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ThecontentsofthisletterthrewElizabethintoaflutterofspirits，inwhichitwasdifficulttodeterminewhetherpleasureorpainborethegreatestshare.ThevagueandunsettledsuspicionswhichuncertaintyhadproducedofwhatMr.Darcymighthavebeendoingtoforwardhersistersmatch，whichshehadfearedtoencourageasanexertionofgoodnesstoogreattobeprobable，andatthesametimedreadedtobejust，fromthepainofobligation，wereprovedbeyondtheirgreatestextenttobetrue!Hehadfollowedthempurposelytotown，hehadtakenonhimselfallthetroubleandmortificationattendantonsucharesearch;inwhichsupplicationhadbeennecessarytoawomanwhomhemustabominateanddespise，andwherehewasreducedtomeet，frequentlymeet，reasonwith，persuade，andfinallybribe，themanwhomhealwaysmostwishedtoavoid，andwhoseverynameitwaspunishmenttohimtopronounce.Hehaddoneallthisforagirlwhomhecouldneitherregardnoresteem.Herheartdidwhisperthathehaddoneitforher.Butitwasahopeshortlycheckedbyotherconsiderations，andshesoonfeltthatevenhervanitywasinsufficient，whenrequiredtodependonhisaffectionforher—forawomanwhohadalreadyrefusedhim—asabletoovercomeasentimentsonaturalasabhorrenceagainstrelationshipwithWickham.Brother-in-lawofWickham!Everykindofpridemustrevoltfromtheconnection.Hehad，tobesure，donemuch.Shewasashamedtothinkhowmuch.Buthehadgivenareasonforhisinterference，whichaskednoextraordinarystretchofbelief.Itwasreasonablethatheshouldfeelhehadbeenwrong;hehadliberality，andhehadthemeansofexercisingit;andthoughshewouldnotplaceherselfashisprincipalinducement，shecould，perhaps，believethatremainingpartialityforhermightassisthisendeavoursinacausewhereherpeaceofmindmustbemateriallyconcerned.Itwaspainful，exceedinglypainful，toknowthattheywereunderobligationstoapersonwhocouldneverreceiveareturn.TheyowedtherestorationofLydia，hercharacter，everything，tohim.Oh!howheartilydidshegrieveovereveryungracioussensationshehadeverencouraged，everysaucyspeechshehadeverdirectedtowardshim.Forherselfshewashumbled;butshewasproudofhim.Proudthatinacauseofcompassionandhonour，hehadbeenabletogetthebetterofhimself.Shereadoverherauntscommendationofhimagainandagain.Itwashardlyenough;butitpleasedher.Shewasevensensibleofsomepleasure，thoughmixedwithregret，onfindinghowsteadfastlybothsheandherunclehadbeenpersuadedthataffectionandconfidencesubsistedbetweenMr.Darcyandherself.Shewasrousedfromherseat，andherreflections，bysomeonesapproach;andbeforeshecouldstrikeintoanotherpath，shewasovertakenbyWickham.
“IamafraidIinterruptyoursolitaryramble，mydearsister?”
saidhe，ashejoinedher.
“Youcertainlydo，”
sherepliedwithasmile;“butitdoesnotfollowthattheinterruptionmustbeunwelcome.”
“Ishouldbesorryindeed，ifitwere.Wewerealwaysgoodfriends;andnowwearebetter.”
“True.Aretheotherscomingout?”
“Idonotknow.Mrs.BennetandLydiaaregoinginthecarriagetoMeryton.Andso，mydearsister，Ifind，fromouruncleandaunt，thatyouhaveactuallyseenPemberley.”
Sherepliedintheaffirmative.
“Ialmostenvyyouthepleasure，andyetIbelieveitwouldbetoomuchforme，orelseIcouldtakeitinmywaytoNewcastle.Andyousawtheoldhousekeeper，Isuppose?PoorReynolds，shewasalwaysveryfondofme.Butofcourseshedidnotmentionmynametoyou.”
“Yes，shedid.”
“Andwhatdidshesay?”
“Thatyouweregoneintothearmy，andshewasafraidhad—notturnedoutwell.Atsuchadistanceasthat，youknow，thingsarestrangelymisrepresented.”
“Certainly，”
hereplied，bitinghislips.Elizabethhopedshehadsilencedhim;buthesoonafterwardssaid:
“IwassurprisedtoseeDarcyintownlastmonth.Wepassedeachotherseveraltimes.Iwonderwhathecanbedoingthere.”
“PerhapspreparingforhismarriagewithMissdeBourgh，”
saidElizabeth.“Itmustbesomethingparticular，totakehimthereatthistimeofyear.”
“Undoubtedly.DidyouseehimwhileyouwereatLambton?IthoughtIunderstoodfromtheGardinersthatyouhad.”
“Yes;heintroducedustohissister.”
“Anddoyoulikeher?”
“Verymuch.”
“Ihaveheard，indeed，thatsheisuncommonlyimprovedwithinthisyearortwo.WhenIlastsawher，shewasnotverypromising.Iamverygladyoulikedher.Ihopeshewillturnoutwell.”
“Idaresayshewill;shehasgotoverthemosttryingage.”
“DidyougobythevillageofKympton?”
“Idonotrecollectthatwedid.”
“Imentionit，becauseitisthelivingwhichIoughttohavehad.Amostdelightfulplace!—ExcellentParsonageHouse!Itwouldhavesuitedmeineveryrespect.”
“Howshouldyouhavelikedmakingsermons?”
“Exceedinglywell.Ishouldhaveconsidereditaspartofmyduty，andtheexertionwouldsoonhavebeennothing.Oneoughtnottorepine;—but，tobesure，itwouldhavebeensuchathingforme!Thequiet，theretirementofsuchalifewouldhaveansweredallmyideasofhappiness!Butitwasnottobe.DidyoueverhearDarcymentionthecircumstance，whenyouwereinKent?”
“Ihaveheardfromauthority，whichIthoughtasgood，thatitwasleftyouconditionallyonly，andatthewillofthepresentpatron.”
“Youhave.Yes，therewassomethinginthat;Itoldyousofromthefirst，youmayremember.”
“Ididhear，too，thattherewasatime，whensermon-makingwasnotsopalatabletoyouasitseemstobeatpresent;thatyouactuallydeclaredyourresolutionofnevertakingorders，andthatthebusinesshadbeencompromisedaccordingly.”
“Youdid!anditwasnotwhollywithoutfoundation.YoumayrememberwhatItoldyouonthatpoint，whenfirstwetalkedofit.”
Theywerenowalmostatthedoorofthehouse，forshehadwalkedfasttogetridofhim;andunwilling，forhersisterssake，toprovokehim，sheonlysaidinreply，withagood-humouredsmile:
“Come，Mr.Wickham，wearebrotherandsister，youknow.Donotletusquarrelaboutthepast.Infuture，Ihopeweshallbealwaysofonemind.”
Sheheldoutherhand;hekisseditwithaffectionategallantry，thoughhehardlyknewhowtolook，andtheyenteredthehouse.
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