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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 

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