Гордість і упередження

Chapter 7

           Theformerwasdividedbetweenadmirationofthebrilliancywhichexercisehadgiventohercomplexion,anddoubtastotheoccasion’sjustifyinghercomingsofaralone. Thelatterwasthinkingonlyofhisbreakfast. 

           Herinquiriesafterhersisterwerenotveryfavourablyanswered. MissBennethadsleptill,andthoughup,wasveryfeverish,andnotwellenoughtoleaveherroom. Elizabethwasgladtobetakentoherimmediately; andJane,whohadonlybeenwithheldbythefearofgivingalarmorinconveniencefromexpressinginhernotehowmuchshelongedforsuchavisit,wasdelightedatherentrance. Shewasnotequal,however,tomuchconversation,andwhenMissBingleyleftthemtogether,couldattemptlittlebesidesexpressionsofgratitudefortheextraordinarykindnessshewastreatedwith. Elizabethsilentlyattendedher. 

           Whenbreakfastwasovertheywerejoinedbythesisters;andElizabethbegantolikethemherself,whenshesawhowmuchaffectionandsolicitudetheyshowedforJane. Theapothecarycame,andhavingexaminedhispatient,said,asmightbesupposed,thatshehadcaughtaviolentcold,andthattheymustendeavourtogetthebetterofit; advisedhertoreturntobed,andpromisedhersomedraughts. Theadvicewasfollowedreadily,forthefeverishsymptomsincreased,andherheadachedacutely. Elizabethdidnotquitherroomforamoment;norweretheotherladiesoftenabsent;thegentlemenbeingout,theyhad,infact,nothingtodoelsewhere. 

           Whentheclockstruckthree,Elizabethfeltthatshemustgo,andveryunwillinglysaidso. MissBingleyofferedherthecarriage,andsheonlywantedalittlepressingtoacceptit,whenJanetestifiedsuchconcerninpartingwithher,thatMissBingleywasobligedtoconverttheofferofthechaisetoaninvitationtoremainatNetherfieldforthepresent. 

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