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but now for my news�此�it is about dear Wickham�察�too good for the
waiter�察�is not it�拭�There is no danger of Wickham¨s marrying Mary
King。 There¨s for you� �She is gone down to her uncle at Liverpool�察�
gone to stay。 Wickham is safe。¨
`And Mary King is safe� � added Elizabeth�察 �safe from a
connection imprudent as to fortune。¨
`She is a great fool for going away�察�if she liked him。¨
`But I hope there is no strong attachment on either side�察� said
Jane。
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`I am sure there is not on his。 I will answer for it he never cared
three straws about her。 Who could about such a nasty little
freckled thing�拭�
Elizabeth was shocked to think that�察�however incapable of such
coarseness of expression herself�察 �the coarseness of the sentiment
was little other than her own breast had formerly harboured and
fancied liberal� �
As soon as all had ate�察�and the elder ones paid�察�the carriage was
ordered�察 �and after some contrivance�察 �the whole party�察 �with all
their boxes�察�workbags�察�and parcels�察�and the unwelcome addition of
Kitty¨s and Lydia¨s purchases�察�were seated in it。
`How nicely we are crammed in� � cried Lydia。 `I am glad I
bought my bonnet�察 �if it is only for the fun of having another
bandbox� �Well�察�now let us be quite comfortable and snug�察�and talk
and laugh all the way home。 And in the first place�察�let us hear what
has happened to you all�察�since you went away。 Have you seen any
pleasant men�拭 �Have you had any flirting�拭 �I was in great hopes
that one of you would have got a husband before you came back。
Jane will be quite an old maid soon�察�I declare。 She is almost three
and twenty� �Lord�察�how ashamed I should be of not being married
before three and twenty� �My aunt Philips wants you so to get
husbands�察�you can¨t think。 She says Lizzy had better have taken
Mr。 Collins�察�but I do not think there would have been any fun in it。
Lord� �how I should like to be married before any of you�察�and then I
would chaperon you about to all the balls。 Dear me� �we had such a
good piece of fun the other day at Colonel Forster¨s。 Kitty and me
were to spend the day there�察�and Mrs。 Forster promised to have a
little dance in the evening�察 。�by the bye�察 �Mrs。 Forster and me are
such friends�。� and so she asked the two Harringtons to come�察�but
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Harriet was ill�察 �and so Pen was forced to come by herself�察 �and
then�察�what do you think we did�拭�We dressed up Chamberlayne in
woman¨s clothes�察�on purpose to pass for a lady�察�only think what
fun� �Not a soul knew of it�察�but Col。 and Mrs。 Forster�察�and Kitty and
me�察 �except my aunt�察 �for we were forced to borrow one of her
gowns and you cannot imagine how well he looked� �When Denny�察�
and Wickham�察�and Pratt�察�and two or three more of the men came
in�察�they did not know him in the least。 Lord� �how I laughed� �and so
did Mrs。 Forster。 I thought I should have died。 And that made the
men suspect something�察�and then they soon found out what was
the matter。
With such kind of histories of their parties and good jokes�察�did
Lydia�察�assisted by Kitty¨s hints and additions�察�endeavour to amuse
her companions all the way to Longbourn。 Elizabeth listened as
little as she could�察�but there was no escaping the frequent mention
of Wickham¨s name。
Their reception at home was most kind。 Mrs。 Bennet rejoiced to
see Jane in undiminished beauty�察 �and more than once during
dinner did Mr。 Bennet say voluntarily to Elizabeth�察�
`I am glad you are come back�察�Lizzy。¨
Their party in the dining´room was large�察 �for almost all the
Lucases came to meet Maria and hear the news�察�and various were
the subjects which occupied them�察 �Lady Lucas was enquiring of
Maria across the table�察�after the welfare and poultry of her eldest
daughter�察 �Mrs。 Bennet was doubly engaged�察 �on one hand
collecting an account of the present fashions from Jane�察 �who sat
some way below her�察 �and on the other�察 �retailing them all to the
younger Miss Lucases�察 �and Lydia�察 �in a voice rather louder than
any other person¨s�察�was enumerating the various pleasures of the
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morning to any body who would hear her。
`Oh� �Mary�察� said she�察 �I wish you had gone with us�察�for we had
such fun� �as we went along�察�Kitty and me drew up all the blinds�察�
and pretended there was nobody in the coach�察�and I should have
gone so all the way�察�if Kitty had not been sick�察�and when we got to
the George�察 �I do think we behaved very handsomely�察 �for we
treated the other three with the nicest cold luncheon in the world�察�
and if you would have gone�察�we would have treated you too。 And
then when we came away it was such fun� �I thought we never
should have got into the coach。 I was ready to die of laughter。 And
then we were so merry all the way home� �we talked and laughed
so loud�察�that any body might have heard us ten miles off� �
To this�察�Mary very gravely replied�察 �Far be it from me�察�my dear
sister�察 �to depreciate such pleasures。 They would doubtless be
congenial with the generality of female minds。 But I confess they
would have no charms for me。 I should infinitely prefer a book。¨
But of this answer Lydia heard not a word。 She seldom listened
to any body for more than half a minute�察 �and never attended to
Mary at all。
In the afternoon Lydia was urgent with the rest of the girls to
walk to Meryton and see how every body went on�察 �but Elizabeth
steadily opposed the scheme。 It should not be said�察�that the Miss
Bennets could not be at home half a day before they were in
pursuit of the officers。 There was another reason too for her
opposition。 She dreaded seeing Wickham again�察�and was resolved
to avoid it as long as possible。 The comfort to her�察�of the regiment¨s
approaching removal�察 �was indeed beyond expression。 In a
fortnight they were to go�察�and once gone�察�she hoped there could be
nothing more to plague her on his account。
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She had not been many hours at home�察 �before she found that
the Brighton scheme�察�of which Lydia had given them a hint at the
inn�察 �was under frequent discussion between her parents。
Elizabeth saw directly that her father had not the smallest
intention of yielding�察 �but his answers were at the same time so
vague and equivocal�察�that her mother�察�though often disheartened�察�
had never yet despaired of succeeding at last。
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