Elizabeth encounters Darcy on her favourite walk in the Park. The second time was more than a coincidence. A third time seemed wilful ill-nature.
Their conversations are brief and filled with disjointed questions on his part.
She also encounters Col Fitzwilliam who she is happy to talk with. He and Darcy will depart on Saturday if he does not put it off again. He is at his disposal. Elizabeth replies “I do not know anybody who seems more to enjoy the power of doing what he likes than Mr. Darcy.”
Col Fitzwilliam believes that is because Mr. Darcy is rich. He is only the younger son of an earl and cannot marry where he chooses. Elizabeth wonders if this fact is meant for her.
He reveals that he and Darcy are co-guardians of Georgina Darcy. Elizabeth asks if she has given them any trouble? His reaction looks like she hit the truth and reassures him that she has heard nothing but praise from Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley whose brother is Mr. Darcy’s friend.
Col Fitzwilliam explains that Darcy takes prodigious care of Bingley. He recently saved Bingley from an imprudent marriage where there were some very strong objections to the lady. Elizabeth questions why Darcy can judge?
She returns to the Parsonage and reflects on the conversation. She is convinced that the situation mentioned involved Jane and Bingley, even though no names were mentioned. Darcy’s own vanity, pride and caprice were the cause of Jane’s suffering. Jane is all loveliness. Her father is respectable. But when she thought of her mother, her confidence dipped.
She had a headache from crying which prevented her from going to Rosings. Mr. Collins could not conceal his apprehension of her lady-ship being displeased by her staying at home.
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