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Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                           ElecBook 


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which will secure the happiness of so many�拭� 

    `What think you of this sentence�察�my dear Lizzy�拭�!said Jane as 

she    finished    it。   `Is  it   not   clear  enough�拭�Does      it  not  expressly 

declare   that   Caroline   neither   expects   nor   wishes   me         to   be  her 

sister�察�that she is perfectly convinced of her brother¨s indifference�察�

and   that   if   she   suspects   the   nature   of   my   feelings   for   him�察  �she 

means   ��most kindly�。�  to  put  me   on   my   guard�拭  �Can   there   be   any 

other opinion on the subject�拭� 

    `Yes�察�there can�察�for mine is totally different。!Will you hear it�拭� 

    `Most willingly。¨ 

    `You   shall    have   it   in  few   words。  Miss    Bingley   sees    that   her 

brother is in love with you�察  �and   wants   him   to  marry  Miss   Darcy。 

She   follows   him   to   town   in   the   hope   of   keeping   him   there�察  �and 

tries to persuade you that he does not care about you。¨ 

    Jane shook her head。 

    `Indeed�察�Jane�察�you ought to believe me。!No one who has ever 

seen you together�察�can doubt his affection。 Miss Bingley I am sure 

cannot。 She is not such a simpleton。 Could she have seen half as 

much  love   in   Mr。   Darcy   for   herself�察  �she   would   have   ordered   her 

wedding clothes。 But the case is this。 We are not rich enough�察�or 

grand enough for  them�察  �and   she   is   the   more   anxious   to  get  Miss 

Darcy for her brother�察�from the notion that when there has been 

one   intermarriage�察       �she   may    have    less   trouble    in  achieving     a 

second�察�in which there is certainly some ingenuity�察�and I dare say 

it would succeed�察�if Miss de Bourgh were out of the way。 But�察�my 

dearest     Jane�察   �you   cannot    seriously    imagine     that   because     Miss 

Bingley tells you her brother greatly admires Miss Darcy�察�he is in 

the smallest degree less sensible of your  merit than when he took 

leave of you on Tuesday�察�or that it will be in her power to persuade 



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him that instead of being in love with you�察�he is very much in love 

with her friend。¨ 

    `If  we    thought    alike   of  Miss    Bingley�察�    replied    Jane�察    �your 

representation of all this�察�might make me quite easy。 But  I   know 

the foundation is unjust。 Caroline is incapable of wilfully deceiving 

any one�察�and all that I can hope in this case is�察�that she is deceived 

herself。¨ 

    `That is right。!You could not have started a more happy idea�察�

since you will not take comfort in mine。 Believe her to be deceived 

by all means。 You have now done your duty by her�察�and must fret 

no longer。¨ 

    `But�察�my dear sister�察�can I be happy�察�even supposing the best�察�in 

accepting a man whose sisters and friends are all wishing him to 

marry elsewhere�拭� 

    `You    must    decide   for  yourself�察�   said   Elizabeth�察    �and   if  upon 

mature deliberation�察�you find that the misery of disobliging his two 

sisters is more than equivalent to the happiness of being his wife�察�I 

advise you by all means to refuse him。¨ 

    `How  can   you  talk   so�拭�!said   Jane   faintly  smiling�察�`You  must 

know      that   though     I  should    be   exceedingly      grieved    at   their 

disapprobation�察�I could not hesitate。¨ 

    `I did not think you would�察�and   that  being  the   case�察  �I cannot 

consider your situation with much compassion。¨ 

    `But if he returns no more this winter�察�my choice will never be 

required。 A thousand things may arise in six months� � 

    The   idea   of   his   returning   no   more   Elizabeth   treated   with   the 

utmost     contempt。     It   appeared    to  her   merely    the   suggestion    of 

Caroline¨s     interested     wishes�察  �and    she  could    not  for  a   moment 

suppose      that  those    wishes�察  �however     openly    or   artfully  spoken�察�



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could influence a young man so totally independent of every one。 

    She  represented   to   her   sister   as   forcibly   as   possible   what   she 

felt on the subject�察�and had soon the pleasure of seeing its happy 

effect。 Jane¨s temper was not desponding�察�and she   was   gradually 

led    to   hope�察    �though     the    diffidence     of   affection     sometimes 

overcame the hope�察�that Bingley would return to Netherfield and 

answer every wish of her heart。 

    They     agreed      that   Mrs。    Bennet      should     only    hear    of   the 

departure of the family�察�without being alarmed on the score of the 

gentleman¨s   conduct�察  �but   even   this   partial   communication   gave 

her   a   great   deal   of   concern�察  �and   she   bewailed   it   as   exceedingly 

unlucky   that   the   ladies   should   happen   to   go   away�察  �just   as   they 

were all getting so intimate together。 After lamenting it however at 

some length�察�she had the consolation of thinking that Mr。 Bingley 

would be soon down again and soon dining at Longbourn�察�and the 

conclusion of all was the comfortable declaration that�察  �though  he 

had   been   invited   only   to   a   family   dinner   she   would   take   care   to 

have two full courses。 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                            ElecBook 


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                           CHAPTER XXII 



          he   Bennets   were   engaged   to  dine   with   the   Lucases�察  �and 

          again during the chief of the day�察�was Miss Lucas so kind 

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          as to listen to  Mr。   Collins。   Elizabeth  took   an   opportunity 

of thanking her。 `It keeps him in good humour�察� said she�察 �and I am 

more   obliged   to   you   than   I   can   express。¨   Charlotte   assured   her 

friend of her satisfaction in being useful�察�and that it amply repaid 

her for the little sacrifice of her time。 This was very amiable�察�but 

Charlotte¨s     kindness     extended     farther   than   Elizabeth    had   any 

conception      of�察�its   object   was   nothing   less�察 �than    to  secure   her 

from    any   return    of  Mr。  Collins¨s   addresses�察   �by   engaging     them 

towards herself。 Such was Miss Lucas¨s scheme�察�and appearances 

were so favourable that when they parted at night�察�she would have 

felt   almost     sure   of   success    if  he   had    not    been    to   leave 

Hertfordshire so very soon。 But here�察�she did injustice to the fire 

and independence of his character�察�for it led him to escape out of 

Longbourn House   the   next  morning  with  admirable slyness�察�and 

hasten     to  Lucas    Lodge    to  throw    himself   at  her   feet。  He   was 

anxious to avoid the notice of his cousins�察�from a conviction that if 

they saw him depart�察�they could not fail to conjecture his design�察�

and he was not willing to have the attempt known till its success 

could   be   known   likewise�察  �for   though   feeling   almost   secure�察  �and 

with reason�察�for Charlotte had been tolerably encouraging�察�he was 

comparatively   diffident   since      the   adventure     of  Wednesday。      His 

reception   however   was   of   the   most   flattering   kind。   Miss     Lucas 

perceived   him   from   an   upper   window  as   he   walked   towards   the 



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