三藏中文网>傲慢与偏见百度 > 第141章（第1页）
第141章（第1页）
Elizabethsspiritssoonrisingtoplayfulnessagain，shewantedMr.Darcytoaccountforhishavingeverfalleninlovewithher.“Howcouldyoubegin?”saidshe.“Icancomprehendyourgoingoncharmingly，whenyouhadoncemadeabeginning;butwhatcouldsetyouoffinthefirstplace?”
“Icannotfixonthehour，orthespot，orthelook，orthewords，whichlaidthefoundation.Itistoolongago.IwasinthemiddlebeforeIknewthatIhadbegun.”
“Mybeautyyouhadearlywithstood，andasformymanners—mybehaviourtoyouwasatleastalwaysborderingontheuncivil，andIneverspoketoyouwithoutratherwishingtogiveyoupainthannot.Nowbesincere;didyouadmiremeformyimpertinence?”
“Forthelivelinessofyourmind，Idid.”
“Youmayaswellcallitimpertinenceatonce.Itwasverylittleless.Thefactis，thatyouweresickofcivility，ofdeference，ofofficiousattention.Youweredisgustedwiththewomenwhowerealwaysspeaking，andlooking，andthinkingforyourapprobationalone.Iroused，andinterestedyou，becauseIwassounliketheHadyounotbeenreallyamiable，youwouldhavehatedmeforit;butinspiteofthepainsyoutooktodisguiseyourself，yourfeelingswerealwaysnobleandjust;andinyourheart，youthoroughlydespisedthepersonswhosoassiduouslycourtedyou.There—Ihavesavedyouthetroubleofaccountingforit;andreally，allthingsconsidered，Ibegintothinkitperfectlyreasonable.Tobesure，youknewnoactualgoodofme—butnobodythinksofthatwhentheyfallinlove.”
“WastherenogoodinyouraffectionatebehaviourtoJanewhileshewasillatNetherfield?”
“DearestJane!whocouldhavedonelessforher?Butmakeavirtueofitbyallmeans.Mygoodqualitiesareunderyourprotection，andyouaretoexaggeratethemasmuchaspossible;and，inreturn，itbelongstometofindoccasionsforteasingandquarrellingwithyouasoftenasmaybe;andIshallbegindirectlybyaskingyouwhatmadeyousounwillingtocometothepointatlast?Whatmadeyousoshyofme，whenyoufirstcalled，andafterwardsdinedhere?Why，especially，whenyoucalled，didyoulookasifyoudidnotcareaboutme?”
“Becauseyouweregraveandsilent，andgavemenoencouragement.”
“ButIwasembarrassed.”
“AndsowasI.”
“Youmighthavetalkedtomemorewhenyoucametodinner.”
“Amanwhohadfeltless，might.”
“Howunluckythatyoushouldhaveareasonableanswertogive，andthatIshouldbesoreasonableastoadmitit!ButIwonderhowlongyouwouldhavegoneon，ifyouhadbeenlefttoyourself.Iwonderwhenyouwouldhavespoken，ifIhadnotaskedyou!MyresolutionofthankingyouforyourkindnesstoLydiahadcertainlygreateffect.Toomuch，Iamafraid;forwhatbecomesofthemoral，ifourcomfortspringsfromabreachofpromise?forIoughtnottohavementionedthesubject.Thiswillneverdo.”
“Youneednotdistressyourself.Themoralwillbeperfectlyfair.LadyCatherinesunjustifiableendeavourstoseparateuswerethemeansofremovingallmydoubts.Iamnotindebtedformypresenthappinesstoyoureagerdesireofexpressingyourgratitude.Iwasnotinahumourtowaitforanyopeningofyours.Myauntsintelligencehadgivenmehope，andIwasdeterminedatoncetoknoweverything.”
“LadyCatherinehasbeenofinfiniteuse，whichoughttomakeherhappy，forshelovestobeofuse.Buttellme，whatdidyoucomedowntoNetherfieldfor?WasitmerelytoridetoLongbournandbeembarrassed?orhadyouintendedanymoreseriousconsequence?”
“Myrealpurposewastoseeyou，andtojudge，ifIcould，whetherImighteverhopetomakeyouloveme.Myavowedone，orwhatIavowedtomyself，wastoseewhetheryoursisterwerestillpartialtoBingley，andifshewere，tomaketheconfessiontohimwhichIhavesincemade.”
“ShallyoueverhavecouragetoannouncetoLadyCatherinewhatistobefallher?”
“Iammorelikelytowantmoretimethancourage，Elizabeth.Butitoughttobedone，andifyouwillgivemeasheetofpaper，itshallbedonedirectly.”
“AndifIhadnotalettertowritemyself，Imightsitbyyouandadmiretheevennessofyourwriting，asanotheryoungladyoncedid.ButIhaveanaunt，too，whomustnotbelongerneglected.”
FromanunwillingnesstoconfesshowmuchherintimacywithMr.Darcyhadbeenover-rated，ElizabethhadneveryetansweredMrs.Gardinerslongletter;butnow，havingthattocommunicatewhichsheknewwouldbemostwelcome，shewasalmostashamedtofindthatheruncleandaunthadalreadylostthreedaysofhappiness，andimmediatelywroteasfollows:
“Iwouldhavethankedyoubefore，mydearaunt，asIoughttohavedone，foryourlong，kind，satisfactory，detailofparticulars;buttosaythetruth，Iwastoocrosstowrite.Yousupposedmorethanreallyexisted.Butnowsupposeasmuchasyouchoose;givealoosereintoyourfancy，indulgeyourimaginationineverypossibleflightwhichthesubjectwillafford，andunlessyoubelievemeactuallymarried，youcannotgreatlyerr.Youmustwriteagainverysoon，andpraisehimagreatdealmorethanyoudidinyourlast.Ithankyou，againandagain，fornotgoingtotheLakes.HowcouldIbesosillyastowishit!Yourideaoftheponiesisdelightful.WewillgoroundtheParkeveryday.Iamthehappiestcreatureintheworld.Perhapsotherpeoplehavesaidsobefore，butnoonewithsuchjustice.IamhappiereventhanJane;sheonlysmiles，Ilaugh.Mr.Darcysendsyoualltheloveintheworldthathecansparefromme.YouarealltocometoPemberleyatChristmas.Yours，etc.”
Mr.DarcyslettertoLadyCatherinewasinadifferentstyle;andstilldifferentfromeitherwaswhatMr.BennetsenttoMr.Collins，inreplytohislast.
“DearSir，
“Imusttroubleyouoncemoreforcongratulations.ElizabethwillsoonbethewifeofMr.Darcy.ConsoleLadyCatherineaswellasyoucan.But，ifIwereyou，Iwouldstandbythenephew.Hehasmoretogive.
“Yourssincerely，etc.”
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