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happy as you。 Till I have your disposition�察�your goodness�察�I never 

can   have   your   happiness。       No�察  �no�察  �let   me  shift   for   myself�察 �and�察�

perhaps�察  �if   I   have   very   good   luck�察  �I   may   meet   with   another   Mr。 

Collins in time。¨ 

    The   situation   of   affairs   in   the   Longbourn   family   could   not   be 

long   a   secret。   Mrs。   Bennet   was   privileged   to   whisper   it   to   Mrs。 

Philips�察�and she ventured�察�without any permission�察�to do the same 

by all her neighbours in Meryton。 

    The     Bennets     were    speedily     pronounced       to   be   the   luckiest 

family in the world�察�though only a few weeks before�察�when Lydia 

had first run away�察�they had been generally proved to be marked 

out for misfortune。 



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                             CHAPTER XIV 



            ne   morning�察  �about   a   week   after   Bingley¨s   engagement 

            with Jane had been formed�察�as he and the females of the 

 O 

            family   were     sitting  together    in  the  dining    room�察   �their 

attention   was   suddenly   drawn   to   the   window�察  �by   the   sound   of   a 

carriage�察�and they perceived a chaise and four driving up the lawn。 

It   was   too  early   in  the   morning     for   visitors�察 �and   besides�察   �the 

equipage   did   not   answer   to   that   of   any   of   their   neighbours。   The 

horses   were   post�察  �and   neither   the   carriage�察  �nor   the   livery   of   the 

servant who preceded it�察�were familiar to them。 As it was certain�察�

however�察�that  somebody  was   coming�察  �Bingley  instantly prevailed 

on Miss Bennet to avoid the confinement of such an intrusion�察�and 

walk away with him into the shrubbery。 They both set off�察�and the 

conjectures   of   the   remaining   three   continued�察  �though   with   little 

satisfaction�察    �till  the  door   was    thrown     open�察  �and    their   visitor 

entered。 It was Lady Catherine de Bourgh。 

    They   were   of   course   all   intending   to   be   surprised�察  �but   their 

astonishment   was   beyond   their   expectation�察  �and   on   the   part   of 

Mrs。    Bennet     and   Kitty�察  �though    she   was   perfectly    unknown      to 

them�察�even inferior to what Elizabeth felt。 

    She     entered     the   room     with    an    air   more     than    usually 

ungracious�察�made no other reply to Elizabeth¨s salutation�察  �than a 

slight inclination of the head�察�and sat down without saying a word。 

Elizabeth      had    mentioned      her    name     to  her   mother�察    �on    her 

ladyship¨s   entrance�察  �though   no   request   of   introduction   had   been 

made。 



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    Mrs。 Bennet all amazement�察�though flattered by having a guest 

of such high importance�察�received her with the utmost politeness。 

After    sitting   for  a  moment      in  silence�察  �she   said   very   stiffly  to 

Elizabeth�察�

    `I hope you are well�察�Miss Bennet。 That lady I suppose is your 

mother。¨ 

    Elizabeth replied very concisely that she was。 

    `And that I suppose is one of your sisters。 

    `Yes�察  �madam�察� said   Mrs。   Bennet�察  �delighted   to   speak   to   a   Lady 

Catherine。 `She is my youngest girl but one。 My youngest of all�察�is 

lately   married�察  �and   my   eldest   is   somewhere   about   the   grounds�察�

walking with a young man�察�who I believe will soon become a part 

of the family。¨ 

    `You   have   a   very   small   park   here�察�   returned   Lady   Catherine 

after a short silence。 

    `It is nothing in comparison of Rosings�察�my Lady�察�I dare say�察�but 

I assure you it is much larger than Sir William Lucas¨s。¨ 

    `This must be a most inconvenient sitting room for the evening�察�

in summer�察�the windows are full west。¨ 

    Mrs。 Bennet assured her that they never sat there after dinner�察�

and then added�察�

    `May I take the liberty of asking your ladyship whether you left 

Mr。 and Mrs。 Collins well。¨ 

    `Yes�察�very well。 I saw them the night before last。¨ 

    Elizabeth now expected that she would produce a letter for her 

from     Charlotte�察   �as   it   seemed  the  only   probable     motive    for  her 

calling。 But no letter appeared�察�and she was completely puzzled。 

    Mrs。   Bennet�察  �with   great   civility�察  �begged   her   ladyship   to   take 

some   refreshment�察  �but   Lady   Catherine   very   resolutely�察  �and   not 



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very politely�察�declined eating any thing�察�and then rising up�察�said to 

Elizabeth�察�

    `Miss   Bennet�察  �there   seemed   to   be   a   prettyish   kind   of   a   little 

wilderness on one side of your lawn。 I should be glad to take a turn 

in it�察�if you will favour me with your company。¨ 

    `Go�察�my dear�察� cried her mother�察 �and shew her ladyship about 

the different walks。 I think she will be pleased with the hermitage。¨ 

    Elizabeth     obeyed�察   �and    running     into  her   own    room    for   her 

parasol�察   �attended     her   noble   guest   down     stairs。  As  they   passed 

through the hall�察�Lady Catherine opened the doors into the dining´ 

parlour   and   drawing´room�察  �and   pronouncing   them�察  �after   a   short 

survey�察�to be decent looking rooms�察�walked on。 

    Her carriage remained at the door�察�and Elizabeth saw that her 

waiting´woman         was   in   it。  They   proceeded    in  silence   along    the 

gravel   walk   that   led   to   the   copse�察  �Elizabeth   was   determined   to 

make no effort for conversation with a woman�察�who was now more 

than usually insolent and disagreeable。 

    `How could I ever think her like her nephew�拭� said she�察�as she 

looked in her face。 

   As soon as they entered the copse�察�Lady Catherine began in the 

following manner�此� 

    `You can be at no loss�察�Miss Bennet�察�to understand the reason of 

my journey hither。 Your own heart�察�your own conscience�察�must tell 

you why I come。¨ 

    Elizabeth looked with unaffected astonishment。 

    `Indeed�察�you are mistaken�察�Madam。 I have not been at all able to 

account for the honour of seeing you here。¨ 

    `Miss Bennet�察� replied her ladyship�察�in an angry tone�察 �you ought 

to  know�察  �that  I   am   not   to   be   trifled   with。   But   however   insincere 



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you  may choose to be�察�you shall not find me  so。 My character has 

ever been celebrated for its sincerity and frankness�察�and in a cause 

of   such   moment   as   this�察  �I   shall   certainly   not   depart   from   it。   A 

report of a most alarming nature�察�reached me two days ago。 I was 

told�察  �that   not   only   your   sister   was   on   the   point   of   being   most 

advantageously married�察�but that you�察�that Miss Elizabeth Bennet�察�

would�察�in all likelihood�察�be soon afterwards united to my nephew�察�

my     own     nephew�察     �Mr。   Darcy。     Though      I know     it   must    be   a 

scandalous falsehood�察�though I would not injure him so much as to 

suppose the truth of it possible�察�I instantly resolved on setting off 

for this place�察�that I might make my sentiments known to you。¨ 

    `If   you   believed     it  impossible      to  be    true�察�   said   Elizabeth�察�

colouring with astonishment and disdain�察  �I   wonder  you  took   t

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