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Pride and Prejudice

direct in what manner his friend was to be happy. But,”

she continued, recollecting herself, “as we know none

of the particulars, it is not fair to condemn him. It is

not to be supposed that there was much affection in

the case.”

“That is not an unnatural surmise,” said Fitzwilliam,

“but it is a lessening of the honour of my cousin’s

triumph very sadly.”

This was spoken jestingly; but it appeared to her

so just a picture of Mr. Darcy, that she would not

trust herself with an answer, and therefore, abruptly

changing the conversation talked on indifferent matters

until they reached the Parsonage. There, shut into her

own room, as soon as their visitor left them, she could

think without interruption of all that she had heard.

It was not to be supposed that any other people could

be meant than those with whom she was connected.

There could not exist in the world two men over whom

Mr. Darcy could have such boundless influence. That he

had been concerned in the measures taken to separate

Bingley and Jane she had never doubted; but she had

always attributed to Miss Bingley the principal design

and arrangement of them. If his own vanity, however,

did not mislead him, he was the cause, his pride and

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