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Thegentlemencame;andshethoughthelookedasifhewouldhaveansweredherhopes;but,alas!theladieshadcrowdedroundthetable,whereMissBennetwasmakingtea,andElizabethpouringoutthecoffee,insocloseaconfederacythattherewasnotasinglevacancynearherwhichwouldadmitofachair。Andonthegentlemensapproaching,oneofthegirlsmovedclosertoherthanever,andsaid,inawhisper:

“Themenshantcomeandpartus,Iamdetermined。Wewantnoneofthem;dowe?”

Darcyhadwalkedawaytoanotherpartoftheroom。Shefollowedhimwithhereyes,enviedeveryonetowhomhespoke,hadscarcelypatienceenoughtohelpanybodytocoffee;andthenwasenragedagainstherselfforbeingsosilly!

“Amanwhohasoncebeenrefused!HowcouldIeverbefoolishenoughtoexpectarenewalofhislove?Isthereoneamongthesex,whowouldnotprotestagainstsuchaweaknessasasecondproposaltothesamewoman?Thereisnoindignitysoabhorrenttotheirfeelings!”

Shewasalittlerevived,however,byhisbringingbackhiscoffeecuphimself;andsheseizedtheopportunityofsaying:

“IsyoursisteratPemberleystill?”

“Yes,shewillremaintheretillChristmas。”

“Andquitealone?Haveallherfriendslefther?”

“Mrs。Annesleyiswithher。TheothershavebeengoneontoScarborough,thesethreeweeks。”

Shecouldthinkofnothingmoretosay;butifhewishedtoconversewithher,hemighthavebettersuccess。Hestoodbyher,however,forsomeminutes,insilence;and,atlast,ontheyoungladyswhisperingtoElizabethagain,hewalkedaway。

Whenthetea-thingswereremoved,andthecard-tablesplaced,theladiesallrose,andElizabethwasthenhopingtobesoonjoinedbyhim,whenallherviewswereoverthrownbyseeinghimfallavictimtohermothersrapacityforwhistplayers,andinafewmomentsafterseatedwiththerestoftheparty。Shenowlosteveryexpectationofpleasure。Theywereconfinedfortheeveningatdifferenttables,andshehadnothingtohope,butthathiseyesweresooftenturnedtowardshersideoftheroom,astomakehimplayasunsuccessfullyasherself。

Mrs。BennethaddesignedtokeepthetwoNetherfieldgentlementosupper;buttheircarriagewasunluckilyorderedbeforeanyoftheothers,andshehadnoopportunityofdetainingthem。

“Wellgirls,”saidshe,assoonastheywerelefttothemselves,“Whatsayyoutotheday?Ithinkeverythinghaspassedoffuncommonlywell,Iassureyou。ThedinnerwasaswelldressedasanyIeversaw。Thevenisonwasroastedtoaturn—andeverybodysaidtheyneversawsofatahaunch。ThesoupwasfiftytimesbetterthanwhatwehadattheLucaseslastweek;andevenMr。Darcyacknowledged,thatthepartridgeswereremarkablywelldone;andIsupposehehastwoorthreeFrenchcooksatleast。And,mydearJane,Ineversawyoulookingreaterbeauty。Mrs。Longsaidsotoo,forIaskedherwhetheryoudidnot。Andwhatdoyouthinkshesaidbesides?Ah!Mrs。Bennet,weshallhaveheratNetherfieldatlast。Shedidindeed。IdothinkMrs。Longisasgoodacreatureaseverlived—andherniecesareveryprettybehavedgirls,andnotatallhandsome:Ilikethemprodigiously。”

Mrs。Bennet,inshort,wasinverygreatspirits;shehadseenenoughofBingleysbehaviourtoJane,tobeconvincedthatshewouldgethimatlast;andherexpectationsofadvantagetoherfamily,wheninahappyhumour,weresofarbeyondreason,thatshewasquitedisappointedatnotseeinghimthereagainthenextday,tomakehisproposals。

“Ithasbeenaveryagreeableday,”saidMissBennettoElizabeth。“Thepartyseemedsowellselected,sosuitableonewiththeother。Ihopewemayoftenmeetagain。”

Elizabethsmiled。

“Lizzy,youmustnotdoso。Youmustnotsuspectme。Itmortifiesme。IassureyouthatIhavenowlearnttoenjoyhisconversationasanagreeableandsensibleyoungman,withouthavingawishbeyondit。Iamperfectlysatisfied,fromwhathismannersnoware,thatheneverhadanydesignofengagingmyaffection。Itisonlythatheisblessedwithgreatersweetnessofaddress,andastrongerdesireofgenerallypleasing,thananyotherman。”

“Youareverycruel,”saidhersister,“youwillnotletmesmile,andareprovokingmetoiteverymoment。”

“Howharditisinsomecasestobebelieved!”

“Andhowimpossibleinothers!”

“ButwhyshouldyouwishtopersuademethatIfeelmorethanIacknowledge?”

“ThatisaquestionwhichIhardlyknowhowtoanswer。Wealllovetoinstruct,thoughwecanteachonlywhatisnotworthknowing。Forgiveme;andifyoupersistinindifference,donotmakemeyourconfidante。”

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