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from possibility as that she could encourage him herself�察�and her 

astonishment was consequently so great as to overcome at first the 

bounds of decorum�察�and she could not help crying out�察�

    `Engaged  to Mr。      Collins�  �my dear Charlotte�察�impossible� � 

    The steady countenance which Miss Lucas had commanded in 

telling   her   story�察 �gave    way   to   a  momentary   confusion       here    on 

receiving so direct a reproach�察�though�察�as it was no more than she 

expected�察�she soon regained her composure�察�and calmly replied�察�

    `Why should you be surprised�察�my dear Eliza�拭�Do you think it 

incredible that Mr。 Collins should be able to procure any woman¨s 

good   opinion�察  �because   he   was   not   so   happy   as   to   succeed   with 

you�拭� 

    But Elizabeth had now recollected herself�察�and making a strong 

effort for it�察�was able to assure her with tolerable firmness that the 

prospect of their relationship was highly grateful to her�察�and that 

she wished her all imaginable happiness。 

    `I   see   what   you   are   feeling�察�   replied   Charlotte�察�`you   must   be 

surprised�察    �very   much     surprised�察�so       lately  as   Mr。   Collins   was 



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wishing to marry you。 But when you have had time to think it all 

over�察�I hope you will be satisfied with what I have done。 I am not 

romantic you  know。   I never  was。   I ask   only  a   comfortable  home�察�

and considering Mr。 Collins¨s character�察�connections�察�and situation 

in life�察�I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as 

fair�察�as most people can boast on entering the marriage state。¨ 

    Elizabeth      quietly     answered      `Undoubtedly�察�!and           after    an 

awkward pause�察�they returned to the rest of the family。 Charlotte 

did not stay much longer�察�and Elizabeth was then left to reflect on 

what she   had   heard。   It  was a   long  time before   she became at  all 

reconciled to the idea of so unsuitable a match。 The strangeness of 

Mr。 Collins¨s making two offers of marriage within three days�察�was 

nothing in comparison of his being now accepted。 She had always 

felt that Charlotte¨s opinion of matrimony was not exactly like her 

own�察�but she could not have supposed it possible that when called 

into    action�察  �she   would    have    sacrificed    every    better   feeling   to 

worldly  advantage。   Charlotte   the   wife   of   Mr。   Collins�察  �was   a   most 

humiliating       picture� �And        to  the   pang    of  a  friend    disgracing 

herself     and    sunk    in  her   esteem�察    �was    added     the   distressing 

conviction   that   it   was   impossible   for   that   friend   to   be   tolerably 

happy in the lot she had chosen。 



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                           CHAPTER XXIII 



           lizabeth  was  sitting  with  her  mother  and   sisters�察  �reflect´ 

           ing   on   what   she   had   heard�察  �and   doubting   whether   she 

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           were   authorised   to   mention   it�察  �when   Sir   William   Lucas 

himself      appeared�察     �sent   by    his   daughter      to   announce       her 

engagement  to  the   family。   With  many compliments   to   them�察  �and 

much self´gratulation on the prospect of a connection between the 

houses�察    �he   unfolded     the   matter�察�to      an   audience     not   merely 

wondering�察       �but    incredulous�此     �for   Mrs。    Bennet�察     �with    more 

perseverance        than    politeness�察   �protested     he   must    be   entirely 

mistaken�察      �and    Lydia�察   �always     unguarded       and    often    uncivil�察�

boisterously exclaimed�察�

    `Good   Lord�   �Sir   William�察  �how   can   you   tell   such   a   story�拭�Do 

not you know that Mr。 Collins wants to marry Lizzy�拭� 

    Nothing   less   than   the   complaisance   of   a   courtier   could   have 

borne     without     anger    such   treatment�此     �but   Sir  William¨s     good 

breeding carried him through it all�察�and though he begged leave to 

be positive as to the truth of his information�察�he listened to all their 

impertinence with the most forbearing courtesy。 

    Elizabeth�察  �feeling   it   incumbent   on   her   to   relieve   him   from   so 

unpleasant   a   situation�察  �now   put   herself      forward    to   confirm   his 

account�察�by  mentioning  her  prior  knowledge   of it  from   Charlotte 

herself�察�and endeavoured to put a stop to the exclamations of her 

mother   and   sisters�察  �by   the   earnestness   of   her   congratulations   to 

Sir   William�察   �in  which    she   was   readily    joined   by  Jane�察   �and   by 

making      a  variety   of  remarks     on   the   happiness     that   might    be 



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expected   from   the   match�察  �the   excellent   character   of   Mr。   Collins�察�

and the convenient distance of Hunsford from London。 

    Mrs。 Bennet was   in   fact  too  much  overpowered   to  say  a   great 

deal while Sir William remained�察�but no sooner had he left  them 

than     her   feelings    found    a  rapid    vent。   In   the   first  place�察  �she 

persisted   in   disbelieving   the   whole   of   the   matter�察  �secondly�察  �she 

was   very   sure   that   Mr。   Collins   had   been      taken   in�察 �thirdly�察  �she 

trusted   that   they   would   never   be   happy   together�察  �and   fourthly�察�

that   the   match   might   be   broken       off。  Two    inferences�察    �however�察�

were plainly deduced from the whole�察�one�察�that Elizabeth was the 

real cause of all the mischief�察�and the other�察�that  she  herself  had 

been barbarously  used by  them   all�察  �and   on   these   two   points   she 

principally dwelt during the rest of the day。 Nothing could console 

and nothing appease her。!Nor did that day wear out her resent´ 

ment。     A   week    elapsed    before    she   could    see   Elizabeth     without 

scolding her�察�a month passed away before she could speak to Sir 

William      or   Lady   Lucas    without   being   rude�察     �and   many     months 

were gone before she could at all forgive their daughter。 

    Mr。    Bennet¨s      emotions      were    much      more     tranquil    on    the 

occasion�察�and such as he did experience he pronounced to be of a 

most agreeable sort�察�for it gratified   him�察  �he said�察  �to  discover  that 

Charlotte      Lucas�察    �whom     he   had    been    used    to   think   tolerably 

sensible�察    �was   as   foolish   as  his  wife�察  �and   more    foolish   than    his 

daughter� �

    Jane   confessed   herself a little   surprised at  the   match�察  �but   she 

said less of her astonishment  than   of  her  earnest desire   for  their 

happiness�察      �nor   could   Elizabeth     persuade      her   to  consider     it  as 

improbable。   Kitty   and   Lydia   were   far   from   envying   Miss   Lucas�察�

for  Mr。   Collins   was   only a   clergyman�察 �and   it affected   them in   no 



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other way than as a piece of news to spread at Meryton。 

    Lady Lucas could not be insensible of triumph on being able to 

retort    on   Mrs。   Bennet     the   comfort     of  having    a  daughter      well 

married�察�and she called at Longbourn rather oftener than usual to 

say how happy she was�察�though Mr

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