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When the gentlemen rose to go away , Mrs . Bennet was mindful of her intended civility , and they were invited and engaged to dine at Longbourn in a few days time .
" You are quite a visit in my debt , Mr . Bingley ," she added , " for when you went to town last winter , you promised to take a family dinner with us , as soon as you returned . I have not forgot , you see ; and I assure you , I was very much disappointed that you did not come back and keep your engagement ."
Bingley looked a little silly at this reflection , and said something of his concern at having been prevented by business . They then went away .
Mrs . Bennet had been strongly inclined to ask them to stay and dine there that day ; but , though she always kept a very good table , she did not think anything less than two courses could be good enough for a man on whom she had such anxious designs , or satisfy the appetite and pride of one who had ten thousand a year .