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remaining partiality for her, might assist his endeavours in a cause where her peace of mind must be materially concerned. It was painful, exceedingly painful, 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 thing, 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.
in a cause of compassion and honour, he had been able to get the better of himself.
she had said enough to keep him quiet.
capable of coming there with no other view than what was acknowledged;
the greater probability of his coming there with his friend's permission, or being bold enough to come without it.
In spite of what her sister declared, and really believed to be her feelings in the expectation of his arrival,
her spirits were affected by it.
They were more disturbed, more unequal, than she had often seen them.
the awkwardness which must attend her sister, in seeing him almost for the first time after receiving his explanatory letter.
To Jane, he could be only a man whose proposals she had refused, and whose merit she had undervalued; but to her own more extensive information, he was the person to whom the whole family were indebted for the first of benefits, and whom she regarded herself with an interest, if not quite so tender, at least as reasonable and just as what Jane felt for Bingley.
at his coming to Netherfield, to Longbourn, and voluntarily seeking her again,
his affection and wishes must still be unshaken. But she would not be secure.
more as he had been used to look in Hertfordshire, than as she had seen him at Pemberley. But, perhaps he could not in her mother's presence be what he was before her uncle and aunt.
It was a painful, but not an improbable, conjecture.
her mother owed to the latter the preservation of her favourite daughter from irremediable infamy,
how Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner did,
He was not seated by her; perhaps that was the reason of his silence; but it had not been so in Derbyshire. There he had talked to her friends, when he could not to herself.
he did,
this to be levelled at Mr. Darcy,
whether he meant to make any stay in the country at present.
A few weeks,
such unnecessary, such officious attention! Were the same fair prospect to arise at present as had flattered them a year ago, every thing,
would be hastening to the same vexatious conclusion.
years of happiness could not make Jane or herself amends for moments of such painful confusion.
how much the beauty of her sister re-kindled the admiration of her former lover. When first he came in, he had spoken to her but little; but every five minutes seemed to be giving her more of his attention.
as handsome as she had been last year; as good natured, and as unaffected, though not quite so chatty.
no difference should be perceived in her at all,
she talked as much as ever.
something of his concern
at having been prevented by business.
Bingley had received his sanction to be happy,
his eyes likewise turned towards Mr. Darcy, with an expression of half-laughing alarm.
if left wholly to himself, Jane's happiness, and his own, would be speedily secured.
how little such a situation would give pleasure to either, or make either appear to advantage.
tell him that his kindness was neither unknown nor unfelt by the whole of the family.
the evening would afford some opportunity of bringing them together;
the whole of the visit would not pass away without enabling them to enter into something more of conversation than the mere ceremonious salutation attending his entrance.
he looked as if he would have answered her hopes; but, alas! the ladies had crowded round the table,
to be soon joined by him,
engaged elsewhere.
He should be particularly happy at any time, etc. etc.; and if she would give him leave, would take an early opportunity of waiting on them.
Yes, he had no engagement at all for to-morrow;
to go down without one of her sisters.
she would not give in to it.
all must speedily be concluded, unless Mr. Darcy returned within the stated time.
all this must have taken place with that gentleman's concurrence.
there was reason to fear that her mother had been too ingenious for her.
Their situation was awkward enough; but hers
was still worse.