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peculiarly denoted her perverseness and assurance in the belief
that such a relation must assist her endeavours to obtain that
promise from her nephew�察 �which she had refused to give。 But�察�
unluckily for her ladyship�察�its effect had been exactly contrariwise。
`It taught me to hope�察� said he�察 �as I had scarcely ever allowed
myself to hope before。 I knew enough of your disposition to be
certain�察�that�察�had you been absolutely�察�irrevocably decided against
me�察 �you would have acknowledged it to Lady Catherine�察 �frankly
and openly。¨
Elizabeth coloured and laughed as she replied�察 �Yes�察�you know
enough of my frankness to believe me capable of that。 After
abusing you so abominably to your face�察�I could have no scruple in
abusing you to all your relations。¨
`What did you say of me�察 �that I did not deserve�拭 �For�察 �though
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your accusations were ill´founded�察�formed on mistaken premises�察�
my behaviour to you at the time�察�had merited the severest reproof。
It was unpardonable。 I cannot think of it without abhorrence。¨
`We will not quarrel for the greater share of blame annexed to
that evening�察� said Elizabeth。 `The conduct of neither�察 �if strictly
examined�察�will be irreproachable�察�but since then�察�we have both�察�I
hope�察�improved in civility。¨
`I cannot be so easily reconciled to myself。 The recollection of
what I then said�察 �of my conduct�察 �my manners�察 �my expressions
during the whole of it�察 �is now�察 �and has been many months�察�
inexpressibly painful to me。 Your reproof�察�so well applied�察�I shall
never forget�此 �had you behaved in a more gentleman´like
manner。 ̄ Those were your words。 You know not�察�you can scarcely
conceive�察�how they have tortured me�察�though it was some time�察�I
confess�察�before I was reasonable enough to allow their justice。¨
`I was certainly very far from expecting them to make so strong
an impression。 I had not the smallest idea of their being ever felt
in such a way。¨
`I can easily believe it。 You thought me then devoid of every
proper feeling�察�I am sure you did。 The turn of your countenance I
shall never forget�察�as you said that I could not have addressed you
in any possible way�察�that would induce you to accept me。¨
`Oh� �do not repeat what I then said。 These recollections will not
do at all。 I assure you�察�that I have long been most heartily ashamed
of it。¨
Darcy mentioned his letter。 `Did it�察� said he�察 �did it soon make
you think better of me�拭�Did you�察�on reading it�察�give any credit to
its contents�拭�
She explained what its effect on her had been�察 �and how
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gradually all her former prejudices had been removed。
`I knew�察� said he�察 �that what I wrote must give you pain�察�but it
was necessary。 I hope you have destroyed the letter。 There was
one part especially�察 �the opening of it�察 �which I should dread your
having the power of reading again。 I can remember some
expressions which might justly make you hate me。¨
`The letter shall certainly be burnt�察�if you believe it essential to
the preservation of my regard�察�but�察�though we have both reason to
think my opinions not entirely unalterable�察 �they are not�察 �I hope�察�
quite so easily changed as that implies。¨
`When I wrote that letter�察� replied Darcy�察 �I believed myself
perfectly calm and cool�察 �but I am since convinced that it was
written in a dreadful bitterness of spirit。¨
`The letter�察�perhaps�察�began in bitterness�察�but it did not end so。
The adieu is charity itself。 But think no more of the letter。 The
feelings of the person who wrote�察�and the person who received it�察�
are now so widely different from what they were then�察�that every
unpleasant circumstance attending it�察 �ought to be forgotten。 You
must learn some of my philosophy。 Think only of the past as its
remembrance gives you pleasure。¨
`I cannot give you credit for any philosophy of the kind。 Your
retrospections must be so totally void of reproach�察 �that the
contentment arising from them�察 �is not of philosophy�察 �but what is
much better�察 �of innocence。 But with me�察 �it is not so。 Painful
recollections will intrude�察 �which cannot�察 �which ought not to be
repelled。 I have been a selfish being all my life�察�in practice�察�though
not in principle。 As a child I was taught what was right�察�but I was
not taught to correct my temper。 I was given good principles�察�but
left to follow them in pride and conceit。 Unfortunately an only son�察�
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��for many years an only child�� I was spoilt by my parents�察 �who
though good themselves�察 。�my father particularly�察 �all that was
benevolent and amiable�撮� allowed�察 �encouraged�察 �almost taught me
to be selfish and overbearing�察 �to care for none beyond my own
family circle�察�to think meanly of all the rest of the world�察�to wish at
least to think meanly of their sense and worth compared with my
own。 Such I was�察�from eight to eight and twenty�察�and such I might
still have been but for you�察�dearest�察�loveliest Elizabeth� �What do I
not owe you� �You taught me a lesson�察 �hard indeed at first�察 �but
most advantageous。 By you�察 �I was properly humbled。 I came to
you without a doubt of my reception。 You shewed me how
insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of
being pleased。¨
`Had you then persuaded yourself that I should�拭�
`Indeed I had。 What will you think of my vanity�拭�I believed you
to be wishing�察�expecting my addresses。¨
`My manners must have been in fault�察 �but not intentionally I
assure you。 I never meant to deceive you�察 �but my spirits might
often lead me wrong。 How you must have hated me after that
evening�拭�
`Hate you� �I was angry perhaps at first�察 �but my anger soon
began to take a proper direction。¨
`I am almost afraid of asking what you thought of me�察�when we
met at Pemberley。 You blamed me for coming�拭�
`No indeed�察�I felt nothing but surprise。¨
`Your surprise could not be greater than mine in being noticed
by you。 My conscience told me that I deserved no extraordinary
politeness�察�and I confess that I did not expect to receive more than
my due。¨
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`My object then�察� replied Darcy�察 �was to shew you�察 �by every
civility in my power�察�that I was not so mean as to resent the past�察�
and I hoped to obtain your forgiveness