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

trouble of coming so far。 What could your ladyship propose by it�拭� 

    `At    once    to  insist   upon     having     such    a  report     universally 

contradicted。¨ 

    `Your   coming   to   Longbourn�察  �to   see   me   and   my   family�察�   said 

Elizabeth�察  �coolly�察   �will   be   rather   a   confirmation   of   it�察  �if�察  �indeed�察�

such a report is in existence。¨ 

    `If�   �do   you   then   pretend   to  be   ignorant   of   it�拭  �Has   it   not   been 

industriously circulated by yourselves�拭�Do you not know that such 

a report is spread abroad�拭� 

    `I never heard that it was。¨ 

    `And   can   you   likewise   declare�察  �that   there   is   no foundation     for 

it�拭� 

    `I do not pretend to possess equal frankness with your ladyship。 

You may ask questions�察�which I shall not choose to answer。¨ 

    `This is not to be borne。 Miss Bennet�察�I insist on being satisfied。 

Has he�察�has my nephew�察�made you an offer of marriage�拭� 



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    `Your ladyship has declared it to be impossible。¨ 

    `It ought to be so�察�it must be so�察�while he retains the use of his 

reason。     But  your    arts   and    allurements      may�察   �in  a  moment       of 

infatuation�察�have made him forget what he owes to himself and to 

all his family。 You may have drawn him in。¨ 

    `If I have�察�I shall be the last person to confess it。¨ 

    `Miss    Bennet�察    �do   you   know     who    I  am�拭    �I  have    not   been 

accustomed        to   such   language    as  this。  I  am   almost    the  nearest 

relation     he  has   in  the   world�察  �and   am    entitled   to  know     all  his 

dearest concerns。¨ 

    `But you are not entitled to know mine�察�nor will such behaviour 

as this�察�ever induce me to be explicit。¨ 

    `Let me be rightly understood。 This   match�察  �to  which  you  have 

the   presumption   to   aspire�察  �can   never   take   place。   No�察  �never。   Mr。 

Darcy is engaged to my daughter。 Now what have you to say�拭� 

    `Only this�察�that if he is so�察�you can have no reason to suppose he 

will make an offer to me。¨ 

    Lady Catherine hesitated for a moment�察�and then replied�察�

    `The   engagement   between   them   is         of   a  peculiar   kind。   From 

their infancy�察�they have been intended for  each  other。   It  was   the 

favourite   wish   of  his  mother�察  �as   well   as   of   her¨s。   While   in   their 

cradles�察�we planned the union�此�and now�察�at the moment when the 

wishes of both sisters would be accomplished�察�in their marriage�察�to 

be prevented by a young woman of inferior birth�察�of no importance 

in   the   world�察  �and   wholly   unallied   to   the   family�   �Do   you   pay   no 

regard to the wishes of his friends�拭�To his tacit engagement with 

Miss   De   Bourgh�拭  �Are   you   lost   to   every   feeling   of   propriety   and 

delicacy�拭�Have you not heard me say�察�that from his earliest hours 

he was destined for his cousin�拭� 



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    `Yes�察�and I had heard it before。 But what is that to me�拭�If there 

is no other objection to my marrying your nephew�察�I shall certainly 

not be kept from it�察�by knowing that his mother and aunt wished 

him to marry Miss De Bourgh。 You both did as much as you could�察�

in   planning   the   marriage。   Its   completion   depended   on   others。   If 

Mr。   Darcy   is   neither   by   honour   nor   inclination   confined   to   his 

cousin�察  �why   is   not   he   to   make   another   choice�拭  �And   if   I   am   that 

choice�察�why may not I accept him�拭� 

    `Because   honour�察  �decorum�察  �prudence�察  �nay�察  �interest�察  �forbid   it。 

Yes�察�Miss Bennet�察�interest�察�for do not expect to be noticed by his 

family or friends�察�if you wilfully act against the inclinations of all。 

You     will   be   censured�察    �slighted�察   �and    despised�察    �by   every    one 

connected   with  him。   Your  alliance   will  be a   disgrace�察 �your  name 

will never even be mentioned by any of us。¨ 

    `These are heavy misfortunes�察� replied Elizabeth。 `But the wife 

of Mr。 Darcy must have   such  extraordinary  sources   of  happiness 

necessarily   attached        to   her  situation�察  �that  she   could�察   �upon    the 

whole�察�have no cause to repine。 

    `Obstinate�察  �headstrong  girl�  �I am ashamed   of  you�  �Is   this   your 

gratitude   for  my  attentions   to  you   last   spring�拭  �Is   nothing   due   to 

me on that score�拭�

    `Let   us   sit   down。   You   are   to   understand�察  �Miss   Bennet�察  �that   I 

came here with the determined resolution of carrying my purpose�察�

nor will I be dissuaded from it。 I have not been used to submit to 

any   person¨s      whims。    I  have   not   been    in  the  habit   of  brooking 

disappointment。¨ 

    `That   will    make    your    ladyship¨s     situation    at  present     more 

pitiable�察�but it will have no effect on me。¨ 

    `I will not be interrupted。 Hear me in silence。 My daughter and 



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my nephew are formed for each other。 They are descended on the 

maternal side�察�from the same noble line�察�and�察�on the father¨s�察�from 

respectable�察     �honourable�察    �and    ancient�察  �though     untitled   families。 

Their fortune on both sides is splendid。 They are destined for each 

other by the voice of every member of their respective houses�察�and 

what is to divide them�拭�The upstart pretensions of a young woman 

without family�察�connections�察�or fortune。 Is this to be endured� �But 

it  must  not�察  �shall   not be。   If  you  were   sensible   of   your   own   good�察�

you   would   not   wish   to   quit   the   sphere�察  �in   which   you   have   been 

brought up。¨ 

    `In   marrying     your   nephew�察    �I  should   not   consider    myself    as 

quitting     that  sphere。    He    is  a  gentleman�察    �I  am   a   gentleman¨s 

daughter�察�so far we are equal。¨ 

    `True。    You  are   a   gentleman¨s      daughter。     But   who    was   your 

mother�拭  �Who   are       your   uncles    and   aunts�拭   �Do   not  imagine     me 

ignorant of their condition。¨ 

    `Whatever      my    connections     may    be�察�  said   Elizabeth�察    �if  your 

nephew does not object to them�察�they can be nothing to you。¨ 

    `Tell me once for all�察�are you engaged to him�拭� 

    Though Elizabeth would not�察�for the mere purpose of  obliging 

Lady   Catherine�察  �have   answered   this   question�察  �she   could   not   but 

say�察�after a moment¨s deliberation�察�

    `I am not。¨ 

    Lady Catherine seemed pleased。 

    `And     will  you    promise     me�察  �never     to  enter    into   such    an 

engagement�拭� 

    `I will make no promise of the kind。¨ 

    `Miss Bennet I am shocked and astonished。 I expected to find a 

more reasonable young woman。 But do not deceive yourself into a 



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belief   that   I   will   ever   recede。   I   shall   not   go   away�察  �till   you   have 

given me the assurance I require。 

    `And I   certainly never  shall   give   it。   I  am   not  to  be intimidated 

into   anything   so   wholly   unreasonable。   Your   ladyship   wants   Mr。 

Darcy     to   marry    your    daughter�察    �but

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