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could justify the hopes of his sister。 On this point she was soon
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satisfied�此�and two or three little circumstances occurred ere they
parted�察 �which�察 �in her anxious interpretation�察 �denoted a
recollection of Jane�察�not untinctured by tenderness�察�and a wish of
saying more that might lead to the mention of her�察�had he dared。
He observed to her�察 �at a moment when the others were talking
together�察�and in a tone which had something of real regret�察�that it
`was a very long time since he had had the pleasure of seeing her�察�
and�察 �before she could reply�察 �he added�察 �It is above eight months。
We have not met since the 26th of November�察 �when we were all
dancing together at Netherfield。¨
Elizabeth was pleased to find his memory so exact�察 �and he
afterwards took occasion to ask her�察�when unattended to by any of
the rest�察�whether all her sisters were at Longbourn。 There was not
much in the question�察�nor in the preceding remark�察�but there was
a look and a manner which gave them meaning。
It was not often that she could turn her eyes on Mr。 Darcy
himself�察 �but�察 �whenever she did catch a glimpse�察 �she saw an
expression of general complaisance�察 �and in all that he said�察 �she
heard an accent so far removed from hauteur or disdain of his
companions�察�as convinced her that the improvement of manners
which she had yesterday witnessed�察 �however temporary its
existence might prove�察 �had at least outlived one day。 When she
saw him thus seeking the acquaintance�察 �and courting the good
opinion of people with whom any intercourse a few months ago
would have been a disgrace�察�when she saw him thus civil�察�not only
to herself�察�but to the very relations whom he had openly disdained�察�
and recollected their last lively scene in Hunsford Parsonage�察�the
difference�察�the change was so great�察�and struck so forcibly on her
mind�察�that she could hardly restrain her astonishment from being
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visible。 Never�察 �even in the company of his dear friends at
Netherfield�察�or his dignified relations at Rosings�察�had she seen him
so desirous to please�察�so free from self´consequence�察�or unbending
reserve as now�察�when no importance could result from the success
of his endeavours�察 �and when even the acquaintance of those to
whom his attentions were addressed�察 �would draw down the
ridicule and censure of the ladies both of Netherfield and Rosings。
Their visitors staid with them above half an hour�察 �and when
they arose to depart�察�Mr。 Darcy called on his sister to join him in
expressing their wish of seeing Mr。 and Mrs。 Gardiner�察�and Miss
Bennet�察�to dinner at Pemberley�察�before they left the country。 Miss
Darcy�察 �though with a diffidence which marked her little in the
habit of giving invitations�察�readily obeyed。 Mrs。 Gardiner looked at
her niece�察�desirous of knowing how she�察�whom the invitation most
concerned�察 �felt disposed as to its acceptance�察 �but Elizabeth had
turned away her head。 Presuming�察 �however�察 �that this studied
avoidance spoke rather a momentary embarrassment�察 �than any
dislike of the proposal�察�and seeing in her husband�察�who was fond
of society�察 �a perfect willingness to accept it�察 �she ventured to
engage for her attendance�察�and the day after the next was fixed on。
Bingley expressed great pleasure in the certainty of seeing
Elizabeth again�察�having still a great deal to say to her�察 �and many
enquiries to make after all their Hertfordshire friends。 Elizabeth�察�
construing all this into a wish of hearing her speak of her sister�察�
was pleased�察 �and on this account�察 �as well as some others�察 �found
herself�察 �when their visitors left them�察 �capable of considering the
last half hour with some satisfaction�察�though while it was passing�察�
the enjoyment of it had been little。 Eager to be alone�察�and fearful of
enquiries or hints from her uncle and aunt�察 �she staid with them
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only long enough to hear their favourable opinion of Bingley�察�and
then hurried away to dress。
But she had no reason to fear Mr。 and Mrs。 Gardiner¨s
curiosity�察�it was not their wish to force her communication。 It was
evident that she was much better acquainted with Mr。 Darcy than
they had before any idea of�察�it was evident that he was very much
in love with her。 They saw much to interest�察�but nothing to justify
enquiry。
Of Mr。 Darcy it was now a matter of anxiety to think well�察�and�察�
as far as their acquaintance reached�察 �there was no fault to find。
They could not be untouched by his politeness�察 �and had they
drawn his character from their own feelings�察 �and his servant¨s
report�察 �without any reference to any other account�察 �the circle in
Hertfordshire to which he was known�察�would not have recognised
it for Mr。 Darcy。 There was now an interest�察�however�察�in believing
the housekeeper�察 �and they soon became sensible�察 �that the
authority of a servant who had known him since he was four years
old�察�and whose own manners indicated respectability�察 �was not to
be hastily rejected。 Neither had any thing occurred in the
intelligence of their Lambton friends�察�that could materially lessen
its weight。 They had nothing to accuse him of but pride�察�pride he
probably had�察 �and if not�察 �it would certainly be imputed by the
inhabitants of a small market´town�察�where the family did not visit。
It was acknowledged�察�however�察�that he was a liberal man�察�and did
much good among the poor。
With respect to Wickham�察�the travellers soon found that he was
not held there in much estimation�察 �for though the chief of his
concerns�察�with the son of his patron�察�were imperfectly understood�察�
it was yet a well known fact that�察 �on his quitting Derbyshire�察 �he
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had left many debts behind him�察 �which Mr。 Darcy afterwards
discharged。
As for Elizabeth�察�her thoughts were at Pemberley this evening
more than the last�察�and the evening�察�though as it passed it seemed
long�察�was not long enough to determine her feelings towards one
in that mansion�察 �and she lay awake two whole hours�察�
endeavouring to make them out。 She certainly did not hate him。
No�察 �hatred had vanished long ago�察 �and she had almost as long
been ashamed of ever feeling a dislike against him�察�that could be
so called。 The respect created by the