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The bennets invite him to dinner shortly afterward, but he is called away to london. Pride and prejudice a modernized version of pride and prejudice set on a college campus. Collins was not left long to the silent contemplation of his successful love. Although i have the book, and the 1995 bbc series on both dvd and in my tablet, i thought it would be enjoyable to. I strongly suggest it because it may prove to be tedious at first but if read again, it would probably read more.
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