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voice�察�to Mrs。 Jenkinson�察�in whose appearance there was nothing 

remarkable�察�and who was entirely engaged in listening to what she 

said�察�and placing a screen in the proper direction before her eyes。 

    After   sitting   a   few   minutes�察  �they   were   all   sent   to   one   of   the 

windows�察�to admire the view�察�Mr。 Collins attending them to point 

out its beauties�察�and Lady Catherine kindly informing them that it 

was much better worth looking at in the summer。 

    The dinner was exceedingly handsome�察�and there were all the 

servants�察     �and   all  the   articles   of   plate   which     Mr。   Collins    had 

promised�察�and�察�as he had likewise foretold�察�he took his seat at the 

bottom of  the   table�察�by  her  ladyship¨s   desire�察�and  looked   as   if  he 

felt   that   life   could   furnish   nothing   greater。!He   carved�察  �and   ate�察�

and      praised     with    delighted      alacrity�察   �and     every     dish    was 

commended�察�first by him�察�and then by Sir William�察�who was now 

enough      recovered      to  echo    whatever     his   son   in  law    said�察 �in  a 

manner   which   Elizabeth   wondered   Lady   Catherine   could   bear。 

But      Lady     Catherine       seemed       gratified     by    their    excessive 

admiration�察  �and   gave   most   gracious   smiles�察  �especially   when   any 

dish   on   the   table   proved   a   novelty   to   them。   The   party   did   not 

supply      much      conversation。       Elizabeth       was    ready     to   speak 

whenever       there    was   an   opening�察    �but   she   was    seated    between 

Charlotte and Miss De Bourgh!the former of whom was engaged 

in listening  to  Lady   Catherine�察  �and   the   latter   said   not   a   word   to 

her    all  dinner    time。    Mrs。   Jenkinson       was   chiefly    employed      in 

watching how little Miss De Bourgh ate�察�pressing her to try some 



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other     dish�察  �and    fearing    she   were     indisposed。     Maria     thought 

speaking out of the question�察  �and   the   gentlemen did  nothing but 

eat and admire。 

    When the ladies returned to the drawing room�察�there was little 

to be done but to hear Lady Catherine talk�察�which she did without 

any   intermission       till  coffee  came    in�察 �delivering    her   opinion     on 

every subject in so decisive a manner as proved that she was not 

used     to  have    her    judgment      controverted。      She    enquired      into 

Charlotte¨s   domestic   concerns   familiarly   and   minutely�察  �and   gave 

her a great deal of advice�察�as to the management of them all�察�told 

her how every thing ought to be regulated in so small a family as 

her¨s�察   �and   instructed     her   as  to  the   care   of  her   cows    and    her 

poultry。     Elizabeth     found    that   nothing     was    beneath     this  great 

Lady¨s     attention�察   �which    could    furnish    her   with   an   occasion    of 

dictating   to   others。    In  the   intervals    of  her   discourse    with   Mrs。 

Collins�察    �she   addressed      a   variety    of  questions      to  Maria     and 

Elizabeth�察  �but   especially   to   the   latter�察  �of   whose   connections   she 

knew the least�察�and who she observed to Mrs。 Collins�察�was a very 

genteel�察�pretty kind of girl。 She asked her at different times�察�how 

many   sisters   she   had�察  �whether   they   were   older   or   younger   than 

herself�察  �whether  any  of   them   were   likely   to   be   married�察  �whether 

they     were    handsome�察      �where     they    had    been    educated�察     �what 

carriage her father kept�察�and what had been her mother¨s maiden 

name�拭�Elizabeth   felt   all   the   impertinence   of   her   questions�察  �but 

answered them very composedly。!Lady Catherine then observed�察�

    `Your father¨s estate is entailed on Mr。 Collins�察�I think。 For your 

sake�察� turning to Charlotte�察 �I am glad of it�察�but otherwise I see no 

occasion   for   entailing   estates   from   the   female   line。!It   was   not 

thought necessary in Sir Lewis de Bourgh¨s family。!Do you play 



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and sing�察�Miss Bennet�拭� 

   `A little。¨ 

   `Oh� �Then!some time or other we shall be happy to hear you。 

Our instrument is a capital one�察�probably superior to! You shall 

try it some day。!Do your sisters play and sing�拭� 

   `One of them does。¨ 

   `Why did not you all learn�拭�You ought all to have learned。 The 

Miss Webbs all play�察�and their father has not so good an income as 

your¨s。!Do you draw�拭� 

   `No�察�not at all。¨ 

   `What�察�none of you�拭� 

   `Not one。¨ 

   `That   is   very   strange。   But   I   suppose   you   had   no   opportunity。 

Your mother should have taken you to town every spring  for  the 

benefit of masters。¨ 

   `My mother would have had no objection�察  �but my  father  hates 

London。¨ 

   `Has your governess left you�拭� 

   `We never had any governess。¨ 

   `No governess� �How was that possible�拭�Five daughters brought 

up at home without a governess� �I never heard   of  such a   thing。 

Your mother must have been quite a slave to your education。¨ 

   Elizabeth   could   hardly   help   smiling�察  �as   she   assured   her   that 

had not been the case。 

   `Then�察    �who    taught   you�拭   �who    attended    to  you�拭   �Without     a 

governess you must have been neglected。¨ 

   `Compared with some families�察�I believe we were�察�but such of us 

as   wished    to   learn�察 �never  wanted     the  means。    We   were    always 

encouraged to read�察�and had all the masters that were necessary。 



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Those who chose to be idle�察�certainly might。¨ 

    `Aye�察�no doubt�察�but that is what a governess will prevent�察�and if 

I   had    known     your    mother�察    �I  should    have    advised    her    most 

strenuously to engage one。 I always say that nothing is to be done 

in   education   without  steady  and   regular  instruction�察  �and   nobody 

but  a   governess   can   give   it。   It   is   wonderful   how   many   families   I 

have been the means of supplying in that way。 I am always glad to 

get a young person well placed out。 Four nieces of Mrs。 Jenkinson 

are   most  delightfully  situated   through  my  means�察�and   it  was   but 

the   other   day�察  �that   I   recommended   another   young   person�察  �who 

was merely accidentally mentioned to me�察�and the family are quite 

delighted with her。 Mrs。 Collins�察�did I tell you  of  Lady  Metcalfe¨s 

calling   yesterday   to   thank   me�拭  �She   finds   Miss   Pope   a   treasure。 

^Lady Catherine�察院�said she�察 �you have given me   a   treasure。 ̄   Are 

any of your younger sisters out�察�Miss Bennet�拭� 

    `Yes�察�Ma¨am�察�all。¨ 

    `All� �What�察�all five out at once�拭�Very odd� �And you only the 

second。!The   younger   ones   out   before   the   elder   are   married� � 

Your younger sisters must be very young�拭� 

    `Yes�察�my youngest is not sixteen。 Perhaps she is full young to be 

much in company。 But really�察�Ma¨am�察�I think it would be very hard 

upon   younger   sisters�察  �that   they   should   not   have      their   share   of 

society and amusement because the elder may not have the means 

or inclination to marry early。!The last born has as good a right to 

the pleasures of youth�察�as the first。 And to be kept back on such  a 

motive� �I   think   it   would   not   be   very   likely   to   

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