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第118章（第1页）

TheirvisitorswerenottoremainabovetendayswiththeMr.WickhamhadreceivedhiscommissionbeforeheleftLondon，andhewastojoinhisregimentattheendofafortnight.

NoonebutMrs.Bennetregrettedthattheirstaywouldbesoshort;andshemadethemostofthetimebyvisitingaboutwithherdaughter，andhavingveryfrequentpartiesathome.Thesepartieswereacceptabletoall;toavoidafamilycirclewasevenmoredesirabletosuchasdidthink，thansuchasdidnot.

WickhamsaffectionforLydiawasjustwhatElizabethhadexpectedtofindit;notequaltoLydiasforhiShehadscarcelyneededherpresentobservationtobesatisfied，fromthereasonofthings，thattheirelopementhadbeenbroughtonbythestrengthofherlove，ratherthanbyhis;andshewouldhavewonderedwhy，withoutviolentlycaringforher，hechosetoelopewithheratall，hadshenotfeltcertainthathisflightwasrenderednecessarybydistressofcircumstances;andifthatwerethecase，hewasnottheyoungmantoresistanopportunityofhavingacompanion.

LydiawasexceedinglyfondofhiHewasherdearWickhamoneveryoccasion;noonewastobeputincompetitionwithhiHedideverythingbestintheworld;andshewassurehewouldkillmorebirdsonthefirstofSeptember，thananybodyelseinthecountry.

Onemorning，soonaftertheirarrival，asshewassittingwithhertwoeldersisters，shesaidtoElizabeth:

“Lizzy，Inevergaveyouanaccountofmywedding，Ibelieve.Youwerenotby，whenItoldmammaandtheothersallaboutit.Arenotyoucurioustohearhowitwasmanaged?”

“Noreally，”repliedElizabeth;“Ithinktherecannotbetoolittlesaidonthesubject.”

“La!Youaresostrange!ButImusttellyouhowitwentoff.Weweremarried，youknow，atSt.Clements，becauseWickhamslodgingswereinthatparish.Anditwassettledthatweshouldallbetherebyelevenoclock.MyuncleandauntandIweretogotogether;andtheothersweretomeetusatthechurch.

Well，Mondaymorningcame，andIwasinsuchafuss!Iwassoafraid，youknow，thatsomethingwouldhappentoputitoff，andthenIshouldhavegonequitedistracted.Andtherewasmyaunt，allthetimeIwasdressing，preachingandtalkingawayjustasifshewasreadingasermon.However，Ididnothearaboveonewordinten，forIwasthinking，youmaysuppose，ofmydearWickhaIlongedtoknowwhetherhewouldbemarriedinhisbluecoat.”

“Well，andsowebreakfastedattenasusual;Ithoughtitwouldneverbeover;for，bythebye，youaretounderstand，thatmyuncleandauntwerehorridunpleasantallthetimeIwaswiththeIfyoullbelieveme，Ididnotonceputmyfootoutofdoors，thoughIwasthereafortnight.Notoneparty，orscheme，oranything.TobesureLondonwasratherthin，but，however，theLittleTheatrewasopen.

Well，andsojustasthecarriagecametothedoor，myunclewascalledawayuponbusinesstothathorridmanMr.Stone.Andthen，youknow，whenoncetheygettogether，thereisnoendofit.Well，IwassofrightenedIdidnotknowwhattodo，formyunclewastogivemeaway;andifwewerebeyondthehour，wecouldnotbemarriedallday.But，luckily，hecamebackagainintenminutestime，andthenweallsetout.However，Irecollectedafterwardsthatifhehadbeenpreventedgoing，theweddingneednotbeputoff，forMr.Darcymighthavedoneaswell.”

“Mr.Darcy!”repeatedElizabeth，inutteramazement.

“Oh，yes!—hewastocometherewithWickham，youknow.Butgraciousme!Iquiteforgot!Ioughtnottohavesaidawordaboutit.Ipromisedthemsofaithfully!WhatwillWickhamsay?Itwastobesuchasecret!”

“Ifitwastobesecret，”saidJane，“saynotanotherwordonthesubject.Youmaydependuponmyseekingnofurther.”

“Oh!certainly，”saidElizabeth，thoughburningwithcuriosity;“wewillaskyounoquestions.”

“Thankyou，”saidLydia，“forifyoudid，Ishouldcertainlytellyouall，andthenWickhamwouldbeangry.”

Onsuchencouragementtoask，Elizabethwasforcedtoputitoutofherpower，byrunningaway.

Buttoliveinignoranceonsuchapointwasimpossible;oratleastitwasimpossiblenottotryforinformation.Mr.Darcyhadbeenathersisterswedding.Itwasexactlyascene，andexactlyamongpeople，wherehehadapparentlyleasttodo，andleasttemptationtogo.Conjecturesastothemeaningofit，rapidandwild，hurriedintoherbrain;butshewassatisfiedwithnone.Thosethatbestpleasedher，asplacinghisconductinthenoblestlight，seemedmostimprobable.Shecouldnotbearsuchsuspense;andhastilyseizingasheetofpaper，wroteashortlettertoheraunt，torequestanexplanationofwhatLydiahaddropped，ifitwerecompatiblewiththesecrecywhichhadbeenintended.

“Youmayreadilycomprehend，”sheadded，“whatmycuriositymustbetoknowhowapersonunconnectedwithanyofus，and（comparativelyspeaking）astrangertoourfamily，shouldhavebeenamongstyouatsuchatime.Praywriteinstantly，andletmeunderstandit—unlessitis，forverycogentreasons，toremaininthesecrecywhichLydiaseemstothinknecessary;andthenImustendeavourtobesatisfiedwithignorance.”

“NotthatIshall，though，”sheaddedtoherself，asshefinishedtheletter;“andmydearaunt，ifyoudonottellmeinanhonourablemanner，Ishallcertainlybereducedtotricksandstratagemstofinditout.”

JanesdelicatesenseofhonourwouldnotallowhertospeaktoElizabethprivatelyofwhatLydiahadletfall;Elizabethwasgladofit;—tillitappearedwhetherherinquirieswouldreceiveanysatisfaction，shehadratherbewithoutaconfidante.

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