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“ My love , should not you like to see a place of which you have heard so much ? ” said her aunt . “ A place , too , with which so many of your acquaintance are connected . Wickham passed all his youth there , you know . ” Elizabeth was distressed . She felt that she had no business at Pemberley , and was obliged to assume a disinclination for seeing it . She must own that she was tired of great houses : after going over so many , she really had no pleasure in fine carpets or satin curtains . Mrs . Gardiner abused her stupidity . “ If it were merely a fine house richly furnished , ” said she , “ I should not care about it myself ; but the grounds are delightful . They have some of the finest woods in the country . ” Elizabeth said no more ; but her mind could not acquiesce . The possibility of meeting Mr . Darcy , while viewing the place , instantly occurred . It would be dreadful ! She blushed at the very idea ; and thought it would be better to speak openly to her aunt , than to run such a risk . But against this there were objections ; and she finally resolved that it could be the last resource , if her private inquiries as to the absence of the family were unfavourably answered . Accordingly , when she retired at night , she asked the chambermaid whether Pemberley were not a very fine place , what was the name of its proprietor , and , with no little alarm , whether the family were down for the summer ? A most welcome negative followed the last question ; and her alarms being now removed , she was at leisure to feel a great deal of curiosity to see the house herself ; and when the subject was revived the next morning , and she was again applied to , could readily answer , and with a proper air of indifference , that she had not really any dislike to the scheme . To Pemberley , therefore , they were to go . CHAPTER XLIII . ELIZABETH , as they drove along , watched for the first appearance of Pemberley Woods with some perturbation ; and when at length they turned in at the lodge , her spirits were in a high flutter . The park was very large , and contained great variety of ground . They entered it in one of its lowest points , and drove for some time through a beautiful wood stretching over a wide extent .
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