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Very few days passed in which Mr. Collins did not walk to

Rosings, and not many in which his wife did not think it

necessary to go likewise; and till Elizabeth recollected that

there might be other family livings to be disposed of, she could

not understand the sacrifice of so many hours. Now and then they

were honoured with a call from her Ladyship, and nothing escaped

her observation that was passing in the room during these visits.

She examined into their employments, looked at their work, and

advised them to do it differently; found fault with the

arrangement of the furniture, or detected the housemaid in

negligence; and if she accepted any refreshment, seemed to do it

only for the sake of finding out that Mrs. Collins's joints of

meat were too large for her family.