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Her
fellow-travellers
the
next
day
were
not
of
a
kind
to
make
her
think
him
less
agreeable
.
Sir
William
Lucas
,
and
his
daughter
Maria
,
a
good-humoured
girl
,
but
as
empty-headed
as
himself
,
had
nothing
to
say
that
could
be
worth
hearing
,
and
were
listened
to
with
about
as
much
delight
as
the
rattle
of
the
chaise
.
Elizabeth
loved
absurdities
,
but
she
had
known
Sir
William
's
too
long
.
He
could
tell
her
nothing
new
of
the
wonders
of
his
presentation
and
knighthood
;
and
his
civilities
were
worn
out
,
like
his
information
.
It
was
a
journey
of
only
twenty-four
miles
,
and
they
began
it
so
early
as
to
be
in
Gracechurch
Street
by
noon
.
As
they
drove
to
Mr.
Gardiner
's
door
,
Jane
was
at
a
drawing-room
window
watching
their
arrival
;
when
they
entered
the
passage
she
was
there
to
welcome
them
,
and
Elizabeth
,
looking
earnestly
in
her
face
,
was
pleased
to
see
it
healthful
and
lovely
as
ever
.
On
the
stairs
were
a
troop
of
little
boys
and
girls
,
whose
eagerness
for
their
cousin
's
appearance
would
not
allow
them
to
wait
in
the
drawing-room
,
and
whose
shyness
,
as
they
had
not
seen
her
for
a
twelvemonth
,
prevented
their
coming
lower
.
All
was
joy
and
kindness
.
The
day
passed
most
pleasantly
away
;
the
morning
in
bustle
and
shopping
,
and
the
evening
at
one
of
the
theatres
.
Elizabeth
then
contrived
to
sit
by
her
aunt
.
Their
first
object
was
her
sister
;
and
she
was
more
grieved
than
astonished
to
hear
,
in
reply
to
her
minute
inquiries
,
that
though
Jane
always
struggled
to
support
her
spirits
,
there
were
periods
of
dejection
.
It
was
reasonable
,
however
,
to
hope
that
they
would
not
continue
long
.
Mrs.
Gardiner
gave
her
the
particulars
also
of
Miss
Bingley
's
visit
in
Gracechurch
Street
,
and
repeated
conversations
occurring
at
different
times
between
Jane
and
herself
,
which
proved
that
the
former
had
,
from
her
heart
,
given
up
the
acquaintance
.
Mrs.
Gardiner
then
rallied
her
niece
on
Wickham
's
desertion
,
and
complimented
her
on
bearing
it
so
well
.
"
But
my
dear
Elizabeth
,
"
she
added
,
"
what
sort
of
girl
is
Miss
King
?
I
should
be
sorry
to
think
our
friend
mercenary
.
"
"
Pray
,
my
dear
aunt
,
what
is
the
difference
in
matrimonial
affairs
,
between
the
mercenary
and
the
prudent
motive
?
Where
does
discretion
end
,
and
avarice
begin
?
Last
Christmas
you
were
afraid
of
his
marrying
me
,
because
it
would
be
imprudent
;
and
now
,
because
he
is
trying
to
get
a
girl
with
only
ten
thousand
pounds
,
you
want
to
find
out
that
he
is
mercenary
.
"
"
If
you
will
only
tell
me
what
sort
of
girl
Miss
King
is
,
I
shall
know
what
to
think
.
"
"
She
is
a
very
good
kind
of
girl
,
I
believe
.
I
know
no
harm
of
her
.
"
"
But
he
paid
her
not
the
smallest
attention
till
her
grandfather
's
death
made
her
mistress
of
this
fortune
.
"
"
No
--
what
should
he
?
If
it
were
not
allowable
for
him
to
gain
my
affections
because
I
had
no
money
,
what
occasion
could
there
be
for
making
love
to
a
girl
whom
he
did
not
care
about
,
and
who
was
equally
poor
?
"
