ery power of pleasing would fail her.
She retreated from the window,fearful of being seen;and as she walked up and down the room,endeav topose herself, saw such looks of inquiring surprise in her uncle and aunt as made everything worse.
Miss Dard her brother appeared, and this formidable introdu took ce.With astonishment did Elizabeth see that her new acquaintance was at least as much embarrassed as herself. Since her being at Lambton, she had heard that Miss Darcy was exceedingly proud; but the observation of a very few minutes vinced her that she was only exceedingly shy. She found it difficult to obtain even a word from her beyond a monosyble.
Miss Darcy was tall,and er scale than Elizabeth;and, though little more than sixteen,her figure was formed,and her appearananly and graceful. She was less handsome than her brother; but there was sense and good humour in her face, and her manners were perfectly unassuming ale.Elizabeth, who had expected to find in her as acute and unembarrassed an observer as ever Mr. Darcy had been, was much relieved by dising such different feelings.
They had not been long together before Mr.Darcy told her that Bingley was alsoing to wait on her;and she had barely time to express her satisfa,and prepare for such a visitor,when Bingley's quick step was heard oairs,and in a momeered the room.All Elizabeth's anger against him had been long done away;but had she still felt any,it could hardly have stood its ground
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