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Instead of receivg any such letter of excuse from his friend, as Elizabeth half expected Mr.Bgley to do,he was able to brg Darcy with him to Longbourn before many days had passed after Lady Cathere''s visit.The gentlemen arrived early;and,before Mrs.Bennet had time to tell him of their havg seen his aunt, of which her daughter sat momentary dread, Bgley, who wanted to be alone with Jane,proposed their all walkg out.It was agreed to.Mrs.Bennet was not the habit of walkg;Mary could never spare time; but the remag five set off together. Bgley and Jane, however, soon allowed the others to outstrip them.They lagged behd,while Elizabeth,Kitty,and Darcy were to enterta each other.Very little was said by either;Kitty was too much afraid of him to talk;Elizabeth was secretly formg a desperate resolution;and perhaps he might be dog the same.
They walked towards the Lucases, because Kitty wished to call upon Maria; and as Elizabeth saw no occasion for makg it a general concern, when Kitty left them she went boldly on with him alone. Now was the moment for her resolution to be executed,and,while her courage was high,she immediately said:“Mr. Darcy, I am a very selfish creature; and, for the sake of givg relief to my own feelgs, care not how much I may be woundg yours. I can no longer help thankg you for your unexampled kdness to my poor sister.Ever sce I have known it,I have been most anxious to acknowledge to you how gratefully I feel it.Were it known to the rest of my family,I should not have merely my own gratitude to express.”
“I am sorry, exceedgly sorry,”replied Darcy, a tone of surprise and emotion,“that you have ever been formed of what may, a mistaken light, have given you uneasess. I did not thk Mrs.Garder was so little to be trusted.”
“You must not blame my aunt. Lydia''s thoughtlessness first betrayed to me that you had been concerned the matter;and,of course,I could not rest till I knew the particulars.Let me thank you aga and aga, the name of all my family,for that generous compassion which duced you to take so much trouble,and bear so many mortifications,for the sake of discoverg them.”
“If you will thank me,”he replied,“let it be for yourself alone. That the wish of givg happess to you might add force to the other ducements which led me on,I shall not attempt to deny.But your family owe me nothg.Much as I respect them,I believe I thought only of you.”
Elizabeth was too much embarrassed to say a word.After a short pause,her companion added,“You are too generous to trifle with me.If your feelgs are still what they were last April,tell me so at once.My affections and wishes are unchanged,but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.”
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