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Though Elizabeth would not,for the mere purpose of obliging Lady Catherine,have answered this question,she could not but say,after a moment's deliberation:
“I am not.”
Lady Catherine seemed pleased.
“And will you promise me,o enter into su e?”
“I will make no promise of the kind.”
“Miss Be I am shocked and astonished.I expected to find a more reasonable young woman.But do not deceive yourself into a belief that I will ever recede.I shall not go away till you have givehe assurance I require.”
“And I certainly never shall give it.I am not to be intimidated into anything so wholly unreasonable.Yourdyship wants Mr. Dararry your daughter; but would my giving you the wished-for promise make their marriage at all more probable? Supposing him to be attached to me,would my refusing to ept his hand make him wish to bestow it on his cousin?Allow me to say,Lady Catherihat the arguments with which you have supported this extraordinary application have been as frivolous as the application was ill-judged.You have widely mistaken my character,if you think I be worked on by such persuasions as these.How far your nephew might approve of your interferen his affairs, I ot tell; but you have certainly nht to yourself in mine.I must beg,therefore,to be importuned no farther on the subject.”
“Not so hasty,if you please.I have by no means doo all the objes I have already urged,I have still ao add.I am ner to the particrs of your you sister's infamous elopement.I know it all;that the young man's marrying her atched-up business,at the expence of your father and uncles. And is such a girl to be my nephew's sister?Is her husband,is the son of histe father's steward, to be his brother? Heaven ah!—of what are you thinking?Are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted?”
“You ow have nothing further to say,”she resentfully answered.“You have insulted me in every possible method.I must beg to return to the house.”
And she rose as she spoke.Lady Catherine rose also,and they turned back.Herdyship was highly insed.
“You have nard, then, for the honour and credit of my nephew! Unfeeling, selfish girl! Do you not sider that a e with you must disgrace him in the eyes of everybody?”
“Lady Catherine, I have nothing further to say.You know my ses.”
“You are then resolved to have him?”
“I have said no such thing. I am only resolved to a that manner,which will,in my own opinion,stitute my happiness, without refereo you,or to any person so wholly unected with me.”
“It is well.You refuse,then,to oblige me.You refuse to obey the ims of duty,honour,and gratitude.You are determio ruin him in the opinion of all his friends,and make him the pt of the world.”
“her duty,nor honour,nratitude,”replied Elizabeth,“have any possible im on me,in the present instano principle of either would be vited by my marriage with Mr.Dard with regard to the rese of his family,or the indignation of the world,if the former were excited by his marryi would not give me one moment's —and the world in general would have too much seo join in the s.”
“And this is your real opinion!This is your final resolve!Very well.I shall now know how to act.Do not imagine,Miss Be, that your ambition will ever be gratified. I came to try you. I hoped to find you reaso,depend upon it,I will carry my point.”
In this manner Lady Catherialked on,till they were at the door of the carriage,when,turning hastily round,she added,
“I take no leave of you,Miss Be.I send nopliments to your mother.You deserve no such attention.I am most seriously displeased.”
Elizabeth made no answer;and without attempting to persuade herdyship to return into the house,walked quietly into it herself. She heard the carriage drive away as she proceeded up stairs.Her mother impatiently met her at the door of the dressing-room,to ask why Lady Catherine would note in again a herself.
“She did not choose it,”said her daughter,“she would go.”
“She is a very fine-looking woman! and her calling here rodigiously civil! for she only came, I suppose, to tell us the Collinses were well.She is on her road somewhere,I dare say,and so, passing through Meryton, thought she might as well call on you.I suppose she had nothing particr to say to you,Lizzy?”
Elizabeth was forced to give into a little falsehood here;for to aowledge the substance of their versation was impossible.快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com
“I am not.”
Lady Catherine seemed pleased.
“And will you promise me,o enter into su e?”
“I will make no promise of the kind.”
“Miss Be I am shocked and astonished.I expected to find a more reasonable young woman.But do not deceive yourself into a belief that I will ever recede.I shall not go away till you have givehe assurance I require.”
“And I certainly never shall give it.I am not to be intimidated into anything so wholly unreasonable.Yourdyship wants Mr. Dararry your daughter; but would my giving you the wished-for promise make their marriage at all more probable? Supposing him to be attached to me,would my refusing to ept his hand make him wish to bestow it on his cousin?Allow me to say,Lady Catherihat the arguments with which you have supported this extraordinary application have been as frivolous as the application was ill-judged.You have widely mistaken my character,if you think I be worked on by such persuasions as these.How far your nephew might approve of your interferen his affairs, I ot tell; but you have certainly nht to yourself in mine.I must beg,therefore,to be importuned no farther on the subject.”
“Not so hasty,if you please.I have by no means doo all the objes I have already urged,I have still ao add.I am ner to the particrs of your you sister's infamous elopement.I know it all;that the young man's marrying her atched-up business,at the expence of your father and uncles. And is such a girl to be my nephew's sister?Is her husband,is the son of histe father's steward, to be his brother? Heaven ah!—of what are you thinking?Are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted?”
“You ow have nothing further to say,”she resentfully answered.“You have insulted me in every possible method.I must beg to return to the house.”
And she rose as she spoke.Lady Catherine rose also,and they turned back.Herdyship was highly insed.
“You have nard, then, for the honour and credit of my nephew! Unfeeling, selfish girl! Do you not sider that a e with you must disgrace him in the eyes of everybody?”
“Lady Catherine, I have nothing further to say.You know my ses.”
“You are then resolved to have him?”
“I have said no such thing. I am only resolved to a that manner,which will,in my own opinion,stitute my happiness, without refereo you,or to any person so wholly unected with me.”
“It is well.You refuse,then,to oblige me.You refuse to obey the ims of duty,honour,and gratitude.You are determio ruin him in the opinion of all his friends,and make him the pt of the world.”
“her duty,nor honour,nratitude,”replied Elizabeth,“have any possible im on me,in the present instano principle of either would be vited by my marriage with Mr.Dard with regard to the rese of his family,or the indignation of the world,if the former were excited by his marryi would not give me one moment's —and the world in general would have too much seo join in the s.”
“And this is your real opinion!This is your final resolve!Very well.I shall now know how to act.Do not imagine,Miss Be, that your ambition will ever be gratified. I came to try you. I hoped to find you reaso,depend upon it,I will carry my point.”
In this manner Lady Catherialked on,till they were at the door of the carriage,when,turning hastily round,she added,
“I take no leave of you,Miss Be.I send nopliments to your mother.You deserve no such attention.I am most seriously displeased.”
Elizabeth made no answer;and without attempting to persuade herdyship to return into the house,walked quietly into it herself. She heard the carriage drive away as she proceeded up stairs.Her mother impatiently met her at the door of the dressing-room,to ask why Lady Catherine would note in again a herself.
“She did not choose it,”said her daughter,“she would go.”
“She is a very fine-looking woman! and her calling here rodigiously civil! for she only came, I suppose, to tell us the Collinses were well.She is on her road somewhere,I dare say,and so, passing through Meryton, thought she might as well call on you.I suppose she had nothing particr to say to you,Lizzy?”
Elizabeth was forced to give into a little falsehood here;for to aowledge the substance of their versation was impossible.快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com