，最快更新傲慢与偏见最新章节！A few days after this visit,mr.Bingley called again,an friend had left him that morning for London, but wasreturn hometen day sat with them abovehour, and wasremarkably goo invited himdine with them; but, with many expressionsconcern,confessed himself engaged elsewhere.
“Next time you call,”said she,“I hopeshallmore lucky.”He shouldparticularly happyany time,etc.etc.;andshe would give him leave,would takeearly opportunitywaitingthem.
“Can you e to-morrow?”
Yes,hadengagementall for to-morrow; and her invitation was accepted with alacrity.
He came,andsuch very good time that the ladies were nonetheto her daughter's room,in her dressing gown,and with her hair half finished,crying out:
“my dear Jane,make haste and hurre—mr. Bingles, haste, mak, Sarah,emissthis moment,and help herwithmind miss Lizzy's hair.”
“we willdownsoonwe can,”said Jane;“but I dare say Kittyforwarder than eitherus,for she went upstairs halfhour ago.”
“oh!hang Kitty!what has shedo with itequick,be quick!whereyour sash,my dear?”
But when her mother was gone,Jane would notprevailedtodown without oneher sisters.
The same anxietyget themthemselves was visible againth tea, mr.retiredthe library,was his custom,and mary wentstairshe obstaclesthe five being thus removed,mrs.Be sat looking and winkingElizabeth and Catherine foonsiderable time, without making any impressioould not observe her;and whenlast Kitty did,she very innocently said,“whatthe matter mamma?whatyou keep winkingme for?whatIdo?”
“Nothing child, did not winkyou.”She then sat still five minutes longer; but unablewaste sucrecious occasion,she suddenly got up,and sayingKitty,e here,love,I wantspeakyou,”took her outth instantly gavookElizabeth which spoke her distresssuch premeditation,and her entreaty that she would not giveto it.a few minutes,mrs.Be half-opened the door and called out:
“Lizzy,my dear,I wantspeak with you.”
Elizabeth was forcedgo.
“we maywell leave themthemselves you know;”said her mother,soonshe wasthe hall.“Kitty and I are going upstairssitmy dressing-room.”
Elizabeth madeattemptreason with her mother, but remained quietlythe hall,till she and Kitty were outsight, then returned into the drawing-room.
mrs. Be's schemes for this day wer was every thing that was charming, except the professed loverhe ease and cheerfulness rendered hiost agreeable additiontheir evening party;andbore with the ill-judged officiousnessthe mother,and heard all her silly remarks witorbearance and mandcountenance particularly gratefulthe daughter.
He scarcely neededinvitationstay supper;and beforewent away,an engagement was formed,chiefly through his own an's means,for his ing next morningshoot with her husband.
After this day,Jane saidmorehord passed between the sisters concerning Bingley;but Elizabeth wentbedthe happy belief that all must speedilyconcluded, unless mr. darcy returned within the state, however,she felt tolerably persuaded that all this must have taken place with that gentleman's concurrence.
Bingley was punctualhis appointment; andand mr.spent the morning together,as had been agreed on.The latter was much more agreeable than his panio was nothingpresumptionfollyBingley that could provoke his ridicule,or disgust him into silence;andwas more municative,and less eccentric,than the other had ever seecourse returned with himdinner; andthe evenin's invention was againworkget every body away from him and he,who haetterwrite,went into the breakfast room for that purpose soon after tea;forthe others were all goingsit downcards,she could notwantedcounteract her mother's schemes.
Butreturningthe drawing-room, when her letter was finished,she saw,to her infinite surprise,there was reasonfear that her mother had been too ingeniousopening the door,she perceived her sister and Bingley standing together over the hearth,asengagedearnest conversation;and had this ledno suspicion, the facesboth,they hastily turned round and moved away from each other, would have tolituation was awkward enough; but hers she thought was stiyllable was utteredeither;and Elizabeth wasthe pointgoing away again,when Bingley,whowellthe other had sat down,suddenly rose,and whisperinew wordsher sister,ran outthe room.
Jane could havereserves from Elizabeth,where confidence would give pleasure;and instantly embracing her,acknowledged, with the liveliest emotion,that she was the happiest creaturethe world.
“Tis too much!”she added,“by farnot deserve it.oh!whynot everybodyhappy?”
Elizabeth's congratulations were given witincerity, a warmth,a delight,which words could but poorl sentencekindness waresh sourcehappineshe would not allow herselfstay with her sister,or say half that remainedbe said for the present.