Elizabeth.

[Still more shortly.] Yes—very!

Charlotte.

Did she see much of the Bingleys in London?

Elizabeth.

[Bursting out hotly.] She saw nothing of them. Oh, Charlotte, I have just had all my suspicions verified.

Charlotte.

Your suspicions?

Elizabeth.

Yes, there has been an arrangement in all this. Mr. Bingley has been kept away from Jane by—— [Stops suddenly.]