Гордість і упередження

Chapter 21

           Thenextwasinthesewords: "IdonotpretendtoregretanythingIshallleaveinHertfordshire,exceptyoursociety,mydearestfriend; butwewillhope,atsomefutureperiod,toenjoymanyreturnsofthatdelightfulintercoursewehaveknown,andinthemeanwhilemaylessenthepainofseparationbyaveryfrequentandmostunreservedcorrespondence. Idependonyouforthat." TothesehighflownexpressionsElizabethlistenedwithalltheinsensibilityofdistrust; andthoughthesuddennessoftheirremovalsurprisedher,shesawnothinginitreallytolament; itwasnottobesupposedthattheirabsencefromNetherfieldwouldpreventMr.Bingley’sbeingthere; andastothelossoftheirsociety,shewaspersuadedthatJanemustceasetoregardit,intheenjoymentofhis. 

           "Itisunlucky,"saidshe,afterashortpause,"thatyoushouldnotbeabletoseeyourfriendsbeforetheyleavethecountry. ButmaywenothopethattheperiodoffuturehappinesstowhichMissBingleylooksforwardmayarriveearlierthansheisaware,andthatthedelightfulintercourseyouhaveknownasfriendswillberenewedwithyetgreatersatisfactionassisters? Mr.BingleywillnotbedetainedinLondonbythem." 

           "CarolinedecidedlysaysthatnoneofthepartywillreturnintoHertfordshirethiswinter. Iwillreadittoyou:" 

           "Whenmybrotherleftusyesterday,heimaginedthatthebusinesswhichtookhimtoLondonmightbeconcludedinthreeorfourdays; butaswearecertainitcannotbeso,andatthesametimeconvincedthatwhenCharlesgetstotownhewillbeinnohurrytoleaveitagain,wehavedeterminedonfollowinghimthither,thathemaynotbeobligedtospendhisvacanthoursinacomfortlesshotel. Manyofmyacquaintancesarealreadythereforthewinter; IwishthatIcouldhearthatyou,mydearestfriend,hadanyintentionofmakingoneofthecrowdbutofthatIdespair. IsincerelyhopeyourChristmasinHertfordshiremayaboundinthegaietieswhichthatseasongenerallybrings,andthatyourbeauxwillbesonumerousastopreventyourfeelingthelossofthethreeofwhomweshalldepriveyou." 

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