第92章
“If your master would marry,you might see more of him.”
“Yes,sir;but I do not know when thatvery much to his credit,I am sure,that you should think so.”
“I say no more than the t;and she listened with increasing astonishment as the housekeeper added,“I have never known a cross word from him in my life, and I have known him ever since he was four years old.”
This was prain.Her keenest attention was awakened;she longed to hear more,and was grateful to her uncle for saying:
Ir. But I have always observed, that they who are good-natured when children, are good-natured when they grow up; and he was always the sweetest-tempered, most generous-he; and his son will be just like him—just as affable to the poor.”
d the subjects of the pictures,the di which he attributed her excessive mendation of her master,soon led again to the subject; and she dwelt with energy on his many merits as they proceeded together up the great staircase.
“He is the best landlord,and the best master,”said she,“that ever lived; not like the;her young men.”
“In what an amiable light does this place him!”thought Elizabeth.
“This fine account of him,”whispered her aunt as they walked,“is not quite consistent with his behaviour to our poor friend.”
“Perhaps we might be deceived.”
“That is not very likely;our authority was too good.”
On reaching the spacious lobby above they were shown into a very pretty sitting-room,lately fitted up with greater elegance and lightness than the apartments below;and were informed that it was but just done to give pleasure to Miss Darcy,who had taken a liking to the room when last at Pemberley.
“He is certainly a good brother,”said nallery,and two or threes;but Elizabeth knew nothing of the art;and from such as had been already visible below,she had willingly turned to look at some drawings of Miss Darcy's,in crayons,whose subjects were usually more interesting,and also more intelligible.
In the gallery there were many family portraitsoeler's lifetime.
There was certainly at this moment,in Elizabeth's mind,a more gentle sensation towards the origiservant?As a brother,a landlord,a master,she considered how many people's happiness were in his guardianship!—how much of pleasure or pain was it in his power to bestow!—how much of good or evil must be done by him! Every idea that had been brought forward by the housekeeper was favourable to his character,and as she stood before the canvas on which he was represented, and fixed his eyes upon herself, she thought of his regard with a deeper sentiment of gratitude than it had ever raised before;she remembered its warmth, and softened its impropriety of expression.
When all of the house that was open to general inspection had been seen, they returned downstairs, and, taking leave of the housekeeper,were consigned over to the gardener,who met them at the hall-door.
As they walked across the lawn towards the river, Elizabeth turned back to look again;her uncle and aunt stopped also,and while the former was conjecturing as to the date of the building, the owner of it himself suddenly came forward from the road, which led behind it to the stables.
They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abruptdrprise;but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect posure,at least of perfect civility.
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