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Collins    for  a  few   moments�察     �he   asked    Elizabeth    in  a  low   voice 

whether      her   relation   were    very   intimately    acquainted      with   the 

family of de Bourgh。 

    `Lady Catherine de Bourgh�察� she replied�察   �has   very  lately  given 

him a living。 I hardly know how Mr。 Collins was first introduced to 

her notice�察�but he certainly has not known her long。¨ 

    `You know of course that Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Lady 

Anne     Darcy    were    sisters�察 �consequently       that  she   is  aunt   to  the 

present Mr。 Darcy。¨ 

    `No�察   �indeed�察   �I   did   not。!I     knew     nothing     at   all  of  Lady 

Catherine¨s connections。 I never heard of her existence till the day 

before yesterday。¨ 

    `Her daughter�察�Miss de   Bourgh�察  �will   have a   very  large   fortune�察�

and     it  is  believed   that  she   and    her  cousin    will  unite    the  two 

estates。¨ 

    This information made Elizabeth smile�察�as   she   thought  of  poor 



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Miss   Bingley。   Vain   indeed   must   be   all   her   attentions�察  �vain        and 

useless her affection for his sister  and   her  praise   of  himself�察  �if  he 

were already self´destined to another。 

    `Mr。   Collins�察�   said   she�察   �speaks   highly   both   of   Lady   Catherine 

and her daughter�察�but from some particulars that he has related of 

her ladyship�察�I suspect his gratitude misleads him�察�and that in spite 

of her being his patroness�察�she is an arrogant�察�conceited woman。¨ 

    `I believe her to be both in a great degree�察� replied Wickham�察 �I 

have not seen her for many years�察�but I very well remember that I 

never     liked    her�察  �and    that   her    manners      were     dictatorial    and 

insolent。 She has the reputation of being remarkably sensible and 

clever�此�but I rather believe she derives part of her abilities from her 

rank and fortune�察�part from her authoritative manner�察�and the rest 

from     the    pride    of  her    nephew�察     �who     chuses     that   every    one 

connected       with   him    should    have    an   understanding        of  the   first 

class。¨ 

    Elizabeth allowed that he had given a very rational account of it�察�

and   they   continued   talking   together   with   mutual   satisfaction   till 

supper  put  an   end   to   cards�察  �and   gave   the   rest   of   the   ladies   their 

share of Mr。 Wickham¨s attentions。 There could be no conversation 

in   the   noise    of  Mrs。    Philips¨s    supper     party�察  �but    his  manners 

recommended him to every body。 Whatever he said�察�was said well�察�

and   whatever   he   did�察  �done   gracefully。   Elizabeth   went   away   with 

her    head    full  of  him。    She    could    think    of  nothing     but   of  Mr。 

Wickham�察�and of what he had told her�察�all the way home�察�but there 

was   not  time  for  her  even   to  mention  his name   as   they   went�察  �for 

neither     Lydia     nor   Mr。    Collins   were     once    silent。  Lydia     talked 

incessantly  of  lottery  tickets�察  �of  the   fish she   had   lost   and   the   fish 

she had won�察�and Mr。 Collins�察�in describing the civility of Mr。 and 



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Mrs。     Philips�察  �protesting   that   he      did   not   in  the  least   regard     his 

losses     at   whist�察    �enumerating        all   the   dishes     at   supper�察     �and 

repeatedly   fearing   that   he   crouded   his   cousins�察  �had   more   to   say 

than     he    could     well   manage       before     the    carriage     stopped      at 

Longbourn House。 



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                           CHAPTER XVII 



           lizabeth   related   to   Jane   the   next   day�察  �what   had   passed 

           between     Mr。  Wickham   and      herself。  Jane   listened   with 

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           astonishment and concern�察�she knew not how to believe 

that Mr。 Darcy could be so unworthy of Mr。 Bingley¨s regard�察�and 

yet�察  �it   was   not   in   her   nature   to   question   the   veracity   of   a   young 

man of such amiable appearance as Wickham。!The possibility of 

his having really endured such unkindness�察�was enough to interest 

all her tender feelings�察�and nothing therefore remained to be done�察�

but to think well of them both�察�to defend the conduct of each�察�and 

throw into the account of accident or mistake�察�whatever could not 

be otherwise explained。 

   `They have both�察� said  she�察   �been  deceived�察  �I dare   say�察  �in   some 

way or other�察�of which we can form no idea。 Interested people have 

perhaps      misrepresented      each    to  the   other。    It  is�察 �in  short�察�

impossible for us to conjecture the causes or circumstances which 

may have alienated them�察�without actual blame on either side。¨ 

   `Very true�察�indeed�察�and now�察�my dear Jane�察�what have you got 

to say in behalf  of  the  interested people  who  have  probably been 

concerned      in  the  business�拭�Do   clear  them      too�察 �or   we   shall  be 

obliged to think ill of somebody。¨ 

   `Laugh as much as you chuse�察�but you will not laugh me out of 

my     opinion。    My   dearest    Lizzy�察  �do   but   consider    in   what   a 

disgraceful   light   it   places   Mr。  Darcy�察 �to   be  treating   his  father¨s 

favourite in such a manner�察�one�察�whom   his   father  had   promised 

to provide for。!It is impossible。 No man of common humanity�察�no 



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man   who  had any  value  for   his   character�察  �could   be   capable   of  it。 

Can his   most  intimate   friends  be so  excessively  deceived   in   him�拭�

oh� �no。¨ 

    `I can much more easily believe Mr。 Bingley¨s being imposed on�察�

than that Mr。 Wickham should invent such a history of himself as 

he gave me last night�察�names�察�facts�察�every thing mentioned without 

ceremony。!If   it   be   not   so�察  �let   Mr。   Darcy   contradict   it。   Besides�察�

there was truth in his looks。¨ 

    `It  is  difficult  indeed!it      is  distressing。!One        does   not   know 

what to think。¨ 

    `I beg your pardon�察�one knows exactly what to think。¨ 

    But Jane could think with certainty on only one point�察�that Mr。 

Bingley�察  �if   he  had   been  imposed   on�察  �would   have   much   to   suffer 

when the affair became public。 

    The    two    young    ladies   were    summoned        from    the   shrubbery 

where this conversation passed�察�by the arrival of some of the very 

persons   of   whom   they   had   been   speaking�察  �Mr。   Bingley   and   his 

sisters came to give their personal invitation for the long expected 

ball at Netherfield�察�which was fixed for the following Tuesday。 The 

two ladies were delighted to see their dear friend again�察�called it an 

age since they had met�察�and repeatedly asked what  she   had been 

doing with herself since their separation。 To the rest of the family 

they    paid    little  attention�察   �avoiding     Mrs。    Bennet     as   much     as 

possible�察  �saying   not   much   to   Elizabeth�察  �and   nothing   at   all   to   the 

others。 They were soon gone again�察�rising from their seats with an 

activity which took their brother by surprise�察�and hurrying off as if 

eager to escape from Mrs。 Bennet¨s civilities。 

    The pro

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