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第83章(第1页)

“Hownicelyweareallcrammedin,”criedLydia。“IamgladIboughtmybonnet,ifitisonlyforthefunofhavinganotherbandbox!Well,nowletusbequitecomfortableandsnug,andtalkandlaughallthewayhome。Andinthefirstplace,letushearwhathashappenedtoyouallsinceyouwentaway。Haveyouseenanypleasantmen?Haveyouhadanyflirting?Iwasingreathopesthatoneofyouwouldhavegotahusbandbeforeyoucameback。Janewillbequiteanoldmaidsoon,Ideclare。Sheisalmostthree-and-twenty!Lord,howashamedIshouldbeofnotbeingmarriedbeforethree-and-twenty!MyauntPhillipswantsyousotogethusbands,youcantthink。ShesaysLizzyhadbetterhavetakenMr。Collins;butIdonotthinktherewouldhavebeenanyfuninit。Lord!howIshouldliketobemarriedbeforeanyofyou;andthenIwouldchaperonyouabouttoalltheballs。Dearme!wehadsuchagoodpieceoffuntheotherdayatColonelForsters。Kittyandmeweretospendthedaythere,andMrs。Forsterpromisedtohavealittledanceintheevening;(bythebye,Mrs。Forsterandmearesuchfriends!)andsosheaskedthetwoHarringtonstocome,butHarrietwasill,andsoPenwasforcedtocomebyherself;andthen,whatdoyouthinkwedid?WedressedupChamberlayneinwomansclothesonpurposetopassforalady,onlythinkwhatfun!Notasoulknewofit,butColonelandMrs。Forster,andKittyandme,exceptmyaunt,forwewereforcedtoborrowoneofhergowns;andyoucannotimaginehowwellhelooked!WhenDenny,andWickham,andPratt,andtwoorthreemoreofthemencamein,theydidnotknowhimintheleast。Lord!howIlaughed!andsodidMrs。Forster。IthoughtIshouldhavedied。Andthatmadethemensuspectsomething,andthentheysoonfoundoutwhatwasthematter。”

Withsuchkindsofhistoriesoftheirpartiesandgoodjokes,didLydia,assistedbyKittyshintsandadditions,endeavourtoamusehercompanionsallthewaytoLongbourn。Elizabethlistenedaslittleasshecould,buttherewasnoescapingthefrequentmentionofWickhamsname。

Theirreceptionathomewasmostkind。Mrs。BennetrejoicedtoseeJaneinundiminishedbeauty;andmorethanonceduringdinnerdidMr。BennetsayvoluntarilytoElizabeth:

“Iamgladyouarecomeback,Lizzy。”

Theirpartyinthedining-roomwaslarge,foralmostalltheLucasescametomeetMariaandhearthenews;andvariouswerethesubjectsthatoccupiedthem:LadyLucaswasinquiringofMaria,acrossthetable,afterthewelfareandpoultryofhereldestdaughter;Mrs。Bennetwasdoublyengaged,ononehandcollectinganaccountofthepresentfashionsfromJane,whosatsomewaybelowher,and,ontheother,retailingthemalltotheyoungerMissLucases;andLydia,inavoiceratherlouderthananyotherpersons,wasenumeratingthevariouspleasuresofthemorningtoanybodywhowouldhearher。

“Oh!Mary,”saidshe,“Iwishyouhadgonewithus,forwehadsuchfun!Aswewentalong,KittyandIdrewuptheblinds,andpretendedtherewasnobodyinthecoach;andIshouldhavegonesoalltheway,ifKittyhadnotbeensick;andwhenwegottotheGeorge,Idothinkwebehavedveryhandsomely,forwetreatedtheotherthreewiththenicestcoldluncheonintheworld,andifyouwouldhavegone,wewouldhavetreatedyoutoo。Andthenwhenwecameawayitwassuchfun!Ithoughtwenevershouldhavegotintothecoach。Iwasreadytodieoflaughter。Andthenweweresomerryallthewayhome!wetalkedandlaughedsoloud,thatanybodymighthaveheardustenmilesoff!”

TothisMaryverygravelyreplied,“Farbeitfromme,mydearsister,todepreciatesuchpleasures!Theywoulddoubtlessbecongenialwiththegeneralityoffemaleminds。ButIconfesstheywouldhavenocharmsforme—Ishouldinfinitelypreferabook。”

ButofthisanswerLydiaheardnotaword。Sheseldomlistenedtoanybodyformorethanhalfaminute,andneverattendedtoMaryatall。

IntheafternoonLydiawasurgentwiththerestofthegirlstowalktoMeryton,andtoseehoweverybodywenton;butElizabethsteadilyopposedthescheme。ItshouldnotbesaidthattheMissBennetscouldnotbeathomehalfadaybeforetheywereinpursuitoftheofficers。Therewasanotherreasontooforheropposition。ShedreadedseeingMr。Wickhamagain,andwasresolvedtoavoiditaslongaspossible。Thecomforttoheroftheregimentsapproachingremovalwasindeedbeyondexpression。Inafortnighttheyweretogo—andoncegone,shehopedtherecouldbenothingmoretoplagueheronhisaccount。

ShehadnotbeenmanyhoursathomebeforeshefoundthattheBrightonscheme,ofwhichLydiahadgiventhemahintattheinn,wasunderfrequentdiscussionbetweenherparents。Elizabethsawdirectlythatherfatherhadnotthesmallestintentionofyielding;buthisanswerswereatthesametimesovagueandequivocal,thathermother,thoughoftendisheartened,hadneveryetdespairedofsucceedingatlast。

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