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It was not till the afternoon, when he joined them at tea, that

Elizabeth ventured to introduce the subject; and then, on her

briefly expressing her sorrow for what he must have endured, he

replied, "Say nothing of that. Who should suffer but myself? It

has been my own doing, and I ought to feel it."

"You must not be too severe upon yourself," replied Elizabeth.

"You may well warn me against such an evil. Human nature is so

prone to fall into it! No, Lizzy, let me once in my life feel how

much I have been to blame. I am not afraid of being overpowered

by the impression. It will pass away soon enough."

"Do you suppose them to be in London?"

"Yes; where else can they be so well concealed?"

"And Lydia used to want to go to London," added Kitty.

"She is happy, then," said her father, drily; "and her residence

there will probably be of some duration."