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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