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Miss Darcy, on her brother's entrance, exerted herself much more

to talk; and Elizabeth saw that he was anxious for his sister and

herself to get acquainted, and forwarded, as much as possible,

every attempt at conversation on either side. Miss Bingley saw

all this likewise; and, in the imprudence of anger, took the

first opportunity of saying, with sneering civility,--

"Pray, Miss Eliza, are not the ----shire militia removed from

Meryton? They must be a great loss to your family."