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