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with them�察�and loving them。
The Gardiners staid only one night at Longbourn�察 �and set off
the next morning with Elizabeth in pursuit of novelty and
amusement。 One enjoyment was certain!that of suitableness as
companions�察 �a suitableness which comprehended health and
temper to bear inconveniences!cheerfulness to enhance every
pleasure!and affection and intelligence�察 �which might supply it
among themselves if there were disappointments abroad。
It is not the object of this work to give a description of
Derbyshire�察 �nor of any of the remarkable places through which
their route thither lay�察 �Oxford�察 �Blenheim�察 �Warwick�察 �Kenelworth�察�
Birmingham�察 �&c。 are sufficiently known。 A small part of
Derbyshire is all the present concern。 To the little town of
Lambton�察 �the scene of Mrs。 Gardiner¨s former residence�察 �and
where she had lately learned that some acquaintance still
remained�察�they bent their steps�察�after having seen all the principal
wonders of the country�察 �and within five miles of Lambton�察�
Elizabeth found from her aunt�察 �that Pemberley was situated。 It
was not in their direct road�察�nor more than a mile or two out of it。
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In talking over their route the evening before�察 �Mrs。 Gardiner
expressed an inclination to see the place again。 Mr。 Gardiner
declared his willingness�察 �and Elizabeth was applied to for her
approbation。
`My love�察�should not you like to see a place of which you have
heard so much�拭� said her aunt。 `A place too�察�with which so many of
your acquaintance are connected。 Wickham passed all his youth
there�察�you know。¨
Elizabeth was distressed。 She felt that she had no business at
Pemberley�察�and was obliged to assume a disinclination for seeing
it。 She must own that she was tired of great houses�察 �after going
over so many�察�she really had no pleasure in fine carpets or satin
curtains。
Mrs。 Gardiner abused her stupidity。 `If it were merely a fine
house richly furnished�察� said she�察 �I should not care about it myself�察�
but the grounds are delightful。 They have some of the finest woods
in the country。¨
Elizabeth said no more!but her mind could not acquiesce。 The
possibility of meeting Mr。 Darcy�察�while viewing the place�察�instantly
occurred。 It would be dreadful� �She blushed at the very idea�察�and
thought it would be better to speak openly to her aunt�察�than to run
such a risk。 But against this�察�there were objections�察�and she finally
resolved that it could be the last resource�察�if her private enquiries
as to the absence of the family�察�were unfavourably answered。
Accordingly�察 �when she retired at night�察 �she asked the
chambermaid whether Pemberley were not a very fine place�察�what
was the name of its proprietor�察�and with no little alarm�察 �whether
the family were down for the summer。 A most welcome negative
followed the last question!and her alarms being now removed�察�
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she was at leisure to feel a great deal of curiosity to see the house
herself�察�and when the subject was revived the next morning�察�and
she was again applied to�察�could readily answer�察�and with a proper
air of indifference�察 �that she had not really any dislike to the
scheme。
To Pemberley�察�therefore�察�they were to go。
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VOLUME III
CHAPTER I
lizabeth�察 �as they drove along�察 �watched for the first
appearance of Pemberley Woods with some perturbation�察�
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and when at length they turned in at the lodge�察�her spirits
were in a high flutter。
The park was very large�察�and contained great variety of ground。
They entered it in one of its lowest points�察�and drove for some time
through a beautiful wood�察�stretching over a wide extent。
Elizabeth¨s mind was too full for conversation�察�but she saw and
admired every remarkable spot and point of view。 They gradually
ascended for half a mile�察�and then found themselves at the top of a
considerable eminence�察�where the wood ceased�察 �and the eye was
instantly caught by Pemberley House�察 �situated on the opposite
side of a valley�察�into which the road with some abruptness wound。
It was a large�察 �handsome�察�stone building�察 �standing well on rising
ground�察�and backed by a ridge of high woody hills�察�and in front�察�a
stream of some natural importance was swelled into greater�察 �but
without any artificial appearance。 Its banks were neither formal�察�
nor falsely adorned。 Elizabeth was delighted。 She had never seen a
place for which nature had done more�察 �or where natural beauty
had been so little counteracted by an awkward taste。 They were all
of them warm in their admiration�察 �and at that moment she felt�察�
that to be mistress of Pemberley might be something� �
They descended the hill�察 �crossed the bridge�察 �and drove to the
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door�察�and�察�while examining the nearer aspect of the house�察�all her
apprehensions of meeting its owner returned。 She dreaded lest
the chambermaid had been mistaken。 On applying to see the
place�察 �they were admitted into the hall�察 �and Elizabeth�察 �as they
waited for the housekeeper�察 �had leisure to wonder at her being
where she was。
The housekeeper came�此 �a respectable´looking�察 �elderly woman�察�
much less fine�察�and more civil�察�than she had any notion of finding
her。 They followed her into the dining´parlour。 It was a large�察�well´
proportioned room�察�handsomely fitted up。 Elizabeth�察�after slightly
surveying it�察 �went to a window to enjoy its prospect。 The hill�察�
crowned with wood�察 �from which they had descended�察 �receiving
increased abruptness from the distance�察 �was a beautiful object。
Every disposition of the ground was good�察�and she looked on the
whole scene�察 �the river�察 �the trees scattered on its banks�察 �and the
winding of the valley�察�as far as she could trace it�察�with delight。 As
they passed into other rooms�察�these objects were taking different
positions�察�but from every window there were beauties to be seen。
The rooms were lofty and handsome�察�and their furniture suitable
to the fortune of their proprietor�察 �but Elizabeth saw with
admiration of his taste�察 �that it was neither gaudy nor uselessly
fine�察 �with less of splendour�察 �and more real elegance�察 �than the
furnitur