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第137章(第1页)

“Iamalmostafraidofaskingwhatyouthoughtofme,whenwemetatPemberley。Youblamedmeforcoming?”

“Noindeed;Ifeltnothingbutsurprise。”

“Yoursurprisecouldnotbegreaterthanmineinbeingnoticedbyyou。MyconsciencetoldmethatIdeservednoextraordinarypoliteness,andIconfessthatIdidnotexpecttoreceivemorethanmydue。”

“Myobjectthen,”repliedDarcy,“wastoshowyou,byeverycivilityinmypower,thatIwasnotsomeanastoresentthepast;andIhopedtoobtainyourforgiveness,tolessenyourillopinion,bylettingyouseethatyourreproofshadbeenattendedto。HowsoonanyotherwishesintroducedthemselvesIcanhardlytell,butIbelieveinabouthalfanhourafterIhadseenyou。”

HethentoldherofGeorgianasdelightinheracquaintance,andofherdisappointmentatitssuddeninterruption;whichnaturallyleadingtothecauseofthatinterruption,shesoonlearntthathisresolutionoffollowingherfromDerbyshireinquestofhersisterhadbeenformedbeforehequittedtheinn,andthathisgravityandthoughtfulnesstherehadarisenfromnootherstrugglesthanwhatsuchapurposemustcomprehend。

Sheexpressedhergratitudeagain,butitwastoopainfulasubjecttoeach,tobedweltonfarther。

Afterwalkingseveralmilesinaleisurelymanner,andtoobusytoknowanythingaboutit,theyfoundatlast,onexaminingtheirwatches,thatitwastimetobeathome。

“WhatcouldbecomeofMr。BingleyandJane!”wasawonderwhichintroducedthediscussionoftheiraffairs。Darcywasdelightedwiththeirengagement;hisfriendhadgivenhimtheearliestinformationofit。

“Imustaskwhetheryouweresurprised?”saidElizabeth。

“Notatall。WhenIwentaway,Ifeltthatitwouldsoonhappen。”

“Thatistosay,youhadgivenyourpermission。Iguessedasmuch。”Andthoughheexclaimedattheterm,shefoundthatithadbeenprettymuchthecase。

“OntheeveningbeforemygoingtoLondon,”saidhe,“Imadeaconfessiontohim,whichIbelieveIoughttohavemadelongago。Itoldhimofallthathadoccurredtomakemyformerinterferenceinhisaffairsabsurdandimpertinent。Hissurprisewasgreat。Hehadneverhadtheslightestsuspicion。Itoldhim,moreover,thatIbelievedmyselfmistakeninsupposing,asIhaddone,thatyoursisterwasindifferenttohim;andasIcouldeasilyperceivethathisattachmenttoherwasunabated,Ifeltnodoubtoftheirhappinesstogether。”

Elizabethcouldnothelpsmilingathiseasymannerofdirectinghisfriend。

“Didyouspeakfromyourownobservation,”saidshe,“whenyoutoldhimthatmysisterlovedhim,ormerelyfrommyinformationlastspring?”

“Fromtheformer。IhadnarrowlyobservedherduringthetwovisitswhichIhadlatelymadehere;andIwasconvincedofheraffection。”

“Andyourassuranceofit,Isuppose,carriedimmediateconvictiontohim。”

“Itdid。Bingleyismostunaffectedlymodest。Hisdiffidencehadpreventedhisdependingonhisownjudgmentinsoanxiousacase,buthisrelianceonminemadeeverythingeasy。Iwasobligedtoconfessonething,whichforatime,andnotunjustly,offendedhim。Icouldnotallowmyselftoconcealthatyoursisterhadbeenintownthreemonthslastwinter,thatIhadknownit,andpurposelykeptitfromhim。Hewasangry。Buthisanger,Iampersuaded,lastednolongerthanheremainedinanydoubtofyoursisterssentiments。Hehasheartilyforgivenmenow。”

ElizabethlongedtoobservethatMr。Bingleyhadbeenamostdelightfulfriend;soeasilyguidedthathisworthwasinvaluable;butshecheckedherself。Sherememberedthathehadyettolearntobelaughedat,anditwasrathertooearlytobegin。InanticipatingthehappinessofBingley,whichofcoursewastobeinferioronlytohisown,hecontinuedtheconversationtilltheyreachedthehouse。Inthehalltheyparted。

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