PRIDE & PREJUDICE: JANE AUSTEN: CHAPTER SIXTY ONE

Mrs Bennet was a changed person after the marriage of her elder daughters. She visited Mrs Bingley with delighted pride and talked of Mrs Darcy in generous terms. The accomplishment of her earnest desire in the establishment of so many of her children produced so happy an effect as to make her sensible and amiable and well informed woman for the rest of her life.

Mr Bennet missed his second daughter exceedingly. His affection for her drew him often to Pemberly. Mr Bingley and Jane remained at Netherfield only for twelve months. So near a vicinity to her mother and Meryton relations was not desirable even to his easy temper or her affectionate heart. The darling wish of his sisters was then gratified; he bought an estate in a neighbouring country to Derbyshire, and Jane and Elizabeth, to their additional happiness, was within thirty miles of each other.

Kitty to her advantage spent most of her time with her two elder sisters. In a society more superior to her own, her improvement was great. She was removed from the influence of Lydia, though she was invited often by her sister, promising balls and young men.

Mary was the only daughter who remained at home. She was necessarily drawn from the pursuits of accomplishments by Mrs Bennet's being unable to sit alone. 

As for Wickham and Lydia, their character suffered no revolution from the marriage of their sisters. The congratulatory letter Elizabeth received from Lydia on her marriage:

"My dear Lizzy, 
"I wish you joy. If you love Mr Darcy half as well as I do my dear Wickham, you must be very happy. It is a great comfort to have you so rich, and when you have nothing else to do, I hope you will think of us. I am sure Wickham would like a place at court very much, and I do not think we shall have quite money enough to live upon without some help. Any place could do, of about three or four hundred a year; but however, do not speak to Mr Darcy about it, if you had rather not.
"Yours etc."

As it happened that Elizabeth had much rather not, she endeavoured in her answer to put an end to every entreaty and expectation of the kind.

Miss Bingley was very mortified by the marriage of Darcy; but as she thought it advisable to retain the right of visiting Pemberly she dropped all her resentment, was fonder than ever of Georgiana, almost as attentive to Darcy heretofore and paid off every arrear of civility to Elizabeth.

Pemberly was now Georgiana's home; and the attachment of sisters was exactly what Darcy had hoped to see. Georgiana had the highest opinion in the world of Elizabeth. By Elizabeth's instructions she began to comprehend that a woman may take liberties with her husband which a brother will not always allow in a sister more than ten years younger than himself.

Lady Catherine was extremely indignant on the marriage of her nephew, and her letter to him in this regard was very abusive, that for some time all intercourse between them was at an end. But at Elizabeth's persuasion he was prevailed on to overlook the offence, and seek a reconciliation.

With Gardiners, they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them.

THE END 

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