，最快更新傲慢与偏见最新章节！Elizabeth's spirits soon risingplayfulness again,she wanted mr.darcyaccount for his having ever fallenlove with her.“How could you begin?”said she.“I can prehend your goingcharmingly, when you had once madeginning; but what could set you offthe first place?”
“I cannot fixthe hour,or the spot,or the look,or the words, which laidis too lonthe middle before I knew that I had begun.”
“my beauty you had early withstood,andformanners—my behaviouryou wasleast always borderingthe uncivil,and I never spokeyou without rather wishinggive you pain thasincere;did you admireforimpertinence?”
“For the livelinessyour mind,I did.”
“You maywell callimpertinencas very littl fact is, that you were sickcivility,deference,officiou were disgusted with the women who were always speaking,and looking,and thinking for your approbatio, and interested you, because I wasunlik you not been really amiable, you would have hatedfor it;butspitethe pains you tookdisguise yourself, your feelings were always noble and just;andyour heart,you thoroughly despised the persons whoassiduously courte—I have saved you the troubleaccounting for it;and really, all things considered, I beginthinkperfectlsure, you knewactual goodme—but nobody thinksthat when they falllove.”
“was theregoodyour affectionate behaviourJane while she was ill atherfield?”
“dearest Jane! who could have done less for her? But makirtueital good qualities are under your protection,and you areexaggerate themmuchpossible;and,in return,it belongsmefind occasions for teasing and quarrelling with youoftenmay be;and I shall begin directlyasking you what made youunwillingethe pointlast?what made youshyme,when you first called,and afterwards dined here?why,especially,when you called,did you lookif you did not care about me?”
“Because you were grave and silent,and gaveno encouragement.”
“But I was embarrassed.”
“Andwas I.”
“You might have talkedme more when you camedinner.”
“A man who had felt less,might.”
“How unlucky that you should haveasonable answergive, and that I shouldso reasonableto admit it!But I wonder how long you would have gone on,if you had been lefhen you would have spoken,I had not asked you!resolutionthanking you for your kindnessLydia had certainly grea much,Iafraid;for what beesthe moral,if our fort springs froreachpromise?for I ought nothave mentionedwill never do.”
“You need not distres moral willperfectl Catherine's unjustifiable endeavoursseparatewere the meansremoving alot indebted forpresent happinessyour eager desireexpressing you nota humourwait for any openinunt's intelligence had givenhope,and I was determinedonceknow every thing.”
“Lady Catherine has beeninfinite use,which oughtmake her happy, for she lovesbell me,what did you e down toherfield for?wasmerelyrideLongbourn andembarrassed?had you intended any more serious consequence?”
“my real purpose wassee you, andjudge,I could, whether I might ever hopemake you love me.my avowed one,what I avowedmyself,wassee whether your sister were still partialBingley,andshe were,to make the confessionhim which I have since made.”
“Shall you ever have courageannounceLady Catherine whatto befall her?”
“Imore likelywant more time than courage,oughtbe done,andyou will givea sheetpaper,it shalldone directly.”
“AndI had noetterwrite myself,I might sityou and admire the evennessyour writing,as another young lady onc I haveaunt,too,who must notlonger neglected.”
Fromunwillingnessconfess how much her intimacy with mr.darcy had been over-rated,Elizabeth had never yet answere's long letter;but now,having thatmunicate which she knew wouldmost wele,she was almost ashamedfind that her uncle and aunt had already lost three dayshappiness,and immediately wrotefollows:
“I would have thanked you before,my dear aunt,as I oughthave done,for your long,kind,satisfactory,detailparticulars;butsay the truth,I was too crosupposed more than reall now supposemuchyou choose;givoose reinyour fancy,indulge your imaginationevery possible flight which the subject will afford,and unless you believeactually married,you cannot greatl must write again very soon,and praise hireat deal more than you didyou you, again and again, for not goingth could Iso sillyto wish it!Your ideathe ponieillround the Park ever the happiest creatureth other people have saidbefore, butone with suc happier even than Jane; she only smiles, sends you all the lovethe world thatcan spare from me.You are allePemberley a,etc.”
mr. darcy's letterLady Catherine wasa different style;and still different from either was what mr.Be sentmr. Collins,in replyhis last.
“dear Sir,
“I must trouble you once morewill soonthe wifemr. Lady Catherinewellyo,if I were you,I would standth has moregive.
“Yours sincerely,etc.”