英文名著精选阅读：《傲慢与偏见》第四十八章（下）_英美文化

英文名著精选阅读：《傲慢与偏见》第四十八章（下）

Mr. Gardiner added, in his letter, that they might expect to see their father at home on the following day, which was Saturday. Renderedspiritlessby the ill-success of all their endeavours, he had yielded to his brother-in-law's intreatythat he would return to his family, and leave it to him to do whatever occasion might suggest to be advisable for continuing their pursuit. When Mrs. Bennet was told of this, she did not express so much satisfaction as her children expected, considering what her anxiety for his life had been before.

嘉丁纳先生的信上又说，她们的父亲明天(星期六)就可以回家来了。原来他们两人再三努力，毫无成绩，情绪十分低落，因此班纳特先生答应了他舅爷的要求，立刻回家，一切事情都留给嘉丁纳相机而行。女儿们本以为母亲既是那样担心父亲会被人打死，听到这个消息，一定会非常得意，谁知并不尽然。

"What, is he coming home, and without poor Lydia!" she cried. "Sure he will not leave London before he has found them. Who is to fight Wickham, and make him marry her, if he comes away?"

班纳特太太嚷道：“什么!他没有找到可怜的丽迪雅，就这样一个人回来吗?他既然没有找到他们俩，当然不应该离开伦敦。他一走，还有谁去跟韦翰决斗，逼着他跟丽迪雅结婚?

As Mrs. Gardiner began to wish to be at home, it was settled that she and her children should go to London at the same time that Mr. Bennet came from it. The coach, therefore, took them the first stage of their journey, and brought its master back to Longbourn.