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seek a reconciliation; and, after a little further resistance

on the part of his aunt, her resentment gave way, either to

her affection for him, or her curiosity to see how his wife

conducted herself; and she condescended to wait on them

at Pemberley, in spite of that pollution which its woods had

received, not merely from the presence of such a mistress,

but visits of her uncle and aunt from the city.

With the Gardiners they were always on the most inti-

mate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them;

and they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude

towards the persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire,

had been the means of uniting them.

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