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

affection or delicacy of mind。¨ 

    `Upon my word�察� said her Ladyship�察 �you give your opinion very 

decidedly for so young a person。!Pray�察�what is your age�拭� 



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    `With     three    younger     sisters   grown      up�察�   replied    Elizabeth 

smiling�察 �your Ladyship can hardly expect me to own it。¨ 

    Lady     Catherine     seemed     quite   astonished     at  not   receiving    a 

direct    answer�察    �and   Elizabeth     suspected     herself   to  be   the   first 

creature     who    had    ever   dared    to  trifle  with   so  much     dignified 

impertinence� �

    `You   cannot   be   more   than   twenty�察  �I   am   sure�察�therefore   you 

need not conceal your age。¨ 

    `I am not one and twenty。¨ 

    When   the   gentlemen   had   joined   them�察  �and   tea   was   over�察  �the 

card tables were placed。 Lady Catherine�察�Sir William�察�and Mr。 and 

Mrs。 Collins sat down to quadrille�察�and as Miss De Bourgh chose 

to  play  at  cassino�察 �the  two  girls   had   the  honour  of  assisting   Mrs。 

Jenkinson   to   make   up   her   party。   Their   table      was   superlatively 

stupid。   Scarcely   a   syllable   was   uttered   that   did   not   relate   to   the 

game�察�except when Mrs。 Jenkinson expressed her fears of Miss De 

Bourgh¨s being too hot or too cold�察�or having too much or too little 

light。 A great deal more passed at the other table。 Lady Catherine 

was generally speaking!stating the mistakes of the three others�察�

or relating some anecdote of herself。 Mr。 Collins was employed in 

agreeing to every thing her Ladyship said�察�thanking her for every 

fish he  won�察  �and apologising  if  he  thought  he  won   too   many。   Sir 

William      did  not   say   much。     He   was    storing    his  memory      with 

anecdotes and noble names。 

    When Lady Catherine and her daughter had played as long as 

they chose�察�the tables were broke up�察�the carriage was offered   to 

Mrs。   Collins�察  �gratefully   accepted�察  �and   immediately   ordered。   The 

party     then   gathered      round    the   fire   to  hear    Lady    Catherine 

determine what weather they were to have on the morrow。 From 



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these     instructions      they    were     summoned         by   the   arrival    of   the 

coach�察  �and   with   many   speeches   of   thankfulness   on   Mr。   Collins¨s 

side�察�and as many bows on Sir William¨s�察�they departed。 As soon as 

they   had   driven   from   the   door�察  �Elizabeth   was   called   on   by   her 

cousin�察  �to   give   her   opinion   of   all   that   she   had   seen   at   Rosings�察�

which�察     �for   Charlotte¨s     sake�察  �she    made     more     favourable      than    it 

really     was。    But    her   commendation�察          �though     costing     her    some 

trouble�察  �could   by  no   means   satisfy   Mr。   Collins�察  �and   he   was   very 

soon obliged to take her Ladyship¨s praise into his own hands。 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                                 ElecBook 


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                             CHAPTER VII 



          ir William staid only a week at Hunsford�察�but his visit was 

          long enough to convince him of his daughter¨s being most 

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          comfortably settled�察�and of her possessing such a husband 

and    such   a  neighbour     as  were    not  often   met   with。   While   Sir 

William     was   with   them�察   �Mr。   Collins   devoted    his  mornings      to 

driving him out in his gig�察�and shewing him the country but when 

he    went     away�察   �the   whole     family   returned      to  their   usual 

employments�察�and Elizabeth was thankful to find that they did not 

see more of her cousin by the alteration�察�for the chief of the time 

between   breakfast   and   dinner   was   now   passed   by   him   either   at 

work in the garden�察�or in reading and writing�察�and looking out of 

window in his own book room�察�which fronted the road。 The room 

in   which    the  ladies   sat  was   backwards。     Elizabeth    at  first  had 

rather    wondered      that   Charlotte    should    not  prefer    the  dining 

parlour   for   common   use�察  �it   was   a   better   sized   room�察  �and   had   a 

pleasanter     aspect�察   �but   she  soon    saw   that   her  friend    had   an 

excellent     reason     for  what    she    did�察  �for  Mr。    Collins    would 

undoubtedly have been much less in his own apartment�察�had they 

sat   in   one   equally   lively�察  �and   she   gave   Charlotte   credit   for   the 

arrangement。 

   From   the   drawing  room   they  could   distinguish   nothing   in   the 

lane�察�and were indebted to Mr。 Collins for the knowledge of what 

carriages   went   along�察  �and   how   often   especially   Miss   De   Bourgh 

drove by in her phaeton�察�which he never failed coming to inform 

them      of�察 �though     it  happened      almost     every    day。   She    not 



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unfrequently   stopped   at   the   Parsonage�察  �and   had   a   few   minutes¨ 

conversation with Charlotte�察�but was scarcely ever prevailed on to 

get out。 

    Very   few   days     passed   in   which   Mr。     Collins   did   not   walk   to 

Rosings�察�and not many in which his wife did not think it necessary 

to   go   likewise�察  �and   till   Elizabeth   recollected   that   there   might   be 

other   family   livings   to   be   disposed   of�察  �she   could   not   understand 

the sacrifice of so many hours。 Now and then�察�they were honoured 

with     a   call   from     her   Ladyship�察      �and    nothing      escaped     her 

observation that was passing in the room during these visits。 She 

examined        into   their   employments�察       �looked    at   their   work�察   �and 

advised them to do it differently�察�found fault with the arrangement 

of  the   furniture�察  �or  detected   the   housemaid  in   negligence�察  �and   if 

she accepted any refreshment�察�seemed to do it only for the sake of 

finding out that Mrs。 Collins¨s joints of meat were too large for her 

family。 

    Elizabeth soon perceived that though this great lady was not in 

the commission of the peace for the county�察�she was a most active 

magistrate      in  her   own    parish�察   �the   minutest   concerns       of  which 

were     carried    to  her   by   Mr。   Collins�察  �and    whenever      any    of  the 

cottagers   were   disposed   to   be   quarrelsome�察  �discontented   or   too 

poor�察  �she   sallied   forth   into   the   village   to   settle   their   differences�察�

silence their complaints�察�and scold them into harmony and plenty。 

    The    entertainment   of      dining   at   Rosings     was   repeated     about 

twice a week�察�and�察�allowing for the loss of Sir William�察�and there 

being      only     one    card     table    in    the    evening�察     �every     such 

entertainment         was    the   counterpart       of  the    first。  Their    other 

engagements were few�察�as the style of living of the neighbourhood 

in general�察�was beyond the Collinses¨ reach。 This however was no 



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