“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.”