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give    any   news     of  him。   And    in  the   wretched      state   of  his  own 

finances�察�there was a very powerful motive for secrecy�察�in addition 

to   his   fear   of  discovery     by    Lydia¨s    relations�察   �for   it  had   just 

transpired   that   he   had   left   gaming   debts   behind   him�察  �to   a   very 

considerable   amount。   Colonel   Forster   believed   that   more   than   a 

thousand       pounds     would    be   necessary     to  clear   his   expences     at 

Brighton。      He   owed     a  good    deal   in  the   town�察  �but   his   debts   of 

honour were still more formidable。 Mr。 Gardiner did not attempt 

to   conceal     these   particulars     from    the   Longbourn       family�察   �Jane 

heard   them   with   horror。   `A   gamester� �   she   cried。   `This   is   wholly 

unexpected。 I had not an idea of it。¨ 

    Mr。 Gardiner added in his letter�察�that they might expect to see 

their   father   at   home   on   the   following   day�察  �which   was   Saturday。 

Rendered   spiritless   by   the   ill´success   of   all   their   endeavours�察  �he 



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had yielded to his brother´in´law¨s intreaty that he would return to 

his   family�察  �and   leave   it   to   him   to   do�察 �whatever   occasion    might 

suggest   to   be   advisable   for   continuing   their   pursuit。   When   Mrs。 

Bennet was told of this�察�she did not express so much satisfaction 

as her children expected�察�considering what her anxiety for his life 

had been before。 

    `What�察�is he coming home�察�and without poor Lydia� � she cried。 

`Sure he will not leave London before he has found them。 Who is 

to fight Wickham�察�and make him marry her�察�if he comes away�拭� 

   As   Mrs。   Gardiner  began   to   wish   to   be   at   home�察  �it   was   settled 

that she and her children should go to London�察�at the same time 

that Mr。 Bennet came from it。 The coach�察�therefore�察�took them the 

first   stage    of  their   journey�察   �and    brought     its  master    back    to 

Longbourn。 

    Mrs。 Gardiner went away in all the perplexity about  Elizabeth 

and her Derbyshire friend�察�that had attended her from that part of 

the world。 His name had never been voluntarily mentioned before 

them   by   her   niece�察  �and   the   kind   of   half´expectation   which   Mrs。 

Gardiner had formed�察�of their being followed by a letter from him�察�

had    ended     in  nothing。    Elizabeth     had   received     none    since   her 

return�察�that could come from Pemberley。 

    The   present   unhappy   state   of   the   family�察  �rendered   any   other 

excuse      for  the   lowness      of  her   spirits    unnecessary�察     �nothing�察�

therefore�察�could be fairly conjectured from that�察�though Elizabeth�察�

who     was   by   this  time   tolerably    well   acquainted     with    her  own 

feelings�察   �was    perfectly   aware�察   �that�察  �had   she   known     nothing     of 

Darcy�察     �she   could    have    borne     the   dread     of   Lydia¨s    infamy 

somewhat        better。   It  would    have   spared    her�察  �she   thought�察   �one 

sleepless night out of two。 



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   When   Mr。   Bennet   arrived�察  �he   had   all      the  appearance   of     his 

usual philosophic composure。 He said as little as he had ever been 

in the habit of saying�察�made no mention of the business that had 

taken   him away�察  �and it  was   some   time   before   his   daughters   had 

courage to speak of it。 

    It  was   not  till   the   afternoon�察  �when   he   joined   them at   tea�察  �that 

Elizabeth      ventured    to  introduce     the  subject�察   �and   then�察  �on   her 

briefly expressing her sorrow for what he must have endured�察�he 

replied�察 �Say nothing of that。 Who should suffer but myself�拭�It has 

been my own doing�察�and I ought to feel it。¨ 

    `You must not be too severe upon yourself�察� replied Elizabeth。 

    `You may well warn me against such an evil。 Human nature is 

so prone to fall into it� �No�察�Lizzy�察�let me once in my life feel how 

much I have been to blame。 I am not afraid of being overpowered 

by the impression。 It will pass away soon enough。¨ 

    `Do you suppose them to be in London �拭� 

    `Yes�察�where else can they be so well concealed�拭� 

    `And Lydia used to want to go to London�察� added Kitty。 

    `She   is   happy�察  �then�察�   said   her   father�察  �drily�察   �and   her   residence 

there will probably be of some duration。¨ 

    Then�察�after a short silence�察�he continued�察 �Lizzy�察�I bear you no 

ill´will   for   being   justified   in   your   advice   to   me   last   May�察  �which�察�

considering the event�察�shews some greatness of mind。¨ 

    They were interrupted by Miss Bennet�察�who came to fetch her 

mother¨s tea。 

    `This is a parade�察� cried he�察 �which does one good�察�it gives such 

an elegance to misfortune� �Another day I will do the same�察�I   will 

sit in my library�察�in my night cap and powdering gown�察�and give as 

much trouble as I can�察�or�察�perhaps�察�I may defer it�察�till Kitty runs 



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away。¨ 

    `I   am   not   going   to   run   away�察  �Papa�察�   said   Kitty�察  �fretfully�察   �if  I 

should ever go to Brighton�察�I would behave better than Lydia。¨ 

    `You go to  Brighton� �I   would   not  trust  you  so  near it  as   East 

Bourne�察  �for   fifty   pounds�   �No�察  �Kitty�察  �I     have   at   last   learnt   to  be 

cautious�察  �and   you   will   feel   the   effects   of   it。   No   officer   is   ever   to 

enter my house again�察�nor even to pass through the village。 Balls 

will be absolutely prohibited�察�unless you stand up with one of your 

sisters。 And you are never to stir out of doors�察�till you can prove�察�

that    you    have    spent    ten   minutes      of  every    day    in  a   rational 

manner。¨ 

    Kitty�察�who took all these threats in a serious light�察�began to cry。 

    `Well�察�well�察� said he�察 �do not make yourself unhappy。 If you are a 

good girl for the next ten years�察�I will take you to a review at the 

end of them。¨ 



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                            CHAPTER VII 



          wo days after Mr。 Bennet¨s return�察�as Jane and Elizabeth 

          were walking together in the shrubbery behind the house�察�

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          they    saw   the  housekeeper      coming    towards    them�察   �and�察�

concluding  that  she   came   to  call   them   to  their  mother�察  �went  for´ 

ward   to   meet   her�察  �but�察  �instead   of   the   expected   summons�察  �when 

they approached her�察�she said to Miss Bennet�察 �I beg your pardon�察�

madam�察�for interrupting you�察  �but  I   was   in   hopes   you  might  have 

got some good news from town�察�so I took the liberty of coming to 

ask。¨ 

   `What do you mean�察�Hill�拭�We have heard nothing from town。¨ 

   `Dear madam�察� cried Mrs。 Hill�察�in great astonishment�察 �dont you 

know there is an express come for master from Mr。 Gardiner�拭�He 

has been here this half hour�察�and master has had a letter。¨ 

   Away ran the girls�察�too eager to get in to have time for speech。 

They     ran  through    the  vestibule    into  the  breakfast    room�察  �from 

thence to the library�察�their father was in neither�察�and they were 

on the point of seeking him up stairs with their moth

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