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Pride & Prejudice – page 360

JANE AUSTEN

while Elizabeth tried to unite civility and truth in a few

short sentences.

“You may, in fact, carry a very favourable report of

us into Hertfordshire, my dear cousin. I flatter myself

at least that you will be able to do so. Lady Catherine’s

great attentions to Mrs. Collins you have been a daily

witness of; and altogether I trust it does not appear

that your friend has drawn an unfortunatebut on this

point it will be as well to be silent. Only let me assure

you, my dear Miss Elizabeth, that I can from my heart

most cordially wish you equal felicity in marriage. My

dear Charlotte and I have but one mind and one way

of thinking. There is in everything a most remarkable

resemblance of character and ideas between us. We

seem to have been designed for each other.”

Elizabeth could safely say that it was a great happi-

ness where that was the case, and with equal sincerity

could add, that she firmly believed and rejoiced in

his domestic comforts. She was not sorry, however, to

have the recital of them interrupted by the entrance

of the lady from whom they sprang. Poor Charlotte!

it was melancholy to leave her to such society! But

she had chosen it with her eyes open; and though

evidently regretting that her visitors were to go, she

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