，最快更新傲慢与偏见最新章节！Elizabeth was now most heartily sorry that she had,from the distressthe moment,been ledmake mr.darcy acquainted with their fears for her sister; for since her marriage wouldshortly give the proper terminationthe elopement,they might hopeconceal its unfavourable beginning from all those who were not immediatelythe spot.
She hadfearits spreading farther throughwere few peoplewhose secrecy she would have more confidently depended; but,the same time, there wasone whose knowledgea sister's frailty would have mortified hermuch—not, however, from any feardisadvantage fromindividuallyherself, for,any rate, there seemeulf impassable betwee Lydia's marriage been concludedthe most honourable terms,it was notbe supposed that mr. darcy would connect himself witamily,whereevery other objection,would nowaddedalliance and relationshipthe nearest kind with the man whomso justly scorned.
From suconnection she could not wonder thatwoul wishprocuring her regard,which she had assured herselfhis feelingderbyshire, could notrational expectation survive sucloas humbled, she was grieved;she repented,though she hardly kneecame jealoushis esteem,when she couldlonger hopebe wantedhearhim,when there seemed the least chancegainin was convinced that she could have been happy with him,whenwaslonger likely they should meet.
whariumph for him,as she often thought,couldknow that the proposals which she had proudly spurned only four months ago, would now have been most gladly and gratefully received!wasgenerous, she doubted not,the most generoushis sex; but whilewas mortal, there musta triumph.
She began nowprehend thatwas exactly the man who,disposition and talents, would most sui understanding and temper, though unlike her own, would have answered allwasunion that must have beenthe advantageboth;her ease and liveliness, his mind might have been softened,his manners improved;and from his judgement, information, and knowledgethe world, she must have received benefitgreater importance.
Butsuch happy marriage could now teach the admiring multitude what connubial felicity reall uniona different tendency,and precluding the possibilitythe other,was soonbe formedtheir family.
How wickham and Lydia werebe supportedtolerable independence,she couldhow littlepermanent happiness could belonga couple who were only brought together because their passions were stronger than their virtue, she could easily conjecture.
mr. Gardiner soon wrote againhi mr. Be's acknowledgmentsbriefly replied, with assurancehis eagernesspromote the welfareanyhis family;and concluded with entreaties that the subject might nevermentionedhi principal purporthis letter wasinform them that mr.wickham had resolvedquitting the militia.