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itwasthesecondweekinmay，inwhichthethreeyoungladiessetouttogetherfromgracechurchstreetforthetownof—，inhertfordshire;and，astheydrewneartheappointedinnwheremr.bennet'scarriagewastomeetthem，theyquicklyperceived，intokenofthecoachman'spunctuality，bothkittyandlydialookingoutofadining-roomupstairs.thesetwogirlshadbeenaboveanhourintheplace，happilyemployedinvisitinganoppositemilliner，watchingthesentinelonguard，anddressingasaladandcucumber.

afterwelcomingtheirsisters，theytriumphantlydisplayedatablesetoutwithsuchcoldmeatasaninnlarderusuallyaffords，exclaiming，“isnotthisnice?isnotthisanagreeablesurprise?”

“andwemeantotreatyouall，”addedlydia，“butyoumustlendusthemoney，forwehavejustspentoursattheshopoutthere.”then，showingherpurchases—“lookhere，ihaveboughtthisbonnet.idonotthinkitisverypretty;butithoughtimightaswellbuyitasnot.ishallpullittopiecesassoonasigethome，andseeificanmakeitupanybetter.”

andwhenhersistersabuseditasugly，sheadded，withperfectunconcern，“oh!butthereweretwoorthreemuchuglierintheshop;andwhenihaveboughtsomeprettier-colouredsatintotrimitwithfresh，ithinkitwillbeverytolerable.besides，itwillnotmuchsignifywhatonewearsthissummer，afterthe—shirehaveleftmeryton，andtheyaregoinginafortnight.”

“aretheyindeed!”criedelizabeth，withthegreatestsatisfaction.

“theyaregoingtobeencampednearbrighton;andidosowantpapatotakeusallthereforthesummer!itwouldbesuchadeliciousscheme;andidaresaywouldhardlycostanythingatall.mammawouldliketogo，too，ofallthings!onlythinkwhatamiserablesummerelseweshallhave!”

“yes，”thoughtelizabeth，“thatwouldbeadelightfulschemeindeed，andcompletelydoforusatonce.goodheaven!brighton，andawholecampfulofsoldiers，tous，whohavebeenoversetalreadybyonepoorregimentofmilitia，andthemonthlyballsofmeryton!”

“nowihavegotsomenewsforyou，”saidlydia，astheysatdownattable.“whatdoyouthink?itisexcellentnews—capitalnews—andaboutacertainpersonwealllike!”

janeandelizabethlookedateachother，andthewaiterwastoldheneednotstay.lydialaughed，andsaid:

“aye，thatisjustlikeyourformalityanddiscretion.youthoughtthewaitermustnothear，asifhecared!idaresayheoftenhearsworsethingssaidthaniamgoingtosay.butheisanuglyfellow!iamgladheisgone.ineversawsuchalongchininmylife.well，butnowformynews;itisaboutdearwickham;toogoodforthewaiter，isitnot?thereisnodangerofwickham'smarryingmaryking.there'sforyou!sheisgonedowntoheruncleatliverpool:gonetostay.wickhamissafe.”

“andmarykingissafe!”addedelizabeth;“safefromaconnectionimprudentastofortune.”

“sheisagreatfoolforgoingaway，ifshelikedhi”

“butihopethereisnostrongattachmentoneitherside，”saidjane.

“iamsurethereisnotonhis.iwillanswerforit，henevercaredthreestrawsabouther—whocouldaboutsuchanastylittlefreckledthing?”

elizabethwasshockedtothinkthat，howeverincapableofsuchcoarsenessofexpressionherself，thecoarsenessofthesentimentwaslittleotherthanherownbreasthadharbouredandfanciedliberal!

assoonasallhadate，andtheelderonespaid，thecarriagewasordered;andaftersomecontrivance，thewholeparty，withalltheirboxes，work-bags，andparcels，andtheunwelcomeadditionofkitty'sandlydia'spurchases，wereseatedinit.

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