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1Mr. Collins was not left long to the silent contemplation of his successful love; for Mrs. Bennet, having dawdled about
2in the vestibule to watch for the end of the conference, no sooner saw Elizabeth open the door and with quick step pass
3her towards the staircase, than she entered the breakfast-room, and congratulated both him and herself in warm terms on
4the happy prospect of their nearer connection. Mr. Collins received and returned these felicitations with equal
5pleasure, and then proceeded to relate the particulars of their interview, with the result of which he trusted he had
6every reason to be satisfied, since the refusal which his cousin had steadfastly given him would naturally flow from her
7bashful modesty and the genuine delicacy of her character. This information, however, startled Mrs. Bennet: she would
8have been glad to be equally satisfied that her daughter had meant to encourage him by protesting against his proposals,
9but she dared not believe it, and could not help saying so. "But depend upon it, Mr. Collins," she added, "that Lizzy
10shall be brought to reason. I will speak to her about it myself directly. She is a very headstrong, foolish girl, and
11does not know her own interest; but I will make her know it." "Pardon me for interrupting you, madam," cried Mr.
12Collins; "but if she is really headstrong and foolish, I know not whether she would altogether be a very desirable wife
13to a man in my situation, who naturally looks for happiness in the marriage state. If, therefore, she actually persists
14in rejecting my suit, perhaps it were better not to force her into accepting me, because, if liable to such defects of
15temper, she could not contribute much to my felicity." "Sir, you quite misunderstand me," said Mrs. Bennet, alarmed.
16"Lizzy is only headstrong in such matters as these. In everything else she is as good-natured a girl as ever lived. I
17will go directly to Mr. Bennet, and we shall very soon settle it with her, I am sure." She would not give him time to
18reply, but hurrying instantly to her husband, called out, as she entered the library,-- "Oh, Mr. Bennet, you are wanted
19immediately; we are all in an uproar. You must come and make Lizzy marry Mr. Collins, for she vows she will not have
20him; and if you do not make haste he will change his mind and not have her." Mr. Bennet raised his eyes from his book as
21she entered, and fixed them on her face with a calm unconcern, which was not in the least altered by her communication.
22"I have not the pleasure of understanding you," said he, when she had finished her speech. "Of what are you talking?"
23"Of Mr. Collins and Lizzy. Lizzy declares she will not have Mr. Collins, and Mr. Collins begins to say that he will not
24have Lizzy." "And what am I to do on the occasion? It seems a hopeless business." "Speak to Lizzy about it yourself.
25Tell her that you insist upon her marrying him." "Let her be called down. She shall hear my opinion." Mrs. Bennet rang
26the bell, and Miss Elizabeth was summoned to the library. "Come here, child," cried her father as she appeared. "I have
27sent for you on an affair of importance. I understand that Mr. Collins has made you an offer of marriage. Is it true?"
28Elizabeth replied that it was. "Very well--and this offer of marriage you have refused?" "I have, sir." "Very well. We
29now come to the point. Your mother insists upon your accepting it. Is it not so, Mrs. Bennet?" "Yes, or I will never see
30her again." "An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your
31parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you
32do." Elizabeth could not but smile at such a conclusion of such a beginning; but Mrs. Bennet, who had persuaded herself
33that her husband regarded the affair as she wished, was excessively disappointed. "What do you mean, Mr. Bennet, by
34talking in this way? You promised me to insist upon her marrying him." "My dear," replied her husband, "I have two small
35favours to request. First, that you will allow me the free use of my understanding on the present occasion; and,
36secondly, of my room. I shall be glad to have the library to myself as soon as may be." Not yet, however, in spite of
37her disappointment in her husband, did Mrs. Bennet give up the point. She talked to Elizabeth again and again; coaxed
38and threatened her by turns. She endeavoured to secure Jane in her interest, but Jane, with all possible mildness,
39declined interfering; and Elizabeth, sometimes with real earnestness, and sometimes with playful gaiety, replied to her
40attacks. Though her manner varied, however, her determination never did. Mr. Collins, meanwhile, was meditating in
41solitude on what had passed. He thought too well of himself to comprehend on what motive his cousin could refuse him;
42and though his pride was hurt, he suffered in no other way. His regard for her was quite imaginary; and the possibility
43of her deserving her mother's reproach prevented his feeling any regret. While the family were in this confusion,
44Charlotte Lucas came to spend the day with them. She was met in the vestibule by Lydia, who, flying to her, cried in a
45half whisper, "I am glad you are come, for there is such fun here! What do you think has happened this morning? Mr.
46Collins has made an offer to Lizzy, and she will not have him." [Illustration: "they entered the breakfast room" ]
47Charlotte had hardly time to answer before they were joined by Kitty, who came to tell the same news; and no sooner had
48they entered the breakfast-room, where Mrs. Bennet was alone, than she likewise began on the subject, calling on Miss
49Lucas for her compassion, and entreating her to persuade her friend Lizzy to comply with the wishes of her family. "Pray
50do, my dear Miss Lucas," she added, in a melancholy tone; "for nobody is on my side, nobody takes part with me; I am
51cruelly used, nobody feels for my poor nerves." Charlotte's reply was spared by the entrance of Jane and Elizabeth. "Ay,
52there she comes," continued Mrs. Bennet, "looking as unconcerned as may be, and caring no more for us than if we were at
53York, provided she can have her own way. But I tell you what, Miss Lizzy, if you take it into your head to go on
54refusing every offer of marriage in this way, you will never get a husband at all--and I am sure I do not know who is to
55maintain you when your father is dead. I shall not be able to keep you--and so I warn you. I have done with you from
56this very day. I told you in the library, you know, that I should never speak to you again, and you will find me as good
57as my word. I have no pleasure in talking to undutiful children. Not that I have much pleasure, indeed, in talking to
58anybody. People who suffer as I do from nervous complaints can have no great inclination for talking. Nobody can tell
59what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied." Her daughters listened in silence to
60this effusion, sensible that any attempt to reason with or soothe her would only increase the irritation. She talked on,
61therefore, without interruption from any of them till they were joined by Mr. Collins, who entered with an air more
62stately than usual, and on perceiving whom, she said to the girls,-- "Now, I do insist upon it, that you, all of you,
63hold your tongues, and let Mr. Collins and me have a little conversation together." Elizabeth passed quietly out of the
64room, Jane and Kitty followed, but Lydia stood her ground, determined to hear all she could; and Charlotte, detained
65first by the civility of Mr. Collins, whose inquiries after herself and all her family were very minute, and then by a
66little curiosity, satisfied herself with walking to the window and pretending not to hear. In a doleful voice Mrs.
67Bennet thus began the projected conversation:-- "Oh, Mr. Collins!"
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