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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

The two gentlemen left Rosings the next morning, and Mr. Collins, having been in waiting

near the lodges to make them his parting obeisance, was able to bring home the pleasing

intelligence of their appearing in very good health,

and in as tolerable spirits as could be expected, after the melancholy scene so lately gone through

at Rosings. To Rosings he then hastened, to console Lady Catherine and her daughter,

and on his return brought back with great satisfaction

a message from her ladyship, importing that she felt herself so dull as to make her very

desirous of having them all to dine with her. Elizabeth could not see Lady Catherine without recollecting that had she chosen it, she might by this time have been presented to her as her future niece, nor could she think without a smile of what her ladyship's indignation would have been.

"'What would she have said? How would she have behaved?

Were questions with which she amused herself.

Their first subject was the diminution of the Rosings Party.

I assure you I feel it exceedingly, said Lady Catherine.

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