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and I never spoke to you without rather wishing to give you pain
than not。 Now be sincere�察 �did you admire me for my
impertinence�拭�
`For the liveliness of your mind�察�I did。¨
`You may as well call it impertinence at once。 It was very little
less。 The fact is�察 �that you were sick of civility�察 �of deference�察 �of
officious attention。 You were disgusted with the women who were
always speaking and looking�察 �and thinking for your approbation
alone。 I roused�察�and interested you�察�because I was so unlike them。
Had you not been really amiable you would have hated me for it�察�
but in spite of the pains you took to disguise yourself�察�your feelings
were always noble and just�察 �and in your heart�察 �you thoroughly
despised the persons who so assiduously courted you。 There!I
have saved you the trouble of accounting for it�察 �and really�察 �all
things considered�察 �I begin to think it perfectly reasonable。 To be
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sure�察 �you knew no actual good of me!but nobody thinks of that
when they fall in love。¨
`Was there no good in your affectionate behaviour to Jane�察�
while she was ill at Netherfield�拭�
`Dearest Jane� �who could have done less for her�拭 �But make a
virtue of it by all means。 My good qualities are under your
protection�察 �and you are to exaggerate them as much as possible�察�
and�察�in return�察�it belongs to me to find occasions for teazing and
quarrelling with you as often as may be�察�and I shall begin directly
by asking you what made you so unwilling to come to the point at
last。 What made you so shy of me�察 �when you first called�察 �and
afterwards dined here�拭�Why�察�especially�察�when you called�察�did you
look as if you did not care about me�拭�
`Because you were grave and silent�察 �and gave me no
encouragement。¨
`But I was embarrassed。¨
`And so was I。¨
`You might have talked to me more when you came to dinner。¨
`A man who had felt less�察�might。¨
`How unlucky that you should have a reasonable answer to give�察�
and that I should be so reasonable as to admit it� �But I wonder
how long you would have gone on�察�if you had been left to yourself。
I wonder when you would have spoken�察�if I had not asked you� �My
resolution of thanking you for your kindness to Lydia had
certainly great effect。 Too much�察�I am afraid�察�for what becomes of
the moral�察�if our comfort springs from a breach of promise�察 �for I
ought not to have mentioned the subject�拭�This will never do。¨
`You need not distress yourself。 The moral will be perfectly fair。
Lady Catherine¨s unjustifiable endeavours to separate us�察�were the
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means of removing all my doubts。 I am not indebted for my
present happiness to your eager desire of expressing your
gratitude。 I was not in a humour to wait for any opening of your¨s。
My aunt¨s intelligence had given me hope�察�and I was determined
at once to know every thing。¨
`Lady Catherine has been of infinite use�察�which ought to make
her happy�察 �for she loves to be of use。 But tell me�察 �what did you
come down to Netherfield for�拭�Was it merely to ride to Longbourn
and be embarrassed�拭 �or had you intended any more serious
consequence�拭�
`My real purpose was to see you�察 �and to judge�察 �if I could�察�
whether I might ever hope to make you love me。 My avowed one�察�
or what I avowed to myself�察 �was to see whether your sister were
still partial to Bingley�察�and if she were�察�to make the confession to
him which I have since made。¨
`Shall you ever have courage to announce to Lady Catherine�察�
what is to befall her�拭�
`I am more likely to want time than courage�察 �Elizabeth。 But it
ought to be done�察�and if you will give me a sheet of paper�察�it shall
be done directly。¨
`And if I had not a letter to write myself�察�I might sit by you�察�and
admire the evenness of your writing�察�as another young lady once
did。 But I have an aunt�察�too�察�who must not be longer neglected。¨
From an unwillingness to confess how much her intimacy with
Mr。 Darcy had been over´rated�察�Elizabeth had never yet answered
Mrs。 Gardiner¨s long letter�察�but now�察�having that to communicate
which she knew would be most welcome�察�she was almost ashamed
to find�察 �that her uncle and aunt had already lost three days of
happiness�察�and immediately wrote as follows�此�
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`I would have thanked you before�察�my dear aunt�察�as I ought to
have done�察 �for your long�察 �kind�察 �satisfactory�察 �detail of particulars�察�
but to say the truth�察�I was too cross to write。 You supposed more
than really existed。 But now suppose as much as you chuse�察�give a
loose to your fancy�察 �indulge your imagination in every possible
flight which the subject will afford�察 �and unless you believe me
actually married�察 �you cannot greatly err。 You must write again
very soon�察�and praise him a great deal more than you did in your
last。 I thank you�察�again and again�察�for not going to the Lakes。 How
could I be so silly as to wish it� �Your idea of the ponies is
delightful。 We will go round the Park every day。 I am the happiest
creature in the world。 Perhaps other people have said so before�察�
but not one with such justice。 I am happier even than Jane�察 �she
only smiles�察�I laugh。 Mr。 Darcy sends you all the love in the world�察�
that he can spare from me。 You are all to come to Pemberley at
Christmas。 Your¨s�察�&c。¨
Mr。 Darcy¨s letter to Lady Catherine�察 �was in a different style�察�
and still different from either�察 �was what Mr。 Bennet sent to Mr。
Collins�察�in reply to his last。
`Dear Sir�察�
`I must trouble you once more for congratulations。 Elizabeth
will soon be the wife of Mr。 Darcy。 Console Lady Catherine as well
as you can。 But�察 �if I were you�察 �I would stand by the nephew。 He
has more to give。
`Your¨s sincerely�察�&c。¨
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Miss Bingley¨s congratulations to her brother�察 �on his
approaching marriage�察 �were all that was affectionate and
insincere。 She wrote even to Jane on the occasion�察�to express her
delight�察�and。 repeat all her former professions of regard。 Jane was
not deceived�察�but she was affected�察�and though feeling no reliance
on her�察�could not help writing her a much kinder answer than she
knew was deserved。
The joy which Miss Darcy expressed on receiving similar
information�察 �was as sincere