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    `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 fingering�察�though her taste is not equal to Anne¨s。 

Anne     would     have   been    a  delightful   performer�察     �had   her   health 

allowed her to learn。¨ 



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    Elizabeth looked at  Darcy  to  see  how  cordially   he   assented   to 

his   cousin¨s   praise�察  �but  neither   at   that   moment   nor  at   any   other 

could she discern any symptom of love�察�and from the whole of his 

behaviour   to   Miss   De   Bourgh   she   derived   this   comfort   for   Miss 

Bingley�察�that he might have been just as likely to  marry her�察 �had 

she been his relation。 

    Lady     Catherine      continued      her   remarks      on   Elizabeth¨s      per´ 

formance�察�mixing with them many  instructions   on  execution and 

taste。 Elizabeth received them with all the forbearance of civility�察�

and  at  the   request  of  the   gentlemen   remained   at   the   instrument 

till her Ladyship¨s carriage was ready to take them all home。 



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                             CHAPTER IX 



           lizabeth    was   sitting  by   herself  the   next  morning�察    �and 

           writing to Jane�察�while Mrs。 Collins and Maria were gone 

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           on   business   into  the   village�察  �when   she   was   startled by   a 

ring at the door�察�the certain signal of a visitor。 As she had heard no 

carriage�察  �she   thought   it   not   unlikely   to   be   Lady   Catherine�察  �and 

under that apprehension was putting away her half´finished letter 

that   she   might   escape   all   impertinent   questions�察  �when   the   door 

opened�察�and to her very great surprise�察�Mr。 Darcy�察�and Mr。 Darcy 

only�察�entered the room。 

   He seemed astonished too on finding her alone�察�and apologised 

for  his   intrusion�察  �by letting  her  know  that  he   had   understood   all 

the ladies to be within。 

   They then sat down�察�and when her enquiries after Rosings were 

made�察    �seemed     in  danger    of  sinking   into   total  silence。   It  was 

absolutely necessary�察�therefore�察�to think of something�察�and in this 

emergence        recollecting    when     she     had    seen    him    last   in 

Hertfordshire�察�and feeling curious to know what he would say on 

the subject of their hasty departure�察�she observed�察�

   `How very suddenly you all quitted Netherfield last November�察�

Mr。   Darcy�   �It   must   have   been   a   most   agreeable   surprise   to   Mr。 

Bingley to see you all after him so soon�察�for�察�if I recollect right�察�he 

went   but   the   day   before。   He   and   his   sisters   were   well�察  �I   hope�察�

when you left London。¨ 

   `Perfectly so!I thank you。¨ 

   She found that she was to receive no other answer!and�察�after a 



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short pause�察�added�察�

    `I think I have understood that Mr。 Bingley has not much idea 

of ever returning to Netherfield again�拭� 

    `I have never heard him say so�察�but it is probable that he may 

spend very little of his time there in future。 He has many friends�察�

and   he   is   at   a  time  of  life  when  friends   and  engagements       are 

continually increasing。¨ 

    `If he means to be but little at Netherfield�察�it would be better for 

the  neighbourhood   that  he  should   give   up   the   place   entirely�察  �for 

then we might possibly get a settled family there。 But perhaps Mr。 

Bingley did not take the house so much for the convenience of the 

neighbourhood as for his own�察�and we must expect him to keep or 

quit it on the same principle。¨ 

    `I should not be surprised�察� said Darcy�察 �if he were to give it up�察�

as soon as any eligible purchase offers。¨ 

   Elizabeth made no answer。 She was afraid of talking longer of 

his friend�察�and�察�having nothing else to say�察�was now determined to 

leave the trouble of finding a subject to him。 

   He   took    the   hint�察 �and  soon    began    with�察  �This   seems    a  very 

comfortable house。 Lady Catherine�察�I believe�察�did a great deal to it 

when Mr。 Collins first came to Hunsford。¨ 

    `I believe she did!and I am sure she could not have bestowed 

her kindness on a more grateful object。¨ 

    `Mr。 Collins appears very fortunate in his choice of a wife。¨ 

    `Yes�察�indeed�察�his friends may well rejoice in his having met with 

one of the very few sensible women who would have accepted him�察�

or have made him   happy  if   they  had。   My  friend   has   an   excellent 

understanding!though            I  am    not  certain    that   I  consider    her 

marrying Mr。 Collins as the wisest thing she ever did。 She seems 



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perfectly happy�察�however�察�and in a prudential light�察�it is certainly a 

very good match for her。¨ 

    `It must be very agreeable to her to be settled within so easy a 

distance of her own family and friends。¨ 

    `An easy distance do you call it�拭�It is nearly fifty miles。¨ 

    `And   what  is   fifty   miles   of   good   road�拭  �Little   more   than   half   a 

day¨s journey。 Yes�察�I call it a very easy distance。¨ 

    `I  should    never    have   considered      the  distance     as  one   of  the 

advantages  of   the   match�察�   cried   Elizabeth。   `I   should   never   have 

said Mrs。 Collins was settled near her family。¨ 

    `It   is  a   proof  of  your   own  attachment   to   Hertfordshire。        Any 

thing   beyond   the   very   neighbourhood   of   Longbourn�察  �I   suppose�察�

would appear far。¨ 

   As he spoke there was a sort of smile�察�which Elizabeth fancied 

she understood�察�he must be supposing her to be thinking of Jane 

and Netherfield�察�and she blushed as she answered�察�

    `I do not mean to say that a woman may not be settled too near 

her family。 The far and the near must be relative�察�and depend on 

many varying circumstances。 Where there is fortune to make the 

expence of travelling unimportant�察�distance becomes no evil。 But 

that is not the case here。 Mr。 and Mrs。 Collins have a comfortable 

income�察�but not such a one as will allow of frequent journeys!and 

I am persuaded my  friend  would not  call   herself near  her  family 

under less than half the present distance。¨ 

    Mr。   Darcy   drew   his   chair   a   little   towards   her�察  �and   said�察   �You 

cannot   have      a  right   to   such   very   strong   local  attachment。    You 

cannot have been always at Longbourn。¨ 

    Elizabeth  looked   surprised。   The   gentleman   experienced   some 

change of feeling�察�he drew back his chair�察�took a newspaper from 



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the table�察�and�察�glancing over it�察�said�察�in a colder voice�察�

    `Are you pleased with Kent�拭� 

    A short dialogue on the subject of the country ensued�察�on either 

side calm and concise!and soon put an end to by the entrance of 

Charlotte and her sister�察�just returned from their walk。 The t┷te´┐´ 

t┷te   surprised      them。    Mr。   Darcy   related     the   mistake    which     had 

occasioned  his   intruding  on   Miss 

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