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While
they
were
dressing
,
he
came
two
or
three
times
to
their
different
doors
,
to
recommend
their
being
quick
,
as
Lady
Catherine
very
much
objected
to
be
kept
waiting
for
her
dinner
.
Such
formidable
accounts
of
her
ladyship
,
and
her
manner
of
living
,
quite
frightened
Maria
Lucas
who
had
been
little
used
to
company
,
and
she
looked
forward
to
her
introduction
at
Rosings
with
as
much
apprehension
as
her
father
had
done
to
his
presentation
at
St.
James
's
.
As
the
weather
was
fine
,
they
had
a
pleasant
walk
of
about
half
a
mile
across
the
park
.
Every
park
has
its
beauty
and
its
prospects
;
and
Elizabeth
saw
much
to
be
pleased
with
,
though
she
could
not
be
in
such
raptures
as
Mr.
Collins
expected
the
scene
to
inspire
,
and
was
but
slightly
affected
by
his
enumeration
of
the
windows
in
front
of
the
house
,
and
his
relation
of
what
the
glazing
altogether
had
originally
cost
Sir
Lewis
de
Bourgh
.
When
they
ascended
the
steps
to
the
hall
,
Maria
's
alarm
was
every
moment
increasing
,
and
even
Sir
William
did
not
look
perfectly
calm
.
Elizabeth
's
courage
did
not
fail
her
.
She
had
heard
nothing
of
Lady
Catherine
that
spoke
her
awful
from
any
extraordinary
talents
or
miraculous
virtue
,
and
the
mere
stateliness
of
money
or
rank
she
thought
she
could
witness
without
trepidation
.
From
the
entrance-hall
,
of
which
Mr.
Collins
pointed
out
,
with
a
rapturous
air
,
the
fine
proportion
and
the
finished
ornaments
,
they
followed
the
servants
through
an
ante-chamber
,
to
the
room
where
Lady
Catherine
,
her
daughter
,
and
Mrs.
Jenkinson
were
sitting
.
Her
ladyship
,
with
great
condescension
,
arose
to
receive
them
;
and
as
Mrs.
Collins
had
settled
it
with
her
husband
that
the
office
of
introduction
should
be
hers
,
it
was
performed
in
a
proper
manner
,
without
any
of
those
apologies
and
thanks
which
he
would
have
thought
necessary
.
In
spite
of
having
been
at
St.
James
's
Sir
William
was
so
completely
awed
by
the
grandeur
surrounding
him
,
that
he
had
but
just
courage
enough
to
make
a
very
low
bow
,
and
take
his
seat
without
saying
a
word
;
and
his
daughter
,
frightened
almost
out
of
her
senses
,
sat
on
the
edge
of
her
chair
,
not
knowing
which
way
to
look
.
Elizabeth
found
herself
quite
equal
to
the
scene
,
and
could
observe
the
three
ladies
before
her
composedly
.
Lady
Catherine
was
a
tall
,
large
woman
,
with
strongly-marked
features
,
which
might
once
have
been
handsome
.
Her
air
was
not
conciliating
,
nor
was
her
manner
of
receiving
them
such
as
to
make
her
visitors
forget
their
inferior
rank
.
She
was
not
rendered
formidable
by
silence
;
but
whatever
she
said
was
spoken
in
so
authoritative
a
tone
,
as
marked
her
self-importance
,
and
brought
Mr.
Wickham
immediately
to
Elizabeth
's
mind
;
and
from
the
observation
of
the
day
altogether
,
she
believed
Lady
Catherine
to
be
exactly
what
he
represented
.
When
,
after
examining
the
mother
,
in
whose
countenance
and
deportment
she
soon
found
some
resemblance
of
Mr.
Darcy
,
she
turned
her
eyes
on
the
daughter
,
she
could
almost
have
joined
in
Maria
's
astonishment
at
her
being
so
thin
and
so
small
.
There
was
neither
in
figure
nor
face
any
likeness
between
the
ladies
.
Miss
de
Bourgh
was
pale
and
sickly
;
her
features
,
though
not
plain
,
were
insignificant
;
and
she
spoke
very
little
,
except
in
a
low
voice
,
to
Mrs.
Jenkinson
,
in
whose
appearance
there
was
nothing
remarkable
,
and
who
was
entirely
engaged
in
listening
to
what
she
said
,
and
placing
a
screen
in
the
proper
direction
before
her
eyes
.
After
sitting
a
few
minutes
,
they
were
all
sent
to
one
of
the
windows
to
admire
the
view
,
Mr.
Collins
attending
them
to
point
out
its
beauties
,
and
Lady
Catherine
kindly
informing
them
that
it
was
much
better
worth
looking
at
in
the
summer
.
The
dinner
was
exceedingly
handsome
,
and
there
were
all
the
servants
and
all
the
articles
of
plate
which
Mr.
Collins
had
promised
;
and
,
as
he
had
likewise
foretold
,
he
took
his
seat
at
the
bottom
of
the
table
,
by
her
ladyship
's
desire
,
and
looked
as
if
he
felt
that
life
could
furnish
nothing
greater
.
He
carved
,
and
ate
,
and
praised
with
delighted
alacrity
;
and
every
dish
was
commended
,
first
by
him
and
then
by
Sir
William
,
who
was
now
enough
recovered
to
echo
whatever
his
son-in-law
said
,
in
a
manner
which
Elizabeth
wondered
Lady
Catherine
could
bear
.
But
Lady
Catherine
seemed
gratified
by
their
excessive
admiration
,
and
gave
most
gracious
smiles
,
especially
when
any
dish
on
the
table
proved
a
novelty
to
them
.
The
party
did
not
supply
much
conversation
.
Elizabeth
was
ready
to
speak
whenever
there
was
an
opening
,
but
she
was
seated
between
Charlotte
and
Miss
de
Bourgh
--
the
former
of
whom
was
engaged
in
listening
to
Lady
Catherine
,
and
the
latter
said
not
a
word
to
her
all
dinner-time
.
Mrs.
Jenkinson
was
chiefly
employed
in
watching
how
little
Miss
de
Bourgh
ate
,
pressing
her
to
try
some
other
dish
,
and
fearing
she
was
indisposed
.
Maria
thought
speaking
out
of
the
question
,
and
the
gentlemen
did
nothing
but
eat
and
admire
.
When
the
ladies
returned
to
the
drawing-room
,
there
was
little
to
be
done
but
to
hear
Lady
Catherine
talk
,
which
she
did
without
any
intermission
till
coffee
came
in
,
delivering
her
opinion
on
every
subject
in
so
decisive
a
manner
,
as
proved
that
she
was
not
used
to
have
her
judgement
controverted
.
She
inquired
into
Charlotte
's
domestic
concerns
familiarly
and
minutely
,
gave
her
a
great
deal
of
advice
as
to
the
management
of
them
all
;
told
her
how
everything
ought
to
be
regulated
in
so
small
a
family
as
hers
,
and
instructed
her
as
to
the
care
of
her
cows
and
her
poultry
.
