W ha t p ro m is e d oes E li z a beth m ake to h e r A unt G ard in e r r e gard in g M r. W ic kha m in A uste n's Prid e a nd P re ju dic e ? [A unt G ard in er]: " S erio usly , I w ou ...

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W ha t p ro m is e d oes E li z a beth m ake to h e r A unt G ard in e r r e gard in g M r. W ic kha m in A uste n's
Prid e a nd P re ju dic e
?
[A unt
G ard in er]:
" S erio usly , I w ould h a ve y o u b e o n y o ur g ua rd . D o n o t in vo lv e y o urs e lf o r e nd eavo ur to in vo lv e h im in a n a ffe ctio n
w hic h th e w ant o f fo rtu ne w ould m ake s o v e ry im pru d ent. I h a ve n o th in g to s a y a gain st h im ; h e is a m ost in te re stin g y o ung
m an; a nd if h e h a d th e fo rtu ne h e o ug ht to h a ve , I s ho uld th in k y o u c o uld n o t d o b ette r. B ut a s it is , y o u m ust n o t le t y o ur fa ncy
ru n a w ay w ith y o u. Y ou h a ve s e nse , a nd w e a ll e xp ect y o u to u se it."
[E liz a beth ]:
" In s ho rt, m y d ear a unt, I s ho uld b e v e ry
so rry to b e th e m eans o f m akin g a ny o f y o u u nha ppy; b ut s in ce w e s e e e ve ry d ay th a t w he re th e re is a ffe ctio n, y o ung p eople
a re s e ld om w ith he ld b y im media te w ant o f fo rtu ne fr o m e nte rin g in to e ng agem ents w ith e ach o th e r, h o w c a n I p ro m is e to b e
w is e r th a n s o m any o f m y fe llo w -c re atu re s if I a m te m pte d, o r h o w a m I e ve n to k no w th a t it w ould b e w is d om to r e sis t? A ll
th a t I c a n p ro m is e y o u, th e re fo re , is n o t to b e in a h urry . I w ill n o t b e in a h urry to b eli e ve m ys e lf h is fir s t o bje ct. W he n I a m in
co m pany w ith h im , I w ill n o t b e w is hin g . In s ho rt, I w ill d o m y b est." " P erh a ps it w ill b e a s w ell if y o u d is co ura ge h is c o m in g
he re s o v e ry o fte n. A t le ast, y o u s ho uld n o t
re m in d
y o ur m oth e r o f in vitin g h im ." " A s I d id th e o th e r d ay," s a id E li z a beth w ith
a c o n