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RESUME
Since marriage is a girl's only career in the 1800's, Mrs. Bennet, mother of five marriageable daughters-Elizabeth, Jane, afary, Lydia and Kitty-campaigns like a general to capture two rich London bachelors, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley, for her two elder giris. Jane and Bingley fall in love at first sight; but Darcy's arrogant
rogant pride in his family and rank prejudices Elizabeth against him, despite the fact that both are warmly drawn to each other. Darcy finds the Bennet family impossible. Mrs. Benne! is vulgar, scheming; Mary is a pretentious bore; Lydia and Kitty are boisterous; Mr. Bennet, who has married beneath him, ir overshadowed by them all. Elizabeth is further incensed when Darcy anuba hir. Wickham, the son of his late steward. Bingley's sister Caroline appeals to Darcy to help her break up her brother's growing attachment to Jane. Since Darcy believes he has won the battle of his own dislike of her family over his honest love for Elizabeth,, he promises Caro- fiue to do the same for Bingley.
Chapter Four
AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE Darcy pursued his purpose so cleverly, what within short order, Charles Bingley closed up Nether- Bed Park und deported from Mery- ton to London without farewell,
Elizabeth tried to consofo her crushed and stunned sister "Jane!" she cried. "I'm sure Care- line and Darcy are at the bottom of this. Since they won't let Charles stay here, you shall go to him in London. You'll visit our Aunt Gardiner."
Elizabeth quickly formulated her plan. Aunt Garchner was a lady of position and wealth, The Bing- cys could not help but encounter Jane at her Aun's hune, dovanąć Jang in this atmosphere wond completely re-awaken Charles' ar- dour.
Elizabeth accompanied Jane to
having БССП London, and
her safely to their Aunt's, set out in pay a long deferred visit to her dear friend Charlotte, who had. In the interim, married Mr. Bennet's cousin, Mr. Collins,
Rather than face spinsterhood, Charlotta
wedded Collins. had But never was a man more insuf- ferablo or less suited to an intelli- gent, charming and spirited wife,
fawning obeisance to his pa troness, Lady de Brough, his pont- pous altitudinizing in his
own home, his staggering stupidity made him odious to Elizabeth, even if he was her own cousin..
Elizabeth determined anew that she'd die a spinster before she'd marry any man but a inan she loved. In her heart, she know that man was Darcy. If only his arro- evoked her gant pride hnd not unbridled prejudice agaitist, him
Her opinion of Dorey prepared her for Lady de Brough, who was his aunt. Her Ladyship, with in- furlating condescension, doled out
a dinner, invitation to Collins and Chariotle, and their guest. Eliza- beth, aptly concluding that rude nesa and hobbery were a family trali, welcomed the opportunity to cross verbal swords with Lady do Brough and thus, in settle the score with Darcy.
The opportunliy was completely deprived her.
munner,
EU both entered the de Brough home, to And. Darcy. aniong guests.
tha
"Mr. Darcy!" Her voice trembled with surprise and pleasure, despite herself,
He bowed, and kissed her hand. "A happy meeting, Miss Elizabeth," he greated gently,
awalt Elizabeth's return from A walk.
If the meeting was unexpected. it left Elizabeth unmoved.
A heavy silence fell upon them as he stood before, her, trying to find the words which would pene- irate her hostility. He threw pre-
the winds.
amblo to.
"Elizabeth!" he cried suddenly. "These weeks since I left Nether- field have been arid. Meaningless days and nights. I thought I could put you out of my mind. But it's no use. I can struggle against you no longer. I can only remember that I love you, I love you."
"Mr. Darcy!" She stared at him in consternation. "Do you know what you are saying?"
"Yes, my darling," he answered joyously, "I'm asking you to marry me."
She rose from her chair in on- ger. "Da
you thlak anything
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Adapted from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
by
GERTRUDE GELBIN
His burning eyes betrayed that. he was as much moved as she by this unexpected encounter. He collected himself sumciently to pre- cent his cousin. Colonel Fitzwil- tinm.
"Well, Darcy," smiled the latter. "Now I know what kept you in Meryton all summer."
The pleture of Darcy's rudeness and snobbery during his stay at Aferyton, lashed through Eliza beth's mind. "You also know what drove him out again." she said coolly. "He liked the landscape well enough but the natives, Colonel Fitzwilliant The natives! What, boors and savages. Utterly insupportable! Isn't that so. Mr. Darcy?"
"If you think so," he answered slowly.
Her ironic smile faded and her giance fell before the quiet un-
appiness in his eyes.
Throughout dliner and for the remainder of the evening, Elizn beth fought a losing battle against Darcy's charm.
A
The next day, tzwilliam called upon Elizabeth. Their conversa- tion returned time and again to Durey. Despile herself, she yoleed her scom for his pride and self-
י
Intro unfair to Darcy," Fitz-
willlum protested. "He is really n man of warm impulses and deeply
affectionate loyal and
to his friends.
Elizabeth smiled wryly. If need- ed every effort for her to forget the charming Darcy she had encounter- ed the night before and гC- member the man she knew too
well the Darcy who judged her by her mother and sisters Darcy who snubbed Mr. Wickham, Wickham Lydia's friend, because Was the son of a steward, and as was beneath Dorey's courtesy,
E can prove how lount he to in
his friends," Fitzwilliam continued. "Permit me to tell you of a young man whom Darcy recently saved from making a very serious matri- monial mistake--*
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could induce me to accept the man who has deliberately destroyed my sister's happiness? The sweet. cst soul who ever lived?" Her voice broke, and she struggled to control her tears. "How could you hurt her 807"
"I did contrive to separate Charles Bingley from your sister," he admitted with quiet dignity. "I believe I did right I think you the intensity of your exaggerate Elster's feelings
FUNNY SIDE UP
By Abner Doan
DISTINCTIVE
"JUST MARRIED
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"I'll see you later, dear! I'm going back and ride with some of the boys!"!
PRIVATE LIFE OF A PRIVATE
First of an occasional series of short extracts from the diary of a journalist who recantly Joland a Guards rogiməni,
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17 HEY dress a soldier in web-
bing so that they can hang › packs on him, with the weight evenly distributed, I have about fourteen pieces of webbing, with brass fittings.
It looks easy. You just buckle
"I tell you she loved him!"Ell="the places together, slip it on, hook- zabeth cried.
yourself up, and march away.
"And I take your word for it," he answered slowly. "But I ask you to take my word that I honest
ly thought her indifferent"
That was not your reason for
separating them," the accused.
"You have other reasons, Mr. Dar- cy.
We're not well off; we have
an uncle in trade; and an aunt who is married to a country attorney.
That's why you didn't want Mr. Bingley to marry June."
Dares, remembering only the warmth and delight of their en- counter at Lady de Brough's, Was - bewildered and hurt by her enn- #tant refusal to see him. The last day of her visit, Charlotta came... to... hilu rescue and suggested he
Toward him, it would seem, I ave been kinger than toward.my- self," he replied, his own anger rising. "Am I supposed to be glad that your family is inferior to mine? Do you expect me to rejoice over the lack of propriety that your younger sisters have shown."'
Mr. Darcy!" she cried warningly, but he rushed on:
"I make no anologies for what I have sold, Elizabeth. It's the truth. If I had wanted to flatter you should have pretended, that no doubts ever crossed, my mind. But I esicem you too highly for flattery. I have told you frankly the obstacles I have had to over- come"
"And now," she Interrupted furi- ously, "I suppose nothing remains but for me to congratulate you on winning the battle between your Inclin. It acemia a plly you couldn't Inclinations and my own unworth-
have shown some of the stre spirit in your treatment of poor Mr. Wickham--**
At the mention of Wickham's name, Darcy paled, "Where Wick- ham is concerned, I choose to remain allent," he answered.
"In other words-you don't dare to speak!"
He started at her incredulously. "You are ready to take Wickham's word against mine? That's your opinion of me?" -
"Let us end this distatefal mib-
she retorted,
your selfish
chord of ather people's feelings
Yet i was struggling like a hand- cuff king; blue in the face, drenched in perspiration. grinning with rage.
After forty-five minutes 'I got it assembled the wrong way round. and then when I picked it up it fell apart.
Somebody said: "What's the trouble? Haven't you seen it done?
I replied: "Been it done? Yea. And I've seen Jasper Maskelyne sawing a lady in halves. The point Is, how?"
"Look." He was an old soldier, relatively speaking: 30 years old and strong as a buffalo.
Learning His Trade
Ten years in the Army had brought out peculiar, unheard-of muscles on his arms, which wero heavily tattooed with snakes, Hons, anchors, hearts, crosses, and an in- scription: "Jos loves Jane."
"How long have you been here? ** he asked.
"Three days."..
"Well, you'll get into it." "Do you like it in the Army?" He nodded. "Been in it years and · yours, son. How 4'you think you'll. like 17 -
There
I said: "I don't know. seems to be so much to do.”
Why, it's Too much to do? nothing-nothing at allf: What is there to do? Maybe you'll get a few fatigues-a bit of scrubbing, or spud-peeling. That's
extra
But
apart from that it's simple.
“You get up at six, and make up your bed, and wash and-shave, and sweep your floor, and clean up your ulensils, and tidy the place.
Then you have breakfast, and aweep the floor again and go on
where's only three hours
of parades before dinner, and after dinner your time's your own half-pait one.
Then there's only two more hours of parades til four o'clock. wually.
whole being shaken with rage at his pride, and the hurt of the love she had denied..
have made me dislike you from the fret. I hadn't known you a week before I felt you were the feat man in the world I could over be prevailed upon to marry"
Darcy drew back. You have end culto enough, Madame," he replied coldly. "I understand your ferlinge and kave now only to be arhrmed of what my, own have Will Darcy's pride permet him been.
Markgle to. see Elizabeth" again? : 19 II she With a curt bow, ho fell her,-Angcba moerved by her own idé for him? Read to-morrow's el "pter. Elizabeth whiched him go her.
Boots And Brass
At four 'you go on shining parade. Them boots have got to skine till you can see your face in 'em, and so must every bit of brass. "It really needs a month or so of work before you get your boots really bright. After that it's child's play.
Your brasses have got to be done Otherwise, God help every night, you.
~~"And your webbing's-got-to-be- dug out so that you could eat your dinner of it,
And that reminds me-after dinner you make, your bod downL. Your trousers have to be creased so you can cut your Bager on 'em. Bo you put 'em under the mattress at night.
"I daresay you find the bed hard. It isn't really; it's made of soft wood, and being on trestles it's springy-not like a floor. More coul- fortable than feathers.
"You scrub your bed-boards white as anow every week, don't forget,
and the at ought to be scrubbed out every Saturday and the windows cleaned, and everything made tidy.
to
•Then you want everything s nicely pressed and washed for your kit in- spections and don't let any- body see you going about dusty, with dirty hands,
500
"Much to do? Why you get it all ever and done with by That cight or nine o'clock.
play gives 3 till 9.30 to about or read books, or write letters.
Getting It Right
"And Bunday's free all day. You'll get leave in time, but don't worry about that You, get used to it; and. anyway. leave docan't last for ever. You soon get back." - Well" I said "thanks, pal”
Another thing." he said. rising. You address corporal as Cor poral and a sergeant as 'Bcr- geant
"I hear the 8.0.0.2 are pretty. tough, around here," i said.
Not if you behave yourself." I suppose you'll get to be an NO.D. one of these days, Georgo." He iscked at me. Ells eyebrowa came down, and out of his throat came a voice that shook the bus* **L." he said, "am your Superin- tendent Sergeant, and when you address me don't stand there, itke a weak-insod lamb, you sissy, you, bit take that cigarette out of your mouth and wipe that grin off your face and stand to attention1 "Yes. Eargeant." I said..
** That's righız.” He nodded, and *** *t of the nul
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