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which      was    last   night    so   liberally   bestowed�察      �respecting      each 

circumstance�察       �I  shall   hope    to  be   in  future    secured�察    �when     the 

following      account     of   my   actions     and    their   motives     has   been 

read。!If�察�in the explanation of them which is due to myself�察�I am 

under the necessity of relating feelings which may be offensive to 

your¨s�察  �I   can   only   say   that   I   am   sorry。!The   necessity   must   be 

obeyed!and   farther   apology   would   be   absurd。!I   had   not   been 

long  in   Hertfordshire�察  �before   I saw�察  �in   common   with   others�察  �that 

Bingley preferred your eldest sister�察�to any other young woman in 

the    country。!But        it  was    not   till  the  evening     of  the   dance    at 

Netherfield   that   I   had   any   apprehension   of   his   feeling   a   serious 

attachment。!I   had   often   seen   him   in   love   before。!At   that   ball�察�

while   I   had   the   honour   of   dancing   with   you�察      �I  was   first   made 

acquainted�察  �by   Sir   William   Lucas¨s   accidental   information�察             �that 

Bingley¨s      attentions     to  your   sister   had   given    rise   to  a  general 

expectation of their marriage。 He spoke of it as a certain event�察�of 

which   the   time   alone   could   be   undecided。   From   that   moment   I 

observed       my    friend¨s   behaviour       attentively�察   �and    I  could    then 

perceive that his partiality for Miss Bennet was beyond what I had 

ever witnessed in him。 Your sister I also watched。!Her look and 

manners   were   open�察  �cheerful   and   engaging   as   ever�察  �but   without 

any symptom of peculiar regard�察�and I   remained  convinced   from 

the    evening¨s     scrutiny�察   �that   though    she   received     his   attentions 



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with   pleasure�察  �she     did   not   invite  them    by   any   participation     of 

sentiment。!If you have not been mistaken here�察�I must have been 

in an error。 Your superior knowledge of your sister must make the 

latter probable。!If it be so�察�if I have been misled by such error�察�to 

inflict   pain   on   her�察  �your   resentment   has   not   been   unreasonable。 

But I shall not scruple to assert�察�that the serenity of your  sister¨s 

countenance and air was such�察�as might have given the most acute 

observer�察     �a  conviction     that�察 �however      amiable     her   temper�察    �her 

heart was not likely to be easily touched。!That I was desirous of 

believing her indifferent is certain�察�but I will venture to say that 

my investigations and decisions are not usually influenced by my 

hopes   or  fears。!I did  not  believe  her  to  be indifferent  because   I 

wished      it�察�I   believed    it  on  impartial     conviction�察   �as   truly  as   I 

wished      it  in  reason。!My       objections     to  the  marriage      were   not 

merely   those�察  �which   I   last   night   acknowledged   to   have   required 

the utmost force of passion to put aside�察�in my own case�察�the want 

of connection could not be so great an evil to my friend as to me。! 

But     there    were    other    causes     of  repugnance�察�causes           which�察�

though      still  existing�察  �and   existing    to  an   equal   degree     in  both 

instances�察�I had myself endeavoured to forget�察�because they were 

not immediately before me。            These causes must be stated�察�though 

briefly。!The         situation      of    your     mother¨s       family�察    �though 

objectionable�察      �was   nothing   in   comparison       of  that   total  want   of 

propriety  so  frequently�察  �so  almost  uniformly  betrayed   by   herself�察�

by    your   three    younger     sisters�察  �and   occasionally     even    by   your 

father。 

    Pardon      me。!It     pains    me    to  offend     you。   But   amidst     your 

concern      for   the   defects    of   your    nearest    relations�察   �and    your 

displeasure       at   this   representation       of   them�察   �let   it  give   you 



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consolation to consider that�察�to have conducted yourselves so as to 

avoid   any   share   of   the   like   censure�察  �is   praise   no   less   generally 

bestowed   on   you   and   your   eldest   sister�察  �than   it   is   honourable   to 

the   sense   and   disposition   of   both。!I   will   only   say   farther�察  �that 

from     what    passed    that   evening�察    �my   opinion     of  all  parties   was 

confirmed�察  �and   every   inducement   heightened�察  �which   could   have 

led me before�察�to preserve my friend from what I esteemed a most 

unhappy connection。!He left Netherfield for London�察�on the day 

following�察�as you�察�I am certain�察�remember�察�with the design of soon 

returning。!The part which I acted�察�is now to  be   explained。!His 

sisters¨   uneasiness   had   been   equally   excited   with   my   own�察         �our 

coincidence of feeling was soon discovered�察�and�察�alike sensible that 

no    time    was   to  be   lost  in  detaching      their   brother�察   �we   shortly 

resolved      on   joining    him    directly    in  London。!We          accordingly 

went!and there I readily engaged in the office of pointing out to 

my   friend�察  �the   certain   evils   of   such   a   choice。!I   described�察  �and 

enforced them earnestly。!But�察�however this remonstrance might 

have staggered or delayed his determination�察�I do not suppose that 

it would ultimately have prevented the marriage�察�had it not been 

seconded by the assurance which I hesitated not in giving�察�of your 

sister¨s    indifference。     He   had    before    believed    her   to  return    his 

affection with sincere�察�if not with equal regard。!But Bingley has 

great     natural     modesty�察     �with    a  stronger     dependence        on    my 

judgment  than  on   his   own。!To   convince   him�察  �therefore�察  �that   he 

had deceived himself�察�was no very difficult point。 To persuade him 

against   returning   into   Hertfordshire�察         �when    that   conviction     had 

been given�察�was scarcely the work of a moment。!I cannot blame 

myself   for   having   done   thus   much。   There   is   but   one   part   of   my 

conduct       in  the   whole     affair�察 �on   which     I  do   not   reflect   with 



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satisfaction�察�it is that I condescended to adopt the measures of art 

so far as to conceal from him your sister¨s being in town。 I knew it 

myself�察�as it was known   to  Miss   Bingley�察  �but  her  brother  is   even 

yet    ignorant     of   it。!That      they    might    have     met    without     ill 

consequence�察�is perhaps probable�察�but his regard did not appear 

to   me    enough     extinguished      for   him   to   see   her   without    some 

danger。!Perhaps           this  concealment�察      �this  disguise�察   �was   beneath 

me。!It  is  done�察  �however�察  �and it  was   done   for   the   best。!On   this 

subject I have nothing more to say�察�no other apology to offer。 If I 

have wounded your sister¨s feelings�察�it was unknowingly done�察�and 

though the motives which governed me may to you very naturally 

appear insufficient�察�I have not yet learnt to condemn them。!With 

respect to that other�察�more weighty accusation�察�of  having  injured 

Mr。 Wickham�察�I can only refute it by laying before you the whole of 

his    connection      with    my   fa

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