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'She is happy, then,' said her father, drily; 'and her

residence there will probably be of some duration.'

Then, after a short silence, he continued, 'Lizzy, I bear

you no ill-will for being justified in your advice to me last

May, which, considering the event, shows some greatness of

mind.'

They were interrupted by Miss Bennet, who came to fetch

her mother's tea.

'This is a parade,' cried he, 'which does one good; it

gives such an elegance to misfortune! Another day I will do

the same; I will sit in my library, in my night-cap and

powdering gown, and give as much trouble as I can, -- or

perhaps I may defer it till Kitty runs away.'

'I am not going to run away, papa,' said Kitty, fretfully.

_'If_ I should ever go to Brighton, I would behave better than

Lydia.'

_'You_ go to Brighton! I would not trust you so near it as

East Bourne, for fifty pounds! No, Kitty, I have at least

learnt to be cautious, and you will feel the effects of it. No

officer is ever to enter my house again, nor even to pass

through the village. Balls will be absolutely prohibited, un-

less you stand up with one of your sisters. And you are

never to stir out of doors, till you can prove that you have

spent ten minutes of every day in a rational manner.'

Kitty, who took all these threats in a serious light, began

to cry.

'Well, well,' said he, 'do not make yourself unhappy. If

you are a good girl for the next ten years, I will take you

to a review at the end of them.'

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