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Her performance was pleasing, though by no means capital. After a song or two, and before she could reply to the entreaties of several that she would sing again, she was eagerly succeeded at the instrument by her sister Mary, who having, in consequence of being the only plain one in the family, worked hard for knowledge and accomplishments, was always impatient for display. Mary had neither genius nor taste; and though vanity had given her application, it had given her likewise a pedantic air and conceited manner, which would have injured a higher degree of excellence than she had reached. Elizabeth, easy and unaffected, had been listened to with much more pleasure, though not playing half so well; and Mary, at the end of a long concerto, was glad to purchase praise and gratitude by Scotch and Irish airs, at the request of her younger sisters, who, with some of the Lucases, and two or three officers, joined eagerly in dancing at one end of the room. Mr. Darcy stood near them in silent indignation at such a mode of passing the evening, to the exclusion of all conversation, and was too much engrossed by his thoughts to perceive that Sir William Lucas was his neighbour, till Sir William thus began: ‘What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society.’ ‘Certainly, sir; and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less polished societies of the world. Every savage can dance.’
Sir William only smiled. ‘Your friend performs delightfully,’ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; ‘and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.’ ‘You saw me dance at Meryton, I believe, sir.’ ‘Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often dance at St. James’s’ ‘Never, sir.’ ‘Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place’ ‘It is a compliment which I never pay to any place if I can avoid it.’ ‘You have a house in town, I conclude’ Mr. Darcy bowed. ‘I had once had some thought of fixing in town myself— for I am fond of superior society; but I did not feel quite certain that the air of London would agree with Lady Lucas.’ He paused in hopes of an answer; but his companion was not disposed to make any; and Elizabeth at that instant moving towards them, he was struck with the action of doing a very gallant thing, and called out to her: ‘My dear Miss Eliza, why are you not dancing Mr. Darcy, you must allow me to present this young lady to you as a very desirable partner. You cannot refuse to dance, I am sure when so much beauty is before you.’ And, taking her hand, he would have given it to Mr. Darcy who, though extremely surprised, was not unwilling to receive it, when she instantly drew back, and said with some discomposure to
Page 1 and 2: Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Page 3 and 4: servants are to be in the house by
Page 5 and 6: tented, she fancied herself nervous
Page 7 and 8: ‘I do not cough for my own amusem
Page 9 and 10: soon he would return Mr. Bennet’s
Page 11 and 12: dow that he wore a blue coat, and r
Page 13 and 14: that time, Mr. Darcy had been stand
Page 15 and 16: with her twice! Only think of THAT,
Page 17 and 18: Chapter 4 W hen Jane and Elizabeth
Page 19 and 20: in every respect entitled to think
Page 21 and 22: Chapter 5 W ithin a short walk of L
Page 23 and 24: without once opening his lips.’
Page 25 and 26: Chapter 6 T he ladies of Longbourn
Page 27 and 28: if I were determined to get a rich
Page 29: ‘But if he does it any more I sha
Page 33 and 34: was more agreeably engaged. I have
Page 35 and 36: winter, and Meryton was the headqua
Page 37 and 38: for the rest of our lives, for a wh
Page 39 and 40: to her, though the carriage was not
Page 41 and 42: as might be supposed, that she had
Page 43 and 44: Miss Bingley began abusing her as s
Page 45 and 46: she had the comfort of seeing her s
Page 47 and 48: ‘How I long to see her again! I n
Page 49 and 50: tion. Whatever bears affinity to cu
Page 51 and 52: she expected. ‘Indeed I have, sir
Page 53 and 54: The country is a vast deal pleasant
Page 55 and 56: of inclination, I am convinced that
Page 57 and 58: Chapter 10 T he day passed much as
Page 59 and 60: less way imaginable. He leaves out
Page 61 and 62: of his plan, has merely desired it,
Page 63 and 64: however, at last that she drew his
Page 65 and 66: ‘You used us abominably ill,’ a
Page 67 and 68: of the card-table—but in vain. Sh
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Page 71 and 72: ‘I am perfectly convinced by it t
Page 73 and 74: one sister much exceeded her affect
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Page 77 and 78: late honoured father always gave me
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egged pardon for having displeased
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had even condescended to advise him
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in was as absurd as he had hoped, a
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Chapter 15 M r. Collins was not a s
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Collins was to attend them, at the
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Wickham, after a few moments, touch
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protested that, except Lady Catheri
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ing, he was happily employed until
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‘Yes,’ replied Mr. Wickham; ‘
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pleased with all that he had yet se
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I had supposed him to be despising
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gives me pain to speak ill of a Dar
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tune, and it is believed that she a
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Chapter 17 E lizabeth related to Ja
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an activity which took their brothe
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the probability of their marriage w
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that she could hardly reply with to
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than public ones. But NOW we may be
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gether. Recovering himself, however
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communication, that he was the son
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‘He does not exactly recollect th
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look on as a point of duty. Pardon
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sions it is the etiquette; but no o
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Others of the party were now applie
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of her allusions to Mr. Wickham, an
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Chapter 19 T he next day opened a n
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myself) to set the example of matri
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‘Upon my word, sir,’ cried Eliz
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to that kind of elegance which cons
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lins; ‘but if she is really heads
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Not yet, however, in spite of her d
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Elizabeth passed quietly out of the
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Chapter 21 T he discussion of Mr. C
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‘This is from Caroline Bingley; w
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elegance, and accomplishments; and
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her, and must fret no longer.’
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Chapter 22 T he Bennets were engage
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their appearance at St. James’s.
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speedily receive from me a letter o
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of his being now accepted. She had
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ness of her congratulations to Sir
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them, with many rapturous expressio
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an agony of ill-humour, and whereve
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Chapter 24 M iss Bingley’s letter
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you have no reason. He may live in
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It is very often nothing but our ow
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he one day, ‘your sister is cross
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Chapter 25 A fter a week spent in p
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things happen so often! A young man
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cessfully combated by the more natu
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Chapter 26 M rs. Gardiner’s cauti
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ing thanked her for the kindness of
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counted for it, however, by supposi
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that he is really partial to Miss D
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have something to live on as well a
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The farewell between herself and Mr
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shall know what to think.’ ‘She
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Chapter 28 E very object in the nex
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through every walk and cross walk,
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moment, she heard somebody running
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Chapter 29 M r. Collins’s triumph
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was every moment increasing, and ev
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ever his son-in-law said, in a mann
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hates London.’ ‘Has your govern
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the card-tables were placed. Lady C
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Chapter 30 S ir William stayed only
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liam, and there being only one card
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ed very pleasantly; but his cousin,
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ably of Kent and Hertfordshire, of
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you could not really believe me to
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called out to know what they were t
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‘Perfectly so, I thank you.’ Sh
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my friend would not call herself NE
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much admiration in it, and sometime
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site the Parsonage. She was engaged
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‘Are you indeed And pray what sor
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ollecting herself, ‘as we know no
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Chapter 34 W hen they were gone, El
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In spite of her deeply-rooted disli
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from each other—of exposing one t
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ment; yet she tried to the utmost t
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Chapter 35 E lizabeth awoke the nex
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first mentioned was, that, regardle
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degree in both instances, I had mys
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what he has PARTICULARLY accused me
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His circumstances, he assured me, a
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know what could or ought to be reve
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every cherished opinion of his wort
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ance. But no such recollection befr
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had often heard him speak so affect
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flections as must make her unfit fo
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his spirits tolerably till just at
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have forgotten where she was. Refle
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come to Hunsford again next year; a
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est; and most fortunately having it
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many things have happened!’ ‘A
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coloured satin to trim it with fres
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husbands, you can’t think. She sa
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nitely prefer a book.’ But of thi
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‘No—I do not know that you were
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‘How unfortunate that you should
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opinion NOW of this sad business of
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Chapter 41 T he first week of their
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and Jane to make her resigned. As f
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her out of any real mischief; and s
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humour, that on his making some inq
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guish Elizabeth; and they parted at
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forget what she could not overlook,
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health, good humour, and cheerfulne
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if there were disappointments abroa
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Chapter 43 E lizabeth, as they drov
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have rejoiced in them as my own, an
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his sister. ‘Is your master much
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poor friend.’ ‘Perhaps we might
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They were within twenty yards of ea
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sible of any of it; and, though she
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politeness, she began, as they met,
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indeed, before we left Bakewell, we
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‘To be sure, Lizzy,’ said her a
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Chapter 44 E lizabeth had settled i
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and in a moment he entered the room
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of manners which she had yesterday
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an interest, however, in believing
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to be imitated, though it could not
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It was first broken by Mrs. Annesle
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side. Miss Bingley saw all this lik
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However little Mr. Darcy might have
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Chapter 46 E lizabeth had been a go
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know what I would write, but I have
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‘Oh! where, where is my uncle’
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hope, in half-an-hour. But nothing
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of what is so often described as ar
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gagement. THAT is all settled.’
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lute proof that they are not gone t
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he is as false and deceitful as he
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Jane could not have been wearied by
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sure there was some great neglect o
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visible in either, except that the
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had known, it seems, of their being
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ing to it who did not know the whol
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Chapter 48 T he whole party were in
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leave London and promised to write
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enormity, at so early an age. Howso
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Mrs. Gardiner went away in all the
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stand up with one of your sisters.
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ther, who was deliberately pursuing
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this house, of which I hope you wil
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towards clearing him, I cannot beli
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the violence of these transports, b
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Chapter 50 M r. Bennet had very oft
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what he was indebted to his brother
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spot. She had no fear of its spread
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agree with me, in considering the r
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Chapter 51 T heir sister’s weddin
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eing married till I came back again
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Wickham’s affection for Lydia was
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will Wickham say It was to be such
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Chapter 52 E lizabeth had the satis
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soon as he got to town. But it was
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obstinate. I fancy, Lizzy, that obs
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enough to say before) how much I li
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her aunt’s commendation of him ag
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een such a thing for me! The quiet,
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I defy even Sir William Lucas himse
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‘Yet it is hard,’ she sometimes
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‘who can it be’ ‘Some acquain
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assed. He was received by Mrs. Benn
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nothing else had so effectually don
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Chapter 54 A s soon as they were go
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she yet received pleasure from obse
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When the tea-things were removed, a
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Chapter 55 A few days after this vi
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Elizabeth made no attempt to reason
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‘I must go instantly to my mother
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matters would be unpardonable in me
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the interference of his friend; for
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on her ladyship’s entrance, thoug
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eason of my journey hither. Your ow
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pose he will make an offer to me.
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as quitting that sphere. He is a ge
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‘I have said no such thing. I am
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Chapter 57 T he discomposure of spi
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satisfied it, with the same kind of
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son to imagine that his aunt, Lady
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not. It was necessary to laugh, whe
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may be wounding your’s. I can no
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allowed myself to hope before. I kn
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letter. The feelings of the person
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he quitted the inn, and that his gr
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Chapter 59 ‘M y dear Lizzy, where
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Bingley. I am afraid you will be an
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eserved to herself the application
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in her reply; and at length, by rep
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was heard only by herself, soon wen
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ly despised the persons who so assi
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lady once did. But I have an aunt,
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eally rejoicing in the match, was a
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Kitty, to her very material advanta
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she retained all the claims to repu
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