Jane.
I had to practise with Lydia.
Lydia.
I'm sure I would have excused you. But what is Mr. Collins here for, mamma? I am sure I caught Mr. Wickham and Colonel Forster laughing at him the day we went to Meryton. Why does papa have a cousin like that?
Mrs. Bennet.
He really cannot help it. It is the entail, my love—[Mysteriously.] But I hope that all you girls will be very civil to him, Jane especially.
Jane.
I—mamma?
Mrs. Bennet.
[Embarrassed.] Yes—my love.—You see——