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The contents of this letter threw Elizabeth into a flutter of spirits,in which it was difficultch she had feared to encourage as an exertion of goodness too great to be probable, and at the same time dreaded to be just, from the pain of obligation, were proved beyond their greatest extent to be true!He had followed them purposely to town,he had taken on himself all the trouble and mortification attendant on such a research;in which supplication had been necessary to a woman whom he must abominate and despise,and where he was reduced to meet,frequently meet,reason with,persuade,and finally bribe, the man whom he always most wished to arshe soon felt that even her vanity was insufficient,when required to depend on his affection for her—for a woman who had already refused him—as able to overe a sentimmor h;he had liberality,and he had the means of exercising it; and though she would not place herself as his principal inducement,she could,perhaps,believe that remaining partiality for her might assist his endeavours inoshe had ever e; was hardly enough;,on finding how steadfastly both she and her uncle had beenions,by some one"s approach;and before she could strike into another path,she was overtaken by Wickham.
“I am afraid I interrupt your solitary ramble,my dear sister?”said he,as he joined her.
“You certainly do,”she replied with a smile;“but it does not follow that the interruption mus;du have actually seen Pemberley.”
She replied in the affirmative.
“I almost envy you the pleasure,and yet I believe it would be sshe did.”
“And what did she say?”
“That you were;but he soon afterwardsg there.”
“Perhaps d from the Gardiners that you had.”
“Yes;he introduced us to his sister.”
“And do you like her?”
“Very much.”
“I have heard,you liked her.I hope she will turn out well.”
“I dare say she will;she has got over the most trying age.”
“Did you go by the village of Kympton?”
“I do not recollect that we did.”
“Iave suited me in every respect.”
“How s;—but,to be sure,it would have been such a thing for me!The quiet,the retirement of such a life would in Kent?”
“I have heard from authority, which I thought as good, that it was left you conditionally;I told you so from the first,you may remember.”
“I did hear, too, that there was a time, when sermon-making was not so palatable to you as it seems to be at present;that you actually declared your resolution of never taking orders,and that the business had been promised accordinglked of it.”
They were now almost at the door of the house, for she had walked fast to get rid of him;and unwilling,for her sister"s sake, to provoke him, she olheld out her hand;he kissed it with affectionate gallantry, though he hardly knew how to look,and they entered the house.
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