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ThoughElizabethwouldnot,forthemerepurposeofobligingLadyCatherine,haveansweredthisquestion,shecouldnotbutsay,afteramomentsdeliberation:
“Iamnot。”
LadyCatherineseemedpleased。
“Andwillyoupromiseme,nevertoenterintosuchanengagement?”
“Iwillmakenopromiseofthekind。”
“MissBennetIamshockedandastonished。Iexpectedtofindamorereasonableyoungwoman。ButdonotdeceiveyourselfintoabeliefthatIwilleverrecede。IshallnotgoawaytillyouhavegivenmetheassuranceIrequire。”
“AndIcertainlynevershallgiveit。Iamnottobeintimidatedintoanythingsowhollyunreasonable。YourladyshipwantsMr。Darcytomarryyourdaughter;butwouldmygivingyouthewished-forpromisemaketheirmarriageatallmoreprobable?Supposinghimtobeattachedtome,wouldmyrefusingtoaccepthishandmakehimwishtobestowitonhiscousin?Allowmetosay,LadyCatherine,thattheargumentswithwhichyouhavesupportedthisextraordinaryapplicationhavebeenasfrivolousastheapplicationwasill-judged。Youhavewidelymistakenmycharacter,ifyouthinkIcanbeworkedonbysuchpersuasionsasthese。Howfaryournephewmightapproveofyourinterferenceinhisaffairs,Icannottell;butyouhavecertainlynorighttoconcernyourselfinmine。Imustbeg,therefore,tobeimportunednofartheronthesubject。”
“Notsohasty,ifyouplease。Ihavebynomeansdone。ToalltheobjectionsIhavealreadyurged,Ihavestillanothertoadd。Iamnostrangertotheparticularsofyouryoungestsistersinfamouselopement。Iknowitall;thattheyoungmansmarryingherwasapatched-upbusiness,attheexpenceofyourfatheranduncles。Andissuchagirltobemynephewssister?Isherhusband,isthesonofhislatefatherssteward,tobehisbrother?Heavenandearth!—ofwhatareyouthinking?AretheshadesofPemberleytobethuspolluted?”
“Youcannowhavenothingfurthertosay,”sheresentfullyanswered。“Youhaveinsultedmeineverypossiblemethod。Imustbegtoreturntothehouse。”
Andsheroseasshespoke。LadyCatherinerosealso,andtheyturnedback。Herladyshipwashighlyincensed。
“Youhavenoregard,then,forthehonourandcreditofmynephew!Unfeeling,selfishgirl!Doyounotconsiderthataconnectionwithyoumustdisgracehimintheeyesofeverybody?”
“LadyCatherine,Ihavenothingfurthertosay。Youknowmysentiments。”
“Youarethenresolvedtohavehim?”
“Ihavesaidnosuchthing。Iamonlyresolvedtoactinthatmanner,whichwill,inmyownopinion,constitutemyhappiness,withoutreferencetoyou,ortoanypersonsowhollyunconnectedwithme。”
“Itiswell。Yourefuse,then,toobligeme。Yourefusetoobeytheclaimsofduty,honour,andgratitude。Youaredeterminedtoruinhimintheopinionofallhisfriends,andmakehimthecontemptoftheworld。”
“Neitherduty,norhonour,norgratitude,”repliedElizabeth,“haveanypossibleclaimonme,inthepresentinstance。NoprincipleofeitherwouldbeviolatedbymymarriagewithMr。Darcy。Andwithregardtotheresentmentofhisfamily,ortheindignationoftheworld,iftheformerwereexcitedbyhismarryingme,itwouldnotgivemeonemomentsconcern—andtheworldingeneralwouldhavetoomuchsensetojoininthescorn。”
“Andthisisyourrealopinion!Thisisyourfinalresolve!Verywell。Ishallnowknowhowtoact。Donotimagine,MissBennet,thatyourambitionwilleverbegratified。Icametotryyou。Ihopedtofindyoureasonable;but,dependuponit,Iwillcarrymypoint。”
InthismannerLadyCatherinetalkedon,tilltheywereatthedoorofthecarriage,when,turninghastilyround,sheadded,
“Itakenoleaveofyou,MissBennet。Isendnocomplimentstoyourmother。Youdeservenosuchattention。Iammostseriouslydispleased。”
Elizabethmadenoanswer;andwithoutattemptingtopersuadeherladyshiptoreturnintothehouse,walkedquietlyintoitherself。Sheheardthecarriagedriveawayassheproceededupstairs。Hermotherimpatientlymetheratthedoorofthedressing-room,toaskwhyLadyCatherinewouldnotcomeinagainandrestherself。
“Shedidnotchooseit,”saidherdaughter,“shewouldgo。”
“Sheisaveryfine-lookingwoman!andhercallingherewasprodigiouslycivil!forsheonlycame,Isuppose,totellustheCollinseswerewell。Sheisonherroadsomewhere,Idaresay,andso,passingthroughMeryton,thoughtshemightaswellcallonyou。Isupposeshehadnothingparticulartosaytoyou,Lizzy?”
Elizabethwasforcedtogiveintoalittlefalsehoodhere;fortoacknowledgethesubstanceoftheirconversationwasimpossible。
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