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One morng,about a week after Bgley''s engagement with Jane had been formed,as he and the females of the family were sittg together the dg-room,their attention was suddenly drawn to the wdow,by the sound of a carriage;and they perceived a chaise and four drivg up the lawn.It was too early the morng for visitors,and besides,the equipage did not answer to that of any of their neighbours.The horses were post;and neither the carriage, nor the livery of the servant who preceded it,were familiar to them. As it was certa,however,that somebody was comg,Bgley stantly prevailed on Miss Bennet to avoid the confement of such an trusion,and walk away with him to the shrubbery.They both set off,and the conjectures of the remag three contued, though with little satisfaction,till the door was thrown open and their visitor entered.It was Lady Cathere de Bourgh.
They were of course all tendg to be surprised;but their astonishment was beyond their expectation;and on the part of Mrs. Bennet and Kitty, though she was perfectly unknown to them, even ferior to what Elizabeth felt.
She entered the room with an air more than usually ungracious,made no other reply to Elizabeth''s salutation than a slight clation of the head, and sat down without sayg a word.Elizabeth had mentioned her name to her mother on her ladyship''s entrance,though no request of troduction had been made.
Mrs.Bennet,all amazement,though flattered by havg a guest of such high importance,received her with the utmost politeness. After sittg for a moment silence, she said very stiffly to Elizabeth,
“I hope you are well,Miss Bennet.That lady,I suppose,is your mother.”
Elizabeth replied very concisely that she was.
“And that I suppose is one of your sisters.”
“Yes, madam,”said Mrs. Bennet, delighted to speak to Lady Cathere.“She is my youngest girl but one.My youngest of all is lately married,and my eldest is somewhere about the grounds, walkg with a young man who,I believe,will soon become a part of the family.”
“You have a very small park here,”returned Lady Cathere after a short silence.
“It is nothg comparison of Rosgs,my lady,I dare say;but I assure you it is much larger than Sir William Lucas''s.”
“This must be a most convenient sittg room for the eveng, summer;the wdows are full west.”
Mrs.Bennet assured her that they never sat there after dner, and then added:
“May I take the liberty of askg your ladyship whether you left Mr.and Mrs.Colls well.”
“Yes,very well.I saw them the night before last.”
Elizabeth now expected that she would produce a letter for her from Charlotte, as it seemed the only probable motive for her callg.But no letter appeared,and she was completely puzzled. Mrs. Bennet, with great civility, begged her ladyship to take some refreshment; but Lady Cathere very resolutely, and not very politely,decled eatg anythg;and then,risg up,said to Elizabeth,
“Miss Bennet, there seemed to be a prettyish kd of a little wilderness on one side of your lawn. I should be glad to take a turn it,if you will favour me with your company.”
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