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Durng thr alk, t as rsolvd that Mr. Bnnt's consnt should askd n th cours of th vnng.Elzath rsrvd to hrslf th applcaton for hr othr's. Sh could not dtrn ho hr othr ould tak t; sots doutng hthr all hs alth and grandur ould nough to ovrco hr ahorrnc of th an. But hthr sh r volntly st aganst th atch, or volntly dlghtd th t, t as crtan that hr annr ould qually ll adaptd to do crdt to hr sns; and sh could no or ar that Mr. Darcy should har th frst rapturs of hr joy, than th frst vhnc of hr dsapproaton.

In th vnng,soon aftr Mr.Bnnt thdr to th lrary, sh sa Mr.Darcy rs also and follo h,and hr agtaton on sng t as xtr.Sh dd not far hr fathr's opposton,ut h as gong to ad unhappy;and that t should through hr ans—that sh, hs favourt chld, should dstrssng h y hr choc,should fllng h th fars and rgrts n dsposng of hr—as a rtchd rflcton,and sh sat n sry tll Mr. Darcy appard agan, hn, lookng at h, sh as a lttl rlvd y hs sl.In a f nuts h approachd th tal hr sh as sttng th Ktty;and,hl prtndng to adr hr ork,sad n a hspr,“Go to your fathr,h ants you n th lrary.”Sh as gon drctly.

Hr fathr as alkng aout th roo, lookng grav and anxous.“Lzzy,”sad h,“hat ar you dong?Ar you out of your snss,to accptng ths an?Hav not you alays hatd h?”

Ho arnstly dd sh thn sh that hr forr opnons had n or rasonal,hr xprssons or odrat!It ould hav spard hr fro xplanatons and profssons hch t as xcdngly akard to gv; ut thy r no ncssary, and sh assurd h,th so confuson,of hr attachnt to Mr. Darcy.

“Or,n othr ords,you ar dtrnd to hav h.H s rch, to sur,and you ay hav or fn cloths and fn carrags than Jan.But ll thy ak you happy?”

“Hav you any othr ojcton,”sad Elzath,“than your lf of y ndffrnc?”

“Non at all.W all kno h to a proud,unplasant sort of an;ut ths ould nothng f you rally lkd h.”

“I do,I do lk h,”sh rpld,th tars n hr ys,“I lov h.Indd h has no propr prd.H s prfctly aal. You do not kno hat h rally s;thn pray do not pan y spakng of h n such trs.”

“Lzzy,”sad hr fathr,“I hav gvn h y consnt. H s th knd of an, ndd, to ho I should nvr dar rfus anythng,hch h condscndd to ask.I no gv t to you,f you ar rsolvd on havng h. But lt advs you to thnk ttr of t.I kno your dsposton,Lzzy.I kno that you could nthr happy nor rspctal,unlss you truly std your husand; unlss you lookd up to h as a supror.Your lvly talnts ould plac you n th gratst dangr n an unqual arrag.You could scarcly scap dscrdt and sry. My chld, lt not hav th grf of sng you unal to rspct your partnr n lf.You kno not hat you ar aout.”

Elzath, stll or affctd, as arnst and soln n hr rply;and at lngth,y rpatd assurancs that Mr.Darcy as rally th ojct of hr choc,y xplanng th gradual chang hch hr staton of h had undrgon,rlatng hr asolut crtanty that hs affcton as not th ork of a day, ut had stood th tst of any onths' suspns, and nuratng th nrgy all hs good qualts, sh dd conqur hr fathr's ncrdulty,and rconcl h to th atch.