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第82章(第1页)

ItwasthesecondweekinMay,inwhichthethreeyoungladiessetouttogetherfromGracechurchStreetforthetownof—,inHertfordshire;and,astheydrewneartheappointedinnwhereMr。Bennetscarriagewastomeetthem,theyquicklyperceived,intokenofthecoachmanspunctuality,bothKittyandLydialookingoutofadining-roomupstairs。Thesetwogirlshadbeenaboveanhourintheplace,happilyemployedinvisitinganoppositemilliner,watchingthesentinelonguard,anddressingasaladandcucumber。

Afterwelcomingtheirsisters,theytriumphantlydisplayedatablesetoutwithsuchcoldmeatasaninnlarderusuallyaffords,exclaiming,“Isnotthisnice?Isnotthisanagreeablesurprise?”

“Andwemeantotreatyouall,”addedLydia,“butyoumustlendusthemoney,forwehavejustspentoursattheshopoutthere。”Then,showingherpurchases—“Lookhere,Ihaveboughtthisbonnet。Idonotthinkitisverypretty;butIthoughtImightaswellbuyitasnot。IshallpullittopiecesassoonasIgethome,andseeifIcanmakeitupanybetter。”

Andwhenhersistersabuseditasugly,sheadded,withperfectunconcern,“Oh!butthereweretwoorthreemuchuglierintheshop;andwhenIhaveboughtsomeprettier-colouredsatintotrimitwithfresh,Ithinkitwillbeverytolerable。Besides,itwillnotmuchsignifywhatonewearsthissummer,afterthe—shirehaveleftMeryton,andtheyaregoinginafortnight。”

“Aretheyindeed!”criedElizabeth,withthegreatestsatisfaction。

“TheyaregoingtobeencampednearBrighton;andIdosowantpapatotakeusallthereforthesummer!Itwouldbesuchadeliciousscheme;andIdaresaywouldhardlycostanythingatall。Mammawouldliketogo,too,ofallthings!Onlythinkwhatamiserablesummerelseweshallhave!”

“Yes,”thoughtElizabeth,“thatwouldbeadelightfulschemeindeed,andcompletelydoforusatonce。GoodHeaven!Brighton,andawholecampfulofsoldiers,tous,whohavebeenoversetalreadybyonepoorregimentofmilitia,andthemonthlyballsofMeryton!”

“NowIhavegotsomenewsforyou,”saidLydia,astheysatdownattable。“Whatdoyouthink?Itisexcellentnews—capitalnews—andaboutacertainpersonwealllike!”

JaneandElizabethlookedateachother,andthewaiterwastoldheneednotstay。Lydialaughed,andsaid:

“Aye,thatisjustlikeyourformalityanddiscretion。Youthoughtthewaitermustnothear,asifhecared!IdaresayheoftenhearsworsethingssaidthanIamgoingtosay。Butheisanuglyfellow!Iamgladheisgone。Ineversawsuchalongchininmylife。Well,butnowformynews;itisaboutdearWickham;toogoodforthewaiter,isitnot?ThereisnodangerofWickhamsmarryingMaryKing。Theresforyou!SheisgonedowntoheruncleatLiverpool:gonetostay。Wickhamissafe。”

“AndMaryKingissafe!”addedElizabeth;“safefromaconnectionimprudentastofortune。”

“Sheisagreatfoolforgoingaway,ifshelikedhim。”

“ButIhopethereisnostrongattachmentoneitherside,”saidJane。

“Iamsurethereisnotonhis。Iwillanswerforit,henevercaredthreestrawsabouther—whocouldaboutsuchanastylittlefreckledthing?”

Elizabethwasshockedtothinkthat,howeverincapableofsuchcoarsenessofexpressionherself,thecoarsenessofthesentimentwaslittleotherthanherownbreasthadharbouredandfanciedliberal!

Assoonasallhadate,andtheelderonespaid,thecarriagewasordered;andaftersomecontrivance,thewholeparty,withalltheirboxes,work-bags,andparcels,andtheunwelcomeadditionofKittysandLydiaspurchases,wereseatedinit。

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