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“Exceedtheirincome!MydearMr.Bennet，”criedhiswife，“whatareyoutalkingof?Why，hehasfourorfivethousandayear，andverylikelymore.”Thenaddressingherdaughter，“Oh!mydear，dearJane，Iamsohappy!IamsureIshantgetawinkofsleepallnight.Iknewhowitwouldbe.Ialwayssaiditmustbeso，atlast.Iwassureyoucouldnotbesobeautifulfornothing!Iremember，assoonaseverIsawhim，whenhefirstcameintoHertfordshirelastyear，Ithoughthowlikelyitwasthatyoushouldcometogether.Oh!heisthehandsomestyoungmanthateverwasseen!”

Wickham，Lydia，wereallforgotten.Janewasbeyondcompetitionherfavouritechild.Atthatmoment，shecaredfornoother.Heryoungersisterssoonbegantomakeinterestwithherforobjectsofhappinesswhichshemightinfuturebeabletodispense.

MarypetitionedfortheuseofthelibraryatNetherfield;andKittybeggedveryhardforafewballsthereeverywinter.

Bingley，fromthistime，wasofcourseadailyvisitoratLongbourn;comingfrequentlybeforebreakfast，andalwaysremainingtillaftersupper;unlesswhensomebarbarousneighbour，whocouldnotbeenoughdetested，hadgivenhimaninvitationtodinnerwhichhethoughthimselfobligedtoaccept.

Elizabethhadnowbutlittletimeforconversationwithhersister;forwhilehewaspresent，Janehadnoattentiontobestowonanyoneelse;butshefoundherselfconsiderablyusefultobothoftheminthosehoursofseparationthatmustsometimesoccur.IntheabsenceofJane，healwaysattachedhimselftoElizabeth，forthepleasureoftalkingofher;andwhenBingleywasgone，Janeconstantlysoughtthesamemeansofrelief.

“Hehasmademesohappy，”saidshe，oneevening，“bytellingmethathewastotallyignorantofmybeingintownlastspring!Ihadnotbelieveditpossible.”

“Isuspectedasmuch，”repliedElizabeth.“Buthowdidheaccountforit?”

“Itmusthavebeenhissistersdoing.Theywerecertainlynofriendstohisacquaintancewithme，whichIcannotwonderat，sincehemighthavechosensomuchmoreadvantageouslyinmanyrespects.Butwhentheysee，asItrusttheywill，thattheirbrotherishappywithme，theywilllearntobecontented，andweshallbeongoodtermsagain;thoughwecanneverbewhatweonceweretoeachother.”

“Thatisthemostunforgivingspeech，”saidElizabeth，“thatIeverheardyouutter.Goodgirl!Itwouldvexme，indeed，toseeyouagainthedupeofMissBingleyspretendedregard.”

“Wouldyoubelieveit，Lizzy，thatwhenhewenttotownlastNovember，hereallylovedme，andnothingbutapersuasionofmybeingindifferentwouldhavepreventedhiscomingdownagain!”

“Hemadealittlemistaketobesure;butitistothecreditofhismodesty.”

ThisnaturallyintroducedapanegyricfromJaneonhisdiffidence，andthelittlevalueheputonhisowngoodqualities.Elizabethwaspleasedtofindthathehadnotbetrayedtheinterferenceofhisfriend;for，thoughJanehadthemostgenerousandforgivingheartintheworld，sheknewitwasacircumstancewhichmustprejudiceheragainsthi

“Iamcertainlythemostfortunatecreaturethateverexisted!”criedJane.“Oh!Lizzy，whyamIthussingledfrommyfamily，andblessedabovethemall!IfIcouldbutseeyouashappy!Iftherewerebutsuchanothermanforyou!”

“Ifyouweretogivemefortysuchmen，Inevercouldbesohappyasyou.TillIhaveyourdisposition，yourgoodness，Inevercanhaveyourhappiness.No，no，letmeshiftformyself;and，perhaps，ifIhaveverygoodluck，ImaymeetwithanotherMr.Collinsintime.”

ThesituationofaffairsintheLongbournfamilycouldnotbelongasecret.Mrs.BennetwasprivilegedtowhisperittoMrs.Phillips，andsheventured，withoutanypermission，todothesamebyallherneighboursinMeryton.

TheBennetswerespeedilypronouncedtobetheluckiestfamilyintheworld，thoughonlyafewweeksbefore，whenLydiahadfirstrunaway，theyhadbeengenerallyprovedtobemarkedoutformisfortune.

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