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addition to our family party。¨ 

    `Who do you mean�察�my dear�拭�I know of nobody that is coming I 

am   sure�察  �unless   Charlotte   Lucas   should   happen   to   call   in�察  �and   I 

hope  my  dinners   are   good   enough   for   her。   I   do   not   believe   she 

often sees such at home。¨ 

    `The   person   of   whom   I   speak�察  �is   a   gentleman   and   a   stranger。¨ 

Mrs。   Bennet¨s   eyes   sparkled。!`A   gentleman   and   a   stranger�   �It   is 

Mr。 Bingley I am sure。 Why Jane!you never dropt a word of this�察�

you sly thing� �Well�察�I am sure I shall be extremely glad to see Mr。 

Bingley。!But!good lord� �how unlucky� �there is not a bit of fish to 

be   got  to´day。   Lydia�察  �my  love�察  �ring   the   bell。   I   must  speak   to   Hill�察�

this moment。¨ 

    `It is not Mr。 Bingley�察� said her husband�察 �it is a person whom I 

never saw in the whole course of my life。¨ 

    This roused a general astonishment�察�and he had the pleasure of 

being eagerly questioned by his wife and five daughters at once。 

    After   amusing   himself   some   time   with   their   curiosity�察  �he   thus 

explained。   `About  a month  ago  I   received   this letter�察  �and   about   a 

fortnight ago I answered it�察�for I thought it a case of some delicacy�察�

and   requiring   early   attention。   It   is   from   my   cousin�察  �Mr。   Collins�察�

who�察�when I am dead�察�may turn you all out of this house as soon as 

he pleases。¨ 



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    `Oh�    �my    dear�察�    cried    his  wife�察    �I  cannot    bear    to   hear    that 

mentioned。 Pray do not talk of that odious man。 I do think it is the 

hardest   thing   in   the     world�察   �that   your   estate    should   be    entailed 

away from your own children�察�and I   am   sure   if  I   had  been   you�察  �I 

should have tried long ago to do something or other about it。¨ 

    Jane and Elizabeth attempted to explain to her the nature of an 

entail。 They had often attempted it before�察�but it was a subject on 

which      Mrs。    Bennet     was    beyond     the   reach     of  reason�察   �and    she 

continued   to   rail   bitterly   against   the   cruelty   of   settling   an   estate 

away   from   a   family   of   five   daughters�察  �in   favour   of   a   man   whom 

nobody cared anything about。 

    `It   certainly   is   a   most   iniquitous   affair�察�   said   Mr。   Bennet�察   �and 

nothing       can    clear    Mr。    Collins     from    the    guilt    of   inheriting 

Longbourn。 But if you will listen to his letter�察�you may perhaps be 

a little softened by his manner of expressing himself。¨ 

    `No�察   �that    I  am    sure    I  shall   not�察  �and    I  think    it  was    very 

impertinent  of  him  to  write   to   you   at   all�察  �and   very   hypocritical。   I 

hate such false friends。 Why could not he keep on quarrelling with 

you�察�as his father did before him�拭� 

    `Why�察�indeed�察�he does seem to have had some filial scruples on 

that head�察�as you will hear。¨ 



                                              Hunsford�察�near Westerham�察�Kent�察�

                                                                         15th October。 

`Dear Sir�察�

    `The     disagreement        subsisting     between      yourself    and    my    late 

honoured   father�察  �always   gave   me   much   uneasiness�察  �and   since   I 

have had   the  misfortune   to  lose   him�察  �I   have  frequently  wished   to 

heal   the   breach�察  �but   for   some   time   I   was   kept   back   by   my   own 



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doubts�察�fearing lest it might seem disrespectful to his memory for 

me   to   be   on   good   terms   with   any   one�察  �with   whom   it   had   always 

pleased   him   to   be   at   variance。!`There�察  �Mrs。   Bennet。¨!My   mind 

however       is  now    made     up   on   the   subject�察  �for   having    received 

ordination       at   Easter�察    �I  have     been     so   fortunate     as    to   be 

distinguished       by   the   patronage      of  the  Right    Honourable       Lady 

Catherine       de   Bourgh�察    �widow     of  Sir   Lewis     de   Bourgh�察    �whose 

bounty and beneficence has preferred me to the valuable rectory of 

this   parish�察  �where   it   shall   be   my   earnest   endeavour   to   demean 

myself   with   grateful   respect   towards   her   Ladyship�察  �and   be   ever 

ready to perform those   rites   and   ceremonies   which  are instituted 

by the Church of England。 As a clergyman�察�moreover�察�I feel it my 

duty to promote and establish the blessing of peace in all families 

within   the   reach   of   my   influence�察  �and   on   these   grounds   I   flatter 

myself      that    my    present      overtures      of   good´will     are    highly 

commendable�察�and that the circumstance of my being next in   the 

entail of Longbourn estate�察�will be kindly overlooked on your side�察�

and   not   lead   you   to   reject   the   offered   olive   branch。   I   cannot   be 

otherwise      than    concerned      at  being   the   means     of  injuring    your 

amiable daughters�察�and beg leave to apologise for it�察�as well as   to 

assure you of my readiness to make them every possible amends�察� 

but of this hereafter。 If you should have no objection to receive me 

into your house�察�I propose myself the satisfaction of waiting on you 

and   your   family�察    �Monday�察     �November   18th�察      �by   four   o¨clock�察  �and 

shall    probably      trespass    on    your    hospitality    till  the   Saturday 

se¨night   following�察  �which   I   can   do   without   any   inconvenience�察  �as 

Lady Catherine is far from objecting to my occasional absence on a 

Sunday�察�provided that some other clergyman is engaged to do the 

duty of the day。 I remain�察�dear sir�察�with respectful compliments to 



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your lady and daughters�察�your well´wisher and friend�察�

                                                                  William Collins。¨ 



    `At   four   o¨clock�察  �therefore�察  �we   may   expect   this   peace´making 

gentleman�察� said Mr。 Bennet�察�as he folded up the letter。 `He seems 

to be a most conscientious and polite young man�察�upon my word�察�

and   I   doubt   not   will   prove   a   valuable   acquaintance�察  �especially   if 

Lady   Catherine   should   be   so   indulgent   as   to   let   him   come   to   us 

again。¨ 

    `There   is   some sense   in   what  he   says   about   the   girls   however�察�

and if he is disposed to make them any amends�察�I shall not be the 

person to discourage him。¨ 

    `Though it is difficult�察� said Jane�察 �to guess in   what  way  he   can 

mean   to   make   us   the   atonement   he   thinks   our   due�察  �the   wish   is 

certainly to his credit。¨ 

    Elizabeth   was   chiefly   struck   with   his   extraordinary   deference 

for    Lady     Catherine�察     �and     his   kind    intention     of   christening�察�

marrying�察�and burying his parishioners whenever it were required。 

    `He   must   be   an   oddity�察  �I   think�察�   said   she。   `I   cannot   make   him 

out。!There is something very pompous in his stile。!And what can 

he mean by apologizing for being next  in   the   entail�拭�We cannot 

suppose he would help it�察�if he could。!Can he be a sensible man�察�

sir�拭� 

    `No�察�my dear�察�I think not。 I have great hopes of finding him quite 

the reverse。 There is a mixture of servility and s

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