伊丽莎白羞怯地笑笑说:“就象我那天做法一样,的确,最好是不要那样。可是你也不要以为他是一直来得这么勤。这个星期倒是为了你才常常请他来的。你知道妈的主意,她总以为想出最聪明的办法去应付的;我希望这一下你总该满意了吧。”
Her aunt assured her that she was; and Elizabeth having thanked her for the kindness of her hints, they parted; a wonderful instance of advice being given on such a point without being resented.
舅母告诉她说,这一下满意了;伊丽莎白谢谢她好心的指示,于是二人就分别了──在这种问题上给人家出主意而没受抱怨,这次倒可算一个稀罕的例子。
Mr. Collins returned into Hertfordshire soon after it had been quitted by the Gardiners and Jane; but as he took up his abode with the Lucases, his arrival was no great inconvenience to Mrs. Bennet. His marriage was now fast approaching, and she was at length so far resigned as to think it inevitable, and even repeatedly to say in an ill-natured tone that she "wished they might be happy." Thursday was to be the wedding day, and on Wednesday Miss Lucas paid her farewell visit; and when she rose to take leave, Elizabeth, ashamed of her mother's ungracious and reluctant good wishes, and sincerely affected herself, accompanied her out of the room. As they went down stairs together, Charlotte said,
嘉丁纳夫妇和吉英刚刚离开了哈德福郡,柯林斯先生就回到哈福德郡去。他住在卢卡斯府上,因此班纳特太太不但终于死了心,认为这门亲事是免不了的,甚至还几次三番恶意地说:“但愿他们会幸福吧。”星期四就是佳期,卢卡斯小姐星期三到班府上来辞行。当夏绿蒂起身告别的时候,伊丽莎白一方面由于母亲那些死样怪气的吉利话,使她听得不好意思,另一方面自己也委实有动无衷,便不由得送她走出房门。下楼梯的时候,夏绿蒂说:
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