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Pride & Prejudice – page 74

Chapter 9

Elizabeth passed the chief of the night in her sister’s

room, and in the morning had the pleasure of being

able to send a tolerable answer to the inquiries

which she very early received from Mr. Bingley by a

housemaid, and some time afterwards from the two

elegant ladies who waited on his sisters. In spite of

this amendment, however, she requested to have a note

sent to Longbourn, desiring her mother to visit Jane,

and form her own judgement of her situation. The

note was immediately dispatched, and its contents as

quickly complied with. Mrs. Bennet, accompanied by

her two youngest girls, reached Netherfield soon after

the family breakfast.

Had she found Jane in any apparent danger,

Mrs. Bennet would have been very miserable; but being

satisfied on seeing her that her illness was not alarming,

she had no wish of her recovering immediately, as

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