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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

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