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Convced as Elizabeth now was that Miss Bgley''s dislike of her had origated jealousy,she could not help feelg how unwelcome her appearance at Pemberley must be to her,and was curious to know with how much civility on that lady''s side the acquatance would now be renewed.

On reachg the house,they were shown through the hall to the saloon, whose northern aspect rendered it delightful for summer. Its wdows openg to the ground, admitted a most refreshg view of the high woody hills behd the house,and of the beautiful oaks and Spanish chestnuts which were scattered over the termediate lawn.In this house they were received by Miss Darcy,who was sittg there with Mrs.Hurst and Miss Bgley,and the lady with whom she lived London. Georgiana''s reception of them was very civil, but attended with all the embarrassment which, though proceedg from shyness and the fear of dog wrong, would easily give to those who felt themselves ferior the belief of her beg proud and reserved.Mrs.Garder and her niece,however, did her justice,and pitied her.

By Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bgley they were noticed only by a curtsey; and, on their beg seated, a pause, awkward as such pauses must always be,succeeded for a few moments.It was first broken by Mrs.Annesley, a genteel, agreeable-lookg woman, whose endeavour to troduce some kd of discourse proved her to be more truly well-bred than either of the others;and between her and Mrs.Garder,with occasional help from Elizabeth,the conversation was carried on.Miss Darcy looked as if she wished for courage enough to jo it; and sometimes did venture a short sentence when there was least danger of its beg heard.

Elizabeth soon saw that she was herself closely watched by Miss Bgley,and that she could not speak a word,especially to Miss Darcy,without callg her attention.This observation would not have prevented her from tryg to talk to the latter,had they not been seated at an convenient distance; but she was not sorry to be spared the necessity of sayg much. Her own thoughts were employg her. She expected every moment that some of the gentlemen would enter the room.She wished,she feared that the master of the house might be amongst them; and whether she wished or feared it most,she could scarcely determe.After sittg this manner a quarter of an hour without hearg Miss Bgley''s voice,Elizabeth was roused by receivg from her a cold quiry after the health of her family. She answered with equal difference and brevity,and the others said no more.

The next variation which their visit afforded was produced by the entrance of servants with cold meat, cake, and a variety of all the fest fruits season;but this did not take place till after many a significant look and smile from Mrs.Annesley to Miss Darcy had been given,to remd her of her post.There was now employment for the whole party—for though they could not all talk,they could all eat;and the beautiful pyramids of grapes, nectares,and peaches soon collected them round the table.

While thus engaged, Elizabeth had a fair opportunity of decidg whether she most feared or wished for the appearance of Mr.Darcy,by the feelgs which prevailed on his enterg the room; and then, though but a moment before she had believed her wishes to predomate,she began to regret that he came.

He had been some time with Mr. Garder, who, with two or three other gentlemen from the house, was engaged by the river, and had left him only on learng that the ladies of the family tended a visit to Georgiana that morng. No sooner did he appear than Elizabeth wisely resolved to be perfectly easy and unembarrassed; a resolution the more necessary to be made, but perhaps not the more easily kept, because she saw that the suspicions of the whole party were awakened agast them,and that there was scarcely an eye which did not watch his behaviour when he first came to the room.In no countenance was attentive curiosity so strongly marked as Miss Bgley''s, spite of the smiles which overspread her face whenever she spoke to one of its objects; for jealousy had not yet made her desperate, and her attentions to Mr. Darcy were by no means over.Miss Darcy,on her brother''s entrance,exerted herself much more to talk,and Elizabeth saw that he was anxious for his sister and herself to get acquated,and forwarded as much as possible, every attempt at conversation on either side. Miss Bgley saw all this likewise;and, the imprudence of anger,took the first opportunity of sayg,with sneerg civility:

“Pray, Miss Eliza, are not the—shire Militia removed from Meryton?They must be a great loss to your family.”