Mrs. Phillips was always glad to see her nieces; and the two eldest, from their recent absence, were particularly welcome, and she was eagerly expressing her surprise at their sudden return home, which, as their own carriage had not fetched them, she should have known nothing about, if she had not happened to see Mr. Jones's shop-boy in the street, who had told her that they were not to send any more draughts to Netherfield because the Miss Bennets were come away, when her civility was claimed towards Mr. Collins by Jane's introduction of him.
Mrs. Philips mindig szívesen látta unokahúgait, s a legidősebbnek, távollétük után, most különösen megörült. Nagyon meg van lepve - mondta -, hogy oly hirtelen tértek haza Netherfieldből, s mivel nem a saját kocsijukon mentek, nem is tudott volna semmit a dologról, ha nem találkozik az utcán Mr. Jones inasával, aki elmesélte, hogy többé nem kell orvosságot küldeni Netherfieldbe, mert a Bennet kisasszonyok nincsenek már ott.