Against The System

Chapter 67

have cherished him, as now, when all affection should be vain.

Yet, self, however it would meddle, couldn't charm her. Lydia — the

embarrassment, the hopelessness she was welcoming on them all, before long gobbled up each

confidential consideration; and covering her face with her tissue, Elizabeth was soon

lost to all the other things; and, following a delay of a few minutes, was simply reviewed to

a feeling of her circumstance by the voice of her sidekick, who, in a way which,

however it talked empathy, talked similarly limitation, said, "I'm apprehensive you have

been long craving my nonappearance, nor have I anything to argue in excuse of my

remain, yet genuine, however unavailing concern. Would to Paradise that anything would be able

be either said or done on my part that could extend comfort to such misery!

Yet, I won't torture you with vain wishes, which might appear deliberately to inquire

for your much obliged. This lamentable undertaking will, I dread, forestall my sister's h