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Chapter 43

Elizabeth, as they drove along, watched for the first

appearance of Pemberley Woods with some perturba-

tion; and when at length they turned in at the lodge,

her spirits were in a high flutter.

The park was very large, and contained great variety

of ground. They entered it in one of its lowest points,

and drove for some time through a beautiful wood

stretching over a wide extent.

Elizabeth’s mind was too full for conversation, but

she saw and admired every remarkable spot and point

of view. They gradually ascended for half-a-mile, and

then found themselves at the top of a considerable

eminence, where the wood ceased, and the eye was

instantly caught by Pemberley House, situated on the

opposite side of a valley, into which the road with

some abruptness wound. It was a large, handsome

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