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was now added that of general unreserve. The whole

of what Elizabeth had already heard, his claims on

Mr. Darcy, and all that he had suffered from him,

was now openly acknowledged and publicly canvassed;

and everybody was pleased to know how much they

had always disliked Mr. Darcy before they had known

anything of the matter.

Miss Bennet was the only creature who could

suppose there might be any extenuating circumstances

in the case, unknown to the society of Hertfordshire;

her mild and steady candour always pleaded for

allowances, and urged the possibility of mistakesbut

by everybody else Mr. Darcy was condemned as the

worst of men.

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