Shehadinstinctivelyturnedaway;butstoppingonhisapproach,receivedhiscomplimentswithanembarrassmentimpossibletobeovercome.Hadhisfirstappearance,orhisresemblancetothepicturetheyhadjustbeenexamining,beeninsufficienttoassuretheothertwothattheynowsawMr.Darcy,thegardenersexpressionofsurprise,onbeholdinghismaster,mustimmediatelyhavetoldit.Theystoodalittlealoofwhilehewastalkingtotheirniece,who,astonishedandconfused,scarcelydaredlifthereyestohisface,andknewnotwhatanswershereturnedtohiscivilinquiriesafterherfamily.Amazedatthealterationofhismannersincetheylastparted,everysentencethatheutteredwasincreasingherembarrassment;andeveryideaoftheimproprietyofherbeingfoundthererecurringtohermind,thefewminutesinwhichtheycontinuedweresomeofthemostuncomfortableinherlife.Nordidheseemmuchmoreatease;whenhespoke,hisaccenthadnoneofitsusualsedateness;andherepeatedhisinquiriesastothetimeofherhavingleftLongbourn,andofherstayinginDerbyshire,sooften,andinsohurriedaway,asplainlyspokethedistractionofhisthoughts.
Atlengtheveryideaseemedtofailhim;and,afterstandingafewmomentswithoutsayingaword,hesuddenlyrecollectedhimself,andtookleave.
Theothersthenjoinedher,andexpressedadmirationofhisfigure;butElizabethheardnotaword,andwhollyengrossedbyherownfeelings,followedtheminsilence.Shewasoverpoweredbyshameandvexation.Hercomingtherewasthemostunfortunate,themostill-judgedthingintheworld!Howstrangeitmustappeartohim!Inwhatadisgracefullightmightitnotstrikesovainaman!Itmightseemasifshehadpurposelythrownherselfinhiswayagain!Oh!whydidhecome?Or,whydidhethuscomeadaybeforehewasexpected?Hadtheybeenonlytenminutessooner,theyshouldhavebeenbeyondthereachofhisdiscrimination;foritwasplainthathewasthatmomentarrived—thatmomentalightedfromhishorseorhiscarriage.Sheblushedagainandagainovertheperversenessofthemeeting.Andhisbehaviour,sostrikinglyaltered—whatcoulditmean?Thatheshouldevenspeaktoherwasamazing!—buttospeakwithsuchcivility,toinquireafterherfamily!Neverinherlifehadsheseenhismannerssolittledignified,neverhadhespokenwithsuchgentlenessasonthisunexpectedmeeting.WhatacontrastdiditoffertohislastaddressinRosingsPark,whenheputhisletterintoherhand!Sheknewnotwhattothink,orhowtoaccountforit.
Theyhadnowenteredabeautifulwalkbythesideofthewater,andeverystepwasbringingforwardanoblerfallofground,orafinerreachofthewoodstowhichtheywereapproaching;butitwassometimebeforeElizabethwassensibleofanyofit;and,thoughsheansweredmechanicallytotherepeatedappealsofheruncleandaunt,andseemedtodirecthereyestosuchobjectsastheypointedout,shedistinguishednopartofthescene.HerthoughtswereallfixedonthatonespotofPemberleyHouse,whicheveritmightbe,whereMr.Darcythenwas.Shelongedtoknowwhatatthemomentwaspassinginhismind—inwhatmannerhethoughtofher,andwhether,indefianceofeverything,shewasstilldeartohiPerhapshehadbeencivilonlybecausehefelthimselfatease;yettherehadbeenthatinhisvoicewhichwasnotlikeease.Whetherhehadfeltmoreofpainorofpleasureinseeingher,shecouldnottell,buthecertainlyhadnotseenherwithcomposure.
Atlength,however,theremarksofhercompanionsonherabsenceofmindarousedher,andshefeltthenecessityofappearingmorelikeherself.
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