天朗气清,他们穿过花园,作了一次差不多半英里的愉快的散步。一家家的花园都各有美妙,伊丽莎白纵目观赏,心旷神怡,可是并不如柯林斯先生所预期的那样,会被眼前的景色陶醉得乐而忘形。尽管他数着屋前一扇扇窗户说,光是这些玻璃,当初曾一共花了刘威斯·德·包尔爵士多大一笔钱,她可并不为这些话动心。
When they ascended the steps to the hall, Maria's alarm was every moment increasing, and even Sir William did not look perfectly calm. -- Elizabeth's courage did not fail her. She had heard nothing of Lady Catherine that spoke her awful from any extraordinary talents or miraculous virtue, and the mere stateliness of money and rank she thought she could witness without trepidation.
他们踏上台阶走进穿堂的时候,玛丽亚一分钟比一分钟来得惶恐,连威廉爵士也不能完全保持镇定。倒是伊丽莎白不畏缩。无论是论才论德,她都没有听到咖苔琳夫人有什么了不起的地方足以引起她敬畏,光凭着有钱有势,还不会叫她见到了就胆战心惊。
From the entrance hall, of which Mr. Collins pointed out, with a rapturous air, the fine proportion and finished ornaments, they followed the servants through an ante-chamber, to the room where Lady Catherine, her daughter, and Mrs. Jenkinson were sitting. -- Her ladyship, with great condescension, arose to receive them; and as Mrs. Collins had settled it with her husband that the office of introduction should be her's, it was performed in a proper manner, without any of those apologies and thanks which he would have thought necessary.
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