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Chapter
Eleven
When the ladies were moved after dinner
Elizabeth ran up to her sister
And seeing her well guarded from cold
Attended her into the drawing room
Where she was welcomed by her two friends with many professions of pleasure
And elizabeth had never en en them agageable as they were during the hour which passed before the gentlemen appeared their powers of conversation were considerable
They could describe an entertainment with accuracy
Relayed in anecdote with humour and laugh at their acquaintance with spirit
But when the gentlemman entered jane was no longer
The first object miss bingle's eyes were instantly turned towards darcy
And she had something to say to him
Before he had advanced many steps
He addressed himself directly to mispbent t with a polite congratulation
Mister hurst also made her a slight bow
And said he was very glad but deffusesness warwarth remained for bingley salutation
He was full of joy and attention
The first half hour was spent in piling up the fire lest
She should suffer from the change of room
And she removed at his desire to the other side of the fireplace
That she might be farther from the door
He then sat down by her and talk scarcely to anyone else
Elizabeth at work in the opposite corner saw ght all with great delight
When he was over
Mister urursed reminded his sister in law of the card table
But in vain she had obtained private intelligence that mister darcy did not wish for cards
Mister hurst soon found even his open petition rejected she assured him that no one intended to play and the silence of the whole party on the subject seemed to justify her
Mister hurst had therefore nothing to do but to stretch himself on one of the cell has and go to sleep
Darcy took up a book
Miss bingley did the same and mrs hurst principally occupied in playing with her braclets and rings joined now
And then in her brother's conversation with misbennet
Miss bingley's attention was quite as much engaged in watching mister darcey's progressed through his book as in reading her own
And she was perpetually either making some inquiry or looking at his page
She could not when him however to any conversation
He merely answered her question and read on at length quite exhausted by the attempt to be amused with her own book
Which she had only chosen
Because it was the second volume of his
She gave a great younn
And said how pleasant it is to spend an evening in this way
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading how much sooner one tires of anything
Then of a book
When i have a house of my own
I shall be miserable
If i have not an excellent library
No one made any reply
She then young again to recite her book and cast her eyes round the room in quest of some amusement
When hearing her brother mentionining a ball to misspenet
She turned suddenly towards him
And sad by the by charles are
Are really
Really
Ious ous meditating ating a dance
Nenethfield
I would advise you before you determine on it to consult the wishes of the present party
I am much mistaken
If there are not some among us to whomoball would be rather a punishment than a pleasure
If you mean darcy cried her brother
He may go to bed
If he chooses before it begins
But as for the ball
It is quite a settled thing
And as soon as nicklhas made white super enough
I shall send round my cards
I should like balls infinitely better
She replied if they were carried on in a different matter
But there is something insuferably tedious in the usual process of such a meeting
It would surely be much more rational of conversation
Instead of dancing made the order of the day much more rational
My dear caroline
I dare say
But it would not be near so much like a ball
Miss bingly made no answer and soon afterwards got up and walked about the room
Her figure was elegant
And she walked well
But darcy at whomit was all aimed was still inflexibly studious in the desperation of her feelings
She result on one effort more and turning to eezzabeth said
Missilliza barartt let me persuade you to follow my example and take a turn about the room
I assure you
It is very refreshing after sitting so long in one attitude
Elizabeth was surprised but agreed to it immediately miss billey succeeded no less in the real object of her civility mister darcy looked up
He was as much awake to the novelty of attention in that quarter as elizabeth herself could be and unconsciously sed his book
He was directly invited to join their party
But he declined it observing that he could imagine
But two motives for they are choosing to walk up and down the room together with either of which motives is joining them would interfere what could he mean
She was dying to know what could be his meaning and asked elizabeth
Whether she could at all understand him not at all was her answer
But depend upon it he means to be severe on us and our shsurest way of disappointing him will be to ask nothing about it miss binlelehowever was incapable of disappointing mister darcy in anything and persevered
Therefore in requiring an explanation of his two motives
I have not the smallest objection to explaining them said he as sinas
She allowed him to speak
You either choose this method of passing the evening
Because you are in each ther's confidence and have secret affairs to discuss
Or because you are conscious
That your figures appeared to the greatest advantage in walking
If the first i should be completely in your way
And the seconsecond i can adire you much better as i set by the fire
Oh
Shocking ced miss bingley
I never heard anything so abominable
How should we punish him for such a speech
Nothing so easy if you have
But the inclination set eezzabeth we all all gue and punish one another tease him
Laugh at him intimate as you are
You must know how it is to be done
But upon my honour
I do not
I do assure you that my intimacy has not yet taught me that teeth commonness of temper and presence of mind
No no
I feel he may defy us there and as to laughter
We will not expose ourselves
If you please by attempting to laugh without a subject
Mister darcy may hug himself
Mister darcy is not to be laughed at cried elizabeth
That is an uncommon advantage and uncommon
I hope it will continue for it would be a great loss to me to have many such acquaintance idearly love a laugh
Mibingley said
He has given me credit for more than can be the wiest and best of men may the wiest and best of their actions may be rendered
Ridiculous by a person
Whose first object in life is a joke
Certainly replied
Elizabeth there are such people
But i hope i am not one of them
I hope i never ridiculed
What is wise are good fllees and nonsense
Wiimms and inconsistencies do divert me
I own and i laugh at them
Whenever i can
But these i suppose are precisely what you are without perhaps
That is not possible for anyone
But it has been the study of my life to avoid those weaknesses
Which often expose a strong understanding to ridicuure
Such as vannity and pride
Yes
Vannity is a weakness indeed
But pridewhere there is a real superiority of mind
Pride will be always under good regulation
Elizabeth turned a way to hide a smile
Your examination of mister darcy is over
I presume said miss bingleand pray
What is the result
I am perfectly convinced by it
That mister darcy has no defect
He owns at himself without disguise
No said darcy
I have made no such pretention
I have fought enough
But they are not i hope of understanding my temporary dare not doubt for it is i believe too little yielding certainly too little for the convenience of the world
I cannot forget the follies and vices of others
So soon as i odd nor their offences against myself
My feelings are not passed about with every attempt to move them
My temper would perhaps be called resentful my good opinion
Once lost is lost
Forever
That is a failing indeed cried elizaath th implicable resentment is a shade in a character
But you have chosen your faut well i really cannot laugh at it
You are safe for me
There is i believe in every disposition attendency to some particular evil and natural defect
Which not even the best education can overcome
And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody and yours
He replied with a smile is wilfully to misunderstand them
Do let us have a little music cried miss bingly tired of a conversation in which she had no share louisa
You will not mind my waking mister hurst
Her sister made not the smallest objection and the piano fort was opened
And darcy after a few moments recollection was not sorry for it
He began to feel the danger of paying elizabeth too much attention
