Гордість і упередження

Chapter 35

           Idescribed,andenforcedthemearnestly. But,howeverthisremonstrancemighthavestaggeredordelayedhisdetermination,Idonotsupposethatitwouldultimatelyhavepreventedthemarriage,haditnotbeensecondedbytheassurancethatIhesitatednotingiving,ofyoursister’sindifference. Hehadbeforebelievedhertoreturnhisaffectionwithsincere,ifnotwithequalregard. ButBingleyhasgreatnaturalmodesty,withastrongerdependenceonmyjudgementthanonhisown. Toconvincehim,therefore,thathehaddeceivedhimself,wasnoverydifficultpoint. TopersuadehimagainstreturningintoHertfordshire,whenthatconvictionhadbeengiven,wasscarcelytheworkofamoment. Icannotblamemyselfforhavingdonethusmuch. ThereisbutonepartofmyconductinthewholeaffaironwhichIdonotreflectwithsatisfaction;itisthatIcondescendedtoadoptthemeasuresofartsofarastoconcealfromhimyoursister’sbeingintown. Iknewitmyself,asitwasknowntoMissBingley;butherbrotherisevenyetignorantofit. Thattheymighthavemetwithoutillconsequenceisperhapsprobable; buthisregarddidnotappeartomeenoughextinguishedforhimtoseeherwithoutsomedanger. Perhapsthisconcealment,thisdisguisewasbeneathme;itisdone,however,anditwasdoneforthebest. OnthissubjectIhavenothingmoretosay,nootherapologytooffer. IfIhavewoundedyoursister’sfeelings,itwasunknowinglydoneandthoughthemotiveswhichgovernedmemaytoyouverynaturallyappearinsufficient,Ihavenotyetlearnttocondemnthem. 

           "Withrespecttothatother,moreweightyaccusation,ofhavinginjuredMr.Wickham,Icanonlyrefuteitbylayingbeforeyouthewholeofhisconnectionwithmyfamily. OfwhathehasparticularlyaccusedmeIamignorant; butofthetruthofwhatIshallrelate,Icansummonmorethanonewitnessofundoubtedveracity. 

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