Гордість і упередження

Chapter 37

           Inherownpastbehaviour,therewasaconstantsourceofvexationandregret; andintheunhappydefectsofherfamily,asubjectofyetheavierchagrin. Theywerehopelessofremedy. Herfather,contentedwithlaughingatthem,wouldneverexerthimselftorestrainthewildgiddinessofhisyoungestdaughters; andhermother,withmannerssofarfromrightherself,wasentirelyinsensibleoftheevil. ElizabethhadfrequentlyunitedwithJaneinanendeavourtochecktheimprudenceofCatherineandLydia; butwhiletheyweresupportedbytheirmother’sindulgence,whatchancecouldtherebeofimprovement? Catherine,weak-spirited,irritable,andcompletelyunderLydia’sguidance,hadbeenalwaysaffrontedbytheiradvice; andLydia,self-willedandcareless,wouldscarcelygivethemahearing. Theywereignorant,idle,andvain. WhiletherewasanofficerinMeryton,theywouldflirtwithhim;andwhileMerytonwaswithinawalkofLongbourn,theywouldbegoingthereforever. 

           AnxietyonJane’sbehalfwasanotherprevailingconcern; andMr.Darcy’sexplanation,byrestoringBingleytoallherformergoodopinion,heightenedthesenseofwhatJanehadlost. Hisaffectionwasprovedtohavebeensincere,andhisconductclearedofallblame,unlessanycouldattachtotheimplicitnessofhisconfidenceinhisfriend. Howgrievousthenwasthethoughtthat,ofasituationsodesirableineveryrespect,sorepletewithadvantage,sopromisingforhappiness,Janehadbeendeprived,bythefollyandindecorumofherownfamily! 

           WhentotheserecollectionswasaddedthedevelopmentofWickham’scharacter,itmaybeeasilybelievedthatthehappyspiritswhichhadseldombeendepressedbefore,werenowsomuchaffectedastomakeitalmostimpossibleforhertoappeartolerablycheerful. 

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