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She then hastened away to her mother, who had purposely broken up the card party,and was sitting up stairs with Kitty.

“Where is your sister?”said he hastily,as he opened the door.

“I hope not so. Imprudence or thoughtlessness in money matters would be unpardonable in me.”

“And this,”said she,“is the end of all his friend's anxious circumspection!of all his sister's falsehood and contrivance!the happiest,wisest,most reasonable end!”

Jane went to him instantly,kissed him,and thanked him for his goodness.

He then shut the door,and,coming up to her,claimed the good wishes and affection of a sister. Elizabeth honestly and heartily expressed her delight in the prospect of their relationship. They shook hands with great cordiality;and then,till her sister came down, she had to listen to all he had to say of his own happiness, and of Jane's perfections; and in spite of his being a lover,Elizabeth really believed all his expectations of felicity to be rationally founded, because they had for basis the excellent understanding, and super-excellent disposition of Jane, and a general similarity of feeling and taste between her and himself.