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第133章(第1页)

ThediscomposureofspiritswhichthisextraordinaryvisitthrewElizabethinto,couldnotbeeasilyovercome;norcouldshe,formanyhours,learntothinkofitlessthanincessantly。LadyCatherine,itappeared,hadactuallytakenthetroubleofthisjourneyfromRosings,forthesolepurposeofbreakingoffhersupposedengagementwithMr。Darcy。Itwasarationalscheme,tobesure!butfromwhatthereportoftheirengagementcouldoriginate,Elizabethwasatalosstoimagine;tillsherecollectedthathisbeingtheintimatefriendofBingley,andherbeingthesisterofJane,wasenough,atatimewhentheexpectationofoneweddingmadeeverybodyeagerforanother,tosupplytheidea。Shehadnotherselfforgottentofeelthatthemarriageofhersistermustbringthemmorefrequentlytogether。AndherneighboursatLucasLodge,therefore(forthroughtheircommunicationwiththeCollinses,thereport,sheconcluded,hadreachedLadyCatherine),hadonlysetthatdownasalmostcertainandimmediate,whichshehadlookedforwardtoaspossibleatsomefuturetime。

InrevolvingLadyCatherinesexpressions,however,shecouldnothelpfeelingsomeuneasinessastothepossibleconsequenceofherpersistinginthisinterference。Fromwhatshehadsaidofherresolutiontopreventtheirmarriage,itoccurredtoElizabeththatshemustmeditateanapplicationtohernephew;andhowhemighttakeasimilarrepresentationoftheevilsattachedtoaconnectionwithher,shedarednotpronounce。Sheknewnottheexactdegreeofhisaffectionforhisaunt,orhisdependenceonherjudgment,butitwasnaturaltosupposethathethoughtmuchhigherofherladyshipthanshecoulddo;anditwascertainthat,inenumeratingthemiseriesofamarriagewithone,whoseimmediateconnectionsweresounequaltohisown,hisauntwouldaddresshimonhisweakestside。Withhisnotionsofdignity,hewouldprobablyfeelthatthearguments,whichtoElizabethhadappearedweakandridiculous,containedmuchgoodsenseandsolidreasoning。

Ifhehadbeenwaveringbeforeastowhatheshoulddo,whichhadoftenseemedlikely,theadviceandentreatyofsoneararelationmightsettleeverydoubt,anddeterminehimatoncetobeashappyasdignityunblemishedcouldmakehim。Inthatcasehewouldreturnnomore。LadyCatherinemightseehiminherwaythroughtown;andhisengagementtoBingleyofcomingagaintoNetherfieldmustgiveway。

“If,therefore,anexcusefornotkeepinghispromiseshouldcometohisfriendwithinafewdays,”sheadded,“Ishallknowhowtounderstandit。Ishallthengiveovereveryexpectation,everywishofhisconstancy。Ifheissatisfiedwithonlyregrettingme,whenhemighthaveobtainedmyaffectionsandhand,Ishallsoonceasetoregrethimatall。”

Thesurpriseoftherestofthefamily,onhearingwhotheirvisitorhadbeen,wasverygreat;buttheyobliginglysatisfiedit,withthesamekindofsuppositionwhichhadappeasedMrs。Bennetscuriosity;andElizabethwassparedfrommuchteasingonthesubject。

Thenextmorning,asshewasgoingdownstairs,shewasmetbyherfather,whocameoutofhislibrarywithaletterinhishand。

“Lizzy,”saidhe,“Iwasgoingtolookforyou;comeintomyroom。”

Shefollowedhimthither;andhercuriositytoknowwhathehadtotellherwasheightenedbythesuppositionofitsbeinginsomemannerconnectedwiththeletterheheld。ItsuddenlystruckherthatitmightbefromLadyCatherine;andsheanticipatedwithdismayalltheconsequentexplanations。

Shefollowedherfathertothefireplace,andtheybothsatdown。Hethensaid,

“Ihavereceivedaletterthismorningthathasastonishedmeexceedingly。Asitprincipallyconcernsyourself,yououghttoknowitscontents。Ididnotknowbefore,thatIhadtwodaughtersonthebrinkofmatrimony。Letmecongratulateyouonaveryimportantconquest。”

ThecolournowrushedintoElizabethscheeksintheinstantaneousconvictionofitsbeingaletterfromthenephew,insteadoftheaunt;andshewasundeterminedwhethermosttobepleasedthatheexplainedhimselfatall,oroffendedthathisletterwasnotratheraddressedtoherself;whenherfathercontinued:

“Youlookconscious。Youngladieshavegreatpenetrationinsuchmattersasthese;butIthinkImaydefyevenyoursagacity,todiscoverthenameofyouradmirer。ThisletterisfromMr。Collins。”

“FromMr。Collins!andwhatcanhehavetosay?”

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