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unequally they may be returned。 It is natural that obligation
should be felt�察�and if I couldfeel gratitude�察�I would now thank you。
But I cannot!I have never desired your good opinion�察 �and you
have certainly bestowed it most unwillingly。 I am sorry to have
occasioned pain to any one。 It has been most unconsciously done�察�
however�察�and I hope will be of short duration。 The feelings which�察�
you tell me�察 �have long prevented the acknowledgment of your
regard�察 �can have little difficulty in overcoming it after this
explanation。¨
Mr。 Darcy�察 �who was leaning against the mantle´piece with his
eyes fixed on her face�察 �seemed to catch her words with no less
resentment than surprise。 His complexion became pale with
anger�察 �and the disturbance of his mind was visible in every
feature。 He was struggling for the appearance of composure�察�and
would not open his lips�察�till he believed himself to have attained it。
The pause was to Elizabeth¨s feelings dreadful。 At length�察 �in a
voice of forced calmness�察�he said�察�
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`And this is all the reply which I am to have the honour of
expecting� �I might�察�perhaps�察�wish to be informed why�察�with so little
endeavour at civility�察 �I am thus rejected。 But it is of small
importance。¨
`I might as well enquire�察� replied she�察 �why with so evident a
design of offending and insulting me�察�you chose to tell me that you
liked me against your will�察�against your reason�察�and even against
your character�拭 �Was not this some excuse for incivility�察 �if I was
uncivil�拭�But I have other provocations。 You know I have。 Had not
my own feelings decided against you�察�had they been indifferent�察�or
had they even been favourable�察 �do you think that any
consideration would tempt me to accept the man�察 �who has been
the means of ruining�察 �perhaps forever�察 �the happiness of a most
beloved sister�拭�
As she pronounced these words�察�Mr。 Darcy changed colour�察�but
the emotion was short�察 �and he listened without attempting to
interrupt her while she continued。
`I have every reason in the world to think ill of you。 No motive
can excuse the unjust and ungenerous part you acted there。 You
dare not�察�you cannot deny that you have been the principal�察�if not
the only means of dividing them from each other�察�of exposing one
to the censure of the world for caprice and instability�察�the other to
its derision for disappointed hopes�察 �and involving them both in
misery of the acutest kind。¨
She paused�察 �and saw with no slight indignation that he was
listening with an air which proved him wholly unmoved by any
feeling of remorse。 He even looked at her with a smile of affected
incredulity。
`Can you deny that you have done it�拭� she repeated。
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With assumed tranquillity he then replied�察 �I have no wish of
denying that I did every thing in my power to separate my friend
from your sister�察 �or that I rejoice in my success。 Towards him I
have been kinder than towards myself。¨
Elizabeth disdained the appearance of noticing this civil
reflection�察 �but its meaning did not escape�察 �nor was it likely to
conciliate her。
`But it is not merely this affair�察� she continued�察 �on which my
dislike is founded。 Long before it had taken place�察�my opinion of
you was decided。 Your character was unfolded in the recital which
I received many months ago from Mr。 Wickham。 On this subject�察�
what can you have to say�拭�In what imaginary act of friendship can
you here defend yourself�拭 �or under what misrepresentation�察 �can
you here impose upon others�拭�
`You take an eager interest in that gentleman¨s concerns�察� said
Darcy in a less tranquil tone�察�and with a heightened colour。
`Who that knows what his misfortunes have been�察 �can help
feeling an interest in him�拭�
`His misfortunes� � repeated Darcy contemptuously�此 �yes�察 �his
misfortunes have been great indeed。¨
`And of your infliction�察� cried Elizabeth with energy。 `You have
reduced him to his present state of poverty�察�comparative poverty。
You have withheld the advantages�察�which you must know to have
been designed for him。 You have deprived the best years of his
life�察 �of that independence which was no less his due than his
desert。 You have done all this� �and yet you can treat the mention
of his misfortunes with contempt and ridicule。¨
`And this�察� cried Darcy�察�as he walked with quick steps across the
room�察 �is your opinion of me� �This is the estimation in which you
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hold me� �I thank you for explaining it so fully。 My faults�察�according
to this calculation�察 �are heavy indeed� �But perhaps�察� added he�察�
stopping in his walk�察 �and turning towards her�察 �these offences
might have been overlooked�察�had not your pride been hurt by my
honest confession of the scruples that had long prevented my
forming any serious design。 These bitter accusations might have
been suppressed�察 �had I with greater policy concealed my
struggles�察�and flattered you into the belief of my being impelled by
unqualified�察 �unalloyed inclination�察 �by reason�察 �by reflection�察 �by
every thing。 But disguise of every sort is my abhorrence。 Nor am I
ashamed of the feelings I related。 They were natural and just。
Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your
connections�拭 �To congratulate myself on the hope of relations�察�
whose condition in life is so decidedly beneath my own�拭�
Elizabeth felt herself growing more angry every moment yet
she tried to the utmost to speak with composure when she said�察�
`You are mistaken�察�Mr。 Darcy�察�if you suppose that the mode of
your declaration affected me in any other way�察 �than as it spared
me the concern which I might have felt in refusing you�察 �had you
behaved in a more gentleman´like manner。
She saw him start at this�察 �but he said nothing�察 �and she
continued�察�
`You could not have made me the offer of your hand in any
possible way that would have tempted me to accept it。¨
Again his astonishment was obvious�察�and he looked at her with
an expression of mingled incredulity and mortification。 She went
on。
`From the very beginning�察�from the first moment I may almost
say�察 �of my acquaintance with you�察 �your manners impressing me
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