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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 Mary 

King。 There¨s for you� �She is gone down to her uncle at Liverpool�察�

gone to stay。 Wickham is safe。¨ 

    `And     Mary     King    is   safe� �   added     Elizabeth�察     �safe   from    a 

connection imprudent as to fortune。¨ 

    `She is a great fool for going away�察�if she liked him。¨ 

    `But I hope there is no strong attachment  on   either  side�察� said 

Jane。 



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    `I am sure there is not on his。 I will answer for it he never cared 

three     straws    about    her。  Who    could   about      such   a   nasty   little 

freckled thing�拭� 

    Elizabeth was shocked to think that�察�however incapable of such 

coarseness   of  expression  herself�察  �the   coarseness   of   the  sentiment 

was little other than her own breast had formerly harboured and 

fancied liberal� �

    As soon as all had ate�察�and the elder ones paid�察�the carriage was 

ordered�察    �and   after   some    contrivance�察    �the   whole    party�察  �with   all 

their boxes�察�workbags�察�and parcels�察�and the unwelcome addition of 

Kitty¨s and Lydia¨s purchases�察�were seated in it。 

    `How     nicely   we   are   crammed      in� �  cried   Lydia。   `I  am   glad   I 

bought      my   bonnet�察   �if  it  is  only  for  the  fun   of  having    another 

bandbox� �Well�察�now let us be quite comfortable and snug�察�and talk 

and laugh all the way home。 And in the first place�察�let us hear what 

has happened to you all�察�since you went away。 Have you seen any 

pleasant   men�拭  �Have   you   had   any   flirting�拭  �I   was   in   great   hopes 

that one of you would have got a husband before you came back。 

Jane will be quite an old maid soon�察�I declare。 She is almost three 

and twenty� �Lord�察�how ashamed I should be of not being married 

before   three   and   twenty�   �My   aunt   Philips       wants    you   so   to   get 

husbands�察�you  can¨t  think。   She   says   Lizzy  had better  have   taken 

Mr。 Collins�察�but I do not think there would have been any fun in it。 

Lord� �how I should like to be married before any of you�察�and then I 

would chaperon you about to all the balls。 Dear me� �we had such a 

good piece of fun the other day at Colonel Forster¨s。 Kitty and me 

were to spend the day there�察�and Mrs。 Forster promised to have a 

little dance in the   evening�察  。�by  the   bye�察  �Mrs。 Forster  and   me  are 

such  friends�。� and so she asked the two Harringtons to come�察�but 



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Harriet   was   ill�察  �and   so   Pen   was   forced   to   come   by   herself�察  �and 

then�察�what do you think we did�拭�We dressed up Chamberlayne in 

woman¨s clothes�察�on purpose to pass for              a lady�察�only think what 

fun� �Not a soul knew of it�察�but Col。 and Mrs。 Forster�察�and Kitty and 

me�察  �except   my   aunt�察  �for   we    were    forced   to   borrow   one    of   her 

gowns and you cannot imagine how well he looked� �When Denny�察�

and Wickham�察�and Pratt�察�and two or three more of the men came 

in�察�they did not know him in the least。 Lord� �how I laughed� �and so 

did Mrs。 Forster。 I thought I should have died。 And that made the 

men suspect something�察�and   then   they  soon   found   out  what   was 

the matter。 

    With such kind of histories of their parties and good jokes�察�did 

Lydia�察�assisted by Kitty¨s hints and additions�察�endeavour to amuse 

her   companions   all   the   way   to   Longbourn。   Elizabeth   listened   as 

little as she could�察�but there was no escaping the frequent mention 

of Wickham¨s name。 

    Their reception at home was most kind。 Mrs。 Bennet rejoiced to 

see    Jane   in  undiminished       beauty�察   �and   more     than   once   during 

dinner did Mr。 Bennet say voluntarily to Elizabeth�察�

    `I am glad you are come back�察�Lizzy。¨ 

    Their   party   in   the   dining´room   was   large�察  �for   almost   all    the 

Lucases came to meet Maria and hear the news�察�and various were 

the   subjects   which  occupied   them�察  �Lady   Lucas   was   enquiring   of 

Maria across the table�察�after the welfare and poultry of her eldest 

daughter�察      �Mrs。    Bennet     was    doubly     engaged�察     �on   one    hand 

collecting an account  of  the   present  fashions   from   Jane�察  �who   sat 

some   way   below   her�察  �and   on   the   other�察  �retailing   them   all   to   the 

younger   Miss   Lucases�察  �and   Lydia�察  �in   a   voice   rather   louder   than 

any other person¨s�察�was enumerating the various pleasures of the 



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morning to any body who would hear her。 

    `Oh� �Mary�察� said she�察 �I wish you had gone with us�察�for we had 

such fun� �as we went along�察�Kitty and me drew up all the blinds�察�

and pretended there was nobody in the coach�察�and I should have 

gone so all the way�察�if Kitty had not been sick�察�and when we got to 

the    George�察   �I  do  think   we   behaved     very   handsomely�察     �for  we 

treated the other three with the nicest cold luncheon in the world�察�

and if you would have gone�察�we would have treated you too。 And 

then   when   we   came   away   it   was   such   fun�   �I   thought   we   never 

should have got into the coach。 I was ready to die of laughter。 And 

then we were so merry all the way home� �we talked and laughed 

so loud�察�that any body might have heard us ten miles off� � 

   To this�察�Mary very gravely replied�察 �Far be it from me�察�my dear 

sister�察  �to  depreciate    such    pleasures。    They    would    doubtless    be 

congenial with the generality of female minds。 But I confess they 

would have no charms for me。 I should infinitely prefer a book。¨ 

   But of this answer Lydia heard not a word。 She seldom listened 

to   any   body   for   more   than   half   a   minute�察  �and   never   attended   to 

Mary at all。 

   In the afternoon Lydia was urgent with the rest of  the   girls   to 

walk to Meryton and see how every body went  on�察  �but  Elizabeth 

steadily opposed the scheme。 It should not be said�察�that the   Miss 

Bennets   could   not   be   at   home    half  a   day   before  they   were   in 

pursuit     of  the  officers。  There    was   another    reason    too   for  her 

opposition。 She dreaded seeing Wickham again�察�and was resolved 

to avoid it as long as possible。 The comfort to her�察�of the regiment¨s 

approaching        removal�察    �was    indeed    beyond     expression。      In  a 

fortnight they were to go�察�and once gone�察�she hoped there could be 

nothing more to plague her on his account。 



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    She had not been many  hours   at  home�察  �before  she  found   that 

the Brighton scheme�察�of which Lydia had given them a hint at the 

inn�察    �was    under      frequent     discussion       between      her    parents。 

Elizabeth      saw    directly    that   her    father    had    not   the   smallest 

intention   of   yielding�察  �but   his   answers   were   at   the   same   time   so 

vague and equivocal�察�that her mother�察�though often disheartened�察�

had never yet despaired of succeeding at last。 



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                           CHAPTER XVII 



           lizabeth¨s    impatience     to  acquaint    Jane   with   what   had 

           happened   could   no   longer   be   overcome�察  �and   at   length 

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           resolving to suppress every particular in which her sister 

was concerned�察�and preparing her to be surprised�察�she related to 

her   the   next   morning   the   chief   of   the   scene   between   Mr。   Darcy 

and herself。 

   Miss   Bennet¨s   astonishment   was   soon   lessened   by   the   strong 

sisterly partiality which made any admiration of Elizabeth appear 

perfectly     natural�察  �and   all  surprise    was    shortly   lost  in  other 

feelings。 She was sorry that Mr。   Darcy  should   have delivered   his 

sentiments   in a   manner   so  little   suited   to   recommend   them�察  �but 

still more was she grieved for the unhappiness which her sister¨s 

refusal must have given him。 

   `His   being   so   sure   of   succeeding�察  �was   wrong�察�   said   she�察   �and 

certainly   ought   not   to   have   appeared�察  �but   consider   how   much   it 

must increase his disappointment。¨ 

   `Indeed�察� replied Elizabeth�察 �I am heartily sorry for him�察�but he 

has other feelings which will probably soon drive away his regard 

for me。 You do not blame me�察�however�察�for refusing him�拭� 

   `Blame you� �Oh�察�no。¨ 

   `But you blame me for having spoken so warmly of Wickham。¨ 

   `No!I   do   not   know   that   you   were   wrong   in   saying   what   you 

did。¨ 

   `But you will know it�察�when I have told you what happened the 

very next day。¨ 



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    She then spoke of the letter�察�repeating the whole of its contents 

as far as they concerned George Wickham。 What a stroke was this 

for poor Jane� �who  would   willingly  have  gone   through  the  world 

without   believing   that   so   much   wickedness   existed   in   the   whole 

race of mankind�察�as was here collected in one individual。 Nor was 

Darcy¨s     vindication�察    �though   grateful      to  her   feelings�察  �capable    of 

consoling her for such discovery。 Most earnestly did she labour to 

prove     the   probability     of  error�察  �and   seek    to  clear   one�察  �without 

involving the other。 

    `This   will   not   do�察�   said   Elizabeth。   `You   never   will   be   able   to 

make both of them good for any thing。 Take your choice�察�but you 

must   be   satisfied   with   only   one。   There   is   but   such   a   quantity   of 

merit between them�察  �just  enough  to  make   one   good sort  of  man�察�

and of late it has been shifting about pretty much。 For my part�察�I 

am   inclined   to believe it  all   Mr。   Darcy¨s�察  �but  you  shall   do   as   you 

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