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what can have induced him to behave so cruelly�拭�
`A thorough�察�determined dislike of me!a dislike which I cannot
but attribute in some measure to jealousy。 Had the late Mr。 Darcy
liked me less�察 �his son might have borne with me better�察 �but his
father¨s uncommon attachment to me�察�irritated him I believe very
early in life。 He had not a temper to bear the sort of competition in
which we stood!the sort of preference which was often given me。¨
`I had not thought Mr。 Darcy so bad as this!though I have
never liked him�察 �I had not thought so very ill of him!I had
supposed him to be despising his fellow´creatures in general�察 �but
did not suspect him of descending to such malicious revenge�察�such
injustice�察�such inhumanity as this� �
After a few minutes reflection�察 �however�察 �she continued�察� `I do
remember his boasting one day�察�at Netherfield�察�of the implacability
of his resentments�察 �of his having an unforgiving temper。 His
disposition must be dreadful。¨
`I will not trust myself on the subject�察� replied Wickham�察 �I can
hardly be just to him。¨
Elizabeth was again deep in thought�察 �and after a time
exclaimed�察 �To treat in such a manner�察�the godson�察�the friend�察�the
favourite of his father� �!She could have added�察 �A young man too�察�
like you�察 �whose very countenance may vouch for your being
amiable¨!but she contented herself with `And one�察 �too�察 �who had
probably been his own companion from childhood�察 �connected
together�察�as I think you said�察�in the closest manner� �
`We were born in the same parish�察 �within the same park�察 �the
greatest part of our youth was passed together�察 �inmates of the
same house�察 �sharing the same amusements�察 �objects of the same
parental care。 My father began life in the profession which your
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uncle�察�Mr。 Philips�察�appears to do so much credit to!but he gave up
every thing to be of use to the late Mr Darcy�察 �and devoted all his
time to the care of the Pemberley property。 He was most highly
esteemed by Mr。 Darcy�察 �a most intimate�察 �confidential friend。 Mr。
Darcy often acknowledged himself to be under the greatest
obligations to my father¨s active superintendance�察 �and when
immediately before my father¨s death�察 �Mr。 Darcy gave him a
voluntary promise of providing for me�察�I am convinced that he felt
it to be as much a debt of gratitude to him�察�as of affection to myself。¨
`How strange� � cried Elizabeth。 `How abominable� �I wonder
that the very pride of this Mr。 Darcy has not made him just to
you� �If from no better motive�察 �that he should not have been too
proud to be dishonest�察�for dishonesty I must call it。¨
`It is wonderful�察�!replied Wickham�察�`for almost all his actions
may be traced to pride�察�and pride has often been his best friend。
It has connected him nearer with virtue than any other feeling。 But
we are none of us consistent�察 �and in his behaviour to me�察 �there
were stronger impulses even than pride。¨
`Can such abominable pride as his�察�have ever done him good�拭�
`Yes。 It has often led him to be liberal and generous�察�to give his
money freely�察 �to display hospitality�察 �to assist his tenants�察 �and
relieve the poor。 Family pride�察�andfilial pride�察�for he is very proud
of what his father was�察 �have done this。 Not to appear to disgrace
his family�察 �to degenerate from the popular qualities�察 �or lose the
influence of the Pemberley House�察 �is a powerful motive。 He has
also brotherly pride�察 �which with some brotherly affection�察 �makes
him a very kind and careful guardian of his sister�察 �and you will
hear him generally cried up as the most attentive and best of
brothers。¨
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`What sort of a girl is Miss Darcy�拭�
He shook his head。!`I wish I could call her amiable。 It gives me
pain to speak ill of a Darcy。 But she is too much like her brother�察�
very�察 �very proud。!As a child�察 �she was affectionate and pleasing�察�
and extremely fond of me�察�and I have devoted hours and hours to
her amusement。 But she is nothing to me now。 She is a handsome
girl�察 �about fifteen or sixteen�察 �and I understand highly
accomplished。 Since her father¨s death�察 �her home has been
London�察 �where a lady lives with her�察 �and superintends her
education。¨
After many pauses and many trials of other subjects�察�Elizabeth
could not help reverting once more to the first�察�and saying�察�
`I am astonished at his intimacy with Mr。 Bingley� �How can Mr。
Bingley�察 �who seems good humour itself�察 �and is�察 �I really believe�察�
truly amiable�察�be in friendship with such a man�拭�How can they suit
each other�拭�Do you know Mr。 Bingley�拭�
`Not at all。¨
`He is a sweet tempered�察 �amiable�察 �charming man。 He cannot
know what Mr。 Darcy is。¨
`Probably not�察�but Mr。 Darcy can please where he chuses。 He
does not want abilities。 He can be a conversible companion if he
thinks it worth his while。 Among those who are at all his equals in
consequence�察�he is a very different man from what he is to the less
prosperous。 His pride never deserts him�察 �but with the rich�察 �he is
liberal´minded�察 �just�察 �sincere�察 �rational�察 �honourable�察 �and perhaps
agreeable�察�allowing something for fortune and figure。¨
The whist party soon afterwards breaking up�察 �the players
gathered round the other table�察 �and Mr。 Collins took his station
between his cousin Elizabeth and Mrs。 Philips。!The usual
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inquiries as to his success were made by the latter。 It had not been
very great�察�he had lost every point�察�but when Mrs。 Philips began to
express her concern thereupon�察�he assured her with much earnest
gravity that it was not of the least importance�察�that he considered
the money as a mere trifle�察�and begged she would not make herself
uneasy。
`I know very well�察�madam�察� said he�察 �that when persons sit down
to a card table�察�they must take their chance of these things�察�and
happily I am not in such circumstances as to make five shillings
any object。 There are undoubtedly many who could not say the
same�察�but thanks to Lady Catherine de Bourgh�察�I am removed far
beyond the necessity of regarding little matters。¨
Mr。 Wickham¨s attention was caught�察 �and after observing Mr。
Collins for a few moments�察 �he asked Elizabeth in a low voice
wheth