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"Why will you think so? It must be his own doing; he is his own

master. But you do not know all. I will read you the passage

which particularly hurts me. I will have no reserves from you.

'Mr. Darcy is impatient to see his sister; and to confess the

truth, we are scarcely less eager to meet her again. I really do

not think Georgiana Darcy has her equal for beauty, elegance, and

accomplishments; and the affection she inspires in Louisa and

myself is heightened into something still more interesting from

the hope we dare to entertain of her being hereafter our sister.

I do not know whether I ever before mentioned to you my feelings

on this subject, but I will not leave the country without

confiding them, and I trust you will not esteem them

unreasonable.