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“Oh!Youruncle!Hekeepsaman-servant，doeshe?Iamverygladyouhavesomebodywhothinksofthesethings.Whereshallyouchangehorses?Oh!Bromley，ofcourse.IfyoumentionmynameattheBell，youwillbeattendedto.”

LadyCatherinehadmanyotherquestionstoaskrespectingtheirjourney，andasshedidnotanswerthemallherself，attentionwasnecessary，whichElizabethbelievedtobeluckyforher;or，withamindsooccupied，shemighthaveforgottenwhereshewas.Reflectionmustbereservedforsolitaryhours;whenevershewasalone，shegavewaytoitasthegreatestrelief;andnotadaywentbywithoutasolitarywalk，inwhichshemightindulgeinallthedelightofunpleasantrecollections.

Mr.Darcyslettershewasinafairwayofsoonknowingbyheart.Shestudiedeverysentence;andherfeelingstowardsitswriterwereattimeswidelydifferent.Whensherememberedthestyleofhisaddress，shewasstillfullofindignation;butwhensheconsideredhowunjustlyshehadcondemnedandupbraidedhim，herangerwasturnedagainstherself;andhisdisappointedfeelingsbecametheobjectofcompassion.Hisattachmentexcitedgratitude，hisgeneralcharacterrespect;butshecouldnotapprovehim;norcouldsheforamomentrepentherrefusal，orfeeltheslightestinclinationevertoseehimagain.Inherownpastbehaviour，therewasaconstantsourceofvexationandregret;andintheunhappydefectsofherfamily，asubjectofyetheavierchagrin.Theywerehopelessofremedy.Herfather，contentedwithlaughingatthem，wouldneverexerthimselftorestrainthewildgiddinessofhisyoungestdaughters;andhermother，withmannerssofarfromrightherself，wasentirelyinsensibleoftheevil.ElizabethhadfrequentlyunitedwithJaneinanendeavourtochecktheimprudenceofCatherineandLydia;butwhiletheyweresupportedbytheirmothersindulgence，whatchancecouldtherebeofimprovement?Catherine，weak-spirited，irritable，andcompletelyunderLydiasguidance，hadbeenalwaysaffrontedbytheiradvice;andLydia，self-willedandcareless，wouldscarcelygivethemahearing.Theywereignorant，idle，andvain.WhiletherewasanofficerinMeryton，theywouldflirtwithhim;andwhileMerytonwaswithinawalkofLongbourn，theywouldbegoingthereforever.

AnxietyonJanesbehalfwasanotherprevailingconcern;andMr.Darcysexplanation，byrestoringBingleytoallherformergoodopinion，heightenedthesenseofwhatJanehadlost.Hisaffectionwasprovedtohavebeensincere，andhisconductclearedofallblame，unlessanycouldattachtotheimplicitnessofhisconfidenceinhisfriend.Howgrievousthenwasthethoughtthat，ofasituationsodesirableineveryrespect，sorepletewithadvantage，sopromisingforhappiness，Janehadbeendeprived，bythefollyandindecorumofherownfamily!

WhentotheserecollectionswasaddedthedevelopmentofWickhamscharacter，itmaybeeasilybelievedthatthehappyspiritswhichhadseldombeendepressedbefore，werenowsomuchaffectedastomakeitalmostimpossibleforhertoappeartolerablycheerful.

TheirengagementsatRosingswereasfrequentduringthelastweekofherstayastheyhadbeenatfirst.Theverylasteveningwasspentthere;andherladyshipagaininquiredminutelyintotheparticularsoftheirjourney，gavethemdirectionsastothebestmethodofpacking，andwassourgentonthenecessityofplacinggownsintheonlyrightway，thatMariathoughtherselfobliged，onherreturn，toundoalltheworkofthemorning，andpackhertrunkafresh.

Whentheyparted，LadyCatherine，withgreatcondescension，wishedthemagoodjourney，andinvitedthemtocometoHunsfordagainnextyear;andMissdeBourghexertedherselfsofarastocurtseyandholdoutherhandtoboth.