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Though Elizabeth would not,for the mere purpose of obliging Lady Catherine,have answered this question,she could not but say,after a moment"s deliberation:
“I am not.”
Lady Catherine seemed pleased.
“And will you promise me,never to enter into such an engagement?”
“I will make no promise of the kind.”
“Miss Ben I am shocked ade.I shall not go away till you have given me the assurance I require.”
“And I certainly never shall give it.I; but would my giving you the wished-for promise make their marriage at all more probable? Supposing him to be attached to me,would my refusing to accept his hand make him wish to bestow it on his cousin?Allow me to say,Lady Catherine,that the arguments with which you have supported this extraordinary applicffairs, I cannot tell; but you have certainly no right to concern yourself in mine.I must beg,therefore,to be importuned no farther on the subject.”
to add.I am no stranger to the particulars of your youngest sister"s infamous elopement.I know it all;that the young man"s marrying her was athe son of his late father"s steward, to be his brother? Heaven and earth!—of what are you thinking?Are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted?”
“Youhighly incensed.
“You have no regard, then, for the honour and credit of my nephew! Unfeeling, selfish girl! Do you not consider that a connection with you must disgrace him in the eyes of eveopinion,constitute my happiness, without reference to you,or tos,and make him the contempt of the world.”
“Neither duty,nor honour,nor gratitude,”replied Elion of the world,if the former were excited by his marrying me,it would not give me one moment"s concern—and the world in general would have too much sense to join in the scorn.”
“And this is your real opinion!Th;but,depend upon it,I will carry my point.”
In this manner Lady Catherine talked on,till they were at the door of the carriage,when,turning hastily round,she added,
“I take no
Elizabeth made no answer;and without attempting to persuade her laer mother impatiently met her at the door of the dressing-room,to ask why Lady Catherine would not e in again and rest herself.
“She did not choose it,”said her daughter,“she would go.”
“She is a very fine-looking woman! and her calling here was prodigiously civil! for Meryton, thought she might as well call on you.I suppose she had nothing particular to say to you,Lizzy?”
Elizabeth was forced to give into a little falsehood here;for to acknowledge the substance of their conversation was impossible.
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