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1"It may, perhaps, be pleasant," replied Charlotte, "to be able to impose on the public in such a case; but it is
2sometimes a disadvantage to be so very guarded. If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of
3it, she may lose the opportunity of fixing him; and it will then be but poor consolation to believe the world equally in
4the dark. There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to
5itself. We can all begin freely--a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart
6enough to be really in love without encouragement. In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than
7she feels. Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on."
8"But she does help him on, as much as her nature will allow. If I can perceive her regard for him, he must be a
9simpleton indeed not to discover it too." "Remember, Eliza, that he does not know Jane's disposition as you do." "But if
10a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavor to conceal it, he must find it out." "Perhaps he must, if he sees
11enough of her. But though Bingley and Jane meet tolerably often, it is never for many hours together; and as they always
12see each other in large mixed parties, it is impossible that every moment should be employed in conversing together.
13Jane should therefore make the most of every half hour in which she can command his attention. When she is secure of
14him, there will be leisure for falling in love as much as she chooses." "Your plan is a good one," replied Elizabeth,
15"where nothing is in question but the desire of being well married; and if I were determined to get a rich husband, or
16any husband, I dare say I should adopt it. But these are not Jane's feelings; she is not acting by design. As yet she
17cannot even be certain of the degree of her own regard, nor of its reasonableness. She has known him only a fortnight.
18She danced four dances with him at Meryton; she saw him one morning at his own house, and has since dined in company
19with him four times. This is not quite enough to make her understand his character." "Not as you represent it. Had she
20merely dined with him, she might only have discovered whether he had a good appetite; but you must remember that four
21evenings have been also spent together--and four evenings may do a great deal." "Yes: these four evenings have enabled
22them to ascertain that they both like Vingt-un better than Commerce, but with respect to any other leading
23characteristic, I do not imagine that much has been unfolded." "Well," said Charlotte, "I wish Jane success with all my
24heart; and if she were married to him to-morrow, I should think she had as good a chance of happiness as if she were to
25be studying his character for a twelvemonth. Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions
26of the parties are ever so well known to each other, or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity
27in the least. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation; and it is
28better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life." "You make me
29laugh, Charlotte; but it is not sound. You know it is not sound, and that you would never act in this way yourself."
30Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley's attention to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself
31becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend. Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty:
32he had looked at her without admiration at the ball; and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticise. But no
33sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to
34find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes. To this discovery succeeded
35some others equally mortifying. Though he had detected with a critical eye more than one failure of perfect symmetry in
36her form, he was forced to acknowledge her figure to be light and pleasing; and in spite of his asserting that her
37manners were not those of the fashionable world, he was caught by their easy playfulness. Of this she was perfectly
38unaware: to her he was only the man who made himself agreeable nowhere, and who had not thought her handsome enough to
39dance with. He began to wish to know more of her; and, as a step towards conversing with her himself, attended to her
40conversation with others. His doing so drew her notice. It was at Sir William Lucas's, where a large party were
41assembled. "What does Mr. Darcy mean," said she to Charlotte, "by listening to my conversation with Colonel Forster?"
42"That is a question which Mr. Darcy only can answer." "But if he does it any more, I shall certainly let him know that I
43see what he is about. He has a very satirical eye, and if I do not begin by being impertinent myself, I shall soon grow
44afraid of him." [Illustration: "The entreaties of several" [Copyright 1894 by George Allen.]] On his approaching them
45soon afterwards, though without seeming to have any intention of speaking, Miss Lucas defied her friend to mention such
46a subject to him, which immediately provoking Elizabeth to do it, she turned to him and said,-- "Did not you think, Mr.
47Darcy, that I expressed myself uncommonly well just now, when I was teasing Colonel Forster to give us a ball at
48Meryton?" "With great energy; but it is a subject which always makes a lady energetic." "You are severe on us." "It will
49be her turn soon to be teased," said Miss Lucas. "I am going to open the instrument, Eliza, and you know what follows."
50"You are a very strange creature by way of a friend!--always wanting me to play and sing before anybody and everybody!
51If my vanity had taken a musical turn, you would have been invaluable; but as it is, I would really rather not sit down
52before those who must be in the habit of hearing the very best performers." On Miss Lucas's persevering, however, she
53added, "Very well; if it must be so, it must." And gravely glancing at Mr. Darcy, "There is a very fine old saying,
54which everybody here is of course familiar with--'Keep your breath to cool your porridge,'--and I shall keep mine to
55swell my song." Her performance was pleasing, though by no means capital. After a song or two, and before she could
56reply to the entreaties of several that she would sing again, she was eagerly succeeded at the instrument by her sister
57Mary, who having, in consequence of being the only plain one in the family, worked hard for knowledge and
58accomplishments, was always impatient for display. Mary had neither genius nor taste; and though vanity had given her
59application, it had given her likewise a pedantic air and conceited manner, which would have injured a higher degree of
60excellence than she had reached. Elizabeth, easy and unaffected, had been listened to with much more pleasure, though
61not playing half so well; and Mary, at the end of a long concerto, was glad to purchase praise and gratitude by Scotch
62and Irish airs, at the request of her younger sisters, who with some of the Lucases, and two or three officers, joined
63eagerly in dancing at one end of the room. Mr. Darcy stood near them in silent indignation at such a mode of passing the
64evening, to the exclusion of all conversation, and was too much engrossed by his own thoughts to perceive that Sir
65William Lucas was his neighbour, till Sir William thus began:-- "What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr.
66Darcy! There is nothing like dancing, after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished societies."
67"Certainly, sir; and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less polished societies of the world: every
68savage can dance." Sir William only smiled. "Your friend performs delightfully," he continued, after a pause, on seeing
69Bingley join the group; "and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy." "You saw me dance at
70Meryton, I believe, sir."
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