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She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attention of the officers, to whom her uncle’s good dinners, and her own easy manners recommended her, had increased into assurance. She was very equal therefore to address

and till the evening after the visit was paid she had no knowledge of it. It was then disclosed in the following manner

possession of a good fortune, must be in want

One cannot know what a man really is by the end of a fortnight

I honour your circumspection. A fortnight’s acquaintance is certainly very little. One cannot know what a man really is by the end of a fortnight. But if we do not venture, somebody else will; and after all, Mrs. Long and her neices must stand their chance; and therefore, as she will think it an act of kindness, if you decline the office, I will take it on myself

perverseness which placed them within one of each other; and deeply was she vexed

Mrs. Bennet and her daughters then departed, and Elizabeth returned instantly to Jane, leaving her own and her relations’ behaviour to the remarks of the two ladies and Mr. Darcy; the latter of whom, however, could not be prevailed on to join in their censure of her, in spite of all Miss Bingley’s witticisms on fine eyes.

civil in her hope of seeing the whole family soon at Longbourn; and addressed

“In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of

He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father