，最快更新傲慢与偏见最新章节！“my dear Lizzy, where can you have been walking to?”wauestion which Elizabeth received from Janesoonshe entered their room,and from all the others when they sat dowad onlysayreply, that they had wandered about, till she was beyond hercolouredshe spoke; but neither that, nor anything else, awakeneuspicionthe truth.
The evening passed quietly,unmarkedanythin acknowledged lovers talked and laughed,the unacknowledged wer was nota dispositionwhich happiness overflowsmirth;and Elizabeth,agitated and confused,rather knew that she was happy than felt herselfbe so;for,besides the immediate embarrassment,there were other evils befor anticipated what wouldfeltthe family when her situation became known;she was aware thatone liked him but Jane;and even feared that with the otherswaislike which not all his fortune and consequence mightaway.
At night she opened her hearuspicion was very far from miss Be's general habits, she was absolutely incredulous here.
“You are joking, cannot be!—! No,no,you shall not deceive me.I knowtoimpossible.”
“Thisa wretched beginning indeed!my sole dependence wasyou;and Isure nobody else will believe me,if you d,indeed,Ii nothing butstill loves me,andare engaged.”
Jane lookedher doubtingly.“oh,Lizzy!it cannot be.I know how much you dislike him.”
“You know nothingthallb I did not always love himwellI dsuch casesthese,a good memory ithe last time I shall ever remembermyself.”
missstill lookedagain, and more seriously assured herits truth.
“Good Heaven!canbe really so!Yet now I must believe you,”cried Jane.“my dear,dear Lizzy,I would—Icongratulate you—but are you certain?five the question—are you quite certain that you canhappy with him?”
“There canno doubt osettled betweenalready, thatarebe the happiest coupleth are you pleased,Jane?Shall you likehave sucrother?”
“Very,ver could give either Bingleymyself morconsidered it,we talkedit ayou really love him quite well enough? oh, Lizzy!anything rather than marry withou you quite sure that you feel what you oughtdo?”
“oh, yes!You will only think I feel more than I oughtdo, when I tell you all.”
“whatyou mean?”
“why,I must confess that I love him better than I d afraid you willangry.”
“my dearest sister,now btalk verknow every thing that Ito know,withou you tellhow long you have loved him?”
“It has been ingso gradually,that I hardly know when i I believe I must datefromfirst seeing his beautiful groundsPemberley.”
Another entreaty that she wouldserious,however,produced the desired effect; and she soon satisfied Janeher solemn assuranceonvincedthat article,misshad nothing furtherwish.
“Now Iquite happy,”said she,“for you willas happaalueit for nothing but his loveyou, I must always have esteemed him; but now,Bingley's friend and your husband,there canonly Bingley and yourself more Lizzy,you have been very sly,very reserved with me. How little did you tellof what passedPemberley and Lambton!I owe all that I knowitanother, notyou.”
Elizabeth told her the motiveshe had been unwillingmention Bingley;and the unsettled stateher own feelings had made her equally avoid the namehi now she wouldlonger conceal from her his shareLydia' was acknowledged, and half the night spentconversation.
“Good gracious!”crie,as she stooda window the next morning,“if that disagreeable mr.darcynot ing here again with our dear Bingley!what canmeanbeingtiresometoalways ing here?I hadnotion butwoulda-shooting,somethingother, and not disturbwithshalldo with him? Lizzy, you must walk out with him again,thatmay notin Bingley's way.”
Elizabeth could hardly help laughingso convenienroposal;yet was really vexed that her mother shouldalways giving him suchepithet.
As soonthey entered,Bingley lookedherexpressively, and shook hands with such warmth,as leftdoubthis good information; andsoon afterwards said aloud,“mrs. Be, have youmore lanes hereaboutswhich Lizzy may lose her way again to-day?”
“I advise mr.darcy,and Lizzy,and Kitty,”sai,“to walkoakham mount thia nice long walk,and mr.darcy has never seen the view.”
“It mayvery well for the others,”replied mr.Bingley;“but Isurewilltoo much fo't it,Kitty?”
Kitty owned that she had rather starofessereat curiositysee the view from the mount,and Elizabeth silentl she went upstairsget ready,mrs.Be followed her,saying:
“Iquite sorry,Lizzy,that you shouldforcedhave that disagreeable man allyourself, but I hope you will not mind it.Itall for Jane's sake,you know;and thereno occasion for talkinghim,except just now an,do not put yourselfinconvenience.”