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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

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