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shared the feeling�察�was more openly acknowledged�察�for she did not 

scruple to call out�察�

    `What   is   that   you   are   saying�察  �Fitzwilliam�拭  �What   is   it   you   are 

talking of�拭�What are you telling Miss Bennet�拭�Let me hear what it 

is。¨ 

    `We   are   speaking   of   music�察  �Madam�察�   said   he�察  �when   no   longer 

able to avoid a reply。 

    `Of   music�     �Then     pray    speak    aloud。    It  is  of  all  subjects     my 

delight。  I    must     have    my   share    in   the   conversation�察     �if  you   are 

speaking   of   music。   There   are   few   people   in   England�察  �I   suppose�察�

who have more true enjoyment of music  than myself�察  �or a   better 

natural   taste。     If  I  had   ever   learnt�察   �I   should   have    been    a  great 

proficient。   And   so   would   Anne�察  �if   her   health   had   allowed   her   to 

apply。 I am confident that she would have performed delightfully。 

How does Georgiana get on�察�Darcy�拭� 

    Mr。     Darcy     spoke      with    affectionate      praise     of   his   sister¨s 

proficiency。 

    `I am very glad to hear such a good account of her�察� said Lady 

Catherine�察   �and   pray  tell   her  from   me�察  �that   she   cannot   expect   to 

excel�察�if she does not practise a great deal。¨ 

    `I assure you�察�Madam�察� he replied�察 �that she does not need such 

advice。 She practises very constantly。¨ 

    `So much the   better。   It  cannot  be done   too  much�察 �and   when I 

next     write   to  her�察  �I  shall   charge     her   not   to  neglect    it  on   any 

account。 I often tell young ladies�察�that no excellence in music is to 



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be   acquired�察  �without   constant   practise。   I   have   told   Miss   Bennet 

several     times�察  �that   she   will  never    play   really   well�察  �unless   she 

practises more�察�and though Mrs。 Collins has no instrument�察�she is 

very welcome�察�as I have often told her�察�to  come   to  Rosings   every 

day�察  �and   play   on   the   pianofort└   in   Mrs。   Jenkinson¨s   room。   She 

would be in nobody¨s way�察�you know�察�in that part of the house。¨ 

    Mr Darcy looked a little ashamed of his aunt¨s ill breeding and 

made no answer。 

    When coffee was over�察�Colonel Fitzwilliam reminded Elizabeth 

of having promised to play to him�察�and she sat down directly to the 

instrument。 He drew a chair near her。 Lady Catherine listened to 

half  a song�察�and   then   talked�察  �as   before�察  �to   her   other   nephew�察  �till 

the    latter  walked     away     from   her�察  �and    moving     with   his   usual 

deliberation      towards     the   pianofort└�察   �stationed     himself    so  as  to 

command         a   full  view    of   the   fair   performer¨s       countenance。 

Elizabeth      saw   what    he   was   doing�察   �and   at  the   first  convenient 

pause�察�turned to him with an arch smile�察�and said�察�

    `You mean to frighten me�察�Mr。 Darcy�察�by coming in all this state 

to hear me�拭�But I will not be alarmed though your sister does play 

so well。 There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to 

be   frightened at  the  will   of  others。   My  courage  always   rises   with 

every attempt to intimidate me。¨ 

    `I shall not say that you are mistaken�察� he replied�察 �because you 

could   not   really   believe   me   to   entertain   any   design   of   alarming 

you�察   �and    I  have   had    the   pleasure    of   your   acquaintance       long 

enough   to   know�察  �that   you   find   great   enjoyment   in   occasionally 

professing opinions which in fact are not your own。¨ 

    Elizabeth laughed heartily at this picture of herself�察�and said to 

Colonel Fitzwilliam�察 �Your cousin will give you a very pretty notion 



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of me�察�and teach you not to believe a word I say。 I am particularly 

unlucky in meeting with a person so  well   able   to  expose my  real 

character�察�in a part of the world�察�where I had hoped to pass myself 

off   with   some     degree    of  credit。   Indeed�察    �Mr。   Darcy�察   �it  is  very 

ungenerous         in   you    to  mention       all  that    you    knew     to   my 

disadvantage   in   Hertfordshire!and�察  �give   me   leave   to   say�察          �very 

impolitic too!for it is provoking me to retaliate�察�and such things 

may come out�察�as will shock your relations to hear。¨ 

    `I am not afraid of you�察� said he�察�smilingly。 

    `Pray let me hear what you have to accuse him of�察� cried Colonel 

Fitzwilliam。      `I  should     like  to   know     how    he    behaves     among 

strangers。¨ 

    `You shall hear then!but prepare yourself for something very 

dreadful。   The   first   time   of   my   ever   seeing   him   in   Hertfordshire�察�

you must know�察�was at a ball!and at this ball�察�what do you think 

he did�拭�He danced only four dances� �I am sorry to pain you!but 

so   it   was。   He   danced   only   four   dances�察  �though   gentlemen   were 

scarce�察�and�察�to my certain knowledge�察�more   than  one  young  lady 

was sitting down in want of a partner。 Mr。 Darcy�察�you cannot deny 

the fact。¨ 

    `I   had not  at  that  time   the   honour  of  knowing any  lady  in   the 

assembly beyond my own party。¨ 

    `True�察�and nobody can ever be introduced in a ball room。 Well�察�

Colonel   Fitzwilliam�察  �what   do   I   play   next�拭  �My   fingers   wait   your 

orders。¨ 

    `Perhaps�察� said Darcy�察 �I should have judged better�察�had I sought 

an   introduction�察  �but   I   am   ill   qualified   to   recommend   myself   to 

strangers。¨ 

    `Shall   we   ask   your   cousin   the   reason   of   this�拭�   said   Elizabeth�察�



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still addressing Colonel Fitzwilliam。 `Shall we ask him why a man 

of   sense   and    education�察   �and    who   has   lived   in  the  world�察   �is  ill 

qualified to recommend himself to strangers�拭� 

    `I can answer your question�察� said Fitzwilliam�察 �without applying 

to him。 It is because he will not give himself the trouble。¨ 

    `I certainly have not the talent which some people possess�察� said 

Darcy�察 �of conversing easily with those I have never seen before。 I 

cannot   catch   their   tone   of   conversation�察  �or   appear   interested   in 

their concerns�察�as I often see done。¨ 

    `My fingers�察� said Elizabeth�察 �do not move over this instrument 

in   the   masterly   manner   which   I   see   so   many   women¨s   do。   They 

have not the same force or rapidity�察�and do not produce the same 

expression。   But   then   I   have   always   supposed         it   to   be   my   own 

fault!because I would not take the trouble of practising。 It is not 

that I do not believe my fingers as capable as any other woman¨s of 

superior execution。¨ 

    Darcy     smiled    and    said�察  �You    are  perfectly    right。   You    have 

employed your time much better。 No one admitted to the privilege 

of   hearing   you�察  �can   think   any   thing   wanting。   We   neither   of   us 

perform to strangers。¨ 

    Here they were interrupted by Lady Catherine�察�who called out 

to  know  what  they  were   talking  of。   Elizabeth  immediately  began 

playing again。 Lady Catherine approached�察�and�察�after listening for 

a few minutes�察�said to Darcy�察�

    `Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss�察�if she practised more�察�

and could have the advantage of a London master。 She has a very 

good notion of

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