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gentlemanlike man�察�greatly superior to his sister as well by nature 

as education。 The Netherfield ladies would have   had difficulty  in 

believing   that   a   man   who   lived   by   trade�察  �and   within   view   of   his 

own   warehouses�察  �could   have   been   so   well   bred   and   agreeable。 

Mrs。 Gardiner�察�who was several years  younger  than   Mrs。   Bennet 

and Mrs。 Philips�察�was an amiable�察�intelligent�察�elegant woman�察�and 

a great favourite with all her Longbourn nieces。 Between the two 

eldest   and     herself   especially�察   �there   subsisted     a  very   particular 

regard。 They had frequently been staying with her in town。 

    The first part of Mrs。 Gardiner¨s business on her arrival�察�was to 

distribute   her   presents   and   describe   the   newest   fashions。   When 

this   was   done�察  �she   had   a   less   active   part   to   play。   It   became   her 



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turn   to   listen。   Mrs。   Bennet   had   many   grievances   to   relate�察  �and 

much to complain of。 They had all been very ill´used since she last 

saw her sister。 Two of her girls had been on the point of marriage�察�

and after all there was nothing in it。 

    `I do not blame Jane�察� she continued�察 �for Jane would have got 

Mr。 Bingley�察�if she could。 But�察�Lizzy� �Oh�察�sister� �it is very hard to 

think that she might have been Mr。 Collins¨s wife by this time�察�had 

not it been for her own perverseness。 He made her an offer in this 

very   room�察  �and   she   refused   him。   The   consequence   of   it   is�察  �that 

Lady Lucas will have a daughter married before I have�察�and that 

Longbourn   estate   is   just   as   much   entailed   as   ever。   The   Lucases 

are very artful people indeed�察�sister。 They are all for what they can 

get。   I   am   sorry   to   say   it   of   them�察  �but   so   it   is。   It   makes   me   very 

nervous   and   poorly�察  �to   be   thwarted   so  in   my   own   family�察  �and   to 

have   neighbours   who   think   of   themselves   before   anybody   else。 

However�察�your coming just at this time is the greatest of comforts�察�

and I am very glad to hear what you tell us�察�of long sleeves。¨ 

    Mrs。 Gardiner�察�to whom the chief of this news had been given 

before�察�in the course of Jane and Elizabeth¨s correspondence with 

her�察  �made   her   sister   a   slight   answer�察  �and   in   compassion   to   her 

nieces turned the conversation。 

    When alone with Elizabeth afterwards�察�she spoke more on the 

subject。 `It seems likely to have been a desirable match for Jane�察� 

said she。 `I am sorry it went off。 But these things happen so often� �

A young man�察�such as you describe Mr。 Bingley�察�so easily falls in 

love    with    a  pretty    girl  for   a  few   weeks�察    �and    when     accident 

separates       them�察    �so    easily   forgets     her�察   �that   these     sort   of 

inconstancies are very frequent。¨ 

    `An excellent consolation in its way�察� said Elizabeth�察 �but it will 



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not   do   for  us。  We   do   not   suffer   by   accident。    It   does   not   often 

happen that the interference of friends will persuade a young man 

of  independent  fortune  to  think  no more  of  a   girl�察  �whom   he   was 

violently in love with only a few days before。¨ 

    `But  that   expression   of   ^violently  in   love ̄   is   so   hackneyed�察  �so 

doubtful�察�so indefinite�察�that it gives me very little idea。 It is as often 

applied to feelings which  arise   from an   half´hour¨s   acquaintance�察�

as    to  a   real�察  �strong    attachment。       Pray�察   �how   violent     was   Mr。 

Bingley¨s love�拭� 

    `I  never   saw   a    more    promising   inclination。       He    was   growing 

quite   inattentive   to   other   people�察  �and   wholly   engrossed   by   her。 

Every time they met�察�it was more decided and remarkable。 At his 

own   ball   he   offended   two   or   three   young   ladies�察  �by   not   asking 

them to dance�察�and I spoke to him twice myself�察�without receiving 

an    answer。      Could     there    be   finer   symptoms�拭       �Is   not   general 

incivility the very essence of love�拭� 

    `Oh�察�yes� �of that kind of love which I suppose him to have felt。 

Poor Jane� �I am   sorry  for  her�察  �because�察 �with  her  disposition�察�she 

may  not  get  over  it  immediately。   It  had better  have   happened  to 

you�察�Lizzy�察�you would have laughed yourself out of it sooner。 But 

do    you   think    she   would     be  prevailed     on   to  go   back    with   us�拭�

Change   of   scene   might   be   of   service!and   perhaps   a   little   relief 

from home�察�may be as useful as anything。¨ 

    Elizabeth was   exceedingly  pleased   with  this   proposal�察�and   felt 

persuaded of her sister¨s ready acquiescence。 

    `I  hope�察�    added     Mrs。    Gardiner�察     �that   no   consideration       with 

regard to this young man will influence her。 We live in so different 

a part of town�察�all our connections are so different�察�and�察�as you well 

know�察  �we   go   out   so   little�察  �that   it   is   very   improbable   they   should 



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meet at all�察�unless he really comes to see her。¨ 

    `And that is quite impossible�察�for he is now in the custody of his 

friend�察�and Mr。 Darcy would no more suffer him to call on Jane in 

such a part of London� �My dear aunt�察�how could you think of it�拭�

Mr。     Darcy     may     perhaps      have    heard    of    such     a   place    as 

Gracechurch´street�察�but he would hardly think a month¨s ablution 

enough to cleanse him from its impurities�察�were he once to enter 

it�察�and depend upon it�察�Mr。 Bingley never stirs without him。¨ 

    `So much the better。 I hope they will not meet at all。 But does 

not Jane correspond with the sister�拭�She will not be able   to  help 

calling。¨ 

    `She will drop the acquaintance entirely。¨ 

    But in spite of the certainty in which Elizabeth affected to place 

this   point�察  �as   well   as   the   still   more   interesting   one   of   Bingley¨s 

being     withheld     from    seeing   Jane�察   �she   felt  a  solicitude    on   the 

subject   which   convinced   her�察  �on   examination�察  �that   she          did   not 

consider  it  entirely  hopeless。   It   was   possible�察  �and   sometimes   she 

thought it probable�察�that  his  affection   might  be   re´animated�察  �and 

the   influence   of   his   friends   successfully   combated   by   the       more 

natural influence of Jane¨s attractions。 

    Miss Bennet accepted her aunt¨s   invitation   with  pleasure�察  �and 

the Bingleys were no otherwise in her thoughts at the time�察�than 

as she hoped that�察�by Caroline¨s not living in the same house with 

her   brother�察  �she   might   occasionally   spend   a   morning   with   her�察�

without any danger of seeing him。 

    The   Gardiners   staid a   week at  Longbourn�察�and   what   with   the 

Philipses�察    �the   Lucases�察    �and   the   officers�察  �there    was   not   a  day 

without its engagement。 Mrs。 Bennet had so carefully provided for 

the entertainment of her brother and sister�察�that they did not once 



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sit down to a family dinner。 When the engagement was for home�察�

some of the officers always made  

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