Chapter 41

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌⁠The first week of their return was soon gone. The second began. It was the last of the regiment’s stay in Meryton, and all the young ladies in the neighbourhood were drooping apace. The dejection was almost universal. The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments. Very frequently were they reproached for this insensibility b