werestillabletoeat,drKittyandLydia,whoseownmiserywasextreme,andwhocouldnotprehendsuchhard-heartednessinanyofthefamily.

    “GoodHeaven!whatistobeeofus?Whatathersharedalltheirgrief;sherememberedwhatshehadherselfenduredonasimilaroccasion,five-and-twentyyearsago.

    “Iamsure,”saidshe,“Icriedshallbreakmine,”saidpaissodisagreeable.”

    “Alittlesea-bathingwouldsetmeupforever.”

    “AndmyauntPhillipsissureitwoulddomeagreatdealofgood,”addedKitty.

    Suchwerethekind;s;andneverhadshebeensomuchdisposedtopardonhisinterferenceintheviewsofhisfriend.

    ButthegloomofLydia'sprospectwasshortlyclearedaway;married.AresemblanceingoodhumourandgoodspiritshadremendedherandLydiatoeachother,andoutoftheirthreemonths'acquaintancetheyhadbeenintimatetwo.

    hehouseinrestlessecstasy,callingforeveryone'scongratulations,andlaughingandtalkingwithmoreviolencethanever;whilstthelucklessKittycontinuedintheparlourrepinedatherfateintermsasunreasamnotherparticularfriend.Ihavejustasmuchrighttobeaskedasshehas,andmoretoo,forIamtwoyearsolder.”

    InvaindidElizabethnginherthesamefeelingsasinhermotherandLydia,thatsheconsidereditasthedeathwarrantofallpossibilityofmonsenseforthelatter;anddetestableassuchastepmustmakeherwereitknown,shebehaviour,thelittleadvantathsuchapanionatrbeeasyuntilshehasexposedherselfinsomepublicplaceorother,andwecanneverexpecthertodoitwithsolittleexpenseorinconveniencetoherfamilyasunderthepresentcircumstances.”

    “Ifyouwereaware,”saidElizabeth,“oftheverygreatdisadvantagetousallwhichmustarisefromthepublicnoticeofLydia'sunguardedandimprudentmanner―nay,whichhasalreadyarisenfromit,Iamsureyouwouldjudgedrtedbythewildvolatility,theassurillnottakethetroubleofcheckingherexuberantspirits,andofteachingherthatherpresentpursuitsarenottobethebusinedeterminedflirtthatevermadeherselforherfamilyridiculous;aflirt,too,intheworstandmeanestdegreeofflirtation;withoutanyattractionbeyondyouthandatolerableperson;and,fromtheignoranceandemptinessofhermind,whollyunabletowardoffanyportionofthatr,canyousupposeitpossiblethattheywillnotbecensuredanddespisedwherevertheyareknown,andthattheirionatelytakingherhandsaidinreply: