"And do not you think him a very handsome gentleman, ma'am?"

     "Yes, very handsome."

     "I am sure I know none so handsome; but in the gallery upstairs you will see a finer, larger picture of him than this. This room was my late master's favourite room, and these miniatures are just as they used to be then. He was very fond of them."

     This accounted to Elizabeth for Mr. Wickham's being among them.

     Mrs. Reynolds then directed their attention to one of Miss Darcy, drawn when she was only eight years old.

     "And is Miss Darcy as handsome as her brother?" said Mrs. Gardiner.

     "Oh! yes--the handsomest young lady that ever was seen; and so accomplished!--She plays and sings all day long. In the next room is a new instrument just come down for her--a present from my master; she comes here to-morrow with him."