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wherever he appeared�察�Darcy was continually giving offence。
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The manner in which they spoke of the Meryton assembly was
sufficiently characteristic。 Bingley had never met with pleasanter
people or prettier girls in his life�察�every body had been most kind
and attentive to him�察�there had been no formality�察�no stiffness�察�he
had soon felt acquainted with all the room�察�and as to Miss Bennet�察�
he could not conceive an angel more beautiful。 Darcy�察 �on the
contrary�察�had seen a collection of people in whom there was little
beauty and no fashion�察�for none of whom he had felt the smallest
interest�察�and from none received either attention or pleasure。 Miss
Bennet he acknowledged to be pretty�察�but she smiled too much。
Mrs。 Hurst and her sister allowed it to be so!but still they
admired her and liked her�察�and pronounced her to be a sweet girl�察�
and one whom they should not object to know more of。 Miss
Bennet was therefore established as a sweet girl�察�and their brother
felt authorised by such commendation to think of her as he chose。
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CHAPTER V
ithin a short walk of Longbourn lived a family with
Wwhom the Bennets were particularly intimate。 Sir
William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton�察�
where he had made a tolerable fortune and risen to the honour of
knighthood by an address to the King�察�during his mayoralty。 The
distinction had perhaps been felt too strongly。 It had given him a
disgust to his business and to his residence in a small market
town�察�and quitting them both�察�he had removed with his family to a
house about a mile from Meryton�察�denominated from that period
Lucas Lodge�察 �where he could think with pleasure of his own
importance�察�and unshackled by business�察�occupy himself solely in
being civil to all the world。 For though elated by his rank�察 �it did
not render him supercilious�察�on the contrary�察�he was all attention
to every body。 By nature inoffensive�察 �friendly and obliging�察 �his
presentation at St。 James¨s had made him courteous。
Lady Lucas was a very good kind of woman�察�not too clever to be
a valuable neighbour to Mrs。 Bennet。!They had several children。
The eldest of them�察 �a sensible�察 �intelligent young woman�察 �about
twenty´seven�察�was Elizabeth¨s intimate friend。
That the Miss Lucases and the Miss Bennets should meet to talk
over a ball was absolutely necessary�察 �and the morning after the
assembly brought the former to Longbourn to hear and to
communicate。
`You began the evening well�察 �Charlotte�察� said Mrs。 Bennet with
civil self´command to Miss Lucas。 `You were Mr。 Bingley¨s first
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choice。¨
`Yes�察�but he seemed to like his second better。¨
`Oh� �you mean Jane�察 �I suppose!because he danced with her
twice。 To be sure that did seem as if he admired her!indeed I
rather believe he did!I heard something about it!but I hardly
know what!something about Robinson。¨
`Perhaps you mean what I overheard between him and Mr。
Robinson�察�did not I mention it to you�拭�Mr。 Robinson¨s asking him
how he liked our Meryton assemblies�察 �and whether he did not
think there were a great many pretty women in the room�察 �and
which he thought the prettiest�拭�and his answering immediately to
the last question!Oh� �the eldest Miss Bennet beyond a doubt�察�
there cannot be two opinions on that point。¨
`Upon my word� �Well�察�that was very decided indeed!that does
seem as if!but however�察�it may all come to nothing you know。¨
`My overhearings were more to the purpose than yours�察 �Eliza�察�
said Charlotte。 `Mr。 Darcy is not so well worth listening to as his
friend�察�is he�拭�Poor Eliza� �to be only just tolerable。¨
`I beg you would not put it into Lizzy¨s head to be vexed by his
ill´treatment�察 �for he is such a disagreeable man that it would be
quite a misfortune to be liked by him。 Mrs。 Long told me last night
that he sat close to her for half an hour without once opening his
lips。¨
`Are you quite sure�察�Ma¨am�拭�is not there a little mistake�拭� said
Jane。!`I certainly saw Mr。 Darcy speaking to her。¨
`Aye!because she asked him at last how he liked Netherfield�察�
and he could not help answering her�察�but she said he seemed
very angry at being spoke to。¨
`Miss Bingley told me�察� said Jane�察 �that he never speaks much
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unless among his intimate acquaintance。 With them he is
remarkably agreeable。¨
`I do not believe a word of it�察 �my dear。 If he had been so very
agreeable he would have talked to Mrs。 Long。 But I can guess how
it was�察�every body says that he is ate up with pride�察�and I dare say
he had heard somehow that Mrs。 Long does not keep a carriage�察�
and had come to the ball in a hack chaise。¨
`I do not mind his not talking to Mrs。 Long�察� said Miss Lucas�察�
`but I wish he had danced with Eliza。¨
`Another time�察�Lizzy�察� said her mother�察 �I would not dance with
him�察�if I were you。¨
`I believe�察�Ma¨am�察�I may safely promise you never to dance with
him。¨
`His pride�察� said Miss Lucas�察 �does not offend me so much as
pride often does�察 �because there is an excuse for it。 One cannot
wonder that so very fine a young man�察�with family�察�fortune�察�every
thing in his favour�察 �should think highly of himself。 If I may so
express it�察�he has a right to be proud。¨
`That is very true�察� replied Elizabeth�察 �and I could easily forgive
his pride�察�if he had not mortified mine。¨
`Pride�察� observed Mary�察�who piqued herself upon the solidity of
her reflections�察 �is a very common failing I believe。 By all that I
have ever read�察�I am convinced that it is very common indeed�察�that
human nature is particularly prone to it�察 �and that there are very
few of us who do not cherish a feeling of self´complacency on the
score of some quality or other�察�real or imaginary。 Vanity and pride
are different things�察 �though the words are often used
synonimously。 A person may be proud without being vain。 Pride
relates more to our opinion of ourselves�察�vanity to what we would
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have others think of us。¨
`If I were as rich as Mr。 Darcy�察� cried a young L