:45:02
- Jane. Jane, don't... Jane!
- Jane.
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Papa, stay.
:45:38
Dear Miss Elizabeth,
:45:40
My attentions have been
too marked to be mistaken.
:45:43
Almost as soon
as I entered the house,
:45:46
I singled you out
as the companion of my future life.
:45:51
But before I am run away
with my feelings,
:45:53
perhaps I may state
my reasons for marrying.
:45:56
Firstly, that it is
the duty of a clergyman
:45:59
to set the example
of matrimony in his parish.
:46:02
Secondly, I am convinced
it will add greatly to my happiness.
:46:06
And thirdly,
that it is at the urging
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of my esteemed patroness,
Lady Catherine,
:46:12
that I select a wife.
:46:15
My object in coming to Longbourn
was to choose such a one
:46:18
from among Mr Bennet's daughters,
:46:20
for I am to inherit the estate
:46:23
and such an alliance will surely...
:46:27
...suit everyone.
:46:31
And now nothing remains but for me to
assure you in the most animated language
:46:35
- of the violence of my affections.
- Mr Collins!
:46:38
And no reproach
on the subject of fortune
:46:40
- will cross my lips once we're married.
- You forget I have given no answer.
:46:45
Lady Catherine will
thoroughly approve when I speak to her
:46:48
of your modesty, economy
and other amiable qualities.
:46:54
Sir, I am honoured by your proposal,
but I regret that I must decline it.
:46:59
I know ladies
don't seek to seem too eager...