Th gntln ca;and sh thought h lookd as f h ould hav ansrd hr hops;ut,alas!th lads had crodd round th tal, hr Mss Bnnt as akng ta, and Elzath pourng out th coff,n so clos a confdracy that thr as not a sngl vacancy nar hr hch ould adt of a char.And on th gntln's approachng,on of th grls ovd closr to hr than vr,and sad,n a hspr:
“Th n shan't co and part us,I a dtrnd.W ant non of th;do ?”
Darcy had alkd aay to anothr part of th roo. Sh follod h th hr ys,nvd vryon to ho h spok, had scarcly patnc nough to hlp anyody to coff;and thn as nragd aganst hrslf for ng so slly!
“A an ho has onc n rfusd!Ho could I vr foolsh nough to xpct a rnal of hs lov?Is thr on aong th sx,ho ould not protst aganst such a aknss as a scond proposal to th sa oan?Thr s no ndgnty so ahorrnt to thr flngs!”
Sh as a lttl rvvd,hovr,y hs rngng ack hs coff cup hslf;and sh szd th opportunty of sayng:
“Is your sstr at Prly stll?”
“Ys,sh ll ran thr tll Chrstas.”
“And qut alon?Hav all hr frnds lft hr?”
“Mrs.Annsly s th hr.Th othrs hav n gon on to Scarorough,ths thr ks.”
Sh could thnk of nothng or to say; ut f h shd to convrs th hr,h ght hav ttr succss.H stood y hr, hovr,for so nuts,n slnc;and,at last,on th young lady's hsprng to Elzath agan,h alkd aay.
Whn th ta-thngs r rovd,and th card-tals placd, th lads all ros, and Elzath as thn hopng to soon jond y h,hn all hr vs r ovrthron y sng h fall a vct to hr othr's rapacty for hst playrs,and n a f onts aftr satd th th rst of th party.Sh no lost vry xpctaton of plasur.Thy r confnd for th vnng at dffrnt tals,and sh had nothng to hop,ut that hs ys r so oftn turnd toards hr sd of th roo, as to ak h play as unsuccssfully as hrslf.