“MydearLizzy,wherecanyouhavebeenwalkingto?”wasaquestionwhichElizabethreceivedfromJaneassoonassheentered;butneitherthat,noranythingelse,awakenedasuspicionofthetruth.

    mirth;andElizabeth,agitatedandconfused,ratherknewthatshewashappythanfeltherselftobeso;for,besidestionbecameknown;shewasawarethatnoonelikedhimbutJane;andevenfearedthatwiththeothersitwasadislikewhichnotallhisfortuneandconsequens,sheeme.Iknowittobeimpossible.”

    “Thisisawretchedbeginningindeed!Mysoledependencewasonyou;illloves

    “GoodHeaertain?fivethequestion―areyouquitecertainthatyou”

    “Oh,yes!YouwillonlythinkIfeelmorethanIoughttodo,whenItellyouall.”

    “Whatdoyoumean?”

    “Why,ImustconfessthatIlovehimbetterthanIdoBingley.Iamafraidyouwillbeangry.”

    “outellmehowlongyouhavelovedhim?”

    “IthaslgroundsatPemberley.”

    Anotherentreatythatshewouldbeserious,however,producedthedesiredeffect;andtowish.

    “NowIamquitehappy,”saidshe,“feemedhim;butnow,asBingley'sfriendandyourtledidyoutellmeofwhatpassedatPemberleyandLambton!IoweallthatIknowofittoanother,not;andtheunsettledstateofher.

    emeanbybeingsotiresomeastobealwaysinghere?Ihadnonotionbuthewouldgoa-shootiain,thathemaynotbeinBingley'sway.”

    Elizabethcouldhardlyhelplaughingatsoconvenientaproposal;yetwasreallyvexedthathermothershouldbealwaysgivinghimsuchanepithet.

    Assoonastheyentered,Bingleylookedathersoexpressively,andshookhandswithsuchwarmth,asleftnodoubtofhisgoodinformation;;tg:

    “Iamquitesorry,Lizzy,thatyoushouldbeforcedtohavethatdis;andth