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第94章(第1页)

Theyenteredthewoods,andbiddingadieutotheriverforawhile,ascendedsomeofthehighergrounds;when,inspotswheretheopeningofthetreesgavetheeyepowertowander,weremanycharmingviewsofthevalley,theoppositehills,withthelongrangeofwoodsoverspreadingmany,andoccasionallypartofthestream。Mr。Gardinerexpressedawishofgoingroundthewholepark,butfeareditmightbebeyondawalk。Withatriumphantsmiletheyweretoldthatitwastenmilesround。Itsettledthematter;andtheypursuedtheaccustomedcircuit;whichbroughtthemagain,aftersometime,inadescentamonghangingwoods,totheedgeofthewater,andoneofitsnarrowestparts。Theycrosseditbyasimplebridge,incharacterwiththegeneralairofthescene;itwasaspotlessadornedthananytheyhadyetvisited;andthevalley,herecontractedintoaglen,allowedroomonlyforthestream,andanarrowwalkamidsttheroughcoppice-woodwhichborderedit。Elizabethlongedtoexploreitswindings;butwhentheyhadcrossedthebridge,andperceivedtheirdistancefromthehouse,Mrs。Gardiner,whowasnotagreatwalker,couldgonofarther,andthoughtonlyofreturningtothecarriageasquicklyaspossible。Herniecewas,therefore,obligedtosubmit,andtheytooktheirwaytowardsthehouseontheoppositesideoftheriver,inthenearestdirection;buttheirprogresswasslow,forMr。Gardiner,thoughseldomabletoindulgethetaste,wasveryfondoffishing,andwassomuchengagedinwatchingtheoccasionalappearanceofsometroutinthewater,andtalkingtothemanaboutthem,thatheadvancedbutlittle。Whilstwanderingoninthisslowmanner,theywereagainsurprised,andElizabethsastonishmentwasquiteequaltowhatithadbeenatfirst,bythesightofMr。Darcyapproachingthem,andatnogreatdistance。Thewalkherebeingherelessshelteredthanontheotherside,allowedthemtoseehimbeforetheymet。Elizabeth,howeverastonished,wasatleastmorepreparedforaninterviewthanbefore,andresolvedtoappearandtospeakwithcalmness,ifhereallyintendedtomeetthem。Forafewmoments,indeed,shefeltthathewouldprobablystrikeintosomeotherpath。Theidealastedwhileaturninginthewalkconcealedhimfromtheirview;theturningpast,hewasimmediatelybeforethem。Withaglance,shesawthathehadlostnoneofhisrecentcivility;and,toimitatehispoliteness,shebegan,astheymet,toadmirethebeautyoftheplace;butshehadnotgotbeyondthewords“delightful,”and“charming,”whensomeunluckyrecollectionsobtruded,andshefanciedthatpraiseofPemberleyfromhermightbemischievouslyconstrued。Hercolourchanged,andshesaidnomore。

Mrs。Gardinerwasstandingalittlebehind;andonherpausing,heaskedherifshewoulddohimthehonourofintroducinghimtoherfriends。Thiswasastrokeofcivilityforwhichshewasquiteunprepared;andshecouldhardlysuppressasmileathisbeingnowseekingtheacquaintanceofsomeofthoseverypeopleagainstwhomhispridehadrevoltedinhisoffertoherself。“Whatwillbehissurprise,”thoughtshe,“whenheknowswhotheyare?Hetakesthemnowforpeopleoffashion。”

Theintroduction,however,wasimmediatelymade;andasshenamedtheirrelationshiptoherself,shestoleaslylookathim,toseehowheboreit,andwasnotwithouttheexpectationofhisdecampingasfastashecouldfromsuchdisgracefulcompanions。Thathewassurprisedbytheconnectionwasevident;hesustainedit,however,withfortitude,andsofarfromgoingaway,turnedhisbackwiththem,andenteredintoconversationwithMr。Gardiner。Elizabethcouldnotbutbepleased,couldnotbuttriumph。Itwasconsolingthatheshouldknowshehadsomerelationsforwhomtherewasnoneedtoblush。Shelistenedmostattentivelytoallthatpassedbetweenthem,andgloriedineveryexpression,everysentenceofheruncle,whichmarkedhisintelligence,histaste,orhisgoodmanners。

Theconversationsoonturneduponfishing;andsheheardMr。Darcyinvitehim,withthegreatestcivility,tofishthereasoftenashechosewhilehecontinuedintheneighbourhood,offeringatthesametimetosupplyhimwithfishingtackle,andpointingoutthosepartsofthestreamwheretherewasusuallymostsport。Mrs。Gardiner,whowaswalkingarm-in-armwithElizabeth,gaveheralookexpressiveofwonder。Elizabethsaidnothing,butitgratifiedherexceedingly;thecomplimentmustbeallforherself。Herastonishment,however,wasextreme,andcontinuallywassherepeating,“Whyishesoaltered?Fromwhatcanitproceed?Itcannotbeforme—itcannotbeformysakethathismannersarethussoftened。MyreproofsatHunsfordcouldnotworksuchachangeasthis。Itisimpossiblethatheshouldstillloveme。”

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