飘天文学>傲慢与偏见1995 > 第108章（第1页）
第108章（第1页）
“Howwasitpossiblethatsuchanideashouldenterourbrains?Ifeltalittleuneasy—alittlefearfulofmysistershappinesswithhiminmarriage，becauseIknewthathisconducthadnotbeenalwaysquiteright.Myfatherandmotherknewnothingofthat;theyonlyfelthowimprudentamatchitmustbe.Kittythenowned，withaverynaturaltriumphonknowingmorethantherestofus，thatinLydiaslastlettershehadpreparedherforsuchastep.Shehadknown，itseems，oftheirbeinginlovewitheachother，manyweeks.”
“ButnotbeforetheywenttoBrighton?”
“No，Ibelievenot.”
“AnddidColonelForsterappeartothinkillofWickhamhimself?Doesheknowhisrealcharacter?”
“ImustconfessthathedidnotspeaksowellofWickhamasheformerlydid.Hebelievedhimtobeimprudentandextravagant.Andsincethissadaffairhastakenplace，itissaidthatheleftMerytongreatlyindebt;butIhopethismaybefalse.”
“Oh，Jane，hadwebeenlesssecret，hadwetoldwhatweknewofhim，thiscouldnothavehappened!”
“Perhapsitwouldhavebeenbetter，”repliedhersister.
“Buttoexposetheformerfaultsofanypersonwithoutknowingwhattheirpresentfeelingswere，seemedunjustifiable.Weactedwiththebestintentions.”
“CouldColonelForsterrepeattheparticularsofLydiasnotetohiswife?”
“Hebroughtitwithhimforustosee.”
Janethentookitfromherpocket-book，andgaveittoElizabeth.Thesewerethecontents:
“MYDEARHARRIET，
“YouwilllaughwhenyouknowwhereIamgone，andIcannothelplaughingmyselfatyoursurpriseto-morrowmorning，assoonasIammissed.IamgoingtoGretnaGreen，andifyoucannotguesswithwho，Ishallthinkyouasimpleton，forthereisbutonemanintheworldIlove，andheisanangel.Ishouldneverbehappywithouthim，sothinkitnoharmtobeoff.YouneednotsendthemwordatLongbournofmygoing，ifyoudonotlikeit，foritwillmakethesurprisethegreater，whenIwritetothemandsignmynameLydiaWickhaWhatagoodjokeitwillbe!Icanhardlywriteforlaughing.PraymakemyexcusestoPrattfornotkeepingmyengagement，anddancingwithhimto-night.TellhimIhopehewillexcusemewhenheknowsall;andtellhimIwilldancewithhimatthenextballwemeet，withgreatpleasure.IshallsendformyclotheswhenIgettoLongbourn;butIwishyouwouldtellSallytomendagreatslitinmyworkedmuslingownbeforetheyarepackedup.Good-bye.GivemylovetoColonelForster.Ihopeyouwilldrinktoourgoodjourney.
“Youraffectionatefriend，
“LYDIABENNET.”
“Oh!thoughtless，thoughtlessLydia!”criedElizabethwhenshehadfinishedit.“Whataletteristhis，tobewrittenatsuchamoment!Butatleastitshowsthatshewasseriousonthesubjectoftheirjourney.Whateverhemightafterwardspersuadeherto，itwasnotonhersideaschemeofinfamy.Mypoorfather!howhemusthavefeltit!”
“Ineversawanyonesoshocked.Hecouldnotspeakawordforfulltenminutes.Mymotherwastakenillimmediately，andthewholehouseinsuchconfusion!”
“Oh!Jane，”criedElizabeth，“wasthereaservantbelongingtoitwhodidnotknowthewholestorybeforetheendoftheday?”
“Idonotknow.Ihopetherewas.Buttobeguardedatsuchatimeisverydifficult.Mymotherwasinhysterics，andthoughIendeavouredtogivehereveryassistanceinmypower，IamafraidIdidnotdosomuchasImighthavedone!Butthehorrorofwhatmightpossiblyhappenalmosttookfrommemyfaculties.”
“Yourattendanceuponherhasbeentoomuchforyou.Youdonotlookwell.OhthatIhadbeenwithyou!Youhavehadeverycareandanxietyuponyourselfalone.”
“MaryandKittyhavebeenverykind，andwouldhavesharedineveryfatigue，Iamsure;butIdidnotthinkitrightforeitheroftheKittyisslightanddelicate;andMarystudiessomuch，thatherhoursofreposeshouldnotbebrokeninon.MyauntPhillipscametoLongbournonTuesday，aftermyfatherwentaway;andwassogoodastostaytillThursdaywithme.Shewasofgreatuseandcomforttousall.AndLadyLucashasbeenverykind;shewalkedhereonWednesdaymorningtocondolewithus，andofferedherservices，oranyofherdaughters，iftheyshouldbeofusetous.”
“Shehadbetterhavestayedathome，”criedElizabeth;“perhapsshemeantwell，but，undersuchamisfortuneasthis，onecannotseetoolittleofonesneighbours.Assistanceisimpossible;condolenceinsufferable.Letthemtriumphoverusatadistance，andbesatisfied.”
Shethenproceededtoinquireintothemeasureswhichherfatherhadintendedtopursue，whileintown，fortherecoveryofhisdaughter.
“HemeantIbelieve，”repliedJane，“togotoEpsom，theplacewheretheylastchangedhorses，seethepostilionsandtryifanythingcouldbemadeoutfromtheHisprincipalobjectmustbetodiscoverthenumberofthehackneycoachwhichtookthemfromClaphaIthadcomewithafarefromLondon;andashethoughtthatthecircumstanceofagentlemanandladysremovingfromonecarriageintoanothermightberemarkedhemeanttomakeinquiriesatClaphaIfhecouldanyhowdiscoveratwhathousethecoachmanhadbeforesetdownhisfare，hedeterminedtomakeinquiriesthere，andhopeditmightnotbeimpossibletofindoutthestandandnumberofthecoach.Idonotknowofanyotherdesignsthathehadformed;buthewasinsuchahurrytobegone，andhisspiritssogreatlydiscomposed，thatIhaddifficultyinfindingoutevensomuchasthis.”
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