My Pride and Prejudice

of Longbourn lived a

rly intimate. Sir Will

on, where he had made a

knighthood by an addr

inction had perhaps bee

to his business, and to

quitting them both, h

t a mile from Meryton,

ere he could think wit

kled by business, occup

rld. For, though elated

on the contrary, he was

ive, friendly, and oblig

had made him

good kind of woman,

rs. Bennet. They had se

e, intelligent young wo

th’s intima

and the Miss Bennets

ely necessary; and the

and to communicate. “You began the evening w

ucas. “You were Mr. Bi

med to like his

suppose, because he

as if he admired her—in

about it—but I hardl

r. Robi

at I overheard betwe

it to you? Mr. Robins

blies, and whether he d

en in the room, and whi

ng immediately to the

yond a doubt; there ca

point

that is very decided

it may all come to

more to the purpose th

not so well worth liste

!—to be only j

put it into Lizzy’s h

such a disagreeable man

d by him. Mrs. Long tol

alf-an-hour without on

ma’am?—is not there a

y saw Mr. Darcy s

d him at last how he

ering her; but she sai

ng spo

” said Jane, “that he

e acquaintances. With

eabl

ord of it, my dear. I

ve talked to Mrs. Long

that he is eat up with

Mrs. Long does not ke

ball in a ha

talking to Mrs. Long,

ad danced w

” said her mother, “I

I were

y safely promise you ne

Lucas, “does not offe

e is an excuse for it. O

with family, fortune, e

imself. If I may so expr

pro

eplied Elizabeth, “and

he had not mor

y, who piqued herself

ery common failing, I be

ced that it is very co

rone to it, and that the

of self-complacency on

aginary. Vanity and prid

often used synonymo

in. Pride relates more

hat we would have o

Mr. Darcy,” cried a

ould not care how proud

and drink a bottl

k a great deal more

were to see you at it,

direc

she should not; she con

argument ended on