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1"I must trouble you once more for congratulations. Elizabeth will soon be the wife of Mr. Darcy. Console Lady Catherine
2as well as you can. But, if I were you, I would stand by the nephew. He has more to give. "Yours sincerely," etc. Miss
3Bingley's congratulations to her brother on his approaching marriage were all that was affectionate and insincere. She
4wrote even to Jane on the occasion, to express her delight, and repeat all her former professions of regard. Jane was
5not deceived, but she was affected; and though feeling no reliance on her, could not help writing her a much kinder
6answer than she knew was deserved. The joy which Miss Darcy expressed on receiving similar information was as sincere as
7her brother's in sending it. Four sides of paper were insufficient to contain all her delight, and all her earnest
8desire of being loved by her sister. Before any answer could arrive from Mr. Collins, or any congratulations to
9Elizabeth from his wife, the Longbourn family heard that the Collinses were come themselves to Lucas Lodge. The reason
10of this sudden removal was soon evident. Lady Catherine had been rendered so exceedingly angry by the contents of her
11nephew's letter, that Charlotte, really rejoicing in the match, was anxious to get away till the storm was blown over.
12At such a moment, the arrival of her friend was a sincere pleasure to Elizabeth, though in the course of their meetings
13she must sometimes think the pleasure dearly bought, when she saw Mr. Darcy exposed to all the parading and obsequious
14civility of her husband. He bore it, however, with admirable calmness. He could even listen to Sir William Lucas, when
15he complimented him on carrying away the brightest jewel of the country, and expressed his hopes of their all meeting
16frequently at St. James's, with very decent composure. If he did shrug his shoulders, it was not till Sir William was
17out of sight. Mrs. Philips's vulgarity was another, and, perhaps, a greater tax on his forbearance; and though Mrs.
18Philips, as well as her sister, stood in too much awe of him to speak with the familiarity which Bingley's good-humour
19encouraged; yet, whenever she did speak, she must be vulgar. Nor was her respect for him, though it made her more quiet,
20at all likely to make her more elegant. Elizabeth did all she could to shield him from the frequent notice of either,
21and was ever anxious to keep him to herself, and to those of her family with whom he might converse without
22mortification; and though the uncomfortable feelings arising from all this took from the season of courtship much of its
23pleasure, it added to the hope of the future; and she looked forward with delight to the time when they should be
24removed from society so little pleasing to either, to all the comfort and elegance of their family party at Pemberley.
25[Illustration] CHAPTER LXI. [Illustration] Happy for all her maternal feelings was the day on which Mrs. Bennet got rid
26of her two most deserving daughters. With what delighted pride she afterwards visited Mrs. Bingley, and talked of Mrs.
27Darcy, may be guessed. I wish I could say, for the sake of her family, that the accomplishment of her earnest desire in
28the establishment of so many of her children produced so happy an effect as to make her a sensible, amiable,
29well-informed woman for the rest of her life; though, perhaps, it was lucky for her husband, who might not have relished
30domestic felicity in so unusual a form, that she still was occasionally nervous and invariably silly. Mr. Bennet missed
31his second daughter exceedingly; his affection for her drew him oftener from home than anything else could do. He
32delighted in going to Pemberley, especially when he was least expected. Mr. Bingley and Jane remained at Netherfield
33only a twelvemonth. So near a vicinity to her mother and Meryton relations was not desirable even to his easy temper, or
34her affectionate heart. The darling wish of his sisters was then gratified: he bought an estate in a neighbouring county
35to Derbyshire; and Jane and Elizabeth, in addition to every other source of happiness, were within thirty miles of each
36other. Kitty, to her very material advantage, spent the chief of her time with her two elder sisters. In society so
37superior to what she had generally known, her improvement was great. She was not of so ungovernable a temper as Lydia;
38and, removed from the influence of Lydia's example, she became, by proper attention and management, less irritable, less
39ignorant, and less insipid. From the further disadvantage of Lydia's society she was of course carefully kept; and
40though Mrs. Wickham frequently invited her to come and stay with her, with the promise of balls and young men, her
41father would never consent to her going. Mary was the only daughter who remained at home; and she was necessarily drawn
42from the pursuit of accomplishments by Mrs. Bennet's being quite unable to sit alone. Mary was obliged to mix more with
43the world, but she could still moralize over every morning visit; and as she was no longer mortified by comparisons
44between her sisters' beauty and her own, it was suspected by her father that she submitted to the change without much
45reluctance. As for Wickham and Lydia, their characters suffered no revolution from the marriage of her sisters. He bore
46with philosophy the conviction that Elizabeth must now become acquainted with whatever of his ingratitude and falsehood
47had before been unknown to her; and, in spite of everything, was not wholly without hope that Darcy might yet be
48prevailed on to make his fortune. The congratulatory letter which Elizabeth received from Lydia on her marriage
49explained to her that, by his wife at least, if not by himself, such a hope was cherished. The letter was to this
50effect:-- / "My dear Lizzy, */ "I wish you joy. If you love Mr. Darcy half so well as I do my dear Wickham, you must be
51very happy. It is a great comfort to have you so rich; and when you have nothing else to do, I hope you will think of
52us. I am sure Wickham would like a place at court very much; and I do not think we shall have quite money enough to live
53upon without some help. Any place would do of about three or four hundred a year; but, however, do not speak to Mr.
54Darcy about it, if you had rather not. "Yours," etc. As it happened that Elizabeth had much rather not, she endeavoured
55in her answer to put an end to every entreaty and expectation of the kind. Such relief, however, as it was in her power
56to afford, by the practice of what might be called economy in her own private expenses, she frequently sent them. It had
57always been evident to her that such an income as theirs, under the direction of two persons so extravagant in their
58wants, and heedless of the future, must be very insufficient to their support; and whenever they changed their quarters,
59either Jane or herself were sure of being applied to for some little assistance towards discharging their bills. Their
60manner of living, even when the restoration of peace dismissed them to a home, was unsettled in the extreme. They were
61always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation, and always spending more than they ought. His affection
62for her soon sunk into indifference: hers lasted a little longer; and, in spite of her youth and her manners, she
63retained all the claims to reputation which her marriage had given her. Though Darcy could never receive him at
64Pemberley, yet, for Elizabeth's sake, he assisted him further in his profession. Lydia was occasionally a visitor there,
65when her husband was gone to enjoy himself in London or Bath; and with the Bingleys they both of them frequently stayed
66so long, that even Bingley's good-humour was overcome, and he proceeded so far as to talk of giving them a hint to be
67gone. Miss Bingley was very deeply mortified by Darcy's marriage; but as she thought it advisable to retain the right of
68visiting at Pemberley, she dropped all her resentment; was fonder than ever of Georgiana, almost as attentive to Darcy
69as heretofore, and paid off every arrear of civility to Elizabeth.
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