Гордость и предубеждение

           "Somuchthebetter. Ihopetheywillnotmeetatall. ButdoesnotJanecorrespondwithhissister? Shewillnotbeabletohelpcalling." 

           "Shewilldroptheacquaintanceentirely." 

           ButinspiteofthecertaintyinwhichElizabethaffectedtoplacethispoint,aswellasthestillmoreinterestingoneofBingley’sbeingwithheldfromseeingJane,shefeltasolicitudeonthesubjectwhichconvincedher,onexamination,thatshedidnotconsideritentirelyhopeless. Itwaspossible,andsometimesshethoughtitprobable,thathisaffectionmightbereanimated,andtheinfluenceofhisfriendssuccessfullycombatedbythemorenaturalinfluenceofJane’sattractions. 

           MissBennetacceptedheraunt’sinvitationwithpleasure; andtheBingleyswerenootherwiseinherthoughtsatthesametime,thanasshehopedbyCaroline’snotlivinginthesamehousewithherbrother,shemightoccasionallyspendamorningwithher,withoutanydangerofseeinghim. 

           TheGardinersstayedaweekatLongbourn; andwhatwiththePhillipses,theLucases,andtheofficers,therewasnotadaywithoutitsengagement. Mrs.Bennethadsocarefullyprovidedfortheentertainmentofherbrotherandsister,thattheydidnotoncesitdowntoafamilydinner. Whentheengagementwasforhome,someoftheofficersalwaysmadepartofit—ofwhichofficersMr.Wickhamwassuretobeone;andontheseoccasion,Mrs.Gardiner,renderedsuspiciousbyElizabeth’swarmcommendation,narrowlyobservedthemboth. Withoutsupposingthem,fromwhatshesaw,tobeveryseriouslyinlove,theirpreferenceofeachotherwasplainenoughtomakeheralittleuneasy; andsheresolvedtospeaktoElizabethonthesubjectbeforesheleftHertfordshire,andrepresenttohertheimprudenceofencouragingsuchanattachment.