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A short dialogue on the subject of the country ensued, on either

side calm and concise--and soon put an end to by the entrance of

Charlotte and her sister, just returned from their walk. The

tete-a-tete surprised them. Mr. Darcy related the mistake which

had occasioned his intruding on Miss Bennet, and, after sitting a

few minutes longer, without saying much to anybody, went away.

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"What can be the meaning of this?" said Charlotte, as soon as he

was gone. "My dear Eliza, he must be in love with you, or he

would never have called on us in this familiar way."