“Iwascertainlyveryfarfromexpectingthemtomakesostronganimpression.IhadnotthesmallestideaoftheirbuhatIcouldnothaveaddressedyouinanypossiblewaythatwouldinduceelongbeenmou,onreadingit,giveanycredittoitscontents?”
Sheexplainedwhatitseffectonherhadbeen,andhowgraduallyallherformerprejudiceshadbeenremoved.
“Iknew,”saidally,theopeningofteme.”
“Thelettershallcertainlybeburnt,ifyoubelieveitessentialtothepreservationofmyregard;but,thoughwehavebothreasontothinkmyopinionsnotentirelyunalterable,theyarenot,Ihope,quitesoeasilychangedasthatimplies.”
“WhenIwrotethatletter,”repliedDarcy,“Ibelievedmyselfperfectlycalmandcool,butIamsinceconvincedthatitwaswritteninadreadfulbitternessofspirit.”
efeelingsofthepersonwhowrote,andthepersonwhoreceivedit,arenowsowidelydifferentfromwhattheywerethen,thatevitsremembrancegivesyoupleasure.”
hecontentmentarisingfromthemwhichcannot,whichoughtnot,toberepelled.Ihavebeenacorrectmytemper.Iwasgivensspoiltbymyparents,who,thoughgoodthemselves(myfather,particularly,allthatwasbenevolentandamiable),allowed,encouraged,almosttaughtmetobeselfishandoverbearing;tocarefornonebeyondmyownfamilycircle;tothinkmeanlyofalltherestoftheworld;towishatleast;andsuchImightstillhavebeenbutforyou,dearest,loveliestElizabeth!WhatdoInotoweyou!Youseawomanworthyofbeingpleased.”
“Hadyouxpectingmyaddresses.”
“Mymannersmusthavebeeninfault,butnotintentionally,Iassureyou.Ineveru!Iwasangryperhapsatfirst,butmyangersoonbegantotakeaproperdirection.”