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Since marriage is a girl's only, carcer in the 1800's, Mrs. Bennet, mother of five marriageable daughters--Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Lydia and Kitty-campaigns like a general to capture two rich London bachelors, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley, for her two elder girls. Jane and Bingley fall in Love

at first sight; but Darcy's arrogant pride in his family and rank prejudicca Elizabeth against him, despite the fact that both are warmly drawn to each other. Darcy finds

scheming; Mary is a

Mrs. Bennet is vulgar,

the Bennet family bore; Lydia and Kitty are boisterous; Bir. Bennet, who has married beneath him, is overshadowed by them all. Elizabeth is further incensed when Darcy snubs Mr. Wickham, the son of his late steward. Bingley's sister Caraline appeals to Darcy to help her break up her brother'a growing attachment to Jane. Since Darcy belleves he has won the batile of his own dislike of har family over his honest love for Elizabeth, he promises Caro-

ing to do the same for Bingley.

Chapter Four.

AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE

Darcy pursued his purpose so cleverly, that within short order, Charles Bingley closed up Nether- fied Park and departed from Mery- toa to London without farewell.

Elizabeth tried to console her crushed and stunned sister, "Jane!" she cried. "I'm sure Caro line and Darcy are at the bottom

won't let of this. Since they Charles stay here, you shall go to hun in London. You'll visit our Aunt Gardiner,"

Elizabeth quickly formulated her plan. Aunt Gardiner was a indy of position and wealth, The Bing- leys could not help but encounter Jane of her Aunya hume, scemg Jane in this atmosphere would completely re-awaken Charles' ar- dour.

seen

Elizabeth accompanied Jane to London, and having

her safely to their Aunt's, set out to 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,

had Charlotte

wedded Collins. But never was a man more insuf- ferable or less suited to an intelli-. gent, charming and spirited wife. His fawning obeisance to his pa- tronera, Lady de

pous attitudiniz/h, his pom-

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 man she loved. In her heart, she knew that man was Darcy. It only his uero- gant pride had not evoked her unbridled prejudice against him!

Her opinion of Darcy prepared her for Lady de Brough, who was his aunt her Ladyship, with in- furiating condescension. doled out `a' dinner Invitation to Collins, and Charlotte and their guest, Eliza- beth, aptly, concluding that rule- ness and snobbery, were, a family. trait, welcomed. the opportunity to cross verbal swords with Lady de Brough and thus, in

a manner. settle, the score with Darcy.

The opportunity was completeiv 'deprived hor,

'Elizabeth entered the`de Brough Thome to find · Darcy · (anjong - the

"Mr. Darcy)" Her voice trembled with surprise

and pleasure, despite herself.

Ho bowed and kissed her hand.

he greeted gently”.

"A happy meeting, Milan Milzáboth.";

await Elizabeth's return from 11 walk.

If the meeting was unexpected. It left Elizabeth, unnoved.

A heavy silence fell upon them as he stood before her, trying to ind the words which would pone- trate her hostility. He threw pre- umble to the winds.

"Elizabeth he cried suddenly. These weeks since I left Nether fleld 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 stored at him

. In consternation. "Do you know

what you are saying?"

"Yes, my darling," he answered Joynusly, "I'm asking you to marry

me,"

She rose from her chair in an- ger. "Do

you think 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

encounter, this

He unexpected collected himself sufficiently to pre- sent his cousin. Colonel Fitzwil- liam.

"Well, Darcy," smlled the latter. "Now I know what kept you in Meryton all summer."

-The-pleture of Darcy's rudeness and snobbery during his stay at Meryton, Hushed through Eliza- belli's mind. "You also know what soid drove him out again." she coolly. "He liked the landscape well enough but the natives, Colonel Fitzwilllam! The natives! What boors and savages, Utterly insupportablet Isn't that so, Mr. Darcy?"

"If you think so," he answered slowly,

Her ironie smile faded and her glance fell before the quiet un happiness in his eyes.

Throughout dinner and for the remainder of the evening, Eliza beth fought a losing battle against Darcy's charm.

The next day, ritzwilliam called upon Elizabeth. Their conversa- tion returned time and again to Darcy. Despite herself, she voiced her scorn for his pride and self- interest.

You're unfair to Darey," Filz- william protested. "He is really a man of warm impulses and deeply loyal and affectionate friends."

to

his

Elizabeth smiled wryly. It need- ed every effort for her to forget the churning Darcy she had encounter- ed the night before and to IC- member the man she knew too the Darcy who judged her

well by her mother and sisters — the Darcy who snubber Mr. Wickham, Lydia's friend, because Wickham was the son

and as of a steward, Buch was beneath Darcy's courtesy. can prove how loyal he is to his friends," Fitzwilliam continued. "Permit me to tell you of a young man whom

Darcy

recently

Boved trom making &

monial y serious matcl-

In all

Fitzwilliam told

of Darcy's friendship for Bingley ns expressed by his success in

sepCharles from Jano - "A

he concluded, "whose family was common, vulgar and without breeding."

Elizabeth heard him through: She somehow managed to dismiss him without revealing the fact, that the girl in question was her own sister. The story was, for her, the last proof shr needed against Darcy

Darcy, remembering only the

warmth and delight of their en- counter at Lady de Brough's, was bewildered and hurt by her con-

could induce me to accept the man who has acliberately destroyed my The sweet- sister's happiness? est sout WAO ever Ived?" Her valce broke, and she struggled to could control her tears.. "How you hurt her so?"

“I did contrive 10 Eeparate Charles Bingley from your sister," he admitted with quiet dignity. "I believe I did right, I think you exaggerate the intensity of your sister's feelings—"

"I tell you she loved him!" EU- zabeth cried,

"And I take your word for it," he answered slowly. "But I aik you to take my word that I honest- ly thought her indifferent-"

"That was not your reason for separating them,' she accused. "You have other reasons, Mr. Dar- cy. We're not well off; we have an uncle la

In trade; and on aunt who

is married to ณ country attorney.

That's why you didn't want Mr. Eingley to marry June."

Toward him, it would seem, I have been kinter than toward mny- 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 enologies for what I have said, Elizabeth. It's the truth. If I had wanted to flutter you should have pretended thet 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 furl- ously, "I suppose nothing remains but for me to congratulate you on winning the battle, between your inclinations and my own unworth- iness! It seems a pity you couldn't have shown some of the arme spirit In your treatment of poor Mr. Wickham----””.

At the mention ol. Wickham's name, Darcy paled. "Where Wick- ham is concerned, I choose to remain silent," 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?"

To Let us end this diatateful sub- ·

JUST

RRIED

Cope, 1946 by Unitat tunturi Bindirako, Joo.

"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 sortes of short extracts from the diary of a journalist who recently joined a Guards regimant.

T

HEY dress a soldier in web- bing so that they can hang packs on him, with the walght evenly distributed. I have about fourteen pleces of webbing, with-brass-fittings.

It looks onsy. You just buckle the pieces together, slip it on, hook yourself up, and march away,

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.

Yes

Bomebody sold: "What's the trouble? Haven't you seen it done?"

1 replied: "Been it done? 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, unbeard-of muscles on his arms, which were heavily tattooed with snakes, lions, anchors, hearts, crosses, and an in- scription: "Jos loves Jane."

How long have you been here? " ho asked.

“Three-days”-

"Woll, you'll get into it." "Do you like it in the Army?" He nodded. "Been in it years and years. Bon How d'you think you'll like it?"

I said: "I don't know. seems to be so much to do."

Thore

Too much to do? Why. It's nothing-nothing at all! What is there to do? Maybe you'll get a few fatiques a bit of scrubbing, or But spud-peeling. That's extra.

simple. apart from that it's

"You get up at six, and mako up your bed, and wash and shave, and sweep your floor, and clean up your utonslis, and tidy the place.

*Then you have breakfast, and the floor again and go on SWOOD parade.

Well? There's only three hours of parades before dianer, and aller dinner your time's your own..till half-pist one.

*Then there's only two mora hours of parades till four o'clock, usually.

sho mtorted, your selfsh disregard of other people's feelings. have made me dislike you frem. I hadn't known you a the first. week before I felt you were the the world I could ever Jest man ត be prevailed upon to marry

whole being shaken with raga ni Darcy drow back. “You have said quite enough, Madame," he his pride, and the hurt of the love

kaha had denied.

replied coldly understand your ........ feelings and have new only to be

Will Darcy's pride permit him: shreed of what my own have.

curt bow the to see Elizabeth again!" "Will she be served by her own love for him?” Read to-morrow's chapter,

stant refusal toʻsen, him. The last DREZ Smede AMOA S

day of her visit Charlotto came

left her.

to his rescue and a suggerind, hellabath watched him go, her

Boots And Brass

on shining *At four you go parade. Them boots have got to shine till you can see your face in tem, 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 every night. Otherwise, God help you.

And your webbing's got to bo dug out so that you could eat your dinner off it.

And that reminds me--after dinner you make your bed down." Your trousers have to be creased so you can cut your finger on 'em. So 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 tresties it's springy-not like a floor. More coul-

fortable than feathers.

"You scrub your bed-boards white as know every week, don't forget,

and the put ought to be scrubbed out every Baturday- and the windows cleaned, and everything made tidy.

"Then you want to 800

nicely everything s

pressed and washed for your kit in- spections and don't let any- body 800 you going about dusty, or with dirty hands.

"Much to do? Why you get it all ever and done with by Think eight or nine o'clock. gives 3 till 9.30 to piny about, or read books, or write jettors,

Getting It Right

"And Sunday's free all day. You'll get leave in time, but don't Worry About that. You set wed to it and. anyway. leave doesn't last for ever, You soos get back." "Well." I said. "thanka pat"

Another thing." he said, rising. Cor * You address a corporal na poral and a sergeant as 'Ber- Teant.'

I hear the N.0.0.8 are pretty tough around here." I said.

*Not you behave yourcoll.* "I suppose you'll get to be an N.0.0. one of these days, George."

He locked at ma. His oyebrows came down, and out of ba throat came a voice that shook the nuc

*I." he said. "am your Superin. Lendent Bergeant, and when you address me don't stand there like a weak-kneed látib, you miásy, you, but take that cigarette out of your mouth and wise that grin off your Inco and stand to attenti

* You, Bergeant." I said.

*That'a righ. He nodded, and pact of 'he hut

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