第95章

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“There is somethg a little stately him，to be sure，”replied her aunt，“but it is confed to his air，and is not unbecomg.I can now say with the housekeeper，that though some people may call him proud，I have seen nothg of it.”

“I was never more surprised than by his behaviour to us.It was more than civil；it was really attentive；and there was no necessity for such attention. His acquatance with Elizabeth was very triflg.”

“To be sure， Lizzy，”said her aunt，“he is not so handsome as Wickham；or，rather，he has not Wickham''s countenance，for his features are perfectly good.But how came you to tell us that he was so disagreeable？”

Elizabeth excused herself as well as she could；said that she had liked him better when they met Kent than before，and that she had never seen him so pleasant as this morng.

“But perhaps he may be a little whimsical his civilities，”replied her uncle.“Your great men often are；and therefore I shall not take him at his word about fishg， as he might change his md another day，and warn me off his grounds.”

Elizabeth felt that they had entirely mistaken his character，but said nothg.

“From what we have seen of him，”contued Mrs. Garder，“I really should not have thought that he could have behaved so cruel a way by anybody as he has done by poor Wickham.He has not an ill-natured look.On the contrary，there is somethg pleasg about his mouth when he speaks.And there is somethg of dignity his countenance that would not give one an unfavourable idea of his heart. But， to be sure， the good lady who showed us his house did give him a most flamg character！ I could hardly help laughg aloud sometimes.But he is a liberal master，I suppose，and that the eye of a servant comprehends every virtue.”

Elizabeth here felt herself called on to say somethg vdication of his behaviour to Wickham； and therefore gave them to understand， as guarded a manner as she could，that by what she had heard from his relations Kent，his actions were capable of a very different construction； and that his character was by no means so faulty，nor Wickham''s so amiable，as they had been considered Hertfordshire. In confirmation of this， she related the particulars of all the pecuniary transactions which they had been connected，without actually namg her authority， but statg it to be such as might be relied on.

Mrs.Garder was surprised and concerned；but as they were now approachg the scene of her former pleasures， every idea gave way to the charm of recollection； and she was too much engaged potg out to her husband all the terestg spots its environs to thk of anythg else.Fatigued as she had been by the morng''s walk they had no sooner ded than she set off aga quest of her former acquatance，and the eveng was spent the satisfactions of a tercourse renewed after many years'' discontuance.

The occurrences of the day were too full of terest to leave Elizabeth much attention for any of these new friends； and she could do nothg but thk， and thk with wonder， of Mr. Darcy''s civility，and，above all，of his wishg her to be acquated with his sister.