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HowverysuddenlyyouallquittedNetherfieldlastNovember,Mr.Darcy!
ItmusthavebeenamostagreeablesurprisetoMr.Bingleytoseeyouallafterhimsosoon;
for,ifIrecollectright,hewentbutthedaybefore.Heandhissisterswerewell,Ihope,whenyouleftLondon."
perfectlyso--Ithankyou."
Shefoundthatshewastoreceivenootheranswer--and,afterashortpause,added,
IthinkIhaveunderstoodthatMr.BingleyhasnotmuchideaofeverreturningtoNetherfieldagain?
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Ihaveneverheardhimsayso;
butitisprobablethathemayspendverylittleofhistimethereinfuture.Hehasmanyfriends,andheisatatimeoflifewhenfriendsandengagementsarecontinuallyincreasing."
IfhemeanstobebutlittleatNetherfield,itwouldbebetterfortheneighbourhoodthatheshouldgiveuptheplaceentirely,forthenwemightpossiblygetasettledfamilythere.ButperhapsMr.Bingleydidnottakethehousesomuchfortheconvenienceoftheneighbourhoodasforhisown,andwemustexpecthimtokeeporquititonthesameprinciple."
Ishouldnotbesurprised,"
saidDarcy,"
ifheweretogiveitup,assoonasanyeligiblepurchaseoffers."
Elizabethmadenoanswer.Shewasafraidoftalkinglongerofhisfriend;
and,havingnothingelsetosay,wasnowdeterminedtoleavethetroubleoffindingasubjecttohim.
Hetookthehint,andsoonbeganwith,"
Thisseemsaverycomfortablehouse.LadyCatherine,Ibelieve,didagreatdealtoitwhenMr.CollinsfirstcametoHunsford."
Ibelieveshedid--andIamsureshecouldnothavebestowedherkindnessonamoregratefulobject."
Mr.Collinsappearsveryfortunateinhischoiceofawife."
Yes,indeed;
hisfriendsmaywellrejoiceinhishavingmetwithoneoftheveryfewsensiblewomenwhowouldhaveacceptedhim,orhavemadehimhappyiftheyhad.Myfriendhasanexcellentunderstanding--thoughIamnotcertainthatIconsiderhermarryingMr.Collinsasthewisestthingsheeverdid.Sheseemsperfectlyhappy,however,andinaprudentiallight,itiscertainlyaverygoodmatchforher."
Itmustbeveryagreeabletohertobesettledwithinsoeasyadistanceofherownfamilyandfriends."
Aneasydistancedoyoucallit?
Itisnearlyfiftymiles."
Andwhatisfiftymilesofgoodroad?
Littlemorethanhalfaday'
sjourney.Yes,Icallitaveryeasydistance."
Ishouldneverhaveconsideredthedistanceasoneoftheadvantagesofthematch,"
criedElizabeth."
IshouldneverhavesaidMrs.Collinswassettlednearherfamily."
ItisaproofofyourownattachmenttoHertfordshire.AnythingbeyondtheveryneighbourhoodofLongbourn,Isuppose,wouldappearfar."
Ashespoketherewasasortofsmile,whichElizabethfanciedsheunderstood;
hemustbesupposinghertobethinkingofJaneandNetherfield,andsheblushedassheanswered,
Idonotmeantosaythatawomanmaynotbesettledtoonearherfamily.Thefarandthenearmustberelative,anddependonmanyvaryingcircumstances.Wherethereisfortunetomaketheexpenceoftravellingunimportant,distancebecomesnoevil.Butthatisnotthecasehere.Mr.andMrs.Collinshaveacomfortableincome,butnotsuchaoneaswillallowoffrequentjourneys--andIampersuadedmyfriendwouldnotcallherselfnearherfamilyunderlessthanhalfthepresentdistance."
Mr.Darcydrewhischairalittletowardsher,andsaid,"
Youcannothavearighttosuchverystronglocalattachment.YoucannothavebeenalwaysatLongbourn."
Elizabethlookedsurprised.Thegentlemanexperiencedsomechangeoffeeling;
hedrewbackhischair,tookanewspaperfromthetable,and,glancingoverit,said,inacoldervoice,
AreyoupleasedwithKent?
Ashortdialogueonthesubjectofthecountryensued,oneithersidecalmandconcise--andsoonput
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