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compassion and honour�察 �he had been able to get the better of
himself。 She read over her aunt¨s commendation of him again and
again。 It was hardly enough�察 �but it pleased her。 She was even
sensible of some pleasure�察 �though mixed with regret�察 �on finding
how steadfastly both she and her uncle had been persuaded that
affection and confidence subsisted between Mr。 Darcy and herself。
She was roused from her seat�察 �and her reflections�察 �by some
one¨s approach�察�and before she could strike into another path�察�she
was overtaken by Wickham。
I am afraid I interrupt your solitary ramble�察 �my dear sister�拭�
said he�察�as he joined her。
`You certainly do�察� she replied with a smile�察 �but it does not
follow that the interruption must be unwelcome。¨
`I should be sorry indeed�察 �if it were。 We were always good
friends�察�and now we are better。¨
`True。 Are the others coming out�拭�
`I do not know。 Mrs。 Bennet and Lydia are going in the carriage
to Meryton。 And so�察�my dear sister�察�I find from our uncle and aunt�察�
that you have actually seen Pemberley。¨
She replied in the affirmative。
`I almost envy you the pleasure�察�and yet I believe it would be too
much for me�察�or else I could take it in my way to Newcastle。 And
you saw the old housekeeper�察�I suppose�拭�Poor Reynolds�察�she was
always very fond of me。 But of course she did not mention my
name to you。
`Yes�察�she did。¨
`And what did she say�拭�
`That you were gone into the army�察�and she was afraid had not
turned out well。 At such a distance as that�察 �you know�察 �things are
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strangely misrepresented。¨
`Certainly�察� he replied�察�biting his lips。 Elizabeth hoped she had
silenced him�察�but he soon afterwards said�察�
`I was surprised to see Darcy in town last month。 We passed
each other several times。 I wonder what he can be doing there。¨
`Perhaps preparing for his marriage with Miss de Bourgh�察� said
Elizabeth。 `It must be something particular�察 �to take him there at
this time of year。¨
`Undoubtedly。 Did you see him while you were at Lambton�拭 �I
thought I understood from the Gardiners that you had。¨
`Yes�察�he introduced us to his sister。¨
`And do you like her�拭�
`Very much。¨
`I have heard�察�indeed�察�that she is uncommonly improved within
this year or two。 When I last saw her�察�she was not very promising。
I am very glad you liked her。 I hope she will turn out well。¨
`I dare say she will�察�she has got over the most trying age。¨
`Did you go by the village of Kympton�拭�
`I do not recollect that we did。¨
`I mention it�察�because it is the living which I ought to have had。
A most delightful place� �Excellent Parsonage House� �It would
have suited me in every respect。¨
`How should you have liked making sermons�拭�
`Exceedingly well。 I should have considered it as part of my
duty�察�and the exertion would soon have been nothing。 One ought
not to repine�察�but�察�to be sure�察�it would have been such a thing for
me� �The quiet�察�the retirement of such a life�察�would have answered
all my ideas of happiness� �But it was not to be。 Did you ever hear
Darcy mention the circumstance�察�when you were in Kent�拭�
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`I have heard from authority�察 �which I thought as good�察 �that it
was left you conditionally only�察 �and at the will of the present
patron。¨
`You have。 Yes�察�there was something in that�察�I told you so from
the first�察�you may remember。¨
`I did hear�察�too�察�that there was a time�察�when sermon´making was
not so palatable to you as it seems to be at present�察 �that you
actually declared your resolution of never taking orders�察�and that
the business had been compromised accordingly。¨
`You did� �and it was not wholly without foundation。 You may
remember what I told you on that point�察�when first we talked of it。¨
They were now almost at the door of the house�察 �for she had
walked fast to get rid of him�察�and unwilling for her sister¨s sake�察�to
provoke him�察�she only said in reply�察�with a good´humoured smile�察�
`Come�察�Mr。 Wickham�察�we are brother and sister�察�you know。 Do
not let us quarrel about the past。 In future�察 �I hope we shall be
always of one mind。¨
She held out her hand�察�he kissed it with affectionate gallantry�察�
though he hardly knew how to look�察�and they entered the house。
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CHAPTER XI
r。 Wickham was so perfectly satisfied with this
conversation�察 �that he never again distressed himself�察�
M
or provoked his dear sister Elizabeth�察 �by introducing
the subject of it�察 �and she was pleased to find that she had said
enough to keep him quiet。
The day of his and Lydia¨s departure soon came�察 �and Mrs。
Bennet was forced to submit to a separation�察 �which�察 �as her
husband by no means entered into her scheme of their all going to
Newcastle�察�was likely to continue at least a twelvemonth。
`Oh� �my dear Lydia�察� she cried�察 �when shall we meet again�拭�
`Oh�察�lord� �I don¨t know。 Not these two or three years perhaps。¨
`Write to me very often�察�my dear。¨
`As often as I can。 But you know married women have never
much time for writing。 My sisters may write to me。 They will have
nothing else to do。¨
Mr。 Wickham¨s adieus were much more affectionate than his
wife¨s。 He smiled�察�looked handsome�察�and said many pretty things。
`He is as fine a fellow�察� said Mr。 Bennet�察�as soon as they were
out of the house�察 �as ever I saw。 He simpers�察 �and smirks�察 �and
makes love to us all。 I am prodigiously proud of him。 I defy even
Sir William Lucas himself�察�to produce a more valuable son´in´law。¨
The loss of her daughter made Mrs。 Bennet very dull for several
days。
`I often think�察� said she�察 �that there is nothing so bad as parting
with one¨s friends。 One seems so forlorn without them。¨
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`This is the consequence you see�察 �Madam�察 �of marrying a
daughter�察� said Elizabeth。 `It must make you better satisfied that
your other four are single。¨
`It is no such thing。 Lydia does not leave me because she is
married�察�but only because her husband¨s regiment happens to be
so far off。 If that had been nearer�察 �she would not have gone so
soon。¨
But the spiritless condition which this event threw her into�察�was
shortly relieved�察 �