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admit them in your sight�察�or allow their names to be mentioned in
your hearing。¨ `That is his notion of christian forgiveness� �The rest
of his letter is only about his dear Charlotte¨s situation�察 �and his
expectation of a young olive´branch。 But�察�Lizzy�察�you look as if you
did not enjoy it。 You are not going to be Missish�察 �I hope�察 �and
pretend to be affronted at an idle report。 For what do we live�察�but
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to make sport for our neighbours�察�and laugh at them in our turn�拭�
`Oh� � cried Elizabeth�察 �I am excessively diverted。 But it is so
strange� �
`Yes!that is what makes it amusing。 Had they fixed on any
other man it would have been nothing�察 �but his perfect
indifference�察 �and your pointed dislike�察 �make it so delightfully
absurd� �Much as I abominate writing�察 �I would not give up Mr。
Collins¨s correspondence for any consideration。 Nay�察�when I read
a letter of his�察�I cannot help giving him the preference even over
Wickham�察 �much as I value the impudence and hypocrisy of my
son´in´law。 And pray�察�Lizzy�察�what said Lady Catherine about this
report�拭�Did she call to refuse her consent�拭�
To this question his daughter replied only with a laugh�察�and as
it had been asked without the least suspicion�察 �she was not
distressed by his repeating it。 Elizabeth had never been more at a
loss to make her feelings appear what they were not。 It was
necessary to laugh�察�when she would rather have cried。 Her father
had most cruelly mortified her�察 �by what he said of Mr。 Darcy¨s
indifference�察�and she could do nothing but wonder at such a want
of penetration�察�or fear that perhaps�察�instead of his seeing too little�察�
she might have fancied too much。
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nstead of receiving any such letter of excuse from his friend�察�
as Elizabeth half expected Mr。 Bingley to do�察�he was able to
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bring Darcy with him to Longbourn before many days had
passed after Lady Catherine¨s visit。 The gentlemen arrived early�察�
and�察�before Mrs。 Bennet had time to tell him of their having seen
his aunt�察�of which her daughter sat in momentary dread�察�Bingley�察�
who wanted to be alone with Jane�察�proposed their all walking out。
It was agreed to。 Mrs。 Bennet was not in the habit of walking�察�
Mary could never spare time�察 �but the remaining five set off
together。 Bingley and Jane�察 �however�察 �soon allowed the others to
outstrip them。 They lagged behind�察 �while Elizabeth�察 �Kitty�察 �and
Darcy�察�were to entertain each other。 Very little was said by either�察�
Kitty was too much afraid of him to talk�察 �Elizabeth was secretly
forming a desperate resolution�察 �and perhaps he might be doing
the same。
They walked towards the Lucases�察�because Kitty wished to call
upon Maria�察 �and as Elizabeth saw no occasion for making it a
general concern�察 �when Kitty left them�察 �she went boldly on with
him alone。 Now was the moment for her resolution to be executed�察�
and�察�while her courage was high�察�she immediately said�察�
`Mr。 Darcy�察 �I am a very selfish creature�察 �and�察 �for the sake of
giving relief to my own feelings�察 �care not how much I may be
wounding your¨s。 I can no longer help thanking you for your
unexampled kindness to my poor sister。 Ever since I have known
it�察�I have been most anxious to acknowledge to you how gratefully
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I feel it。 Were it known to the rest of my family�察�I should not have
merely my own gratitude to express。¨
`I am sorry�察 �exceedingly sorry�察� replied Darcy�察 �in a tone of
surprise and emotion�察 �that you have ever been informed of what
may�察 �in a mistaken light�察 �have given you uneasiness。 I did not
think Mrs。 Gardiner was so little to be trusted。¨
`You must not blame my aunt。 Lydia¨s thoughtlessness first
betrayed to me that you had been concerned in the matter�察�and�察�of
course�察 �I could not rest till I knew the particulars。 Let me thank
you again and again�察 �in the name of all my family�察 �for that
generous compassion which induced you to take so much trouble�察�
and bear so many mortifications�察�for the sake of discovering them。¨
`If you will thank me�察� he replied�察 �let it be for yourself alone。
That the wish of giving happiness to you�察 �might add force to the
other inducements which led me on�察 �I shall not attempt to deny。
But your family owe me nothing。 Much as I respect them�察 �I
believe�察�I thought only of you。¨
Elizabeth was too much embarrassed to say a word。 After a
short pause�察�her companion added�察 �You are too generous to trifle
with me。 If your feelings are still what they were last April�察�tell me
so at once。 My affections and wishes are unchanged�察�but one word
from you will silence me on this subject for ever。¨
Elizabeth feeling all the more than common awkwardness and
anxiety of his situation�察 �now forced herself to speak�察 �and
immediately�察 �though not very fluently�察 �gave him to understand�察�
that her sentiments had undergone so material a change�察�since the
period to which he alluded�察�as to make her receive with gratitude
and pleasure�察 �his present assurances。 The happiness which this
reply produced�察 �was such as he had probably never felt before�察�
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and he expressed himself on the occasion as sensibly and as
warmly as a man violently in love can be supposed to do。 Had
Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye�察�she might have seen how
well the expression of heart´felt delight�察 �diffused over his face�察�
became him�察�but�察�though she could not look�察�she could listen�察�and
he told her of feelings�察�which�察�in proving of what importance she
was to him�察�made his affection every moment more valuable。
They walked on�察�without knowing in what direction。 There was
too much to be thought�察 �and felt�察 �and said�察 �for attention to any
other objects。 She soon learnt that they were indebted for their
present good understanding to the efforts of his aunt�察�who did call
on him in her return through London�察 �and there relate her
journey to Longbourn�察 �its motive�察 �and the substance of her
conversation with Elizabeth�察 �dwelling emphatically on every
expression of the latter�察 �which�察 �in her ladyship¨s apprehension�察�
peculiarly denoted her perverseness an