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Volume 2, Chapter 1.

Miss Bingley's letter arrived and put an end to doubt.

The very first sentence conveyed the assurance

of their being all settled in London for the winter, and concluded with her brother's regret,

not having had time to pay his respects to his friends in Hertfordshire before he left the country.

Hope was over, entirely over. And when Jane could attend to the rest of the letter, she found

little, except the professed affection of the writer that could give her any comfort. Miss Darcy's

praise occupied the chief of it, her many attractions were again dwelt on, and Caroline

boasted joyfully of their increasing intimacy, and ventured to predict the accomplishment of the wishes which had been unfolded in her former letter.

She wrote also with great pleasure of her brothers being an inmate of Mr. Darcy's house,

and mentioned with raptures some plans of the latter with regard to new furniture.

Elizabeth, to whom Jane very soon communicated the chief of all this,

heard it in silent indignation.

Her heart was divided between concern for her sister

and resentment against all the others.

To Caroline's assertion of her brothers being partial to Miss Darcy, she paid no credit.

That he was really fond of Jane, she doubted no more than she had ever done.

And much as she had always been disposed to like him, she could not think without anger,

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