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The contents of this letter threw Elizabeth to a flutter of spirits, which it was difficult to determe whether pleasure or pa bore the greatest share.The vague and unsettled suspicions which uncertaty had produced of what Mr. Darcy might have been dog to forward her sister''s match, which she had feared to encourage as an exertion of goodness too great to be probable, and at the same time dreaded to be just, from the pa of obligation, were proved beyond their greatest extent to be true!He had followed them purposely to town,he had taken on himself all the trouble and mortification attendant on such a research; which supplication had been necessary to a woman whom he must abomate and despise,and where he was reduced to meet,frequently meet,reason with,persuade,and fally bribe, the man whom he always most wished to avoid,and whose very name it was punishment to him to pronounce.He had done all this for a girl whom he could neither regard nor esteem. Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her.But it was a hope shortly checked by other considerations, and she soon felt that even her vanity was sufficient,when required to depend on his affection for her—for a woman who had already refused him—as able to overcome a sentiment so natural as abhorrence agast relationship with Wickham. Brother--law of Wickham! Every kd of pride must revolt from the connection.He had,to be sure, done much. She was ashamed to thk how much. But he had given a reason for his terference,which asked no extraordary stretch of belief. It was reasonable that he should feel he had been wrong;he had liberality,and he had the means of exercisg it; and though she would not place herself as his prcipal ducement,she could,perhaps,believe that remag partiality for her might assist his endeavours a cause where her peace of md must be materially concerned. It was paful, exceedgly paful,to know that they were under obligations to a person who could never receive a return.They owed the restoration of Lydia, her character,every thg,to him.Oh!how heartily did she grieve over every ungracious sensation she had ever encouraged,every saucy speech she had ever directed towards him.For herself she was humbled; but she was proud of him. Proud that a cause of compassion and honour, he had been able to get the better of himself.She read over her aunt''s commendation of him aga and aga.It was hardly enough;but it pleased her.She was even sensible of some pleasure,though mixed with regret,on fdg how steadfastly both she and her uncle had been persuaded that affection and confidence subsisted between Mr.Darcy and herself. She was roused from her seat,and her reflections,by some one''s approach;and before she could strike to another path,she was overtaken by Wickham.

“I am afraid I terrupt your solitary ramble,my dear sister?”said he,as he joed her.

“You certaly do,”she replied with a smile;“but it does not follow that the terruption must be unwelcome.”

“I should be sorry deed, if it were. We were always good friends;and now we are better.”

“True.Are the others comg out?”

“I do not know.Mrs.Bennet and Lydia are gog the carriage to Meryton.And so, my dear sister, I fd, from our uncle and aunt,that you have actually seen Pemberley.”

She replied the affirmative.

“I almost envy you the pleasure,and yet I believe it would be too much for me,or else I could take it my way to Newcastle. And you saw the old housekeeper,I suppose?Poor Reynolds,she was always very fond of me.But of course she did not mention my name to you.”

“Yes,she did.”

“And what did she say?”

“That you were gone to the army,and she was afraid had—not turned out well.At such a distance as that,you know,thgs are strangely misrepresented.”

“Certaly,”he replied,bitg his lips.Elizabeth hoped she had silenced him;but he soon afterwards said:

“I was surprised to see Darcy town last month.We passed each other several times.I wonder what he can be dog there.”

“Perhaps preparg for his marriage with Miss de Bourgh,”said Elizabeth.“It must be somethg particular,to take him there at this time of year.”

“Undoubtedly.Did you see him while you were at Lambton?I thought I understood from the Garders that you had.”

“Yes;he troduced us to his sister.”