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`Tell your sister I am delighted to hear of her improvement on
the harp�察 �and pray let her know that I am quite in raptures with
her beautiful little design for a table�察 �and I think it infinitely
superior to Miss Grantley¨s。¨
`Will you give me leave to defer your raptures till I write
again�拭�At present I have not room to do them justice。¨
`Oh� �it is of no consequence。 I shall see her in January。 But do
you always write such charming long letters to her�察�Mr。 Darcy�拭�
`They are generally long�察�but whether always charming�察�it is not
for me to determine。¨
`It is a rule with me�察�that a person who can write a long letter�察�
with ease�察�cannot write ill。¨
`That will not do for a compliment to Darcy�察�Caroline�察� cried her
brother!`because he does not write with ease。 He studies too
much for words of four syllables。!Do not you�察�Darcy�拭�
`My stile of writing is very different from yours。¨
`Oh� � cried Miss Bingley�察 �Charles writes in the most careless
way imaginable。 He leaves out half his words�察�and blots the rest。¨
`My ideas flow so rapidly that I have not time to express them!
by which means my letters sometimes convey no ideas at all to my
correspondents。¨
`Your humility�察 �Mr。 Bingley�察� said Elizabeth�察 �must disarm
reproof。¨
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`Nothing is more deceitful�察� said Darcy�察 �than the appearance of
humility。 It is often only carelessness of opinion�察�and sometimes an
indirect boast。¨
`And which of the two do you call my little recent piece of
modesty�拭�
`The indirect boast�察�for you are really proud of your defects in
writing�察�because you consider them as proceeding from a rapidity
of thought and carelessness of execution�察 �which if not estimable�察�
you think at least highly interesting。 The power of doing any thing
with quickness is always much prized by the possessor�察�and often
without any attention to the imperfection of the performance。
When you told Mrs。 Bennet this morning that if you ever resolved
on quitting Netherfield you should be gone in five minutes�察 �you
meant it to be a sort of panegyric�察�of compliment to yourself!and
yet what is there so very laudable in a precipitance which must
leave very necessary business undone�察 �and can be of no real
advantage to yourself or any one else�拭�
`Nay�察� cried Bingley�察 �this is too much�察�to remember at night all
the foolish things that were said in the morning。 And yet�察�upon my
honour�察�I believed what I said of myself to be true�察�and I believe it
at this moment。 At least�察�therefore�察�I did not assume the character
of needless precipitance merely to shew off before the ladies。¨
`I dare say you believed it�察�but I am by no means convinced that
you would be gone with such celerity。 Your conduct would be quite
as dependant on chance as that of any man I know�察�and if�察�as you
were mounting your horse�察�a friend were to say�察 �Bingley�察�you had
better stay till next week�察院 �you would probably do it�察 �you would
probably not go!and�察�at another word�察�might stay a month。¨
`You have only proved by this�察� cried Elizabeth�察 �that Mr。
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Bingley did not do justice to his own disposition。 You have shewn
him off now much more than he did himself。¨
`I am exceedingly gratified�察� said Bingley�察 �by your converting
what my friend says into a compliment on the sweetness of my
temper。 But I am afraid you are giving it a turn which that
gentleman did by no means intend�察 �for he would certainly think
the better of me�察�if under such a circumstance I were to give a flat
denial�察�and ride off as fast as I could。¨
`Would Mr。 Darcy then consider the rashness of your original
intention as atoned for by your obstinacy in adhering to it�拭�
`Upon my word I cannot exactly explain the matter�察�Darcy must
speak for himself。¨
`You expect me to account for opinions which you chuse to call
mine�察 �but which I have never acknowledged。 Allowing the case�察�
however�察 �to stand according to your representation�察 �you must
remember�察�Miss Bennet�察�that the friend who is supposed to desire
his return to the house�察 �and the delay of his plan�察 �has merely
desired it�察�asked it without offering one argument in favour of its
propriety。¨
`To yield readily!easily!to the persuasion of a friend is no
merit with you。¨
`To yield without conviction is no compliment to the under´
standing of either。¨
`You appear to me�察�Mr。 Darcy�察�to allow nothing for the influence
of friendship and affection。 A regard for the requester would often
make one readily yield to a request�察�without waiting for arguments
to reason one into it。 I am not particularly speaking of such a case
as you have supposed about Mr。 Bingley。 We may as well wait�察�
perhaps�察 �till the circumstance occurs�察 �before we discuss the
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discretion of his behaviour thereupon。 But in general and ordinary
cases between friend and friend�察�where one of them is desired by
the other to change a resolution of no very great moment�察�should
you think ill of that person for complying with the desire�察�without
waiting to be argued into it�拭�
`Will it not be advisable�察 �before we proceed on this subject�察 �to
arrange with rather more precision the degree of importance
which is to appertain to this request�察 �as well as the degree of
intimacy subsisting between the parties�拭�
`By all means�察� cried Bingley�察 �let us hear all the particulars�察�not
forgetting their comparative height and size�察 �for that will have
more weight in the argument�察�Miss Bennet�察�than you may be aware
of。 I assure you that if Darcy were not such a great tall fellow�察�in
comparison with myself�察 �I should not pay him half so much
deference。 I declare I do not know a more aweful object than
Darcy�察�on particular occasions�察�and in particular places�察�at his own
house especially�察�and of a Sunday evening when he has nothing to
do。¨
Mr。 Darcy smiled�察�but Elizabeth thought she could perceive that
he was rather offended�察 �and therefore checked her laugh。 Miss
Bingley warmly resented the indignity he had received�察 �in an
expostulation with her brother for talking such nonsense。
`I see your design�察 �Bingley�察� said his friend。!`You dislike an
argument�察�and want to silence this。¨
`Perhaps I do。 Arguments are too much like disputes。 If you and
Miss Bennet will defer yours till I am out of the room�察 �I shall be
very thankful�察�and then you may say whatever you like of me。¨
`What you ask�察� said Elizabeth�察 �is