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Pride and Prejudice

not care about it myself; but the grounds are delightful.

They have some of the finest woods in the country.”

Elizabeth said no morebut her mind could not

acquiesce. The possibility of meeting Mr. Darcy, while

viewing the place, instantly occurred. It would be

dreadful! She blushed at the very idea, and thought it

would be better to speak openly to her aunt than to run

such a risk. But against this there were objections; and

she finally resolved that it could be the last resource,

if her private inquiries as to the absence of the family

were unfavourably answered.

Accordingly, when she retired at night, she asked

the chambermaid whether Pemberley were not a very

fine place? what was the name of its proprietor? and,

with no little alarm, whether the family were down for

the summer? A most welcome negative followed the

last questionand her alarms now being removed, she

was at leisure to feel a great deal of curiosity to see

the house herself; and when the subject was revived

the next morning, and she was again applied to, could

readily answer, and with a proper air of indifference,

that she had not really any dislike to the scheme. To

Pemberley, therefore, they were to go.

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