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disclosure。 She dared not relate the other half of Mr。 Darcy¨s
letter�察�nor explain to her sister how sincerely she had been valued
by his friend。 Here was knowledge in which no one could partake�察�
and she was sensible that nothing less than a perfect
understanding between the parties could justify her in throwing
off this last incumbrance of mystery。 `And then�察� said she�察 �if that
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very improbable event should ever take place�察 �I shall merely be
able to tell what Bingley may tell in a much more agreeable
manner himself。 The liberty of communication cannot be mine till
it has lost all its value� �
She was now�察�on being settled at home�察�at leisure to observe the
real state of her sister¨s spirits。 Jane was not happy。 She still
cherished a very tender affection for Bingley。 Having never even
fancied herself in love before�察 �her regard had all the warmth of
first attachment�察 �and from her age and disposition�察 �greater
steadiness than first attachments often boast�察�and so fervently did
she value his remembrance�察 �and prefer him to every other man�察�
that all her good sense�察�and all her attention to the feelings of her
friends�察 �were requisite to check the indulgence of those regrets�察�
which must have been injurious to her own health and their
tranquillity。
`Well�察 �Lizzy�察� said Mrs。 Bennet one day�察 �what is your opinion
now of this sad business of Jane¨s�拭�For my part�察�I am determined
never to speak of it again to anybody。 I told my sister Philips so the
other day。 But I cannot find out that Jane saw any thing of him in
London。 Well�察�he is a very undeserving young man!and I do not
suppose there is the least chance in the world of her ever getting
him now。 There is no talk of his coming to Netherfield again in the
summer�察�and I have enquired of every body too�察 �who is likely to
know。¨
`I do not believe that he will ever live at Netherfield any more。
`Oh�察�well� �it is just as he chooses。 Nobody wants him to come。
Though I shall always say that he used my daughter extremely ill�察�
and if I was her�察�I would not have put up with it。 Well�察�my comfort
is�察�I am sure Jane will die of a broken heart�察�and then he will be
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sorry for what he has done。¨
But as Elizabeth could not receive comfort from any such
expectation�察�she made no answer。
`Well�察�Lizzy�察� continued her mother soon afterwards�察 �and so the
Collinses live very comfortable�察�do they�拭�Well�察�well�察�I only hope it
will last。 And what sort of table do they keep�拭 �Charlotte is an
excellent manager�察�I dare say。 If she is half as sharp as her mother�察�
she is saving enough。 There is nothing extravagant in their
housekeeping�察�I dare say。¨
`No�察�nothing at all。¨
`A great deal of good management�察 �depend upon it。 Yes�察 �yes。
They will take care not to outrun their income。 They will never be
distressed for money。 Well�察�much good may it do them� �And so�察�I
suppose�察�they often talk of having Longbourn when your father is
dead。 They look upon it quite as their own�察�I dare say�察�whenever
that happens。¨
`It was a subject which they could not mention before me。¨
`No。 It would have been strange if they had。 But I make no
doubt�察�they often talk of it between themselves。 Well�察�if they can be
easy with an estate that is not lawfully their own�察 �so much the
better。 I should be ashamed of having one that was only entailed
on me。¨
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CHAPTER XVIII
he first week of their return was soon gone。 The second
began。 It was the last of the regiment¨s stay in Meryton�察�
T
and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were
drooping apace。 The dejection was almost universal。 The elder
Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat�察 �drink�察 �and sleep�察 �and
pursue the usual course of their employments。 Very frequently
were they reproached for this insensibility by Kitty and Lydia�察�
whose own misery was extreme�察�and who could not comprehend
such hard´heartedness in any of the family。
`Good Heaven� �What is to become of us� �What are we to do� �
would they often exclaim in the bitterness of woe。 `How can you be
smiling so�察�Lizzy�拭�
Their affectionate mother shared all their grief�察 �she remem´
bered what she had herself endured on a similar occasion�察�five and
twenty years ago。
`I am sure�察� said she�察 �I cried for two days together when Colonel
Millar¨s regiment went away。 I thought I should have broke my
heart。¨
`I am sure I shall break mine�察� said Lydia。
`If one could but go to Brighton� � observed Mrs。 Bennet。
`Oh�察 �yes� �if one could but go to Brighton� �But papa is so
disagreeable。¨
`A little sea´bathing would set me up for ever。¨
`And my aunt Philips is sure it would do me a great deal of
good�察� added Kitty。
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Such were the kind of lamentations resounding perpetually
through Longbourn´house。 Elizabeth tried to be diverted by them�察�
but all sense of pleasure was lost in shame。 She felt anew the
justice of Mr。 Darcy¨s objections�察�and never had she before been so
much disposed to pardon his interference in the views of his
friend。
But the gloom of Lydia¨s prospect was shortly cleared away�察�for
she received an invitation from Mrs。 Forster�察 �the wife of the
Colonel of the regiment�察 �to accompany her to Brighton。 This
invaluable friend was a very young woman�察 �and very lately
married。 A resemblance in good humour and good spirits had
recommended her and Lydia to each other�察�and out of their three
months¨ acquaintance they had been intimate two。
The rapture of Lydia on this occasion�察 �her adoration of Mrs。
Forster�察�the delight of Mrs。 Bennet�察�and the mortification of Kitty�察�
are scarcely to be described。 Wholly inattentive to her sister¨s
feelings�察�Lydia flew about the house in restless ecstasy�察�calling for
every one¨s congratulations�察 �and laughing and talking with more
violence than ever�察 �whilst the luckless Kitty continued in the
parlour repining at her fate in terms as unreasonable as her accent
was peevish。
`I cannot see why Mrs。 Forster should not ask me as well as
Lydia�察� said she�察 �though I am not her particular friend。 I hav