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    `Don¨t keep coughing so�察  �Kitty�察  �for  heaven¨s   sake�  �Have   a little 

compassion on my nerves。 You tear them to pieces。¨ 

    `Kitty   has  no   discretion   in  her   coughs�察�   said  her   father�察  �she 

times them ill。¨ 

    `I do not cough for my own amusement�察� replied Kitty fretfully。 



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    `When is your next ball to be�察�Lizzy�拭� 

    `To´morrow fortnight。¨ 

    `Aye�察�so it is�察� cried her mother�察 �and Mrs。 Long does not  come 

back till the day before�察�so�察�it will be impossible for her to introduce 

him�察�for she will not know him herself。¨ 

    `Then�察�my dear�察�you may have the advantage of your friend�察�and 

introduce Mr。 Bingley to her。¨ 

    `Impossible�察�Mr。 Bennet�察�impossible�察�when I am not acquainted 

with him myself�察�how can you be so teazing�拭� 

    `I  honour     your   circumspection。      A   fortnight¨s    acquaintance      is 

certainly very little。 One cannot know what a man really is by the 

end   of  a   fortnight。   But   if we  do   not   venture�察  �somebody   else   will�察�

and  after  all�察  �Mrs。  Long  and   her   nieces   must  stand   their   chance�察�

and therefore�察�as she will think it an act of kindness�察�if you decline 

the office�察�I will take it on myself。¨ 

    The     girls  stared     at  their   father。    Mrs。    Bennet     said    only�察�

`Nonsense�察�nonsense� � 

    `What can be the meaning of that emphatic exclamation�拭� cried 

he。 `Do you consider the forms of introduction�察�and the stress that 

is laid on them�察�as nonsense�拭�I cannot quite agree with you there。 

What say you�察�Mary�拭�for you are a young lady of deep reflection I 

know�察�and read great books�察�and make extracts。¨ 

    Mary wished to say something very sensible�察�but knew not how。 

    `While Mary is adjusting her ideas�察� he continued�察 �let us return 

to Mr。 Bingley。¨ 

    `I am sick of Mr。 Bingley�察� cried his wife。 

    `I am sorry to hear that�察�but why did not you tell me so before�拭�If 

I   had   known   as   much   this   morning�察  �I   certainly   would   not   have 

called   on   him。   It   is   very   unlucky�察  �but   as   I   have   actually   paid   the 



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visit�察�we cannot escape the acquaintance now。¨ 

    The astonishment of the ladies was just what he wished�察�that of 

Mrs。   Bennet   perhaps   surpassing   the   rest�察  �though   when   the   first 

tumult of joy was over�察�she began to declare that it was   what  she 

had expected all the while。 

    `How   good   it   was   in   you�察  �my   dear   Mr。   Bennet�   �But   I   knew   I 

should persuade you at last。 I was sure you loved your girls too well 

to neglect such an acquaintance。 Well�察�how pleased I am� �and it is 

such a good joke�察�too�察�that you should have gone this morning�察�and 

never said a word about it till now。¨ 

    `Now�察  �Kitty�察  �you   may   cough   as   much   as   you   chuse�察�   said   Mr。 

Bennet�察     �and�察  �as   he  spoke�察   �he   left  the   room�察   �fatigued    with    the 

raptures of his wife。 

    `What   an   excellent   father   you   have�察  �girls�察�   said   she�察  �when   the 

door was shut。 `I do not know how you will ever make him amends 

for his kindness�察�or me either�察�for that matter。 At our time of life�察�it 

is   not  so pleasant   I   can   tell   you�察  �to   be   making   new  acquaintance 

every  day�察  �but  for  your  sakes�察  �we   would   do   any   thing。   Lydia�察  �my 

love�察  �though   you  are     the    youngest�察    �I  dare   say   Mr。   Bingley   will 

dance with you at the next ball。¨ 

    `Oh� �   said   Lydia   stoutly�察   �I   am   not   afraid�察  �for   though   I  am  the 

youngest�察�I¨m the tallest。¨ 

    The rest of the evening was spent in conjecturing how soon he 

would      return    Mr。    Bennet¨s     visit�察 �and    determining       when     they 

should ask him to dinner。 



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                              CHAPTER III 



            ot all that Mrs。 Bennet�察�however�察�with the   assistance   of 

            her     five   daughters�察    �could    ask    on   the   subject    was 

Nsufficient                to  draw    from   her   husband      any   satisfactory 



description   of   Mr。   Bingley。   They   attacked   him   in   various   ways�察�

with    barefaced      questions�察   �ingenious     suppositions�察     �and   distant 

surmises�察�but he eluded the skill of them all�察�and they were at last 

obliged to accept the second´hand intelligence of their neighbour 

Lady   Lucas。   Her   report   was   highly   favourable。   Sir   William   had 

been     delighted     with    him。   He    was    quite   young�察    �wonderfully 

handsome�察       �extremely     agreeable�察    �and   to   crown    the   whole�察   �he 

meant to be at the next assembly with a large party。 Nothing could 

be    more    delightful�   �To   be   fond   of   dancing   was   a  certain    step 

towards falling in love�察�and very lively hopes of Mr。 Bingley¨s heart 

were entertained。 

    `If  I  can    but   see   one   of  my    daughters      happily    settled    at 

Netherfield�察� said Mrs。 Bennet to her husband�察 �and all the others 

equally well married�察�I shall have nothing to wish for。¨ 

    In a few days   Mr。   Bingley  returned   Mr。   Bennet¨s   visit�察�and   sat 

about   ten   minutes   with   him      in  his   library。  He   had   entertained 

hopes   of   being   admitted   to  a   sight   of   the   young   ladies�察  �of   whose 

beauty he had heard much�察�but he saw only the father。 The ladies 

were     somewhat      more    fortunate�察   �for  they   had   the   advantage     of 

ascertaining from an upper window�察�that he wore a blue coat and 

rode a black horse。 

   An   invitation   to   dinner   was   soon   afterwards   dispatched�察        �and 



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already     had    Mrs。   Bennet     planned     the   courses     that  were    to   do 

credit     to  her    housekeeping�察       �when     an    answer     arrived     which 

deferred it all。 Mr。 Bingley was obliged to be in town the following 

day�察    �and   consequently        unable     to  accept     the   honour     of   their 

invitation�察�&c。 Mrs。 Bennet was quite disconcerted。 She could not 

imagine   what   business   he   could   have   in   town   so   soon   after   his 

arrival   in   Hertfordshire�察  �and   she   began   to   fear   that   he   might   be 

always flying about from one place to another�察�and never settled at 

Netherfield as he ought to be。 Lady Lucas quieted her fears a little 

by starting the idea of his being gone to London only to get a large 

party for the ball�察�and a report soon followed that Mr。 Bingley was 

to   bring    twelve     ladies   and    seven    gentlemen       with   him    to   the 

assembly。 The girls grieved over such a number of ladies�察�but were 

comforted       the   day   before    the   ball   by   hearing�察   �that   instead    of 

twelve�察  �he   had   brought   only   six   with   him   from   London�察  �his   five 

sisters   and   a   cousin。   And   when   the   party   entered   the   assembly 

room�察    �it   consisted   of  only   five   altogether�察   �Mr。   Bingley�察    �his  two 

sisters�察�the husband of the eldest�察�and another young man。 

    Mr。    Bingley     was   good    looking  

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