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第107章（第1页）

“Donotgivewaytouselessalarm，”addedhe;“thoughitisrighttobepreparedfortheworst，thereisnooccasiontolookonitascertain.ItisnotquiteaweeksincetheyleftBrighton.Inafewdaysmore，wemaygainsomenewsofthem;andtillweknowthattheyarenotmarried，andhavenodesignofmarrying，donotletusgivethematteroveraslost.AssoonasIgettotownIshallgotomybrother，andmakehimcomehomewithmetoGracechurchStreet;andthenwemayconsulttogetherastowhatistobedone.”

“Oh!mydearbrother，”repliedMrs.Bennet，“thatisexactlywhatIcouldmostwishfor.Andnowdo，whenyougettotown，findthemout，wherevertheymaybe;andiftheyarenotmarriedalready，makethemmarry.Andasforweddingclothes，donotletthemwaitforthat，buttellLydiasheshallhaveasmuchmoneyasshechoosestobuythem，aftertheyaremarried.And，aboveallthings，keepMr.Bennetfromfighting.TellhimwhatadreadfulstateIamin，thatIamfrightedoutofmywits—andhavesuchtremblings，suchflutterings，alloverme—suchspasmsinmysideandpainsinmyhead，andsuchbeatingsatheart，thatIcangetnorestbynightnorbyday.AndtellmydearLydianottogiveanydirectionsaboutherclothestillshehasseenme，forshedoesnotknowwhicharethebestwarehouses.Oh，brother，howkindyouare!Iknowyouwillcontriveitall.”

ButMr.Gardiner，thoughheassuredheragainofhisearnestendeavoursinthecause，couldnotavoidrecommendingmoderationtoher，aswellinherhopesasherfear;andaftertalkingwithherinthismannertilldinnerwasonthetable，theyalllefthertoventallherfeelingsonthehousekeeper，whoattendedintheabsenceofherdaughters.

Thoughherbrotherandsisterwerepersuadedthattherewasnorealoccasionforsuchaseclusionfromthefamily，theydidnotattempttoopposeit，fortheyknewthatshehadnotprudenceenoughtoholdhertonguebeforetheservants，whiletheywaitedattable，andjudgeditbetterthatoneonlyofthehousehold，andtheonewhomtheycouldmosttrustshouldcomprehendallherfearsandsolicitudeonthesubject.

Inthedining-roomtheyweresoonjoinedbyMaryandKitty，whohadbeentoobusilyengagedintheirseparateapartmentstomaketheirappearancebefore.Onecamefromherbooks，andtheotherfromhertoilette.Thefacesofboth，however，weretolerablycalm;andnochangewasvisibleineither，exceptthatthelossofherfavouritesister，ortheangerwhichshehadherselfincurredinthisbusiness，hadgivenmoreoffretfulnessthanusualtotheaccentsofKitty.AsforMary，shewasmistressenoughofherselftowhispertoElizabeth，withacountenanceofgravereflection，soonaftertheywereseatedattable:

“Thisisamostunfortunateaffair，andwillprobablybemuchtalkedof.Butwemuststemthetideofmalice，andpourintothewoundedbosomsofeachotherthebalmofsisterlyconsolation.”

Then，perceivinginElizabethnoinclinationofreplying，sheadded，“UnhappyastheeventmustbeforLydia，wemaydrawfromitthisusefullesson:thatlossofvirtueinafemaleisirretrievable;thatonefalsestepinvolvesherinendlessruin;thatherreputationisnolessbrittlethanitisbeautiful;andthatshecannotbetoomuchguardedinherbehaviourtowardstheundeservingoftheothersex.”

Elizabethlifteduphereyesinamazement，butwastoomuchoppressedtomakeanyreply.Mary，however，continuedtoconsoleherselfwithsuchkindofmoralextractionsfromtheevilbeforethe

Intheafternoon，thetwoelderMissBennetswereabletobeforhalf-an-hourbythemselves;andElizabethinstantlyavailedherselfoftheopportunityofmakinganyinquiries，whichJanewasequallyeagertosatisfy.Afterjoiningingenerallamentationsoverthedreadfulsequelofthisevent，whichElizabethconsideredasallbutcertain，andMissBennetcouldnotasserttobewhollyimpossible，theformercontinuedthesubject，bysaying，“ButtellmeallandeverythingaboutitwhichIhavenotalreadyheard.Givemefurtherparticulars.WhatdidColonelForstersay?Hadtheynoapprehensionofanythingbeforetheelopementtookplace?Theymusthaveseenthemtogetherforever.”

“ColonelForsterdidownthathehadoftensuspectedsomepartiality，especiallyonLydiasside，butnothingtogivehimanyalarIamsogrievedforhim!Hisbehaviourwasattentiveandkindtotheutmost.Hewascomingtous，inordertoassureusofhisconcern，beforehehadanyideaoftheirnotbeinggonetoScotland:whenthatapprehensionfirstgotabroad，ithastenedhisjourney.”

“AndwasDennyconvincedthatWickhamwouldnotmarry?Didheknowoftheirintendingtogooff?HadColonelForsterseenDennyhimself?”

“Yes;but，whenquestionedbyhim，Dennydeniedknowinganythingoftheirplans，andwouldnotgivehisrealopinionaboutit.Hedidnotrepeathispersuasionoftheirnotmarrying—andfromthat，Iaminclinedtohope，hemighthavebeenmisunderstoodbefore.”

“AndtillColonelForstercamehimself，notoneofyouentertainedadoubt，Isuppose，oftheirbeingreallymarried?”

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