was first
made
acquainted，by
Sir
William
Lucas's
accidental
information，that
Bingley's
attentions
to your
sister had
given rise
to a
general
expectation
of their
marriage.He
spoke of
it as a
certain
event，of
which the
time alone
could be
undecided.From
that
moment I
observed
my
friend's
behaviour
attentively；and
I could
then
perceive
that his
partiality
for Miss
Bennet was
beyond
what I had
ever
witnessed
in
him.Your
sister I
also
watched.—Her
look and
