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"Come here, my love, I want to speak to you," took her out of the

room. Jane instantly gave a look at Elizabeth which spoke her

distress at such premeditation, and her entreaty that she would

not give in to it. In a few minutes, Mrs. Bennet half opened the

door and called out,--

"Lizzy, my dear, I want to speak with you."

Elizabeth was forced to go.

"We may as well leave them by themselves, you know," said her

mother as soon as she was in the hall. "Kitty and I are going

upstairs to sit in my dressing-room."

Elizabeth made no attempt to reason with her mother, but remained

quietly in the hall till she and Kitty were out of sight, then

returned into the drawing-room.