| [00:00.18] | 8 Elizabeth Learns more about Darcy and Wickham8 |
| [00:05.59] | The next morning Elizabeth had still not recovered from the surprise of Darcy's proposal to her. |
| [00:13.53] | Feeling in need of exercise and fresh air， |
| [00:16.93] | she decided to have a walk. |
| [00:18.54] | In order to avoid meeting Mr Darcy， she kept away from her favourite path， |
| [00:23.64] | but could not resist walking a little way into Lady Catherine's park. |
| [00:27.79] | There she was astonished to see Darcy himself approaching her |
| [00:32.8] | and calling her name. |
| [00:33.31] | ‘I have been walking some time in the hope of meeting you，’he said. “ |
| [00:37.52] | ‘Will you do me the honour of reading this letter?’ “ |
| [00:41.50] | And， handing her an envelope， |
| [00:44.14] | he bowed slightly and walked quickly away. |
| [00:47.46] | With no expectation of pleasure， |
| [00:50.88] | but with the strongest curiosity， |
| [00:53.35] | Elizabeth opened the letter， and began to read it as she continued her walk alone. |
| [00:59.39] | Do not be alarmed，madam， |
| [01:02.63] | that I shall repeat the offer which so disgusted you last night. |
| [01:06.52] | I have no intention of mentioning again wishes which， for the happiness of both of us， cannot be too soon forgotten. |
| [01:14.6] | I would not have written， |
| [01:16.49] | but justice requires my character to be defended. |
| [01:19.96] | You accused me last night of two very different offences. |
| [01:24.75] | The first was that I had separated Mr Bingley from your sister，in spite of their mutual affection， |
| [01:31.57] | and the second was that I had destroyed Mr Wickham's chance of future wealth and happiness， in spite of my father's honourable promises to him. |
| [01:40.53] | I hope that you will no longer blame me for either of these offences， when you have read the explanation which follows. |
| [01:48.80] | If I am forced to describe feelings which offend you， |
| [01:52.44] | I can only say I am sorry. |
| [01:55.14] | I had not been long in Hertfordshire before |
| [01:59.87] | I noticed that Bingley preferred your elder sister Jane to any other young woman. |
| [02:04.41] | But I had often seen him in love before， |
| [02:07.21] | and it wasn't until the Netherfield ball |
| [02:10.30] | that I realized how serious his attachment was. |
| [02:13.54] | I was careful to observe your sister closely， |
| [02:17.53] | and as her manners and appearance were as pleasant and cheerful as ever， |
| [02:22.48] | I remained convinced that she did not feel strongly about him. |
| [02:26.92] | I was perhaps deceived by her calmness， |
| [02:30.61] | and in that case， your anger has not been unreasonable. |
| [02:34.67] | But I sincerely believed that her heart had not been touched. |
| [02:38.77] | I objected to Bingley's possible marriage to her， |
| [02:42.78] | not only for those reasons of social inferiority that I mentioned to you last night，but also for reasons |
| [02:50.54] | which in my case I had tried to forget， but which I must state now. |
| [02:56.60] | The behaviour that evening of your mother， your three younger sisters， and occasionally even your father， |
| [03:04.37] | was so lacking in social correctness |
| [03:07.53] | that I made up my mind to save my friend from |
| [03:11.8] | what I considered would be a most unhappy marriage. |
| [03:14.31] | If you are upset by my description of your family's faults， |
| [03:19.19] | it may comfort you to consider that you and your elder sister have avoided any share of blame， |
| [03:25.88] | and deserve nothing but honourable praise for your behaviour. |
| [03:29.52] | To continue—when I was in London， |
| [03:33.76] | with the help of Bingley's sisters， who shared my opinion， |
| [03:37.78] | I explained to him the disadvantages of marriage to your sister. |
| [03:42.43] | This alone would not have been enough to prevent the marriage， |
| [03:48.33] | if I had not also been able to convince him of your sister's indifference to him. |
| [03:52.6] | Then it was easy to persuade him not to return to Hertfordshire. |
| [03:56.88] | I do regret one thing， however. |
| [03:59.53] | Miss Bingley and I both knew that your sister was in London， |
| [04:03.52] | but we hid the fact from Bingley |
| [04:06.51] | In this I consider I was less than honest， |
| [04:10.46] | but I have no other apology to offer. |
| [04:12.47] | Your other， more serious accusation refers to Mr Wickham. |
| [04:20.19] | Here again I may cause you pain— |
| [04:23.0] | only you can tell how much. |
| [04:25.17] | In order to show you his real character |
| [04:29.24] | I must explain the whole of his connection with my family. |
| [04:32.82] | His late father worked for mine for many years， |
| [04:37.13] | helping to look after the Pemberley farms. |
| [04:39.17] | His son， George Wickham， received much kindness from my father， |
| [04:44.47] | who paid for him to go to school and to university. |
| [04:47.87] | My father hoped the young man would enter the Church. |
| [04:51.90] | If he became a priest， I was to give him the post of rector in a village near Pemberley， |
| [04:58.59] | when it became vacant. |
| [04:59.82] | But even before my father died， |
| [05:02.53] | I had discovered Wickham's weakness of character and lack of morals. |
| [05:06.85] | After my father's death，Wickham wrote to inform me that he did not intend to enter the Church， |
| [05:13.74] | and asked for an amount of money instead of the post of rector. |
| [05:18.15] | I knew that，with his character faults，he ought not to become a priest， and I therefore agreed at once. |
| [05:25.90] | The business was soon arranged. |
| [05:29.38] | He resigned all claim to the church post， |
| [05:32.23] | and accepted three thousand pounds instead. |
| [05:36.11] | I hoped that I would not see him or hear form him again. |
| [05:41.20] | But three years later he wrote again，this time to ask for the rector's post， |
| [05:49.40] | informing me that his money had all gone and his situation was desperate. |
| [05:54.40] | You will hardly blame me for refusing. |
| [05:58.7] | Since then he has doubtless been violent in accusing me of injustice to all who will listen to him. |
| [06:06.24] | There is one more circumstance which I would like to forget myself， |
| [06:12.16] | but which I must now mention. |
| [06:15.67] | I rely on your keeping this confidential. |
| [06:19.30] | A year ago，I sent my sister，who is ten years younger than I am， |
| [06:25.27] | on holiday to Ramsgate in Kent， |
| [06:28.27] | in the care of a female companion. |
| [06:30.45] | Unfortunately， there was an understanding between this woman and Mr Wickham， |
| [06:35.94] | who also went to Ramsgate. |
| [06:37.52] | With her help and encouragement， he spent a great deal of time with Georgiana， |
| [06:43.95] | and flattered her so much that she believed she was in love， |
| [06:48.26] | and agreed to elope with him. |
| [06:50.94] | She was only fifteen at the time， |
| [06:54.7] | and I am glad to say that she confessed everything to me immediately， |
| [06:58.17] | when I arrived unexpectedly in Ramsgate just before their planned elopement . |
| [07:02.90] | Naturally，I dismissed the companion， |
| [07:06.21] | and wrote to Wickham， who left the place at once. |
| [07:09.43] | He was doubt-less most interested in my sister's fortune， which is thirty thousand pounds， |
| [07:15.62] | but I cannot help supposing that he was also eager to revenge himself on me. |
| [07:22.5] | I hope you will now clear me of all blame in this matter. |
| [07:26.85] | If，madam，you doubt the truthfulness of my description of these circumstances， |
| [07:31.97] | I suggest you speak to Colonel Fitzwilliam. |
| [07:34.90] | As my cousin and close friend， he knows every detail of these events， |
| [07:40.43] | and will be happy to support what I say. |
| [07:43.37] | I will only add，may God be with you. |
| [07:48.8] | Fitzwilliam Darcy |
| [07:50.42] | Elizabeth experienced a variety of emotions as she read the letter. |
| [07:57.9] | She was astonished to discover that Darcy was capable of any sort of apology. |
| [08:02.13] | It was with a strong prejudice against anything he might say that she began reading his explanation of what had happened at Netherfield， |
| [08:09.88] | and at first she was too angry with him to treat him with justice. |
| [08:13.73] | But when she went on to read his description of his relationship with Wickham， she hesitated. |
| [08:17.87] | It was so very different from Wickham's story， |
| [08:23.22] | which she would have preferred to believe. |
| [08:25.46] | But after a few moments'thought |
| [08:28.49] | she realized that Darcy's statement was much more likely to be true. |
| [08:32.37] | She began to remember several things about Wickham which now appeared strange to her. |
| [08:37.67] | On the first evening she had met him， |
| [08:40.56] | he had told the whole story about his lost fortune and the Darcy family to her，a total stranger. |
| [08:47.90] | Then he had boasted of having no fear of Darcy， |
| [08:52.8] | but had avoided the Netherfield ball the very next week. |
| [08:56.6] | In addition， he had waited until the Bingleys and Darcy had left Netherfield before |
| [09:01.60] | making his accusations public. |
| [09:04.61] | She reminded herself that no one in Hertfordshire knew anything about Wickham's past， |
| [09:10.65] | so it was quite possible that he lacked morals， as Darcy said. |
| [09:15.45] | She had to admit that Darcy himself，though horribly proud， |
| [09:21.7] | had always shown himself to be a gentleman. |
| [09:24.8] | Finally， Darcy would certainly not have dared to refer her to Colonel Fitzwilliam，if he were not certain that his cousin could prove these statements. |
| [09:34.72] | She became absolutely ashamed of herself. |
| [09:39.15] | ‘How badly I have behaved!’she cried. “ |
| [09:43.6] | ‘How prejudiced I have been， “ |
| [09:45.65] | I who have always been so proud of my ability to judge people! |
| [09:50.51] | That pride has led me blindly into making a stupid mistake. |
| [09:55.82] | Flattered by Wickham's interest， and offended by Darcy's coolness，I have misjudged both of them. |
| [10:03.5] | Till this moment， I never knew myself.’ |
| [10:08.37] | She reread what Darcy had to say about Jane， |
| [10:13.11] | and this time was forced to admit that Jane had displayed few outward signs of her feelings for Bingley. |
| [10:19.99] | Charlotte had even commented on it. |
| [10:22.70] | Then when Elizabeth looked again at Darcy's comments on her family's behaviour， |
| [10:27.38] | her sense of shame was very great， |
| [10:30.87] | and she could not deny the justice of his words. |
| [10:33.43] | Feeling more miserable than she had ever felt before， |
| [10:37.56] | she slowly returned to the Rectory， |
| [10:39.78] | where she had difficulty in maintaining a cheerful appearance. |
| [10:43.55] | Mr Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam left Rosings the next day， |
| [10:50.35] | and were sadly missed by their aunt， |
| [10:53.12] | who now had so little entertainment |
| [10:55.57] | that she invited the Collinses and their visitors several times that week. |
| [10:59.38] | As Elizabeth only had a few days left before the end of her visit， |
| [11:04.24] | she thought it fortunate that most of her time was occupied. |
| [11:07.66] | When she had a moment to herself， |
| [11:10.66] | it was a great relief to walk outside in the garden or the park，alone with her thoughts. |
| [11:15.39] | She soon knew Mr Darcy's letter by heart. |
| [11:18.94] | Although she was still angry with him for the proud，over-confident way in which he had proposed， |
| [11:25.9] | her anger turned against herself when she considered how unjustly she had criticized and accused him. |
| [11:31.11] | She respected his character and felt pity for his disappointment， |
| [11:36.42] | but did not for a moment regret her refusal， |
| [11:39.66] | or have the slightest desire to see him ever again. |
| [11:43.57] | She was saddened when she thought of her family. |
| [11:48.17] | Her father enjoyed laughing at Kitty's and Lydia's foolishness so much |
| [11:53.17] | that he never attempted to control his two youngest daughters， |
| [11:57.19] | and her mother，whose own behaviour was far from correct， |
| [12:00.66] | was completely unaware that anything was wrong. |
| [12:03.29] | And poor Jane! |
| [12:05.92] | It now appeared that Bingley's affection had been sincere， |
| [12:09.93] | and Jane's disappointment had been indirectly caused by the behaviour of her own near relations. |
| [12:16.54] | On Saturday morning Elizabeth said goodbye to her friend Charlotte， |
| [12:22.23] | feeling sorry to leave her with such a husband. |
| [12:25.11] | But Charlotte， although regretting the departure of her visitors， |
| [12:28.95] | appeared quite content with her domestic arrangements. |
| [12:32.19] | Mr Collins took care to say to Elizabeth， before she left， |
| [12:36.46] | ‘I do hope，my dear Miss Elizabeth， “ |
| [12:39.40] | that you will be as happy in marriage as I am. |
| [12:42.48] | My dear Charlotte and I have one mind and one way of thinking. |
| [12:48.26] | We seem to be made for each other. |
| [12:50.92] | ‘It is most fortunate when that is the case，’“ |
| [12:55.5] | was all that Elizabeth could safely reply. |
| [12:58.54] | By midday she had arrived in London， |
| [13:02.60] | where she had arranged to stay a few days at her aunt's house. |
| [13:06.62] | There was，however， no opportunity to discuss Mr Darcy's letter with Jane， |
| [13:11.53] | until they both reached Longbourn again， at the end of the week. |
| [13:15.46] | It was pleasant to be at home again， |
| [13:18.1] | but Elizabeth was very conscious of her younger sisters'silliness. |
| [13:22.49] | They were full of the sad news they had just heard， |
| [13:25.64] | that the regiment was leaving Meryton in two weeks’ time |
| [13:29.11] | and would be staying for the summer in Brighton，a holiday town on the south coast. |
| [13:34.16] | Lydia and her mother were trying hard to persuade Mr Bennet to take them to Brighton too， |
| [13:39.45] | for several months， |
| [13:40.72] | as the summer would be so miserable in Hertfordshire without the officers. |
| [13:44.15] | Fortunately，Elizabeth felt sure her father would not agree to this foolish idea. |
| [13:49.56] | When she and Jane were alone， |
| [13:54.17] | she told her sister about Darcy's proposal of marriage. |
| [13:56.85] | Jane was astonished， |
| [13:59.31] | but soon her sisterly feelings made her think it quite natural， |
| [14:02.79] | and her kind heart felt pity for Darcy's disappointment. |
| [14:07.48] | However，when she heard about George Wickham's wickedness，as explained in Darcy's letter， |
| [14:12.83] | she was deeply shocked. |
| [14:15.39] | After some discussion， |
| [14:17.42] | the sisters decided not to tell anyone what they knew about Wickham， |
| [14:21.41] | as he would soon be leaving Meryton in any case. |
| [14:24.59] | Elizabeth felt greatly relieved by this conversation. |
| [14:28.50] | She had got rid of two of her secrets， |
| [14:31.82] | and was certain of a willing listener in Jane， whenever she might wish to talk again of either. |
| [14:36.60] | But she dared not tell the third， |
| [14:39.89] | and explain to Jane how sincere Bingley's feelings for her had been. |
| [14:44.96] | She could see that Jane was not happy， |
| [14:47.67] | because of her continued warm affection for Bingley. |
| [14:50.59] | However， there seemed little chance of Bingley marrying her now， |
| [14:55.19] | and Elizabeth did not want to deepen Jane's feelings of regret for her lost happiness. |
| [00:00.18] | 8 Elizabeth Learns more about Darcy and Wickham8 |
| [00:05.59] | The next morning Elizabeth had still not recovered from the surprise of Darcy' s proposal to her. |
| [00:13.53] | Feeling in need of exercise and fresh air, |
| [00:16.93] | she decided to have a walk. |
| [00:18.54] | In order to avoid meeting Mr Darcy, she kept away from her favourite path, |
| [00:23.64] | but could not resist walking a little way into Lady Catherine' s park. |
| [00:27.79] | There she was astonished to see Darcy himself approaching her |
| [00:32.8] | and calling her name. |
| [00:33.31] | ' I have been walking some time in the hope of meeting you,' he said. " |
| [00:37.52] | ' Will you do me the honour of reading this letter?' " |
| [00:41.50] | And, handing her an envelope, |
| [00:44.14] | he bowed slightly and walked quickly away. |
| [00:47.46] | With no expectation of pleasure, |
| [00:50.88] | but with the strongest curiosity, |
| [00:53.35] | Elizabeth opened the letter, and began to read it as she continued her walk alone. |
| [00:59.39] | Do not be alarmed, madam, |
| [01:02.63] | that I shall repeat the offer which so disgusted you last night. |
| [01:06.52] | I have no intention of mentioning again wishes which, for the happiness of both of us, cannot be too soon forgotten. |
| [01:14.6] | I would not have written, |
| [01:16.49] | but justice requires my character to be defended. |
| [01:19.96] | You accused me last night of two very different offences. |
| [01:24.75] | The first was that I had separated Mr Bingley from your sister, in spite of their mutual affection, |
| [01:31.57] | and the second was that I had destroyed Mr Wickham' s chance of future wealth and happiness, in spite of my father' s honourable promises to him. |
| [01:40.53] | I hope that you will no longer blame me for either of these offences, when you have read the explanation which follows. |
| [01:48.80] | If I am forced to describe feelings which offend you, |
| [01:52.44] | I can only say I am sorry. |
| [01:55.14] | I had not been long in Hertfordshire before |
| [01:59.87] | I noticed that Bingley preferred your elder sister Jane to any other young woman. |
| [02:04.41] | But I had often seen him in love before, |
| [02:07.21] | and it wasn' t until the Netherfield ball |
| [02:10.30] | that I realized how serious his attachment was. |
| [02:13.54] | I was careful to observe your sister closely, |
| [02:17.53] | and as her manners and appearance were as pleasant and cheerful as ever, |
| [02:22.48] | I remained convinced that she did not feel strongly about him. |
| [02:26.92] | I was perhaps deceived by her calmness, |
| [02:30.61] | and in that case, your anger has not been unreasonable. |
| [02:34.67] | But I sincerely believed that her heart had not been touched. |
| [02:38.77] | I objected to Bingley' s possible marriage to her, |
| [02:42.78] | not only for those reasons of social inferiority that I mentioned to you last night, but also for reasons |
| [02:50.54] | which in my case I had tried to forget, but which I must state now. |
| [02:56.60] | The behaviour that evening of your mother, your three younger sisters, and occasionally even your father, |
| [03:04.37] | was so lacking in social correctness |
| [03:07.53] | that I made up my mind to save my friend from |
| [03:11.8] | what I considered would be a most unhappy marriage. |
| [03:14.31] | If you are upset by my description of your family' s faults, |
| [03:19.19] | it may comfort you to consider that you and your elder sister have avoided any share of blame, |
| [03:25.88] | and deserve nothing but honourable praise for your behaviour. |
| [03:29.52] | To continue when I was in London, |
| [03:33.76] | with the help of Bingley' s sisters, who shared my opinion, |
| [03:37.78] | I explained to him the disadvantages of marriage to your sister. |
| [03:42.43] | This alone would not have been enough to prevent the marriage, |
| [03:48.33] | if I had not also been able to convince him of your sister' s indifference to him. |
| [03:52.6] | Then it was easy to persuade him not to return to Hertfordshire. |
| [03:56.88] | I do regret one thing, however. |
| [03:59.53] | Miss Bingley and I both knew that your sister was in London, |
| [04:03.52] | but we hid the fact from Bingley |
| [04:06.51] | In this I consider I was less than honest, |
| [04:10.46] | but I have no other apology to offer. |
| [04:12.47] | Your other, more serious accusation refers to Mr Wickham. |
| [04:20.19] | Here again I may cause you pain |
| [04:23.0] | only you can tell how much. |
| [04:25.17] | In order to show you his real character |
| [04:29.24] | I must explain the whole of his connection with my family. |
| [04:32.82] | His late father worked for mine for many years, |
| [04:37.13] | helping to look after the Pemberley farms. |
| [04:39.17] | His son, George Wickham, received much kindness from my father, |
| [04:44.47] | who paid for him to go to school and to university. |
| [04:47.87] | My father hoped the young man would enter the Church. |
| [04:51.90] | If he became a priest, I was to give him the post of rector in a village near Pemberley, |
| [04:58.59] | when it became vacant. |
| [04:59.82] | But even before my father died, |
| [05:02.53] | I had discovered Wickham' s weakness of character and lack of morals. |
| [05:06.85] | After my father' s death, Wickham wrote to inform me that he did not intend to enter the Church, |
| [05:13.74] | and asked for an amount of money instead of the post of rector. |
| [05:18.15] | I knew that, with his character faults, he ought not to become a priest, and I therefore agreed at once. |
| [05:25.90] | The business was soon arranged. |
| [05:29.38] | He resigned all claim to the church post, |
| [05:32.23] | and accepted three thousand pounds instead. |
| [05:36.11] | I hoped that I would not see him or hear form him again. |
| [05:41.20] | But three years later he wrote again, this time to ask for the rector' s post, |
| [05:49.40] | informing me that his money had all gone and his situation was desperate. |
| [05:54.40] | You will hardly blame me for refusing. |
| [05:58.7] | Since then he has doubtless been violent in accusing me of injustice to all who will listen to him. |
| [06:06.24] | There is one more circumstance which I would like to forget myself, |
| [06:12.16] | but which I must now mention. |
| [06:15.67] | I rely on your keeping this confidential. |
| [06:19.30] | A year ago, I sent my sister, who is ten years younger than I am, |
| [06:25.27] | on holiday to Ramsgate in Kent, |
| [06:28.27] | in the care of a female companion. |
| [06:30.45] | Unfortunately, there was an understanding between this woman and Mr Wickham, |
| [06:35.94] | who also went to Ramsgate. |
| [06:37.52] | With her help and encouragement, he spent a great deal of time with Georgiana, |
| [06:43.95] | and flattered her so much that she believed she was in love, |
| [06:48.26] | and agreed to elope with him. |
| [06:50.94] | She was only fifteen at the time, |
| [06:54.7] | and I am glad to say that she confessed everything to me immediately, |
| [06:58.17] | when I arrived unexpectedly in Ramsgate just before their planned elopement . |
| [07:02.90] | Naturally, I dismissed the companion, |
| [07:06.21] | and wrote to Wickham, who left the place at once. |
| [07:09.43] | He was doubtless most interested in my sister' s fortune, which is thirty thousand pounds, |
| [07:15.62] | but I cannot help supposing that he was also eager to revenge himself on me. |
| [07:22.5] | I hope you will now clear me of all blame in this matter. |
| [07:26.85] | If, madam, you doubt the truthfulness of my description of these circumstances, |
| [07:31.97] | I suggest you speak to Colonel Fitzwilliam. |
| [07:34.90] | As my cousin and close friend, he knows every detail of these events, |
| [07:40.43] | and will be happy to support what I say. |
| [07:43.37] | I will only add, may God be with you. |
| [07:48.8] | Fitzwilliam Darcy |
| [07:50.42] | Elizabeth experienced a variety of emotions as she read the letter. |
| [07:57.9] | She was astonished to discover that Darcy was capable of any sort of apology. |
| [08:02.13] | It was with a strong prejudice against anything he might say that she began reading his explanation of what had happened at Netherfield, |
| [08:09.88] | and at first she was too angry with him to treat him with justice. |
| [08:13.73] | But when she went on to read his description of his relationship with Wickham, she hesitated. |
| [08:17.87] | It was so very different from Wickham' s story, |
| [08:23.22] | which she would have preferred to believe. |
| [08:25.46] | But after a few moments' thought |
| [08:28.49] | she realized that Darcy' s statement was much more likely to be true. |
| [08:32.37] | She began to remember several things about Wickham which now appeared strange to her. |
| [08:37.67] | On the first evening she had met him, |
| [08:40.56] | he had told the whole story about his lost fortune and the Darcy family to her, a total stranger. |
| [08:47.90] | Then he had boasted of having no fear of Darcy, |
| [08:52.8] | but had avoided the Netherfield ball the very next week. |
| [08:56.6] | In addition, he had waited until the Bingleys and Darcy had left Netherfield before |
| [09:01.60] | making his accusations public. |
| [09:04.61] | She reminded herself that no one in Hertfordshire knew anything about Wickham' s past, |
| [09:10.65] | so it was quite possible that he lacked morals, as Darcy said. |
| [09:15.45] | She had to admit that Darcy himself, though horribly proud, |
| [09:21.7] | had always shown himself to be a gentleman. |
| [09:24.8] | Finally, Darcy would certainly not have dared to refer her to Colonel Fitzwilliam, if he were not certain that his cousin could prove these statements. |
| [09:34.72] | She became absolutely ashamed of herself. |
| [09:39.15] | ' How badly I have behaved!' she cried. " |
| [09:43.6] | ' How prejudiced I have been, " |
| [09:45.65] | I who have always been so proud of my ability to judge people! |
| [09:50.51] | That pride has led me blindly into making a stupid mistake. |
| [09:55.82] | Flattered by Wickham' s interest, and offended by Darcy' s coolness, I have misjudged both of them. |
| [10:03.5] | Till this moment, I never knew myself.' |
| [10:08.37] | She reread what Darcy had to say about Jane, |
| [10:13.11] | and this time was forced to admit that Jane had displayed few outward signs of her feelings for Bingley. |
| [10:19.99] | Charlotte had even commented on it. |
| [10:22.70] | Then when Elizabeth looked again at Darcy' s comments on her family' s behaviour, |
| [10:27.38] | her sense of shame was very great, |
| [10:30.87] | and she could not deny the justice of his words. |
| [10:33.43] | Feeling more miserable than she had ever felt before, |
| [10:37.56] | she slowly returned to the Rectory, |
| [10:39.78] | where she had difficulty in maintaining a cheerful appearance. |
| [10:43.55] | Mr Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam left Rosings the next day, |
| [10:50.35] | and were sadly missed by their aunt, |
| [10:53.12] | who now had so little entertainment |
| [10:55.57] | that she invited the Collinses and their visitors several times that week. |
| [10:59.38] | As Elizabeth only had a few days left before the end of her visit, |
| [11:04.24] | she thought it fortunate that most of her time was occupied. |
| [11:07.66] | When she had a moment to herself, |
| [11:10.66] | it was a great relief to walk outside in the garden or the park, alone with her thoughts. |
| [11:15.39] | She soon knew Mr Darcy' s letter by heart. |
| [11:18.94] | Although she was still angry with him for the proud, overconfident way in which he had proposed, |
| [11:25.9] | her anger turned against herself when she considered how unjustly she had criticized and accused him. |
| [11:31.11] | She respected his character and felt pity for his disappointment, |
| [11:36.42] | but did not for a moment regret her refusal, |
| [11:39.66] | or have the slightest desire to see him ever again. |
| [11:43.57] | She was saddened when she thought of her family. |
| [11:48.17] | Her father enjoyed laughing at Kitty' s and Lydia' s foolishness so much |
| [11:53.17] | that he never attempted to control his two youngest daughters, |
| [11:57.19] | and her mother, whose own behaviour was far from correct, |
| [12:00.66] | was completely unaware that anything was wrong. |
| [12:03.29] | And poor Jane! |
| [12:05.92] | It now appeared that Bingley' s affection had been sincere, |
| [12:09.93] | and Jane' s disappointment had been indirectly caused by the behaviour of her own near relations. |
| [12:16.54] | On Saturday morning Elizabeth said goodbye to her friend Charlotte, |
| [12:22.23] | feeling sorry to leave her with such a husband. |
| [12:25.11] | But Charlotte, although regretting the departure of her visitors, |
| [12:28.95] | appeared quite content with her domestic arrangements. |
| [12:32.19] | Mr Collins took care to say to Elizabeth, before she left, |
| [12:36.46] | ' I do hope, my dear Miss Elizabeth, " |
| [12:39.40] | that you will be as happy in marriage as I am. |
| [12:42.48] | My dear Charlotte and I have one mind and one way of thinking. |
| [12:48.26] | We seem to be made for each other. |
| [12:50.92] | ' It is most fortunate when that is the case,'" |
| [12:55.5] | was all that Elizabeth could safely reply. |
| [12:58.54] | By midday she had arrived in London, |
| [13:02.60] | where she had arranged to stay a few days at her aunt' s house. |
| [13:06.62] | There was, however, no opportunity to discuss Mr Darcy' s letter with Jane, |
| [13:11.53] | until they both reached Longbourn again, at the end of the week. |
| [13:15.46] | It was pleasant to be at home again, |
| [13:18.1] | but Elizabeth was very conscious of her younger sisters' silliness. |
| [13:22.49] | They were full of the sad news they had just heard, |
| [13:25.64] | that the regiment was leaving Meryton in two weeks' time |
| [13:29.11] | and would be staying for the summer in Brighton, a holiday town on the south coast. |
| [13:34.16] | Lydia and her mother were trying hard to persuade Mr Bennet to take them to Brighton too, |
| [13:39.45] | for several months, |
| [13:40.72] | as the summer would be so miserable in Hertfordshire without the officers. |
| [13:44.15] | Fortunately, Elizabeth felt sure her father would not agree to this foolish idea. |
| [13:49.56] | When she and Jane were alone, |
| [13:54.17] | she told her sister about Darcy' s proposal of marriage. |
| [13:56.85] | Jane was astonished, |
| [13:59.31] | but soon her sisterly feelings made her think it quite natural, |
| [14:02.79] | and her kind heart felt pity for Darcy' s disappointment. |
| [14:07.48] | However, when she heard about George Wickham' s wickedness, as explained in Darcy' s letter, |
| [14:12.83] | she was deeply shocked. |
| [14:15.39] | After some discussion, |
| [14:17.42] | the sisters decided not to tell anyone what they knew about Wickham, |
| [14:21.41] | as he would soon be leaving Meryton in any case. |
| [14:24.59] | Elizabeth felt greatly relieved by this conversation. |
| [14:28.50] | She had got rid of two of her secrets, |
| [14:31.82] | and was certain of a willing listener in Jane, whenever she might wish to talk again of either. |
| [14:36.60] | But she dared not tell the third, |
| [14:39.89] | and explain to Jane how sincere Bingley' s feelings for her had been. |
| [14:44.96] | She could see that Jane was not happy, |
| [14:47.67] | because of her continued warm affection for Bingley. |
| [14:50.59] | However, there seemed little chance of Bingley marrying her now, |
| [14:55.19] | and Elizabeth did not want to deepen Jane' s feelings of regret for her lost happiness. |
| [00:00.18] | 8 Elizabeth Learns more about Darcy and Wickham8 |
| [00:05.59] | The next morning Elizabeth had still not recovered from the surprise of Darcy' s proposal to her. |
| [00:13.53] | Feeling in need of exercise and fresh air, |
| [00:16.93] | she decided to have a walk. |
| [00:18.54] | In order to avoid meeting Mr Darcy, she kept away from her favourite path, |
| [00:23.64] | but could not resist walking a little way into Lady Catherine' s park. |
| [00:27.79] | There she was astonished to see Darcy himself approaching her |
| [00:32.8] | and calling her name. |
| [00:33.31] | ' I have been walking some time in the hope of meeting you,' he said. " |
| [00:37.52] | ' Will you do me the honour of reading this letter?' " |
| [00:41.50] | And, handing her an envelope, |
| [00:44.14] | he bowed slightly and walked quickly away. |
| [00:47.46] | With no expectation of pleasure, |
| [00:50.88] | but with the strongest curiosity, |
| [00:53.35] | Elizabeth opened the letter, and began to read it as she continued her walk alone. |
| [00:59.39] | Do not be alarmed, madam, |
| [01:02.63] | that I shall repeat the offer which so disgusted you last night. |
| [01:06.52] | I have no intention of mentioning again wishes which, for the happiness of both of us, cannot be too soon forgotten. |
| [01:14.6] | I would not have written, |
| [01:16.49] | but justice requires my character to be defended. |
| [01:19.96] | You accused me last night of two very different offences. |
| [01:24.75] | The first was that I had separated Mr Bingley from your sister, in spite of their mutual affection, |
| [01:31.57] | and the second was that I had destroyed Mr Wickham' s chance of future wealth and happiness, in spite of my father' s honourable promises to him. |
| [01:40.53] | I hope that you will no longer blame me for either of these offences, when you have read the explanation which follows. |
| [01:48.80] | If I am forced to describe feelings which offend you, |
| [01:52.44] | I can only say I am sorry. |
| [01:55.14] | I had not been long in Hertfordshire before |
| [01:59.87] | I noticed that Bingley preferred your elder sister Jane to any other young woman. |
| [02:04.41] | But I had often seen him in love before, |
| [02:07.21] | and it wasn' t until the Netherfield ball |
| [02:10.30] | that I realized how serious his attachment was. |
| [02:13.54] | I was careful to observe your sister closely, |
| [02:17.53] | and as her manners and appearance were as pleasant and cheerful as ever, |
| [02:22.48] | I remained convinced that she did not feel strongly about him. |
| [02:26.92] | I was perhaps deceived by her calmness, |
| [02:30.61] | and in that case, your anger has not been unreasonable. |
| [02:34.67] | But I sincerely believed that her heart had not been touched. |
| [02:38.77] | I objected to Bingley' s possible marriage to her, |
| [02:42.78] | not only for those reasons of social inferiority that I mentioned to you last night, but also for reasons |
| [02:50.54] | which in my case I had tried to forget, but which I must state now. |
| [02:56.60] | The behaviour that evening of your mother, your three younger sisters, and occasionally even your father, |
| [03:04.37] | was so lacking in social correctness |
| [03:07.53] | that I made up my mind to save my friend from |
| [03:11.8] | what I considered would be a most unhappy marriage. |
| [03:14.31] | If you are upset by my description of your family' s faults, |
| [03:19.19] | it may comfort you to consider that you and your elder sister have avoided any share of blame, |
| [03:25.88] | and deserve nothing but honourable praise for your behaviour. |
| [03:29.52] | To continue when I was in London, |
| [03:33.76] | with the help of Bingley' s sisters, who shared my opinion, |
| [03:37.78] | I explained to him the disadvantages of marriage to your sister. |
| [03:42.43] | This alone would not have been enough to prevent the marriage, |
| [03:48.33] | if I had not also been able to convince him of your sister' s indifference to him. |
| [03:52.6] | Then it was easy to persuade him not to return to Hertfordshire. |
| [03:56.88] | I do regret one thing, however. |
| [03:59.53] | Miss Bingley and I both knew that your sister was in London, |
| [04:03.52] | but we hid the fact from Bingley |
| [04:06.51] | In this I consider I was less than honest, |
| [04:10.46] | but I have no other apology to offer. |
| [04:12.47] | Your other, more serious accusation refers to Mr Wickham. |
| [04:20.19] | Here again I may cause you pain |
| [04:23.0] | only you can tell how much. |
| [04:25.17] | In order to show you his real character |
| [04:29.24] | I must explain the whole of his connection with my family. |
| [04:32.82] | His late father worked for mine for many years, |
| [04:37.13] | helping to look after the Pemberley farms. |
| [04:39.17] | His son, George Wickham, received much kindness from my father, |
| [04:44.47] | who paid for him to go to school and to university. |
| [04:47.87] | My father hoped the young man would enter the Church. |
| [04:51.90] | If he became a priest, I was to give him the post of rector in a village near Pemberley, |
| [04:58.59] | when it became vacant. |
| [04:59.82] | But even before my father died, |
| [05:02.53] | I had discovered Wickham' s weakness of character and lack of morals. |
| [05:06.85] | After my father' s death, Wickham wrote to inform me that he did not intend to enter the Church, |
| [05:13.74] | and asked for an amount of money instead of the post of rector. |
| [05:18.15] | I knew that, with his character faults, he ought not to become a priest, and I therefore agreed at once. |
| [05:25.90] | The business was soon arranged. |
| [05:29.38] | He resigned all claim to the church post, |
| [05:32.23] | and accepted three thousand pounds instead. |
| [05:36.11] | I hoped that I would not see him or hear form him again. |
| [05:41.20] | But three years later he wrote again, this time to ask for the rector' s post, |
| [05:49.40] | informing me that his money had all gone and his situation was desperate. |
| [05:54.40] | You will hardly blame me for refusing. |
| [05:58.7] | Since then he has doubtless been violent in accusing me of injustice to all who will listen to him. |
| [06:06.24] | There is one more circumstance which I would like to forget myself, |
| [06:12.16] | but which I must now mention. |
| [06:15.67] | I rely on your keeping this confidential. |
| [06:19.30] | A year ago, I sent my sister, who is ten years younger than I am, |
| [06:25.27] | on holiday to Ramsgate in Kent, |
| [06:28.27] | in the care of a female companion. |
| [06:30.45] | Unfortunately, there was an understanding between this woman and Mr Wickham, |
| [06:35.94] | who also went to Ramsgate. |
| [06:37.52] | With her help and encouragement, he spent a great deal of time with Georgiana, |
| [06:43.95] | and flattered her so much that she believed she was in love, |
| [06:48.26] | and agreed to elope with him. |
| [06:50.94] | She was only fifteen at the time, |
| [06:54.7] | and I am glad to say that she confessed everything to me immediately, |
| [06:58.17] | when I arrived unexpectedly in Ramsgate just before their planned elopement . |
| [07:02.90] | Naturally, I dismissed the companion, |
| [07:06.21] | and wrote to Wickham, who left the place at once. |
| [07:09.43] | He was doubtless most interested in my sister' s fortune, which is thirty thousand pounds, |
| [07:15.62] | but I cannot help supposing that he was also eager to revenge himself on me. |
| [07:22.5] | I hope you will now clear me of all blame in this matter. |
| [07:26.85] | If, madam, you doubt the truthfulness of my description of these circumstances, |
| [07:31.97] | I suggest you speak to Colonel Fitzwilliam. |
| [07:34.90] | As my cousin and close friend, he knows every detail of these events, |
| [07:40.43] | and will be happy to support what I say. |
| [07:43.37] | I will only add, may God be with you. |
| [07:48.8] | Fitzwilliam Darcy |
| [07:50.42] | Elizabeth experienced a variety of emotions as she read the letter. |
| [07:57.9] | She was astonished to discover that Darcy was capable of any sort of apology. |
| [08:02.13] | It was with a strong prejudice against anything he might say that she began reading his explanation of what had happened at Netherfield, |
| [08:09.88] | and at first she was too angry with him to treat him with justice. |
| [08:13.73] | But when she went on to read his description of his relationship with Wickham, she hesitated. |
| [08:17.87] | It was so very different from Wickham' s story, |
| [08:23.22] | which she would have preferred to believe. |
| [08:25.46] | But after a few moments' thought |
| [08:28.49] | she realized that Darcy' s statement was much more likely to be true. |
| [08:32.37] | She began to remember several things about Wickham which now appeared strange to her. |
| [08:37.67] | On the first evening she had met him, |
| [08:40.56] | he had told the whole story about his lost fortune and the Darcy family to her, a total stranger. |
| [08:47.90] | Then he had boasted of having no fear of Darcy, |
| [08:52.8] | but had avoided the Netherfield ball the very next week. |
| [08:56.6] | In addition, he had waited until the Bingleys and Darcy had left Netherfield before |
| [09:01.60] | making his accusations public. |
| [09:04.61] | She reminded herself that no one in Hertfordshire knew anything about Wickham' s past, |
| [09:10.65] | so it was quite possible that he lacked morals, as Darcy said. |
| [09:15.45] | She had to admit that Darcy himself, though horribly proud, |
| [09:21.7] | had always shown himself to be a gentleman. |
| [09:24.8] | Finally, Darcy would certainly not have dared to refer her to Colonel Fitzwilliam, if he were not certain that his cousin could prove these statements. |
| [09:34.72] | She became absolutely ashamed of herself. |
| [09:39.15] | ' How badly I have behaved!' she cried. " |
| [09:43.6] | ' How prejudiced I have been, " |
| [09:45.65] | I who have always been so proud of my ability to judge people! |
| [09:50.51] | That pride has led me blindly into making a stupid mistake. |
| [09:55.82] | Flattered by Wickham' s interest, and offended by Darcy' s coolness, I have misjudged both of them. |
| [10:03.5] | Till this moment, I never knew myself.' |
| [10:08.37] | She reread what Darcy had to say about Jane, |
| [10:13.11] | and this time was forced to admit that Jane had displayed few outward signs of her feelings for Bingley. |
| [10:19.99] | Charlotte had even commented on it. |
| [10:22.70] | Then when Elizabeth looked again at Darcy' s comments on her family' s behaviour, |
| [10:27.38] | her sense of shame was very great, |
| [10:30.87] | and she could not deny the justice of his words. |
| [10:33.43] | Feeling more miserable than she had ever felt before, |
| [10:37.56] | she slowly returned to the Rectory, |
| [10:39.78] | where she had difficulty in maintaining a cheerful appearance. |
| [10:43.55] | Mr Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam left Rosings the next day, |
| [10:50.35] | and were sadly missed by their aunt, |
| [10:53.12] | who now had so little entertainment |
| [10:55.57] | that she invited the Collinses and their visitors several times that week. |
| [10:59.38] | As Elizabeth only had a few days left before the end of her visit, |
| [11:04.24] | she thought it fortunate that most of her time was occupied. |
| [11:07.66] | When she had a moment to herself, |
| [11:10.66] | it was a great relief to walk outside in the garden or the park, alone with her thoughts. |
| [11:15.39] | She soon knew Mr Darcy' s letter by heart. |
| [11:18.94] | Although she was still angry with him for the proud, overconfident way in which he had proposed, |
| [11:25.9] | her anger turned against herself when she considered how unjustly she had criticized and accused him. |
| [11:31.11] | She respected his character and felt pity for his disappointment, |
| [11:36.42] | but did not for a moment regret her refusal, |
| [11:39.66] | or have the slightest desire to see him ever again. |
| [11:43.57] | She was saddened when she thought of her family. |
| [11:48.17] | Her father enjoyed laughing at Kitty' s and Lydia' s foolishness so much |
| [11:53.17] | that he never attempted to control his two youngest daughters, |
| [11:57.19] | and her mother, whose own behaviour was far from correct, |
| [12:00.66] | was completely unaware that anything was wrong. |
| [12:03.29] | And poor Jane! |
| [12:05.92] | It now appeared that Bingley' s affection had been sincere, |
| [12:09.93] | and Jane' s disappointment had been indirectly caused by the behaviour of her own near relations. |
| [12:16.54] | On Saturday morning Elizabeth said goodbye to her friend Charlotte, |
| [12:22.23] | feeling sorry to leave her with such a husband. |
| [12:25.11] | But Charlotte, although regretting the departure of her visitors, |
| [12:28.95] | appeared quite content with her domestic arrangements. |
| [12:32.19] | Mr Collins took care to say to Elizabeth, before she left, |
| [12:36.46] | ' I do hope, my dear Miss Elizabeth, " |
| [12:39.40] | that you will be as happy in marriage as I am. |
| [12:42.48] | My dear Charlotte and I have one mind and one way of thinking. |
| [12:48.26] | We seem to be made for each other. |
| [12:50.92] | ' It is most fortunate when that is the case,'" |
| [12:55.5] | was all that Elizabeth could safely reply. |
| [12:58.54] | By midday she had arrived in London, |
| [13:02.60] | where she had arranged to stay a few days at her aunt' s house. |
| [13:06.62] | There was, however, no opportunity to discuss Mr Darcy' s letter with Jane, |
| [13:11.53] | until they both reached Longbourn again, at the end of the week. |
| [13:15.46] | It was pleasant to be at home again, |
| [13:18.1] | but Elizabeth was very conscious of her younger sisters' silliness. |
| [13:22.49] | They were full of the sad news they had just heard, |
| [13:25.64] | that the regiment was leaving Meryton in two weeks' time |
| [13:29.11] | and would be staying for the summer in Brighton, a holiday town on the south coast. |
| [13:34.16] | Lydia and her mother were trying hard to persuade Mr Bennet to take them to Brighton too, |
| [13:39.45] | for several months, |
| [13:40.72] | as the summer would be so miserable in Hertfordshire without the officers. |
| [13:44.15] | Fortunately, Elizabeth felt sure her father would not agree to this foolish idea. |
| [13:49.56] | When she and Jane were alone, |
| [13:54.17] | she told her sister about Darcy' s proposal of marriage. |
| [13:56.85] | Jane was astonished, |
| [13:59.31] | but soon her sisterly feelings made her think it quite natural, |
| [14:02.79] | and her kind heart felt pity for Darcy' s disappointment. |
| [14:07.48] | However, when she heard about George Wickham' s wickedness, as explained in Darcy' s letter, |
| [14:12.83] | she was deeply shocked. |
| [14:15.39] | After some discussion, |
| [14:17.42] | the sisters decided not to tell anyone what they knew about Wickham, |
| [14:21.41] | as he would soon be leaving Meryton in any case. |
| [14:24.59] | Elizabeth felt greatly relieved by this conversation. |
| [14:28.50] | She had got rid of two of her secrets, |
| [14:31.82] | and was certain of a willing listener in Jane, whenever she might wish to talk again of either. |
| [14:36.60] | But she dared not tell the third, |
| [14:39.89] | and explain to Jane how sincere Bingley' s feelings for her had been. |
| [14:44.96] | She could see that Jane was not happy, |
| [14:47.67] | because of her continued warm affection for Bingley. |
| [14:50.59] | However, there seemed little chance of Bingley marrying her now, |
| [14:55.19] | and Elizabeth did not want to deepen Jane' s feelings of regret for her lost happiness. |
| [00:00.18] | 伊丽莎白加深对达西和韦翰的了解 |
| [00:05.59] | 第二天早上，伊丽莎白还没有从达西求婚的惊讶中恢复过来。 |
| [00:13.53] | 她感到需要活动， |
| [00:16.93] | 需要新鲜空气，便决定出去散散步。 |
| [00:18.54] | 为了避免与达西先生相见，她避开了所喜欢的小道， |
| [00:23.64] | 但禁不住走进了凯瑟琳夫人的庄园里边。 |
| [00:27.79] | 在那儿，她惊讶地发现达西本人在向她走来， |
| [00:32.8] | 而且还叫着她的名字。 |
| [00:33.31] | 我一直在这儿走动，希望能见到你，”他说， |
| [00:37.52] | 请你赏光看看这封信好吗?” |
| [00:41.50] | 他递过信来， |
| [00:44.14] | 微微鞠了一躬，便快速地走开了。 |
| [00:47.46] | 她没有希望得到多大乐趣， |
| [00:50.88] | 而是怀着强烈的好奇心， |
| [00:53.35] | 一边继续独行，一边开始读信： |
| [00:59.39] | 小姐，请不要怕， |
| [01:02.63] | 我要重申昨天晚上令你厌恶的请求。 |
| [01:06.52] | 我无意重提为了我们两人的幸福而无法很快忘记的愿望。 |
| [01:14.6] | 我本来可以不写， |
| [01:16.49] | 但正义要求我为自己的品格辩护。 |
| [01:19.96] | 昨晚，你把两件十分不同的罪名加在我头上。 |
| [01:24.75] | 第一件是我不顾彬格莱先生和令姊彼此相爱，拆散了他们的好事， |
| [01:31.57] | 第二件是我不顾先父的郑重许诺，断送了韦翰先生获得财富和幸福的机会。 |
| [01:40.53] | 我希望你读完以下我的解释以后不会再为其中任何一件事责怪我。 |
| [01:48.80] | 如果我被迫描述惹你生气的感情， |
| [01:52.44] | 那么，我只能说声抱歉。 |
| [01:55.14] | 我到哈福德郡不久， |
| [01:59.87] | 就看出彬格莱先生在当地所有少女中偏偏看中了令姊。 |
| [02:04.41] | 但是，我以前经常看到他谈恋爱， |
| [02:07.21] | 直到举行尼日斐舞会， |
| [02:10.30] | 我才认识到他对令姊的倾心是多么认真。 |
| [02:13.54] | 我仔细地密切观察令姊的变化， |
| [02:17.53] | 因为她的举止言谈一如既往地悦人和快活， |
| [02:22.48] | 所以，我仍旧坚信她对他没有强烈的感情。 |
| [02:26.92] | 我也许为她表面的平静所欺骗， |
| [02:30.61] | 当真如此的话，那你的愤怒并非无稽之谈。 |
| [02:34.67] | 但我曾真诚相信她的心未被触动。 |
| [02:38.77] | 我反对彬格莱先生与令姊可能的婚姻， |
| [02:42.78] | 除了昨晚提及的社会地位卑下等原因之外，还有其他一些原因。 |
| [02:50.54] | 我本人企图忘掉这些原因，但我今天必须说明。 |
| [02:56.60] | 那天晚上，你的母亲、三位小妹，偶尔还有你的父亲， |
| [03:04.37] | 在举止方面过于不成体统， |
| [03:07.53] | 所以我决心让朋友免于 |
| [03:11.8] | 这样一起我自认为甚为不幸的婚姻。 |
| [03:14.31] | 如果我对你家人过错的描述令你不安， |
| [03:19.19] | 那么，如果说你和令姊已经免于任何指责， |
| [03:25.88] | 对你们的行为只能加以赞誉，那么，这对于你也不失为一种安慰吧! |
| [03:29.52] | 我接着讲——我在伦敦时， |
| [03:33.76] | 在彬格莱的妹妹的帮助下(她们与我有同感)， |
| [03:37.78] | 我向他解释了与令姊结婚的不利之处。 |
| [03:42.43] | 当然，仅此一点并不足以阻止这场婚姻， |
| [03:48.33] | 我还成功地说服了他令姊对他并无感情。 |
| [03:52.6] | 这样，我就很容易说服他不再返回哈福德郡。 |
| [03:56.88] | 但是，有一件事令我不能安心。 |
| [03:59.53] | 彬格莱小姐和我都知道令姊在伦敦， |
| [04:03.52] | 但是我们向彬格莱隐瞒了事实。. |
| [04:06.51] | 在这件事上，我认为自己不够诚实， |
| [04:10.46] | 但我仅能就此道歉。 |
| [04:12.47] | 你的另一个更严重的指责是关于韦翰先生的。 |
| [04:20.19] | 在这件事上，我认为自己不够诚实， |
| [04:23.0] | 痛苦程度只有你知道。 |
| [04:25.17] | 在这件事上，我认为自己不够诚实， |
| [04:29.24] | 我必须解释他跟我家的全部关系。 |
| [04:32.82] | 他已故的父亲为我父亲工作多年， |
| [04:37.13] | 负责看管彭伯里的农场。 |
| [04:39.17] | 他的儿子乔治·韦翰深得先父宠爱， |
| [04:44.47] | 他供养他读完大学。 |
| [04:47.87] | 我父亲希望这个年轻人进入教会。 |
| [04:51.90] | 他的儿子乔治·韦翰深得先父宠爱， |
| [04:58.59] | 如果该职位有朝一日出现空缺的话。 |
| [04:59.82] | 但是，即使在父亲去世之前， |
| [05:02.53] | 我已发现韦翰的品质缺陷和道德匮乏。 |
| [05:06.85] | 父亲去世之后，韦翰写信通知我说他不打算进入教会， |
| [05:13.74] | 要求我给他一笔钱，而他将就此放弃教区长的职位， |
| [05:18.15] | 于是我马上同意了。 |
| [05:25.90] | 一切很快安排妥当。 |
| [05:29.38] | 他放弃了对教会职务的所有权力要求， |
| [05:32.23] | 接受了三千英镑作为补偿。 |
| [05:36.11] | 我曾希望从那以后不再见到他或听到他的消息。 |
| [05:41.20] | 但三年后他又来信了，这次是要教区长的职务， |
| [05:49.40] | 告诉我他的钱已花光，走投无路。 |
| [05:54.40] | 你很难责怪我拒绝他的要求。 |
| [05:58.7] | 从那以后，他逢人便讲，疯狂地指责我不讲公道。 |
| [06:06.24] | 还有一件事我自己希望忘记， |
| [06:12.16] | 但必须在此一提。 |
| [06:15.67] | 我希望你严守秘密。 |
| [06:19.30] | 一年前，我将我的妹妹(她比我小十岁) |
| [06:25.27] | 送到肯特郡的拉姆斯盖特度假， |
| [06:28.27] | 托付给一位女伴照料。 |
| [06:30.45] | 不幸的是，这位女伴早与韦翰先生达成默契， |
| [06:35.94] | 而韦翰先生当时也去了拉姆斯盖特。 |
| [06:37.52] | 在女伴的协助和怂恿下，他在乔治安娜那里花了大量的时间， |
| [06:43.95] | 把她吹捧得天花乱坠，竟然让她相信她爱上了他， |
| [06:48.26] | 便同意与他私奔。 |
| [06:50.94] | 她当时只有15岁。 |
| [06:54.7] | 我很高兴地告诉你， |
| [06:58.17] | 就在他们计划好私奔之前，我出其不意地到了拉姆斯盖特，她马上向我吐露了一切。 |
| [07:02.90] | 很自然，我辞掉了女伴， |
| [07:06.21] | 并写信给韦翰，他马上离开了那个地方。 |
| [07:09.43] | 毫无疑问，他最感兴趣的是我妹妹价值三万英镑的财产， |
| [07:15.62] | 但我禁不住也在想，他还急于借机报复我。 |
| [07:22.5] | 我希望现在你能在这件事上让我免受指责。 |
| [07:26.85] | 小姐，如果你对我描述的真实性存在怀疑， |
| [07:31.97] | 你可以问费茨威廉上校。 |
| [07:34.90] | 他是我的表兄和挚友，对这几件事都知道得一清二楚， |
| [07:40.43] | 他会很高兴地证实我所说的话。 |
| [07:43.37] | 最后，我再说一句：愿上帝与你同在。 |
| [07:48.8] | 费茨威廉·达西 |
| [07:50.42] | 伊丽莎白读信时，经受了复杂的感情变化。 |
| [07:57.9] | 她惊奇地发现达西什么样的歉意都会表达。 |
| [08:02.13] | 她是带着怀疑一切的目光开始读他有关尼日斐的解释的， |
| [08:09.88] | 起初，她火在心头，不能公正地看待他。 |
| [08:13.73] | 但当她继续往下读到他描述与韦翰的关系时，便有些犹豫不决了。 |
| [08:17.87] | 这与韦翰所讲的完全不同， |
| [08:23.22] | 她倒宁愿相信韦翰说的是真的。 |
| [08:25.46] | 但思索片刻后， |
| [08:28.49] | 她认识到达西的陈述更加可信。 |
| [08:32.37] | 她开始回忆起韦翰的几件事，现在觉得有点奇怪。 |
| [08:37.67] | 她第一天晚上碰到他时， |
| [08:40.56] | 他就向她，一个完全陌生的人，讲述了自己破财的全部经历，讲了达西一家。 |
| [08:47.90] | 后来他吹嘘不怕达西， |
| [08:52.8] | 可是，就在第二个星期，便避免去参加尼日斐的舞会。 |
| [08:56.6] | 另外，他一直等到彬格莱一家和达西都离开了尼日斐以后， |
| [09:01.60] | 才将指责公开化。 |
| [09:04.61] | 她还提醒自己，在哈福德郡，人们对韦翰的过去一无所知， |
| [09:10.65] | 所以，达西所说的他道德匮乏是完全有可能的。 |
| [09:15.45] | 她必须承认，达西本人虽然十分高傲， |
| [09:21.7] | 却处处表现出绅士风度。 |
| [09:24.8] | 最后，如果达西不敢肯定表兄费茨威廉会证明他的说法，那么，他也不敢让她去找他作证。 |
| [09:34.72] | 她惭愧得无地自容。 |
| [09:39.15] | 我的行为多糟糕呀!”她嚷道。 |
| [09:43.6] | 我的偏见太深了， |
| [09:45.65] | 就这样，我还总为自己阅人有术的慧眼而自豪呢! |
| [09:50.51] | 这自豪导致我犯了盲目愚蠢的错误。 |
| [09:55.82] | 韦翰的殷勤使我受宠若惊，达西的冷静却伤了我的感情，我把他们两人都看错了。 |
| [10:03.5] | 到现在，我才认识自己。” |
| [10:08.37] | 她重读了达西关于简的叙述， |
| [10:13.11] | 这次，她被迫承认简对彬格莱的感情几乎没有什么外在表示。 |
| [10:19.99] | 夏洛特甚至还就此讲过自己的看法呢。 |
| [10:22.70] | 接着，伊丽莎白再看达西对自己家人行为的评述， |
| [10:27.38] | 更加羞辱不堪。 |
| [10:30.87] | 她不能否认他说得公正。 |
| [10:33.43] | 她感到前所未有的痛苦， |
| [10:37.56] | 慢慢返回到教区长住宅， |
| [10:39.78] | 在那里，她也很难摆出一副高兴的样子。 |
| [10:43.55] | 达西先生和费茨威廉上校第二天就离开了罗新斯， |
| [10:50.35] | 他们的姨妈想他们想得厉害。 |
| [10:53.12] | 她现在因为没有什么娱乐， |
| [10:55.57] | 便邀请柯林斯夫妇和他们的客人每周来玩几次。 |
| [10:59.38] | 因为伊丽莎白再过几天就要回去了， |
| [11:04.24] | 所以她觉得大部分时间都有事干还算幸运。 |
| [11:07.66] | 她独自一人时， |
| [11:10.66] | 就在外面花园或公园里散散步，不受干扰地静心思考，感到很大的快慰。 |
| [11:15.39] | 很快，她就将达西先生的信熟记在心。 |
| [11:18.94] | 虽然她对他求婚时的高傲和过分自信还余怒未消， |
| [11:25.9] | 但她一想到自己多么不公正地批评和指责他，这种怨气便转向了自己。 |
| [11:31.11] | 她尊重他的品格，也为他的失望感到可惜， |
| [11:36.42] | 但一刻也没有后悔自己拒绝了他， |
| [11:39.66] | 也丝毫没有再次见到他的欲望。 |
| [11:43.57] | 她想到家人，感到一阵悲伤。 |
| [11:48.17] | 她父亲喜欢嘲笑吉蒂和丽迪亚的愚蠢， |
| [11:53.17] | 但他从来没有管过这两个最小的女儿; |
| [11:57.19] | 她的母亲，自己的行为远非一般人能够接受， |
| [12:00.66] | 也完全不晓得出了什么差错。 |
| [12:03.29] | 还有可怜的简! |
| [12:05.92] | 现在看来彬格莱对她的爱是真挚的， |
| [12:09.93] | 而简的失望却是由她家人的行为间接引起的。 |
| [12:16.54] | 星期六上午，伊丽莎白向朋友夏洛特道了别， |
| [12:22.23] | 心里为把她丢给这样的丈夫而感到难过。 |
| [12:25.11] | 不过，夏洛特虽然为客人们的离开感到遗憾， |
| [12:28.95] | 但显得对家庭安排还相当满意。 |
| [12:32.19] | 在伊丽莎白离开之前，柯林斯先生还特意告诉她说： |
| [12:36.46] | 亲爱的伊丽莎白小姐， |
| [12:39.40] | 我真诚希望你的婚姻能像我这样美满。 |
| [12:42.48] | 我和亲爱的夏洛特真可谓夫唱妇随， |
| [12:48.26] | ’天作之合。” |
| [12:50.92] | 如果是这样，那就太幸运了，” |
| [12:55.5] | 伊丽莎白只能这么模棱两可地回答。 |
| [12:58.54] | 中午时分，她到达了伦敦， |
| [13:02.60] | 她已安排好在舅母家小住几日。 |
| [13:06.62] | 但是，她我不到机会同简讨论达西的信， |
| [13:11.53] | 这一拖就到了周末，她们都回到了浪搏恩。 |
| [13:15.46] | 又回到了家，令人感到愉快， |
| [13:18.1] | 但伊丽莎白对几个妹妹的傻气十分敏感。 |
| [13:22.49] | 她们满口都是刚刚听到的坏消息， |
| [13:25.64] | 说什么军团两周后要离开麦里屯 |
| [13:29.11] | 到南部沿海的度假村布赖顿消夏了。 |
| [13:34.16] | 丽迪亚和她母亲在竭力说服班纳特先生也把她们带到布赖顿， |
| [13:39.45] | 住上几个月， |
| [13:40.72] | 因为在哈福德郡，没有了军官们，夏天实在难熬。 |
| [13:44.15] | 值得庆幸的是，伊丽莎白可以肯定父亲不会同意这种愚蠢的建议。 |
| [13:49.56] | 她和简独处时， |
| [13:54.17] | 告诉了她达西求婚的事。 |
| [13:56.85] | 简吃了一惊， |
| [13:59.31] | 但过了不久，姐妹之情使她感到这一切很自然， |
| [14:02.79] | 她那善良的心胸也为达西的失望感到惋惜。 |
| [14:07.48] | 不过，她听到达西信中所讲的乔治·韦翰如何奸诈时， |
| [14:12.83] | 还是感到大为震惊。 |
| [14:15.39] | 经过一番讨论， |
| [14:17.42] | 两人决定不把韦翰的事告诉任何人， |
| [14:21.41] | 反正他不久就要离开麦里屯了。 |
| [14:24.59] | 谈完话后，伊丽莎白感到无比轻松。 |
| [14:28.50] | 她已甩掉了两个秘密， |
| [14:31.82] | 而且肯定她什么时候愿意再谈，简都会随时愿意倾听的。 |
| [14:36.60] | 但她不敢谈第三个秘密， |
| [14:39.89] | 即向简说明彬格莱对她的感情是多么真挚。 |
| [14:44.96] | 她看得出简不高兴， |
| [14:47.67] | 因为她不断唤起对彬格莱的温馨回忆。 |
| [14:50.59] | 但是，现在彬格莱再娶她似乎希望已很渺茫了， |
| [14:55.19] | 伊丽莎白不想加深简对失去的幸福感到的遗憾。 |
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