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第103章(第1页)

“WhenIconsider,”sheaddedinayetmoreagitatedvoice,“thatImighthavepreventedit!I,whoknewwhathewas.HadIbutexplainedsomepartofitonly—somepartofwhatIlearnt,tomyownfamily!Hadhischaracterbeenknown,thiscouldnothavehappened.Butitisall—alltoolatenow.”

“Iamgrievedindeed,”criedDarcy;“grieved—shocked.Butisitcertain—absolutelycertain?”

“Oh,yes!TheyleftBrightontogetheronSundaynight,andweretracedalmosttoLondon,butnotbeyond;theyarecertainlynotgonetoScotland.”

“Andwhathasbeendone,whathasbeenattempted,torecoverher?”

“MyfatherhasgonetoLondon,andJanehaswrittentobegmyunclesimmediateassistance;andweshallbeoff,Ihope,inhalf-an-hour.Butnothingcanbedone—Iknowverywellthatnothingcanbedone.Howissuchamantobeworkedon?Howaretheyeventobediscovered?Ihavenotthesmallesthope.Itiseverywayhorrible!”

Darcyshookhisheadinsilentacquiescence.

“Whenmyeyeswereopenedtohisrealcharacter—Oh!hadIknownwhatIought,whatIdaredtodo!ButIknewnot—Iwasafraidofdoingtoomuch.Wretched,wretchedmistake!”

Darcymadenoanswer.Heseemedscarcelytohearher,andwaswalkingupanddowntheroominearnestmeditation,hisbrowcontracted,hisairgloomy.Elizabethsoonobserved,andinstantlyunderstoodit.Herpowerwassinking;everythingmustsinkundersuchaproofoffamilyweakness,suchanassuranceofthedeepestdisgrace.Shecouldneitherwondernorcondemn,butthebeliefofhisself-conquestbroughtnothingconsolatorytoherbosom,affordednopalliationofherdistress.Itwas,onthecontrary,exactlycalculatedtomakeherunderstandherownwishes;andneverhadshesohonestlyfeltthatshecouldhavelovedhim,asnow,whenalllovemustbevain.

Butself,thoughitwouldintrude,couldnotengrossher.Lydia—thehumiliation,themiseryshewasbringingonthemall,soonswallowedupeveryprivatecare;andcoveringherfacewithherhandkerchief,Elizabethwassoonlosttoeverythingelse;and,afterapauseofseveralminutes,wasonlyrecalledtoasenseofhersituationbythevoiceofhercompanion,who,inamannerwhich,thoughitspokecompassion,spokelikewiserestraint,said,

“Iamafraidyouhavebeenlongdesiringmyabsence,norhaveIanythingtopleadinexcuseofmystay,butreal,thoughunavailingconcern.WouldtoHeaventhatanythingcouldbeeithersaidordoneonmypartthatmightofferconsolationtosuchdistress!ButIwillnottormentyouwithvainwishes,whichmayseempurposelytoaskforyourthanks.Thisunfortunateaffairwill,Ifear,preventmysistershavingthepleasureofseeingyouatPemberleyto-day.”

“Oh,yes.BesokindastoapologiseforustoMissDarcy.Saythaturgentbusinesscallsushomeimmediately.Concealtheunhappytruthaslongasitispossible,Iknowitcannotbelong.”

Hereadilyassuredherofhissecrecy;againexpressedhissorrowforherdistress,wisheditahappierconclusionthantherewasatpresentreasontohope,andleavinghiscomplimentsforherrelations,withonlyoneserious,partinglook,wentaway.

Ashequittedtheroom,ElizabethfelthowimprobableitwasthattheyshouldeverseeeachotheragainonsuchtermsofcordialityashadmarkedtheirseveralmeetingsinDerbyshire;andasshethrewaretrospectiveglanceoverthewholeoftheiracquaintance,sofullofcontradictionsandvarieties,sighedattheperversenessofthosefeelingswhichwouldnowhavepromoteditscontinuance,andwouldformerlyhaverejoicedinitstermination.

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