7k啦言情小说>傲慢与偏见电子书 > 第129章（第1页）
第129章（第1页）
“Exceedtheirincome!MydearMr。Bennet，”criedhiswife，“whatareyoutalkingof?Why，hehasfourorfivethousandayear，andverylikelymore。”Thenaddressingherdaughter，“Oh!mydear，dearJane，Iamsohappy!IamsureIshantgetawinkofsleepallnight。Iknewhowitwouldbe。Ialwayssaiditmustbeso，atlast。Iwassureyoucouldnotbesobeautifulfornothing!Iremember，assoonaseverIsawhim，whenhefirstcameintoHertfordshirelastyear，Ithoughthowlikelyitwasthatyoushouldcometogether。Oh!heisthehandsomestyoungmanthateverwasseen!”
Wickham，Lydia，wereallforgotten。Janewasbeyondcompetitionherfavouritechild。Atthatmoment，shecaredfornoother。Heryoungersisterssoonbegantomakeinterestwithherforobjectsofhappinesswhichshemightinfuturebeabletodispense。
MarypetitionedfortheuseofthelibraryatNetherfield;andKittybeggedveryhardforafewballsthereeverywinter。
Bingley，fromthistime，wasofcourseadailyvisitoratLongbourn;comingfrequentlybeforebreakfast，andalwaysremainingtillaftersupper;unlesswhensomebarbarousneighbour，whocouldnotbeenoughdetested，hadgivenhimaninvitationtodinnerwhichhethoughthimselfobligedtoaccept。
Elizabethhadnowbutlittletimeforconversationwithhersister;forwhilehewaspresent，Janehadnoattentiontobestowonanyoneelse;butshefoundherselfconsiderablyusefultobothoftheminthosehoursofseparationthatmustsometimesoccur。IntheabsenceofJane，healwaysattachedhimselftoElizabeth，forthepleasureoftalkingofher;andwhenBingleywasgone，Janeconstantlysoughtthesamemeansofrelief。
“Hehasmademesohappy，”saidshe，oneevening，“bytellingmethathewastotallyignorantofmybeingintownlastspring!Ihadnotbelieveditpossible。”
“Isuspectedasmuch，”repliedElizabeth。“Buthowdidheaccountforit?”
“Itmusthavebeenhissistersdoing。Theywerecertainlynofriendstohisacquaintancewithme，whichIcannotwonderat，sincehemighthavechosensomuchmoreadvantageouslyinmanyrespects。Butwhentheysee，asItrusttheywill，thattheirbrotherishappywithme，theywilllearntobecontented，andweshallbeongoodtermsagain;thoughwecanneverbewhatweonceweretoeachother。”
“Thatisthemostunforgivingspeech，”saidElizabeth，“thatIeverheardyouutter。Goodgirl!Itwouldvexme，indeed，toseeyouagainthedupeofMissBingleyspretendedregard。”
“Wouldyoubelieveit，Lizzy，thatwhenhewenttotownlastNovember，hereallylovedme，andnothingbutapersuasionofmybeingindifferentwouldhavepreventedhiscomingdownagain!”
“Hemadealittlemistaketobesure;butitistothecreditofhismodesty。”
ThisnaturallyintroducedapanegyricfromJaneonhisdiffidence，andthelittlevalueheputonhisowngoodqualities。Elizabethwaspleasedtofindthathehadnotbetrayedtheinterferenceofhisfriend;for，thoughJanehadthemostgenerousandforgivingheartintheworld，sheknewitwasacircumstancewhichmustprejudiceheragainsthim。
“Iamcertainlythemostfortunatecreaturethateverexisted!”criedJane。“Oh!Lizzy，whyamIthussingledfrommyfamily，andblessedabovethemall!IfIcouldbutseeyouashappy!Iftherewerebutsuchanothermanforyou!”
“Ifyouweretogivemefortysuchmen，Inevercouldbesohappyasyou。TillIhaveyourdisposition，yourgoodness，Inevercanhaveyourhappiness。No，no，letmeshiftformyself;and，perhaps，ifIhaveverygoodluck，ImaymeetwithanotherMr。Collinsintime。”
ThesituationofaffairsintheLongbournfamilycouldnotbelongasecret。Mrs。BennetwasprivilegedtowhisperittoMrs。Phillips，andsheventured，withoutanypermission，todothesamebyallherneighboursinMeryton。
TheBennetswerespeedilypronouncedtobetheluckiestfamilyintheworld，thoughonlyafewweeksbefore，whenLydiahadfirstrunaway，theyhadbeengenerallyprovedtobemarkedoutformisfortune。
