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Then, after a short silence, he continued, "Lizzy, I bear you no

ill-will for being justified in your advice to me last May,

which, considering the event, shows some greatness of mind."

They were interrupted by Miss Bennet, who came to fetch her

mother's tea.

"This is a parade," cried he, "which does one good; it gives such

an elegance to misfortune! Another day I will do the same; I will

sit in my library, in my nightcap and powdering gown, and give as

much trouble as I can,--or perhaps I may defer it till Kitty runs

away."

"I am not going to run away, papa," said Kitty, fretfully. "If I

should ever go to Brighton, I would behave better than Lydia."