पृष्ठ 309 / 817

"My dearest Lizzy will, I am sure, be incapable of triumphing in

her better judgment, at my expense, when I confess myself to have

been entirely deceived in Miss Bingley's regard for me. But, my

dear sister, though the event has proved you right, do not think

me obstinate if I still assert that, considering what her

behaviour was, my confidence was as natural as your suspicion. I

do not at all comprehend her reason for wishing to be intimate

with me; but, if the same circumstances were to happen again, I

am sure I should be deceived again. Caroline did not return my

visit till yesterday; and not a note, not a line, did I receive

in the meantime. When she did come, it was very evident that she

had no pleasure in it; she made a slight, formal apology for not

calling before, said not a word of wishing to see me again, and

was, in every respect, so altered a creature, that when she went

away I was perfectly resolved to continue the acquaintance no

longer.