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Pride & Prejudice – page 410

JANE AUSTEN

never saw anything of it. To my fancy, it is only because

he does not rattle away like other young men.”

“In what an amiable light does this place him!”

thought Elizabeth.

“This fine account of him,” whispered her aunt as

they walked, “is not quite consistent with his behaviour

to our poor friend.”

“Perhaps we might be deceived.”

“That is not very likely; our authority was too good.”

On reaching the spacious lobby above they were

shown into a very pretty sitting-room, lately fitted

up with greater elegance and lightness than the apart-

ments below; and were informed that it was but just

done to give pleasure to Miss Darcy, who had taken a

liking to the room when last at Pemberley.

“He is certainly a good brother,” said Elizabeth, as

she walked towards one of the windows.

Mrs. Reynolds anticipated Miss Darcy’s delight,

when she should enter the room. “And this is always

the way with him,” she added. “Whatever can give his

sister any pleasure is sure to be done in a moment.

There is nothing he would not do for her.”

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