Soon after Elizabeth quits the room, Mrs. Bennet returns to hear the outcome of the conversation. She is vexed to hear that Mr. Collins has been refused, and applies to her husband to talk some sense into Lizzie. He calls Elizabeth down. With a straight face, he tells her that her mother has threatened never to speak to her again if she does not marry Mr. Collins, and he swears that he himself will never speak to her if she does. Elizabeth suppresses a smile, and.....
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