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“With my mother upstairs. She will be down in a moment, I dare say.”

In a few minutes she was joined by Bingley,whose conference with her father had been short and to the purpose.

Not a word,however,passed his lips in allusion to it,till their visitor took his leave for the night;but as soon as he was gone,he turned to his daughter,and said:

“You are a good girl;”he replied,“and I have great pleasure in thinking you will be so happily settled.I have not a doubt of your doing very well together.Your tempers are by no means unlike.You are each of you so complying,that nothing will ever be resolved on;so easy,that every servant will cheat you;and so generous,that you will always exceed your income.”

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