，最快更新傲慢与偏见最新章节！Had Elizabeth's opinion been all drawn from her own family,she could not have formeery pleasing pictureconjugal felicitydomesti father,captivatedyouth and beauty, and that appearancegood humour which youth and beauty generally give,had marrieoman whose weak understanding and illiberal mind had very earlytheir marriage putendall real affection fo, esteem, and confidence had vanished for ever; and all his viewsdomestic happiness wer mr.was nota dispositionseek fort for the disappointment which his own imprudence had brought on,anythose pleasures which too often console the unfortunate for their follythei was fondthe country andbooks; and from these tastes had arisen his principa his wifewas very little otherwise indebted, thanher ignorance and folly had contributedhinot the sorthappiness whican wouldgeneral wishowehis wife;but where other powersentertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from suchare given.
Elizabeth,however,had never been blindthe improprietyher father's behaviour had always seenwith pain;but respecting his abilities,and grateful for his affectionate treatmentherself, she endeavouredfet what she could not overlook, andbanish from her thoughts that continual breachconjugal obligation and decorum which,exposing his wifethe contempther own children, washighl she had never feltstronglynow the disadvantages which must attend the childrenso unsuitablarriage,nor ever beenfully awarethe evils arising fromill-judgeirectiontalents;talents,which,rightly used,mightleast have preserved the respectabilityhis daughters,evenincapableenlarging the mindhis wife.
when Elizabeth had rejoiced over wickham's departure, she found little other cause for satisfactionthe lossth parties abroad were less varied than before,andhome she haother and sister whose constant repiningsthe dullnesseverything around them threeal gloom over their domestic circle; and, though Kitty mighttime regain her natural degreesense, since the disturbersher brain were removed, her other sister, from whose disposition greater evil mightapprehended,was likelybe hardenedall her folly and assurancea situationsuch double dangera watering-place and the whole,therefore,she found,what has been sometimes found before,thateventwhich she had been looking forward with impatient desire did not,in taking place, bring all the satisfaction she had promise was consequently necessaryname some other period for the mencementactual felicity—to have some other pointwhich her wishes and hopes mightfixed, andagain enjoying the pleasureanticipation, console herself for the present, and prepare for anothe tourthe Lakes was now the objecther happiest thoughts;it was her best consolation for all the unfortable hours which the discontentednessher mother and Kitty made inevitable;and could she have included Janethe scheme,every partit would have been perfect.
“Butis fortunate,”thought she,“that I have somethingwis the whole arrangement plete,my disappointment woulere,carrying withone ceaseless sourceregretmy sister's absence,I may reasonably hopehave allexpectationspleasurwhich every part promises delight can neversuccessful;and general disappointmentonly warded offthe defencesome little peculiar vexation.”
when Lydia went away she promisedwrite very often and very minutelyher mother and Kitty; but her letters were always long expected,and always verher mother contained little else than that they were just returned from the library, where such and such officers had attended them, and where she had seen such beautiful ornamentsmade her quite wild;that she haew gown,oew parasol,which she would have described more fully,but was obligedleave offa violent hurry,a called her,and they were goingthe camp;and from her correspondence with her sister,there was still lessbe learnt—for her lettersKitty,though rather longer,were much too fulllines under the wordsbe made public.