pride and prejudice(袷蛸嚥陶需)-及104嫗
梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��
on them。
`Can you come to´morrow�拭�
Yes�察 �he had no engagement at all for to´morrow�察 �and her
invitation was accepted with alacrity。
He came�察�and in such very good time�察�that the ladies were none
of them dressed。 In ran Mrs。 Bennet to her daughter¨s room�察 �in
her dressing gown�察�and with her hair half finished�察�crying out�察�
`My dear Jane�察 �make haste and hurry down。 He is come!Mr。
Bingley is come。!He is�察 �indeed。 Make haste�察 �make haste。 Here�察�
Sarah�察 �come to Miss Bennet this moment�察 �and help her on with
her gown。 Never mind Miss Lizzy¨s hair。¨
`We will be down as soon as we can�察� said Jane�察 �but I dare say
Kitty is forwarder than either of us�察�for she went up stairs half an
hour ago。¨
`Oh� �hang Kitty� �what has she to do with it�拭�Come be quick�察�be
quick� �where is your sash my dear�拭�
Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen ElecBook
´ Page 394´
Jane Austen�此�Pride and Prejudice 394
But when her mother was gone�察�Jane would not be prevailed on
to go down without one of her sisters。
The same anxiety to get them by themselves�察�was visible again
in the evening。 After tea�察�Mr。 Bennet retired to the library�察�as was
his custom�察 �and Mary went up stairs to her instrument。 Two
obstacles of the five being thus removed�察�Mrs。 Bennet sat looking
and winking at Elizabeth and Catherine for a considerable time�察�
without making any impression on them。 Elizabeth would not
observe her�察�and when at last Kitty did�察�she very innocently said�察�
`What is the matter mamma�拭 �What do you keep winking at me
for�拭�What am I to do�拭�
`Nothing child�察�nothing。 I did not wink at you。¨ She then sat still
five minutes longer�察�but unable to waste such a precious occasion�察�
she suddenly got up�察�and saying to Kitty�察�
`Come here�察�my love�察�I want to speak to you�察� took her out of the
room。 Jane instantly gave a look at Elizabeth�察 �which spoke her
distress at such premeditation�察�and her intreaty that she would not
give into it。 In a few minutes�察 �Mrs。 Bennet half opened the door
and called out�察�
`Lizzy�察�my dear�察�I want to speak with you。¨
Elizabeth was forced to go。
`We may as well leave them by themselves you know�察� said her
mother as soon as she was in the hall。 `Kitty and I are going up
stairs to sit in my dressing room。¨
Elizabeth made no attempt to reason with her mother�察 �but
remained quietly in the hall�察 �till she and Kitty were out of sight�察�
then returned into the drawing room。
Mrs。 Bennet¨s schemes for this day were ineffectual。 Bingley
was every thing that was charming�察�except the professed lover of
Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen ElecBook
´ Page 395´
Jane Austen�此�Pride and Prejudice 395
her daughter。 His ease and cheerfulness rendered him a most
agreeable addition to their evening party�察�and he bore with the ill´
judged officiousness of the mother�察�and heard all her silly remarks
with a forbearance and command of countenance�察 �particularly
grateful to the daughter。
He scarcely needed an invitation to stay supper�察�and before he
went away�察 �an engagement was formed�察 �chiefly through his own
and Mrs。 Bennet¨s means�察 �for his coming next morning to shoot
with her husband。
After this day�察 �Jane said no more of her indifference。 Not a
word passed between the sisters concerning Bingley�察 �but
Elizabeth went to bed in the happy belief that all must speedily be
concluded�察 �unless Mr。 Darcy returned within the stated time。
Seriously�察�however�察�she felt tolerably persuaded that all this must
have taken place with that gentleman¨s concurrence。
Bingley was punctual to his appointment�察 �and he and Mr。
Bennet spent the morning together�察 �as had been agreed on。 The
latter was much more agreeable than his companion expected。
There was nothing of presumption or folly in Bingley�察 �that could
provoke his ridicule�察�or disgust him into silence�察�and he was more
communicative�察 �and less eccentric than the other had ever seen
him。 Bingley of course returned with him to dinner�察 �and in the
evening Mrs。 Bennet¨s invention was again at work to get every
body away from him and her daughter。 Elizabeth�察�who had a letter
to write�察�went into the breakfast room for that purpose soon after
tea�察�for as the others were all going to sit down to cards�察�she could
not be wanted to counteract her mother¨s schemes。
But on returning to the drawing room�察 �when her letter was
finished�察�she saw�察�to her infinite surprise�察�there was reason to fear
Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen ElecBook
´ Page 396´
Jane Austen�此�Pride and Prejudice 396
that her mother had been too ingenious for her。 On opening the
door she perceived her sister and Bingley standing together over
the hearth�察�as if engaged in earnest conversation�察�and had this led
to no suspicion�察�the faces of both as they hastily turned round�察�and
moved away from each other�察�would have told it all。 Their situation
her s
was awkward enough�察�but ¨ she thought was still worse。 Not a
syllable was uttered by either�察�and Elizabeth was on the point of
going away again�察�when Bingley�察�who as well as the other had sat
down�察�suddenly rose�察�and whispering a few words to her sister�察�ran
out of the room。
Jane could have no reserves from Elizabeth�察�where confidence
would give pleasure�察�and instantly embracing her�察�acknowledged�察�
with the liveliest emotion�察 �that she was the happiest creature in
the world。
`¨Tis too much� � she added�察 �by far too much。 I do not deserve it。
Oh� �why is not every body as happy�拭�
Elizabeth¨s congratulations were given with a sincerity�察 �a
warmth�察 �a delight�察 �which words could but poorly express。 Every
sentence of kindness was a fresh source of happiness to Jane。 But
she would not allow herself to stay with her sister�察�or say half that
remained to be said�察�for the present。
`I must go instantly to my mother�察� she cried。 `I would not on
any account trifle with her affectionate solicitude�察�or allow her to
hear it from any one but myself。 He is gone to my father already。
Oh� �Lizzy�察 �to know that what I have to relate will give such
pleasure to all my dear family� �how shall I bear so much
happiness� �
She then hastened away to her mother�察 �who had purposely
broken up the card party�察�and was sitting up stairs with Kitty。
Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen ElecBook
´ Page 397´
Jane Austen�此�Pride and Prejudice 397
Elizabeth�察 �who was left by herself�察 �now smiled at the rapidity
and ease with which an affair was finally settled�察 �that had given
them so many previous months of suspense and vexation。
`And this�察� said