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She highly approved his forbearance; and they had leisure for a

full discussion of it, and for all the commendations which they

civilly bestowed on each other, as Wickham and another officer

walked back with them to Longbourn, and during the walk he

particularly attended to her. His accompanying them was a double

advantage: she felt all the compliment it offered to herself; and

it was most acceptable as an occasion of introducing him to her

father and mother.

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