$6#1$ would not protest against such
312:341,31@a   | a weakness as a second$2$ proposal to$4$ the same woman?
312:341,32@a   | There is no$2$ indignity so$5#1$ abhorrent to$4$ their feelings|"
312:341,33'  !| She was a little revived, however, by$4$ his bringing back$5$
312:341,34'  !| his coffee cup himself; and she seized the opportunity
312:341,35'  !| of saying.
312:341,36A  !| "Is your sister at Pemberley still$5$"
312:341,37B  !| "Yes, she will$1$ remain there till Christmas."
312:341,38A  !| "And quite alone?  Have all her friends left$1$ her?"
312:342, 1B  !| "$PP#ZA$Mrs%*Annesley is with her.  The others have been gone
312:342, 2B  !| on$5$ to$4$ Scarborough, these three weeks."
312:342, 3'  !| She could think of nothing more to$9$ say; but if he
312:342, 4'  !| wished to$9$ converse with her, he might have better$9$ success.
312:342, 5'  !| He stood by$4$ her, however, for$4$ some minutes, in silence$0$;
312:342, 6'  !| and, at last$0$, on$4$ the young lady's whispering to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
312:342, 7'  !| again, he walked away.
312:342, 8'  !| When the tea-things were removed, and the card*tables
312:342, 9'  !| placed, the ladies all rose$1$, and $PP#A$Elizabeth was then hoping
312:342,10'  !| to$9$ be soon joined by$4$ him, when all her views were overthrown,
312:342,11'  !| by$4$ seeing him fall$1$ a victim to$4$ her mother's rapacity
312:342,12'  !| for$4$ whist players, and in a few moments after$5$ seated with
312:342,13'  !| the rest$0#1$ of the party.  She now lost every expectation of
312:342,14'  !| pleasure.  They were confined for$4$ the evening at different
312:342,15'  !| tables, and she had nothing to$9$ hope$1$, but that$3$ his eyes
312:342,16'  !| were so$5#1$ often turned towards her side$0$ of the room, as to$9$
312:342,17'  !| make$1$ him play$1$ as unsuccessfully as herself.
312:342,18'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had designed to$9$ keep the two Netherfield
312:342,19'  !| gentlemen to$4$ supper; but their carriage was unluckily
312:342,20'  !| ordered before$4$ any of the others, and she had no$2$ opportunity
312:342,21'  !| of detaining them.
312:342,22D  !| "Well$7$ girls,"
312:342,22'  !| said she, as soon as they were left$1$ to$4$
312:342,23'  !| themselves,
312:342,23D  !| "What$6#2$ say you to$4$ the day?  I think every*thing
312:342,24D  !| has passed off uncommonly well$9$, I assure you.  The
312:342,25D  !| dinner was as well$9$ dressed as any I ever saw.  The venison
312:342,26D  !| was roasted to$4$ a turn$0$ ~ and everybody said, they never
312:342,27D  !| saw so$5#1$ fat a haunch.  The soup was fifty times better$9$
312:342,28D  !| than what$6#1$ we had at the $PP#R1$Lucas's last$2$ week; and even$5$
312:342,29D  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy acknowledged, that$3$ the partridges were remarkably
312:342,30D  !| well$9$ done; and I suppose he has two or three French
312:342,31D  !| cooks at least.  And, my dear$2#1$ $PP#E$Jane, I never saw you look$1$
312:342,32D  !| in greater beauty.  $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long said so$5#2$ too$5#2$, for$3$ I asked her
312:342,33D  !| whether you did not.  And what$6#2$ do you think she said
312:342,34D  !| besides? ""Ah| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, we shall have her at Netherfield
312:342,35D  !| at last$0$.""  She did indeed.  I do think $PP#ZX$Mrs%*Long is
312:342,36D  !| as good a creature as ever lived ~ and her nieces are very
312:342,37D  !| pretty$2$ behaved girls, and not at all handsome:  I like$1$
312:342,38D  !| them prodigiously."
312:343, 1'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, in short$0$, was in very great spirits; she
312:343, 2'  !| had seen enough of $PP#I$Bingley's behaviour to$4$ $PP#E$Jane, to$9$ be
312:343, 3'  !| convinced that$3$ she would get him at last$0$; and her expectations
312:343, 4'  !| of advantage to$4$ her family, when in a happy
312:343, 5'  !| humour, were so$5#1$ far beyond$4$ reason$0$, that$3$ she was quite
312:343, 6'  !| disappointed at not seeing him there again the next day,
312:343, 7'  !| to$9$ make$1$ his proposals.
312:343, 8E  !| "It has been a very agreeable day,"
312:343, 8'  !| said $PP#E$Miss*Bennet
312:343, 9'  !| to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth.
312:343, 9E  !| "The party seemed so$5#1$ well$9$ selected, so$5#1$
312:343,10E  !| suitable one with the other.  I hope$1$ we may$1$ often meet$1$
312:343,11E  !| again."
312:343,12'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth smiled.
312:343,13E  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy, you must not do so$5#2$.  You must not suspect
312:343,14E  !| me.  It mortifies me.  I assure you that$3$ I have now learnt
312:343,15E  !| to$9$ enjoy his conversation as an agreeable and sensible$2#2$
312:343,16E  !| young man, without having a wish$0$ beyond$4$ it.  I am perfectly
312:343,17E  !| satisfied$2$ from what$6#1$ his manners now are, that$3$ he never
312:343,18E  !| had any design$0$ of engaging my affection.  It is only that$3$
312:343,19E  !| he is blessed with greater sweetness of address$0$, and a
312:343,20E  !| stronger desire$0$ of generally pleasing than any other man."
312:343,21A  !| "You are very cruel,"
312:343,21'  !| said her sister,
312:343,21A  !| "you will$1$ not
312:343,22A  !| let me smile$1$, and are provoking me to$4$ it every moment."
312:343,23E  !| "How hard it is in some cases to$9$ be believed|"
312:343,24A  !| "And how impossible in others|"
312:343,25E  !| "But why should you wish$1$ to$9$ persuade me that$3$ I feel
312:343,26E  !| more than I acknowledge?"
312:343,27A  !| "That$6#2$ is a question$0$ which$6#1$ I hardly know how to$9$ answer$1$.
312:343,28A  !| We all love$1$ to$9$ instruct, though we can teach only what$6#1$
312:343,29A  !| is not worth knowing.  Forgive me; and if you persist
312:343,30A  !| in indifference, do not make$1$ \me\ your confidante."
313:344, 1'  !| A few days after$4$ this visit$0$, $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley called again,
313:344, 2'  !| and alone.  His friend had left$1$ him that$6#2$ morning for$4$
313:344, 3'  !| London, but was to$9$ return$1$ home in ten days time.  He
313:344, 4'  !| sat with them above$4$ an hour, and was in remarkably good
313:344, 5'  !| spirits.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet invited him to$9$ dine with them; but,
313:344, 6'  !| with many expressions of concern$0$, he confessed himself
313:344, 7'  !| engaged elsewhere.
313:344, 8D  !| "Next time you call$1$,"
313:344, 8'  !| said she,
313:344, 8D  !| "I hope$1$ we shall be
313:344, 9D  !| more lucky."
313:344,10@i   | He should be particularly happy at any time, &c% &c%;
313:344,11@i   | and if she would give him leave$0$, would take an early
313:344,12@i   | opportunity of waiting on$4$ them.
313:344,13D  !| "Can you come to-morrow?"
313:344,14@i   | Yes, he had no$2$ engagement at all for$4$ to-morrow;
313:344,14'  !| and
313:344,15'  !| her invitation was accepted with alacrity.
313:344,16'  !| He came, and in such very good time, that$3$ the ladies
313:344,17'  !| were none of them dressed.  In ran $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet to$4$ her
313:344,18'  !| daughter's room, in her dressing*gown, and with her hair
313:344,19'  !| half finished, crying out$5$,
313:344,20D  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#E$Jane, make$1$ haste and hurry$1$ down$5$.  He is
313:344,21D  !| come ~ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley is come. ~ He is, indeed.  Make$1$ haste,
313:344,22D  !| make$1$ haste.  Here, $PP#ZZM$Sarah, come to$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet this
313:344,23D  !| moment, and help$1$ her on$5$ with her gown.  Never mind$1$
313:344,24D  !| $PP#A$Miss*Lizzy's hair."
313:344,25E  !| "We will$1$ be down$5$ as soon as we can,"
313:344,25'  !| said $PP#E$Jane;
313:344,26E  !| "but I dare$1#2$ say $PP#G$Kitty is forwarder than either of us, for$3$
313:344,27E  !| she went up*stairs half an hour ago."
313:344,28D  !| "Oh| hang $PP#G$Kitty| what$6#2$ has she to$9$ do with it?  Come
313:344,29D  !| be quick$2$, be quick$2$|  where is your sash my dear$2#1$?"
313:344,30'  !| But when her mother was gone, $PP#E$Jane would not be
313:344,31'  !| prevailed on$5$ to$9$ go down$5$ without one of her sisters.
313:344,32'  !| The same anxiety to$9$ get them by$4$ themselves, was
313:344,33'  !| visible again in the evening.  After$4$ tea, $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet retired
313:344,34'  !| to$4$ the library, as was his custom, and $PP#F$Mary went up*stairs
313:345, 1'  !| to$4$ her instrument.  Two obstacles of the five being$1$ thus
313:345, 2'  !| removed, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet sat looking and winking at $PP#A$Elizabeth
313:345, 3'  !| and $PP#G$Catherine for$4$ a considerable time, without making
313:345, 4'  !| any impression on$4$ them.  $PP#A$Elizabeth would not observe
313:345, 5'  !| her; and when at last$0$ $PP#G$Kitty did, she very innocently
313:345, 6'  !| said,
313:345, 6G  !| "What$6#2$ is the matter mamma?  What$6#2$ do you keep
313:345, 7G  !| winking at me for$4$?  What$6#2$ am I to$9$ do?"
313:345, 8D  !| "Nothing child, nothing.  I did not wink at you."
313:345, 9'  !| She then sat still$2$ five minutes longer; but unable to$9$
313:345,10'  !| waste$1$ such a precious occasion$0$, she suddenly got up, and
313:345,11'  !| saying to$4$ $PP#G$Kitty,
313:345,12D  !| "Come here, my love$0$, I want$1$ to$9$ speak to$4$ you,"
313:345,12'  !| took
313:345,13'  !| her out$8$ of the room.  $PP#E$Jane instantly gave a look$0$ at $PP#A$Elizabeth,
313:345,14'  !| which$6#1$ spoke her distress$0$ at such premeditation, and
313:345,15'  !| her intreaty that$3$ \she\ would not give into it.  In a few
313:345,16'  !| minutes, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet half opened the door and called out$5$,
313:345,17D  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy, my dear$2#1$, I want$1$ to$9$ speak with you."
313:345,18'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was forced to$9$ go.
313:345,19D  !| "We may$1$ as well$9$ leave$1$ them by$4$ themselves you
313:345,20D  !| know;"
313:345,20'  !| said her mother as soon as she was in the hall.
313:345,21D  !| "$PP#G$Kitty and I are going up*stairs to$9$ sit in my dressing*room."
313:345,22'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth made no$2$ attempt$0$ to$9$ reason$1$ with her mother,
313:345,23'  !| but remained quietly in the hall, till she and $PP#G$Kitty were
313:345,24'  !| out$8$ of sight, then returned into the drawing*room.
313:345,25'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's schemes for$4$ this day were ineffectual.
313:345,26'  !| $PP#I$Bingley was every*thing that$6#1$ was charming, except the
313:345,27'  !| professed lover of her daughter.  His ease$0$ and cheerfulness
313:345,28'  !| rendered him a most agreeable addition to$4$ their evening
313:345,29'  !| party; and he bore$1#1$ with the ill-judged officiousness of
313:345,30'  !| the mother, and heard all her silly remarks with a forbearance
313:345,31'  !| and command$0$ of countenance, particularly
313:345,32'  !| grateful to$4$ the daughter.
313:345,33'  !| He scarcely needed an invitation to$9$ stay$1$ supper; and
313:345,34'  !| before$3$ he went away, an engagement was formed, chiefly
313:345,35'  !| through$4$ his own$2$ and $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's means$0$, for$4$ his coming
313:345,36'  !| next morning to$9$ shoot with her husband.
313:345,37'  !| After$4$ this day, $PP#E$Jane said no$2$ more of her indifference.
313:345,38'  !| Not a word passed between the sisters concerning $PP#I$Bingley;
313:346, 1'  !| but $PP#A$Elizabeth went to$9$ bed in the happy belief that$3$ all
313:346, 2'  !| must speedily be concluded, unless $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy returned
313:346, 3'  !| within the stated time.  Seriously, however, she felt
313:346, 4'  !| tolerably persuaded that$3$ all this must have taken place$0$
313:346, 5'  !| with that$6#2$ gentleman's concurrence.
313:346, 6'  !| $PP#I$Bingley was punctual to$4$ his appointment; and he and
313:346, 7'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet spent the morning together, as had been agreed
313:346, 8'  !| on$5$.  The latter was much more agreeable than his companion
313:346, 9'  !| expected$1$.  There was nothing of presumption or
313:346,10'  !| folly in $PP#I$Bingley, that$6#1$ could provoke his ridicule$0#1$, or disgust$1$
313:346,11'  !| him into silence$0$; and he was more communicative, and
313:346,12'  !| less eccentric than the other had ever seen him.  $PP#I$Bingley
313:346,13'  !| of course$8$ returned with him to$9$ dinner; and in the evening
313:346,14'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's invention was again at work$0$ to$9$ get every*body
313:346,15'  !| away from him and her daughter.  $PP#A$Elizabeth, who$6#1$
313:346,16'  !| had a letter to$9$ write, went into the breakfast*room for$4$
313:346,17'  !| that$6#2$ purpose soon after$4$ tea; for$3$ as the others were all
313:346,18'  !| going to$9$ sit down$5$ to$4$ cards, she could not be wanted to$9$
313:346,19'  !| counteract her mother's schemes.
313:346,20'  !| But on$4$ returning to$4$ the drawing*room, when her letter
313:346,21'  !| was finished, she saw, to$4$ her infinite surprise$0$, there was
313:346,22'  !| reason$0$ to$9$ fear$1$ that$3$ her mother had been too$5#1$ ingenious for$4$
313:346,23'  !| her.  On$4$ opening the door, she perceived her sister and
313:346,24'  !| $PP#I$Bingley standing$1$ together over the hearth, as if engaged in
313:346,25'  !| earnest conversation; and had this led to$4$ no$2$ suspicion,
313:346,26'  !| the faces of both as they hastily turned round$9$, and moved
313:346,27'  !| away from each other, would have told it all.  \Their\
313:346,28'  !| situation was awkward enough; but \her's\ she thought$1$ was
313:346,29'  !| still$5$ worse.  Not a syllable was uttered by$4$ either; and $PP#A$Elizabeth
313:346,30'  !| was on$4$ the point$0$ of going away again, when $PP#I$Bingley,
313:346,31'  !| who$6#1$ as well$9$ as the other had sat down$5$, suddenly rose$1$, and
313:346,32'  !| whispering a few words to$4$ her sister, ran out$8$ of the room.
313:346,33'  !| $PP#E$Jane could have no$2$ reserves from $PP#A$Elizabeth, where
313:346,34'  !| confidence would give pleasure; and instantly embracing
313:346,35'  !| her, acknowledged, with the liveliest emotion, that$3$ she
313:346,36'  !| was the happiest creature in the world.
313:346,37E  !| "'Tis too$5#1$ much|"
313:346,37'  !| she added,
313:346,37E  !| "by$4$ far too$5#1$ much.  I do
313:346,38E  !| not deserve it.  Oh| why is not every*body as happy?"
313:347, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's congratulations were given with a sincerity,
313:347, 2'  !| a warmth, a delight$0$, which$6#1$ words could but poorly express$1$.
313:347, 3'  !| Every sentence of kindness was a fresh source of happiness
313:347, 4'  !| to$4$ $PP#E$Jane.  But she would not allow herself to$9$ stay$1$ with her
313:347, 5'  !| sister, or say half that$6#1$ remained to$9$ be said, for$4$ the present$0#1$.
313:347, 6E  !| "I must go instantly to$4$ my mother;"
313:347, 6'  !| she cried.
313:347, 7E  !| "I would not on$4$ any account$0$ trifle$1$ with her affectionate
313:347, 8E  !| solicitude; or allow her to$9$ hear it from any*one but myself.
313:347, 9E  !| He is gone to$4$ my father already.  Oh|  $PP#A$Lizzy, to$9$ know
313:347,10E  !| that$3$ what$6#1$ I have to$9$ relate will$1$ give such pleasure to$4$ all
313:347,11E  !| my dear$2#1$ family| how shall I bear$1$ so$5#1$ much happiness|"
313:347,12'  !| She then hastened away to$4$ her mother, who$6#1$ had purposely
313:347,13'  !| broken up the card*party, and was sitting$1$ up*stairs
313:347,14'  !| with $PP#G$Kitty.
313:347,15'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, who$6#1$ was left$1$ by$4$ herself, now smiled at the
313:347,16'  !| rapidity and ease$0$ with which$6#1$ an affair was finally settled$1$,
313:347,17'  !| that$6#1$ had given them so$5#1$ many previous months of suspense
313:347,18'  !| and vexation.
313:347,19A  !| "And this,"
313:347,19'  !| said she,
313:347,19A  !| "is the end$0$ of all his friend's
313:347,20A  !| anxious circumspection| of all his sister's falsehood
313:347,21A  !| and contrivance| the happiest, wisest, most reasonable
313:347,22A  !| end$0$|"
313:347,23'  !| In a few minutes she was joined by$4$ $PP#I$Bingley, whose$6#1$
313:347,24'  !| conference with her father had been short$2$ and to$4$ the
313:347,25'  !| purpose.
313:347,26I  !| "Where is your sister?"
313:347,26'  !| said he hastily, as he opened
313:347,27'  !| the door.
313:347,28A  !| "With my mother up*stairs.  She will$1$ be down$5$ in a
313:347,29A  !| moment I dare$1#2$ say."
313:347,30'  !| He then shut the door, and coming up to$4$ her, claimed
313:347,31'  !| the good wishes$0$ and affection of a sister.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
313:347,32'  !| honestly and heartily expressed her delight$0$ in the prospect
313:347,33'  !| of their relationship.  They shook hands with great
313:347,34'  !| cordiality; and then till her sister came down$5$, she had
313:347,35'  !| to$9$ listen to$4$ all he had to$9$ say, of his own$2$ happiness, and
313:347,36'  !| of $PP#E$Jane's perfections; and in spite$8$ of his being$1$ a lover,
313:347,37'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth really believed all his expectations of felicity,
313:347,38'  !| to$9$ be rationally founded, because they had for$4$ basis the
313:348, 1'  !| excellent understanding$0$, and super-excellent disposition
313:348, 2'  !| of $PP#E$Jane, and a general$2$ similarity of feeling$0$ and taste
313:348, 3'  !| between her and himself.
313:348, 4'  !| It was an evening of no$2$ common$2$ delight$0$ to$4$ them all;
313:348, 5'  !| the satisfaction of $PP#E$Miss*Bennet's mind$0$ gave a glow of
313:348, 6'  !| such sweet animation to$4$ her face$0$, as made her look$1$ handsomer
313:348, 7'  !| than ever.  $PP#G$Kitty simpered and smiled, and hoped
313:348, 8'  !| her turn$0$ was coming soon.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet could not give
313:348, 9'  !| her consent$0$, or speak her approbation in terms warm$2$
313:348,10'  !| enough to$9$ satisfy her feelings, though she talked to$4$ $PP#I$Bingley
313:348,11'  !| of nothing else, for$4$ half an hour; and when $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet
313:348,12'  !| joined them at supper, his voice and manner plainly
313:348,13'  !| shewed how really happy he was.
313:348,14'  !| Not a word, however, passed his lips in allusion to$4$ it,
313:348,15'  !| till their visitor took his leave$0$ for$4$ the night; but as soon
313:348,16'  !| as he was gone, he turned to$4$ his daughter and said,
313:348,17C  !| "$PP#E$Jane, I congratulate you.  You will$1$ be a very happy
313:348,18C  !| woman."
313:348,19'  !| $PP#E$Jane went to$4$ him instantly, kissed him, and thanked
313:348,20'  !| him for$4$ his goodness.
313:348,21C  !| "You are a good girl;"
313:348,21'  !| he replied,
313:348,21C  !| "and I have great
313:348,22C  !| pleasure in thinking you will$1$ be so$5#1$ happily settled$1$.  I have
313:348,23C  !| not a doubt$0$ of your doing very well$9$ together.  Your
313:348,24C  !| tempers are by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ unlike.  You are each of you so$5#1$
313:348,25C  !| complying, that$3$ nothing will$1$ ever be resolved on$5$; so$5#1$
313:348,26C  !| easy, that$3$ every servant will$1$ cheat you; and so$5#1$ generous,
313:348,27C  !| that$3$ you will$1$ always exceed your income."
313:348,28E  !| "I hope$1$ not so$5#2$.  Imprudence or thoughtlessness in
313:348,29E  !| money matters, would be unpardonable in \me\."
313:348,30D  !| "Exceed their income|  My dear$2#1$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet,"
313:348,30'  !| cried
313:348,31'  !| his wife,
313:348,31D  !| "what$6#2$ are you talking of?  Why, he has four
313:348,32D  !| or five thousand a-year, and very likely more."
313:348,32'  !| Then
313:348,33'  !| addressing her daughter,
313:348,33D  !| "Oh| my dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ $PP#E$Jane, I am
313:348,34D  !| so$5#1$ happy|  I am sure I sha'nt get a wink of sleep$0$ all night.
313:348,35D  !| I knew how it would be.  I always said it must be so$5#2$,
313:348,36D  !| at last$0$.  I was sure you could not be so$5#1$ beautiful for$4$
313:348,37D  !| nothing|  I remember, as soon as ever I saw him, when
313:348,38D  !| he first came into Hertfordshire last$2$ year, I thought$1$ how
313:349, 1D  !| likely it was that$3$ you should come together.  Oh| he is
313:349, 2D  !| the handsomest young man that$6#1$ ever was seen|"
313:349, 3'  !| $PP#V$Wickham, $PP#H$Lydia, were all forgotten.  $PP#E$Jane was beyond$4$
313:349, 4'  !| competition her favourite$2$ child.  At that$6#2$ moment, she
313:349, 5'  !| cared for$4$ no$2$ other.  Her younger sisters soon began to$9$
313:349, 6'  !| make$1$ interest$0$ with her for$4$ objects$0$ of happiness which$6#1$ she
313:349, 7'  !| might in future be able to$9$ dispense.
313:349, 8'  !| $PP#F$Mary petitioned for$4$ the use$0$ of the library at Netherfield;
313:349, 9'  !| and $PP#G$Kitty begged very hard for$4$ a few balls there every
313:349,10'  !| winter.
313:349,11'  !| $PP#I$Bingley, from this time, was of course$8$ a daily visitor
313:349,12'  !| at Longbourn; coming frequently before$4$ breakfast$0$, and
313:349,13'  !| always remaining till after$4$ supper; unless when some
313:349,14'  !| barbarous neighbour, who$6#1$ could not be enough detested,
313:349,15'  !| had given him an invitation to$4$ dinner, which$6#1$ he thought$1$
313:349,16'  !| himself obliged to$9$ accept.
313:349,17'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had now but little time for$4$ conversation with
313:349,18'  !| her sister; for$3$ while$9$ he was present$9$, $PP#E$Jane had no$2$ attention
313:349,19'  !| to$9$ bestow on$4$ any*one else; but she found herself considerably
313:349,20'  !| useful to$4$ both of them, in those hours of separation
313:349,21'  !| that$6#1$ must sometimes occur.  In the absence of $PP#E$Jane,
313:349,22'  !| he always attached himself to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, for$4$ the pleasure
313:349,23'  !| of talking of her; and when $PP#I$Bingley was gone, $PP#E$Jane
313:349,24'  !| constantly sought the same means$0$ of relief.
313:349,25E  !| "He has made me so$5#1$ happy,"
313:349,25'  !| said she, one evening,
313:349,26E  !| "by$4$ telling me, that$3$ he was totally ignorant of my
313:349,27E  !| being$1$ in town last$2$ spring$0$|  I had not believed it
313:349,28E  !| possible."
313:349,29A  !| "I suspected as much,"
313:349,29'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth.
313:349,29A  !| "But how
313:349,30A  !| did he account$1$ for$4$ it?"
313:349,31E  !| "It must have been his sister's doing.  They were
313:349,32E  !| certainly no$2$ friends to$4$ his acquaintance with me, which$6#1$
313:349,33E  !| I cannot wonder$1$ at, since he might have chosen so$5#1$ much
313:349,34E  !| more advantageously in many respects.  But when they
313:349,35E  !| see, as I trust$1$ they will$1$, that$3$ their brother is happy with
313:349,36E  !| me, they will$1$ learn to$9$ be contented, and we shall be on$4$
313:349,37E  !| good terms again; though we can never be what$6#1$ we once
313:349,38E  !| were to$4$ each other."
313:350, 1A  !| "That$6#2$ is the most unforgiving speech,"
313:350, 1'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
313:350, 2A  !| "that$6#1$ I ever heard you utter$1$.  Good girl|  It would vex
313:350, 3A  !| me, indeed, to$9$ see you again the dupe$0$ of $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's
313:350, 4A  !| pretended regard$0$."
313:350, 5E  !| "Would you believe it, $PP#A$Lizzy, that$3$ when he went to$4$
313:350, 6E  !| town last$2$ November, he really loved me, and nothing but
313:350, 7E  !| a persuasion of \my\ being$1$ indifferent, would have prevented
313:350, 8E  !| his coming down$5$ again|"
313:350, 9A  !| "He made a little mistake$0$ to$9$ be sure; but it is to$4$
313:350,10A  !| the credit$0$ of his modesty."
313:350,11'  !| This naturally introduced a panegyric from $PP#E$Jane on$4$
313:350,12'  !| his diffidence, and the little value$0$ he put on$4$ his own$2$ good
313:350,13'  !| qualities.
313:350,14'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was pleased to$9$ find, that$3$ he had not betrayed
313:350,15'  !| the interference of his friend, for$3$, though $PP#E$Jane had the
313:350,16'  !| most generous and forgiving heart in the world, she knew it
313:350,17'  !| was a circumstance which$6#1$ must prejudice her against him.
313:350,18E  !| "I am certainly the most fortunate creature that$6#1$ ever
313:350,19E  !| existed|"
313:350,19'  !| cried $PP#E$Jane.
313:350,19E  !| "Oh| $PP#A$Lizzy, why am I thus
313:350,20E  !| singled from my family, and blessed above$4$ them all|
313:350,21E  !| If I could but see \you\ as happy|  If there \were\ but such
313:350,22E  !| another man for$4$ you|"
313:350,23A  !| "If you were to$9$ give me forty such men, I never could
313:350,24A  !| be so$5#1$ happy as you.  Till I have your disposition, your
313:350,25A  !| goodness, I never can have your happiness.  No$7$, no$7$, let
313:350,26A  !| me shift$1$ for$4$ myself; and, perhaps, if I have very good
313:350,27A  !| luck, I may$1$ meet$1$ with another $PP#K$Mr%*Collins in time."
313:350,28'  !| The situation of affairs in the Longbourn family could
313:350,29'  !| not be long$9$ a secret$0$.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was privileged to$9$ whisper$1$
313:350,30'  !| it to$4$ $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips, and \she\ ventured, without any permission,
313:350,31'  !| to$9$ do the same by$4$ all her neighbours in Meryton.
313:350,32'  !| The $PP#C1$Bennets were speedily pronounced to$9$ be the luckiest
313:350,33'  !| family in the world, though only a few weeks before$5$, when
313:350,34'  !| $PP#H$Lydia had first run$1$ away, they had been generally proved
313:350,35'  !| to$9$ be marked out$5$ for$4$ misfortune.
314:351, 1'  !| One morning, about$4$ a week after$3$ $PP#I$Bingley's engagement
314:351, 2'  !| with $PP#E$Jane had been formed, as he and the females of the
314:351, 3'  !| family were sitting$1$ together in the dining*room, their
314:351, 4'  !| attention was suddenly drawn to$4$ the window, by$4$ the
314:351, 5'  !| sound$0$ of a carriage; and they perceived a chaise and four
314:351, 6'  !| driving up the lawn.  It was too$5#1$ early in the morning for$4$
314:351, 7'  !| visitors, and besides, the equipage did not answer$1$ to$4$ that$6#2$
314:351, 8'  !| of any of their neighbours.  The horses were post; and
314:351, 9'  !| neither the carriage, nor the livery of the servant who$6#1$
314:351,10'  !| preceded it, were familiar to$4$ them.  As it was certain,
314:351,11'  !| however, that$3$ somebody was coming, $PP#I$Bingley instantly
314:351,12'  !| prevailed on$4$ $PP#E$Miss*Bennet to$9$ avoid the confinement of
314:351,13'  !| such an intrusion, and walk$1$ away with him into the
314:351,14'  !| shrubbery.  They both set$1$ off, and the conjectures$0$ of the
314:351,15'  !| remaining three continued, though with little satisfaction,
314:351,16'  !| till the door was thrown open$2$, and their visitor entered.
314:351,17'  !| It was $PP#L$lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh.
314:351,18'  !| They were of course$8$ all intending to$9$ be surprised; but
314:351,19'  !| their astonishment was beyond$4$ their expectation; and on$4$
314:351,20'  !| the part$0$ of $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet and $PP#G$Kitty, though she was perfectly
314:351,21'  !| unknown to$4$ them, even$5$ inferior to$4$ what$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth felt.
314:351,22'  !| She entered the room with an air more than usually
314:351,23'  !| ungracious, made no$2$ other reply$0$ to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's salutation,
314:351,24'  !| than a slight$2$ inclination of the head$0$, and sat down$5$ without
314:351,25'  !| saying a word.  $PP#A$Elizabeth had mentioned her name$0$ to$4$
314:351,26'  !| her mother, on$4$ her ladyship's entrance, though no$2$ request$0$
314:351,27'  !| of introduction had been made.
314:351,28'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet all amazement, though flattered by$4$ having
314:351,29'  !| a guest of such high importance, received her with the
314:351,30'  !| utmost politeness.  After$4$ sitting$1$ for$4$ a moment in silence$0$,
314:351,31'  !| she said very stiffly to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
314:351,32L  !| "I hope$1$ you are well$9$, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet.  That$6#2$ lady I suppose
314:351,33L  !| is your mother."
314:352, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth replied very concisely that$3$ she was.
314:352, 2L  !| "And \that$6#2$\ I suppose is one of your sisters."
314:352, 3D  !| "Yes, madam,"
314:352, 3'  !| said $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, delighted to$9$ speak
314:352, 4'  !| to$4$ a $PP#L$lady*Catherine.
314:352, 4D  !| "She is my youngest girl but one.
314:352, 5D  !| My youngest of all, is lately married, and my eldest is
314:352, 6D  !| some-where about$4$ the grounds, walking with a young man,
314:352, 7D  !| who$6#1$ I believe will$1$ soon become a part$0$ of the family."
314:352, 8L  !| "You have a very small park here,"
314:352, 8'  !| returned $PP#L$lady*Catherine
314:352, 9'  !| after$4$ a short$2$ silence$0$.
314:352,10D  !| "It is nothing in comparison of Rosings, my lady,
314:352,11D  !| I dare$1#2$ say; but I assure you it is much larger than
314:352,12D  !| $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas's."
314:352,13L  !| "This must be a most inconvenient sitting*room for$4$
314:352,14L  !| the evening, in summer; the windows are full west."
314:352,15'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet assured her that$3$ they never sat there after$4$
314:352,16'  !| dinner; and then added,
314:352,17D  !| "May$1$ I take the liberty of asking your ladyship
314:352,18D  !| whether you left$1$ $PP#K$Mr% and $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins well$9$."
314:352,19L  !| "Yes, very well$9$.  I saw them the night before$4$ last$2$."
314:352,20'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth now expected$1$ that$3$ she would produce a letter
314:352,21'  !| for$4$ her from $PP#S$Charlotte, as it seemed the only probable
314:352,22'  !| motive for$4$ her calling.  But no$2$ letter appeared, and she
314:352,23'  !| was completely puzzled.
314:352,24'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, with great civility, begged her ladyship
314:352,25'  !| to$9$ take some refreshment; but $PP#L$Lady*Catherine very
314:352,26'  !| resolutely, and not very politely, declined eating any*thing;
314:352,27'  !| and then rising up, said to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
314:352,28L  !| "$PP#A$Miss*Bennet, there seemed to$9$ be a prettyish kind$0$ of
314:352,29L  !| a little wilderness on$4$ one side$0$ of your lawn.  I should be
314:352,30L  !| glad to$9$ take a turn$0$ in it, if you will$1$ favour$1$ me with your
314:352,31L  !| company."
314:352,32D  !| "Go, my dear$2#1$,"
314:352,32'  !| cried her mother,
314:352,32D  !| "and shew$1$ her
314:352,33D  !| ladyship about$4$ the different walks$0$.  I think she will$1$ be
314:352,34D  !| pleased with the hermitage."
314:352,35'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth obeyed, and running into her own$2$ room for$4$
314:352,36'  !| her parasol, attended her noble guest down*stairs.  As
314:352,37'  !| they passed through$4$ the hall, $PP#L$Lady*Catherine opened the
314:352,38'  !| doors into the dining-parlour and drawing-room, and
314:353, 1'  !| pronouncing them, after$4$ a short$2$ survey, to$9$ be decent*looking
314:353, 2'  !| rooms, walked on$5$.
314:353, 3'  !| Her carriage remained at the door, and $PP#A$Elizabeth saw
314:353, 4'  !| that$3$ her waiting-woman was in it.  They proceeded in
314:353, 5'  !| silence$0$ along$4$ the gravel walk$0$ that$6#1$ led to$4$ the copse; $PP#A$Elizabeth
314:353, 6'  !| was determined$2$ to$9$ make$1$ no$2$ effort for$4$ conversation
314:353, 7'  !| with a woman, who$6#1$ was now more than usually insolent
314:353, 8'  !| and disagreeable.
314:353, 9A  !| "How could I ever think her like$9$ her nephew?"
314:353, 9'  !| said
314:353,10'  !| she, as she looked in her face$0$.
314:353,11'  !| As soon as they entered the copse, $PP#L$Lady*Catherine began
314:353,12'  !| in the following manner: ~
314:353,13L  !| "You can be at no$2$ loss, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, to$9$ understand the
314:353,14L  !| reason$0$ of my journey hither.  Your own$2$ heart, your own$2$
314:353,15L  !| conscience, must tell you why I come."
314:353,16'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth looked with unaffected astonishment.
314:353,17A  !| "Indeed, you are mistaken, Madam.  I have not been
314:353,18A  !| at all able to$9$ account$1$ for$4$ the honour$0$ of seeing you here."
314:353,19L  !| "$PP#A$Miss*Bennet,"
314:353,19'  !| replied her ladyship, in an angry tone,
314:353,20L  !| "you ought to$9$ know, that$3$ I am not to$9$ be trifled with.
314:353,21L  !| But however insincere \you\ may$1$ choose to$9$ be, you shall
314:353,22L  !| not find \me\ so$5#2$.  My character has ever been celebrated
314:353,23L  !| for$4$ its sincerity and frankness, and in a cause of such
314:353,24L  !| moment as this, I shall certainly not depart from it.
314:353,25L  !| A report$0$ of a most alarming nature, reached me two days
314:353,26L  !| ago.  I was told, that$3$ not only your sister was on$4$ the
314:353,27L  !| point$0$ of being$1$ most advantageously married, but that$3$ \you\,
314:353,28L  !| that$3$ $PP#A$Miss*Elizabeth*Bennet, would, in all likelihood, be
314:353,29L  !| soon afterwards united to$4$ my nephew, my own$2$ nephew,
314:353,30L  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.  Though I \know\ it must be a scandalous
314:353,31L  !| falsehood; though I would not injure him so$5#1$ much as
314:353,32L  !| to$9$ suppose the truth of it possible, I instantly resolved
314:353,33L  !| on$4$ setting off for$4$ this place$0$, that$3$ I might make$1$ my sentiments
314:353,34L  !| known to$4$ you."
314:353,35A  !| "If you believed it impossible to$9$ be true,"
314:353,35'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
314:353,36'  !| colouring with astonishment and disdain$0$,
314:353,36A  !| "I wonder$1$ you
314:353,37A  !| took the trouble$0$ of coming so$5#1$ far.  What$6#2$ could your
314:353,38A  !| ladyship propose by$4$ it?"
314:354, 1L  !| "At once to$9$ insist upon having such a report$0$ universally
314:354, 2L  !| contradicted."
314:354, 3A  !| "Your coming to$4$ Longbourn, to$9$ see me and my family,"
314:354, 4'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth, coolly,
314:354, 4A  !| "will$1$ be rather a confirmation of
314:354, 5A  !| it; if, indeed, such a report$0$ is in existence."
314:354, 6L  !| "If| do you then pretend to$9$ be ignorant of it?  Has
314:354, 7L  !| it not been industriously circulated by$4$ yourselves?  Do
314:354, 8L  !| you not know that$3$ such a report$0$ is spread abroad?"
314:354, 9A  !| "I never heard that$3$ it was."
314:354,10L  !| "And can you likewise declare, that$3$ there is no$2$ \foundation\
314:354,11L  !| for$4$ it?"
314:354,12A  !| "I do not pretend to$9$ possess equal$2$ frankness with your
314:353,13A  !| ladyship.  \You\ may$1$ ask questions, which$6#1$ \I\ shall not choose
314:354,14A  !| to$9$ answer$1$."
314:354,15L  !| "This is not to$9$ be borne.  $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, I insist on$4$ being$1$
314:354,16L  !| satisfied$2$.  Has he, has my nephew, made you an offer$0$ of
314:354,17L  !| marriage?"
314:354,18A  !| "Your ladyship has declared it to$9$ be impossible."
314:354,19L  !| "It ought to$9$ be so$5#2$; it must be so$5#2$, while$9$ he retains the
314:354,20L  !| use$0$ of his reason$0$.  But \your\ arts and allurements may$1$,
314:354,21L  !| in a moment of infatuation, have made him forget what$6#1$
314:354,22L  !| he owes to$4$ himself and to$4$ all his family.  You may$1$ have
314:354,23L  !| drawn him in."
314:354,24A  !| "If I have, I shall be the last$2$ person to$9$ confess it."
314:354,25L  !| "$PP#A$Miss*Bennet, do you know who$6#2$ I am? I have not
314:354,26L  !| been accustomed to$4$ such language as this.  I am almost
314:354,27L  !| the nearest relation he has in the world, and am entitled
314:354,28L  !| to$9$ know all his dearest concerns$0$."
314:354,29A  !| "But you are not entitled to$9$ know \mine$6$\; nor will$1$
314:354,30A  !| such behaviour as this, ever induce me to$9$ be explicit."
314:354,31L  !| "Let me be rightly understood.  This match$0$, to$4$ which$6#1$
314:354,32L  !| you have the presumption to$9$ aspire, can never take place$0$.
314:354,33L  !| No$7$, never.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is engaged to$4$ \my\ \daughter\. Now
314:354,34L  !| what$6#2$ have you to$9$ say?"
314:354,35A  !| "Only this; that$3$ if he is so$5#2$, you can have no$2$ reason$0$
314:354,36A  !| to$9$ suppose he will$1$ make$1$ an offer$0$ to$4$ me."
314:354,37'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine hesitated for$4$ a moment, and then
314:354,38'  !| replied,
314:355, 1L  !| "The engagement between them is of a peculiar kind$0$.
314:355, 2L  !| From their infancy, they have been intended for$4$ each
314:355, 3L  !| other.  It was the favourite$2$ wish$0$ of \his\ mother, as well$9$
314:355, 4L  !| as of her's.  While$9$ in their cradles, we planned the union:
314:355, 5L  !| and now, at the moment when the wishes$0$ of both sisters
314:355, 6L  !| would be accomplished, in their marriage, to$9$ be prevented
314:355, 7L  !| by$4$ a young woman of inferior birth$0#1$, of no$2$ importance in
314:355, 8L  !| the world, and wholly unallied to$4$ the family|  Do you
314:355, 9L  !| pay$1$ no$2$ regard$0$ to$4$ the wishes$0$ of his friends?  To$4$ his tacit
314:355,10L  !| engagement with $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh?  Are you lost to$4$ every
314:355,11L  !| feeling$0$ of propriety and delicacy?  Have you not heard
314:355,12L  !| me say, that$3$ from his earliest hours he was destined for$4$
314:355,13L  !| his cousin?"
314:355,14A  !| "Yes, and I had heard it before$5$.  But what$6#2$ is that$6#2$
314:355,15A  !| to$4$ me?  If there is no$2$ other objection to$4$ my marrying your
314:355,16A  !| nephew, I shall certainly not be kept from it, by$4$ knowing
314:355,17A  !| that$3$ his mother and aunt wished him to$9$ marry $PP#ZJ$Miss*De*Bourgh.
314:355,18A  !| You both did as much as you could, in planning
314:355,19A  !| the marriage.  Its completion depended on$4$ others.
314:355,20A  !| If $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is neither by$4$ honour$0$ nor inclination confined
314:355,21A  !| to$4$ his cousin, why is not he to$9$ make$1$ another choice$0$?  And
314:355,22A  !| if I am that$6#2$ choice$0$, why may$1$ not I accept him?"
314:355,23L  !| "Because honour$0$, decorum, prudence, nay, interest$0$,
314:355,24L  !| forbid it.  Yes, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, interest$0$; for$3$ do not expect
314:355,25L  !| to$9$ be noticed by$4$ his family or friends, if you wilfully act$1$
314:355,26L  !| against the inclinations of all.  You will$1$ be censured,
314:355,27L  !| slighted, and despised, by$4$ every*one connected with him.
314:355,28L  !| Your alliance will$1$ be a disgrace$0$; your name$0$ will$1$ never
314:355,29L  !| even$5$ be mentioned by$4$ any of us."
314:355,30A  !| "These are heavy misfortunes,"
314:355,30'  !| replied $PP#A$Elizabeth.
314:355,31A  !| "But the wife of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy must have such extraordinary
314:355,32A  !| sources of happiness necessarily attached to$4$ her situation,
314:355,33A  !| that$3$ she could, upon the whole$0$, have no$2$ cause to$9$ repine."
314:355,34L  !| "Obstinate, headstrong girl|  I am ashamed of you|
314:355,35L  !| Is this your gratitude for$4$ my attentions to$4$ you last$2$
314:355,36L  !| spring$0$?  Is nothing due$2$ to$4$ me on$4$ that$6#2$ score?
314:355,37L  !| "Let us sit down$5$.  You are to$9$ understand, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet,
314:355,38L  !| that$3$ I came here with the determined$2$ resolution of
314:356, 1L  !| carrying my purpose; nor will$1$ I be dissuaded from it.
314:356, 2L  !| I have not been used$1#2$ to$9$ submit to$4$ any person's whims.
314:356, 3L  !| I have not been in the habit of brooking disappointment."
314:356, 4A  !| "\That$6#2$\ will$1$ make$1$ your ladyship's situation at present$0#1$
314:356, 5A  !| more pitiable; but it will$1$ have no$2$ effect$0$ on$4$ \me\."
314:356, 6L  !| "I will$1$ not be interrupted.  Hear me in silence$0$.  My
314:356, 7L  !| daughter and my nephew are formed for$4$ each other.  They
314:356, 8L  !| are descended on$4$ the maternal side$0$, from the same noble
314:356, 9L  !| line; and, on$4$ the father's, from respectable, honourable,
314:356,10L  !| and ancient, though untitled families.  Their fortune on$4$
314:356,11L  !| both sides is splendid.  They are destined for$4$ each other
314:356,12L  !| by$4$ the voice of every member of their respective houses;
314:356,13L  !| and what$6#2$ is to$9$ divide them?  The upstart$2$ pretensions of
314:356,14L  !| a young woman without family, connections, or fortune.
314:356,15L  !| Is this to$9$ be endured|  But it must not, shall not be.  If
314:356,16L  !| you were sensible$2#1$ of your own$2$ good, you would not wish$1$
314:356,17L  !| to$9$ quit the sphere, in which$6#1$ you have been brought up."
314:356,18A  !| "In marrying your nephew, I should not consider myself
314:356,19A  !| as quitting that$6#2$ sphere.  He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman's
314:356,20A  !| daughter; so$5#1$ far we are equal$2$."
314:356,21L  !| "True.  You \are\ a gentleman's daughter.  But who$6#2$ was
314:356,22L  !| your mother?  Who$6#2$ are your uncles and aunts?  Do not
314:356,23L  !| imagine me ignorant of their condition$0$."
314:356,24A  !| "Whatever my connections may$1$ be,"
314:356,24'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
314:356,25A  !| "if your nephew does not object$1$ to$4$ them, they can be
314:356,26A  !| nothing to$4$ you."
314:356,27L  !| "Tell me once for$4$ all, are you engaged to$4$ him?"
314:356,28'  !| Though $PP#A$Elizabeth would not, for$4$ the mere purpose of
314:356,29'  !| obliging $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, have answered this question$0$;
314:356,30'  !| she could not but say, after$4$ a moment's deliberation,
314:356,31A  !| "I am not."
314:356,32'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine seemed pleased.
314:356,33L  !| "And will$1$ you promise$1$ me, never to$9$ enter into such an
314:356,34L  !| engagement?"
314:356,35A  !| "I will$1$ make$1$ no$2$ promise$0$ of the kind$0$."
314:356,36L  !| "$PP#A$Miss*Bennet I am shocked and astonished.  I expected$1$
314:356,37L  !| to$9$ find a more reasonable young woman.  But do not
314:356,38L  !| deceive yourself into a belief that$3$ I will$1$ ever recede.
314:357, 1L  !| I shall not go away, till you have given me the assurance
314:357, 2L  !| I require."
314:357, 3A  !| "And I certainly \never\ shall give it.  I am not to$9$ be
314:357, 4A  !| intimidated into anything so$5#1$ wholly unreasonable.  Your
314:357, 5A  !| ladyship wants$1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy to$9$ marry your daughter; but
314:357, 6A  !| would my giving you the wished-for promise$0$, make$1$ \their\
314:357, 7A  !| marriage at all more probable?  Supposing him to$9$ be
314:357, 8A  !| attached to$4$ me, would \my\ refusing to$9$ accept his hand$0$,
314:357, 9A  !| make$1$ him wish$1$ to$9$ bestow it on$4$ his cousin?  Allow me to$9$
314:357,10A  !| say, $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, that$3$ the arguments with which$6#1$ you
314:357,11A  !| have supported this extraordinary application, have been
314:357,12A  !| as frivolous as the application was ill-judged.  You have
314:357,13A  !| widely mistaken my character, if you think I can be
314:357,14A  !| worked on$5$ by$4$ such persuasions as these.  How far your
314:357,15A  !| nephew might approve of your interference in \his\ affairs,
314:357,16A  !| I cannot tell; but you have certainly no$2$ right$0$ to$9$ concern$1$
314:357,17A  !| yourself in mine$6$.  I must beg, therefore, to$9$ be importuned
314:357,18A  !| no$2$ farther on$4$ the subject$0$."
314:357,19L  !| "Not so$5#1$ hasty, if you please.  I have by$4$ no$2$ means$0$
314:357,20L  !| done.  To$4$ all the objections I have already urged, I have
314:357,21L  !| still$5$ another to$9$ add.  I am no$2$ stranger$0$ to$4$ the particulars
314:357,22L  !| of your youngest sister's infamous elopement.  I know
314:357,23L  !| it all; that$3$ the young man's marrying her, was a patched-up
314:357,24L  !| business, at the expence of your father and uncles.
314:357,25L  !| And is \such\ a girl to$9$ be my nephew's sister?  Is \her\ husband,
314:357,26L  !| is the son of his late father's steward, to$9$ be his brother?
314:357,27L  !| Heaven and earth| ~ of what$6#2$ are you thinking?  Are the
314:357,28L  !| shades of Pemberley to$9$ be thus polluted?"
314:357,29A  !| "You can \now\ have nothing farther to$9$ say,"
314:357,29'  !| she resentfully
314:357,30'  !| answered.
314:357,30A  !| "You have insulted me, in every possible
314:357,31A  !| method.  I must beg to$9$ return$1$ to$4$ the house."
314:357,32'  !| And she rose$1$ as she spoke.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine rose$1$ also,
314:357,33'  !| and they turned back$5$.  Her ladyship was highly incensed.
314:357,34     |
314:357,35L  !| "You have no$2$ regard$0$, then, for$4$ the honour$0$ and credit$0$
314:357,36L  !| of my nephew|  Unfeeling, selfish girl|  Do you not consider
314:357,37L  !| that$3$ a connection with you, must disgrace$1$ him in
314:357,38L  !| the eyes of everybody?"
314:358, 1A  !| "$PP#L$Lady*Catherine, I have nothing farther to$9$ say.  You
314:358, 2A  !| know my sentiments."
314:358, 3L  !| "You are then resolved to$9$ have him?"
314:358, 4A  !| "I have said no$2$ such thing.  I am only resolved to$9$ act$1$
314:358, 5A  !| in that$6#2$ manner, which$6#1$ will$1$, in my own$2$ opinion, constitute
314:358, 6A  !| my happiness, without reference to$4$ \you\, or to$4$ any person
314:358, 7A  !| so$5#1$ wholly unconnected with me."
314:358, 8L  !| "It is well$9$.  You refuse, then, to$9$ oblige me.  You refuse
314:358, 9L  !| to$9$ obey the claims of duty, honour$0$, and gratitude.  You
314:358,10L  !| are determined$2$ to$9$ ruin$1$ him in the opinion of all his friends,
314:358,11L  !| and make$1$ him the contempt of the world."
314:358,12A  !| "Neither duty, nor honour$0$, nor gratitude,"
314:358,12'  !| replied
314:358,13'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth,
314:358,13A  !| "have any possible claim$0$ on$4$ me, in the present$9$
314:358,14A  !| instance$0$.  No$2$ principle of either, would be violated by$4$
314:358,15A  !| my marriage with $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.  And with regard$0$ to$4$ the
314:358,16A  !| resentment of his family, or the indignation of the world,
314:358,17A  !| if the former \were\ excited by$4$ his marrying me, it would
314:358,18A  !| not give me one moment's concern$0$ ~ and the world in
314:358,19A  !| general$0$ would have too$5#1$ much sense to$9$ join in the scorn."
314:358,20L  !| "And this is your real opinion|  This is your final
314:358,21L  !| resolve$0$|  Very well$9$.  I shall now know how to$9$ act$1$.  Do
314:358,22L  !| not imagine, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet, that$3$ your ambition will$1$ ever
314:358,23L  !| be gratified.  I came to$9$ try you.  I hoped to$9$ find you
314:358,24L  !| reasonable; but depend upon it I will$1$ carry my point$0$."
314:358,25'  !| In this manner $PP#L$Lady*Catherine talked on$5$, till they were
314:358,26'  !| at the door of the carriage, when turning$1$ hastily round$9$,
314:358,27'  !| she added,
314:358,28L  !| "I take no$2$ leave$0$ of you, $PP#A$Miss*Bennet.  I send no$2$ compliments
314:358,29L  !| to$4$ your mother.  You deserve no$2$ such attention.
314:358,30L  !| I am most seriously displeased."
314:358,31'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth made no$2$ answer$0$; and without attempting
314:358,32'  !| to$9$ persuade her ladyship to$9$ return$1$ into the house, walked
314:358,33'  !| quietly into it herself.  She heard the carriage drive$1$ away
314:358,34'  !| as she proceeded up*stairs.  Her mother impatiently met
314:358,35'  !| her at the door of the dressing-room, to$9$ ask why $PP#L$Lady*Catherine
314:358,36'  !| would not come in again and rest$1$ herself.
314:358,37A  !| "She did not choose it,"
314:358,37'  !| said her daughter,
314:358,37A  !| "she
314:358,38A  !| would go."
314:359, 1D  !| "She is a very fine-looking woman| and her calling
314:359, 2D  !| here was prodigiously civil| for$3$ she only came, I suppose,
314:359, 3D  !| to$9$ tell us the $PP#K1$Collinses were well$9$.  She is on$4$ her road
314:359, 4D  !| somewhere, I dare$1#2$ say, and so$3$ passing$1$ through$4$ Meryton,
314:359, 5D  !| thought$1$ she might as well$9$ call$1$ on$4$ you.  I suppose she had
314:359, 6D  !| nothing particular to$9$ say to$4$ you, $PP#A$Lizzy?"
314:359, 7'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was forced to$9$ give into a little falsehood
314:359, 8'  !| here; for$3$ to$9$ acknowledge the substance of their conversation
314:359, 9'  !| was impossible.
315:360, 1'  !| The discomposure of spirits, which$6#1$ this extraordinary
315:360, 2'  !| visit$0$ threw $PP#A$Elizabeth into, could not be easily overcome;
315:360, 3'  !| nor could she for$4$ many hours, learn to$9$ think of it less
315:360, 4'  !| than incessantly.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine it appeared, had
315:360, 5'  !| actually taken the trouble$0$ of this journey from Rosings,
315:360, 6'  !| for$4$ the sole purpose of breaking off her supposed engagement
315:360, 7'  !| with $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.  It was a rational scheme$0$ to$9$ be
315:360, 8'  !| sure| but from what$6#1$ the report$0$ of their engagement could
315:360, 9'  !| originate, $PP#A$Elizabeth was at a loss to$9$ imagine; till she
315:360,10'  !| recollected that$3$ \his\ being$1$ the intimate$2$ friend of $PP#I$Bingley,
315:360,11'  !| and \her\ being$1$ the sister of $PP#E$Jane, was enough, at a time
315:360,12'  !| when the expectation of one wedding, made every*body
315:360,13'  !| eager for$4$ another, to$9$ supply$1$ the idea.  She had not herself
315:360,14'  !| forgotten to$9$ feel that$3$ the marriage of her sister must bring
315:360,15'  !| them more frequently together.  And her neighbours at
315:360,16'  !| Lucas*lodge, therefore, (for$3$ through$4$ their communication
315:360,17'  !| with the $PP#K1$Collinses, the report$0$ she concluded had reached
315:360,18'  !| $PP#L$lady*Catherine) had only set$1$ \that$6#2$\ down$5$, as almost certain
315:360,19'  !| and immediate, which$6#1$ \she\ had looked forward$8$ to$4$ as possible,
315:360,20'  !| at some future time.
315:360,21'  !| In revolving $PP#L$lady*Catherine's expressions, however, she
315:360,22'  !| could not help$1$ feeling$1$ some uneasiness as to$4$ the possible
315:360,23'  !| consequence of her persisting in this interference.  From
315:360,24'  !| what$6#1$ she had said of her resolution to$9$ prevent their
315:360,25'  !| marriage, it occurred to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth that$3$ she must meditate
315:360,26'  !| an application to$4$ her nephew; and how \he\ might take
315:360,27'  !| a similar representation of the evils attached to$4$ a connection
315:360,28'  !| with her, she dared not pronounce.  She knew not
315:360,29'  !| the exact$2$ degree of his affection for$4$ his aunt, or his dependence
315:360,30'  !| on$4$ her judgment, but it was natural$2$ to$9$ suppose
315:360,31'  !| that$3$ he thought$1$ much higher of her ladyship than \she\
315:360,32'  !| could do; and it was certain, that$3$ in enumerating the
315:361, 1'  !| miseries of a marriage with \one\, whose$6#1$ immediate connections
315:361, 2'  !| were so$5#1$ unequal to$4$ his own$2$, his aunt would address$1$
315:361, 3'  !| him on$4$ his weakest side$0$.  With his notions of dignity, he
315:361, 4'  !| would probable feel that$3$ the arguments, which$6#1$ to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth
315:361, 5'  !| had appeared weak and ridiculous, contained much
315:361, 6'  !| good sense and solid reasoning.
315:361, 7@a   | If he had been wavering before$5$, as to$4$ what$6#1$ he should
315:361, 8@a   | do, which$6#1$ had often seemed likely, the advice and intreaty
315:361, 9@a   | of so$5#1$ near$9$ a relation might settle every doubt$0$, and determine
315:361,10@a   | him at once to$9$ be as happy, as dignity unblemished
315:361,11@a   | could make$1$ him.  In that$6#2$ case he would return$1$ no$2$ more.
315:361,12@a   | $PP#L$Lady*Catherine might see him in her way through$4$ town;
315:361,13@a   | and his engagement to$4$ $PP#I$Bingley of coming again to$4$ Netherfield
315:361,14@a   | must give way.
315:361,15@a   | "If, therefore, an excuse$0$ for$4$ not keeping$1$ his promise$0$,
315:361,16@a   | should come to$4$ his friend within a few days,"
315:361,16'  !| she added,
315:361,17@a   | "I shall know how to$9$ understand it.  I shall then give
315:361,18@a   | over every expectation, every wish$0$ of his constancy.  If
315:361,19@a   | he is satisfied$2$ with only regretting me, when he might
315:361,20@a   | have obtained my affections and hand$0$, I shall soon cease
315:361,21@a   | to$9$ regret$1$ him at all."
                                         ~~~
315:361,22'  !| The surprise$0$ of the rest$0#1$ of the family, on$4$ hearing who$6#2$
315:361,23'  !| their visitor had been, was very great; but they obligingly
315:361,24'  !| satisfied$1$ it, with the same kind$0$ of supposition, which$6#1$ had
315:361,25'  !| appeased $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's curiosity; and $PP#A$Elizabeth was
315:361,26'  !| spared from much teazing on$4$ the subject$0$.
315:361,27'  !| The next morning, as she was going down*stairs, she
315:361,28'  !| was met by$4$ her father, who$6#1$ came out$8$ of his library with
315:361,29'  !| a letter in his hand$0$.
315:361,30C  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy,"
315:361,30'  !| said he,
315:361,30C  !| "I was going to$9$ look$1$ for$4$ you; come
315:361,31C  !| into my room."
315:361,32'  !| She followed him thither; and her curiosity to$9$ know
315:361,33'  !| what$6#1$ he had to$9$ tell her, was heightened by$4$ the supposition
315:361,34'  !| of its being$1$ in some manner connected with the letter he
315:361,35'  !| held.  It suddenly struck her that$3$ it might be from $PP#L$lady*Catherine;
315:361,36'  !| and she anticipated with dismay all the
315:361,37'  !| consequent explanations.
315:362, 1'  !| She followed her father to$4$ the fire*place, and they both
315:362, 2'  !| sat down$5$.  He then said,
315:362, 3C  !| "I have received a letter this morning that$6#1$ has astonished
315:362, 4C  !| me exceedingly.  As it principally concerns$1$ yourself,
315:362, 5C  !| you ought to$9$ know its contents.  I did not know before$5$,
315:362, 6C  !| that$3$ I had \two\ daughters on$4$ the brink of matrimony.  Let
315:362, 7C  !| me congratulate you, on$4$ a very important conquest."
315:362, 8'  !| The colour now rushed into $PP#A$Elizabeth's cheeks in the
315:362, 9'  !| instantaneous conviction of its being$1$ a letter from the
315:362,10'  !| nephew, instead of the aunt; and she was undetermined
315:362,11'  !| whether most to$9$ be pleased that$3$ he explained himself at
315:362,12'  !| all, or offended that$3$ his letter was not rather addressed to$4$
315:362,13'  !| herself; when her father continued,
315:362,14C  !| "You look$1$ conscious.  Young ladies have great penetration
315:362,15C  !| in such matters as these; but I think I may$1$ defy
315:362,16C  !| even$5$ \your\ sagacity, to$9$ discover the name$0$ of your admirer.
315:362,17C  !| This letter is from $PP#K$Mr%*Collins."
315:362,18A  !| "From $PP#K$Mr%*Collins| and what$6#2$ can \he\ have to$9$ say?"
315:362,19C  !| "Something very much to$4$ the purpose of course$8$.  He
315:362,20C  !| begins with congratulations on$4$ the approaching nuptials
315:362,21C  !| of my eldest daughter, of which$6#1$ it seems he has been told,
315:362,22C  !| by$4$ some of the good-natured, gossiping $PP#R1$Lucases.  I shall
315:362,23C  !| not sport$1$ with your impatience, by$4$ reading what$6#1$ he says
315:362,24C  !| on$4$ that$6#2$ point$0$.  What$6#1$ relates to$4$ yourself, is as follows.
315:362,25K  !| "Having thus offered you the sincere congratulations of
315:362,26K  !| $PP#S$Mrs%*Collins and myself on$4$ this happy event, let me now
315:362,27K  !| add a short$2$ hint$0$ on$4$ the subject$0$ of another; of which$6#1$
315:362,28K  !| we have been advertised by$4$ the same authority.  Your
315:362,29K  !| daughter $PP#A$Elizabeth, it is presumed, will$1$ not long$9$ bear$1$ the
315:362,30K  !| name$0$ of $PP#A$Bennet, after$3$ her elder sister has resigned it,
315:362,31K  !| and the chosen partner of her fate, may$1$ be reasonably
315:362,32K  !| looked up to$4$, as one of the most illustrious personages
315:362,33K  !| in this land."
315:362,34C  !| "Can you possibly guess$1$, $PP#A$Lizzy, who$6#2$ is meant by$4$
315:362,35C  !| this?"
315:362,35K  !| "This young gentleman is blessed in a peculiar
315:362,36K  !| way, with every*thing the heart of mortal can most
315:362,37K  !| desire$1$, ~ splendid property, noble kindred, and extensive
315:362,38K  !| patronage.  Yet in spite$8$ of all these temptations, let me
315:363, 1K  !| warn my cousin $PP#A$Elizabeth, and yourself, of what$6#1$ evils you
315:363, 2K  !| may$1$ incur, by$4$ a precipitate closure with this gentleman's
315:363, 3K  !| proposals, which$6#1$, of course$8$, you will$1$ be inclined to$9$ take
315:363, 4K  !| immediate advantage of."
315:363, 5C  !| "Have you any idea, $PP#A$Lizzy, who$6#2$ this gentleman is?
315:363, 6C  !| But now it comes out$5$."
315:363, 7K  !| "My motive for$4$ cautioning you, is as follows.  We have
315:363, 8K  !| reason$0$ to$9$ imagine that$3$ his aunt, $PP#L$lady*Catherine*de*Bourgh,
315:363, 9K  !| does not look$1$ on$4$ the match$0$ with a friendly eye."
315:363,10C  !| "\$PP#B$Mr%*Darcy\, you see, is the man|  Now, $PP#A$Lizzy, I think
315:363,11C  !| I \have\ surprised you.  Could he, or the $PP#R1$Lucases, have
315:363,12C  !| pitched on$4$ any man, within the circle of our acquaintance,
315:363,13C  !| whose$6#1$ name$0$ would have given the lie$0$ more effectually to$4$
315:363,14C  !| what$6#1$ they related?  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, who$6#1$ never looks$1$ at any
315:363,15C  !| woman but to$9$ see a blemish, and who$6#1$ probably never
315:363,16C  !| looked at \you\ in his life|  It is admirable|"
315:363,17'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth tried to$9$ join in her father's pleasantry, but
315:363,18'  !| could only force$1$ one most reluctant smile$0$.  Never had his
315:363,19'  !| wit$0#1$ been directed in a manner so$5#1$ little agreeable to$4$ her.
315:363,20C  !| "Are you not diverted?"
315:363,21A  !| "Oh| yes.  Pray read on$5$."
315:363,22K  !| "After$4$ mentioning the likelihood of this marriage to$4$
315:363,23K  !| her ladyship last$2$ night, she immediately, with her usual
315:363,24K  !| condescension, expressed what$6#1$ she felt on$4$ the occasion$0$;
315:363,25K  !| when it became apparent, that$3$ on$4$ the score of some family
315:363,26K  !| objections on$4$ the part$0$ of my cousin, she would never give
315:363,27K  !| her consent$0$ to$4$ what$6#1$ she termed so$5#1$ disgraceful a match$0$.
315:363,28K  !| I thought$1$ it my duty to$9$ give the speediest intelligence of
315:363,29K  !| this to$4$ my cousin, that$3$ she and her noble admirer may$1$ be
315:363,30K  !| aware of what$6#1$ they are about$4$, and not run$1$ hastily into
315:363,31K  !| a marriage which$6#1$ has not been properly sanctioned."
315:363,32C  !| "$PP#K$Mr%*Collins moreover adds,"
315:363,32K  !| "I am truly rejoiced that$3$
315:363,33K  !| my cousin $PP#H$Lydia's sad business has been so$5#1$ well$9$ hushed
315:363,34K  !| up, and am only concerned that$3$ their living$9$ together
315:363,35K  !| before$3$ the marriage took place$0$, should be so$5#1$ generally
315:363,36K  !| known.  I must not, however, neglect$1$ the duties of my
315:363,37K  !| station, or refrain from declaring my amazement, at
315:363,38K  !| hearing that$3$ you received the young couple into your
315:364, 1K  !| house as soon as they were married.  It was an encouragement
315:364, 2K  !| of vice; and had I been the rector of Longbourn,
315:364, 3K  !| I should very strenuously have opposed it.  You ought
315:364, 4K  !| certainly to$9$ forgive them as a christian, but never to$9$
315:364, 5K  !| admit them in your sight, or allow their names to$9$ be
315:364, 6K  !| mentioned in your hearing."
315:364, 6C  !| "\That$6#2$\ is his notion of
315:364, 7C  !| christian forgiveness|  The rest$0#1$ of his letter is only about$4$
315:364, 8C  !| his dear$2#1$ $PP#S$Charlotte's situation, and his expectation of a
315:364, 9C  !| young olive-branch.  But, $PP#A$Lizzy, you look$1$ as if you did
315:364,10C  !| not enjoy it.  You are not going to$9$ be \Missish\, I hope$1$,
315:364,11C  !| and pretend to$9$ be affronted at an idle report$0$.  For$4$ what$6#2$
315:364,12C  !| do we live, but to$9$ make$1$ sport$0$ for$4$ our neighbours, and
315:364,13C  !| laugh$1$ at them in our turn$0$?"
315:364,14A  !| "Oh|"
315:364,14'  !| cried $PP#A$Elizabeth,
315:364,14A  !| "I am excessively diverted.
315:364,15A  !| But it is so$5#1$ strange|"
315:364,15C  !| "Yes ~ \that$6#2$\ is what$6#1$ makes it amusing.  Had they fixed
315:364,16C  !| on$4$ any other man it would have been nothing; but \his\
315:364,17C  !| perfect$2$ indifference, and \your\ pointed$2$ dislike$0$, make$1$ it so$5#1$
315:364,18C  !| delightfully absurd|  Much as I abominate writing$1$, I would
315:364,19C  !| not give up $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's correspondence for$4$ any consideration.
315:364,20C  !| Nay, when I read a letter of his, I cannot
315:364,21C  !| help$1$ giving him the preference even$5$ over $PP#V$Wickham, much
315:364,22C  !| as I value$0$ the impudence and hypocrisy of my son-in-law.
315:364,23C  !| And pray, $PP#A$Lizzy, what$6#2$ said $PP#L$Lady*Catherine about$4$ this
315:364,24C  !| report$0$?  Did she call$1$ to$9$ refuse her consent$0$?"
315:364,25'  !| To$4$ this question$0$ his daughter replied only with a laugh$0$;
315:364,26'  !| and as it had been asked without the least suspicion, she
315:364,27'  !| was not distressed by$4$ his repeating it.  $PP#A$Elizabeth had
315:364,28'  !| never been more at a loss to$9$ make$1$ her feelings appear
315:364,29'  !| what$6#1$ they were not.  It was necessary to$9$ laugh$1$, when
315:364,30'  !| she would rather have cried.  Her father had most cruelly
315:364,31'  !| mortified her, by$4$ what$6#1$ he said of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's indifference,
315:364,32'  !| and she could do nothing but wonder$1$ at such a want$0$ of
315:364,33'  !| penetration, or fear$1$ that$3$ perhaps, instead of his seeing
315:364,32'  !| too$5#1$ \little\, she might have fancied too$5#1$ \much\.
316:365, 1'  !| Instead of receiving any such letter of excuse$0$ from his
316:365, 2'  !| friend, as $PP#A$Elizabeth half expected$1$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley to$9$ do, he
316:365, 3'  !| was able to$9$ bring $PP#B$Darcy with him to$4$ Longbourn before$3$
316:365, 4'  !| many days had passed after$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's visit$0$.  The
316:365, 5'  !| gentlemen arrived early; and, before$3$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet had
316:365, 6'  !| time to$9$ tell him of their having seen his aunt, of which$6#1$
316:365, 7'  !| her daughter sat in momentary dread$0$, $PP#I$Bingley, who$6#1$
316:365, 8'  !| wanted to$9$ be alone with $PP#E$Jane, proposed their all walking
316:365, 9'  !| out$5$.  It was agreed to$4$.  $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet was not in the habit
316:365,10'  !| of walking, $PP#F$Mary could never spare$1$ time, but the remaining
316:365,11'  !| five set$1$ off together.  $PP#I$Bingley and $PP#E$Jane, however, soon
316:365,12'  !| allowed the others to$9$ outstrip them.  They lagged behind,
316:365,13'  !| while$9$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, $PP#G$Kitty, and $PP#B$Darcy, were to$9$ entertain each
316:365,14'  !| other.  Very little was said by$4$ either; $PP#G$Kitty was too$5#1$
316:365,15'  !| much afraid of him to$9$ talk$1$; $PP#A$Elizabeth was secretly
316:365,16'  !| forming a desperate resolution; and perhaps he might be
316:365,17'  !| doing the same.
316:365,18'  !| They walked towards the $PP#R1$Lucases, because $PP#G$Kitty wished
316:365,19'  !| to$9$ call$1$ upon $PP#W$Maria; and as $PP#A$Elizabeth saw no$2$ occasion$0$
316:365,20'  !| for$4$ making it a general$2$ concern$0$, when $PP#G$Kitty left$1$ them, she
316:365,21'  !| went boldly on$5$ with him alone.  Now was the moment
316:365,22'  !| for$4$ her resolution to$9$ be executed, and, while$9$ her courage
316:365,23'  !| was high, she immediately said,
316:365,24A  !| "$PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, I am a very selfish creature; and, for$4$ the
316:365,25A  !| sake of giving relief to$4$ my own$2$ feelings, care$1$ not how
316:365,26A  !| much I may$1$ be wounding your's.  I can no$2$ longer help$1$
316:365,27A  !| thanking you for$4$ your unexampled kindness to$4$ my poor
316:365,28A  !| sister.  Ever since I have known it, I have been most
316:365,29A  !| anxious to$9$ acknowledge to$4$ you how gratefully I feel it.
316:365,30A  !| Were it known to$4$ the rest$0#1$ of my family, I should not have
316:365,31A  !| merely my own$2$ gratitude to$9$ express$1$."
316:365,32B  !| "I am sorry, exceedingly sorry,"
316:365,32'  !| replied $PP#B$Darcy, in
316:365,33'  !| a tone of surprise$0$ and emotion,
316:365,33B  !| "that$3$ you have ever
316:365,34B  !| been informed of what$6#1$ may$1$, in a mistaken light$0$, have
316:366, 1B  !| given you uneasiness.  I did not think $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner was
316:366, 2B  !| so$5#1$ little to$9$ be trusted."
316:366, 3A  !| "You must not blame$1$ my aunt.  $PP#H$Lydia's thoughtlessness
316:365, 4A  !| first betrayed to$4$ me that$3$ you had been concerned
316:366, 5A  !| in the matter; and, of course$8$, I could not rest$1$ till I knew
316:366, 6A  !| the particulars.  Let me thank you again and again, in
316:366, 7A  !| the name$0$ of all my family, for$4$ that$6#2$ generous compassion
316:366, 8A  !| which$6#1$ induced you to$9$ take so$5#1$ much trouble$0$, and bear$1$ so$5#1$
316:366, 9A  !| many mortifications, for$4$ the sake of discovering them."
316:366,10B  !| "If you \will$1$\ thank me,"
316:366,10'  !| he replied,
316:366,10B  !| "let it be for$4$ yourself
316:366,11B  !| alone.  That$3$ the wish$0$ of giving happiness to$4$ you, might
316:366,12B  !| add force$0$ to$4$ the other inducements which$6#1$ led me on$5$, I shall
316:366,13B  !| not attempt$1$ to$9$ deny.  But your \family\ owe me nothing.
316:366,14B  !| Much as I respect$1$ them, I believe, I thought$1$ only of \you\."
316:366,15'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth was too$5#1$ much embarrassed to$9$ say a word.
316:366,16'  !| After$4$ a short$2$ pause$0$, her companion added,
316:366,16B  !| "You are too$5#1$
316:366,17B  !| generous to$9$ trifle$1$ with me.  If your feelings are still$5$ what$6#1$
316:366,18B  !| they were last$2$ April, tell me so$5#2$ at once.  \My\ affections
316:366,19B  !| and wishes$0$ are unchanged, but one word from you will$1$
316:366,20B  !| silence$1$ me on$4$ this subject$0$ for*ever."
316:366,21'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth feeling$1$ all the more than common$2$ awkwardness
316:366,22'  !| and anxiety of his situation, now forced herself to$9$
316:366,23'  !| speak; and immediately, though not very fluently, gave
316:366,24'  !| him to$9$ understand, that$3$ her sentiments had undergone so$5#1$
316:366,25'  !| material$2$ a change$0$, since the period to$4$ which$6#1$ he alluded,
316:366,26'  !| as to$9$ make$1$ her receive with gratitude and pleasure, his
316:366,27'  !| present$9$ assurances.  The happiness which$6#1$ this reply$0$
316:366,28'  !| produced, was such as he had probably never felt before$5$;
316:366,29'  !| and he expressed himself on$4$ the occasion$0$ as sensibly and
316:366,30'  !| as warmly as a man violently in love$0$ can be supposed to$9$
316:366,31'  !| do.  Had $PP#A$Elizabeth been able to$9$ encounter his eye, she
316:366,32'  !| might have seen how well$9$ the expression of heart-felt
316:366,33'  !| delight$0$, diffused over his face$0$, became him; but, though
316:366,34'  !| she could not look$1$, she could listen, and he told her of
316:366,35'  !| feelings, which$6#1$, in proving of what$6#1$ importance she was
316:366,36'  !| to$4$ him, made his affection every moment more valuable.
316:366,37'  !| They walked on$5$, without knowing in what$6#1$ direction.
316:366,38'  !| There was too$5#1$ much to$9$ be thought$1$, and felt, and said,
316:367, 1'  !| for$4$ attention to$4$ any other objects$0$.  She soon learnt that$3$
316:367, 2'  !| they were indebted for$4$ their present$9$ good understanding$0$
316:367, 3'  !| to$4$ the efforts of his aunt, who$6#1$ \did\ call$1$ on$4$ him in her
316:367, 4'  !| return$0$ through$4$ London, and there relate her journey to$4$
316:367, 5'  !| Longbourn, its motive, and the substance of her conversation
316:367, 6'  !| with $PP#A$Elizabeth; dwelling emphatically on$4$ every
316:367, 7'  !| expression of the latter, which$6#1$, in her ladyship's apprehension,
316:367, 8'  !| peculiarly denoted her perverseness and assurance,
316:367, 9'  !|  in the belief that$3$ such a relation must assist her
316:367,10'  !| endeavours$0$ to$9$ obtain that$6#2$ promise$0$ from her nephew,
316:367,11'  !| which$6#1$ \she\ had refused to$9$ give.  But, unluckily for$4$ her
316:367,12'  !| ladyship, its effect$0$ had been exactly contrariwise.
316:367,13B  !| "It taught me to$9$ hope$1$,"
316:367,13'  !| said he,
316:367,13B  !| "as I had scarcely
316:367,14B  !| ever allowed myself to$9$ hope$1$ before$5$.  I knew enough of
316:367,15B  !| your disposition to$9$ be certain, that$3$, had you been absolutely,
316:367,16B  !| irrevocably decided$2$ against me, you would have
316:367,17B  !| acknowledged it to$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, frankly and openly."
316:367,18'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth coloured and laughed as she replied,
316:367,18A  !| "Yes,
316:367,19A  !| you know enough of my \frankness\ to$9$ believe me capable
316:367,20A  !| of \that$6#2$\.  After$4$ abusing you so$5#1$ abominably to$4$ your face$0$,
316:367,21A  !| I could have no$2$ scruple$0$ in abusing you to$4$ all your relations."
316:367,22B  !| "What$6#2$ did you say of me, that$6#1$ I did not deserve?
316:367,23B  !| For$3$, though your accusations were ill-founded, formed
316:367,24B  !| on$4$ mistaken premises, my behaviour to$4$ you at the time,
316:367,25B  !| had merited the severest reproof.  It was unpardonable.
316:367,26B  !| I cannot think of it without abhorrence."
316:367,27A  !| "We will$1$ not quarrel$1$ for$4$ the greater share$0$ of blame$0$
316:367,28A  !| annexed to$4$ that$6#2$ evening,"
316:367,28'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth.
316:367,28A  !| "The conduct$0$
316:367,29A  !| of neither, if strictly examined, will$1$ be irreproachable;
316:367,30A  !| but since then, we have both, I hope$1$, improved in civility."
316:367,31B  !| "I cannot be so$5#1$ easily reconciled to$4$ myself.  The
316:367,32B  !| recollection of what$6#1$ I then said, of my conduct$0$, my
316:367,33B  !| manners, my expressions during the whole$0$ of it, is now,
316:367,34B  !| and has been many months, inexpressibly painful to$4$ me.
316:367,35B  !| Your reproof, so$5#1$ well$9$ applied, I shall never forget:  ""had
316:367,36B  !| you behaved in a more gentleman-like manner.""  Those
316:367,37B  !| were your words.  You know not, you can scarcely conceive,
316:367,38B  !| how they have tortured me; ~ though it was some
316:368, 1B  !| time, I confess, before$3$ I was reasonable enough to$9$ allow
316:368, 2B  !| their justice."
316:368, 3A  !| "I was certainly very far from expecting them to$9$ make$1$
316:368, 4A  !| so$5#1$ strong an impression.  I had not the smallest idea of
316:368, 5A  !| their being$1$ ever felt in such a way."
316:368, 6B  !| "I can easily believe it.  You thought$1$ me then devoid
316:368, 7B  !| of every proper feeling$0$, I am sure you did.  The turn$0$ of
316:368, 8B  !| your countenance I shall never forget, as you said that$3$
316:368, 9B  !| I could not have addressed you in any possible way, that$6#1$
316:368,10B  !| would induce you to$9$ accept me."
316:368,11A  !| "Oh| do not repeat what$6#1$ I then said.  These recollections
316:368,12A  !| will$1$ not do at all.  I assure you, that$3$ I have long$9$
316:368,13A  !| been most heartily ashamed of it."
316:368,14'  !| $PP#B$Darcy mentioned his letter.
316:368,14B  !| "Did it,"
316:368,14'  !| said he,
316:368,14B  !| "did
316:368,15B  !| it \soon\ make$1$ you think better$9$ of me?  Did you, on$4$ reading
316:368,16B  !| it, give any credit$0$ to$4$ its contents?"
316:368,17'  !| She explained what$6#1$ its effect$0$ on$4$ her had been, and how
316:368,18'  !| gradually all her former prejudices had been removed.
316:368,19B  !| "I knew,"
316:368,19'  !| said he,
316:368,19B  !| "that$3$ what$6#1$ I wrote must give you
316:368,20B  !| pain$0$, but it was necessary.  I hope$1$ you have destroyed
316:368,21B  !| the letter.  There was one part$0$ especially, the opening
316:368,22B  !| of it, which$6#1$ I should dread$1$ your having the power of
316:368,23B  !| reading again.  I can remember some expressions which$6#1$
316:368,24B  !| might justly make$1$ you hate me."
316:368,25A  !| "The letter shall certainly be burnt, if you believe it
316:368,26A  !| essential to$4$ the preservation of my regard$0$; but, though
316:368,27A  !| we have both reason$0$ to$9$ think my opinions not entirely
316:368,28A  !| unalterable, they are not, I hope$1$, quite so$5#1$ easily changed
316:368,29A  !| as that$6#2$ implies."
316:368,30B  !| "When I wrote that$6#2$ letter,"
316:368,30'  !| replied $PP#B$Darcy,
316:368,30B  !| "I believed
316:368,31B  !| myself perfectly calm$2$ and cool$2$, but I am since convinced
316:368,32B  !| that$3$ it was written in a dreadful bitterness of spirit."
316:368,33A  !| "The letter, perhaps, began in bitterness, but it did
316:368,34A  !| not end$1$ so$5#2$.  The adieu is charity itself.  But think no$2$
316:368,35A  !| more of the letter.  The feelings of the person who$6#1$ wrote,
316:368,36A  !| and the person who$6#1$ received it, are now so$5#1$ widely different
316:368,37A  !| from what$6#1$ they were then, that$3$ every unpleasant circumstance
316:368,38A  !| attending it, ought to$9$ be forgotten.  You must
316:369, 1A  !| learn some of my philosophy.  Think only of the past$0$ as
316:369, 2A  !| its remembrance gives you pleasure."
316:369, 3B  !| "I cannot give you credit$0$ for$4$ any philosophy of the
316:369, 4B  !| kind$0$.  \Your\ retrospections must be so$5#1$ totally void$2$ of
316:369, 5B  !| reproach$0$, that$3$ the contentment arising from then, is not
316:369, 6B  !| of philosophy, but what$6#1$ is much better$9$, of ignorance.
316:369, 7B  !| But with \me\, it is not so$5#2$.  Painful recollections will$1$ intrude,
316:369, 8B  !| which$6#1$ cannot, which$6#1$ ought not to$9$ be repelled.  I have
316:369, 9B  !| been a selfish being$0$ all my life, in practice$0$, though not in
316:369,10B  !| principle.  As a child I was taught what$6#1$ was \right$2#1$\, but
316:369,11B  !| I was not taught to$9$ correct$1$ my temper.  I was given good
316:369,12B  !| principles, but left$1$ to$9$ follow them in pride and conceit.
316:369,13B  !| Unfortunately an only son, (for$4$ many years an only \child\)
316:369,14B  !| I was spoilt by$4$ my parents, who$6#1$ though good themselves,
316:369,15B  !| (my father particularly, all that$6#1$ was benevolent and
316:369,16B  !| amiable,) allowed, encouraged, almost taught me to$9$ be
316:369,17B  !| selfish and overbearing, to$9$ care$1$ for$4$ none beyond$4$ my own$2$
316:369,18B  !| family circle, to$9$ think meanly of all the rest$0#1$ of the world,
316:369,19B  !| to$9$ \wish$1$\ at least to$9$ think meanly of their sense and worth
316:369,20B  !| compared with my own$2$.  Such I was, from eight to$4$ eight*and*twenty;
316:369,21B  !| and such I might still$5$ have been but for$4$
316:369,22B  !| you, dearest, loveliest $PP#A$Elizabeth|  What$7$ do I not owe you|
316:369,23B  !| You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most
316:369,24B  !| advantageous.  By$4$ you, I was properly humbled.  I came
316:369,25B  !| to$4$ you without a doubt$0$ of my reception.  You shewed
316:369,26B  !| me how insufficient were all my pretensions to$9$ please
316:369,27B  !| a woman worthy of being$1$ pleased."
316:369,28A  !| "Had you then persuaded yourself that$3$ I should?"
316:369,29B  !| "Indeed I had.  What$6#2$ will$1$ you think of my vanity?
316:369,30B  !| I believed you to$9$ be wishing, expecting my addresses."
316:369,31A  !| "My manners must have been in fault, but not intentionally
316:369,32A  !| I assure you.  I never meant to$9$ deceive you, but
316:369,33A  !| my spirits might often lead$1$ me wrong$9$.  How you must
316:369,34A  !| have hated me after$4$ \that$6#2$\ evening?"
316:369,35B  !| "Hate you|  I was angry perhaps at first, but my
316:369,36B  !| anger$0$ soon began to$9$ take a proper direction."
316:369,37A  !| "I am almost afraid of asking what$6#1$ you thought$1$ of me;
316:369,38A  !| when we met at Pemberley.  You blamed me for$4$ coming?"
316:370, 1B  !| "No$7$ indeed; I felt nothing but surprise$0$."
316:370, 2A  !| "Your surprise$0$ could not be greater than \mine$6$\ in being$1$
316:370, 3A  !| noticed by$4$ you.  My conscience told me that$3$ I deserved
316:370, 4A  !| no$2$ extraordinary politeness, and I confess that$3$ I did not
316:370, 5A  !| expect to$9$ receive \more\ than my due$0$."
316:370, 6B  !| "My object$0$ \then\,"
316:370, 6'  !| replied $PP#B$Darcy,
316:370, 6B  !| "was to$9$ shew$1$ you,
316:370, 7B  !| by$4$ every civility in my power, that$3$ I was not so$5#1$ mean$2$ as
316:370, 8B  !| to$9$ resent the past$0$; and I hoped to$9$ obtain your forgiveness,
316:370, 9B  !| to$9$ lessen your ill opinion, by$4$ letting you see
316:370,10B  !| that$3$ your reproofs had been attended to$4$.  How soon
316:370,11B  !| any other wishes$0$ introduced themselves I can hardly tell,
316:370,12B  !| but I believe in about$4$ half an hour after$3$ I had seen you."
316:370,13'  !| He then told her of $PP#ZG$Georgiana's delight$0$ in her acquaintance,
316:370,14'  !| and of her disappointment at its sudden$2$ interruption;
316:370,15'  !| which$6#1$ naturally leading to$4$ the cause of that$6#2$
316:370,16'  !| interruption, she soon learnt that$3$ his resolution, of following
316:370,17'  !| her from Derbyshire in quest of her sister, had been
316:370,18'  !| formed before$3$ he quitted the inn, and that$3$ his gravity
316:370,19'  !| and thoughtfulness there, had arisen from no$2$ other
316:370,20'  !| struggles than what$6#1$ such a purpose must comprehend.
316:370,21'  !| She expressed her gratitude again, but it was too$5#1$
316:370,22'  !| painful a subject$0$ to$4$ each, to$9$ be dwelt on$5$ farther.
316:370,23'  !| After$4$ walking several miles in a leisurely manner, and
316:370,24'  !| too$5#1$ busy to$9$ know any*thing about$4$ it, they found at last$0$, on$4$
316:370,25'  !| examining their watches, that$3$ it was time to$9$ be at home.
316:370,26A  !| "What$7$ could become of $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley and $PP#E$Jane|"
316:370,27'  !| was a wonder$0$ which$6#1$ introduced the discussion of \their\
316:370,28'  !| affairs.  $PP#B$Darcy was delighted with their engagement; his
316:370,29'  !| friend had given him the earliest information of it.
316:370,30A  !| "I must ask whether you were surprised?"
316:370,30'  !| said
316:370,31'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth.
316:370,32B  !| "Not at all.  When I went away, I felt that$3$ it would
316:370,33B  !| soon happen."
316:370,34A  !| "That$3$ is to$9$ say, you had given your permission.  I
316:370,35A  !| guessed as much."
316:370,35'  !| And though he exclaimed at the term$0$,
316:370,36'  !| she found that$3$ it had been pretty$5$ much the case.
316:370,37B  !| "On$4$ the evening before$4$ my going to$4$ London,"
316:370,37'  !| said he
316:370,38B  !| "I made a confession to$4$ him, which$6#1$ I believe I ought to$9$
316:371, 1B  !| have made long$9$ ago.  I told him of all that$6#1$ had occurred
316:371, 2B  !| to$9$ make$1$ my former interference in his affairs, absurd
316:371, 3B  !| and impertinent.  His surprise$0$ was great.  He had never
316:371, 4B  !| had the slightest suspicion.  I told him, moreover, that$3$
316:371, 5B  !| I believed myself mistaken in supposing, as I had done,
316:371, 6B  !| that$3$ your sister was indifferent to$4$ him; and as I could
316:317, 7B  !| easily perceive that$3$ his attachment to$4$ her was unabated,
316:371, 8B  !| I felt no$2$ doubt$0$ of their happiness together."
316:317, 9'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could not help$1$ smiling at his easy manner of
316:371,10'  !| directing his friend.
316:371,11A  !| "Did you speak from your own$2$ observation,"
316:371,11'  !| said she,
316:371,12A  !| "when you told him that$3$ my sister loved him, or merely
316:371,13A  !| from my information last$2$ spring$0$?"
316:371,14B  !| "From the former.  I had narrowly observed her during
316:371,15B  !| the two visits which$6#1$ I had lately made her here; and
316:371,16B  !| I was convinced of her affection."
316:371,17A  !| "And your assurance of it, I suppose, carried immediate
316:371,18A  !| conviction to$4$ him."
316:371,19B  !| "It did.  $PP#I$Bingley is most unaffectedly modest.  His
316:371,20B  !| diffidence had prevented his depending on$4$ his own$2$ judgment
316:371,21B  !| in so$5#1$ anxious a case, but his reliance on$4$ mine$6$, made
316:371,22B  !| every*thing easy.  I was obliged to$9$ confess one thing,
316:371,23B  !| which$6#1$ for$4$ a time, and not unjustly, offended him.  I could
316:371,24B  !| not allow myself to$9$ conceal that$3$ your sister had been in
316:371,25B  !| town three months last$2$ winter, that$3$ I had known it, and
316:371,26B  !| purposely kept it from him.  He was angry.  But his
316:371,27B  !| anger$0$, I am persuaded, lasted no$2$ longer than he remained
316:371,28B  !| in any doubt$0$ of your sister's sentiments.  He has heartily
316:371,29B  !| forgiven me now."
316:371,30'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth longed to$9$ observe that$3$ $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley had been
316:371,31'  !| a most delightful friend; so$5#1$ easily guided that$3$ his worth
316:371,32'  !| was invaluable; but she checked herself.  She remembered
316:371,33'  !| that$3$ he had yet to$9$ learn to$9$ be laught at, and it
316:371,34'  !| was rather too$5#1$ early to$9$ begin.  In anticipating the happiness
316:371,35'  !| of $PP#I$Bingley, which$6#1$ of course$8$ was to$9$ be inferior only
316:371,36'  !| to$4$ his own$2$, he continued the conversation till they reached
316:371,37'  !| the house.  In the hall they parted.
317:372, 1E  !| "My dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy, where can you have been walking
317:372, 2E  !| to$4$?"
317:372, 2'  !| was a question$0$ which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth received from $PP#E$Jane
317:372, 3'  !| as soon as she entered the room, and from all the others
317:372, 4'  !| when they sat down$5$ to$4$ table.  She had only to$9$ say in
317:372, 5'  !| reply$0$, that$3$ they had wandered about$5$, till she was beyond$4$
317:372, 6'  !| her own$2$ knowledge.  She coloured as she spoke; but
317:372, 7'  !| neither that$6#2$, nor any*thing else, awakened a suspicion of
317:372, 8'  !| the truth.
317:372, 9'  !| The evening passed quietly, unmarked by$4$ any*thing
317:372,10'  !| extraordinary.  The acknowledged lovers talked and
317:372,11'  !| laughed, the unacknowledged were silent.  $PP#B$Darcy was not
317:372,12'  !| of a disposition in which$6#1$ happiness overflows in mirth;
317:372,13'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth, agitated and confused, rather \knew\ that$3$
317:372,14'  !| she was happy, than \felt\ herself to$9$ be so$5#2$; for$3$, besides the
317:372,15'  !| immediate embarrassment, there were other evils before$4$
317:372,16'  !| her.  She anticipated what$6#1$ would be felt in the family when
317:372,17'  !| her situation became known; she was aware that$3$ no*one
317:372,18'  !| liked him but $PP#E$Jane; and even$5$ feared that$3$ with the others
317:372,19'  !| it was a \dislike$0$\ which$6#1$ not all his fortune and consequence
317:372,20'  !| might do away.
317:372,21'  !| At night she opened her heart to$4$ $PP#E$Jane.  Though suspicion
317:372,22'  !| was very far from $PP#E$Miss*Bennet's general$2$ habits, she
317:372,23'  !| was absolutely incredulous here.
317:372,24E  !| "You are joking, $PP#A$Lizzy.  This cannot be| ~ engaged to$4$
317:372,25E  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy|  No$7$, no$7$, you shall not deceive me.  I know
317:372,26E  !| it to$9$ be impossible."
317:372,27A  !| "This is a wretched beginning$0$ indeed|  My sole dependence
317:372,28A  !| was on$4$ you; and I am sure nobody else will$1$ believe
317:372,29A  !| me, if you do not.  Yet, indeed, I am in earnest.  I speak
317:372,30A  !| nothing but the truth.  He still$5$ loves me, and we are
317:372,31A  !| engaged."
317:372,32'  !| $PP#E$Jane looked at her doubtingly.
317:372,32E  !| "Oh, $PP#E$Lizzy| it cannot
317:372,33E  !| be.  I know how much you dislike$1$ him."
317:373, 1A  !| "You know nothing of the matter.  \That$6#2$\ is all to$9$ be
317:373, 2A  !| forgot.  Perhaps I did not always love$1$ him so$5#1$ well$9$ as
317:373, 3A  !| I do now.  But in such cases as these, a good memory is
317:373, 4A  !| unpardonable.  This is the last$0$ time I shall ever remember
317:373, 5A  !| it myself."
317:373, 6'  !| $PP#E$Miss*Bennet still$5$ looked all amazement.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
317:373, 7'  !| again, and more seriously assured her of its truth.
317:373, 8E  !| "Good Heaven| can it be really so$5#2$|  Yet now I must
317:373, 9E  !| believe you,"
317:373, 9'  !| cried $PP#E$Jane.
317:373, 9E  !| "My dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy, I would ~
317:373,10E  !| I do congratulate you ~ but are you certain?  forgive the
317:373,11E  !| question$0$ ~ are you quite certain that$3$ you can be happy
317:373,12E  !| with him?"
317:373,13A  !| "There can be no$2$ doubt$0$ of that$6#2$.  It is settled$1$ between
317:373,14A  !| us already, that$3$ we are to$9$ be the happiest couple in the
317:373,15A  !| world.  But are you pleased, $PP#E$Jane?  Shall you like$1$ to$9$ have
317:373,16A  !| such a brother?"
317:373,17E  !| "Very, very much.  Nothing could give either $PP#I$Bingley
317:373,18E  !| or myself more delight$0$.  But we considered it, we talked
317:373,19E  !| of it as impossible.  And do you really love$1$ him quite well$9$
317:373,20E  !| enough?  Oh, $PP#A$Lizzy| do any*thing rather than marry
317:373,21E  !| without affection.  Are you quite sure that$3$ you feel what$6#1$
317:373,22E  !| you ought to$9$ do?"
317:373,23A  !| "Oh, yes|  You will$1$ only think I feel \more\ than I ought
317:373,24A  !| to$9$ do, when I tell you all."
317:373,25E  !| "What$6#2$ do you mean$1$?"
317:373,26A  !| "Why, I must confess, that$3$ I love$1$ him better$9$ than I do
317:373,27A  !| $PP#I$Bingley.  I am afraid you will$1$ be angry."
317:373,28E  !| "My dearest sister, now \be\ serious$2$.  I want$1$ to$9$ talk$1$
317:373,29E  !| very seriously.  Let me know every*thing that$6#1$ I am to$9$
317:373,30E  !| know, without delay$0$.  Will$1$ you tell me how long$9$ you have
317:373,31E  !| loved him?"
317:373,32A  !| "It has been coming on$5$ so$5#1$ gradually, that$3$ I hardly
317:373,33A  !| know when it began.  But I believe I must date it from
317:373,34A  !| my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley."
317:373,35'  !| Another intreaty that$3$ she would be serious$2$, however,
317:373,36'  !| produced the desired effect$0$; and she soon satisfied$1$ $PP#E$Jane
317:373,37'  !| by$4$ her solemn assurances of attachment.  When convinced
317:373,38'  !| on$4$ that$6#2$ article, $PP#E$Miss*Bennet had nothing farther to$9$ wish$1$.
317:374, 1E  !| "Now I am quite happy,"
317:374, 1'  !| said she,
317:374, 1E  !| "for$3$ you will$1$ be as
317:374, 2E  !| happy as myself.  I always had a value$0$ for$4$ him.  Were
317:374, 3E  !| it for$4$ nothing but his love$0$ of you, I must always have
317:374, 4E  !| esteemed him; but now, as $PP#I$Bingley's friend and your
317:374, 5E  !| husband, there can be only $PP#I$Bingley and yourself more
317:374, 6E  !| dear$2#1$ to$4$ me.  But $PP#A$Lizzy, you have been very sly, very
317:374, 7E  !| reserved with me.  How little did you tell me of what$6#1$
317:374, 8E  !| passed at Pemberley and Lambton|  I owe all that$6#1$
317:374, 9E  !| I know of it, to$4$ another, not to$4$ you."
317:374,10'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth told her the motives of her secrecy.
317:374,10@a   | She had
317:374,11@a   | been unwilling to$9$ mention$1$ $PP#I$Bingley; and the unsettled
317:374,12@a   | state$0$ of her own$2$ feelings had made her equally avoid the
317:374,13@a   | name$0$ of his friend.  But now she would no$2$ longer conceal
317:374,14@a   | from her, his share$0$ in $PP#H$Lydia's marriage.
317:374,14'  !| All was acknowledged,
317:374,15'  !| and half the night spent in conversation.
                                   ~~~
317:374,16D  !| "Good gracious|"
317:374,16'  !| cried $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet, as she stood at
317:374,17'  !| a window the next morning,
317:374,17D  !| "if that$6#2$ disagreeable $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
317:374,18D  !| is not coming here again with our dear$2#1$ $PP#I$Bingley|
317:374,19D  !| What$6#2$ can he mean$1$ by$4$ being$1$ so$5#1$ tiresome as to$9$ be always
317:374,20D  !| coming here?  I had no$2$ notion but he would go a*shooting,
317:374,21D  !| or something or other, and not disturb us with his company.
317:374,22D  !| What$6#2$ shall we do with him?  $PP#A$Lizzy, you must
317:374,23D  !| walk$1$ out$5$ with him again, that$3$ he may$1$ not be in $PP#I$Bingley's
317:374,24D  !| way."
317:374,25'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth could hardly help$1$ laughing at so$5#1$ convenient
317:374,26'  !| a proposal; yet was really vexed that$3$ her mother should
317:374,27'  !| be always giving him such an epithet.
317:374,28'  !| As soon as they entered, $PP#I$Bingley looked at her so$5#1$
317:374,29'  !| expressively, and shook hands with such warmth, as left$1$
317:374,30'  !| no$2$ doubt$0$ of his good information; and he soon afterwards
317:374,31'  !| said aloud,
317:374,31I  !| "$PP#C$Mr%*Bennet, have you no$2$ more lanes hereabouts
317:374,32I  !| in which$6#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy may$1$ lose her way again to-day?"
317:374,33D  !| "I advise $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy, and $PP#A$Lizzy, and $PP#G$Kitty,"
317:374,33'  !| said
317:374,34'  !| $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet,
317:374,34D  !| "to$9$ walk$1$ to$4$ Oakham*Mount this morning.
317:374,35D  !| It is a nice long$9$ walk$0$, and $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy has never seen the
317:374,36D  !| view$0$."
317:374,37I  !| "It may$1$ do very well$9$ for$4$ the others,"
317:374,37I  !| replied $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley;
317:375, 1I  !| "but I am sure it will$1$ be too$5#1$ much for$4$ $PP#G$Kitty.
317:375, 2I  !| Wont it, $PP#G$Kitty?"
317:375, 3'  !| $PP#G$Kitty owned that$3$ she had rather stay$1$ at home.  $PP#B$Darcy
317:375, 4'  !| professed a great curiosity to$9$ see the view$0$ from the Mount,
317:375, 5'  !| and $PP#A$Elizabeth silently consented.  As she went up*stairs
317:375, 6'  !| to$9$ get ready, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet followed her, saying,
317:375, 7D  !| "I am quite sorry, $PP#A$Lizzy, that$3$ you should be forced
317:375, 8D  !| to$9$ have that$6#2$ disagreeable man all to$4$ yourself.  But I hope$1$
317:375, 9D  !| you will$1$ not mind$1$ it:  it is all for$4$ $PP#E$Jane's sake, you know;
317:375,10D  !| and there is no$2$ occasion$0$ for$4$ talking to$4$ him, except just$9$
317:375,11D  !| now and then.  So$3$, do not put yourself to$4$ inconvenience."
317:375,12'  !| During their walk$0$, it was resolved that$3$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet's
317:375,13'  !| consent$0$ should be asked in the course$0$ of the evening.
317:375,14'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth reserved to$4$ herself the application for$4$ her
317:375,15'  !| mother's.  She could not determine how her mother
317:375,16'  !| would take it; sometimes doubting whether all his wealth
317:375,17'  !| and grandeur would be enough to$9$ overcome her abhorrence
317:375,18'  !| of the man.  But whether she were violently set$1$
317:375,19'  !| against the match$0$, or violently delighted with it, it was
317:375,20'  !| certain that$3$ her manner would be equally ill adapted to$9$
317:375,21'  !| do credit$0$ to$4$ her sense; and she could no$2$ more bear$1$ that$3$
317:375,22'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy should hear the first raptures of her joy, than
317:375,23'  !| the first vehemence of her disapprobation.
                                          ~~~
317:375,24'  !| In the evening, soon after$3$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet withdrew to$4$ the
317:375,25'  !| library, she saw $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy rise$1$ also and follow him, and
317:375,26'  !| her agitation on$4$ seeing it was extreme$2$.  She did not fear$1$
317:375,27'  !| her father's opposition, but he was going to$9$ be made
317:375,28'  !| unhappy, and that$3$ it should be through$4$ her means$0$, that$3$
317:375,29'  !| \she\, his favourite$2$ child, should be distressing him by$4$ her
317:375,30'  !| choice$0$, should be filling him with fears and regrets in
317:375,31'  !| disposing of her, was a wretched reflection, and she sat
317:375,32'  !| in misery till $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy appeared again, when, looking
317:375,33'  !| at him, she was a little relieved by$4$ his smile$0$.  In a few
317:375,34'  !| minutes he approached the table where she was sitting$1$
317:375,35'  !| with $PP#G$Kitty; and, while$9$ pretending to$9$ admire her work$0$,
317:375,36'  !| said in a whisper$0$,
317:375,36B  !| "Go to$4$ your father, he wants$1$ you in
317:375,37B  !| the library."
317:375,37'  !| She was gone directly.
317:376, 1'  !| Her father was walking about$4$ the room, looking grave$2$
317:376, 2'  !| and anxious.
317:376, 2C  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy,"
317:376, 2'  !| said he,
317:376, 2C  !| "what$6#2$ are you doing?
317:376, 3C  !| Are you out$8$ of your senses, to$9$ be accepting this man?
317:376, 4C  !| Have not you always hated him?"
317:376, 5'  !| How earnestly did she then wish$1$ that$3$ her former
317:376, 6'  !| opinions had been more reasonable, her expressions more
317:376, 7'  !| moderate|  It would have spared her from explanations
317:376, 8'  !| and professions which$6#1$ it was exceedingly awkward to$9$
317:375, 9'  !| give; but they were now necessary, and she assured him
317:376,10'  !| with some confusion, of her attachment to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.
317:376,11C  !| "Or in other words, you are determined$2$ to$9$ have him.
317:376,12C  !| He is rich, to$9$ be sure, and you may$1$ have more fine clothes
317:376,13C  !| and fine carriages than $PP#E$Jane.  But will$1$ they make$1$ you
317:376,14C  !| happy?"
317:376,15A  !| "Have you any other objections,"
317:376,15'  !| said $PP#A$Elizabeth,
317:376,15A  !| "than
317:376,16A  !| your belief of my indifference?"
317:376,17C  !| "None at all.  We all know him to$9$ be proud, unpleasant
317:376,18C  !| sort of a man; but this would be nothing if you
317:376,19C  !| really liked him."
317:376,20A  !| "I do, I do like$1$ him,"
317:376,20'  !| she replied, with tears in her eyes,
317:376,21A  !| "I love$1$ him.  Indeed he has no$2$ improper pride.  He is
317:376,22A  !| perfectly amiable.  You do not know what$6#1$ he really is;
317:376,23A  !| then pray do not pain$1$ me by$4$ speaking of him in such
317:376,24A  !| terms."
317:376,25C  !| "$PP#A$Lizzy,"
317:376,25'  !| said her father,
317:376,25C  !| "I have given him my consent$0$.
317:376,26C  !| He is the kind$0$ of man, indeed, to$4$ whom$6#1$ I should never
317:376,27C  !| dare$1#2$ refuse any*thing, which$6#1$ he condescended to$9$ ask.
317:376,28C  !| I now give it to$4$ \you\, if you are resolved on$4$ having him.
317:376,29C  !| But let me advise you to$9$ think better$9$ of it.  I know your
317:376,30C  !| disposition, $PP#A$Lizzy.  I know that$3$ you could be neither
317:376,31C  !| happy nor respectable, unless you truly esteemed your
317:376,32C  !| husband; unless you looked up to$4$ him as a superior$0$.
317:376,33C  !| Your lively talents would place$1$ you in the greatest danger
317:376,34C  !| in an unequal marriage.  You could scarcely escape$1$ discredit
317:376,35C  !| and misery.  My child, let me not have the grief
317:376,36C  !| of seeing \you\ unable to$9$ respect$1$ your partner in life.  You
317:376,37C  !| know not what$6#1$ you are about$4$."
317:376,38'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth, still$5$ more affected, was earnest and solemn
317:377, 1'  !| in her reply$0$; and at length, by$4$ repeated assurances that$3$
317:377, 2'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy was really the object$0$ of her choice$0$, by$4$ explaining
317:377, 3'  !| the gradual change$0$ which$6#1$ her estimation of him had
317:377, 4'  !| undergone, relating her absolute certainty that$3$ his affection
317:377, 5'  !| was not the work$0$ of a day, but had stood the test
317:377, 6'  !| of many months suspense, and enumerating with energy
317:377, 7'  !| all his good qualities, she did conquer her father's incredulity,
317:377, 8'  !| and reconcile him to$4$ the match$0$.
317:377, 9C  !| "Well$7$, my dear$2#1$,"
317:377, 9'  !| said he, when she ceased speaking,
317:377,10C  !| "I have no$2$ more to$9$ say.  If this be the case, he deserves
317:377,11C  !| you.  I could not have parted with you, my $PP#A$Lizzy, to$4$
317:377,12C  !| any*one less worthy."
317:377,13'  !| To$9$ complete$1$ the favourable impression, she then told
317:377,14'  !| him what$6#1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had voluntarily done for$4$ $PP#H$Lydia.
317:377,15'  !| He heard her with astonishment.
317:377,16C  !| "This is an evening of wonders$0$, indeed|  And so$3$,
317:377,17C  !| $PP#B$Darcy did every*thing; made up the match$0$, gave the
317:377,18C  !| money, paid the fellow's debts, and got him his commission|
317:377,19C  !| So$5#1$ much the better$9$.  It will$1$ save$1$ me a world
317:377,20C  !| of trouble$0$ and economy.  Had it been your uncle's doing,
317:377,21C  !| I must and \would\ have paid him; but these violent young
317:377,22C  !| lovers carry every*thing their own$2$ way.  I shall offer$1$ to$9$
317:377,23C  !| pay$1$ him to-morrow; he will$1$ rant$0$ and storm$1$ about$4$ his
317:377,24C  !| love$0$ for$4$ you, and there will$1$ be an end$0$ of the matter."
317:377,25'  !| He then recollected her embarrassment a few days
317:377,26'  !| before$5$, on$4$ his reading $PP#K$Mr%*Collins's letter; and after$4$
317:377,27'  !| laughing at her some time, allowed her at last$0$ to$9$ go ~
317:377,28'  !| saying, as she quitted the room,
317:377,28C  !| "If any young men come
317:377,29C  !| for$4$ $PP#F$Mary or $PP#G$Kitty, send them in, for$3$ I am quite at leisure."
317:377,30'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's mind$0$ was now relieved from a very heavy
317:377,31'  !| weight; and, after$4$ half an hour's quiet$2$ reflection in her
317:377,32'  !| own$2$ room, she was able to$9$ join the others with tolerable
317:377,33'  !| composure.  Every*thing was too$5#1$ recent for$4$ gaiety, but
317:377,34'  !| the evening passed tranquilly away; there was no$2$ longer
317:377,35'  !| any*thing material$0$ to$9$ be dreaded, and the comfort$0$ of
317:377,36'  !| ease$0$ and familiarity would come in time.
317:377,37'  !| When her mother went up to$4$ her dressing-room at
317:377,38'  !| night, she followed her, and made the important communication.
317:378, 1'  !| Its effect$0$ was most extraordinary; for$3$ on$4$
317:378, 2'  !| first hearing it, $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet sat quite still$2$, and unable to$9$
317:378, 3'  !| utter$1$ a syllable.  Nor was it under many, many minutes,
317:378, 4'  !| that$3$ she could comprehend what$6#1$ she heard; though not
317:378, 5'  !| in general$0$ backward to$9$ credit$1$ what$6#1$ was for$4$ the advantage
317:378, 6'  !| of her family, or that$3$ came in the shape$0$ of a lover to$4$ any
317:378, 7'  !| of them.  She began at length to$9$ recover, to$9$ fidget about$5$
317:378, 8'  !| in her chair, get up, sit down$5$ again, wonder$1$, and bless
317:378, 9'  !| herself.
317:378,10D  !| "Good gracious|  Lord$7$ bless me| only think| dear$7$
317:378,11D  !| me|  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy|  Who$6#2$ would have thought$1$ it|  And
317:378,12D  !| is it really true?  Oh| my sweetest $PP#A$Lizzy| how rich and
317:378,13D  !| how great you will$1$ be|  What$7$ pin-money, what$7$ jewels,
317:378,14D  !| what$7$ carriages you will$1$ have|  $PP#E$Jane's is nothing to$4$ it ~
317:378,15D  !| nothing at all.  I am so$5#1$ pleased ~ so$5#1$ happy.  Such a charming
317:378,16D  !| man| ~ so$5#1$ handsome| so$5#1$ tall| ~ Oh, my dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy|
317:378,17D  !| pray apologise for$4$ my having disliked him so$5#1$ much before$5$.
317:378,18D  !| I hope$1$ he will$1$ overlook it.  Dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ $PP#A$Lizzy.  A house
317:378,19D  !| in town|  Every*thing that$6#1$ is charming|  Three daughters
317:378,20D  !| married|  Ten thousand a year|  Oh, Lord$7$|  What$6#2$ will$1$
317:378,21D  !| become of me.  I shall go distracted."
317:378,22'  !| This was enough to$9$ prove that$3$ her approbation need$1$
317:378,23'  !| not be doubted:  and $PP#A$Elizabeth, rejoicing that$3$ such an
317:378,24'  !| effusion was heard only by$4$ herself, soon went away.  But
317:378,25'  !| before$3$ she had been three minutes in her own$2$ room, her
317:378,26'  !| mother followed her.
317:378,27D  !| "My dearest child,"
317:378,27'  !| she cried,
317:378,27D  !| "I can think of nothing
317:378,28D  !| else|  Ten thousand a year, and very likely more|  'Tis
317:378,29D  !| as good as a Lord$0$|  And a special licence.  You must and
317:378,30D  !| shall be married by$4$ a special licence.  But my dearest
317:378,31D  !| love$0$, tell me what$6#1$ dish $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy is particularly fond of,
317:378,32D  !| that$3$ I may$1$ have it to-morrow."
317:378,33'  !| This was a sad omen of what$6#1$ her mother's behaviour
317:378,34'  !| to$4$ the gentleman himself might be; and $PP#A$Elizabeth found,
317:378,35'  !| that$3$ though in the certain possession of his warmest
317:378,36'  !| affection, and secure$2$ of her relations' consent$0$, there was
317:378,37'  !| still$5$ something to$9$ be wished for$5$.  But the morrow passed
317:378,38'  !| off much better$9$ than she expected$1$; for$3$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet
317:379, 1'  !| luckily stood in such awe of her intended son-in-law, that$3$
317:379, 2'  !| she ventured not to$9$ speak to$4$ him, unless it was in her
317:379, 3'  !| power to$9$ offer$1$ him any attention, or mark$1$ her deference
317:379, 4'  !| for$4$ his opinion.
317:379, 5'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth had the satisfaction of seeing her father
317:379, 6'  !| taking pains to$9$ get acquainted with him; and $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet
317:379, 7'  !| soon assured her that$3$ he was rising every hour in his
317:379, 8'  !| esteem$0$.
317:379, 9C  !| "I admire all my three sons-in-law highly,"
317:379, 9'  !| said he.
317:379,10C  !| "$PP#V$Wickham, perhaps, is my favourite$0$; but I think I shall
317:379,11C  !| like$1$ \your\ husband quite as well$9$ as $PP#E$Jane's."
318:380, 1'  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth's spirits soon rising to$4$ playfulness again, she
318:380, 2'  !| wanted $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy to$9$ account$1$ for$4$ his having ever fallen
318:380, 3'  !| in love$0$ with her.
318:380, 3A  !| "How could you begin?"
318:380, 3'  !| said she.
318:380, 4A  !| "I can comprehend your going on$5$ charmingly, when you
318:380, 5A  !| had once made a beginning$0$; but what$6#2$ could set$1$ you off
318:380, 6A  !| in the first place$0$?"
318:380, 7B  !| "I cannot fix on$4$ the hour, or the spot, or the look$0$, or
318:380, 8B  !| the words, which$6#1$ laid the foundation.  It is too$5#1$ long$9$ ago.
318:380, 9B  !| I was in the middle before$3$ I knew that$3$ I \had\ begun."
318:380,10A  !| "My beauty you had early withstood, and as for$4$ my
318:380,11A  !| manners ~ my behaviour to$4$ \you\ was at least always
318:380,12A  !| bordering on$4$ the uncivil, and I never spoke to$4$ you without
318:380,13A  !| rather wishing to$9$ give you pain$0$ than not.  Now be
318:380,14A  !| sincere; did you admire me for$4$ my impertinence?"
318:380,15B  !| "For$4$ the liveliness of your mind$0$, I did."
318:380,16A  !| "You may$1$ as well$9$ call$1$ it impertinence at once.  It was
318:380,17A  !| very little less.  The fact is, that$3$ you were sick of civility,
318:380,18A  !| of deference, of officious attention.  You were disgusted
318:380,19A  !| with the women who$6#1$ were always speaking and looking,
318:380,20A  !| and thinking for$4$ \your\ approbation alone.  I roused, and
318:380,21A  !| interested you, because I was so$5#1$ unlike \them\.  Had you
318:380,22A  !| not been really amiable you would have hated me for$4$ it;
318:380,23A  !| but in spite$8$ of the pains you took to$9$ disguise yourself,
318:380,24A  !| your feelings were always noble and just$2$; and in your
318:380,25A  !| heart, you thoroughly despised the persons who$6#1$ so$5#1$ assiduously
318:380,26A  !| courted you.  There ~ I have saved you the trouble$0$
318:380,27A  !| of accounting for$4$ it; and really, all things considered,
318:380,28A  !| I begin to$9$ think it perfectly reasonable.  To$9$ be sure, you
318:380,29A  !| knew no$2$ actual good of me ~ but nobody thinks of \that$6#2$\
318:380,30A  !| when they fall$1$ in love$0$."
318:380,31B  !| "Was there no$2$ good in your affectionate behaviour to$4$
318:380,32B  !| $PP#E$Jane, while$9$ she was ill at Netherfield?"
318:381, 1A  !| "Dearest $PP#E$Jane| who$6#2$ could have done less for$4$ her?
318:381, 2A  !| But make$1$ a virtue of it by$4$ all means$0$.  My good qualities
318:381, 3A  !| are under your protection, and you are to$9$ exaggerate them
318:381, 4A  !| as much as possible; and, in return$0$, it belongs to$4$ me to$9$
318:381, 5A  !| find occasions for$4$ teazing and quarrelling with you as often
318:381, 6A  !| as may$1$ be; and I shall begin directly by$4$ asking you what$6#1$
318:381, 7A  !| made you so$5#1$ unwilling to$9$ come to$4$ the point$0$ at last$0$.  What$6#2$
318:381, 8A  !| made you so$5#1$ shy of me, when you first called, and afterwards
318:381, 9A  !| dined here?  Why, especially, when you called, did
318:381,10A  !| you look$1$ as if you did not care$1$ about$4$ me?"
318:381,11B  !| "Because you were grave$2$ and silent, and gave me no$2$
318:381,12B  !| encouragement."
318:381,13A  !| "But I was embarrassed."
318:381,14B  !| "And so$5#2$ was I."
318:381,15A  !| "You might have talked to$4$ me more when you came
318:381,16A  !| to$4$ dinner."
318:381,17B  !| "A man who$6#1$ had felt less, might."
318:381,18A  !| "How unlucky that$3$ you should have a reasonable
318:381,19A  !| answer$0$ to$9$ give, and that$3$ I should be so$5#1$ reasonable as to$9$
318:381,20A  !| admit it|  But I wonder$1$ how long$9$ you \would\ have gone
318:381,21A  !| on$5$, if you had been left$1$ to$4$ yourself.  I wonder$1$ when you
318:381,22A  !| \would\ have spoken, if I had not asked you|  My resolution
318:381,23A  !| of thanking you for$4$ your kindness to$4$ $PP#H$Lydia had certainly
318:381,24A  !| great effect$0$.  \Too$5#1$\ \much\, I am afraid; for$3$ what$6#2$ becomes
318:381,25A  !| of the moral, if our comfort$0$ springs from a breach of
318:381,26A  !| promise$0$, for$3$ I ought not to$9$ have mentioned the subject$0$?
318:381,27A  !| This will$1$ never do."
318:381,28B  !| "You need$1$ not distress$1$ yourself.  The moral will$1$ be
318:381,29B  !| perfectly fair.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine's unjustifiable endeavours$0$
318:381,30B  !| to$9$ separate$1$ us, were the means$0$ of removing all my doubts$0$.
318:381,31B  !| I am not indebted for$4$ my present$9$ happiness to$4$ your
318:381,32B  !| eager desire$0$ of expressing your gratitude.  I was not in
318:381,33B  !| a humour to$9$ wait for$4$ any opening of your's.  My aunt's
318:381,34B  !| intelligence had given me hope$0$, and I was determined$2$ at
318:381,35B  !| once to$9$ know every*thing."
318:381,36A  !| "$PP#L$Lady*Catherine has been of infinite use$0$, which$6#1$ ought
318:381,37A  !| to$9$ make$1$ her happy, for$3$ she loves to$9$ be of use$0$.  But tell
318:381,38A  !| me, what$6#2$ did you come down$5$ to$4$ Netherfield for$4$?  Was
318:382, 1A  !| it merely to$9$ ride$1$ to$4$ Longbourn and be embarrassed?  or
318:382, 2A  !| had you intended any more serious$2$ consequence?"
318:382, 3B  !| "My real purpose was to$9$ see \you\, and to$9$ judge$1$, if I could,
318:382, 4B  !| whether I might ever hope$1$ to$9$ make$1$ you love$1$ me.  My
318:382, 5B  !| avowed one, or what$6#1$ I avowed to$4$ myself, was to$9$ see
318:382, 6B  !| whether your sister were still$5$ partial to$4$ $PP#I$Bingley, and if she
318:382, 7B  !| were, to$9$ make$1$ the confession to$4$ him which$6#1$ I have since
318:382, 8B  !| made."
318:382, 9A  !| "Shall you ever have courage to$9$ announce to$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine,
318:382,10A  !| what$6#1$ is to$9$ befall her?"
318:382,11B  !| "I am more likely to$9$ want$1$ time than courage, $PP#A$Elizabeth.
318:382,12B  !| But it ought to$9$ be done, and if you will$1$ give me a sheet
318:382,13B  !| of paper, it shall be done directly."
318:382,14A  !| "And if I had not a letter to$9$ write myself, I might sit
318:382,15A  !| by$4$ you, and admire the evenness of your writing$0$, as
318:382,16A  !| another young lady once did.  But I have an aunt, too$5#2$,
318:382,17A  !| who$6#1$ must not be longer neglected."
318:382,18'  !| From an unwillingness to$9$ confess how much her intimacy
318:382,19'  !| with $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy had been over-rated, $PP#A$Elizabeth had never
318:382,20'  !| yet answered $PP#O$Mrs%*Gardiner's long$9$ letter, but now, having
318:382,21'  !| \that$6#2$\ to$9$ communicate which$6#1$ she knew would be most
318:382,22'  !| welcome$2$, she was almost ashamed to$9$ find, that$3$ her uncle
318:382,23'  !| and aunt had already lost three days of happiness, and
318:382,24'  !| immediately wrote as follows:
318:382,25     |
318:382,26A  !| "I would have thanked you before$5$, my dear$2#1$ aunt, as
318:382,27A  !| I ought to$9$ have done, for$4$ your long$9$, kind$2$, satisfactory,
318:382,28A  !| detail$0$ of particulars; but to$9$ say the truth, I was too$5#1$
318:382,29A  !| cross$2$ to$9$ write.  You supposed more than really existed.
318:382,30A  !| But \now\ suppose as much as you chuse; give a loose to$4$
318:382,31A  !| your fancy$0$, indulge your imagination in every possible
318:382,32A  !| flight which$6#1$ the subject$0$ will$1$ afford, and unless you believe
318:382,33A  !| me actually married, you cannot greatly err.  You must
318:382,34A  !| write again very soon, and praise$1$ him a great deal$0#2$ more
318:382,35A  !| than you did in your last$0$.  I thank you, again and again,
318:382,36A  !| for$4$ not going to$4$ the Lakes.  How could I be so$5#1$ silly as
318:382,37A  !| to$9$ wish$1$ it|  Your idea of the ponies is delightful.  We
318:382,38A  !| will$1$ go round$4$ the Park every day.  I am the happiest
318:383, 1A  !| creature in the world.  Perhaps other people have said
318:383, 2A  !| so$5#2$ before$5$, but not one with such justice.  I am happier
318:383, 3A  !| even$5$ than $PP#E$Jane; she only smiles, I laugh$1$.  $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
318:383, 4A  !| sends you all the love$0$ in the world, that$6#1$ he can spare$1$ from
318:383, 5A  !| me.  You are all to$9$ come to$4$ Pemberley at Christmas.
318:383, 6A  !| Your's, &c%"
318:383, 7     |
318:383, 8'  !| $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy's letter to$4$ $PP#L$Lady*Catherine, was in a different
318:383, 9'  !| style; and still$5$ different from either, was what$6#1$ $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet
318:383,10'  !| sent to$4$ $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, in reply$0$ to$4$ his last$0$.
318:383,11     |
318:383,12C  !| "DEAR$2#1$ SIR,
318:383,13C  !| "I must trouble$1$ you once more for$4$ congratulations.
318:383,14C  !| $PP#A$Elizabeth will$1$ soon be the wife of $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy.  Console
318:383,15C  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine as well$9$ as you can.  But, if I were you,
318:383,16C  !| I would stand$1$ by$4$ the nephew.  He has more to$9$ give.
318:383,17C  !|                               "Your's sincerely, &c%"
318:383,19'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley's congratulations to$4$ her brother, on$4$ his
318:383,20'  !| approaching marriage, were all that$6#1$ was affectionate and
318:383,21'  !| insincere.  She wrote even$5$ to$4$ $PP#E$Jane on$4$ the occasion$0$, to$9$
318:383,22'  !| express$1$ her delight$0$, and repeat all her former professions
318:383,23'  !| of regard$0$.  $PP#E$Jane was not deceived, but she was affected;
318:383,24'  !| and though feeling$1$ no$2$ reliance on$4$ her, could not help$1$
318:383,25'  !| writing$1$ her a much kinder answer$0$ than she knew was
318:383,26'  !| deserved.
318:383,27'  !| The joy which$6#1$ $PP#ZG$Miss*Darcy expressed on$4$ receiving similar
318:383,28'  !| information, was as sincere as her brother's in sending it.
318:383,29'  !| Four sides of paper were insufficient to$9$ contain all her
318:383,30'  !| delight$0$, and all her earnest desire$0$ of being$1$ loved by$4$ her
318:383,31'  !| sister.
318:383,32'  !| Before$3$ any answer$0$ could arrive from $PP#K$Mr%*Collins, or any
318:383,33'  !| congratulations to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth, from his wife, the Longbourn
318:383,34'  !| family heard that$3$ the $PP#K1$Collinses were come themselves to$4$
318:383,35'  !| Lucas*lodge.  The reason$0$ of this sudden$2$ removal was soon
318:383,36'  !| evident.  $PP#L$Lady*Catherine had been rendered so$5#1$ exceedingly
318:383,37'  !| angry by$4$ the contents of her nephew's letter, that$3$
318:383,38'  !| $PP#S$Charlotte, really rejoicing in the match$0$, was anxious to$9$
318:383,39'  !| get away till the storm$0$ was blown over.  At such a moment,
318:384, 1'  !| the arrival of her friend was a sincere pleasure to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth,
318:384, 2'  !| though in the course$0$ of their meetings she must sometimes
318:384, 3'  !| think the pleasure dearly$5#2$ bought, when she saw $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy
318:384, 4'  !| exposed to$4$ all the parading and obsequious civility of her
318:384, 5'  !| husband.  He bore$1#1$ it however with admirable calmness.
318:384, 6'  !| He could even$5$ listen to$4$ $PP#R$Sir*William*Lucas, when he complimented
318:384, 7'  !| him on$4$ carrying away the brightest jewel of
318:384, 8'  !| the country, and expressed his hopes$0$ of their all meeting$9$
318:384, 9'  !| frequently at St%*James's, with very decent composure.
318:384,10'  !| If he did shrug his shoulders, it was not till $PP#R$Sir*William
318:384,11'  !| was out$8$ of sight.
318:384,12'  !| $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips's vulgarity was another, and perhaps a
318:384,13'  !| greater tax$0$ on$4$ his forbearance; and though $PP#T$Mrs%*Philips,
318:384,14'  !| as well$9$ as her sister, stood in too$5#1$ much awe of him to$9$
318:384,15'  !| speak with the familiarity which$6#1$ $PP#I$Bingley's good*humour
318:384,16'  !| encouraged, yet, whenever she \did\ speak, she must be
318:384,17'  !| vulgar.  Nor was her respect$0$ for$4$ him, though it made her
318:384,18'  !| more quiet$2$, at all likely to$9$ make$1$ her more elegant.  $PP#A$Elizabeth
318:384,19'  !| did all she could, to$9$ shield him from the frequent
318:384,20'  !| notice$0$ of either, and was ever anxious to$9$ keep him to$4$
318:384,21'  !| herself, and to$4$ those of her family with whom$6#1$ he might
318:384,22'  !| converse without mortification; and though the uncomfortable
318:384,23'  !| feelings arising from all this took from the season
318:384,24'  !| of courtship much of its pleasure, it added to$4$ the hope$0$ of the
318:384,25'  !| future; and she looked forward$8$ with delight$0$ to$4$ the time
318:384,26'  !| when they should be removed from society so$5#1$ little
318:384,27'  !| pleasing to$4$ either, to$4$ all the comfort$0$ and elegance of their
318:384,28'  !| family party at Pemberley.
319:385, 1'  !| Happy for$4$ all her maternal feelings was the day on$4$
319:385, 2'  !| which$6#1$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet got rid of her two most deserving
319:385, 3'  !| daughters.  With what$6#1$ delighted pride she afterwards
319:385, 4'  !| visited $PP#E$Mrs%*Bingley and talked of $PP#A$Mrs%*Darcy may$1$ be
319:385, 5'  !| guessed.  I wish$1$ I could say, for$4$ the sake of her family,
319:385, 6'  !| that$3$ the accomplishment of her earnest desire$0$ in the
319:385, 7'  !| establishment of so$5#1$ many of her children, produced so$5#1$
319:385, 8'  !| happy an effect$0$ as to$9$ make$1$ her a sensible$2#2$, amiable, well-informed
319:385, 9'  !| woman for$4$ the rest$0#1$ of her life; though perhaps
319:395,10'  !| it was lucky for$4$ her husband, who$6#1$ might not have relished
319:385,11'  !| domestic$2$ felicity in so$5#1$ unusual a form$0$, that$3$ she still$5$ was
319:385,12'  !| occasionally nervous and invariably silly.
319:385,13'  !| $PP#C$Mr%*Bennet missed his second$2$ daughter exceedingly;
319:385,14'  !| his affection for$4$ her drew him oftener from home than
319:385,15'  !| any*thing else could do.  He delighted in going to$4$ Pemberley,
319:385,16'  !| especially when he was least expected$1$.
319:385,17'  !| $PP#I$Mr%*Bingley and $PP#E$Jane remained at Netherfield only
319:385,18'  !| a twelvemonth.  So$5#1$ near$9$ a vicinity to$4$ her mother and
319:385,19'  !| Meryton relations was not desirable even$5$ to$4$ \his\ easy
319:385,20'  !| temper, or \her\ affectionate heart.  The darling wish$0$ of
319:385,21'  !| his sisters was then gratified; he bought an estate in a
319:385,22'  !| neighbouring county to$4$ Derbyshire, and $PP#E$Jane and $PP#A$Elizabeth,
319:385,23'  !| in addition to$4$ every other source of happiness, were
319:385,24'  !| within thirty miles of each other.
319:385,25'  !| $PP#G$Kitty, to$4$ her very material$2$ advantage, spent the chief
319:385,26'  !| of her time with her two elder sisters.  In society so$5#1$
319:385,27'  !| superior$2$ to$4$ what$6#1$ she had generally known, her improvement
319:385,28'  !| was great.  She was not of so$5#1$ ungovernable a temper
319:385,29'  !| as $PP#H$Lydia, and, removed from the influence$0$ of $PP#H$Lydia's
319:385,30'  !| example, she became, by$4$ proper attention and management,
319:385,31'  !| less irritable, less ignorant, and less insipid.  From
319:385,32'  !| the farther disadvantage of $PP#H$Lydia's society she was of
319:385,33'  !| course$8$ carefully kept, and though $PP#H$Mrs%*Wickham frequently
319:386, 1'  !| invited her to$9$ come and stay$1$ with her, with the
319:386, 2'  !| promise$0$ of balls and young men, her father would never
319:386, 3'  !| consent$1$ to$4$ her going.
319:386, 4'  !| $PP#F$Mary was the only daughter who$6#1$ remained at home;
319:386, 5'  !| and she was necessarily drawn from the pursuit of accomplishments
319:386, 6'  !| by$4$ $PP#D$Mrs%*Bennet's being$1$ quite unable to$9$ sit
319:386, 7'  !| alone.  $PP#F$Mary was obliged to$9$ mix more with the world,
319:386, 8'  !| but she could still$5$ moralize over every morning visit$0$;
319:386, 9'  !| and as she was no$2$ longer mortified by$4$ comparisons between
319:386,10'  !| her sisters' beauty and her own$2$, it was suspected by$4$ her
319:386,11'  !| father that$3$ she submitted to$4$ the change$0$ without much
319:386,12'  !| reluctance.
319:386,13'  !| As for$4$ $PP#V$Wickham and $PP#H$Lydia, their characters suffered
319:386,14'  !| no$2$ revolution from the marriage of her sisters.  He bore$1#1$
319:386,15'  !| with philosophy the conviction that$3$ $PP#A$Elizabeth must now
319:386,16'  !| become acquainted with whatever of his ingratitude and
319:386,17'  !| falsehood had before$5$ been unknown to$4$ her; and in spite$8$
319:386,18'  !| of every*thing, was not wholly without hope$0$ that$3$ $PP#B$Darcy
319:386,19'  !| might yet be prevailed on$5$ to$9$ make$1$ his fortune.  The congratulatory
319:386,20'  !| letter which$6#1$ $PP#A$Elizabeth received from $PP#H$Lydia on$4$
319:386,21'  !| her marriage, explained to$4$ her that$3$, by$4$ his wife at least,
319:386,22'  !| if not by$4$ himself, such a hope$0$ was cherished.  The letter
319:386,23'  !| was to$4$ this effect$0$:
319:386,24     |
319:386,25H  !| "MY DEAR$2#1$ $PP#A$LIZZY,
319:386,26H  !| "I wish$1$ you joy.  If you love$1$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy half as well$9$
319:386,27H  !| as I do my dear$2#1$ $PP#V$Wickham, you must be very happy.
319:386,28H  !| It is a great comfort$0$ to$9$ have you so$5#1$ rich, and when you
319:386,29H  !| have nothing else to$9$ do, I hope$1$ you will$1$ think of us.  I am
319:386,30H  !| sure $PP#V$Wickham would like$1$ a place$0$ at court$0$ very much, and
319:386,31H  !| I do not think we shall have quite money enough to$9$ live
319:386,32H  !| upon without some help$0$.  Any place$0$ would do, of about$4$
319:386,33H  !| three or four hundred a year; but, however, do not
319:386,34H  !| speak to$4$ $PP#B$Mr%*Darcy about$4$ it, if you had rather not.
319:386,35H  !|                                       "Your's, &c%"
319:386,36     |
319:386,37'  !| As it happened that$3$ $PP#A$Elizabeth had \much\ rather not,
319:386,38'  !| she endeavoured in her answer$0$ to$9$ put an end$0$ to$4$ every
319:387, 1'  !| intreaty and expectation of the kind$0$.  Such relief, however,
319:387, 2'  !| as it was in her power to$9$ afford, by$4$ the practice$0$ of
319:387, 3'  !| what$6#1$ might be called economy in her own$2$ private$2$ expences,
319:387, 4'  !| she frequently sent them.  It had always been evident
319:387, 5'  !| to$4$ her that$3$ such an income as theirs, under the direction
319:387, 6'  !| of two persons so$5#1$ extravagant in their wants$0$, and heedless
319:387, 7'  !| of the future, must be very insufficient to$4$ their support$0$;
319:387, 8'  !| and whenever they changed their quarters, either $PP#E$Jane
319:387, 9'  !| or herself were sure of being$1$ applied to$4$, for$4$ some little
319:387,10'  !| assistance towards discharging their bills.  Their manner
319:387,11'  !| of living$9$, even$5$ when the restoration of peace dismissed
319:387,12'  !| them to$4$ a home, was unsettled in the extreme$0$.  They were
319:387,13'  !| always moving from place$0$ to$4$ place$0$ in quest of a cheap
319:387,14'  !| situation, and always spending more than they ought.
319:387,15'  !| His affection for$4$ her soon sunk into indifference; her's
319:387,16'  !| lasted a little longer; and in spite$8$ of her youth and her
319:387,17'  !| manners, she retained all the claims to$4$ reputation which$6#1$
319:387,18'  !| her marriage had given her.
319:387,19'  !| Though $PP#B$Darcy could never receive \him\ at Pemberley,
319:387,20'  !| yet, for$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's sake, he assisted him farther in his
319:387,21'  !| profession$0#1$.  $PP#H$Lydia was occasionally a visitor there, when
319:387,22'  !| her husband was gone to$9$ enjoy himself in London or
319:387,23'  !| Bath$0#1$; and with the $PP#I2$Bingley's they both of them frequently
319:387,24'  !| staid so$5#1$ long$9$, that$3$ even$5$ $PP#I$Bingley's good*humour was overcome,
319:387,25'  !| and he proceeded so$5#1$ far as to$9$ \talk$1$\ of giving them
319:387,26'  !| a hint$0$ to$9$ be gone.
319:387,27'  !| $PP#J$Miss*Bingley was very deeply mortified by$4$ $PP#B$Darcy's
319:387,28'  !| marriage; but as she thought$1$ it advisable to$9$ retain the
319:387,29'  !| right$0$ of visiting at Pemberley, she dropt all her resentment;
319:387,30'  !| was fonder than ever of $PP#ZG$Georgiana, almost as
319:387,31'  !| attentive to$4$ $PP#B$Darcy as heretofore, and paid off every arrear
319:387,32'  !| of civility to$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth.
319:387,33'  !| Pemberley was now $PP#ZG$Georgiana's home; and the attachment
319:387,34'  !| of the sisters was exactly what$6#1$ $PP#B$Darcy had hoped
319:387,35'  !| to$9$ see.  They were able to$9$ love$1$ each other, even$5$ as well$9$
319:387,36'  !| as they intended.  $PP#ZG$Georgiana had the highest opinion in
319:387,37'  !| the world of $PP#A$Elizabeth; though at first she often listened
319:387,38'  !| with an astonishment bordering on$4$ alarm$0$, at her lively,
319:388, 1'  !| sportive, manner of talking to$4$ her brother.  He, who$6#1$ had
319:388, 2'  !| always inspired in herself a respect$0$ which$6#1$ almost overcame
319:388, 3'  !| her affection, she now saw the object$0$ of open$2$ pleasantry.
319:388, 4'  !| Her mind$0$ received knowledge which$6#1$ had never before$5$
319:388, 5'  !| fallen in her way.  By$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's instructions she began
319:388, 6'  !| to$9$ comprehend that$3$ a woman may$1$ take liberties with her
319:388, 7'  !| husband, which$6#1$ a brother will$1$ not always allow in a sister
319:388, 8'  !| more than ten years younger than himself.
319:388, 9'  !| $PP#L$Lady*Catherine was extremely indignant on$4$ the marriage
319:388,10'  !| of her nephew; and as she gave way to$4$ all the genuine
319:388,11'  !| frankness of her character, in her reply$0$ to$4$ the letter which$6#1$
319:388,12'  !| announced its arrangement, she sent him language so$5#1$ very
319:388,13'  !| abusive, especially of $PP#A$Elizabeth, that$3$ for$4$ some time all
319:388,14'  !| intercourse was at an end$0$.  But at length, by$4$ $PP#A$Elizabeth's
319:388,15'  !| persuasion, he was prevailed on$5$ to$9$ overlook the offence,
319:388,16'  !| and seek a reconciliation; and, after$4$ a little farther
319:388,17'  !| resistance on$4$ the part$0$ of his aunt, her resentment gave
319:388,18'  !| way, either to$4$ her affection for$4$ him, or her curiosity to$9$ see
319:388,19'  !| how his wife conducted herself; and she condescended
319:388,20'  !| to$9$ wait on$4$ them at Pemberley, in spite$8$ of that$6#2$ pollution
319:388,21'  !| which$6#1$ its woods had received, not merely from the presence
319:388,22'  !| of such a mistress, but the visits of her uncle and aunt
319:388,23'  !| from the city.
319:388,24'  !| With the $PP#N1$Gardiners, they were always on$4$ the most
319:388,25'  !| intimate$2$ terms.  $PP#B$Darcy, as well$9$ as $PP#A$Elizabeth, really loved
319:388,26'  !| them; and they were both ever sensible$2#1$ of the warmest
319:388,27'  !| gratitude towards the persons who$6#1$, by$4$ bringing her into
319:388,28'  !| Derbyshire, had been the means$0$ of uniting them.