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Within
a
short
walk
of
Longbourn
lived
a
family
with
whom
the
Bennets
were
particularly
intimate
.
Sir
William
Lucas
had
been
formerly
in
trade
in
Meryton
,
where
he
had
made
a
tolerable
fortune
,
and
risen
to
the
honour
of
knighthood
by
an
address
to
the
king
during
his
mayoralty
.
The
distinction
had
perhaps
been
felt
too
strongly
.
It
had
given
him
a
disgust
to
his
business
,
and
to
his
residence
in
a
small
market
town
;
and
,
in
quitting
them
both
,
he
had
removed
with
his
family
to
a
house
about
a
mile
from
Meryton
,
denominated
from
that
period
Lucas
Lodge
,
where
he
could
think
with
pleasure
of
his
own
importance
,
and
,
unshackled
by
business
,
occupy
himself
solely
in
being
civil
to
all
the
world
.
For
,
though
elated
by
his
rank
,
it
did
not
render
him
supercilious
;
on
the
contrary
,
he
was
all
attention
to
everybody
.
By
nature
inoffensive
,
friendly
,
and
obliging
,
his
presentation
at
St.
James
's
had
made
him
courteous
.
Lady
Lucas
was
a
very
good
kind
of
woman
,
not
too
clever
to
be
a
valuable
neighbour
to
Mrs.
Bennet
.
They
had
several
children
.
The
eldest
of
them
,
a
sensible
,
intelligent
young
woman
,
about
twenty-seven
,
was
Elizabeth
's
intimate
friend
.
That
the
Miss
Lucases
and
the
Miss
Bennets
should
meet
to
talk
over
a
ball
was
absolutely
necessary
;
and
the
morning
after
the
assembly
brought
the
former
to
Longbourn
to
hear
and
to
communicate
.
"
You
began
the
evening
well
,
Charlotte
,
"
said
Mrs.
Bennet
with
civil
self-command
to
Miss
Lucas
.
"
You
were
Mr.
Bingley
's
first
choice
.
"
"
Yes
;
but
he
seemed
to
like
his
second
better
.
"
"
Oh
!
you
mean
Jane
,
I
suppose
,
because
he
danced
with
her
twice
.
To
be
sure
that
did
seem
as
if
he
admired
her
--
indeed
I
rather
believe
he
did
--
I
heard
something
about
it
--
but
I
hardly
know
what
--
something
about
Mr.
Robinson
.
"
"
Perhaps
you
mean
what
I
overheard
between
him
and
Mr.
Robinson
;
did
not
I
mention
it
to
you
?
Mr.
Robinson
's
asking
him
how
he
liked
our
Meryton
assemblies
,
and
whether
he
did
not
think
there
were
a
great
many
pretty
women
in
the
room
,
and
which
he
thought
the
prettiest
?
and
his
answering
immediately
to
the
last
question
:
'
Oh
!
the
eldest
Miss
Bennet
,
beyond
a
doubt
;
there
can
not
be
two
opinions
on
that
point
.
'
"
"
Upon
my
word
!
Well
,
that
is
very
decided
indeed
--
that
does
seem
as
if
--
but
,
however
,
it
may
all
come
to
nothing
,
you
know
.
"
"
My
overhearings
were
more
to
the
purpose
than
yours
,
Eliza
,
"
said
Charlotte
.
"
Mr.
Darcy
is
not
so
well
worth
listening
to
as
his
friend
,
is
he
?
--
poor
Eliza
!
--
to
be
only
just
tolerable
.
"
