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Pride and Prejudice

“No, indeed, I did not. I knew nothing at all of Lady

Catherine’s connections. I never heard of her existence

till the day before yesterday.”

“Her daughter, Miss de Bourgh, will have a very

large fortune, and it is believed that she and her cousin

will unite the two estates.”

This information made Elizabeth smile, as she

thought of poor Miss Bingley. Vain indeed must be

all her attentions, vain and useless her affection for

his sister and her praise of himself, if he were already

self-destined for another.

“Mr. Collins,” said she, “speaks highly both of Lady

Catherine and her daughter; but from some particulars

that he has related of her ladyship, I suspect his

gratitude misleads him, and that in spite of her being

his patroness, she is an arrogant, conceited woman.”

“I believe her to be both in a great degree,” replied

Wickham; “I have not seen her for many years, but I

very well remember that I never liked her, and that

her manners were dictatorial and insolent. She has the

reputation of being remarkably sensible and clever; but

I rather believe she derives part of her abilities from her

rank and fortune, part from her authoritative manner,

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