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know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders."
"Oh! I am not afraid of her dying. People do not die of little trifling colds. She will be
taken good care of. As long as she stays there, it is all very well. I would go and see her if I
could have the carriage."
Elizabeth, feeling really anxious, was determined to go to her, though the carriage was
not to be had; and as she was no horsewoman, walking was her only alternative. She
declared her resolution.
"How can you be so silly," cried her mother, "as to think of such a thing, in all this dirt!
You will not be fit to be seen when you get there."
"I shall be very fit to see Jane--which is all I want."
"Is this a hint to me, Lizzy," said her father, "to send for the horses?"
"No, indeed, I do not wish to avoid the walk. The distance is nothing when one has a
motive; only three miles. I shall be back by dinner."
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