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"He is the best landlord, and the best master," said she, "that

ever lived. Not like the wild young men now-a-days, who think of

nothing but themselves. There is not one of his tenants or

servants but what will give him a good name. Some people call him

proud; but I am sure I never saw anything of it. To my fancy, it

is only because he does not rattle away like other young men."

"In what an amiable light does this place him!" thought

Elizabeth.

"This fine account of him," whispered her aunt as they walked,

"is not quite consistent with his behaviour to our poor friend."

"Perhaps we might be deceived."

"That is not very likely; our authority was too good."

On reaching the spacious lobby above, they were shown into a very

pretty sitting-room, lately fitted up with greater elegance and

lightness than the apartments below; and were informed that it

was but just done to give pleasure to Miss Darcy, who had taken a

liking to the room, when last at Pemberley.