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    `My   dear�察�   replied   her   husband�察   �I   have   two   small   favours   to 

request。      First�察  �that   you    will  allow    me     the   free   use   of   my 

understanding on the present occasion�察�and secondly�察�of my room。 

I shall be glad to have the library to myself as soon as may be。¨ 

    Not    yet�察  �however�察     �in  spite    of  her    disappointment        in   her 

husband�察      �did   Mrs。    Bennet     give   up   the   point。    She   talked    to 

Elizabeth   again   and   again�察  �coaxed   and   threatened   her   by   turns。 

She endeavoured to secure Jane in her interest�察�but Jane with all 

possible mildness declined interfering�察�and Elizabeth sometimes 

with real earnestness and sometimes with playful gaiety replied to 

her      attacks。     Though       her     manner       varied      however�察      �her 

determination never did。 



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    Mr。 Collins�察�meanwhile�察�was meditating in solitude on what had 

passed。   He   thought   too   well   of   himself   to   comprehend   on   what 

motive his cousin could refuse him�察�and though his pride was hurt�察�

he    suffered     in  no   other    way。    His    regard    for   her   was    quite 

imaginary�察      �and    the   possibility    of  her   deserving      her   mother¨s 

reproach prevented his feeling any regret。 

    While the family were in this confusion�察�Charlotte Lucas came 

to   spend    the   day   with   them。    She    was   met   in   the   vestibule    by 

Lydia�察�who�察�flying to her�察�cried in a half whisper�察 �I am glad you are 

come�察     �for  there    is  such     fun   here� �What         do   you    think   has 

happened this morning�拭�Mr。 Collins has made an offer to Lizzy�察�

and she will not have him。¨ 

    Charlotte had hardly time to answer�察�before they were joined by 

Kitty�察  �who   came   to   tell   the   same   news�察  �and   no   sooner   had   they 

entered   the   breakfast´room�察  �where   Mrs。   Bennet   was   alone�察  �than 

she   likewise began   on   the   subject�察  �calling   on   Miss   Lucas   for   her 

compassion�察  �and   entreating   her   to   persuade   her   friend   Lizzy   to 

comply with the wishes   of all   her  family。   `Pray  do�察  �my  dear  Miss 

Lucas�察� she added in a melancholy tone�察 �for nobody is on my side�察�

nobody takes part with me�察�I am cruelly used�察�nobody feels for my 

poor nerves。¨ 

    Charlotte¨s      reply   was    spared     by   the  entrance      of  Jane    and 

Elizabeth。 

    `Aye�察   �there   she   comes�察�     continued      Mrs。   Bennet�察     �looking    as 

unconcerned as may be�察�and caring no more for us than if we were 

at York�察�provided she can have her own way。!But I tell you what�察�

Miss   Lizzy�察  �if   you   take   it   into   your   head   to   go   on   refusing   every 

offer of marriage in this way�察�you will never get a husband at all! 

and  I   am   sure   I do  not  know   who   is   to   maintain   you   when   your 



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father   is   dead。!I   shall   not   be   able   to   keep   you!and   so   I   warn 

you。!I have done with you from this very day。!I told you in the 

library�察�you know�察�that I should never speak to you again�察�and you 

will find me as good as my word。 I have no pleasure in talking to 

undutiful      children。!Not       that   I  have   much     pleasure     indeed    in 

talking     to  any   body。    People    who    suffer   as  I  do   from    nervous 

complaints can have no great inclination for talking。 Nobody  can 

tell what I suffer� �But it is always so。 Those who do not complain 

are never pitied。¨ 

    Her daughters listened in silence to this effusion�察�sensible that 

any attempt to  reason   with  or  sooth  her  would   only  increase   the 

irritation。 She talked on�察�therefore�察�without interruption from any 

of them till they were joined by Mr。 Collins�察�who entered with an 

air more stately than usual�察�and on perceiving whom�察�she said to 

the girls�察�

    `Now�察�I do insist upon it�察�that you�察�all of you�察�hold your tongues�察�

and let Mr。 Collins and me have a little conversation together。¨ 

    Elizabeth      passed    quietly    out   of  the   room�察    �Jane    and   Kitty 

followed�察�but Lydia stood her ground�察�determined to hear all she 

could�察�and   Charlotte�察  �detained   first  by   the   civility   of   Mr。   Collins�察�

whose inquiries after herself and all her family were very minute�察�

and then by a little curiosity�察�satisfied herself with walking to the 

window and pretending not to hear。 In a doleful voice Mrs。 Bennet 

thus began the projected conversation。!`Oh� �Mr。 Collins� �! 

    `My  dear  Madam�察�  replied   he�察   �let  us be   for  ever   silent   on   this 

point。 Far be  it  from   me�察�   he   presently   continued   in   a   voice  that 

marked his displeasure�察 �to resent the behaviour of your daughter。 

Resignation   to   inevitable   evils   is   the   duty   of   us   all�察  �the   peculiar 

duty of a young man who has been so fortunate as I have been in 



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early preferment�察�and I trust I am resigned。 Perhaps not the less 

so   from    feeling    a  doubt    of  my    positive   happiness      had    my   fair 

cousin honoured me with her hand�察�for I have often observed that 

resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins 

to   lose   somewhat   of   its   value   in   our   estimation。   You   will   not�察  �I 

hope�察  �consider   me   as   shewing  any   disrespect   to   your   family�察  �my 

dear     Madam�察      �by   thus    withdrawing        my     pretensions      to   your 

daughter¨s   favour�察  �without   having   paid   yourself   and   Mr。   Bennet 

the   compliment   of   requesting   you   to   interpose   your   authority   in 

my     behalf。   My    conduct     may    I  fear   be   objectionable      in  having 

accepted my dismission from your daughter¨s lips instead of your 

own。   But   we   are   all   liable   to   error。   I   have   certainly   meant   well 

through the whole affair。 My object has been to secure an amiable 

companion for myself�察�with due consideration for the advantage of 

all your family�察�and if my manner has been at all reprehensible�察�I 

here beg leave to apologise。¨ 



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                            CHAPTER XXI 



          he discussion of Mr。 Collins¨s offer was now nearly at an 

          end�察    �and     Elizabeth     had    only    to   suffer    from    the 

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          uncomfortable         feelings    necessarily    attending      it�察 �and 

occasionally from some peevish allusion of her mother。 As for the 

gentleman       himself�察 �his  feelings    were   chiefly   expressed�察   �not   by 

embarrassment   or   dejection�察       �or   by   trying   to  avoid  her�察 �but  by 

stiffness of manner and resentful   silence。   He   scarcely  ever  spoke 

to her�察�and the assiduous attentions which he had been so sensible 

of himself�察�were transferred for the rest of the day to Miss Lucas�察�

whose civility in listening to him�察�was a seasonable relief to them 

all�察�and especially to her friend。 

   The     morrow      produced     no   abatement      of  Mrs。    Bennet¨s     ill 

humour   or   ill   health。   Mr。   Collins   was   also   in   the  

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