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It is not the object of this work to give a description of

Derbyshire, nor of any of the remarkable places through which

their route thither lay--Oxford, Blenheim, Warwick, Kenilworth,

Birmingham, etc., are sufficiently known. A small part of

Derbyshire is all the present concern. To the little town of

Lambton, the scene of Mrs. Gardiner's former residence, and where

she had lately learned that some acquaintance still remained,

they bent their steps, after having seen all the principal

wonders of the country; and within five miles of Lambton,

Elizabeth found, from her aunt, that Pemberley was situated. It

was not in their direct road; nor more than a mile or two out of

it. In talking over their route the evening before, Mrs. Gardiner

expressed an inclination to see the place again. Mr. Gardiner

declared his willingness, and Elizabeth was applied to for her

approbation.