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第80章（第1页）

“Oh!Youruncle!Hekeepsaman-servant，doeshe?Iamverygladyouhavesomebodywhothinksofthesethings。Whereshallyouchangehorses?Oh!Bromley，ofcourse。IfyoumentionmynameattheBell，youwillbeattendedto。”

LadyCatherinehadmanyotherquestionstoaskrespectingtheirjourney，andasshedidnotanswerthemallherself，attentionwasnecessary，whichElizabethbelievedtobeluckyforher;or，withamindsooccupied，shemighthaveforgottenwhereshewas。Reflectionmustbereservedforsolitaryhours;whenevershewasalone，shegavewaytoitasthegreatestrelief;andnotadaywentbywithoutasolitarywalk，inwhichshemightindulgeinallthedelightofunpleasantrecollections。

Mr。Darcyslettershewasinafairwayofsoonknowingbyheart。Shestudiedeverysentence;andherfeelingstowardsitswriterwereattimeswidelydifferent。Whensherememberedthestyleofhisaddress，shewasstillfullofindignation;butwhensheconsideredhowunjustlyshehadcondemnedandupbraidedhim，herangerwasturnedagainstherself;andhisdisappointedfeelingsbecametheobjectofcompassion。Hisattachmentexcitedgratitude，hisgeneralcharacterrespect;butshecouldnotapprovehim;norcouldsheforamomentrepentherrefusal，orfeeltheslightestinclinationevertoseehimagain。Inherownpastbehaviour，therewasaconstantsourceofvexationandregret;andintheunhappydefectsofherfamily，asubjectofyetheavierchagrin。Theywerehopelessofremedy。Herfather，contentedwithlaughingatthem，wouldneverexerthimselftorestrainthewildgiddinessofhisyoungestdaughters;andhermother，withmannerssofarfromrightherself，wasentirelyinsensibleoftheevil。ElizabethhadfrequentlyunitedwithJaneinanendeavourtochecktheimprudenceofCatherineandLydia;butwhiletheyweresupportedbytheirmothersindulgence，whatchancecouldtherebeofimprovement?Catherine，weak-spirited，irritable，andcompletelyunderLydiasguidance，hadbeenalwaysaffrontedbytheiradvice;andLydia，self-willedandcareless，wouldscarcelygivethemahearing。Theywereignorant，idle，andvain。WhiletherewasanofficerinMeryton，theywouldflirtwithhim;andwhileMerytonwaswithinawalkofLongbourn，theywouldbegoingthereforever。

AnxietyonJanesbehalfwasanotherprevailingconcern;andMr。Darcysexplanation，byrestoringBingleytoallherformergoodopinion，heightenedthesenseofwhatJanehadlost。Hisaffectionwasprovedtohavebeensincere，andhisconductclearedofallblame，unlessanycouldattachtotheimplicitnessofhisconfidenceinhisfriend。Howgrievousthenwasthethoughtthat，ofasituationsodesirableineveryrespect，sorepletewithadvantage，sopromisingforhappiness，Janehadbeendeprived，bythefollyandindecorumofherownfamily!

WhentotheserecollectionswasaddedthedevelopmentofWickhamscharacter，itmaybeeasilybelievedthatthehappyspiritswhichhadseldombeendepressedbefore，werenowsomuchaffectedastomakeitalmostimpossibleforhertoappeartolerablycheerful。

TheirengagementsatRosingswereasfrequentduringthelastweekofherstayastheyhadbeenatfirst。Theverylasteveningwasspentthere;andherladyshipagaininquiredminutelyintotheparticularsoftheirjourney，gavethemdirectionsastothebestmethodofpacking，andwassourgentonthenecessityofplacinggownsintheonlyrightway，thatMariathoughtherselfobliged，onherreturn，toundoalltheworkofthemorning，andpackhertrunkafresh。

Whentheyparted，LadyCatherine，withgreatcondescension，wishedthemagoodjourney，andinvitedthemtocometoHunsfordagainnextyear;andMissdeBourghexertedherselfsofarastocurtseyandholdoutherhandtoboth。