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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 

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