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Pride and Prejudice - Chapter 30
Episode 3014th March 2024 • Bite at a Time Books • Bree Carlile
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Today we'll be continuing pride and prejudice by Jane Austin chapter 30 Sir Williams stayed only a week at Huntsford, but his visit was long enough to convince him of his daughters being most comfortably settled, and of her possessing such a husband and such a neighbor as were not often met with.

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While Sir William was with them, Mr.

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Collins devoted his mornings to driving him out in his gig and showing him the country.

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But when he went away, the whole family returned to their usual employments, and Elizabeth was thankful to find that they did not see more of her cousin by the alteration, for the chief of the time between breakfast and dinner was now passed by him, either at work in the garden or in reading and writing and looking out of window in his own bookroom, which fronted the road.

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The room in which the lady sat was backwards.

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Elizabeth at first had rather wondered that Charlotte should not prefer the dining parlor for common use.

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It was a better sized room and had a pleasanter aspect, but she soon saw that her friend had an excellent reason for what she did, for Mr.

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Collins would undoubtedly have been much less in his own apartment had they sat in one equally lively, and she gave Charlote credit for the arrangement.

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From the drawing room they could distinguish nothing in the lane, and were indebted to Mr.

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Collins for the knowledge of what carriages went along, and how often, especially, Miss Deberg drove by in her Faeton, which he never failed coming to inform them of.

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Though it happened almost every day, she not unfrequently stopped at the parsonage, and had a few minutes conversation with Charlotte, but was scarcely ever prevailed on to get out.

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Very few days passed in which Mr.

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Collins did not walk to Rosings, and not many in which his wife did not think it necessary to go.

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Likewise, until Elizabeth recollected that there might be other family livings to be disposed of, she could not understand the sacrifice of so many hours.

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Now and then they were honored with a call from her ladyship, and nothing escaped her observation that was passing in the room.

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During these visits she examined into their employments, looked at their work, and advised them to do it differently, found fault with the arrangement of the furniture, or detected the housemaid in negligence, and if she accepted any refreshment, seemed to do it only for the sake of finding out that Mrs.

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Collins'joints of meat were too large for her family.

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Elizabeth soon perceived, that, though this great lady was not in the commission of the peace for the country, she was a most active magistrate in her own parish, the minuteest concerns of which were carried to her by Mr.

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Collins.

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And whenever any of the cottagers were disposed to be quarrelsome, discontented, or too poor, she sallied forth into the village to settle their differences, silenced their complaints, and scold them into harmony and plenty.

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The entertainment of dining at rosings was repeated about twice a week, and allowing for the loss of Sir William, and there being only one card table in the evening, every such entertainment was the counterpart of the first.

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Their other engagements were few, as the style of living of the neighborhood in general was beyond the Collins's reach.

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This, however, was no evil to Elizabeth, and upon the whole she spent her time comfortably enough.

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There were half hours of pleasant conversation with Charlote, and the weather was so fine for the time of year, that she had often great enjoyment out of doors.

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Her favorite walk, and where she frequently went while the others were calling on Lady Catherine, was along the open grove.

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Which edged that side of the park, where there was a nice sheltered path.

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Which no one seemed to value but herself, and where she felt beyond the reach of Lady Catherine's curiosity in this quiet way.

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The first fortnight of her visit soon passed away.

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Easter was approaching, and the week preceding it was to bring an addition to the family at Rosings, which in so small a circle must be important.

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Elizabeth had heard soon after her arrival that Mr.

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Darcy was expected there in the course of a few weeks, and though there were not many of her acquaintance whom she did not prefer, his coming would furnish one comparatively new to lookout in their Rosing's parties.

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She might be amused in seeing how hopeless Miss Bingley's designs on him were by his behavior to his cousin, for whom he was evidently destined.

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By Lady Catherine, who talked of his coming with the greatest satisfaction, spoke of him in terms of the highest admiration, and seemed almost angry to find that he had already been frequently seen by Miss Lucas and herself.

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His arrival was soon known at the parsonage, for Mr.

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Collins was walking the whole morning within view of the lodge's opening into Huntsford lane, in order to have the earliest assurance of it, and after making his bow as the carriage turned into the park, hurried home with the greatest intelligence.

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On the following morning he hastens to Rosings to pay his respects.

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There were two nephews of Lady Catherine to require them, for Mr.

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Darcy had brought with him Colonel Fitzwilliam, the younger son of his uncle, Lord, and to the great surprise of all the party, when Mr.

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Collins returned, the gentleman accompanied him.

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Charlote had seen them from her husband's room, crossing the road, and immediately running into the other, told the girls what an honor they might expect, adding, I may thank you, Eliza, for this piece of civility.

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Mr.

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Darcy would never have come so soon to wait upon me.

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Elizabeth had scarcely timed a disclaimer all right to the compliment before their approach was announced by the doorbell, and shortly afterwards the three gentlemen entered the room.

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Colonel Fitzwilliam, who led the way, was about 30, not handsome, but in person and address most truly the gentleman.

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Mr.

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Darcy looked just as he had been used to look in Hertfordshire, paid his compliments with his usual reserve to Mrs.

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Collins, and whatever might be, his feelings towards her friend, met her with every appearance of composure.

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Elizabeth merely curtsied to him without saying a word.

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Colonel Fitzwilliam entered into conversation directly with the readiness and ease of a well bred man, and talked very pleasantly.

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But his cousin, after having addressed a slight observation on the house and garden to Mrs.

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Collins, sat for some time without speaking to anybody.

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At length, however, his civility was so far awakened as to inquire of Elizabeth after the health of her family.

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She answered him in the usual way, and after a moment's pause added, my eldest sister has been in town these three months.

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Have you never happened to see her there?

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She was perfectly sensible that he never had, but she wished to see whether he would betray any consciousness of what had passed between the Bingleys and Jane, and she thought he looked a little confused as he answered that he had never been so fortunate as to meet Miss Bennet.

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The subject was pursued no further, and the gentleman soon afterwards went away.

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