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Pride and Prejudice

than his asking you again? He could not help seeing

that you were about five times as pretty as every other

woman in the room. No thanks to his gallantry for that.

Well, he certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave

to like him. You have liked many a stupider person.”

“Dear Lizzy!”

“Oh! you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like

people in general. You never see a fault in anybody. All

the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never

heard you speak ill of a human being in your life.”

“I would not wish to be hasty in censuring anyone;

but I always speak what I think.”

“I know you do; and it is that which makes the

wonder. With your good sense, to be so honestly

blind to the follies and nonsense of others! Affectation

of candour is common enoughone meets with it

everywhere. But to be candid without ostentation or

designto take the good of everybody’s character and

make it still better, and say nothing of the badbelongs

to you alone. And so you like this man’s sisters, too, do

you? Their manners are not equal to his.”

“Certainly notat first. But they are very pleasing

women when you converse with them. Miss Bingley is

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