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very   certain   you   will   not   leave   the   house   without   receiving   her 

thanks  for  it。   The   favour  of   your   company   has   been   much   felt�察  �I 

assure   you。   We know  how  little   there   is  to  tempt   any   one   to   our 

humble abode。 Our plain manner of  living�察  �our  small   rooms�察  �and 

few    domestics�察   �and   the  little  we  see  of  the   world�察  �must   make 

Hunsford extremely dull to a young lady like yourself�察�but I hope 

you   will   believe   us   grateful   for   the   condescension�察  �and   that   we 

have done every thing in our power to prevent your spending your 

time unpleasantly。¨ 

   Elizabeth      was    eager   with    her   thanks    and    assurances      of 

happiness。 She had spent six weeks with great enjoyment�察�and the 

pleasure of being with Charlotte�察�and the kind attentions she had 

received�察�must make her feel the obliged。 Mr Collins was gratified�察�

and with a more smiling solemnity replied�察�

   `It gives me the greatest pleasure to hear that you have passed 

your time not disagreeably。 We have certainly done our best�察�and 

most  fortunately  having it  in   our  power  to  introduce  you   to   very 

superior     society�察  �and   from    our   connection     with   Rosings�察   �the 

frequent means of varying the humble home scene�察�I think we may 



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flatter    ourselves      that   your    Hunsford       visit  cannot     have    been 

entirely   irksome。   Our   situation   with   regard   to   Lady   Catherine¨s 

family is indeed the sort of extraordinary advantage and blessing 

which few can boast。   You  see   on   what  a   footing  we   are。   You see 

how      continually       we    are    engaged      there。     In   truth     I  must 

acknowledge         that�察  �with    all  the   disadvantages        of  this   humble 

parsonage�察  �I   should   not   think   any   one   abiding   in   it   an   object   of 

compassion�察�while they are sharers of our intimacy at Rosings。 

    Words were insufficient for the elevation of his feelings。 and he 

was obliged to walk about the room�察�while Elizabeth tried to unite 

civility and truth in a few short sentences。 

    `You   may�察    �in  fact�察 �carry   a   very   favourable   report   of     us   into 

Hertfordshire�察�my dear cousin。 I flatter myself at least that you will 

be able to do so。 Lady Catherine¨s great attentions to Mrs。 Collins 

you have been a daily witness of�察�and altogether I trust it does not 

appear   that   your   friend   has   drawn   an   unfortunate!but   on   this 

point it will be as well to be silent。 Only let me assure you�察�my dear 

Miss Elizabeth�察�that I can from my heart most cordially wish you 

equal   felicity  in   marriage。   My  dear  Charlotte   and  I   have   but  one 

mind   and   one   way   of   thinking。   There   is   in   every   thing   a   most 

remarkable   resemblance   of   character   and   ideas   between   us。   We 

seem to have been designed for each other。¨ 

    Elizabeth could safely say that it was a great happiness where 

that   was   the   case�察  �and   with   equal   sincerity   could   add   that   she 

firmly believed and rejoiced in his domestic comforts。 She was not 

sorry�察   �however�察     �to   have  the   recital   of   them   interrupted      by   the 

entrance of the lady from whom they sprung。 Poor Charlotte� �it 

was melancholy to leave her to such society� �But she had chosen 

it   with   her   eyes   open�察  �and   though   evidently   regretting   that   her 



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visitors   were  to  go�察  �she  did not  seem   to  ask   for   compassion。   Her 

home  and   her  housekeeping�察  �her  parish and   her  poultry�察  �and   all 

their dependent concerns�察�had not yet lost their charms。 

   At  length  the   chaise arrived�察  �the   trunks   were   fastened   on�察  �the 

parcels placed within�察�and it was pronounced to be ready。 After an 

affectionate   parting  between   the   friends�察  �Elizabeth   was   attended 

to   the   carriage    by  Mr。   Collins�察   �and   as  they   walked     down     the 

garden�察�he was commissioning her with his best respects to all her 

family�察�not forgetting his thanks for the kindness he had received 

at Longbourn in the winter�察�and his compliments to Mr。 and Mrs。 

Gardiner�察      �though     unknown。      He    then    handed      her   in�察 �Maria 

followed�察�and the door was on the point of being closed�察�when he 

suddenly reminded them�察�with some consternation�察�that they had 

hitherto forgotten to leave any message for the ladies of Rosings。 

    `But�察�   he  added�察   �you  will   of  course   wish   to   have   your   humble 

respects     delivered    to   them�察  �with   your   grateful    thanks    for   their 

kindness to you while you have been here。¨ 

    Elizabeth made no objection�察�the door was then allowed to be 

shut�察�and the carriage drove off。 

    `Good   gracious� �   cried   Maria�察  �after   a   few   minutes   silence�察     �it 

seems but a day or two  since   we   first  came� �and  yet  how  many 

things have happened� � 

    `A great many indeed�察� said her companion with a sigh。 

    `We    have   dined    nine   times   at  Rosings�察    �besides    drinking    tea 

there twice� �How much I shall have to tell� � 

    Elizabeth     privately    added�察     �And   how    much     I  shall   have   to 

conceal。¨ 

    Their   journey   was   performed   without   much   conversation�察  �or 

any alarm�察�and within four hours of  their  leaving  Hunsford�察  �they 



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reached   Mr。   Gardiner¨s   house�察  �where   they   were   to   remain   a   few 

days。 

    Jane     looked     well�察  �and    Elizabeth     had    little  opportunity      of 

studying   her   spirits�察  �amidst   the   various   engagements   which   the 

kindness   of  her  aunt  had   reserved   for  them。   But   Jane   was   to   go 

home with her�察�and at Longbourn there would be leisure enough 

for observation。 

    It was not without an effort meanwhile that she could wait even 

for Longbourn�察�before she told her sister of Mr。 Darcy¨s proposals。 

To    know     that   she   had   the   power     of  revealing     what    would    so 

exceedingly astonish Jane�察�and must�察�at the same time�察  �so  highly 

gratify  whatever   of   her   own   vanity   she   had   not   yet   been   able   to 

reason away�察�was such a temptation to openness as nothing could 

have conquered�察�but the state of indecision in which she remained�察�

as to the extent of what she should communicate�察�and her fear�察�if 

she   once   entered   on   the   subject�察  �of  being   hurried   into   repeating 

something of Bingley�察�which might only grieve her sister farther。 



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                            CHAPTER XVI 



      t   was  the  second    week    in  May�察  �in  which   the   three  young 

      ladies set out together from Gracechurch´street�察�for the town 

I 

      of ! in Hertfordshire�察�and�察�as they drew near the appointed 

inn where   Mr。   Bennet¨s carriage   was   to  meet  them�察  �they  quickly 

perceived�察�in token of the coachman¨s punctuality�察�both Kitty and 

Lydia looking out of a dining room up stairs。 These two girls had 

been above an hour in the place�察�happily employed in visiting an 

opposite milliner�察�watching the sentinel on guard�察�and dressing a 

sallad and cucumber。 

   After   welcoming   their   sisters�察  �they   triumphantly   displayed       a 

table set out with such cold meat as an inn larder usually affords�察�

exclaiming�察 �Is not this nice�拭�is not this an agreeable surprise�拭� 

   `And we mean to treat you all�察� added Lydia�察 �but you must lend 

us the money�察�for we have just spent ours at the shop out there。¨ 

Then     shewing     her  purchases�此     �Look    here�察 �I  have   bought    this 

bonnet。   I   do not  think   it   is   very   pretty�察  �but   I   thought   I   might   as 

well buy it as not。 I shall pull it to pieces as soon as I get home�察�and 

see if I can make it up any better。¨ 

   And when her sisters abused it as ugly�察�she added�察�with perfect 

unconcern�察   �Oh�   �but   there   were   two   or   three   much   uglier   in   the 

shop�察�and when I have bought some prettier´coloured satin to trim 

it  with  fresh�察  �I   think   it  will be   very   tolerable。   Besides�察  �it   will   not 

much signify what one wears this summer�察�after the !shire have 

left Meryton�察�and they are going in a fortnight。¨ 

   `Are     they    indeed�拭�     cried    Elizabeth�察    �with     the   greatest 



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satisfaction。 

    `They   are   going   to   be   encamped   near   Brighton�察  �and   I   do   so 

want papa to take us all there for the summer� �It would be such a 

delicious scheme�察�and I dare say would hardly cost any thing at all。 

Mamma        would   like    to   go   too  of  all  things�  �Only   think    what   a 

miserable summer else we shall have� � 

    `Yes�察�   thought   Elizabeth�察  �that  would   be   a       delightful   scheme�察�

indeed�察�and completely do for us at once。 Good Heaven� �Brighton�察�

and   a   whole   campful   of   soldiers�察  �to   us�察  �who   have   been   overset 

already by one poor regiment of militia�察�and the monthly balls of 

Meryton。¨ 

    `Now   I   have   got   some   news   for   you�察�   said   Lydia�察  �as   they   sat 

down   to   table。   `What   do   you   think�拭  �It   is   excellent   news�察  �capital 

news�察�and about a certain person that we all like。¨ 

    Jane   and   Elizabeth   looked   at   each   other�察  �and   the   waiter   was 

told that he need not stay。 Lydia laughed�察�and said�察�

    `Aye�察�that is just like your formality and discretion。 You thought 

the waiter must not hear�察�as if he cared� �I dare say he often hears 

worse things said than I am going to say。 But he is an ugly fellow� �I 

am glad he is gone。 I never saw such a long chin in my life。 Well�察�

but now for my news�此�it is about dear Wickham�察�too good for the 

waiter�察�is not it�拭�There is no danger of Wickham¨s marrying M

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