三藏中文网>傲慢与偏见百度 > 第105章（第1页）
第105章（第1页）
“Ihavebeenthinkingitoveragain，Elizabeth，”saidheruncle，astheydrovefromthetown;“andreally，uponseriousconsideration，IammuchmoreinclinedthanIwastojudgeasyoureldestsisterdoesonthematter.Itappearstomesoveryunlikelythatanyyoungmanshouldformsuchadesignagainstagirlwhoisbynomeansunprotectedorfriendless，andwhowasactuallystayinginhiscolonelsfamily，thatIamstronglyinclinedtohopethebest.Couldheexpectthatherfriendswouldnotstepforward?Couldheexpecttobenoticedagainbytheregiment，aftersuchanaffronttoColonelForster?Histemptationisnotadequatetotherisk!”
“Doyoureallythinkso?”criedElizabeth，brighteningupforamoment.
“Uponmyword，”saidMrs.Gardiner，“Ibegintobeofyourunclesopinion.Itisreallytoogreataviolationofdecency，honour，andinterest，forhimtobeguiltyofit.IcannotthinksoveryillofWickhaCanyouyourself，Lizzy，sowhollygivehimup，astobelievehimcapableofit?”
“Not，perhaps，ofneglectinghisowninterest;butofeveryotherneglectIcanbelievehimcapable.If，indeed，itshouldbeso!ButIdarenothopeit.WhyshouldtheynotgoontoScotlandifthathadbeenthecase?”
“Inthefirstplace，”repliedMr.Gardiner，“thereisnoabsoluteproofthattheyarenotgonetoScotland.”
“Oh!buttheirremovingfromthechaiseintoahackneycoachissuchapresumption!And，besides，notracesofthemweretobefoundontheBarnetroad.”
“Well，then—supposingthemtobeinLondon.Theymaybethere，thoughforthepurposeofconcealment，fornomoreexceptionalpurpose.Itisnotlikelythatmoneyshouldbeveryabundantoneitherside;anditmightstrikethemthattheycouldbemoreeconomically，thoughlessexpeditiously，marriedinLondonthaninScotland.”
“Butwhyallthissecrecy?Whyanyfearofdetection?Whymusttheirmarriagebeprivate?Oh，no，no—thisisnotlikely.Hismostparticularfriend，youseebyJanesaccount，waspersuadedofhisneverintendingtomarryher.Wickhamwillnevermarryawomanwithoutsomemoney.Hecannotaffordit.AndwhatclaimshasLydia—whatattractionhasshebeyondyouth，health，andgoodhumourthatcouldmakehim，forhersake，foregoeverychanceofbenefitinghimselfbymarryingwell?Astowhatrestrainttheapprehensionsofdisgraceinthecorpsmightthrowonadishonourableelopementwithher，Iamnotabletojudge;forIknownothingoftheeffectsthatsuchastepmightproduce.Butastoyourotherobjection，Iamafraiditwillhardlyholdgood.Lydiahasnobrotherstostepforward;andhemightimagine，frommyfathersbehaviour，fromhisindolenceandthelittleattentionhehaseverseemedtogivetowhatwasgoingforwardinhisfamily，thathewoulddoaslittle，andthinkaslittleaboutit，asanyfathercoulddo，insuchamatter.”
“ButcanyouthinkthatLydiaissolosttoeverythingbutloveofhimastoconsenttolivewithhimonanytermsotherthanmarriage?”
“Itdoesseem，anditismostshockingindeed，”repliedElizabeth，withtearsinhereyes，“thatasisterssenseofdecencyandvirtueinsuchapointshouldadmitofdoubt.But，really，Iknownotwhattosay.PerhapsIamnotdoingherjustice.Butsheisveryyoung;shehasneverbeentaughttothinkonserioussubjects;andforthelasthalf-year，nay，foratwelvemonth—shehasbeengivenuptonothingbutamusementandvanity.Shehasbeenallowedtodisposeofhertimeinthemostidleandfrivolousmanner，andtoadoptanyopinionsthatcameinherway.Sincethe—shirewerefirstquarteredinMeryton，nothingbutlove，flirtation，andofficershavebeeninherhead.Shehasbeendoingeverythinginherpowerbythinkingandtalkingonthesubject，togivegreater—whatshallIcallit?susceptibilitytoherfeelings;whicharenaturallylivelyenough.AndweallknowthatWickhamhaseverycharmofpersonandaddressthatcancaptivateawoman.”
“ButyouseethatJane，”saidheraunt，“doesnotthinksoveryillofWickhamastobelievehimcapableoftheattempt.”
“OfwhomdoesJaneeverthinkill?Andwhoisthere，whatevermightbetheirformerconduct，thatshewouldthinkcapableofsuchanattempt，tillitwereprovedagainstthem?ButJaneknows，aswellasIdo，whatWickhamreallyis.Webothknowthathehasbeenprofligateineverysenseoftheword;thathehasneitherintegritynorhonour;thatheisasfalseanddeceitfulasheisinsinuating.”
“Anddoyoureallyknowallthis?”criedMrs.Gardiner，whosecuriosityastothemodeofherintelligencewasallalive.
“Idoindeed，”repliedElizabeth，colouring.“Itoldyou，theotherday，ofhisinfamousbehaviourtoMr.Darcy;andyouyourself，whenlastatLongbourn，heardinwhatmannerhespokeofthemanwhohadbehavedwithsuchforbearanceandliberalitytowardshiAndthereareothercircumstanceswhichIamnotatliberty—whichitisnotworthwhiletorelate;buthisliesaboutthewholePemberleyfamilyareendless.FromwhathesaidofMissDarcyIwasthoroughlypreparedtoseeaproud，reserved，disagreeablegirl.Yetheknewtothecontraryhimself.Hemustknowthatshewasasamiableandunpretendingaswehavefoundher.”
“ButdoesLydiaknownothingofthis?canshebeignorantofwhatyouandJaneseemsowelltounderstand?”
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