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auntof whose good opinion and judgment he stands much in awe.
His fear of herhas always operatedI knowwhen they were
together; and a good deal is to be imputed to his wish of
forwarding the match with Miss De Bourghwhich I am certain he
has very much at heart.’
Elizabeth could not repress a smile at thisbut she answered
only by a slight inclination of the head. She saw that he wanted to
engage her on the old subject of his grievancesand she was in no
humour to indulge him. The rest of the evening passed with the
appearance
on his sideof usual cheerfulnessbut with no farther
attempt to distinguish Elizabeth; and they parted at last with
mutual civilityand possibly a mutual desire of never meeting
again.
When the party broke upLydia returned with Mrs. Forster to
Merytonfrom whence they were to set out early the next
morning. The separation between her and her family was rather
noisy than pathetic. Kitty was the only one who shed tears; but she
did weep from vexation and envy. Mrs. Bennet was diffuse in her
good wishes for the felicity of her daughterand impressive in her
injunctions that she would not miss the opportunity of enjoying
herself as much as po
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