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The discussion of Mr. Collins's  offer was now nearly at an end, and 

Elizabeth had only to suffer from the  uncomfortable feelings necessarily 

attending it, and occasionally  from some peevish allusions of her 

mother. As for the gentleman  himself, _his_ feelings were chiefly 

expressed, not by embarrassment or  dejection, or by trying to avoid her, 

but by stiffness of manner and resentful  silence. He scarcely ever spoke 

to her, and the assiduous attentions  which he had been so sensible of 

himself were transferred for the  rest of the day to Miss Lucas, whose 

civility in listening to him was a  seasonable relief to them all, and 

The morrow produced no abatement  of Mrs. Bennet's ill-humour or ill 

health. Mr. Collins was also in the  same state of angry pride. Elizabeth 

had hoped that his resentment might  shorten his visit, but his plan did 

not appear in the least affected by  it. He was always to have gone on 

Saturday, and to Saturday he meant to stay.

After breakfast, the girls walked  to Meryton to inquire if Mr. Wickham 

were returned, and to lament over his  absence from the Netherfield ball. 

He joined them on their entering  the town, and attended them to their 

aunt's where his regret and vexation,  and the concern of everybody, was 

well talked over. To Elizabeth,  however, he voluntarily acknowledged 

that the necessity of his  absence _had_ been self-imposed.

"I found," said he, "as the time  drew near that I had better not meet 

Mr. Darcy; that to be in the same  room, the same party with him for so 

many hours together, might be more  than I could bear, and that scenes 

might arise unpleasant to more than myself."

She highly approved his forbearance,  and they had leisure for a full 

discussion of it, and for all the  commendation which they civilly 

bestowed on each other, as Wickham  and another officer walked back with 

them to Longbourn, and during the  walk he particularly attended to 

her. His accompanying them was a  double advantage; she felt all the 

compliment it offered to herself,  and it was most acceptable as an 

occasion of introducing him  to her father and mother.

Soon after their return, a letter  was delivered to Miss Bennet; it came 

from Netherfield. The envelope  contained a sheet of elegant, little, 

hot-pressed paper, well covered with  a lady's fair, flowing hand; and 

Elizabeth saw her sister's countenance  change as she read it, and saw 

her dwelling intently on some  particular passages. Jane recollected 

herself soon, and putting the letter away,  

tried to join with her usual cheerfulness in the general conversation;  

but Elizabeth felt an anxiety on the subject which drew off her  

attention even from Wickham; and no sooner had he and his companion  

taken leave, than a glance from Jane invited her to follow her up stairs.  

When they had gained their own room, Jane, taking out the letter, said:

"This is from Caroline Bingley; what  it contains has surprised me a good 

deal. The whole party have left  Netherfield by this time, and are on 

their way to town--and without any  intention of coming back again. You 

She then read the first sentence  aloud, which comprised the information 

of their having just resolved to  follow their brother to town directly, 

and of their meaning to dine in  Grosvenor Street, where Mr. Hurst had a 

house. The next was in these words:  "I do not pretend to regret anything 

I shall leave in Hertfordshire, except  your society, my dearest friend; 

but we will hope, at some future  period, to enjoy many returns of that 

delightful intercourse we have  known, and in the meanwhile may 

lessen the pain of separation by a  very frequent and most unreserved 

correspondence. I depend on you  for that." To these highflown 

expressions Elizabeth listened with  all the insensibility of distrust; 

and though the suddenness of their  removal surprised her, she saw 

it was not to be supposed that their absence from Netherfield would prevent  

Mr. Bingley's being there; and as to the loss of their society,  

she was persuaded that Jane must cease to regard it, in the enjoyment of his.

"It is unlucky," said she, after a  short pause, "that you should not be 

able to see your friends before they  leave the country. But may we not 

hope that the period of future  happiness to which Miss Bingley looks 

forward may arrive earlier than she  is aware, and that the delightful 

intercourse you have known as friends  will be renewed with yet greater 

satisfaction as sisters? Mr.  Bingley will not be detained  

"Caroline decidedly says that  none of the party will return into 

Hertfordshire this winter. I will read it to you:"

"When my brother left us yesterday,  he imagined that the business which 

took him to London might be concluded  in three or four days; but as we 

are certain it cannot be so, and at  the same time convinced that when 

Charles gets to town he will be in  no hurry to leave it again, we have 

determined on following him thither,  that he may not be obliged to spend 

his vacant hours in a comfortless  hotel. Many of my acquaintances are 

already there for the winter; I  wish that I could hear that you, my 

dearest friend, had any intention  of making one of the crowd--but of 

that I despair. I sincerely hope  your Christmas in Hertfordshire may 

abound in the gaieties which that  season generally brings, and that your 

beaux will be so numerous as to  prevent your feeling the loss of the 

"It is evident by this," added  Jane, "that he comes back no  

"It is only evident that Miss Bingley  does not mean that he _should_."

"Why will you think so? It must  be his own doing. He is his own 

master. But you do not know _all_.  I _will_ read you the passage which 

particularly hurts me. I will  have no reserves from _you_."

"Mr. Darcy is impatient to see his  sister; and, to confess the truth, 

_we_ are scarcely less eager to meet  her again. I really do not think 

Georgiana Darcy has her equal for  beauty, elegance, and accomplishments; 

and the affection she inspires in  Louisa and myself is heightened into 

something still more interesting,  from the hope we dare entertain of 

her being hereafter our sister. I  do not know whether I ever before 

mentioned to you my feelings on this  subject; but I will not leave the 

country without confiding them, and  I trust you will not esteem them 

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