Гордість і упередження

Chapter 43

           Astheywalkedacrossthehalltowardstheriver,Elizabethturnedbacktolookagain;heruncleandauntstoppedalso, andwhiletheformerwasconjecturingastothedateofthebuilding,theownerofithimselfsuddenlycameforwardfromtheroad,whichledbehindittothestables. 

           Theywerewithintwentyyardsofeachother,andsoabruptwashisappearance,thatitwasimpossibletoavoidhissight. Theireyesinstantlymet,andthecheeksofbothwereoverspreadwiththedeepestblush. Heabsolutelystarted,andforamomentseemedimmovablefromsurprise; butshortlyrecoveringhimself,advancedtowardstheparty,andspoketoElizabeth,ifnotintermsofperfectcomposure,atleastofperfectcivility. 

           Shehadinstinctivelyturnedaway; butstoppingonhisapproach,receivedhiscomplimentswithanembarrassmentimpossibletobeovercome. Hadhisfirstappearance,orhisresemblancetothepicturetheyhadjustbeenexamining,beeninsufficienttoassuretheothertwothattheynowsawMr.Darcy,thegardener’sexpressionofsurprise,onbeholdinghismaster,mustimmediatelyhavetoldit. Theystoodalittlealoofwhilehewastalkingtotheirniece,who,astonishedandconfused,scarcelydaredlifthereyestohisface,andknewnotwhatanswershereturnedtohiscivilinquiriesafterherfamily. Amazedatthealterationofhismannersincetheylastparted,everysentencethatheutteredwasincreasingherembarrassment; andeveryideaoftheimproprietyofherbeingfoundthererecurringtohermind,thefewminutesinwhichtheycontinuedweresomeofthemostuncomfortableinherlife. Nordidheseemmuchmoreatease;whenhespoke,hisaccenthadnoneofitsusualsedateness; andherepeatedhisinquiriesastothetimeofherhavingleftLongbourn,andofherhavingstayedinDerbyshire,sooften,andinsohurriedaway,asplainlyspokethedistractionofhisthoughts. 

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