三藏中文网

第111章（第1页）

“What，ishecominghome，andwithoutpoorLydia?”shecried.“SurehewillnotleaveLondonbeforehehasfoundtheWhoistofightWickham，andmakehimmarryher，ifhecomesaway?”

AsMrs.Gardinerbegantowishtobeathome，itwassettledthatsheandthechildrenshouldgotoLondon，atthesametimethatMr.Bennetcamefromit.Thecoach，therefore，tookthemthefirststageoftheirjourney，andbroughtitsmasterbacktoLongbourn.

Mrs.GardinerwentawayinalltheperplexityaboutElizabethandherDerbyshirefriendthathadattendedherfromthatpartoftheworld.Hisnamehadneverbeenvoluntarilymentionedbeforethembyherniece;andthekindofhalf-expectationwhichMrs.Gardinerhadformed，oftheirbeingfollowedbyaletterfromhim，hadendedinnothing.ElizabethhadreceivednonesinceherreturnthatcouldcomefromPemberley.

Thepresentunhappystateofthefamilyrenderedanyotherexcuseforthelownessofherspiritsunnecessary;nothing，therefore，couldbefairlyconjecturedfromthat，thoughElizabeth，whowasbythistimetolerablywellacquaintedwithherownfeelings，wasperfectlyawarethat，hadsheknownnothingofDarcy，shecouldhavebornethedreadofLydiasinfamysomewhatbetter.Itwouldhavesparedher，shethought，onesleeplessnightoutoftwo.

WhenMr.Bennetarrived，hehadalltheappearanceofhisusualphilosophiccomposure.Hesaidaslittleashehadeverbeeninthehabitofsaying;madenomentionofthebusinessthathadtakenhimaway，anditwassometimebeforehisdaughtershadcouragetospeakofit.

Itwasnottilltheafternoon，whenhejoinedthemattea，thatElizabethventuredtointroducethesubject;andthen，onherbrieflyexpressinghersorrowforwhathemusthaveendured，hereplied，“Saynothingofthat.Whoshouldsufferbutmyself?Ithasbeenmyowndoing，andIoughttofeelit.”

“Youmustnotbetoosevereuponyourself，”repliedElizabeth.“Youmaywellwarnmeagainstsuchanevil.Humannatureissopronetofallintoit!No，Lizzy，letmeonceinmylifefeelhowmuchIhavebeentoblame.Iamnotafraidofbeingoverpoweredbytheimpression.Itwillpassawaysoonenough.”

“DoyousupposethemtobeinLondon?”

“Yes;whereelsecantheybesowellconcealed?”

“AndLydiausedtowanttogotoLondon，”addedKitty.

“Sheishappythen，”saidherfatherdrily;“andherresidencetherewillprobablybeofsomeduration.”

Thenafterashortsilencehecontinued:

“Lizzy，Ibearyounoill-willforbeingjustifiedinyouradvicetomelastMay，which，consideringtheevent，showssomegreatnessofmind.”

TheywereinterruptedbyMissBennet，whocametofetchhermotherstea.

“Thisisaparade，”hecried，“whichdoesonegood;itgivessuchanelegancetomisfortune!AnotherdayIwilldothesame;Iwillsitinmylibrary，inmynightcapandpowderinggown，andgiveasmuchtroubleasIcan;or，perhaps，ImaydeferittillKittyrunsaway.”

“Iamnotgoingtorunaway，papa，”saidKittyfretfully.“IfIshouldevergotoBrighton，IwouldbehavebetterthanLydia.”

“YougotoBrighton.IwouldnottrustyousonearitasEastbourneforfiftypounds!No，Kitty，Ihaveatlastlearnttobecautious，andyouwillfeeltheeffectsofit.Noofficerisevertoenterintomyhouseagain，noreventopassthroughthevillage.Ballswillbeabsolutelyprohibited，unlessyoustandupwithoneofyoursisters.Andyouarenevertostiroutofdoorstillyoucanprovethatyouhavespenttenminutesofeverydayinarationalmanner.”

Kitty，whotookallthesethreatsinaseriouslight，begantocry.

“Well，well，”saidhe，“donotmakeyourselfunhappy.Ifyouareagoodgirlforthenexttenyears，Iwilltakeyoutoareviewattheendofthe”

请勿开启浏览器阅读模式，否则将导致章节内容缺失及无法阅读下一章。

相邻推荐:人道大圣  乡村透视仙医  甜心的诱惑  最强花都兵王  乡村小郎中  透视神医混花都  鬼吹灯  十宗罪  杀破狼  绝色妖妃，魔君滚远点  乡村透视神医  沙海  欲奴  世纪第一暖婚  水浒传  出轨的女人  花都极品神医  老九门  绝品神医混花都  超凡兵王在花都