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“hownicelyweareallcrammedin，”criedlydia.“iamgladiboughtmybonnet，ifitisonlyforthefunofhavinganotherbandbox!well，nowletusbequitecomfortableandsnug，andtalkandlaughallthewayhome.andinthefirstplace，letushearwhathashappenedtoyouallsinceyouwentaway.haveyouseenanypleasantmen?haveyouhadanyflirting?iwasingreathopesthatoneofyouwouldhavegotahusbandbeforeyoucameback.janewillbequiteanoldmaidsoon，ideclare.sheisalmostthree-and-twenty!lord，howashamedishouldbeofnotbeingmarriedbeforethree-and-twenty!myauntphillipswantsyousotogethusbands，youcan'tthink.shesayslizzyhadbetterhavetakenmr.collins;butidonotthinktherewouldhavebeenanyfuninit.lord!howishouldliketobemarriedbeforeanyofyou;andtheniwouldchaperonyouabouttoalltheballs.dearme!wehadsuchagoodpieceoffuntheotherdayatcolonelforster's.kittyandmeweretospendthedaythere，andmrs.forsterpromisedtohavealittledanceintheevening;（bythebye，mrs.forsterandmearesuchfriends!）andsosheaskedthetwoharringtonstocome，butharrietwasill，andsopenwasforcedtocomebyherself;andthen，whatdoyouthinkwedid?wedressedupchamberlayneinwoman'sclothesonpurposetopassforalady，onlythinkwhatfun!notasoulknewofit，butcolonelandmrs.forster，andkittyandme，exceptmyaunt，forwewereforcedtoborrowoneofhergowns;andyoucannotimaginehowwellhelooked!whendenny，andwickham，andpratt，andtwoorthreemoreofthemencamein，theydidnotknowhimintheleast.lord!howilaughed!andsodidmrs.forster.ithoughtishouldhavedied.andthatmadethemensuspectsomething，andthentheysoonfoundoutwhatwasthematter.”

withsuchkindsofhistoriesoftheirpartiesandgoodjokes，didlydia，assistedbykitty'shintsandadditions，endeavourtoamusehercompanionsallthewaytolongbourn.elizabethlistenedaslittleasshecould，buttherewasnoescapingthefrequentmentionofwickham'sname.

theirreceptionathomewasmostkind.mrs.bennetrejoicedtoseejaneinundiminishedbeauty;andmorethanonceduringdinnerdidmr.bennetsayvoluntarilytoelizabeth:

“iamgladyouarecomeback，lizzy.”

theirpartyinthedining-roomwaslarge，foralmostallthelucasescametomeetmariaandhearthenews;andvariouswerethesubjectsthatoccupiedthem:ladylucaswasinquiringofmaria，acrossthetable，afterthewelfareandpoultryofhereldestdaughter;mrs.bennetwasdoublyengaged，ononehandcollectinganaccountofthepresentfashionsfromjane，whosatsomewaybelowher，and，ontheother，retailingthemalltotheyoungermisslucases;andlydia，inavoiceratherlouderthananyotherperson's，wasenumeratingthevariouspleasuresofthemorningtoanybodywhowouldhearher.

“oh!mary，”saidshe，“iwishyouhadgonewithus，forwehadsuchfun!aswewentalong，kittyandidrewuptheblinds，andpretendedtherewasnobodyinthecoach;andishouldhavegonesoalltheway，ifkittyhadnotbeensick;andwhenwegottothegeorge，idothinkwebehavedveryhandsomely，forwetreatedtheotherthreewiththenicestcoldluncheonintheworld，andifyouwouldhavegone，wewouldhavetreatedyoutoo.andthenwhenwecameawayitwassuchfun!ithoughtwenevershouldhavegotintothecoach.iwasreadytodieoflaughter.andthenweweresomerryallthewayhome!wetalkedandlaughedsoloud，thatanybodymighthaveheardustenmilesoff!”

tothismaryverygravelyreplied，“farbeitfromme，mydearsister，todepreciatesuchpleasures!theywoulddoubtlessbecongenialwiththegeneralityoffemaleminds.buticonfesstheywouldhavenocharmsforme—ishouldinfinitelypreferabook.”

butofthisanswerlydiaheardnotaword.sheseldomlistenedtoanybodyformorethanhalfaminute，andneverattendedtomaryatall.

intheafternoonlydiawasurgentwiththerestofthegirlstowalktomeryton，andtoseehoweverybodywenton;butelizabethsteadilyopposedthescheme.itshouldnotbesaidthatthemissbennetscouldnotbeathomehalfadaybeforetheywereinpursuitoftheofficers.therewasanotherreasontooforheropposition.shedreadedseeingmr.wickhamagain，andwasresolvedtoavoiditaslongaspossible.thecomforttoheroftheregiment'sapproachingremovalwasindeedbeyondexpression.inafortnighttheyweretogo—andoncegone，shehopedtherecouldbenothingmoretoplagueheronhisaccount.

shehadnotbeenmanyhoursathomebeforeshefoundthatthebrightonscheme，ofwhichlydiahadgiventhemahintattheinn，wasunderfrequentdiscussionbetweenherparents.elizabethsawdirectlythatherfatherhadnotthesmallestintentionofyielding;buthisanswerswereatthesametimesovagueandequivocal，thathermother，thoughoftendisheartened，hadneveryetdespairedofsucceedingatlast.

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