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第101章(第1页)

ElizabethhadbeenagooddealdisappointedinnotfindingaletterfromJaneontheirfirstarrivalatLambton;andthisdisappointmenthadbeenrenewedoneachofthemorningsthathadnowbeenspentthere;butonthethirdherrepiningwasover,andhersisterjustified,bythereceiptoftwolettersfromheratonce,ononeofwhichwasmarkedthatithadbeenmissentelsewhere。Elizabethwasnotsurprisedatit,asJanehadwrittenthedirectionremarkablyill。

Theyhadjustbeenpreparingtowalkastheletterscamein;andheruncleandaunt,leavinghertoenjoytheminquiet,setoffbythemselves。Theonemissentmustfirstbeattendedto;ithadbeenwrittenfivedaysago。Thebeginningcontainedanaccountofalltheirlittlepartiesandengagements,withsuchnewsasthecountryafforded;butthelatterhalf,whichwasdatedadaylater,andwritteninevidentagitation,gavemoreimportantintelligence。Itwastothiseffect:

“Sincewritingtheabove,dearestLizzy,somethinghasoccurredofamostunexpectedandseriousnature;butIamafraidofalarmingyou—beassuredthatweareallwell。WhatIhavetosayrelatestopoorLydia。Anexpresscameattwelvelastnight,justaswewereallgonetobed,fromColonelForster,toinformusthatshewasgoneofftoScotlandwithoneofhisofficers;toownthetruth,withWickham!Imagineoursurprise。ToKitty,however,itdoesnotseemsowhollyunexpected。Iamvery,verysorry。Soimprudentamatchonbothsides!ButIamwillingtohopethebest,andthathischaracterhasbeenmisunderstood。ThoughtlessandindiscreetIcaneasilybelievehim,butthisstep(andletusrejoiceoverit)marksnothingbadatheart。Hischoiceisdisinterestedatleast,forhemustknowmyfathercangivehernothing。Ourpoormotherissadlygrieved。Myfatherbearsitbetter。HowthankfulamIthatweneverletthemknowwhathasbeensaidagainsthim;wemustforgetitourselves。TheywereoffSaturdaynightabouttwelve,asisconjectured,butwerenotmissedtillyesterdaymorningateight。Theexpresswassentoffdirectly。MydearLizzy,theymusthavepassedwithintenmilesofus。ColonelForstergivesusreasontoexpecthimheresoon。Lydialeftafewlinesforhiswife,informingheroftheirintention。Imustconclude,forIcannotbelongfrommypoormother。Iamafraidyouwillnotbeabletomakeitout,butIhardlyknowwhatIhavewritten。”

Withoutallowingherselftimeforconsideration,andscarcelyknowingwhatshefelt,Elizabethonfinishingthisletterinstantlyseizedtheother,andopeningitwiththeutmostimpatience,readasfollows:ithadbeenwrittenadaylaterthantheconclusionofthefirst。

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