傲慢与偏见双语版

PrideandChapterThetimefixedforthebeginningoftheirNortherntourwasnowfastapproaching;andafortnightonlywaswantingofit,whenaletterarrivedfromMr.GardinerwouldbepreventedbybusinessfromsettingouttillafortnightlaterinJuly,andmustbeinLondonagainwithinamonth;andasthatlefttooshortaperiodforthemtogosofar,andseesomuchastheyhadproposed,oratleasttoseeitwiththeleisureandcomforttheyhadbuilton,theywereobligedtogiveuptheLakes,andsubstituteamorecontractedtour;and,accordingtothepresentplan,weretogonofarthernorthwardthanDerbyshire.Inthatcounty,therewasenoughtobeseentooccupythechiefoftheirthreeweeks;andtoMrs.Gardinerithadapeculiarlystrongattraction.Thetownwhereshehadformerlypassedsomeyearsofherlife,andwheretheywerenowtospendafewdays,wasprobablyasgreatanobjectofhercuriosity,asallthecelebratedbeautiesofMatlock,Chatsworth,Dovedale,orthePeak.Elizabethwasexcessivelydisappointed;shehadsetherheartonseeingtheLakes;andstillthoughttheremighthavebeentimeenough.Butitwasherbusinesstobesatisfied--andcertainlyhertempertobehappy;andallwassoonrightagain.WiththementionofDerbyshire,thereweremanyideasconnected.ItwasimpossibleforhertoseethewordwithoutthinkingofPemberleyanditsowner."Butsurely,"saidshe,"Imayenterhiscountywithimpunity,androbitofafewpetrifiedsparswithouthisperceivingme."Theperiodofexpectationwasnowdoubled.Fourweeksweretopassawaybeforeheruncleandaunt'sarrival.Buttheydidpassaway,andMr.andMrs.Gardiner,withtheirfourchildren,didatlengthappearatLongbourn.Thechildren,twogirlsofsixandeightyearsold,andtwoyoungerboys,weretobeleftundertheparticularcareoftheircousinJane,whowasthegeneralfavourite,andwhosesteadysenseandsweetnessoftemperexactlyadaptedherforattendingtothemineveryway--teachingthem,playingwiththem,andlovingTheGardinersstayedonlyonenightatLongbourn,andsetoffthenextmorningwithElizabethinpursuitofnoveltyandamusement.Oneenjoymentwascertain--thatofsuitablenessascompanions;asuitablenesswhichcomprehendedhealthandtempertobearinconveniences--cheerfulnesstoenhanceeverypleasure--andaffectionandinligence,whichmightsupplyitamongthemselvesifthereweredisappointmentsabroad.ItisnottheobjectofthisworktogiveadescriptionofDerbyshire,norofanyoftheremarkableplacesthroughwhichtheirroutethitherlay;Oxford,Blenheim,Warwick,Kenelworth,Birmingham,&c.aresufficientlyknown.AthesceneofMrs.Gardiner'sformerresidence,andwhereshehadlaylearnedthatsomeacquaintancestillremained,theybenttheirsteps,afterhavingseenalltheprincipalwondersofthecountry;andwithinfiveofElizabethfoundfromherauntthatPemberleywassituated.Itwasnotintheirdirectroad,normorethanaortwooutofit.Intalkingovertheirroutetheeveningbefore,Mrs.Gardinerexpressedaninclinationtoseetheplaceagain.Mr.Gardinerdeclaredhiswillingness,andElizabethwasappliedtoforher"Mylove,shouldnotyouliketoseeaplaceofwhichyouhaveheardsomuch?"saidheraunt."Aplacetoo,withwhichsomanyofyouracquaintanceareconnected.Wickhampassedallhisyouththere,youknow."Elizabethwasdistressed.ShefeltthatshehadnobusinessatPemberley,andwasobligedtoassumeadisinclinationforseeingit.Shemustownthatshewastiredofgreathouses;aftergoingoversomany,shereallyhadnopleasureinfinecarpetsorsatincurtains.Mrs.Gardinerabusedherstupidity."Ifitweremerelyafinehouserichlyfurnished,"saidshe,"Ishouldnotcareaboutitmyself;butthegroundsaredelightful.Theyhavesomeofthefinestwoodsinthecountry."Elizabethsaidnomore--buthermindcouldnotacquiesce.ThepossibilityofmeetingMr.Darcy,whileviewingtheplace,instantlyoccurred.Itwouldbedreadful!Sheblushedattheveryidea;andthoughtitwouldbebettertospeakopenlytoherauntthantorunsucharisk.Butagainstthistherewereobjections;andshefinallyresolvedthatitcouldbethelastresource,ifherprivateenquiriesastotheabsenceofthefamilywereunfavourablyanswered.Pemberleywerenotaveryfineplace,whatwasthenameofitsproprietor,and,withnolittlealarm,whetherthefamilyweredownforthesummer.Amostenegativefollowedthelastquestion--andheralarmsbeingnowremoved,shewasatleisuretofeelagre