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Chapter seven mister bennett's property consisted almost entirely in in estate of two thousand a year
Which unfortunately for his daughters was entailed in default airs mail on a distant relation and their mother's fortune though ample for her situation in life
Could but still supply the deficiency of his
Her father had been in attorney in mariton
And had left her four thousand pounds
She had a sister married to a mister phillips
Who had been a clerk to their father
And succeeded him in the business and a brother settled in london
In a respectable line of trade
The village of longborn was only one mile for americton
A most convenient distance for the young ladies
Who were usually tempted that their three or four times a week to pay their duty to their ant and to a millionar shop
Just over the way
The two youngest to the family
Catherine and lidya were particularly frequent in these attentions
Their minds were more vacant than their sisters
And when nothing better offered a walked american was necessary to amuse their morning hours and furnish conversation for the evening
And however beare of news
The country in general might be they always contracved to learn some from their ant at present indeed
They were well supplied both with news and happiness by the recent arrival of a militia regiment in the neighborhood
It was to remain the whole winter and maritant was the headquarters
Their visits to mrs phillips were now productive of the most interesting intelligence
Every day added something to their knowledge of the officer's names and connections
Their lodgings were not long as secret and at length
They began to know the officer's themselves
Mister phillips visited them all all
And opopened his knies as a source of folicity
Unknown before they could talk of nothing
But officers and mister bingley's large fortune
The mension of which gave animation to their mother was worthless in their eyes
When opposed to the regimentals of an insign after listening one morning to their effusions on this subject
Mister benttcoolly observed from all that i can collect by your manner of talking
You must be two of the silliest girls in the country
I have suspected at some time
But i am now convinced
Catherine was disconcerted and made no answer
But lidya with perfect indifference continued to express her admiration of captain carter and her help of seeing him in the course of the day
As he was going the next morning to london
I am astonished my dear said mrs bennet that you should be so ready to think your own children silly
If i wish to think slighingly of anybody's children
It should not be of my own
However if my children are silly
I must hope to be always sensible of it yes
But as it happens they are all of them very clever
This is the only point
I fllateter myself on which we do not agree
I had hoped that our sentiments coincided in every particular
But i must so far differ from you as to think are too youngest daughters uncommonly foolish
My dear mister bennett
You must not expect such girls to have the sense of their father and mother
When they get to our age
I dare say they will not think about officers any more than we do
I remember the time
When i like to red coat myself very well
Ann indeed
So i do still at my heart and if a smart young kernel with five or six thousand a year
Should want one of my girls
I shall not say neate to him
And i thought kernel foster looked very becoming the other night at serwilliams in his regimentals
Mama Kride
Lidya
Miadad says
That kernel foster and captain carter did not go so often to miss watsons
As they did when they first came
She sees them now very often standing in clarks library
Mrs bennett was prevented replying by the entrance of the footman with a note from misbennet
It came from neither field
And the servant waited for an answer
Mrs bennett i sparkled with pleasure
And she was eagerly calling out
While her daughter read well jane who was it from what is it about what does he say well jane may cassed and tell us may casast my love
It is for miss
Binley said
Jane and then read it allowed my dear friend if you were not so compassionate as to dine today with the lisa and me
We shall be in danger of hating each other for the rest of our lives
For a whole days tiday tet between two women can never end without a quarl come as soon as you can on the receipt of this
My brother and the gentlemen are to de with the officers
Yours ever caroline binglee with the officers cried liddia
I wonder my ant did not tell us of that dining out said mrs bennet that is very unlucky
Can i have the carriage said jane
No My dear
You had better go on horse back
Because it seems likely to rain
And then you must stay all night
That would be a good scheme
Said a liizabeth
If you were sure
That they would not offer to send her home
Oh
But the gentleman will have mter bingleshase to go to mariton and the herses have no horses to theirs
I had much rather go in the coach
But my dear your father cannot spare the horses
I am sure
They are wanted in a farm
Mter bbeentt are not they
They are wanted in a farm
Much often er than i can get them
But if you have got them
Today said elizabeth
My mother's purpose will be answered
She did at last exstored from her father and acknowledgement that the horses were engaged
Jane was therefore obliged to go on horse back
And her mother attended her to the door with many cheerful prognostitics of a bad day
Her hopes were answered
Jjane had been gone long before before it rained hard
Her sisters were uneasy for her
But her mother was delighted the rain continued the whole evening without intermission
Jane certainly could not come back
This was a lucky idea of mine
Indeed said mrs bennetmore than once ce if the crecreit tive making it rain were all her own
Till the next morning
However she was not aware of all the fuicity of her contrivenants
Breakfast was scarcely over
When a servant from neither field brought the following note for elizabeth
My dear lilizy
I find myself very unwell this morning
Which i suppose is to be imputed to my getting wet through yesterday
My kind friends will not hear of my returning home
Till i am better
They insist also on my seeing mister jones
Therefore do not be alarmed if he should hear of his having been to myane accepting a sore throat and a headache
There is not much the matter with me
Yours
Ezttra
Well
My dear said
Mister bennet
When elizabeth had read the note allowed
If your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illneness
If she should diet
Would be a comfort to know that
It was all in perursuit of mister bingly and under your orders
Oh
I am not at all afraid of her dying people do not die of little trafelling colds
She will be taken good care of as long as she stays there
It is all very well i would go and see her
If i could have the carriage
Elizabeth feeling really anxious determined to go to her
Though the carriage was not to be had
And as she was no horsewoman walking was her only alternative
She declared her resolution
How can you be so silly cried her mother as to think of such a in in all this rt you will not be fit to be seen
When you get there
I shall be very fit to see jane
Which is all i want
Is this
I hint to me
Lizy said her father to send for the horses no indeed
I do not wish to avoid the walk
The distance is nothing
When one has a motive only three miles i shall be back by dinner
I admire the activity of your bin evolence observed mary
But every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason
And in my opinion exertion should always be in proportion to what is required we will go as far as mariton with you said catherine and liyya
Elizabeth accepted their company and the three young ladies set off together
If we may case said lidiya as they walked along perhaps
We may see something of capt in carter before he goes in marion
They parted the two youngest prepared to the lodgings of one of the officer's wives and elizabeth continued her walk alone
Crossing field
After field at a quick pace
Jumping over styles and springing over puddles within atient activity and finding herself at last within view view the house with weary ankles
Dirty stockings and a face glowing with the warm of exercise
She was shown into the breakfast parler
Where all but jane were assembled
And where her appearance created a great deal of surprise
That she should have walked three miles so early in the day
In such dirty weather
And by herself was almost incredible to mrs harst and misbinlee and elizabeth was convinced that they held her in contempt for it
She was receded however very politely by them
And then their brothers matters there was something better than polittness
There was good humor and kindness mister darsey said very little and mister hursed nothing at all
The former was divided between admiration of the brilliancy
Which exercise had given to her completion and doubt as to the occasions justifying her coming so far alone
The latter was thinking only of his breakfast
Her inquiries after her sister were not very favorably answered
Miss bennett had slept dell and dow up was very feverissh and not well enough to leave her room
Elizabeth was glad to be taken to her immediately in jane
Who had only been withheld by the fear of giving a arm moring convenience from expressing in her note
How much she launned for such a visit was delighted at her enterance
She was not equal however to much conversation
And when miss binglee left them together could attempt little beside expressions of gratitude for the extraordinary kindness
She was treated with elizabeth
Silently attended her
When breakfast was over
They were joined by the sisters and elizabeth began to like them herself
When she saw how much affection and solicitde
They showed for jane
The apothetheary came and having examined his patient said as might be supposed that she had caught a violent cold
And that they must endever to get the better of it
Advised her to return to bed
And promised her some drafts the advice was followed redley for the feverous symptoms incincreased and headacacacutely
Elizabeth did not quit her room for a moment
Nor were
Were other ladies often absent the gentlemen being out
They had in fact nothing to do
Elsewhere when the clock struck three
Elizaa felt that she must go
And very unwillingly said so miss billey offered her the carriage
And she only wanted a little pressing to accept it
When jane testified such concern at parting with her
That miss billey was obliged to convert the offer of the shades into an inditation to remain at nether field for the present
Elizabeth most thankfully concented
And a servant was dispatched to long born to acquite the family with her stay and bring back a supply of clothes
