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accounting for such attentions from such a quarter than by supposing a partiality for their niece. while<BR>as a punishment for him, as well as a possible advantage to jane, she seriously hoped he might really<BR>"if you will only tell me what sort of girl miss king is, i shall know what to think."<BR>anyone. it has been most unconsciously done, however, and i hope will be of short duration. the<BR>daughter, to announce her engagement to the family. with many compliments to them, and much<BR>another entreaty that she would be serious, however, produced the desired effect; and she soon<BR>elizabeth tried hard to dissuade him from such a scheme, assuring him that mr. darcy would<BR>"she is a very good kind of girl, i believe. i know no harm of her."<BR>"he does not exactly recollect the circumstances, though he has heard them from mr. darcy<BR>after her. mr. darcy corroborated it with a bow, and was beginning to determine not to fix his eyes on<BR>eagerness which it did not of! ten command. she had ventured only one glance at darcy. he looked<BR>correspondence with her sister, there was still less to be learnt-for her letters to kitty, though rather<BR>"no," said darcy, "i have made no such pretension. i have faults enough, but they are not, i<BR>bingley's quick step was heard on the stairs, and in a moment he entered the room. all elizabeth's<BR>ball," she added, "i shall insist on their giving one also. i shall tell colonel forster it will be quite a<BR>"aye, that is just like your formality and discretion. you thought the waiter must not hear, as if<BR>congratulations will then flow in! i appeal to mr. darcy:-but let me not interrupt you, sir. you will not<BR>"now i have got some news for you," said lydia, as they sat down at table. "what do you think?<BR>could then perceive that his partiality for miss bennet was beyond what i had ever witnessed in him.<BR>"what, none of you?"<BR>