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They entered the woods, and biddg adieu to the river for a while,ascended some of the higher grounds;when, spots where the openg of the trees gave the eye power to wander,were many charmg views of the valley, the opposite hills, with the long range of woods overspreadg many,and occasionally part of the stream.Mr.Garder expressed a wish of gog round the whole park, but feared it might be beyond a walk.With a triumphant smile they were told that it was ten miles round. It settled the matter;and they pursued the accustomed circuit;which brought them aga,after some time, a descent among hangg woods, to the edge of the water, and one of its narrowest parts.They crossed it by a simple bridge, character with the general air of the scene;it was a spot less adorned than any they had yet visited;and the valley,here contracted to a glen,allowed room only for the stream, and a narrow walk amidst the rough coppice-wood which bordered it.Elizabeth longed to explore its wdgs;but when they had crossed the bridge, and perceived their distance from the house,Mrs.Garder,who was not a great walker,could go no farther, and thought only of returng to the carriage as quickly as possible.Her niece was,therefore,obliged to submit, and they took their way towards the house on the opposite side of the river, the nearest direction;but their progress was slow, for Mr. Garder, though seldom able to dulge the taste, was very fond of fishg, and was so much engaged watchg the occasional appearance of some trout the water, and talkg to the man about them, that he advanced but little. Whilst wanderg on this slow manner,they were aga surprised,and Elizabeth''s astonishment was quite equal to what it had been at first,by the sight of Mr.Darcy approachg them,and at no great distance.The walk here beg here less sheltered than on the other side,allowed them to see him before they met.Elizabeth,however astonished,was at least more prepared for an terview than before,and resolved to appear and to speak with calmness,if he really tended to meet them.For a few moments,deed,she felt that he would probably strike to some other path.The idea lasted while a turng the walk concealed him from their view;the turng past,he was immediately before them.With a glance, she saw that he had lost none of his recent civility;and,to imitate his politeness, she began, as they met, to admire the beauty of the place;but she had not got beyond the words“delightful,”and“charmg,”when some unlucky recollections obtruded,and she fancied that praise of Pemberley from her might be mischievously construed.Her colour changed,and she said no more.

Mrs.Garder was standg a little behd;and on her pausg, he asked her if she would do him the honour of troducg him to her friends.This was a stroke of civility for which she was quite unprepared; and she could hardly suppress a smile at his beg now seekg the acquatance of some of those very people agast whom his pride had revolted his offer to herself.“What will be his surprise,”thought she,“when he knows who they are? He takes them now for people of fashion.”

The troduction,however,was immediately made;and as she named their relationship to herself,she stole a sly look at him,to see how he bore it, and was not without the expectation of his decampg as fast as he could from such disgraceful companions. That he was surprised by the connection was evident;he sustaed it,however,with fortitude,and so far from gog away,turned his back with them,and entered to conversation with Mr.Garder. Elizabeth could not but be pleased,could not but triumph.It was consolg that he should know she had some relations for whom there was no need to blush.She listened most attentively to all that passed between them,and gloried every expression,every sentence of her uncle,which marked his telligence,his taste,or his good manners.

The conversation soon turned upon fishg;and she heard Mr.Darcy vite him,with the greatest civility,to fish there as often as he chose while he contued the neighbourhood, offerg at the same time to supply him with fishg tackle,and potg out those parts of the stream where there was usually most sport. Mrs.Garder,who was walkg arm--arm with Elizabeth,gave her a look expressive of wonder. Elizabeth said nothg, but it gratified her exceedgly;the compliment must be all for herself. Her astonishment,however,was extreme,and contually was she repeatg,“Why is he so altered? From what can it proceed? It cannot be for me—it cannot be for my sake that his manners are thus softened. My reproofs at Hunsford could not work such a change as this.It is impossible that he should still love me.”