Name: Pride & Prejudice | Chapter 9 & 10 (Audiobook)（Pride & Prejudice | Chapter 9 & 10 (Audiobook)）
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Elizabeth passed the chief of the  night in her sister's room, and in the 

morning had the pleasure of being  able to send a tolerable answer to the 

inquiries which she very early received  from Mr. Bingley by a housemaid, 

and some time afterwards from the  two elegant ladies who waited on his 

sisters. In spite of this amendment,  however, she requested to have a 

note sent to Longbourn, desiring her  mother to visit Jane, and form her 

own judgement of her situation. The  note was immediately dispatched, and 

its contents as quickly complied  with. Mrs. Bennet, accompanied by her 

two youngest girls, reached Netherfield  soon after the family breakfast.

Had she found Jane in any apparent  danger, Mrs. Bennet would have been 

very miserable; but being satisfied  on seeing her that her illness was 

not alarming, she had no wish of  her recovering immediately, as her 

restoration to health would probably  remove her from Netherfield. She 

would not listen, therefore, to her  daughter's proposal of being carried 

home; neither did the apothecary, who  arrived about the same time, think 

it at all advisable. After sitting  a little while with Jane, on Miss 

Bingley's appearance and invitation,  the mother and three daughters all 

attended her into the breakfast  parlour. Bingley met them with hopes 

that Mrs. Bennet had not found Miss  Bennet worse than she expected.

"Indeed I have, sir," was her answer.  "She is a great deal too ill to be 

moved. Mr. Jones says we must not  think of moving her. We must trespass 

"Removed!" cried Bingley. "It must  not be thought of. My sister, I am 

"You may depend upon it, Madam," said  Miss Bingley, with cold civility, 

"that Miss Bennet will receive  every possible attention while she 

Mrs. Bennet was profuse in her acknowledgments.

"I am sure," she added, "if it was  not for such good friends I do not 

know what would become of her, for  she is very ill indeed, and suffers 

a vast deal, though with the greatest  patience in the world, which is 

always the way with her, for she  has, without exception, the sweetest 

temper I have ever met with. I  often tell my other girls they are 

nothing to _her_. You have a sweet  room here, Mr. Bingley, and a 

charming prospect over the gravel  walk. I do not know a place in the 

country that is equal to Netherfield.  You will not think of quitting it 

in a hurry, I hope, though  you have but a short lease."

"Whatever I do is done in a hurry,"  replied he; "and therefore if I 

should resolve to quit Netherfield,  I should probably be off in five 

minutes. At present, however, I  consider myself as quite fixed here."

"That is exactly what I should have  supposed of you," said Elizabeth.

"You begin to comprehend me, do  you?" cried he, turning towards her.

"I wish I might take this for a compliment;  

but to be so easily seen through I am afraid is pitiful."

"That is as it happens. It does  not follow that a deep, intricate 

character is more or less estimable  than such a one as yours."

"Lizzy," cried her mother, "remember  where you are, and do not run on in 

the wild manner that you  are suffered to do at home."

"I did not know before," continued  Bingley immediately, "that you were a 

studier of character. It  must be an amusing study."

"Yes, but intricate characters  are the _most_ amusing.  

"The country," said Darcy, "can in  general supply but a few subjects for 

such a study. In a country neighbourhood you move  

in a very confined and unvarying society."

"But people themselves alter so much,  

that there is something new to be observed in them for ever."

"Yes, indeed," cried Mrs. Bennet,  offended by his manner of mentioning 

a country neighbourhood. "I assure  you there is quite as much of _that_ 

Everybody was surprised, and Darcy,  after looking at her for a moment, 

turned silently away. Mrs. Bennet,  who fancied she had gained a complete 

"I cannot see that London has any  great advantage over the country, for 

my part, except the shops and public places.  

The country is a vast deal pleasanter, is it not, Mr. Bingley?"

"When I am in the country," he  replied, "I never wish to leave it; 

and when I am in town it is pretty  much the same. They have each their 

advantages, and I can be equally happy in either."

"Aye--that is because you have  the right disposition. But that 

gentleman," looking at Darcy,  "seemed to think the country  

"Indeed, Mamma, you are mistaken,"  said Elizabeth, blushing for her 

mother. "You quite mistook Mr. Darcy.  He only meant that there was not 

such a variety of people to be met  with in the country as in the town, 

"Certainly, my dear, nobody said  there were; but as to not meeting 

with many people in this  neighbourhood, I believe there are few 

neighbourhoods larger. I know we  dine with four-and-twenty families."

Nothing but concern for Elizabeth  could enable Bingley to keep his 

countenance. His sister was less  delicate, and directed her eyes towards 

Mr. Darcy with a very expressive  smile. Elizabeth, for the sake of 

saying something that might turn her  mother's thoughts, now asked her if 

Charlotte Lucas had been at  Longbourn since _her_ coming away.

"Yes, she called yesterday with her  father. What an agreeable man Sir 

William is, Mr. Bingley, is not  he? So much the man of fashion! So 

genteel and easy! He had always  something to say to everybody. _That_ 

is my idea of good breeding; and those  persons who fancy themselves very 

important, and never open their  mouths, quite mistake the matter."

"No, she would go home. I fancy she  was wanted about the mince-pies. For 

my part, Mr. Bingley, I always keep  servants that can do their own work; 

_my_ daughters are brought up very  differently. But everybody is to 

judge for themselves, and the Lucases  are a very good sort of girls, 

I assure you. It is a pity they  are not handsome! Not that I think 

Charlotte so _very_ plain--but  then she is our particular friend."

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