ItwasnotoftenthatshecouldturnhereyesonMr.Darcyhimself;but,whenevershedidcatchaglimpse,shesawanexpressionofgeneralcomplaisance,andinallthathesaidsheheardanaccentsofarremovedfromhauteurordisdainofhiscompanions,asconvincedherthattheimprovementofmannerswhichshehadyesterdaywitnessedhowevertemporaryitsexistencemightprove,hadatleastoutlivedoneday.Whenshesawhimthusseekingtheacquaintanceandcourtingthegoodopinionofpeoplewithwhomanyintercourseafewmonthsagowouldhavebeenadisgrace—whenshesawhimthuscivil,notonlytoherself,buttotheveryrelationswhomhehadopenlydisdained,andrecollectedtheirlastlivelysceneinHunsfordParsonage—thedifference,thechangewassogreat,andstrucksoforciblyonhermind,thatshecouldhardlyrestrainherastonishmentfrombeingvisible.Never,eveninthecompanyofhisdearfriendsatNetherfield,orhisdignifiedrelationsatRosings,hadsheseenhimsodesiroustoplease,sofreefromself-consequenceorunbendingreserve,asnow,whennoimportancecouldresultfromthesuccessofhisendeavours,andwheneventheacquaintanceofthosetowhomhisattentionswereaddressedwoulddrawdowntheridiculeandcensureoftheladiesbothofNetherfieldandRosings.
Theirvisitorsstayedwiththemabovehalf-an-hour;andwhentheyarosetodepart,Mr.DarcycalledonhissistertojoinhiminexpressingtheirwishofseeingMr.andMrs.Gardiner,andMissBennet,todinneratPemberley,beforetheyleftthecountry.MissDarcy,thoughwithadiffidencewhichmarkedherlittleinthehabitofgivinginvitations,readilyobeyed.Mrs.Gardinerlookedatherniece,desirousofknowinghowshe,whomtheinvitationmostconcerned,feltdisposedastoitsacceptance,butElizabethhadturnedawayherhead.Presuminghowever,thatthisstudiedavoidancespokeratheramomentaryembarrassmentthananydislikeoftheproposal,andseeinginherhusband,whowasfondofsociety,aperfectwillingnesstoacceptit,sheventuredtoengageforherattendance,andthedayafterthenextwasfixedon.
BingleyexpressedgreatpleasureinthecertaintyofseeingElizabethagain,havingstillagreatdealtosaytoher,andmanyinquiriestomakeafteralltheirHertfordshirefriends.Elizabeth,construingallthisintoawishofhearingherspeakofhersister,waspleased,andonthisaccount,aswellassomeothers,foundherself,whentheirvisitorsleftthem,capableofconsideringthelasthalf-hourwithsomesatisfaction,thoughwhileitwaspassing,theenjoymentofithadbeenlittle.Eagertobealone,andfearfulofinquiriesorhintsfromheruncleandaunt,shestayedwiththemonlylongenoughtoheartheirfavourableopinionofBingley,andthenhurriedawaytodress.
ButshehadnoreasontofearMr.andMrs.Gardinerscuriosity;itwasnottheirwishtoforcehercommunication.ItwasevidentthatshewasmuchbetteracquaintedwithMr.Darcythantheyhadbeforeanyideaof;itwasevidentthathewasverymuchinlovewithher.Theysawmuchtointerest,butnothingtojustifyinquiry.
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