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again in the summer; and I have inquired of everybody,

too, who is likely to know.”

“I do not believe he will ever live at Netherfield any

more.”

“Oh well! it is just as he chooses. Nobody wants

him to come. Though I shall always say he used my

daughter extremely ill; and if I was her, I would not have

put up with it. Well, my comfort is, I am sure Jane will

die of a broken heart; and then he will be sorry for what

he has done.”

But as Elizabeth could not receive comfort from any

such expectation, she made no answer.

“Well, Lizzy,” continued her mother, soon after-

wards, “and so the Collinses live very comfortable, do

they? Well, well, I only hope it will last. And what

sort of table do they keep? Charlotte is an excellent

manager, I dare say. If she is half as sharp as her mother,

she is saving enough. There is nothing extravagant in

their housekeeping, I dare say.”

“No, nothing at all.”

“A great deal of good management, depend upon it.

Yes, yes. They will take care not to outrun their income.

They will never be distressed for money. Well, much

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