Insteadofreceivinganysuchl;hichherdaughtersatinmomentarydread,Bingley,w;Marycouldneversparetime;;Kittywastoomuchafraidofhimtotalk;Elizabethwassecretlyformingadesperateresolution;andperhapshemightbedoingthesame.

    TheywalkedtowardstheLucases,becauseKittywishedtocalluponMaria;andasElizabethsawnooccasionformakingitageneralc;and,forthesakeofgivingreliefmyowngratitudetoexpress.”

    “Iamsorry,exceedinglysorry,”repliedDarcy,inatoneofsurpriseandemotion,“thatyouhaveeverbeeninformconcernedinthematter;orthatgenerouspassionwhichinducedyoutotakesomuchtrouble,andbearsomanymortifications,forthesakeofdiscoveringthem.”

    “eIthoughtonlyofollsilencemeonthissubjectforever.”

    Elizabeth,feelingallthemorethanmonawkwardnessandanxietyofhissituation,nowforcedherselftospeak;andimmediately,thoughnotveryfluently,gavehimtounderstandthathersentimentshadundergonesomaterialachange,sincetheperiodtowhichhealluded,astomakeablyneverfeltbefore;andheexpressedhimselfontheoccasionassensiblynhowwelltheexpressionofheartfeltdelight,diffusedoverhisface,becamehim;but,thoughshecouldnotlook,shecouldlisten,andhetoldheroffeelings,which,inprovingofwhatimportanceshewastohim,madehisaffectioneverymomentmorevaluunderstandingtotheeffortsofhisaunt,whodidcallonhiminherreturnthroughLondon,andthererelateherjourneytoLongbourn,itsmotive,andthesubstanceofherconversationwithElizabeth;dwellingemphaticallyoneveryexpressionofthelatterwhich,inherladyship'sapprehension,peculiarlydenotedherperversenessandassurance;inthebeliefthatsucharelationmustassistherendeavourstoobtrariwise.

    “Ittaughtmetohope,”saidhe,“asIhadscarcelyeverallowedmyselftohopebefore.Iknewenoughofyourdispositiontobecertainthat,hadyoubeenabsolutely,irrevocablydecidedagainstme,youwouldhaveacknowledgedittoLadyCatherine,franklyandopenly.”

    Elizabethcolouredandlaughedasshereplied,“Yesscrupleinabusingyoutoallyourrelations.”

    “Whatdidyousayofme,thatIdidnotdeserve?For,thoughyouraccusationswereill-founded,formedonmistakenpremises,my

    “Wewillnotquarrelfortheable;butsincethen,wehaveboth,Ihope,improvedinyexpressionsduringthewholeofit,me;―thoughitwassometime,Iconfess,beforeIwasreasonableenoughtoallowtheirjustice.”