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Bingley she had likewise seen for an instant, and in that short

period saw him looking both pleased and embarrassed. He was

received by Mrs. Bennet with a degree of civility which made her

two daughters ashamed, especially when contrasted with the cold

and ceremonious politeness of her courtesy and address of his

friend.

Elizabeth particularly, who knew that her mother owed to the

latter the preservation of her favourite daughter from

irremediable infamy, was hurt and distressed to a most painful

degree by a distinction so ill applied.