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Elizabeth awoke the next morning to the same thoughts and

meditations which had at length closed her eyes. She could not

yet recover from the surprise of what had happened: it was

impossible to think of anything else; and, totally indisposed for

employment, she resolved soon after breakfast to indulge herself

in air and exercise. She was proceeding directly to her favourite

walk, when the recollection of Mr. Darcy's sometimes coming there

stopped her, and instead of entering the park, she turned up the

lane which led her farther from the turnpike road. The park

paling was still the boundary on one side, and she soon passed

one of the gates into the ground.