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Even Elizabeth began to fear--not that Bingley was

indifferent--but that his sisters would be successful in keeping

him away. Unwilling as she was to admit an idea so destructive to

Jane's happiness, and so dishonourable to the stability of her

lover, she could not prevent its frequently recurring. The united

efforts of his two unfeeling sisters, and of his overpowering

friend, assisted by the attractions of Miss Darcy and the

amusements of London, might be too much, she feared, for the

strength of his attachment.