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“Ifyourmasterwouldmarry,youmightseemoreofhim。”
“Yes,sir;butIdonotknowwhenthatwillbe。Idonotknowwhoisgoodenoughforhim。”
Mr。andMrs。Gardinersmiled。Elizabethcouldnothelpsaying,“Itisverymuchtohiscredit,Iamsure,thatyoushouldthinkso。”
“Isaynomorethanthetruth,andeverybodywillsaythatknowshim,”repliedtheother。Elizabeththoughtthiswasgoingprettyfar;andshelistenedwithincreasingastonishmentasthehousekeeperadded,“Ihaveneverknownacrosswordfromhiminmylife,andIhaveknownhimeversincehewasfouryearsold。”
Thiswaspraise,ofallothersmostextraordinary,mostoppositetoherideas。Thathewasnotagood-temperedmanhadbeenherfirmestopinion。Herkeenestattentionwasawakened;shelongedtohearmore,andwasgratefultoheruncleforsaying:
“Thereareveryfewpeopleofwhomsomuchcanbesaid。Youareluckyinhavingsuchamaster。”
“Yes,sir,IknowIam。IfIweretogothroughtheworld,Icouldnotmeetwithabetter。ButIhavealwaysobserved,thattheywhoaregood-naturedwhenchildren,aregood-naturedwhentheygrowup;andhewasalwaysthesweetest-tempered,mostgenerous-heartedboyintheworld。”
Elizabethalmoststaredather。“CanthisbeMr。Darcy?”thoughtshe。
“Hisfatherwasanexcellentman,”saidMrs。Gardiner。
“Yes,maam,thathewasindeed;andhissonwillbejustlikehim—justasaffabletothepoor。”
Elizabethlistened,wondered,doubted,andwasimpatientformore。Mrs。Reynoldscouldinterestheronnootherpoint。Sherelatedthesubjectsofthepictures,thedimensionsoftherooms,andthepriceofthefurniture,invain。Mr。Gardiner,highlyamusedbythekindoffamilyprejudicetowhichheattributedherexcessivecommendationofhermaster,soonledagaintothesubject;andshedweltwithenergyonhismanymeritsastheyproceededtogetherupthegreatstaircase。
“Heisthebestlandlord,andthebestmaster,”saidshe,“thateverlived;notlikethewildyoungmennowadays,whothinkofnothingbutthemselves。Thereisnotoneofhistenantsorservantsbutwhatwillgivehimagoodname。Somepeoplecallhimproud;butIamsureIneversawanythingofit。Tomyfancy,itisonlybecausehedoesnotrattleawaylikeotheryoungmen。”
“Inwhatanamiablelightdoesthisplacehim!”thoughtElizabeth。
“Thisfineaccountofhim,”whisperedherauntastheywalked,“isnotquiteconsistentwithhisbehaviourtoourpoorfriend。”
“Perhapswemightbedeceived。”
“Thatisnotverylikely;ourauthoritywastoogood。”
Onreachingthespaciouslobbyabovetheywereshownintoaveryprettysitting-room,latelyfittedupwithgreatereleganceandlightnessthantheapartmentsbelow;andwereinformedthatitwasbutjustdonetogivepleasuretoMissDarcy,whohadtakenalikingtotheroomwhenlastatPemberley。
“Heiscertainlyagoodbrother,”saidElizabeth,asshewalkedtowardsoneofthewindows。
Mrs。ReynoldsanticipatedMissDarcysdelight,whensheshouldentertheroom。“Andthisisalwaysthewaywithhim,”sheadded。“Whatevercangivehissisteranypleasureissuretobedoneinamoment。Thereisnothinghewouldnotdoforher。”
Thepicture-gallery,andtwoorthreeoftheprincipalbedrooms,wereallthatremainedtobeshown。Intheformerweremanygoodpaintings;butElizabethknewnothingoftheart;andfromsuchashadbeenalreadyvisiblebelow,shehadwillinglyturnedtolookatsomedrawingsofMissDarcys,incrayons,whosesubjectswereusuallymoreinteresting,andalsomoreintelligible。
Inthegallerythereweremanyfamilyportraits,buttheycouldhavelittletofixtheattentionofastranger。Elizabethwalkedinquestoftheonlyfacewhosefeatureswouldbeknowntoher。Atlastitarrestedher—andshebeheldastrikingresemblancetoMr。Darcy,withsuchasmileoverthefaceassherememberedtohavesometimesseenwhenhelookedather。Shestoodseveralminutesbeforethepicture,inearnestcontemplation,andreturnedtoitagainbeforetheyquittedthegallery。Mrs。Reynoldsinformedthemthatithadbeentakeninhisfatherslifetime。
Therewascertainlyatthismoment,inElizabethsmind,amoregentlesensationtowardstheoriginalthanshehadeverfeltattheheightoftheiracquaintance。ThecommendationbestowedonhimbyMrs。Reynoldswasofnotriflingnature。Whatpraiseismorevaluablethanthepraiseofanintelligentservant?Asabrother,alandlord,amaster,sheconsideredhowmanypeopleshappinesswereinhisguardianship!—howmuchofpleasureorpainwasitinhispowertobestow!—howmuchofgoodorevilmustbedonebyhim!Everyideathathadbeenbroughtforwardbythehousekeeperwasfavourabletohischaracter,andasshestoodbeforethecanvasonwhichhewasrepresented,andfixedhiseyesuponherself,shethoughtofhisregardwithadeepersentimentofgratitudethanithadeverraisedbefore;sheremembereditswarmth,andsofteneditsimproprietyofexpression。
Whenallofthehousethatwasopentogeneralinspectionhadbeenseen,theyreturneddownstairs,and,takingleaveofthehousekeeper,wereconsignedovertothegardener,whometthematthehall-door。
Astheywalkedacrossthelawntowardstheriver,Elizabethturnedbacktolookagain;heruncleandauntstoppedalso,andwhiletheformerwasconjecturingastothedateofthebuilding,theownerofithimselfsuddenlycameforwardfromtheroad,whichledbehindittothestables。
Theywerewithintwentyyardsofeachother,andsoabruptwashisappearance,thatitwasimpossibletoavoidhissight。Theireyesinstantlymet,andthecheeksofbothwereoverspreadwiththedeepestblush。Heabsolutelystarted,andforamomentseemedimmovablefromsurprise;butshortlyrecoveringhimself,advancedtowardstheparty,andspoketoElizabeth,ifnotintermsofperfectcomposure,atleastofperfectcivility。
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