，最快更新傲慢与偏见最新章节！Insteadreceiving any such letterexcuse from his friend,Elizabeth half expected mr.Bingleydo,he was ablebring darcy with himLongbourn before many days had passed after Lady Catherine' gentlemen arrived early;and,befor had timetell himtheir having seen his aunt,which her daughter satmomentary dread, Bingley, who wantedbe alone with Jane,proposed their all walkin was agreed to.mrs.Be was notthe habitwalking;mary could never spare time; but the remaining five setand Jane, however, soon allowed the othersoutstri lagged behind,while Elizabeth,Kitty,and darcy wereentertain eac little was saideither;Kitty was too much afraidhimtalk;Elizabeth was secretly forminesperate resolution;and perhapsmightdoing the same.
They walked towards the Lucases, because Kitty wishedcall upon maria; andElizabeth sawoccasion for makinga general concern, when Kitty left them she went boldlywithwas the moment for her resolutionbe executed,and,while her courage was high,she immediately said:“mr. darcy,very selfish creature; and, for the sakegiving reliefmy own feelings, care not how much I maywoundinlonger help thanking you for your unexampled kindnessmy poo since I have known it,I have been most anxiousacknowledgeyou how gratefully I feel it.wereknownthe restmy family,I should not have merelyown gratitudeexpress.”
“Isorry, exceedingly sorry,”replied darcy,a tonesurprise and emotion,“that you have ever been informedwhat may,a mistaken light, have givennot thin waslittlebe trusted.”
“You must not blame m's thoughtlessness first betrayedme that you had been concernedthe matter;and,of course,I could not rest till I knewme thank you again and again,in the nameallfamily,for that generous passion which induced youtakemuch trouble,and bearmany mortifications,for the sakediscovering them.”
“If you will thank me,”he replied,“letbe for yoursel the wishgiving happinessyou might add forcethe other inducements which ledon,I shall not attempour family owe mI respect them,I believe I thought onlyyou.”
Elizabeth was too much embarrassedsayshort pause,her panion added,“You are too generoustrifle with me.If your feelings are still what they were last April,tellsffections and wishes are unchanged,but one word from you will silenceon this subject for ever.”
Elizabeth, feeling all the more than mon awkwardness and anxietyhis situation, now forced herselfspeak; and immediately, though not very fluently, gave himunderstand that her sentiments had undergonemateriahange,since the periodwhichalluded,asmake her receive with gratitude and pleasure his presen happiness which this reply produced,was suchhe had probably never felt before;andexpressed himselfthe occasionsensibly andwarmlya man violentlylove Elizabeth been ableencounter his eye,she might have seen how well the expressionheartfelt delight, diffused over his face, became him;but,though she could not look,she could listen,andtold herfeelings,which,in provingwhat importance she washim,made his affection every moment more valuable.
They walked on, without knowingwha was too muchbe thought, and felt, and said, for attentionany othe soon learnt that they were indebted for their present good understandingthe effortshis aunt,who did callhimher return through London, and there relate her journeyLongbourn, its motive, and the substanceher conversation with Elizabeth;dwelling emphaticallyevery expressionthe latter which,her ladyship's apprehension, peculiarly denoted her perverseness and assurance;the belief that sucelation must assist her endeavoursobtain that promise from her nephew which she had refused t,unluckily for her ladyship,its effect had been exactly contrariwise.
“It taughtto hope,”said he,“as I had scarcely ever allowed myselfhop enoughyour dispositionbe certain that,had you been absolutely,irrevocably decided against me,you would have acknowledgedto Lady Catherine,frankly and openly.”
Elizabeth coloured and laughedshe replied,“Yes,you know enoughmy franknessbelievecapablbusing youabominablyyour face,I could havescrupleabusing youall your relations.”
“what did you sayme,that I did not deserve?For,though your accusations were ill-founded,formedmistaken premises,behaviouryouthe time had merited the severesthinkit without abhorrence.”
“we will not quarrel for the greater shareblame annexedthat evening,”said Elizabeth.“The conductneither,if strictly examined,willirreproachable;but since then,we have both,I hope,improvedcivility.”
“I cannotso easily reconcileecollectionwhat I then said,ofconduct,my manners,my expressions during the wholeit,now, and has been many months, inexpressibly reproof,so well applied,I shall never fet:'had you behaveda more gentlemanlike manner.' Those were you know not,you can scarcely conceive, how they have tortured me;—thoughwas some time,I confess, before I was reasonable enoughallow their justice.”