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1In consequence of an agreement between the sisters, Elizabeth wrote the next morning to her mother, to beg that the
2carriage might be sent for them in the course of the day. But Mrs. Bennet, who had calculated on her daughters remaining
3at Netherfield till the following Tuesday, which would exactly finish Jane's week, could not bring herself to receive
4them with pleasure before. Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth's wishes, for she was
5impatient to get home. Mrs. Bennet sent them word that they could not possibly have the carriage before Tuesday; and in
6her postscript it was added, that if Mr. Bingley and his sister pressed them to stay longer, she could spare them very
7well. Against staying longer, however, Elizabeth was positively resolved--nor did she much expect it would be asked; and
8fearful, on the contrary, of being considered as intruding themselves needlessly long, she urged Jane to borrow Mr.
9Bingley's carriage immediately, and at length it was settled that their original design of leaving Netherfield that
10morning should be mentioned, and the request made. The communication excited many professions of concern; and enough was
11said of wishing them to stay at least till the following day to work on Jane; and till the morrow their going was
12deferred. Miss Bingley was then sorry that she had proposed the delay; for her jealousy and dislike of one sister much
13exceeded her affection for the other. The master of the house heard with real sorrow that they were to go so soon, and
14repeatedly tried to persuade Miss Bennet that it would not be safe for her--that she was not enough recovered; but Jane
15was firm where she felt herself to be right. To Mr. Darcy it was welcome intelligence: Elizabeth had been at Netherfield
16long enough. She attracted him more than he liked; and Miss Bingley was uncivil to her and more teasing than usual to
17himself. He wisely resolved to be particularly careful that no sign of admiration should now escape him--nothing that
18could elevate her with the hope of influencing his felicity; sensible that, if such an idea had been suggested, his
19behaviour during the last day must have material weight in confirming or crushing it. Steady to his purpose, he scarcely
20spoke ten words to her through the whole of Saturday: and though they were at one time left by themselves for half an
21hour, he adhered most conscientiously to his book, and would not even look at her. On Sunday, after morning service, the
22separation, so agreeable to almost all, took place. Miss Bingley's civility to Elizabeth increased at last very rapidly,
23as well as her affection for Jane; and when they parted, after assuring the latter of the pleasure it would always give
24her to see her either at Longbourn or Netherfield, and embracing her most tenderly, she even shook hands with the
25former. Elizabeth took leave of the whole party in the liveliest spirits. They were not welcomed home very cordially by
26their mother. Mrs. Bennet wondered at their coming, and thought them very wrong to give so much trouble, and was sure
27Jane would have caught cold again. But their father, though very laconic in his expressions of pleasure, was really glad
28to see them; he had felt their importance in the family circle. The evening conversation, when they were all assembled,
29had lost much of its animation, and almost all its sense, by the absence of Jane and Elizabeth. They found Mary, as
30usual, deep in the study of thorough bass and human nature; and had some new extracts to admire and some new
31observations of threadbare morality to listen to. Catherine and Lydia had information for them of a different sort. Much
32had been done, and much had been said in the regiment since the preceding Wednesday; several of the officers had dined
33lately with their uncle; a private had been flogged; and it had actually been hinted that Colonel Forster was going to
34be married. [Illustration] CHAPTER XIII [Illustration] "I hope, my dear," said Mr. Bennet to his wife, as they were at
35breakfast the next morning, "that you have ordered a good dinner to-day, because I have reason to expect an addition to
36our family party." "Who do you mean, my dear? I know of nobody that is coming, I am sure, unless Charlotte Lucas should
37happen to call in; and I hope my dinners are good enough for her. I do not believe she often sees such at home." "The
38person of whom I speak is a gentleman and a stranger." Mrs. Bennet's eyes sparkled. "A gentleman and a stranger! It is
39Mr. Bingley, I am sure. Why, Jane--you never dropped a word of this--you sly thing! Well, I am sure I shall be extremely
40glad to see Mr. Bingley. But--good Lord! how unlucky! there is not a bit of fish to be got to-day. Lydia, my love, ring
41the bell. I must speak to Hill this moment." "It is not Mr. Bingley," said her husband; "it is a person whom I never saw
42in the whole course of my life." This roused a general astonishment; and he had the pleasure of being eagerly questioned
43by his wife and five daughters at once. After amusing himself some time with their curiosity, he thus explained:--"About
44a month ago I received this letter, and about a fortnight ago I answered it; for I thought it a case of some delicacy,
45and requiring early attention. It is from my cousin, Mr. Collins, who, when I am dead, may turn you all out of this
46house as soon as he pleases." "Oh, my dear," cried his wife, "I cannot bear to hear that mentioned. Pray do not talk of
47that odious man. I do think it is the hardest thing in the world, that your estate should be entailed away from your own
48children; and I am sure, if I had been you, I should have tried long ago to do something or other about it." Jane and
49Elizabeth attempted to explain to her the nature of an entail. They had often attempted it before: but it was a subject
50on which Mrs. Bennet was beyond the reach of reason; and she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling
51an estate away from a family of five daughters, in favour of a man whom nobody cared anything about. "It certainly is a
52most iniquitous affair," said Mr. Bennet; "and nothing can clear Mr. Collins from the guilt of inheriting Longbourn. But
53if you will listen to his letter, you may, perhaps, be a little softened by his manner of expressing himself." "No, that
54I am sure I shall not: and I think it was very impertinent of him to write to you at all, and very hypocritical. I hate
55such false friends. Why could not he keep on quarrelling with you, as his father did before him?" "Why, indeed, he does
56seem to have had some filial scruples on that head, as you will hear." / RIGHT "Hunsford, near Westerham, Kent, 15th
57October. */ "Dear Sir,
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