The Gardiners

What a strange sort of people are the Gardiners? They invite Lizzie to accompany them on a tour of Derbyshire, then manage to find their way over near Pemberly. It is impossible that they are not aware of her recent conversation with Mr. Darcy, if it can be called such. And yet they take her to his estate regardless of any awkwardness she might feel. They assume the man is not home, but why chance such an unfortunate meeting at all. I can hardly believe that Lizzie allowed to be taken on the grounds. Unless she would not consider a chance meeting with Darcy to be entirely undesirable......