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onsaturdaymorningelizabethandmr.collinsmetforbreakfastafewminutesbeforetheothersappeared;andhetooktheopportunityofpayingthepartingcivilitieswhichhedeemedindispensablynecessary.

“iknownot，misselizabeth，”saidhe，“whethermrs.collinshasyetexpressedhersenseofyourkindnessincomingtous;butiamverycertainyouwillnotleavethehousewithoutreceivingherthanksforit.thefavorofyourcompanyhasbeenmuchfelt，iassureyou.weknowhowlittlethereistotemptanyonetoourhumbleabode.ourplainmannerofliving，oursmallroomsandfewdomestics，andthelittleweseeoftheworld，mustmakehunsfordextremelydulltoayoungladylikeyourself;butihopeyouwillbelieveusgratefulforthecondescension，andthatwehavedoneeverythinginourpowertopreventyourspendingyourtimeunpleasantly.”

elizabethwaseagerwithherthanksandassurancesofhappiness.shehadspentsixweekswithgreatenjoyment;andthepleasureofbeingwithcharlotte，andthekindattentionsshehadreceived，mustmakeherfeeltheobliged.mr.collinswasgratified，andwithamoresmilingsolemnityreplied:

“itgivesmegreatpleasuretohearthatyouhavepassedyourtimenotdisagreeably.wehavecertainlydoneourbest;andmostfortunatelyhavingitinourpowertointroduceyoutoverysuperiorsociety，and，fromourconnectionwithrosings，thefrequentmeansofvaryingthehumblehomescene，ithinkwemayflatterourselvesthatyourhunsfordvisitcannothavebeenentirelyirksome.oursituationwithregardtoladycatherine'sfamilyisindeedthesortofextraordinaryadvantageandblessingwhichfewcanboast.youseeonwhatafootingweare.youseehowcontinuallyweareengagedthere.intruthimustacknowledgethat，withallthedisadvantagesofthishumbleparsonage，ishouldnotthinkanyoneabidinginitanobjectofcompassion，whiletheyaresharersofourintimacyatrosings.”

wordswereinsufficientfortheelevationofhisfeelings;andhewasobligedtowalkabouttheroom，whileelizabethtriedtounitecivilityandtruthinafewshortsentences.

“youmay，infact，carryaveryfavourablereportofusintohertfordshire，mydearcousin.iflattermyselfatleastthatyouwillbeabletodoso.ladycatherine'sgreatattentionstomrs.collinsyouhavebeenadailywitnessof;andaltogetheritrustitdoesnotappearthatyourfriendhasdrawnanunfortunate—butonthispointitwillbeaswelltobesilent.onlyletmeassureyou，mydearmisselizabeth，thaticanfrommyheartmostcordiallywishyouequalfelicityinmarriage.mydearcharlotteandihavebutonemindandonewayofthinking.thereisineverythingamostremarkableresemblanceofcharacterandideasbetweenus.weseemtohavebeendesignedforeachother.”

elizabethcouldsafelysaythatitwasagreathappinesswherethatwasthecase，andwithequalsinceritycouldadd，thatshefirmlybelievedandrejoicedinhisdomesticcomforts.shewasnotsorry，however，tohavetherecitaloftheminterruptedbytheladyfromwhomtheysprang.poorcharlotte!itwasmelancholytoleavehertosuchsociety!butshehadchosenitwithhereyesopen;andthoughevidentlyregrettingthathervisitorsweretogo，shedidnotseemtoaskforcompassion.herhomeandherhousekeeping，herparishandherpoultry，andalltheirdependentconcerns，hadnotyetlosttheircharms.

atlengththechaisearrived，thetrunkswerefastenedon，theparcelsplacedwithin，anditwaspronouncedtobeready.afteranaffectionatepartingbetweenthefriends，elizabethwasattendedtothecarriagebymr.collins，andastheywalkeddownthegardenhewascommissioningherwithhisbestrespectstoallherfamily，notforgettinghisthanksforthekindnesshehadreceivedatlongbourninthewinter，andhiscomplimentstomr.andmrs.gardiner，thoughunknown.hethenhandedherin，mariafollowed，andthedoorwasonthepointofbeingclosed，whenhesuddenlyremindedthem，withsomeconsternation，thattheyhadhithertoforgottentoleaveanymessagefortheladiesatrosings.

“but，”headded，“youwillofcoursewishtohaveyourhumblerespectsdeliveredtothem，withyourgratefulthanksfortheirkindnesstoyouwhileyouhavebeenhere.”

elizabethmadenoobjection;thedoorwasthenallowedtobeshut，andthecarriagedroveoff.

“goodgracious!”criedmaria，afterafewminutes'silence，“itseemsbutadayortwosincewefirstcame!andyethowmanythingshavehappened!”

“agreatmanyindeed，”saidhercompanionwithasigh.

“wehavedinedninetimesatrosings，besidesdrinkingteatheretwice!howmuchishallhavetotell!”

elizabethaddedprivately，“andhowmuchishallhavetoconceal!”

theirjourneywasperformedwithoutmuchconversation，oranyalarm;andwithinfourhoursoftheirleavinghunsfordtheyreachedmr.gardiner'shouse，wheretheyweretoremainafewdays.

janelookedwell，andelizabethhadlittleopportunityofstudyingherspirits，amidstthevariousengagementswhichthekindnessofheraunthadreservedforthebutjanewastogohomewithher，andatlongbourntherewouldbeleisureenoughforobservation.

itwasnotwithoutaneffort，meanwhile，thatshecouldwaitevenforlongbourn，beforeshetoldhersisterofmr.darcy'sproposals.toknowthatshehadthepowerofrevealingwhatwouldsoexceedinglyastonishjane，andmust，atthesametime，sohighlygratifywhateverofherownvanityshehadnotyetbeenabletoreasonaway，wassuchatemptationtoopennessasnothingcouldhaveconqueredbutthestateofindecisioninwhichsheremainedastotheextentofwhatsheshouldcommunicate;andherfear，ifsheonceenteredonthesubject，ofbeinghurriedintorepeatingsomethingofbingleywhichmightonlygrievehersisterfurther.

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