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Sir William stayed only a week at Hunsford; but his visit was

long enough to convince him of his daughter's being most

comfortably settled, and of her possessing such a husband and

such a neighbour as were not often met with. While Sir William

was with them, Mr. Collins devoted his mornings to driving him

out in his gig, and showing him the country: but when he went

away, the whole family returned to their usual employments, and

Elizabeth was thankful to find that they did not see more of her

cousin by the alteration; for the chief of the time between

breakfast and dinner was now passed by him either at work in the

garden, or in reading and writing, and looking out of window in

his own book room, which fronted the road. The room in which the

ladies sat was backwards.