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                           CHAPTER XVII 



           lizabeth¨s    impatience     to  acquaint    Jane   with   what   had 

           happened   could   no   longer   be   overcome�察  �and   at   length 

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           resolving to suppress every particular in which her sister 

was concerned�察�and preparing her to be surprised�察�she related to 

her   the   next   morning   the   chief   of   the   scene   between   Mr。   Darcy 

and herself。 

   Miss   Bennet¨s   astonishment   was   soon   lessened   by   the   strong 

sisterly partiality which made any admiration of Elizabeth appear 

perfectly     natural�察  �and   all  surprise    was    shortly   lost  in  other 

feelings。 She was sorry that Mr。   Darcy  should   have delivered   his 

sentiments   in a   manner   so  little   suited   to   recommend   them�察  �but 

still more was she grieved for the unhappiness which her sister¨s 

refusal must have given him。 

   `His   being   so   sure   of   succeeding�察  �was   wrong�察�   said   she�察   �and 

certainly   ought   not   to   have   appeared�察  �but   consider   how   much   it 

must increase his disappointment。¨ 

   `Indeed�察� replied Elizabeth�察 �I am heartily sorry for him�察�but he 

has other feelings which will probably soon drive away his regard 

for me。 You do not blame me�察�however�察�for refusing him�拭� 

   `Blame you� �Oh�察�no。¨ 

   `But you blame me for having spoken so warmly of Wickham。¨ 

   `No!I   do   not   know   that   you   were   wrong   in   saying   what   you 

did。¨ 

   `But you will know it�察�when I have told you what happened the 

very next day。¨ 



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    She then spoke of the letter�察�repeating the whole of its contents 

as far as they concerned George Wickham。 What a stroke was this 

for poor Jane� �who  would   willingly  have  gone   through  the  world 

without   believing   that   so   much   wickedness   existed   in   the   whole 

race of mankind�察�as was here collected in one individual。 Nor was 

Darcy¨s     vindication�察    �though   grateful      to  her   feelings�察  �capable    of 

consoling her for such discovery。 Most earnestly did she labour to 

prove     the   probability     of  error�察  �and   seek    to  clear   one�察  �without 

involving the other。 

    `This   will   not   do�察�   said   Elizabeth。   `You   never   will   be   able   to 

make both of them good for any thing。 Take your choice�察�but you 

must   be   satisfied   with   only   one。   There   is   but   such   a   quantity   of 

merit between them�察  �just  enough  to  make   one   good sort  of  man�察�

and of late it has been shifting about pretty much。 For my part�察�I 

am   inclined   to believe it  all   Mr。   Darcy¨s�察  �but  you  shall   do   as   you 

chuse。¨ 

    It   was   some   time�察  �however�察  �before   a   smile   could   be   extorted 

from Jane。 

    `I  do   not   know    when     I  have   been    more    shocked�察�     said   she。 

`Wickham        so  very   bad�    �It  is  almost   past   belief。   And    poor   Mr。 

Darcy�     �dear    Lizzy�察  �only   consider     what    he   must    have   suffered。 

Such a disappointment� �and with the knowledge of your ill opinion 

too� �and having to relate such a thing of his sister� �It is really too 

distressing。 I am sure you must feel it so。¨ 

    `Oh� �no�察�my regret and compassion are all done away by seeing 

you so full of both。 I know you will do him such ample justice�察�that 

I   am   growing   every   moment   more   unconcerned   and   indifferent。 

Your   profusion       makes   me     saving�察  �and    if  you   lament    over    him 

much longer�察�my heart will be as light as a feather。¨ 



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    `Poor Wickham�察�there is such an expression of goodness in his 

countenance� �such an openness and gentleness in his manner。 

    `There     certainly    was    some     great    mismanagement          in   the 

education of those two young men。 One has got all the goodness�察�

and the other all the appearance of it。¨ 

    `I never thought Mr。 Darcy so deficient in the appearance  of it 

as you used to do。¨ 

    `And yet I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided 

a   dislike   to   him�察  �without   any   reason。   It   is   such   a   spur   to   one¨s 

genius�察�such an opening for wit to have a dislike of that kind。 One 

may be continually abusive without saying any thing just�察�but one 

cannot     be   always     laughing    at  a   man    without    now     and   then 

stumbling on something witty。¨ 

    `Lizzy�察�when you first read that letter�察�I am sure you could not 

treat the matter as you do now。¨ 

    `Indeed   I   could   not。   I   was   uncomfortable   enough。   I   was   very 

uncomfortable�察�I may say unhappy。 And with no one to speak to�察�of 

what I felt�察�no Jane to comfort me and say that I had not been so 

very  weak   and  vain   and nonsensical as   I  knew  I   had�   �Oh�   �how   I 

wanted you� � 

    `How unfortunate that  you  should   have   used  such  very  strong 

expressions in speaking of Wickham to Mr。 Darcy�察�for now they do 

appear wholly undeserved。¨ 

    `Certainly。 But the misfortune of speaking with bitterness�察�is a 

most      natural     consequence       of   the    prejudices      I  had     been 

encouraging。   There   is   one   point�察  �on   which   I   want   your   advice。   I 

want     to  be   told  whether     I  ought�察   �or  ought    not   to  make     our 

acquaintance in general understand Wickham¨s character。¨ 

    Miss Bennet paused a little and then replied�察 �Surely there can 



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be no occasion for exposing him so dreadfully。 What is your  own 

opinion�拭� 

    `That     it  ought    not    to   be   attempted。      Mr。    Darcy     has    not 

authorised me to make his communication public。 On the contrary 

every   particular   relative   to   his   sister�察  �was   meant   to   be   kept   as 

much as possible to myself�察�and if I endeavour to undeceive people 

as   to   the   rest   of   his   conduct�察  �who   will   believe   me�拭  �The   general 

prejudice   against   Mr。   Darcy   is      so   violent�察  �that   it   would   be  the 

death of half the good people in Meryton�察�to attempt to place him 

in   an   amiable   light。   I   am   not   equal   to   it。   Wickham   will   soon   be 

gone�察  �and   therefore   it   will   not   signify   to   anybody   here�察  �what   he 

really is。 Sometime hence it will be all found out�察�and then we may 

laugh at their stupidity in not knowing it before。 At present I will 

say nothing about it。¨ 

    `You are quite right。 To have his errors made public might ruin 

him for ever。 He is now perhaps sorry for what he has done�察�and 

anxious      to   re´establish     a  character。     We    must     not   make     him 

desperate。¨ 

    The     tumult     of  Elizabeth¨s     mind     was    allayed    by   this   con´ 

versation。 She had got rid of two of the secrets which had weighed 

on her for a fortnight�察�and was certain of a willing listener in Jane�察�

whenever she might wish to talk again of either。 But there was still 

something        lurking     behind�察     �of   which      prudence       forbad     the 

disclosure。      She   dared    not   relate   the   other   half   of  Mr。   Darcy¨s 

letter�察�nor explain to her sister how sincerely 

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