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Pride and Prejudice

consolation to think that his visit to Rosings was to end

on the day after the nextand, a still greater, that in less

than a fortnight she should herself be with Jane again,

and enabled to contribute to the recovery of her spirits,

by all that affection could do.

She could not think of Darcy’s leaving Kent without

remembering that his cousin was to go with him; but

Colonel Fitzwilliam had made it clear that he had no

intentions at all, and agreeable as he was, she did not

mean to be unhappy about him.

While settling this point, she was suddenly roused

by the sound of the door-bell, and her spirits were

a little fluttered by the idea of its being Colonel

Fitzwilliam himself, who had once before called late

in the evening, and might now come to inquire

particularly after her. But this idea was soon banished,

and her spirits were very differently affected, when, to

her utter amazement, she saw Mr. Darcy walk into the

room. In an hurried manner he immediately began an

inquiry after her health, imputing his visit to a wish of

hearing that she were better. She answered him with

cold civility. He sat down for a few moments, and

then getting up, walked about the room. Elizabeth was

surprised, but said not a word. After a silence of several

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