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| Chapter 12 (Vol. I, Chap. XII) |
第十二章 |
| In consequence of an agreement between the sisters, Elizabeth
wrote the next morning to her mother, to beg that the carriage
might be sent for them in the course of the day. But
Mrs. Bennet, who had calculated on her daughters remaining at
Netherfield till the following Tuesday, which would exactly
finish Jane's week, could not bring herself to receive them with
pleasure before. Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at
least not to Elizabeth's wishes, for she was impatient to get
home. Mrs. Bennet sent them word that they could not possibly
have the carriage before Tuesday; and in her postscript it was
added that, if Mr. Bingley and his sister pressed them to stay
longer, she could spare them very well. -- Against staying
longer, however, Elizabeth was positively resolved -- nor did
she much expect it would be asked; and fearful, on the
contrary, as being considered as intruding themselves
needlessly long, she urged Jane to borrow Mr. Bingley's
carriage immediately, and at length it was settled that their
original design of leaving Netherfield that morning should be
mentioned, and the request made.
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班纳特姐妹俩商量妥当了以后，伊丽莎白第二 天早上就写信给她母亲，情她当天就派车子来 接她们。可是，班纳特太太早就打算让她两个 女儿在尼日斐花园待到下星期二，以便让吉英 正好住满一个星期，因此不大乐意提前接她们 回家，回信也写得使她们不太满意，──至少 使伊丽莎白不十分满意，因为她急于要回家。 班纳特太太信上说，非到星期二，家里弄不出 马车来。她写完信之后，又补写了几句，说是 倘若彬格莱先生兄妹挽留她们多待几天，她非 常愿意让她们待下去。怎奈伊丽莎白就是不肯 待下去，她打定主意非回家不可──也不怎么 指望主人家挽留她们，她反而怕人家以为她们 赖在那儿不肯走。于是她催促吉英马上去向彬 格莱借马车。她们最后决定向主人家说明，她 们当天上午就要离开尼日斐花园，而且把借马 车的事也提出来。 |
| The communication excited many professions of concern; and
enough was said of wishing them to stay at least till the
following day, to work on Jane; and till the morrow their going
was deferred. Miss Bingley was then sorry that she had
proposed the delay, for her jealousy and dislike of one sister
much exceeded her affection for the other.
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主人家听到这话，表示百般关切，便再三挽留 她们，希望她们至少待到下一天再走，吉英让 她们说服了，于是姐妹俩只得再耽搁一天。这 一下可叫彬格莱小姐后悔挽留她们，她对伊丽 莎白又嫉妒又讨厌，因此也就顾不得对吉英的 感情了。 |
| The master of the house heard with real sorrow that they were
to go so soon, and repeatedly tried to persuade Miss Bennet
that it would not be safe for her -- that she was not enough
recovered; but Jane was firm where she felt herself to be
right.
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彬格莱听到她们马上要走非常发愁，便一遍又 一遍劝导吉英，说她还没有完全复元，马上就 走不大妥当，可是吉英既然觉得自己的主张是 对的便再三坚持。 |
| To Mr. Darcy it was welcome intelligence -- Elizabeth had been
at Netherfield long enough. She attracted him more than he
liked -- and Miss Bingley was uncivil to her, and more
teasing than usual to himself. He wisely resolved to be
particularly careful that no sign of admiration should now
escape him, nothing that could elevate her with the hope of
influencing his felicity; sensible that if such an idea had
been suggested, his behaviour during the last day must have
material weight in confirming or crushing it. Steady to his
purpose, he scarcely spoke ten words to her through the whole
of Saturday, and though they were at one time left by
themselves for half an hour, he adhered most conscientiously to
his book, and would not even look at her.
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不过达西却觉得这是个好消息，他认为伊丽莎 白在尼日斐花园待得够久了。他没想到这次会 给她弄得这般地心醉，加上彬格莱小姐一方面 对她没礼貌，另方面又越发拿他自己开玩笑。 他灵机一动，决定叫自己特别当心些，目前决 不要流露出对她有什么爱慕的意思───一点 儿形迹也不要流露出来，免得她存非份之想， 就此要操纵我达西的终身幸福。他感觉到，假 如她存了那种心，那么一定是他昨天对待她的 态度起了举足轻重的作用──叫她不是对他更 有好感，便是把他完全厌弃。他这样拿定了， 主意于是星期六一整天简直没有跟她说上十句 话。虽然他那天曾经有一次跟她单独在一起待 了半小时之久，他却正大光明地用心看书，看 也没看她一眼。 |
| On Sunday, after morning service, the separation, so agreeable
to almost all, took place. Miss Bingley's civility to
Elizabeth increased at last very rapidly, as well as her
affection for Jane; and when they parted, after assuring the
latter of the pleasure it would always give her to see her
either at Longbourn or Netherfield, and embracing her most
tenderly, she even shook hands with the former. -- Elizabeth
took leave of the whole party in the liveliest spirits.
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星期日做过晨祷以后，班家两姐妹立即告辞， 主人家几乎人人乐意。彬格莱小姐对伊丽莎白 一下子变得有礼貌起来了，对吉英也一下子变 得亲热了。分手的时候，她先跟吉英说，非常 盼望以后有机会在浪博恩或者在尼日斐花园跟 她重逢，接着又十分亲切地拥抱了她一番，甚 至还跟伊丽莎白握了握手。伊丽莎白高高兴兴 地告别了大家。 |
| They were not welcomed home very cordially by their mother.
Mrs. Bennet wondered at their coming, and thought them very
wrong to give so much trouble, and was sure Jane would have
caught cold again. -- But their father, though very laconic in
his expressions of pleasure, was really glad to see them; he
had felt their importance in the family circle. The evening
conversation, when they were all assembled, had lost much of
its animation, and almost all its sense, by the absence of Jane
and Elizabeth.
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到家以后，母亲并不怎么热诚地欢迎她们。班 纳特太太奇怪她们俩怎么竟会提前回来，非常 埋怨她们给家里招来那么多麻烦，说是吉英十 拿九稳地又要伤风了。倒是她们的父亲，看到 两个女儿回家来了，嘴上虽然没有说什么欢天 喜地的话，心里确实非常高兴。他早就体会到 ，这两个女儿在家里的地位多么重要。晚上一 家人聚在一起聊天的时候，要是吉英和伊丽莎 白不在场，就没有劲，甚至毫无意义。 |
| They found Mary, as usual, deep in the study of thorough bass
and human nature; and had some new extracts to admire, and some
new observations of thread-bare morality to listen to.
Catherine and Lydia had information for them of a different
sort. Much had been done and much had been said in the
regiment since the preceding Wednesday; several of the officers
had dined lately with their uncle, a private had been flogged,
and it had actually been hinted that Colonel Forster was going
to be married.
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她们发觉曼丽还象以往一样，在埋头研究和声 学以及人性的问题，她拿出了一些新的札记给 她们欣赏，又发表一些对旧道德的新见解给她 们听。咖苔琳和丽迪雅也告诉了她们一些新闻 ，可是性质完全不同。据她们说，民兵团自从 上星期三以来又出了好多事，添了好多传说； 有几个军官新近跟她们的姨爹吃过饭；一个士 兵挨了鞭打，又听说弗斯脱上校的确快结婚了 。 |
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