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“ My eldest sister has been in town these three months . Have you never happened to see her there ? ” She was perfectly sensible that he never had : but she wished to see whether he would betray any consciousness of what had passed between the Bingleys and Jane ; and she thought he looked a little confused as he answered that he had never been so fortunate as to meet Miss Bennet . The subject was pursued no further , and the gentlemen soon afterwards went away . CHAPTER XXXI . COLONEL FITZWILLIAM’S manners were very much admired at the Parsonage , and the ladies all felt that he must add considerably to the pleasure of their engagements at Rosings . It was some days , however , before they received any invitation thither , for while there were visitors in the house they could not be necessary ; and it was not till Easter - day , almost a week after the gentlemen’s arrival , that they were honoured by such an attention , and then they were merely asked on leaving church to come there in the evening . For the last week they had seen very little of either Lady Catherine or her daughter . Colonel Fitzwilliam had called at the Parsonage more than once during the time , but Mr . Darcy they had only seen at church . The invitation was accepted , of course , and at a proper hour they joined the party in Lady Catherine’s drawing - room . Her Ladyship received them civilly , but it was plain that their company was by no means so acceptable as when she could get nobody else ; and she was , in fact , almost engrossed by her nephews , speaking to them , especially to Darcy , much more than to any other person in the room . Colonel Fitzwilliam seemed really glad to see them : anything was a welcome relief to him at Rosings ; and Mrs . Collins’s pretty friend had , moreover , caught his fancy very much . He now seated himself by her , and talked so agreeably of Kent and Hertfordshire , of travelling and staying at home , of new books and music , that Elizabeth had never been half so well entertained in that room before ; and they conversed with so much spirit and flow as to draw the attention of Lady Catherine herself , as well as of Mr . Darcy . His eyes had been soon and repeatedly turned towards them with a look of curiosity ; and that her Ladyship , after a while , shared the feeling , was more openly acknowledged , for she did not scruple to call out , — “ What is that you are saying , Fitzwilliam ? What is it you are talking of ? What are you telling Miss Bennet ? Let me hear what it is . ” “ We were talking of music , madam , ” said he , when no longer able to avoid a reply .
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