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The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure
of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer
than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with
great admiration for about half the evening,
till his manners gave a disgust
which turned the tide of his popularity;
for he was discovered to be proud,
to be above his company, and above being pleased;
and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then
save him from having a most forbidding,
disagreeable countenance,
and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.
Mr. Bingley had soon made himself acquainted with
all the principal people in the room:
he was lively and unreserved, danced every dance,
was angry that the ball closed so early,
and talked of giving one himself at Netherfield.
Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves.
What a contrast between him and his friend!
Mr. Darcy danced only once with Mrs. Hurst
and once with Miss Bingley,
declined being introduced to any other lady,
and spent the rest of the evening in walking about the room,
speaking occasionally to one of his own party.
His character was decided.
He was the proudest, most disagreeable
man in the world, and every body hoped that
he would never come there again.
Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet,
whose dislike of his general behaviour was
sharpened into particular resentment,
by his having slighted one of her daughters.
Elizabeth Bennet had been obliged,
by the scarcity of gentlemen,
to sit down for two dances;
and during part of that time,
Mr. Darcy had been standing near enough for her
to overhear a conversation between him and Mr. Bingley,
who came from the dance for a few minutes
to press his friend to join it.
锟斤拷Come, Darcy,锟斤拷 said he, 锟斤拷I must have you dance.
I hate to see you standing about
by yourself in this stupid manner.
You had much better dance.锟斤拷
锟斤拷I certainly shall not.
You know how I detest it,
unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner.
At such an assembly as this, it would be insupportable.
Your sisters are engaged,
and there is not another woman in the room
whom it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with.锟斤拷
锟斤拷I would not be so fastidious as you are,锟斤拷
cried Bingley, 锟斤拷for a kingdom!
Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls
in my life as I have this evening;
and there are several of them, you see, uncommonly pretty.锟斤拷
锟斤拷You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room,锟斤拷
said Mr. Darcy, looking at the eldest Miss Bennet.
锟斤拷Oh, she is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld!
But there is one of her sisters sitting down
just behind you, who is very pretty,
and I dare say very agreeable.
Do let me ask my partner to introduce you.锟斤拷
锟斤拷Which do you mean?锟斤拷 and turning round,
he looked for a moment at Elizabeth,
till, catching her eye, he withdrew his own,
and coldly said, 锟斤拷She is tolerable;
but not handsome enough to tempt me;
and I am in no humour at present to
give consequence to young ladies
who are slighted by other men.
You had better return to your partner
and enjoy her smiles,
for you are wasting your time with me.锟斤拷
Mr. Bingley followed his advice. Mr. Darcy walked off;
and Elizabeth remained with no very
cordial feelings towards him.
She told the story, however,
with great spirit among her friends;
for she had a lively, playful disposition,
which delighted in any thing ridiculous.
The evening altogether passed off pleasantly
to the whole family.
Mrs. Bennet had seen her eldest daughter
much admired by the Netherfield party.
Mr. Bingley had danced with her twice,
and she had been distinguished by his sisters.
Jane was as much gratified by this
as her mother could be, though in a quieter way.
Elizabeth felt Jane锟斤拷s pleasure.
Mary had heard herself mentioned to Miss Bingley
as the most accomplished girl in the neighbourhood;
and Catherine and Lydia had been fortunate enough
to be never without partners,
which was all that they had yet learnt
to care for at a ball.
They returned, therefore, in good spirits to Longbourn,
the village where they lived,
and of which they were the principal inhabitants.
They found Mr. Bennet still up.
With a book, he was regardless of time;
and on the present occasion he had a good deal
of curiosity as to the event of an evening
which had raised such splendid expectations.
He had rather hoped that all his wife锟斤拷s views
on the stranger would be disappointed;
but he soon found that he had a very
different story to hear.
锟斤拷Oh, my dear Mr. Bennet,锟斤拷
as she entered the room,
锟斤拷we have had a most delightful evening,
a most excellent ball.
I wish you had been there.
Jane was so admired, nothing could be like it.
Every body said how well she looked;
and Mr. Bingley thought her quite beautiful,
and danced with her twice.
Only think of that, my dear:
he actually danced with her twice;
and she was the only creature in the room
that he asked a second time.
First of all, he asked Miss Lucas.
I was so vexed to see him stand up with her;
but, however, he did not admire her at all;
indeed, nobody can, you know;
and he seemed quite struck with Jane
as she was going down the dance.
So he enquired who she was, and got introduced,
and asked her for the two next.
Then, the two third he danced with Miss King,
and the two fourth with Maria Lucas,
and the two fifth with Jane again,
and the two sixth with Lizzy, and the Boulanger e锟斤拷锟斤拷
锟斤拷If he had had any compassion for me,锟斤拷
cried her husband, impatiently,
锟斤拷he would not have danced half so much!
For God锟斤拷s sake, say no more of his partners.
Oh that he had sprained his ankle in the first dance!锟斤拷
锟斤拷Oh, my dear,锟斤拷 continued Mrs. Bennet,
锟斤拷I am quite delighted with him.
He is so excessively handsome!
and his sisters are charming women.
I never in my life saw any thing more elegant
than their dresses. I dare say the lace upon
Mrs. Hurst锟斤拷s gown锟斤拷锟斤拷
Here she was interrupted again.
Mr. Bennet protested against any description of finery.
She was therefore obliged to seek another
branch of the subject, and related,
with much bitterness of spirit and some exaggeration,
the shocking rudeness of Mr. Darcy.
锟斤拷But I can assure you,锟斤拷 she added,
锟斤拷that Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting his fancy;
for he is a most disagreeable, horrid man,
not at all worth pleasing.
So high and so conceited, that there was no enduring him!
He walked here, and he walked there,
fancying himself so very great!
Not handsome enough to dance with!
I wish you had been there, my dear,
to have given him one of your set-downs.
I quite detest the man.锟斤拷
End of Chapter 3
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