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speaking of him in such terms。¨
`Lizzy�察� said her father�察 �I have given him my consent。 He is the
kind of man�察 �indeed�察 �to whom I should never dare refuse any
thing�察�which he condescended to ask。 I now give it to you�察 �if you
are resolved on having him。 But let me advise you to think better
of it。 I know your disposition�察 �Lizzy。 I know that you could be
neither happy nor respectable�察 �unless you truly esteemed your
husband�察 �unless you looked up to him as a superior。 Your lively
talents would place you in the greatest danger in an unequal
marriage。 You could scarcely escape discredit and misery。 My
child�察 �let me not have the grief of seeing you unable to respect
your partner in life。 You know not what you are about。¨
Elizabeth�察 �still more affected�察 �was earnest and solemn in her
reply�察 �and at length�察 �by repeated assurances that Mr。 Darcy was
really the object of her choice�察 �by explaining the gradual change
which her estimation of him had undergone�察�relating her absolute
certainty that his affection was not the work of a day�察 �but had
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stood the test of many months suspense�察 �and numerating with
energy all his good qualities�察 �she did conquer her father¨s
incredulity�察�and reconcile him to the match。
`Well�察�my dear�察� said he�察�when she ceased speaking�察 �I have no
more to say。 If this be the case�察�he deserves you。 I could not have
parted with you�察�my Lizzy�察�to any one less worthy。¨
To complete the favourable impression�察�she then told him what
Mr。 Darcy had voluntarily done for Lydia。 He heard her with
astonishment。
`This is an evening of wonders�察�indeed� �And so�察�Darcy did every
thing�察�made up the match�察�gave the money�察�paid the fellow¨s debts�察�
and got him his commission� �So much the better。 It will save me a
world of trouble and economy。 Had it been your uncle¨s doing�察 �I
must and would have paid him�察 �but these violent young lovers
carry every thing their own way。 I shall offer to pay him to´
morrow�察�he will rant and storm about his love for you�察�and there
will be an end of the matter。¨
He then recollected her embarrassment a few days before�察 �on
his reading Mr。 Collins¨s letter�察 �and after laughing at her some
time�察�allowed her at last to go!saying�察�as she quitted the room�察 �If
any young men come for Mary or Kitty�察 �send them in�察 �for I am
quite at leisure。¨
Elizabeth¨s mind was now relieved from a very heavy weight�察�
and�察�after half an hour¨s quiet reflection in her own room�察�she was
able to join the others with tolerable composure。 Every thing was
too recent for gaiety�察 �but the evening passed tranquilly away�察�
there was no longer any thing material to be dreaded�察 �and the
comfort of ease and familiarity would come in time。
When her mother went up to her dressing´room at night�察 �she
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followed her�察 �and made the important communication。 Its effect
was most extraordinary�察 �for on first hearing it�察 �Mrs。 Bennet sat
quite still�察�and unable to utter a syllable。 Nor was it under many�察�
many minutes�察 �that she could comprehend what she heard�察�
though not in general backward to credit what was for the
advantage of her family�察�or that came in the shape of a lover to any
of them。 She began at length to recover�察 �to fidget about in her
chair�察�get up�察�sit down again�察�wonder�察�and bless herself。
`Good gracious� �Lord bless me� �only think� �dear me� �Mr。 Darcy� �
Who would have thought it� �And is it really true�拭�Oh� �my sweetest
Lizzy� �how rich and how great you will be� �What pin´money�察�what
jewels�察 �what carriages you will have� �Jane¨s is nothing to it!
nothing at all。 I am so pleased!so happy。 Such a charming
man� �so handsome� �so tall� �Oh�察�my dear Lizzy� �pray apologise
for my having disliked him so much before。 I hope he will overlook
it。 Dear�察 �dear Lizzy。 A house in town� �Every thing that is
charming� �Three daughters married� �Ten thousand a year� �Oh�察�
Lord� �What will become of me。 I shall go distracted。¨
This was enough to prove that her approbation need not be
doubted�此�and Elizabeth�察�rejoicing that such an effusion was heard
only by herself�察 �soon went away。 But before she had been three
minutes in her own room�察�her mother followed her。
`My dearest child�察� she cried�察 �I can think of nothing else� �Ten
thousand a year�察�and very likely more� �Tis as good as a Lord� �And
a special licence。 You must and shall be married by a special
licence。 But my dearest love�察 �tell me what dish Mr。 Darcy is
particularly fond of�察�that I may have it to´morrow。
This was a sad omen of what her mother¨s behaviour to the
gentleman himself might be�察�and Elizabeth found�察�that though in
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the certain possession of his warmest affection�察�and secure of her
relations¨ consent�察�there was still something to be wished for。 But
the morrow passed off much better than she expected�察 �for Mrs。
Bennet luckily stood in such awe of her intended son´in´law�察�that
she ventured not to speak to him�察 �unless it was in her power to
offer him any attention�察�or mark her deference for his opinion。
Elizabeth had the satisfaction of seeing her father taking pains
to get acquainted with him�察�and Mr。 Bennet soon assured her that
he was rising every hour in his esteem。
`I admire all my three sons´in´law highly�察� said he。 `Wickham�察�
perhaps�察�is my favourite�察�but I think I shall like your husband quite
as well as Jane¨s。¨
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lizabeth¨s spirits soon rising to playfulness again�察 �she
wanted Mr。 Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in
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love with her。 `How could you begin�拭� said she。 `I can
comprehend your going on charmingly�察�when you had once made
a beginning�察�but what could set you off in the first place�拭�
`I cannot fix on the hour�察�or the spot�察�or the look�察�or the words�察�
which laid the foundation。 It is too long ago。 I was in the middle
before I knew that I had begun。¨
`My beauty you had early withstood�察�and as for my manners!
my behaviour to you was at least always bordering on the uncivil�察�
and I never spoke to you without rather wishing to give you pain
than not。 Now