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Pride and Prejudice

ing her, acknowledged, with the liveliest emotion, that

she was the happiest creature in the world.

“’Tis too much!” she added, “by far too much. I do

not deserve it. Oh! why is not everybody as happy?”

Elizabeth’s congratulations were given with a

sincerity, a warmth, a delight, which words could but

poorly express. Every sentence of kindness was a fresh

source of happiness to Jane. But she would not allow

herself to stay with her sister, or say half that remained

to be said for the present.

“I must go instantly to my mother,” she cried. “I

would not on any account trifle with her affectionate

solicitude; or allow her to hear it from anyone but

myself. He is gone to my father already. Oh! Lizzy,

to know that what I have to relate will give such

pleasure to all my dear family! how shall I bear so much

happiness!”

She then hastened away to her mother, who had

purposely broken up the card party, and was sitting up

stairs with Kitty.

Elizabeth, who was left by herself, now smiled at

the rapidity and ease with which an affair was finally

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