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第82章（第1页）
ItwasthesecondweekinMay，inwhichthethreeyoungladiessetouttogetherfromGracechurchStreetforthetownof—，inHertfordshire;and，astheydrewneartheappointedinnwhereMr。Bennetscarriagewastomeetthem，theyquicklyperceived，intokenofthecoachmanspunctuality，bothKittyandLydialookingoutofadining-roomupstairs。Thesetwogirlshadbeenaboveanhourintheplace，happilyemployedinvisitinganoppositemilliner，watchingthesentinelonguard，anddressingasaladandcucumber。
Afterwelcomingtheirsisters，theytriumphantlydisplayedatablesetoutwithsuchcoldmeatasaninnlarderusuallyaffords，exclaiming，“Isnotthisnice?Isnotthisanagreeablesurprise?”
“Andwemeantotreatyouall，”addedLydia，“butyoumustlendusthemoney，forwehavejustspentoursattheshopoutthere。”Then，showingherpurchases—“Lookhere，Ihaveboughtthisbonnet。Idonotthinkitisverypretty;butIthoughtImightaswellbuyitasnot。IshallpullittopiecesassoonasIgethome，andseeifIcanmakeitupanybetter。”
Andwhenhersistersabuseditasugly，sheadded，withperfectunconcern，“Oh!butthereweretwoorthreemuchuglierintheshop;andwhenIhaveboughtsomeprettier-colouredsatintotrimitwithfresh，Ithinkitwillbeverytolerable。Besides，itwillnotmuchsignifywhatonewearsthissummer，afterthe—shirehaveleftMeryton，andtheyaregoinginafortnight。”
“Aretheyindeed!”criedElizabeth，withthegreatestsatisfaction。
“TheyaregoingtobeencampednearBrighton;andIdosowantpapatotakeusallthereforthesummer!Itwouldbesuchadeliciousscheme;andIdaresaywouldhardlycostanythingatall。Mammawouldliketogo，too，ofallthings!Onlythinkwhatamiserablesummerelseweshallhave!”
“Yes，”thoughtElizabeth，“thatwouldbeadelightfulschemeindeed，andcompletelydoforusatonce。GoodHeaven!Brighton，andawholecampfulofsoldiers，tous，whohavebeenoversetalreadybyonepoorregimentofmilitia，andthemonthlyballsofMeryton!”
“NowIhavegotsomenewsforyou，”saidLydia，astheysatdownattable。“Whatdoyouthink?Itisexcellentnews—capitalnews—andaboutacertainpersonwealllike!”
JaneandElizabethlookedateachother，andthewaiterwastoldheneednotstay。Lydialaughed，andsaid:
“Aye，thatisjustlikeyourformalityanddiscretion。Youthoughtthewaitermustnothear，asifhecared!IdaresayheoftenhearsworsethingssaidthanIamgoingtosay。Butheisanuglyfellow!Iamgladheisgone。Ineversawsuchalongchininmylife。Well，butnowformynews;itisaboutdearWickham;toogoodforthewaiter，isitnot?ThereisnodangerofWickhamsmarryingMaryKing。Theresforyou!SheisgonedowntoheruncleatLiverpool:gonetostay。Wickhamissafe。”
“AndMaryKingissafe!”addedElizabeth;“safefromaconnectionimprudentastofortune。”
“Sheisagreatfoolforgoingaway，ifshelikedhim。”
“ButIhopethereisnostrongattachmentoneitherside，”saidJane。
“Iamsurethereisnotonhis。Iwillanswerforit，henevercaredthreestrawsabouther—whocouldaboutsuchanastylittlefreckledthing?”
Elizabethwasshockedtothinkthat，howeverincapableofsuchcoarsenessofexpressionherself，thecoarsenessofthesentimentwaslittleotherthanherownbreasthadharbouredandfanciedliberal!
Assoonasallhadate，andtheelderonespaid，thecarriagewasordered;andaftersomecontrivance，thewholeparty，withalltheirboxes，work-bags，andparcels，andtheunwelcomeadditionofKittysandLydiaspurchases，wereseatedinit。
