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Elizabethsspiritssoonrisingtoplayfulnessagain,shewantedMr。Darcytoaccountforhishavingeverfalleninlovewithher。“Howcouldyoubegin?”saidshe。“Icancomprehendyourgoingoncharmingly,whenyouhadoncemadeabeginning;butwhatcouldsetyouoffinthefirstplace?”
“Icannotfixonthehour,orthespot,orthelook,orthewords,whichlaidthefoundation。Itistoolongago。IwasinthemiddlebeforeIknewthatIhadbegun。”
“Mybeautyyouhadearlywithstood,andasformymanners—mybehaviourtoyouwasatleastalwaysborderingontheuncivil,andIneverspoketoyouwithoutratherwishingtogiveyoupainthannot。Nowbesincere;didyouadmiremeformyimpertinence?”
“Forthelivelinessofyourmind,Idid。”
“Youmayaswellcallitimpertinenceatonce。Itwasverylittleless。Thefactis,thatyouweresickofcivility,ofdeference,ofofficiousattention。Youweredisgustedwiththewomenwhowerealwaysspeaking,andlooking,andthinkingforyourapprobationalone。Iroused,andinterestedyou,becauseIwassounlikethem。Hadyounotbeenreallyamiable,youwouldhavehatedmeforit;butinspiteofthepainsyoutooktodisguiseyourself,yourfeelingswerealwaysnobleandjust;andinyourheart,youthoroughlydespisedthepersonswhosoassiduouslycourtedyou。There—Ihavesavedyouthetroubleofaccountingforit;andreally,allthingsconsidered,Ibegintothinkitperfectlyreasonable。Tobesure,youknewnoactualgoodofme—butnobodythinksofthatwhentheyfallinlove。”
“WastherenogoodinyouraffectionatebehaviourtoJanewhileshewasillatNetherfield?”
“DearestJane!whocouldhavedonelessforher?Butmakeavirtueofitbyallmeans。Mygoodqualitiesareunderyourprotection,andyouaretoexaggeratethemasmuchaspossible;and,inreturn,itbelongstometofindoccasionsforteasingandquarrellingwithyouasoftenasmaybe;andIshallbegindirectlybyaskingyouwhatmadeyousounwillingtocometothepointatlast?Whatmadeyousoshyofme,whenyoufirstcalled,andafterwardsdinedhere?Why,especially,whenyoucalled,didyoulookasifyoudidnotcareaboutme?”
“Becauseyouweregraveandsilent,andgavemenoencouragement。”
“ButIwasembarrassed。”
“AndsowasI。”
“Youmighthavetalkedtomemorewhenyoucametodinner。”
“Amanwhohadfeltless,might。”
“Howunluckythatyoushouldhaveareasonableanswertogive,andthatIshouldbesoreasonableastoadmitit!ButIwonderhowlongyouwouldhavegoneon,ifyouhadbeenlefttoyourself。Iwonderwhenyouwouldhavespoken,ifIhadnotaskedyou!MyresolutionofthankingyouforyourkindnesstoLydiahadcertainlygreateffect。Toomuch,Iamafraid;forwhatbecomesofthemoral,ifourcomfortspringsfromabreachofpromise?forIoughtnottohavementionedthesubject。Thiswillneverdo。”
“Youneednotdistressyourself。Themoralwillbeperfectlyfair。LadyCatherinesunjustifiableendeavourstoseparateuswerethemeansofremovingallmydoubts。Iamnotindebtedformypresenthappinesstoyoureagerdesireofexpressingyourgratitude。Iwasnotinahumourtowaitforanyopeningofyours。Myauntsintelligencehadgivenmehope,andIwasdeterminedatoncetoknoweverything。”
“LadyCatherinehasbeenofinfiniteuse,whichoughttomakeherhappy,forshelovestobeofuse。Buttellme,whatdidyoucomedowntoNetherfieldfor?WasitmerelytoridetoLongbournandbeembarrassed?orhadyouintendedanymoreseriousconsequence?”
“Myrealpurposewastoseeyou,andtojudge,ifIcould,whetherImighteverhopetomakeyouloveme。Myavowedone,orwhatIavowedtomyself,wastoseewhetheryoursisterwerestillpartialtoBingley,andifshewere,tomaketheconfessiontohimwhichIhavesincemade。”
“ShallyoueverhavecouragetoannouncetoLadyCatherinewhatistobefallher?”
“Iammorelikelytowantmoretimethancourage,Elizabeth。Butitoughttobedone,andifyouwillgivemeasheetofpaper,itshallbedonedirectly。”
“AndifIhadnotalettertowritemyself,Imightsitbyyouandadmiretheevennessofyourwriting,asanotheryoungladyoncedid。ButIhaveanaunt,too,whomustnotbelongerneglected。”
FromanunwillingnesstoconfesshowmuchherintimacywithMr。Darcyhadbeenover-rated,ElizabethhadneveryetansweredMrs。Gardinerslongletter;butnow,havingthattocommunicatewhichsheknewwouldbemostwelcome,shewasalmostashamedtofindthatheruncleandaunthadalreadylostthreedaysofhappiness,andimmediatelywroteasfollows:
“Iwouldhavethankedyoubefore,mydearaunt,asIoughttohavedone,foryourlong,kind,satisfactory,detailofparticulars;buttosaythetruth,Iwastoocrosstowrite。Yousupposedmorethanreallyexisted。Butnowsupposeasmuchasyouchoose;givealoosereintoyourfancy,indulgeyourimaginationineverypossibleflightwhichthesubjectwillafford,andunlessyoubelievemeactuallymarried,youcannotgreatlyerr。Youmustwriteagainverysoon,andpraisehimagreatdealmorethanyoudidinyourlast。Ithankyou,againandagain,fornotgoingtotheLakes。HowcouldIbesosillyastowishit!Yourideaoftheponiesisdelightful。WewillgoroundtheParkeveryday。Iamthehappiestcreatureintheworld。Perhapsotherpeoplehavesaidsobefore,butnoonewithsuchjustice。IamhappiereventhanJane;sheonlysmiles,Ilaugh。Mr。Darcysendsyoualltheloveintheworldthathecansparefromme。YouarealltocometoPemberleyatChristmas。Yours,etc。”
Mr。DarcyslettertoLadyCatherinewasinadifferentstyle;andstilldifferentfromeitherwaswhatMr。BennetsenttoMr。Collins,inreplytohislast。
“DearSir,
“Imusttroubleyouoncemoreforcongratulations。ElizabethwillsoonbethewifeofMr。Darcy。ConsoleLadyCatherineaswellasyoucan。But,ifIwereyou,Iwouldstandbythenephew。Hehasmoretogive。
“Yourssincerely,etc。”
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