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impatiently�察 �he would not have danced half so much� �For God¨s
sake�察 �say no more of his partners。 Oh� �that he had sprained his
ancle in the first dance� �
`Oh� �my dear�察� continued Mrs。 Bennet�察 �I am quite delighted
with him。 He is so excessively handsome� �and his sisters are
charming women。 I never in my life saw any thing more elegant
than their dresses。 I dare say the lace upon Mrs。 Hurst¨s gown!¨
Here she was interrupted again。 Mr。 Bennet protested against
any description of finery。 She was therefore obliged to seek
another branch of the subject�察�and related�察�with much bitterness of
spirit and some exaggeration�察�the shocking rudeness of Mr。 Darcy。
`But I can assure you�察�she added�察 �that Lizzy does not lose much
by not suiting his fancy�察�for he is a most disagreeable�察�horrid man�察�
not at all worth pleasing。 So high and so conceited that there was
no enduring him� �He walked here�察�and he walked there�察�fancying
himself so very great� �Not handsome enough to dance with� �I wish
you had been there�察 �my dear�察 �to have given him one of your set
downs。 I quite detest the man。¨
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CHAPTER IV
hen Jane and Elizabeth were alone�察 �the former�察 �who
Whad been cautious in her praise of Mr。 Bingley before�察�
expressed to her sister how very much she admired
him。
`He is just what a young man ought to be�察� said she�察 �sensible�察�
good humoured�察�lively�察�and I never saw such happy manners� �so
much ease�察�with such perfect good breeding� �
`He is also handsome�察� replied Elizabeth�察 �which a young man
ought likewise to be�察 �if he possibly can。 His character is thereby
complete。¨
`I was very much flattered by his asking me to dance a second
time。 I did not expect such a compliment。¨
`Did not you�拭 �I did for you。 But that is one great difference
between us。 Compliments always take you by surprise�察 �and me
never。 What could be more natural than his asking you again�拭�He
could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as
every other woman in the room。 No thanks to his gallantry for that。
Well�察 �he certainly is very agreeable�察 �and I give you leave to like
him。 You have liked many a stupider person。¨
`Dear Lizzy� �
`Oh� �you are a great deal too apt you know�察 �to like people in
general。 You never see a fault in any body。 All the world are good
and agreeable in your eyes。 I never heard you speak ill of a human
being in my life。¨
`I would wish not to be hasty in censuring any one�察�but I always
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speak what I think。¨
`I know you do�察 �and it is that which makes the wonder。 With
your good sense�察�to be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense
of others� �Affectation of candour is common enough�察�one meets it
every where。 But to be candid without ostentation or design!to
take the good of every body¨s character and make it still better�察�and
say nothing of the bad!belongs to you alone。 And so�察�you like this
man¨s sisters too�察�do you�拭�Their manners are not equal to his。¨
`Certainly not�察�at first。 But they are very pleasing women when
you converse with them。 Miss Bingley is to live with her brother
and keep his house�察�and I am much mistaken if we shall not find a
very charming neighbour in her。¨
Elizabeth listened in silence�察 �but was not convinced�察 �their
behaviour at the assembly had not been calculated to please in
general�察�and with more quickness of observation and less pliancy
of temper than her sister�察�and with a judgment too unassailed by
any attention to herself�察 �she was very little disposed to approve
them。 They were in fact very fine ladies�察 �not deficient in good
humour when they were pleased�察 �nor in the power of being
agreeable where they chose it�察�but proud and conceited。 They were
rather handsome�察 �had been educated in one of the first private
seminaries in town�察 �had a fortune of twenty thousand pounds�察�
were in the habit of spending more than they ought�察 �and of
associating with people of rank�察 �and were therefore in every
respect entitled to think well of themselves�察�and meanly of others。
They were of a respectable family in the north of England�察 �a
circumstance more deeply impressed on their memories than that
their brother¨s fortune and their own had been acquired by trade。
Mr。 Bingley inherited property to the amount of nearly an
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hundred thousand pounds from his father�察 �who had intended to
purchase an estate�察�but did not live to do it。 Mr。 Bingley intended it
likewise�察�and sometimes made choice of his county�察�but as he was
now provided with a good house and the liberty of a manor�察�it was
doubtful to many of those who best knew the easiness of his
temper�察�whether he might not spend the remainder of his days at
Netherfield�察�and leave the next generation to purchase。
His sisters were very anxious for his having an estate of his own�察�
but though he was now established only as a tenant�察�Miss Bingley
was by no means unwilling to preside at his table�察 �nor was Mrs。
Hurst�察�who had married a man of more fashion than fortune�察�less
disposed to consider his house as her home when it suited her。 Mr。
Bingley had not been of age two years�察�when he was tempted by an
accidental recommendation to look at Netherfield House。 He did
look at it and into it for half an hour�察�was pleased with the situation
and the principal rooms�察�satisfied with what the owner said in its
praise�察�and took it immediately。
Between him and Darcy there was a very steady friendship�察�in
spite of a great opposition of character。!Bingley was endeared to
Darcy by the easiness�察�openness�察�ductility of his temper�察�though no
disposition could offer a greater contrast to his own�察 �and though
with his own he never appeared dissatisfied。 On the strength of
Darcy¨s regard Bingley had the firmest reliance�察 �and of his
judgment the highest opinion。 In understanding Darcy was the
superior。 Bingley was by no means deficient�察�but Darcy was clever。
He was at the same time haughty�察�reserved�察�and fastidious�察�and his
manners�察 �though well bred�察 �were not inviting。 In that respect his
friend had greatly the advantage。 Bingley was sure of being liked
wherever he appeared�察�Darcy was continually giving offence。
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