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第119章(第1页)

Elizabethhadthesatisfactionofreceivingananswertoherletterassoonasshepossiblycould。Shewasnosoonerinpossessionofit,thanhurryingintothelittlecopse,whereshewasleastlikelytobeinterrupted,shesatdownononeofthebenchesandpreparedtobehappy;forthelengthoftheletterconvincedherthatitdidnotcontainadenial。

Gracechurchstreet,Sept。6。

“MydearNiece,

“Ihavejustreceivedyourletter,andshalldevotethiswholemorningtoansweringit,asIforeseethatalittlewritingwillnotcomprisewhatIhavetotellyou。Imustconfessmyselfsurprisedbyyourapplication;Ididnotexpectitfromyou。Dontthinkmeangry,however,forIonlymeantoletyouknowthatIhadnotimaginedsuchinquiriestobenecessaryonyourside。Ifyoudonotchoosetounderstandme,forgivemyimpertinence。YouruncleisasmuchsurprisedasIam—andnothingbutthebeliefofyourbeingapartyconcernedwouldhaveallowedhimtoactashehasdone。Butifyouarereallyinnocentandignorant,Imustbemoreexplicit。

“OntheverydayofmycominghomefromLongbourn,yourunclehadamostunexpectedvisitor。Mr。Darcycalled,andwasshutupwithhimseveralhours。ItwasalloverbeforeIarrived;somycuriositywasnotsodreadfullyrackedasyoursseemstohavebeen。HecametotellMr。GardinerthathehadfoundoutwhereyoursisterandMr。Wickhamwere,andthathehadseenandtalkedwiththemboth;Wickhamrepeatedly,Lydiaonce。FromwhatIcancollect,heleftDerbyshireonlyonedayafterourselves,andcametotownwiththeresolutionofhuntingforthem。ThemotiveprofessedwashisconvictionofitsbeingowingtohimselfthatWickhamsworthlessnesshadnotbeensowellknownastomakeitimpossibleforanyyoungwomanofcharactertoloveorconfideinhim。Hegenerouslyimputedthewholetohismistakenpride,andconfessedthathehadbeforethoughtitbeneathhimtolayhisprivateactionsopentotheworld。Hischaracterwastospeakforitself。Hecalledit,therefore,hisdutytostepforward,andendeavourtoremedyanevilwhichhadbeenbroughtonbyhimself。Ifhehadanothermotive,Iamsureitwouldneverdisgracehim。Hehadbeensomedaysintown,beforehewasabletodiscoverthem;buthehadsomethingtodirecthissearch,whichwasmorethanwehad;andtheconsciousnessofthiswasanotherreasonforhisresolvingtofollowus。

“Thereisalady,itseems,aMrs。Younge,whowassometimeagogovernesstoMissDarcy,andwasdismissedfromherchargeonsomecauseofdisapprobation,thoughhedidnotsaywhat。ShethentookalargehouseinEdward-street,andhassincemaintainedherselfbylettinglodgings。ThisMrs。Youngewas,heknew,intimatelyacquaintedwithWickham;andhewenttoherforintelligenceofhimassoonashegottotown。Butitwastwoorthreedaysbeforehecouldgetfromherwhathewanted。Shewouldnotbetrayhertrust,Isuppose,withoutbriberyandcorruption,forshereallydidknowwhereherfriendwastobefound。WickhamindeedhadgonetoherontheirfirstarrivalinLondon,andhadshebeenabletoreceivethemintoherhouse,theywouldhavetakenuptheirabodewithher。Atlength,however,ourkindfriendprocuredthewished-fordirection。Theywerein—street。HesawWickham,andafterwardsinsistedonseeingLydia。Hisfirstobjectwithher,heacknowledged,hadbeentopersuadehertoquitherpresentdisgracefulsituation,andreturntoherfriendsassoonastheycouldbeprevailedontoreceiveher,offeringhisassistance,asfarasitwouldgo。ButhefoundLydiaabsolutelyresolvedonremainingwhereshewas。Shecaredfornoneofherfriends;shewantednohelpofhis;shewouldnothearofleavingWickham。Shewassuretheyshouldbemarriedsometimeorother,anditdidnotmuchsignifywhen。Sincesuchwereherfeelings,itonlyremained,hethought,tosecureandexpediteamarriage,which,inhisveryfirstconversationwithWickham,heeasilylearnthadneverbeenhisdesign。Heconfessedhimselfobligedtoleavetheregiment,onaccountofsomedebtsofhonour,whichwereverypressing;andscruplednottolayalltheill-consequencesofLydiasflightonherownfollyalone。Hemeanttoresignhiscommissionimmediately;andastohisfuturesituation,hecouldconjectureverylittleaboutit。Hemustgosomewhere,buthedidnotknowwhere,andheknewheshouldhavenothingtoliveon。

“Mr。Darcyaskedhimwhyhehadnotmarriedyoursisteratonce。ThoughMr。Bennetwasnotimaginedtobeveryrich,hewouldhavebeenabletodosomethingforhim,andhissituationmusthavebeenbenefitedbymarriage。Buthefound,inreplytothisquestion,thatWickhamstillcherishedthehopeofmoreeffectuallymakinghisfortunebymarriageinsomeothercountry。Undersuchcircumstances,however,hewasnotlikelytobeproofagainstthetemptationofimmediaterelief。

“Theymetseveraltimes,fortherewasmuchtobediscussed。Wickhamofcoursewantedmorethanhecouldget;butatlengthwasreducedtobereasonable。

“Everythingbeingsettledbetweenthem,Mr。Darcysnextstepwastomakeyouruncleacquaintedwithit,andhefirstcalledinGracechurchstreettheeveningbeforeIcamehome。ButMr。Gardinercouldnotbeseen,andMr。Darcyfound,onfurtherinquiry,thatyourfatherwasstillwithhim,butwouldquittownthenextmorning。Hedidnotjudgeyourfathertobeapersonwhomhecouldsoproperlyconsultasyouruncle,andthereforereadilypostponedseeinghimtillafterthedepartureoftheformer。Hedidnotleavehisname,andtillthenextdayitwasonlyknownthatagentlemanhadcalledonbusiness。

“OnSaturdayhecameagain。Yourfatherwasgone,youruncleathome,and,asIsaidbefore,theyhadagreatdealoftalktogether。

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