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1The evening altogether passed off pleasantly to the whole family. Mrs. Bennet had seen her eldest daughter much admired
2by the Netherfield party. Mr. Bingley had danced with her twice, and she had been distinguished by his sisters. Jane was
3as much gratified by this as her mother could be, though in a quieter way. Elizabeth felt Jane's pleasure. Mary had
4heard herself mentioned to Miss Bingley as the most accomplished girl in the neighbourhood; and Catherine and Lydia had
5been fortunate enough to be never without partners, which was all that they had yet learnt to care for at a ball. They
6returned, therefore, in good spirits to Longbourn, the village where they lived, and of which they were the principal
7inhabitants. They found Mr. Bennet still up. With a book, he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had
8a good deal of curiosity as to the event of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations. He had rather hoped
9that all his wife's views on the stranger would be disappointed; but he soon found that he had a very different story to
10hear. "Oh, my dear Mr. Bennet," as she entered the room, "we have had a most delightful evening, a most excellent ball.
11I wish you had been there. Jane was so admired, nothing could be like it. Everybody said how well she looked; and Mr.
12Bingley thought her quite beautiful, and danced with her twice. Only think of that, my dear: he actually danced with her
13twice; and she was the only creature in the room that he asked a second time. First of all, he asked Miss Lucas. I was
14so vexed to see him stand up with her; but, however, he did not admire her at all; indeed, nobody can, you know; and he
15seemed quite struck with Jane as she was going down the dance. So he inquired who she was, and got introduced, and asked
16her for the two next. Then, the two third he danced with Miss King, and the two fourth with Maria Lucas, and the two
17fifth with Jane again, and the two sixth with Lizzy, and the Boulanger----" "If he had had any compassion for me," cried
18her husband impatiently, "he would not have danced half so much! For God's sake, say no more of his partners. O that he
19had sprained his ancle in the first dance!" "Oh, my dear," continued Mrs. Bennet, "I am quite delighted with him. He is
20so excessively handsome! and his sisters are charming women. I never in my life saw anything more elegant than their
21dresses. I dare say the lace upon Mrs. Hurst's gown----" Here she was interrupted again. Mr. Bennet protested against
22any description of finery. She was therefore obliged to seek another branch of the subject, and related, with much
23bitterness of spirit, and some exaggeration, the shocking rudeness of Mr. Darcy. "But I can assure you," she added,
24"that Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting his fancy; for he is a most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth
25pleasing. So high and so conceited, that there was no enduring him! He walked here, and he walked there, fancying
26himself so very great! Not handsome enough to dance with! I wish you had been there, my dear, to have given him one of
27your set-downs. I quite detest the man." [Illustration] CHAPTER IV. [Illustration] When Jane and Elizabeth were alone,
28the former, who had been cautious in her praise of Mr. Bingley before, expressed to her sister how very much she admired
29him. "He is just what a young man ought to be," said she, "sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy
30manners! so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!" "He is also handsome," replied Elizabeth, "which a young man
31ought likewise to be if he possibly can. His character is thereby complete." "I was very much flattered by his asking me
32to dance a second time. I did not expect such a compliment." "Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great
33difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never. What could be more natural than his asking
34you again? He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room. No thanks
35to his gallantry for that. Well, he certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave to like him. You have liked many a
36stupider person." "Dear Lizzy!" "Oh, you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general. You never see a
37fault in anybody. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in my
38life." "I would wish not to be hasty in censuring anyone; but I always speak what I think." "I know you do: and it is
39that which makes the wonder. With your good sense, to be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others!
40Affectation of candour is common enough; one meets with it everywhere. But to be candid without ostentation or
41design,--to take the good of everybody's character and make it still better, and say nothing of the bad,--belongs to you
42alone. And so, you like this man's sisters, too, do you? Their manners are not equal to his." "Certainly not, at first;
43but they are very pleasing women when you converse with them. Miss Bingley is to live with her brother, and keep his
44house; and I am much mistaken if we shall not find a very charming neighbour in her." Elizabeth listened in silence, but
45was not convinced: their behaviour at the assembly had not been calculated to please in general; and with more quickness
46of observation and less pliancy of temper than her sister, and with a judgment, too, unassailed by any attention to
47herself, she was very little disposed to approve them. They were, in fact, very fine ladies; not deficient in
48good-humour when they were pleased, nor in the power of being agreeable where they chose it; but proud and conceited.
49They were rather handsome; had been educated in one of the first private seminaries in town; had a fortune of twenty
50thousand pounds; were in the habit of spending more than they ought, and of associating with people of rank; and were,
51therefore, in every respect entitled to think well of themselves and meanly of others. They were of a respectable family
52in the north of England; a circumstance more deeply impressed on their memories than that their brother's fortune and
53their own had been acquired by trade. Mr. Bingley inherited property to the amount of nearly a hundred thousand pounds
54from his father, who had intended to purchase an estate, but did not live to do it. Mr. Bingley intended it likewise,
55and sometimes made choice of his county; but, as he was now provided with a good house and the liberty of a manor, it
56was doubtful to many of those who best knew the easiness of his temper, whether he might not spend the remainder of his
57days at Netherfield, and leave the next generation to purchase. His sisters were very anxious for his having an estate
58of his own; but though he was now established only as a tenant, Miss Bingley was by no means unwilling to preside at his
59table; nor was Mrs. Hurst, who had married a man of more fashion than fortune, less disposed to consider his house as
60her home when it suited her. Mr. Bingley had not been of age two years when he was tempted, by an accidental
61recommendation, to look at Netherfield House. He did look at it, and into it, for half an hour; was pleased with the
62situation and the principal rooms, satisfied with what the owner said in its praise, and took it immediately. Between
63him and Darcy there was a very steady friendship, in spite of a great opposition of character. Bingley was endeared to
64Darcy by the easiness, openness, and ductility of his temper, though no disposition could offer a greater contrast to
65his own, and though with his own he never appeared dissatisfied. On the strength of Darcy's regard, Bingley had the
66firmest reliance, and of his judgment the highest opinion. In understanding, Darcy was the superior. Bingley was by no
67means deficient; but Darcy was clever. He was at the same time haughty, reserved, and fastidious; and his manners,
68though well bred, were not inviting. In that respect his friend had greatly the advantage. Bingley was sure of being
69liked wherever he appeared; Darcy was continually giving offence.
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