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Jane and Elizabeth Bennet meet Mr. Darcy and Charles Bingley, two rich Loudon bachelors. Bing- ley and Jane fell in love at first sight; but Darcy' arrogant pride prejudices Elizabeth upstinst him, despite the fact that they are warmly drawn la each other. Dur

Darcy Ands Elizabeth's mother and her three other sisters, Mary, Lytra and Kitty, insuffer

not, ably crude and vulgar. Believing he shonid marry a girl of such family, he likewise convinces Bingley that Jane is too far beneath him socially. to marry. Jane is heart-broken. But Darcy cannot kill his lone for Elizabeth, He proposes and she She berates him turns him down with contempl. further for his unforgivable rudeness to Mr. Wick- ham, an army officer; whor

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"Jane's In the 'garden," Elizabeth Halphong.

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"Should we should we see if we can And her?" he asked.

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away without marrying her. Darcy would have been startled and then tells Elizabeth that Wicklin shocked. Her Ladyship was re-

sume trick with his had tried the

sister. Georgiana.

Elza garding the girl before her with said softly. I didn't tell the exact Hongkong hrth is distrught at having so is complete and affectionate appro- truth. I'm afraid. i unid I had a judged Darcy, but his coolness stalls her union, benda ning Wick- val. It was a momentary ex- message from Charles Bingley-well -he didn't send me for the good return suddenly. Thep are pression, over which she forced reason that he had every intention Exchange Business transacted, married and have plenty of money. Into the family reunion storms Ladji a look of bitter hostility, as she of bringing it himself Catherine de Brough, Darcy's arro- boomed: "Then why the thing gant and anobbish" Aunt. She de-

Elizabeth' swung

around and

"Himself!" she questioned.

mands a private interview with ER- he did for your sister--was that started at him in pleased surprise. the act of a man who isn't in love?"

sabeth.

Chapter Six

LOVE CONQUERS ALL Lady de Brough stared fierce- ly at Elizabeth. "I repeat that

Elizabeth looked up in astonish- ment. “I don't know what you are talking about."

"Perhaps you don't," scoffed Lady

"He came back to Netherfeld last night. I was expecting to see hlin here

this afternoon—” he stopped; and glanced about. "A" he ex- claimed and gestured toward the for end of the garden.

Elizabeth caught her breath. 'Near catherine. "But that rascal Wick the hedge stood Hingley with June

clasped in his ann

a report has reached me of the hum knows. Imagine my nephew, most alarming nature. I was Darey, scouring the courts und alleys told that you Miss Elizabeth of London to find him-setting him Bennet, were shortly to he cll-up with an income forehur him to

marry, that silly title libbertygib -gaged to my nephew Mr. Darcy."

bet."

"Oh, Mr. Darcy?" Elizabeth sald boquily. Tais is your doing."

He strok his head. "It's really Caroline Bingley's doing. She sent her brother back to Jane by dwel- fing on all the reasons why he should Elizabeth jumped from her chair stay away. I only approved de. "Of course," continued Lady "You mean he did that?" she cried, cision he had already taken on his Catherine brusquely. "I knew this "Oh, thank you for telling me, Lady own account." report couldn't possibly be true" Catherine. Thank you!"

Tit couldn't possibly be true;"

Elizabeth remurked blandly. the

wonder your Ladyship took trouble of corning so lar."

"I came to insist that the report be universally contradicted!!"

"But. won't

coming here your siem rather to confirm it? Eli- beth asked coolly.

fuld

She miled at him tenderly. "Mr. somethingelzc~1 "I will not be thanked," the other Darcy there's boomed." "Let us have no more of tally do know how to put it into

words--but-well-your Aunt this munmery, Miss Bennel. I shall me what you did for Lydin-" not leave this house until you have given me the assurance for which plete that he spilled his next words without thinking of their Import. "But I never give her leave to tell you th

I ask."

mis-

"What?" His surprise was so com-

Elizabeth shrugged, and a chievously Ky emile warmed her face. "In that case, I had better

He will either zabeth. "Do you mean to say that Lady Catherine came because you

"Insolent, cadstrong girl!" Lady ring for the butler,

"Gave her leave?" ejaculated Eli-

de Brough's voice rose to a shout, show you to your bedroom, or else, sent her?" "Has my nephew made you an offer it you decide after all, not to stay, he will conduct you to your carriage

of marriage?"

"Your Ladyship has declared

to be impossible."

welcome," he explained humbly..

"I wanted to know if I would be

"She wang as my ambassador.' Lady de Brough rose and threw

Ellmbeth's laughter rippled "Your ambos- "Impossible? I have the power to her a nenacing glare. "I am going through the garden.

no leave of you, adort Well, I never imagined that hers was the language of diplomacy. make it impossible. Are you aware But I shid take

I send no compliments if I had only known. I was so rude that, as the trustee of my sister's Miss Bennet.

your mother. You deserve no. to her" estate, I can strip Mr. Darcy of every to shilling fe har. And, if he were to such attention. I am seriously, dis-

But that was what she liked," he ied. "People flatter her so much. marry against my wishes, should pleased!” have no healtation in using my

Without another word, or another She enjoy an occasional change. She

went away delighted with you." power?" She glared vinnusty look, she swept out.

at

Elizabeth. "Now, what have you to shy?"

"Nothing whatever." Elizabeth replied with unrumed caini.

"I take

Elizabeth shook her head in be- wilderment. "I simply don't know what to say or think any more. But you must allow me to thank you for

She stalked imperiously down your kindness to Lydia. And, I as-

no interest in malters that are one the path to her carriage, and ure you, if the fact were known to have merely my own gratitude to ex-

uf

my business. Your ladyship's poking her head in through its the rest of my family, I should not Amaril transactions leave ine window, smiled broadly to the press.” wholly indiferent."

anxious young man sitting in-

"Tell me once and for all," Ludy side." Catherine demanded. "Are you en- gaged to him?"

"A blank refusal, my dear. Elizabeth's сука clouded. "No," nephew," she said, tersely. she answered slowly. "I am not."

"You, mean she refused to kec

"Ahl" Her Indyship relaxed. "And me?" Darcy cried. will you promise ine never to enter

into such an engagement?".

"No, Madame, I will not."

"If you must thank me," he answered, his voice low. and throbbing, "let it be for yourself alone. Whatever I did, I thought only of you."

"She refused NOT, to see you, my

· boy,"**

"Oh, Mr. Darcy," she whispered, her eyes bright with tears, "when" 1. "She did?" Darcy leaped from the thing of how I've misjudged you. The horrible things I said! Oh, I'm so, athamed:"

* "Oh!” cried the other, "so you cough in delight.

do expect him to propose to you?"

"And

You,"

the that's not

worst,"

thing, except one

"I'm ashamed, too," he answered An unhappy sigh forced its way beamed Lady Catherine. “Even at- through Elizabeth's lips. "I have no ter I told her I could strip you of soberly, "Anhumed of my arrogance, right to expect anything, Madame," your fortune it I chose to, she,ab my stupid pride.. Ashamed of every- thing. I'm not she and sadly, "excepting perhaps, golutely refused to refuse to marry ashamed of having loved you." He never to see him again,"

bent toward her, Elizabeth, dare” I "Whot!" stormed Darcy's

Darcy Kelzed his aunt in a crush- nek' you again?" "Do you have the linondence to pic. Ing embrace.

He raised her head and rend her tend that he ist in love with you?"

Aunt answer in her eyes. Elizabeth lowered her head. "1 "And another thing." his can't imagine that he would be not continued. " Velieve she's right for

"Elizabeth!" he cried rapturously. you. You were a spoiled child. don't want to go on apolling you. "Dear, beautiful Lizzy!" What you need is a woman who will At his calling her Lizzy, Miss Ell- sinnd to you. Well-1 think zobeth Bennet laughed joyously and

up you've got her. 1'11 admit I was fell into his arms, sealing their love Had Elizabeth raised her eyes wrong about her but I know better, forever with a klas. to Lady Catherine's face she now

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