asily believed,that however little of y could be added to their fears,hopes,and jectures,on this iing subject, by its repeated discussion, no other could detain them from it long, during the whole of the journey. From Elizabeth's thoughts it was never absent. Fixed there by the kee of all anguish, self-reproach, she could find no interval of ease or etfulness.
They travelled as expeditiously as possible, and, sleeping one night on the road, reached Longbourn by diime the day.It was afort to Elizabeth to sider that Jane could not have been wearied by long expectations.
The little Gardiners, attracted by the sight of a chaise, were standing oeps of the house as they ehe paddod, when the carriage drove up to the door, the joyful surprise that lighted up their faces,and disyed itself over their whole bodies,in a variety of capers and frisks, was the first pleasing ear of their wee.
Elizabeth jumped out;and, after giving each of them a hasty kiss,hurried into the vestibule,where Jane,who came running down from her mother's apartment,immediately met her.
Elizabeth,as she affeately embraced her,whilst tears filled the eyes of both,lost not a moment in asking whether anything had been heard of the fugitives.
“Not yet,”replied Jane.“But now that my dear uncle ise,I hope everything will be well.”
“Is my father in town?”
“Yes,he went on Tuesday,as I wrote you word.”
“And have you heard from him often?”
“We have he
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