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contempt of her own children�察 �was so highly reprehensible。 But
she had never felt so strongly as now�察 �the disadvantages which
must attend the children of so unsuitable a marriage�察 �nor ever
been so fully aware of the evils arising from so ill´judged a
direction of talents�察�talents which rightly used�察�might at least have
preserved the respectability of his daughters�察�even if incapable of
enlarging the mind of his wife。
When Elizabeth had rejoiced over Wickham¨s departure�察 �she
found little other cause for satisfaction in the loss of the regiment。
Their parties abroad were less varied than before�察 �and at home
she had a mother and sister whose constant repinings at the
dulness of every thing around them�察�threw a real gloom over their
domestic circle�察�and�察�though Kitty might in time regain her natural
degree of sense�察 �since the disturbers of her brain were removed�察�
her other sister�察 �from whose disposition greater evil might be
apprehended�察 �was likely to be hardened in all her folly and
assurance�察 �by a situation of such double danger as a watering
place and a camp。 Upon the whole�察�therefore�察�she found�察�what has
been sometimes found before�察 �that an event to which she had
looked forward with impatient desire�察 �did not in taking place�察�
bring all the satisfaction she had promised herself。 It was
consequently necessary to name some other period for the
commencement of actual felicity�察 �to have some other point on
which her wishes and hopes might be fixed�察�and by again enjoying
the pleasure of anticipation�察 �console herself for the present�察 �and
prepare for another disappointment。 Her tour to the Lakes was
now the object of her happiest thoughts�察�it was her best consola´
tion for all the uncomfortable hours�察 �which the discontentedness
of her mother and Kitty made inevitable�察 �and could she have
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included Jane in the scheme�察 �every part of it would have been
perfect。
`But it is fortunate�察� thought she�察 �that I have something to wish
for。 Were the whole arrangement complete�察 �my disappointment
would be certain。 But here�察�by my carrying with me one ceaseless
source of regret in my sister¨s absence�察�I may reasonably hope to
have all my expectations of pleasure realized。 A scheme of which
every part promises delight�察�can never be successful�察�and general
disappointment is only warded off by the defence of some little
peculiar vexation。¨
When Lydia went away�察�she promised to write very often and
very minutely to her mother and Kitty�察�but her letters were always
long expected�察 �and always very short。 Those to her mother�察�
contained little else�察 �than that they were just returned from the
library�察 �where such and such officers had attended them�察 �and
where she had seen such beautiful ornaments as made her quite
wild�察�that she had a new gown�察�or a new parasol�察�which she would
have described more fully�察�but was obliged to leave off in a violent
hurry�察 �as Mrs。 Forster called her�察 �and they were going to the
camp�察�and from her correspondence with her sister�察 �there was
still less to be learnt!for her letters to Kitty�察�though rather longer�察�
were much too full of lines under the words to be made public。
After the first fortnight or three weeks of her absence�察 �health�察�
good humour and cheerfulness began to re´appear at Longbourn。
Everything wore a happier aspect。 The families who had been in
town for the winter came back again�察 �and summer finery and
summer engagements arose。 Mrs。 Bennet was restored to her
usual querulous serenity�察�and by the middle of June Kitty was so
much recovered as to be able to enter Meryton without tears�察 �an
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event of such happy promise as to make Elizabeth hope�察 �that by
the following Christmas�察�she might be so tolerably reasonable as
not to mention an officer above once a day�察�unless by some cruel
and malicious arrangement at the war´office�察 �another regiment
should be quartered in Meryton。
The time fixed for the beginning of their Northern tour was
now fast approaching�察�and a fortnight only was wanting of it�察�when
a letter arrived from Mrs。 Gardiner�察 �which at once delayed its
commencement and curtailed its extent。 Mr。 Gardiner would be
prevented by business from setting out till a fortnight later in July�察�
and must be in London again within a month�察�and as that left too
short a period for them to go so far�察�and see so much as they had
proposed�察�or at least to see it with the leisure and comfort they had
built on�察�they were obliged to give up the Lakes�察�and substitute a
more contracted tour�察�and�察�according to the present plan�察�were to
go no farther northward than Derbyshire。 In that county�察 �there
was enough to be seen�察 �to occupy the chief of their three weeks�察�
and to Mrs。 Gardiner it had a peculiarly strong attraction。 The
town where she had formerly passed some years of her life�察 �and
where they were now to spend a few days�察�was probably as great
an object of her curiosity�察�as all the celebrated beauties of Matlock�察�
Chatsworth�察�Dovedale�察�or the Peak。
Elizabeth was excessively disappointed�察 �she had set her heart
on seeing the Lakes�察�and still thought there might have been time
enough。 But it was her business to be satisfied!and certainly her
temper to be happy�察�and all was soon right again。
With the mention of Derbyshire�察 �there were many ideas
connected。 It was impossible for her to see the word without
thinking of Pemberley and its owner。 `But surely�察� said she�察 �I may
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enter his county with impunity�察�and rob it of a few petrified spars
without his perceiving me。¨
The period of expectation was now doubled。 Four weeks were
to pass away before her uncle and aunt¨s arrival。 But they did pass
away�察�and Mr。 and Mrs。 Gardiner�察�with their four children�察�did at
length appear at Longbourn。 The children�察 �two girls of six and
eight years old�察�and two younger boys�察 �were to be left under the
particular care of their cousin Jane�察�who was the general favourite�察�
and whose steady sense and sweetness of temper exactly adapted
her for attending to them in every way!teaching them�察 �playing
with them�察�and loving them。
The Gardiners staid only one night at Longbourn�察 �and set off
th