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Of Mr. Darcy it was now a matter of anxiety to thk well;and, as far as their acquatance reached, there was no fault to fd. They could not be untouched by his politeness; and had they drawn his character from their own feelgs and his servant''s report,without any reference to any other account,the circle Hertfordshire to which he was known would not have recognized it for Mr.Darcy.There was now an terest,however, believg the housekeeper;and they soon became sensible that the authority of a servant who had known him sce he was four years old, and whose own manners dicated respectability, was not to be hastily rejected.Neither had anythg occurred the telligence of their Lambton friends that could materially lessen its weight.They had nothg to accuse him of but pride; pride he probably had,and if not,it would certaly be imputed by the habitants of a small market-town where the family did not visit. It was acknowledged,however,that he was a liberal man,and did much good among the poor.

With respect to Wickham, the travellers soon found that he was not held there much estimation;for though the chief of his concerns with the son of his patron were imperfectly understood, it was yet a well-known fact that,on his quittg Derbyshire,he had left many debts behd him, which Mr. Darcy afterwards discharged.

As for Elizabeth,her thoughts were at Pemberley this eveng more than the last;and the eveng,though as it passed it seemed long,was not long enough to determe her feelgs towards one that mansion;and she lay awake two whole hours endeavourg to make them out. She certaly did not hate him. No; hatred had vanished long ago,and she had almost as long been ashamed of ever feelg a dislike agast him, that could be so called. The respect created by the conviction of his valuable qualities, though at first unwillgly admitted, had for some time ceased to be repugnant to her feelg; and it was now heightened to somewhat of a friendlier nature, by the testimony so highly his favour, and brgg forward his disposition so amiable a light, which yesterday had produced. But above all, above respect and esteem, there was a motive with her of goodwill which could not be overlooked. It was gratitude; gratitude, not merely for havg once loved her, but for lovg her still well enough to forgive all the petulance and acrimony of her manner rejectg him, and all the unjust accusations accompanyg her rejection.He who,she had been persuaded,would avoid her as his greatest enemy,seemed,on this accidental meetg,most eager to preserve the acquatance, and without any delicate display of regard,or any peculiarity of manner,where their two selves only were concerned, was solicitg the good opion of her friends,and bent on makg her known to his sister.Such a change a man of so much pride excitg not only astonishment but gratitude—for to love,ardent love,it must be attributed;and as such its impression on her was of a sort to be encouraged,as by no means unpleasg,though it could not be exactly defed.She respected,she esteemed,she was grateful to him,she felt a real terest his welfare;and she only wanted to know how far she wished that welfare to depend upon herself,and how far it would be for the happess of both that she should employ the power, which her fancy told her she still possessed,of brgg on her the renewal of his addresses.

It had been settled the eveng between the aunt and the niece, that such a strikg civility as Miss Darcy''s comg to them on the very day of her arrival at Pemberley, for she had reached it only to a late breakfast,ought to be imitated,though it could not be equalled,by some exertion of politeness on their side;and,consequently,that it would be highly expedient to wait on her at Pemberley the followg morng.They were,therefore, to go.Elizabeth was pleased;though when she asked herself the reason,she had very little to say reply.

Mr.Garder left them soon after breakfast.The fishg scheme had been renewed the day before, and a positive engagement made of his meetg some of the gentlemen at Pemberley before noon.