“I am almost afraid of asking what you thought of me,whe at Pemberley.You med me f?”
“No indeed;I felt nothing but surprise.”
“Your surprise could not be greater than mine in being noticed by you.My se that I deserved raordinary politeness, and I fess that I did not expect to receive more than my due.”
“My object then,”replied Darcy,“was to show you, by every civility in my power,that I was not so mean as to resent the past;and I hoped to obtain your iveo lessen your ill opinion, by letting you see that your reproofs had been atteo.How soon any other wishes introduced themselves I hardly tell,but I believe in about half an hour after I had seen you.”
He then told her of Giana's delight in her acquaintand of her disappoi at its sudden interruption;whiaturally leading to the cause of that interruption,she soo that his resolution of following her from Derbyshire i of her sister had been formed before he quitted the inn,and that his gravity and thoughtfulhere had arisen from no other struggles than what such a purpose mustprehend.
She expressed her gratitude again, but it was too painful a subject to each,to be dwelt on farther.
After walking several miles in a leisurely manner,and too busy to know anything about it,they found atst,on examining their watches,that it was time to be at home.
“What could be of Mr. Bingley and Jane!”was a wonder whitroduced the discussion of their affairs. Darcy was delighted with their e; hi
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