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OfMr。Darcyitwasnowamatterofanxietytothinkwell;and,asfarastheiracquaintancereached,therewasnofaulttofind。Theycouldnotbeuntouchedbyhispoliteness;andhadtheydrawnhischaracterfromtheirownfeelingsandhisservantsreport,withoutanyreferencetoanyotheraccount,thecircleinHertfordshiretowhichhewasknownwouldnothaverecognizeditforMr。Darcy。Therewasnowaninterest,however,inbelievingthehousekeeper;andtheysoonbecamesensiblethattheauthorityofaservantwhohadknownhimsincehewasfouryearsold,andwhoseownmannersindicatedrespectability,wasnottobehastilyrejected。NeitherhadanythingoccurredintheintelligenceoftheirLambtonfriendsthatcouldmateriallylessenitsweight。Theyhadnothingtoaccusehimofbutpride;prideheprobablyhad,andifnot,itwouldcertainlybeimputedbytheinhabitantsofasmallmarket-townwherethefamilydidnotvisit。Itwasacknowledged,however,thathewasaliberalman,anddidmuchgoodamongthepoor。

WithrespecttoWickham,thetravellerssoonfoundthathewasnotheldthereinmuchestimation;forthoughthechiefofhisconcernswiththesonofhispatronwereimperfectlyunderstood,itwasyetawell-knownfactthat,onhisquittingDerbyshire,hehadleftmanydebtsbehindhim,whichMr。Darcyafterwardsdischarged。

AsforElizabeth,herthoughtswereatPemberleythiseveningmorethanthelast;andtheevening,thoughasitpasseditseemedlong,wasnotlongenoughtodetermineherfeelingstowardsoneinthatmansion;andshelayawaketwowholehoursendeavouringtomakethemout。Shecertainlydidnothatehim。No;hatredhadvanishedlongago,andshehadalmostaslongbeenashamedofeverfeelingadislikeagainsthim,thatcouldbesocalled。Therespectcreatedbytheconvictionofhisvaluablequalities,thoughatfirstunwillinglyadmitted,hadforsometimeceasedtoberepugnanttoherfeeling;anditwasnowheightenedintosomewhatofafriendliernature,bythetestimonysohighlyinhisfavour,andbringingforwardhisdispositioninsoamiablealight,whichyesterdayhadproduced。Butaboveall,aboverespectandesteem,therewasamotivewithinherofgoodwillwhichcouldnotbeoverlooked。Itwasgratitude;gratitude,notmerelyforhavingoncelovedher,butforlovingherstillwellenoughtoforgiveallthepetulanceandacrimonyofhermannerinrejectinghim,andalltheunjustaccusationsaccompanyingherrejection。Hewho,shehadbeenpersuaded,wouldavoidherashisgreatestenemy,seemed,onthisaccidentalmeeting,mosteagertopreservetheacquaintance,andwithoutanyindelicatedisplayofregard,oranypeculiarityofmanner,wheretheirtwoselvesonlywereconcerned,wassolicitingthegoodopinionofherfriends,andbentonmakingherknowntohissister。Suchachangeinamanofsomuchprideexcitingnotonlyastonishmentbutgratitude—fortolove,ardentlove,itmustbeattributed;andassuchitsimpressiononherwasofasorttobeencouraged,asbynomeansunpleasing,thoughitcouldnotbeexactlydefined。Sherespected,sheesteemed,shewasgratefultohim,shefeltarealinterestinhiswelfare;andsheonlywantedtoknowhowfarshewishedthatwelfaretodependuponherself,andhowfaritwouldbeforthehappinessofboththatsheshouldemploythepower,whichherfancytoldhershestillpossessed,ofbringingonhertherenewalofhisaddresses。

Ithadbeensettledintheeveningbetweentheauntandtheniece,thatsuchastrikingcivilityasMissDarcysincomingtothemontheverydayofherarrivalatPemberley,forshehadreacheditonlytoalatebreakfast,oughttobeimitated,thoughitcouldnotbeequalled,bysomeexertionofpolitenessontheirside;and,consequently,thatitwouldbehighlyexpedienttowaitonheratPemberleythefollowingmorning。Theywere,therefore,togo。Elizabethwaspleased;thoughwhensheaskedherselfthereason,shehadverylittletosayinreply。

Mr。Gardinerleftthemsoonafterbreakfast。Thefishingschemehadbeenrenewedthedaybefore,andapositiveengagementmadeofhismeetingsomeofthegentlemenatPemberleybeforenoon。

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