Jane Austen
soon the pleasure of seeing its happy effect. Jane's temper was not desponding, and she was
gradually led to hope, though the diffidence of affection sometimes overcame the hope, that
Bingley would return to Netherfield and answer every wish of her heart.
They agreed that Mrs. Bennet should only hear of the departure of the family, without
being alarmed on the score of the gentleman's conduct; but even this partial communication
gave her a great deal of concern, and she bewailed it as exceedingly unlucky that the ladies
should happen to go away just as they were all getting so intimate together. After lamenting
it, however, at some length, she had the consolation that Mr. Bingley would be soon down
again and soon dining at Longbourn, and the conclusion of all was the comfortable
declaration, that though he had been invited only to a family dinner, she would take care to
have two full courses.
Chapter 22
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