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offer of marriage in this way�察�you will never get a husband at all! 

and  I   am   sure   I do  not  know   who   is   to   maintain   you   when   your 



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father   is   dead。!I   shall   not   be   able   to   keep   you!and   so   I   warn 

you。!I have done with you from this very day。!I told you in the 

library�察�you know�察�that I should never speak to you again�察�and you 

will find me as good as my word。 I have no pleasure in talking to 

undutiful      children。!Not       that   I  have   much     pleasure     indeed    in 

talking     to  any   body。    People    who    suffer   as  I  do   from    nervous 

complaints can have no great inclination for talking。 Nobody  can 

tell what I suffer� �But it is always so。 Those who do not complain 

are never pitied。¨ 

    Her daughters listened in silence to this effusion�察�sensible that 

any attempt to  reason   with  or  sooth  her  would   only  increase   the 

irritation。 She talked on�察�therefore�察�without interruption from any 

of them till they were joined by Mr。 Collins�察�who entered with an 

air more stately than usual�察�and on perceiving whom�察�she said to 

the girls�察�

    `Now�察�I do insist upon it�察�that you�察�all of you�察�hold your tongues�察�

and let Mr。 Collins and me have a little conversation together。¨ 

    Elizabeth      passed    quietly    out   of  the   room�察    �Jane    and   Kitty 

followed�察�but Lydia stood her ground�察�determined to hear all she 

could�察�and   Charlotte�察  �detained   first  by   the   civility   of   Mr。   Collins�察�

whose inquiries after herself and all her family were very minute�察�

and then by a little curiosity�察�satisfied herself with walking to the 

window and pretending not to hear。 In a doleful voice Mrs。 Bennet 

thus began the projected conversation。!`Oh� �Mr。 Collins� �! 

    `My  dear  Madam�察�  replied   he�察   �let  us be   for  ever   silent   on   this 

point。 Far be  it  from   me�察�   he   presently   continued   in   a   voice  that 

marked his displeasure�察 �to resent the behaviour of your daughter。 

Resignation   to   inevitable   evils   is   the   duty   of   us   all�察  �the   peculiar 

duty of a young man who has been so fortunate as I have been in 



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early preferment�察�and I trust I am resigned。 Perhaps not the less 

so   from    feeling    a  doubt    of  my    positive   happiness      had    my   fair 

cousin honoured me with her hand�察�for I have often observed that 

resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins 

to   lose   somewhat   of   its   value   in   our   estimation。   You   will   not�察  �I 

hope�察  �consider   me   as   shewing  any   disrespect   to   your   family�察  �my 

dear     Madam�察      �by   thus    withdrawing        my     pretensions      to   your 

daughter¨s   favour�察  �without   having   paid   yourself   and   Mr。   Bennet 

the   compliment   of   requesting   you   to   interpose   your   authority   in 

my     behalf。   My    conduct     may    I  fear   be   objectionable      in  having 

accepted my dismission from your daughter¨s lips instead of your 

own。   But   we   are   all   liable   to   error。   I   have   certainly   meant   well 

through the whole affair。 My object has been to secure an amiable 

companion for myself�察�with due consideration for the advantage of 

all your family�察�and if my manner has been at all reprehensible�察�I 

here beg leave to apologise。¨ 



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                            CHAPTER XXI 



          he discussion of Mr。 Collins¨s offer was now nearly at an 

          end�察    �and     Elizabeth     had    only    to   suffer    from    the 

T 

          uncomfortable         feelings    necessarily    attending      it�察 �and 

occasionally from some peevish allusion of her mother。 As for the 

gentleman       himself�察 �his  feelings    were   chiefly   expressed�察   �not   by 

embarrassment   or   dejection�察       �or   by   trying   to  avoid  her�察 �but  by 

stiffness of manner and resentful   silence。   He   scarcely  ever  spoke 

to her�察�and the assiduous attentions which he had been so sensible 

of himself�察�were transferred for the rest of the day to Miss Lucas�察�

whose civility in listening to him�察�was a seasonable relief to them 

all�察�and especially to her friend。 

   The     morrow      produced     no   abatement      of  Mrs。    Bennet¨s     ill 

humour   or   ill   health。   Mr。   Collins   was   also   in   the   same   state   of 

angry     pride。   Elizabeth    had    hoped    that   his  resentment      might 

shorten his visit�察�but his plan did not appear in the least affected 

by it。 He was always to have gone on Saturday�察�and to Saturday he 

still meant to stay。 

   After   breakfast�察  �the   girls   walked   to   Meryton   to   inquire   if   Mr。 

Wickham were returned�察�and to lament over his absence from the 

Netherfield   ball。   He   joined   them   on   their   entering   the   town   and 

attended them to their aunt¨s�察�where his regret and vexation�察�and 

the   concern   of   every   body   was   well   talked   over。!To   Elizabeth�察�

however�察  �he   voluntarily   acknowledged   that   the   necessity   of       his 

absence had been self imposed。 

    `I found�察� said he�察 �as the time drew near�察�that I had better not 



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meet   Mr。   Darcy�察�that   to   be   in   the   same   room�察  �the   same   party 

with him for so many hours together�察�might be more than I could 

bear�察�and that scenes might arise unpleasant to more than myself。¨ 

    She highly approved his forbearance�察�and they had leisure for a 

full   discussion     of  it�察 �and  for  all  the  commendation         which    they 

civilly   bestowed   on   each   other�察  �as   Wickham   and   another   officer 

walked   back   with   them   to   Longbourn�察  �and   during   the   walk�察  �he 

particularly attended to her。 His accompanying them was a double 

advantage�察�she felt all the compliment it offered to herself�察�and it 

was    most   acceptable   as     an   occasion     of   introducing   him   to   her 

father and mother。 

    Soon after their return�察�a letter was delivered to Miss Bennet�察�it 

came      from     Netherfield�察    �and     was    opened      immediately。       The 

envelope   contained   a   sheet   of   elegant�察  �little�察  �hot   pressed   paper�察�

well   covered   with   a   lady¨s   fair�察  �flowing   hand�察  �and   Elizabeth   saw 

her    sister¨s   countenance       change     as  she   read    it�察 �and   saw    her 

dwelling   intently   on   some   particular   passages。   Jane          recollected 

herself   soon�察  �and   putting   the   letter   away�察  �tried   to   join   with   her 

usual cheerfulness in the general conversation�察�but Elizabeth felt 

an anxiety on the subject which drew off her attention even from 

Wickham�察�and no sooner had he and   his companion   taken  leave�察�

than a glance from Jane invited her to follow her up stairs。 When 

they had gained their own room�察�Jane taking out the letter�察�said�察�

    `This is from Caroline Bingley�察�what it contains�察  �has surprised 

me a good deal。 The whole party have left Netherfield by this time�察�

and are on their way to town�察�and without any intention of coming 

back again。 You shall hear what she says。¨ 

    She   then   read   the   first   sentence   aloud�察  �which   comprised   the 

information of their having just resolved to follow their brother to 



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town directly�察�and of their meaning to dine that day in Grosvenor 

street�察�where Mr。 Hurst had a house。 The next was in these words。 

`I do not pretend to regret any thing I shall leave in Hertfordshire�察�

except your society�察�my dearest friend�察�but  we   will   hope   at some 

future period�察�to enjoy many returns of the delightful intercourse 

we   have   known�察  �and   in   the   mean   while   may   lessen   the   pain   of 

separation        by     a    very     frequent       and     most      unreserved 

correspondence。   I   depend   on   you   for   that。¨   To   these   high   flown 

expressions�察�Elizabeth listened with all the insensibility of distrust�察�

and   though   the   suddenness   of   their   removal   surprised   her�察  �she 

saw nothing in it really to lament�察�it was not to be supposed that 

their absence from Netherfield would prevent Mr。 Bingley¨s being 

there�察�and as   to  the   loss  of  their  society�察  �she   was persuaded   that 

Jane must soon cease to regard it�察�in the enjoyment of his。 

    `It is unlucky�察� said she�察�after a short pause�察 �that you should not 

be able to see your friends before they leave the country。 But may 

we   not   hope   that   the   period   of   future   happiness   to   which   Miss 

Bingley  looks   forward�察�may  arrive   earlier  than   she   is   aware�察�and 

that the delightful intercourse you have known as friends�察�will be 

renewed with yet greater satisfaction as sisters�拭�Mr。 Bingley will 

not be detained in London by them。¨ 

    `Caroline decidedly says that none of the party will return into 

Hertfordshire this winter。 I will read it to you! 

    `When      my   brother     left  us  yesterday�察    �he   imagined      that   the 

business which took him to London�察�might be concluded in three 

or four days�察�but as we are certain it cannot be so�察�and at the same 

time   convinced   that  when   Charles   gets   to  town�察  �he   will   be   in   no 

hurry   to   leave    it  again�察  �we   have   determined       on  following     him 

thither�察�that he may not be obliged to spend his vacant hours in a 



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comfortless hotel。 Many of my acquaintance are already there for 

the winter�察�I wish I could hear that you�察�my dearest friend�察�had any 

intention     of  making     one    in  the  croud�察   �but   of  that  I  despair。    I 

sincerely hope your Christmas in Hertfordshire may abound in the 

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