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fine�察  �with   less   of  splendour�察     �and   more     real  elegance�察    �than    the 

furniture of Rosings。 

    `And   of   this   place�察�   thought   she�察   �I   might   have   been   mistress� �

With   these   rooms   I   might   now   have   been   familiarly   acquainted� �

Instead   of   viewing   them   as   a   stranger�察  �I   might   have   rejoiced   in 

them as my own�察�and welcomed to them as visitors my uncle and 

aunt。!But no�察� recollecting herself�察 �that could never be�此�my uncle 

and   aunt   would   have   been   lost   to   me�察  �I   should   not   have   been 



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allowed to invite them。¨ 

    This was a lucky recollection!it saved her from something like 

regret。 

    She longed to enquire of the housekeeper�察�whether her master 

were really absent�察�but had not courage for it。 At length�察�however�察�

the   question   was   asked   by   her   uncle�察  �and   she   turned   away   with 

alarm�察�while  Mrs。   Reynolds  replied�察  �that  he   was�察  �adding�察   �but  we 

expect him tomorrow�察�with a large party of friends。¨ How rejoiced 

was Elizabeth that their own journey had not by any circumstance 

been delayed a day� �

    Her aunt now called her to look at a picture。 She approached�察�

and saw the likeness of Mr。 Wickham suspended�察�amongst several 

other     miniatures�察    �over   the   mantle´piece。      Her   aunt    asked    her�察�

smilingly�察  �how   she   liked   it。   The   housekeeper   came   forward�察  �and 

told them it was the picture of a young gentleman�察�the son of her 

late master¨s steward�察�who had been brought up by him at his own 

expence。!`He   is   now   gone   into   the   army�察�   she   added�察   �but   I   am 

afraid he has turned out very wild。¨ 

    Mrs。   Gardiner  looked at  her  niece   with   a   smile�察  �but   Elizabeth 

could not return it。 

    `And    that�察�   said   Mrs。   Reynolds�察    �pointing     to  another     of  the 

miniatures�察 �is my master!and very like him。 It was drawn at the 

same time as the other!about eight years ago。 

    `I   have   heard   much   of   your   master¨s     fine   person�察�   said  Mrs。 

Gardiner�察�looking at the picture�察 �it is a handsome face。 But�察�Lizzy�察�

you can tell us whether it is like or not。¨ 

    Mrs。   Reynolds¨s   respect   for   Elizabeth   seemed   to   increase   on 

this intimation of her knowing her master。 

    `Does that young lady know Mr。 Darcy�拭� 



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   Elizabeth coloured�察�and said!`A little。¨ 

   `And     do   not   you   think    him   a   very   handsome      gentleman�察�

Ma¨am�拭� 

   `Yes�察�very handsome。¨ 

   `I   am   sure  I  know   none   so   handsome�察  �but   in   the   gallery   up 

stairs   you   will   see   a   finer�察  �larger   picture   of   him   than   this。   This 

room   was   my  late   master¨s   favourite   room�察  �and  these   miniatures 

are just as they used to be then。 He was very fond of them。¨ 

   This   accounted   to   Elizabeth   for   Mr。   Wickham¨s   being   among 

them。 

   Mrs。    Reynolds     then    directed   their   attention   to  one   of  Miss 

Darcy�察�drawn when she was only eight years old。 

   `And     is  Miss  Darcy    as  handsome      as   her  brother�拭�    said   Mr。 

Gardiner。 

   `Oh� �yes!the handsomest young lady that ever was seen and so 

accomplished� �She plays and sings all day long。 In the next room 

is a new instrument just  come   down   for  her!a   present  from   my 

master�察�she comes here to´morrow with him。¨ 

   Mr。     Gardiner�察    �whose     manners       were    easy    and    pleasant�察�

encouraged her communicativeness by his questions and remarks�察�

Mrs。    Reynolds�察    �either   from  pride   or  attachment�察     �had   evidently 

great pleasure in talking of her master and his sister。 

   `Is your master much at Pemberley in the course of the year�拭� 

   `Not so much as I could wish�察�Sir�察�but I dare say he may spend 

half his time here�察�and Miss Darcy is always down for the summer 

months。¨ 

   `Except�察� thought Elizabeth�察 �when she goes to Ramsgate。¨ 

   `If your master would marry�察�you might see more of him。¨ 

   `Yes�察  �Sir�察�but  I   do not  know   when that  will   be。   I   do  not   know 



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who is good enough for him。¨ 

    Mr。 and Mrs。 Gardiner smiled。 Elizabeth could not help saying�察�

`It is very much to his credit�察�I am sure�察�that you should think so。¨ 

    `I say no more than the truth�察�and what every body will say that 

knows   him�察�   replied   the   other。   Elizabeth   thought   this   was   going 

pretty   far�察  �and   she   listened   with   increasing   astonishment   as   the 

housekeeper  added�察   �I   have never  had a   cross   word   from   him   in 

my life�察�and I have known him ever since he was four years old。¨ 

    This was praise�察�of all others most extraordinary�察�most opposite 

to her ideas。 That he was not a good´tempered man�察�had been her 

firmest opinion。 Her keenest attention was awakened�察�she longed 

to hear more�察�and was grateful to her uncle for saying�察�

    `There are very few people of whom so much can be said。 You 

are lucky in having such a master。¨ 

    `Yes�察�Sir�察�I know I am。 If I was to go through the world�察�I could 

not meet with a better。 But I have always observed�察�that they who 

are    good´natured       when    children�察   �are   good´natured       when    they 

grow      up�察  �and    he   was    always     the    sweetest´tempered�察        �most 

generous´hearted�察�boy in the world。¨ 

    Elizabeth      almost    stared    at  her。!`Can       this  be   Mr。    Darcy� � 

thought she。 

    `His father was an excellent man�察� said Mrs。 Gardiner。 

    `Yes�察  �Ma¨am�察  �that  he  was   indeed�察  �and   his   son   will  be   just   like 

him!just as affable to the poor。¨ 

    Elizabeth  listened�察  �wondered�察  �doubted�察  �and   was   impatient   for 

more。   Mrs。   Reynolds   could   interest   her   on   no   other   point。   She 

related   the   subject   of   the   pictures�察  �the   dimensions   of   the   rooms�察�

and     the  price    of  the   furniture�察   �in  vain。   Mr。   Gardiner�察    �highly 

amused by the kind of family prejudice�察�to which he attributed her 



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excessive     commendation         of  her   master�察   �soon   led  again    to  the 

subject�察  �and   she   dwelt   with   energy   on   his   many   merits�察  �as   they 

proceeded together up the great staircase。 

    `He   is   the   best   landlord�察  �and   the   best   master�察�   said   she�察   �that 

ever lived。 Not like the wild young men now´a´days�察�who think of 

nothing but themselves。 There is not one of his tenants or servants 

but what will give him a good name。 Some people call him proud�察�

but I am sure I never saw any thing of it。 To my fancy�察�it  is   only 

because he does not rattle away like other young men。¨ 

    `In   what    an    amiable     light  does    this   place    him� �   thought 

Elizabeth。 

    `This fine account of him�察� whispered her aunt�察�as they walked�察�

`is not quite consistent with his behaviour to our poor friend。¨ 

    `Perhaps we might be deceived。¨ 

    `That is not very likely�察�our authority was too good。¨ 

    On reaching the spacious lobby 

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