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have interrupted any two people in the room who had less to say
for themselves。!We have tried two or three subjects already
without success�察�and what we are to talk of next I cannot imagine。¨
`What think you of books�拭� said he�察�smiling。
`Books!Oh� �no。!I am sure we never read the same�察�or not with
the same feelings。¨
`I am sorry you think so�察 �but if that be the case�察 �there can at
least be no want of subject。!We may compare our different
opinions。¨
`No!I cannot talk of books in a ball´room�察 �my head is always
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full of something else。¨
`The present always occupies you in such scenes!does it�拭� said
he�察�with a look of doubt。
`Yes�察 �always�察� she replied�察 �without knowing what she said�察 �for
her thoughts had wandered far from the subject�察 �as soon
afterwards appeared by her suddenly exclaiming�察 �I remember
hearing you once say�察�Mr。 Darcy�察�that you hardly ever forgave�察�that
your resentment once created was unappeasable。 You are very
cautious�察�I suppose�察�as to its being created。¨
`I am�察� said he�察�with a firm voice。
`And never allow yourself to be blinded by prejudice�拭�
`I hope not。¨
`It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their
opinion�察�to be secure of judging properly at first。¨
`May I ask to what these questions tend�拭�
`Merely to the illustration of your character�察� said she�察�
endeavouring to shake off her gravity。 `I am trying to make it out。¨
`And what is your success�拭�
She shook her head。 `I do not get on at all。 I hear such different
accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly。¨
`I can readily believe�察� answered he gravely�察 �that report may
vary greatly with respect to me�察 �and I could wish�察 �Miss Bennet�察�
that you were not to sketch my character at the present moment�察�
as there is reason to fear that the performance would reflect no
credit on either。¨
`But if I do not take your likeness now�察 �I may never have
another opportunity。¨
`I would by no means suspend any pleasure of yours�察� he coldly
replied。 She said no more�察 �and they went down the other dance
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and parted in silence�察 �on each side dissatisfied�察 �though not to an
equal degree�察�for in Darcy¨s breast there was a tolerable powerful
feeling towards her�察�which soon procured her pardon�察�and directed
all his anger against another。
They had not long separated when Miss Bingley came towards
her�察�and with an expression of civil disdain thus accosted her�察�
`So�察 �Miss Eliza�察 �I hear you are quite delighted with George
Wickham� �Your sister has been talking to me about him�察 �and
asking me a thousand questions�察 �and I find that the young man
forgot to tell you�察�among his other communications�察�that he was the
son of old Wickham�察 �the late Mr。 Darcy¨s steward。 Let me
recommend you�察 �however�察 �as a friend�察 �not to give implicit
confidence to all his assertions�察�for as to Mr。 Darcy¨s using him ill�察�
it is perfectly false�察 �for�察 �on the contrary�察 �he has been always
remarkably kind to him�察�though George Wickham has treated Mr。
Darcy�察�in a most infamous manner。 I do not know the particulars�察�
but I know very well that Mr。 Darcy is not in the least to blame�察�
that he cannot bear to hear George Wickham mentioned�察�and that
though my brother thought he could not well avoid including him
in his invitation to the officers�察�he was excessively glad to find that
he had taken himself out of the way。 His coming into the country at
all�察 �is a most insolent thing indeed�察 �and I wonder how he could
presume to do it。 I pity you�察�Miss Eliza�察�for this discovery of your
favourite¨s guilt�察�but really considering his descent�察�one could not
expect much better。¨
`His guilt and his descent appear by your account to be the
same�察� said Elizabeth angrily�察 �for I have heard you accuse him of
nothing worse than of being the son of Mr。 Darcy¨s steward�察�and of
that�察�I can assure you�察�he informed me himself。¨
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`I beg your pardon�察� replied Miss Bingley�察 �turning away with a
sneer。 `Excuse my interference。!It was kindly meant。¨
`Insolent girl� � said Elizabeth to herself。!`You are much
mistaken if you expect to influence me by such a paltry attack as
this。 I see nothing in it but your own wilful ignorance and the
malice of Mr。 Darcy。¨ She then sought her eldest sister�察 �who had
undertaken to make inquiries on the same subject of Bingley。 Jane
met her with a smile of such sweet complacency�察 �a glow of such
happy expression�察 �as sufficiently marked how well she was
satisfied with the occurrences of the evening。
Elizabeth instantly read her feelings�察 �and at that moment
solicitude for Wickham�察�resentment against his enemies�察�and every
thing else gave way before the hope of Jane¨s being in the fairest
way for happiness。
`I want to know�察� said she�察 �with a countenance no less smiling
than her sister¨s�察 �what you have learnt about Mr。 Wickham。 But
perhaps you have been too pleasantly engaged to think of any third
person�察�in which case you may be sure of my pardon。¨
`No�察� replied Jane�察 �I have not forgotten him�察�but I have nothing
satisfactory to tell you。 Mr。 Bingley does not know the whole of his
history�察 �and is quite ignorant of the circumstances which have
principally offended Mr。 Darcy�察 �but he will vouch for the good
conduct�察 �the probity and honour of his friend�察 �and is perfectly
convinced that Mr。 Wickham has deserved much less attention
from Mr。 Darcy than he has received�察�and I am sorry to say that by
his account as well as his sister¨s�察�Mr。 Wickham is by no means a
respectable young man。 I am afraid he has been very imprudent�察�
and has deserved to lose Mr。 Darcy¨s regard。¨
`Mr。 Bingley does not know Mr。 Wickham himself�拭�
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`No�察�he never saw him till the other morning at Meryton。¨
`This account then is what he has received from Mr。 Darcy。 I am
perfectly satisfied。 But what does he say of the living�拭�
`He does not exactly recollect the circumstances�察�though he has
heard them from Mr。 Darcy more than once�察�but he believes that it
was left to him conditionally only。¨
`I have not a doubt of Mr。 Bingley¨s sincerity�察� said Elizabeth