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had described as the idleness and vice of many years continuance。 

But     no   such    recollection    befriended      her。   She    could    see   him 

instantly  before   her�察  �in   every   charm   of   air   and   address�察  �but   she 

could     remember       no   more     substantial     good    than    the   general 

approbation of the neighbourhood�察�and the regard which his social 

powers had gained him in the mess。 After pausing on this point a 

considerable   while�察  �she   once   more   continued   to   read。   But�察  �alas� �

the   story   which   followed   of   his   designs   on   Miss   Darcy�察  �received 

some      confirmation       from    what     had    passed     between      Colonel 

Fitzwilliam   and   herself  only   the   morning  before�察  �and   at   last   she 



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was     referred     for    the   truth    of   every    particular      to   Colonel 

Fitzwilliam himself!from whom she had previously received   the 

information       of  his   near   concern     in  all   his  cousin¨s   affairs�察 �and 

whose   character  she   had   no  reason  to  question。   At   one   time   she 

had almost resolved on applying to him�察�but the idea was checked 

by    the   awkwardness        of  the   application�察    �and    at  length    wholly 

banished       by  the   conviction     that   Mr。    Darcy    would     never    have 

hazarded such a proposal�察�if he had   not been   well assured   of  his 

cousin¨s corroboration。 

    She     perfectly    remembered        every    thing    that   had    passed    in 

conversation between Wickham and herself�察�in their first evening 

at   Mr。   Philips¨s。   Many   of   his   expressions   were   still   fresh   in   her 

memory。        She    was  now      struck    with    the   impropriety      of   such 

communications  to  a   stranger�察  �and   wondered   it  had   escaped   her 

before。   She   saw   the   indelicacy   of   putting   himself   forward   as   he 

had     done�察   �and    the   inconsistency      of   his   professions     with    his 

conduct。 She remembered that he had boasted of having no fear of 

seeing   Mr。   Darcy!that   Mr。   Darcy   might   leave   the   country�察  �but 

that   he    should      stand    his   ground�察    �yet    he   had    avoided      the 

Netherfield ball the very next week。 She remembered also�察�that till 

the   Netherfield   family   had   quitted   the   country�察  �he   had   told   his 

story   to   no   one   but   herself�察  �but   that   after   their   removal�察  �it   had 

been   every   where   discussed�察  �that   he        had   then   no   reserves�察  �no 

scruples in sinking Mr。 Darcy¨s character�察�though he had assured 

her that respect for the father�察�would always prevent his exposing 

the son。 

    How   differently   did   every   thing   now   appear   in   which   he   was 

concerned� �His attentions to Miss King were now the consequence 

of views solely and hatefully mercenary�察�and the mediocrity of her 



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fortune   proved   no   longer   the   moderation   of   his   wishes�察  �but   his 

eagerness   to   grasp   at   any   thing。   His   behaviour   to   herself   could 

now   have   had   no   tolerable   motive�察  �he   had   either   been   deceived 

with   regard   to   her   fortune�察  �or   had   been   gratifying   his   vanity   by 

encouraging        the   preference      which     she   believed     she   had    most 

incautiously   shewn。   Every   lingering   struggle   in   his   favour   grew 

fainter   and   fainter�察  �and   in   farther   justification   of   Mr。   Darcy�察  �she 

could   not   but   allow   that   Mr。   Bingley�察  �when   questioned   by   Jane�察�

had long ago  asserted   his   blamelessness in   the affair�察  �that  proud 

and   repulsive   as   were   his   manners�察  �she   had   never�察  �in   the   whole 

course of their acquaintance�察�an acquaintance   which  had latterly 

brought them much together�察�and given her a sort of intimacy with 

his ways�察�seen any thing that betrayed him to be unprincipled or 

unjust!any thing that spoke him of irreligious or immoral habits。 

That  among  his   own   connections  he   was   esteemed and   valued! 

that even Wickham had allowed him merit as a brother�察�and that 

she had often heard him speak so affectionately of his sister as to 

prove   him   capable   of some  amiable   feeling。   That   had   his   actions 

been     what   Wickham        represented      them�察   �so   gross   a  violation    of 

every     thing    right   could    hardly    have    been    concealed      from    the 

world�察  �and   that   friendship   between   a   person   capable   of   it�察  �and 

such an amiable man as Mr。 Bingley�察�was incomprehensible。 

    She grew absolutely ashamed of herself。!Of neither Darcy nor 

Wickham could she think�察�without feeling that she had been blind�察�

partial�察�prejudiced�察�absurd。 

    `How despicably have I acted� � she cried。!`I�察�who have prided 

myself   on   my   discernment� �I�察          �who   have     valued   myself   on   my 

abilities�   �who   have   often   disdained   the   generous   candour   of   my 

sister�察�and gratified my vanity�察�in useless or blameable distrust。! 



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How humiliating is this discovery� �Yet�察�how just a humiliation� � 

Had I been in love�察�I could not have been more wretchedly blind。 

But     vanity�察  �not    love�察  �has   been    my    folly。!Pleased       with    the 

preference of one�察�and offended by the neglect of the other�察�on the 

very beginning of our acquaintance�察�I have courted prepossession 

and     ignorance�察    �and    driven    reason     away�察   �where     either    were 

concerned。 Till this moment�察�I never knew myself。¨ 

    From herself to Jane!from Jane to Bingley�察�her thoughts were 

in a line which soon brought to her  recollection   that  Mr。   Darcy¨s 

explanation there�察�had appeared very insufficient�察�and she read it 

again。   Widely  different  was   the   effect  of  a   second   perusal。!How 

could she deny that credit to his assertions�察�in one instance�察�which 

she had been obliged to give in the other�拭�He declared himself to 

have   been   totally   unsuspicious   of   her   sister¨s   attachment�察�and 

she    could   not   help   remembering        what   Charlotte¨s     opinion    had 

always      been。!Neither         could     she    deny    the    justice    of   his 

description of Jane。!She felt that Jane¨s feelings�察�though fervent�察�

were little displayed�察�and   that  there   was   a constant  complacency 

in her air and manner�察�not often united with great sensibility。 

    When   she   came   to   that   part   of   the   letter   in   which   her   family 

were     mentioned�察      �in   terms    of   such    mortifying�察     �yet   merited 

reproach�察�her sense of shame was severe。 The justice of the charge 

struck her too forcibly for denial�察�and the circumstances to which 

he   particularly   alluded�察  �as   having   passed   at   the   Netherfield   ball�察�

and as confirming all his first disapprobation�察�could not have made 

a stronger impression on his mind than on hers。 

    The   compliment   to   herself   and   her   sister�察  �was   not   unfelt。     It 

soothed�察�but it could not console her for the contempt which had 

been   thus   self´attracted   by   the     rest   of   her   family�察�and   as   she 



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