,最快更新傲慢与偏见最新章节!It was not often that she could turn her eyesmr. darcy himself; but, whenever she did catclimpse, she sawexpressiongeneral plaisance, andall thatsaid she heardaccentfar removed from hauteurdisdainhis panions,as convinced her that the improvementmanners which she had yesterday witnessed however temporary its existence might prove, hadleast outlivedshe saw him thus seeking the acquaintance and courting the good opinionpeople with whom any intercoursew months ago would have beeisgrace—when she saw him thus civil, not onlyherself, butthe very relations whomhad openly disdained, and recollected their last lively sceneHunsford Parsonage—the difference, the change wasgreat, and struckforciblyher mind, that she could hardly restrain her astonishment from bein, eventhe panyhis dear friends atherfield,his dignified relationsRosings,had she seen himdesirousplease,so free from self-consequenceunbending reserve,as now,whenimportance could result from the successhis endeavours,and when even the acquaintancethosewhom his attentions were addressed would draw down the ridicule and censurethe ladies both ofherfield and Rosings.
Their visitors stayed with them above half-an-hour;and when they arosedepart,mr.darcy calledhis sisterjoin himexpressing their wishseeing mr.an,and miss Be,to dinnerPemberley,before they leftdarcy, though witiffidence which marked her littlethe habitgiving invitations,readil lookedher niece,desirousknowing how she,whom the invitation most concerned,felt disposedto its acceptance,but Elizabeth had turned awayhowever,that this studied avoidance spoke ratheomentary embarrassment than any dislikethe proposal,and seeingher husband,who was fondsociety,a perfect willingnessaccept it,she venturedengage for her attendance,and the day after the next was fixed on.
Bingley expressed great pleasurethe certaintyseeing Elizabeth again,having stilreat dealsayher,and many inquiriesmake after all their Hertfordshir, construing all this intishhearing her speakher sister, was pleased,andthis account,as wellsome others,found herself,when their visitors left them,capableconsidering the last half-hour with some satisfaction,though whilewas passing, the enjoymentit had beebe alone, and fearfulinquirieshints from her uncle and aunt,she stayed with them only long enoughhear their favourable opinionBingley,and then hurried awaydress.
But she hadreasonfear mr.an's curiosity;it was not their wishforcewas evident that she was much better acquainted with mr.darcy than they had before any idea of;it was evident thatwas very muchlove wit saw muchinterest,but nothingjustify inquiry.