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On Saturday m Elizabeth and Mr. Colli for breakfast a few minutes before the others appeared;aook the opportunity of paying the parting civilities which he deemed indispensably necessary.
“I know not, Miss Elizabeth,”said he,“whether Mrs. Collins has yet expressed her sense of your kindness ining to us;but I am very certain you will not leave the house without receivihanks for it.The favor of yourpany has been much felt, I assure you.We know how little there is to tempt ao our humble abode.Our in manner of living,our small rooms and few domestid the little we see of the world,must make Hunsford extremely dull to a youngdy like yourself;but I hope you will believe us grateful for the dession, and that we have done everything in our power to prevent your spending your time unpleasantly.”
Elizabeth was eager with her thanks and assurances of happiness. She had spent six weeks with great enjoyment; and the pleasure of being with Charlotte,and the kind attentions she had received, must make her feel the obliged. Mr. Collins was gratified,and with a more smiling solemnity replied:
“It gives me great pleasure to hear that you have passed your time not disagreeably. We have certainly done our best; and most fortunately having it in our power to introduce you to very superior society, and, from our e with Rosings, the frequent means of varying the humble home se, I think we may tter ourselves that your Hunsford visit ot have beeirely irksome.Our situation with regard to Lady Catherine's family is ihe sort of extraordinary advantage and blessing which few boast.You see on what a footing we are.You see how tinually we are ehere. In truth I must aowledge that, with all the disadvantages of this humble parsonage, I should not think anyone abiding in it an object ofpassion,while they are sharers of our intimacy at Rosings.”
Words were insuffit for the elevation of his feelings; and he was obliged to walk about the room,while Elizabeth tried to unite civility and truth in a few short sentences.
“You may, in fact, carry a very favourable report of us into Hertfordshire,my dear cousin.I tter myself at least that you will be able to do so. Lady Catherine's great attentions to Mrs. Collins you have been a daily witness of;and altogether I trust it does not appear that your friend has drawn an unfortu on this point it will be as well to be silent.Only let me assure you, my dear Miss Elizabeth,that I from my heart most cordially wish you equal felicity in marriage.My dear Charlotte and I have but one mind and one way of thinking.There is ihing a most remarkable resemnce of character and ideas between us. We seem to have been designed for each other.”
Elizabeth could safely say that it was a great happiness where that was the case, and with equal siy could add, that she firmly believed and rejoiced in his domesticforts. She was not sorry,however,to have the recital of them interrupted by thedy from whom they sprang.Poor Charlotte!it was mncholy to leave her to such society!But she had chosen it with her eyes open; and though evidently regretting that her visitors were to go,she did not seem to ask forpassion.Her home and her housekeeping,her parish and her poultry,and all their depe s,had not yet lost their charms.
At length the chaise arrived,the trunks were fastened on,the parcels ced within,and it ronouo be ready.After an affeate partiween the friends,Elizabeth was atteo the carriage by Mr. Collins, and as they walked down the garden he wasmissioning her with his best respects to all her family,ing his thanks for the kindness he had received at Longbourn in the winter, and hispliments to Mr. and Mrs.Gardihough unknowhen handed her in,Maria followed,and the door was on the point of being closed,when he suddenly remihem,with some sternation,that they had hitherto otten to leave any message for thedies at Rosings.
“But,”he added,“you will of course wish to have your humble respects delivered to them, with yrateful thanks for their kio you while you have been here.”
Elizabeth made no obje;the door was then allowed to be shut,and the carriage drove off.
“Good gracious!”cried Maria, after a few minutes' sile seems but a day or two since we first came! a how many things have happened!”
“A great many indeed,”said herpanion with a sigh.
“We have dined imes at Rosings, besides drinkihere twice! How much I shall have to tell!”
Elizabeth added privately,“And how much I shall have to ceal!”
Their journey erformed without much versation, or any rm; and within four hours of their leaving Hunsford they reached Mr. Gardiner's house,where they were to remain a few days.
Jane looked well, and Elizabeth had little opportunity of studying her spirits, amidst the various es which the kindness of her aunt had reserved for them.But Jane was to go home with her,and at Longbourn there would be leisure enough for observation.
It was not without an effort, meanwhile, that she could wait even for Longbourn, before she told her sister of Mr. Darcy's proposals.To know that she had the power of revealing what would so exceedingly astonish Jane,and must,at the same time, so highly gratify whatever of her own vanity she had not yet been able to reason away,was such a temptation to openness as nothing could have quered but the state of indecision in which she remained as to the extent of what she shouldmunicate;and her fear,if she oered on the subject,of being hurried into repeating something of Bingley which might only grieve her sister further.快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com
“I know not, Miss Elizabeth,”said he,“whether Mrs. Collins has yet expressed her sense of your kindness ining to us;but I am very certain you will not leave the house without receivihanks for it.The favor of yourpany has been much felt, I assure you.We know how little there is to tempt ao our humble abode.Our in manner of living,our small rooms and few domestid the little we see of the world,must make Hunsford extremely dull to a youngdy like yourself;but I hope you will believe us grateful for the dession, and that we have done everything in our power to prevent your spending your time unpleasantly.”
Elizabeth was eager with her thanks and assurances of happiness. She had spent six weeks with great enjoyment; and the pleasure of being with Charlotte,and the kind attentions she had received, must make her feel the obliged. Mr. Collins was gratified,and with a more smiling solemnity replied:
“It gives me great pleasure to hear that you have passed your time not disagreeably. We have certainly done our best; and most fortunately having it in our power to introduce you to very superior society, and, from our e with Rosings, the frequent means of varying the humble home se, I think we may tter ourselves that your Hunsford visit ot have beeirely irksome.Our situation with regard to Lady Catherine's family is ihe sort of extraordinary advantage and blessing which few boast.You see on what a footing we are.You see how tinually we are ehere. In truth I must aowledge that, with all the disadvantages of this humble parsonage, I should not think anyone abiding in it an object ofpassion,while they are sharers of our intimacy at Rosings.”
Words were insuffit for the elevation of his feelings; and he was obliged to walk about the room,while Elizabeth tried to unite civility and truth in a few short sentences.
“You may, in fact, carry a very favourable report of us into Hertfordshire,my dear cousin.I tter myself at least that you will be able to do so. Lady Catherine's great attentions to Mrs. Collins you have been a daily witness of;and altogether I trust it does not appear that your friend has drawn an unfortu on this point it will be as well to be silent.Only let me assure you, my dear Miss Elizabeth,that I from my heart most cordially wish you equal felicity in marriage.My dear Charlotte and I have but one mind and one way of thinking.There is ihing a most remarkable resemnce of character and ideas between us. We seem to have been designed for each other.”
Elizabeth could safely say that it was a great happiness where that was the case, and with equal siy could add, that she firmly believed and rejoiced in his domesticforts. She was not sorry,however,to have the recital of them interrupted by thedy from whom they sprang.Poor Charlotte!it was mncholy to leave her to such society!But she had chosen it with her eyes open; and though evidently regretting that her visitors were to go,she did not seem to ask forpassion.Her home and her housekeeping,her parish and her poultry,and all their depe s,had not yet lost their charms.
At length the chaise arrived,the trunks were fastened on,the parcels ced within,and it ronouo be ready.After an affeate partiween the friends,Elizabeth was atteo the carriage by Mr. Collins, and as they walked down the garden he wasmissioning her with his best respects to all her family,ing his thanks for the kindness he had received at Longbourn in the winter, and hispliments to Mr. and Mrs.Gardihough unknowhen handed her in,Maria followed,and the door was on the point of being closed,when he suddenly remihem,with some sternation,that they had hitherto otten to leave any message for thedies at Rosings.
“But,”he added,“you will of course wish to have your humble respects delivered to them, with yrateful thanks for their kio you while you have been here.”
Elizabeth made no obje;the door was then allowed to be shut,and the carriage drove off.
“Good gracious!”cried Maria, after a few minutes' sile seems but a day or two since we first came! a how many things have happened!”
“A great many indeed,”said herpanion with a sigh.
“We have dined imes at Rosings, besides drinkihere twice! How much I shall have to tell!”
Elizabeth added privately,“And how much I shall have to ceal!”
Their journey erformed without much versation, or any rm; and within four hours of their leaving Hunsford they reached Mr. Gardiner's house,where they were to remain a few days.
Jane looked well, and Elizabeth had little opportunity of studying her spirits, amidst the various es which the kindness of her aunt had reserved for them.But Jane was to go home with her,and at Longbourn there would be leisure enough for observation.
It was not without an effort, meanwhile, that she could wait even for Longbourn, before she told her sister of Mr. Darcy's proposals.To know that she had the power of revealing what would so exceedingly astonish Jane,and must,at the same time, so highly gratify whatever of her own vanity she had not yet been able to reason away,was such a temptation to openness as nothing could have quered but the state of indecision in which she remained as to the extent of what she shouldmunicate;and her fear,if she oered on the subject,of being hurried into repeating something of Bingley which might only grieve her sister further.快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com