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and me�察�we shall be in danger of hating each other for the rest of
our lives�察 �for a whole day¨s t┷te´┐´t┷te between two women can
never end without a quarrel。 Come as soon as you can on the
receipt of this。 My brother and the gentlemen are to dine with the
officers。 Yours ever�察�
`Caroline Bingley。¨
`With the officers� � cried Lydia。 `I wonder my aunt did not tell us
of that。¨
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`Dining out�察� said Mrs。 Bennet�察 �that is very unlucky。¨
`Can I have the carriage�拭� said Jane。
`No�察�my dear�察�you had better go on horseback�察�because it seems
likely to rain�察�and then you must stay all night。¨
`That would be a good scheme�察� said Elizabeth�察 �if you were sure
that they would not offer to send her home。¨
`Oh� �but the gentlemen will have Mr。 Bingley¨s chaise to go to
Meryton�察�and the Hursts have no horses to theirs。¨
`I had much rather go in the coach。¨
`But�察 �my dear�察 �your father cannot spare the horses�察 �I am sure。
They are wanted in the farm�察�Mr。 Bennet�察�are not they�拭�
`They are wanted in the farm much oftener than I can get them。¨
`But if you have got them to´day�察� said Elizabeth�察 �my mother¨s
purpose will be answered。¨
She did at last extort from her father an acknowledgment that
the horses were engaged。 Jane was therefore obliged to go on
horseback�察 �and her mother attended her to the door with many
cheerful prognostics of a bad day。 Her hopes were answered�察�Jane
had not been gone long before it rained hard。 Her sisters were
uneasy for her�察�but her mother was delighted。 The rain continued
the whole evening without intermission�察 �Jane certainly could not
come back。
`This was a lucky idea of mine�察�indeed� � said Mrs。 Bennet�察�more
than once�察�as if the credit of making it rain were all her own。 Till
the next morning�察�however�察�she was not aware of all the felicity of
her contrivance。 Breakfast was scarcely over when a servant from
Netherfield brought the following note for Elizabeth�此�
`My dearest Lizzy�察�
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`I find myself very unwell this morning�察�which�察�I suppose is to be
imputed to my getting wet through yesterday。 My kind friends will
not hear of my returning home till I am better。 They insist also on
my seeing Mr。 Jones!therefore do not be alarmed if you should
hear of his having been to me!and excepting a sore´throat and
head´ache there is not much the matter with me。
`Yours�察�&c。¨
`Well�察�my dear�察� said Mr。 Bennet�察�when Elizabeth had read the
note aloud�察 �if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness�察�
if she should die�察�it would be a comfort to know that it was all in
pursuit of Mr。 Bingley�察�and under your orders。¨
`Oh� �I am not at all afraid of her dying。 People do not die of little
trifling colds。 She will be taken good care of。 As long as she stays
there�察�it is all very well。 I would go and see her�察�if I could have the
carriage。¨
Elizabeth�察 �feeling really anxious�察 �was determined to go to her�察�
though the carriage was not to be had�察 �and as she was no horse´
woman�察 �walking was her only alternative。 She declared her
resolution。
`How can you be so silly�察� cried her mother�察 �as to think of such a
thing�察�in all this dirt� �You will not be fit to be seen when you get
there。¨
`I shall be very fit to see Jane!which is all I want。¨
`Is this a hint to me�察 �Lizzy�察� said her father�察 �to send for the
horses�拭�
`No�察 �indeed。 I do not wish to avoid the walk。 The distance is
nothing�察�when one has a motive�察�only three miles。 I shall be back
by dinner。¨
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`I admire the activity of your benevolence�察� observed Mary�察 �but
every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason�察 �and�察 �in my
opinion�察 �exertion should always be in proportion to what is
required。¨
`We will go as far as Meryton with you�察� said Catherine and
Lydia。!Elizabeth accepted their company�察 �and the three young
ladies set off together。
`If we make haste�察� said Lydia�察 �as they walked along�察 �perhaps
we may see something of Captain Carter before he goes。¨
In Meryton they parted�察 �the two youngest repaired to the
lodgings of one of the officers¨ wives�察�and Elizabeth continued her
walk alone�察�crossing field after field at a quick pace�察�jumping over
stiles and springing over puddles with impatient activity�察 �and
finding herself at last within view of the house�察�with weary ancles�察�
dirty stockings�察�and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise。
She was shewn into the breakfast´parlour�察 �where all but Jane
were assembled�察�and where her appearance created a great deal of
surprise。!That she should have walked three miles so early in the
day�察�in such dirty weather�察�and by herself was almost incredible to
Mrs。 Hurst and Miss Bingley�察 �and Elizabeth was convinced that
they held her in contempt for it。 She was received�察�however�察�very
politely by them�察 �and in their brother¨s manners there was
something better than politeness�察 �there was good humour and
kindness。 Mr。 Darcy said very little�察�and Mr。 Hurst nothing at all。
The former was divided between admiration of the brilliancy
which exercise had given to her complexion�察�and doubt as to the
occasion¨s justifying her coming so far alone。 The latter was
thinking only of his breakfast。
Her enquiries after her sister were not very favourably
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answered。 Miss Bennet had slept ill�察 �and though up�察 �was very
feverish and not well enough to leave her room。 Elizabeth was glad
to be taken to her immediately�察 �and Jane�察 �who had only been
withheld by the fear of giving alarm or inconvenience�察 �from
expressing in her note how much she longed for such a visit�察�was
delighted at her entrance。 She was not equal�察 �however�察 �to much
conversation�察 �and when Miss Bingley left them together�察 �could
attempt little beside expressions of gratitude for the extraordinary
kindness she was treated with。 Elizabeth silently attended her。
When breakfast was over�察 �they were joined by the sisters�察 �and
Elizabeth began to like them herself�察 �when she saw how much
affection and solicitude they shewed for Jane。 The apothecary
came�察 �and havin