Гордість і упередження

Chapter 23

           andshecalledatLongbournratheroftenerthanusualtosayhowhappyshewas,thoughMrs.Bennet’ssourlooksandill-naturedremarksmighthavebeenenoughtodrivehappinessaway. 

           BetweenElizabethandCharlottetherewasarestraintwhichkeptthemmutuallysilentonthesubject;andElizabethfeltpersuadedthatnorealconfidencecouldeversubsistbetweenthemagain. HerdisappointmentinCharlottemadeherturnwithfonderregardtohersister,ofwhoserectitudeanddelicacyshewassureheropinioncouldneverbeshaken,andforwhosehappinessshegrewdailymoreanxious,asBingleyhadnowbeengoneaweekandnothingmorewasheardofhisreturn. 

           JanehadsentCarolineanearlyanswertoherletter,andwascountingthedaystillshemightreasonablyhopetohearagain. ThepromisedletterofthanksfromMr.CollinsarrivedonTuesday,addressedtotheirfather,andwrittenwithallthesolemnityofgratitudewhichatwelvemonth’sabodeinthefamilymighthaveprompted. Afterdischarginghisconscienceonthathead,heproceededtoinformthem,withmanyrapturousexpressions,ofhishappinessinhavingobtainedtheaffectionoftheiramiableneighbour,MissLucas,andthenexplainedthatitwasmerelywiththeviewofenjoyinghersocietythathehadbeensoreadytoclosewiththeirkindwishofseeinghimagainatLongbourn,whitherhehopedtobeabletoreturnonMondayfortnight; forLadyCatherine,headded,soheartilyapprovedhismarriage,thatshewishedittotakeplaceassoonaspossible,whichhetrustedwouldbeanunanswerableargumentwithhisamiableCharlottetonameanearlydayformakinghimthehappiestofmen. 

           Mr.Collins’sreturnintoHertfordshirewasnolongeramatterofpleasuretoMrs.Bennet. Onthecontrary,shewasasmuchdisposedtocomplainofitasherhusband. 

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