Гордість і упередження

Chapter 35

           Theenvelopeitselfwaslikewisefull. Pursuingherwayalongthelane,shethenbeganit. ItwasdatedfromRosings,ateighto’clockinthemorning,andwasasfollows: 

           "Benotalarmed,madam,onreceivingthisletter,bytheapprehensionofitscontaininganyrepetitionofthosesentimentsorrenewalofthoseofferswhichwerelastnightsodisgustingtoyou. Iwritewithoutanyintentionofpainingyou,orhumblingmyself,bydwellingonwisheswhich,forthehappinessofboth,cannotbetoosoonforgotten; andtheeffortwhichtheformationandtheperusalofthislettermustoccasion,shouldhavebeenspared,hadnotmycharacterrequiredittobewrittenandread. Youmust,therefore,pardonthefreedomwithwhichIdemandyourattention; yourfeelings,Iknow,willbestowitunwillingly,butIdemanditofyourjustice. 

           "Twooffensesofaverydifferentnature,andbynomeansofequalmagnitude,youlastnightlaidtomycharge. Thefirstmentionedwas,that,regardlessofthesentimentsofeither,IhaddetachedMr.Bingleyfromyoursister,andtheother,thatIhad,indefianceofvariousclaims,indefianceofhonourandhumanity,ruinedtheimmediateprosperityandblastedtheprospectsofMr.Wickham. Wilfullyandwantonlytohavethrownoffthecompanionofmyyouth,theacknowledgedfavouriteofmyfather,ayoungmanwhohadscarcelyanyotherdependencethanonourpatronage,andwhohadbeenbroughtuptoexpectitsexertion,wouldbeadepravity,towhichtheseparationoftwoyoungpersons,whoseaffectioncouldbethegrowthofonlyafewweeks,couldbearnocomparison. Butfromtheseverityofthatblamewhichwaslastnightsoliberallybestowed,respectingeachcircumstance,Ishallhopetobeinthefuturesecured,whenthefollowingaccountofmyactionsandtheirmotiveshasbeenread. 

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