Гордість і упередження

           Noargumentsshallbewantingonmypartthatcanalleviatesosevereamisfortune—orthatmaycomfortyou,underacircumstancethatmustbeofallothersthemostafflictingtoaparent’smind. Thedeathofyourdaughterwouldhavebeenablessingincomparisonofthis. Anditisthemoretobelamented,becausethereisreasontosupposeasmydearCharlotteinformsme,thatthislicentiousnessofbehaviourinyourdaughterhasproceededfromafaultydegreeofindulgence; though,atthesametime,fortheconsolationofyourselfandMrs.Bennet,Iaminclinedtothinkthatherowndispositionmustbenaturallybad,orshecouldnotbeguiltyofsuchanenormity,atsoearlyanage. Howsoeverthatmaybe,youaregrievouslytobepitied;inwhichopinionIamnotonlyjoinedbyMrs.Collins,butlikewisebyLadyCatherineandherdaughter,towhomIhaverelatedtheaffair. Theyagreewithmeinapprehendingthatthisfalsestepinonedaughterwillbeinjurioustothefortunesofalltheothers;forwho,asLadyCatherineherselfcondescendinglysays,willconnectthemselveswithsuchafamily? Andthisconsiderationleadsmemoreovertoreflect,withaugmentedsatisfaction,onacertaineventoflastNovember; forhaditbeenotherwise,Imusthavebeeninvolvedinallyoursorrowanddisgrace. Letmethenadviseyou,dearsir,toconsoleyourselfasmuchaspossible,tothrowoffyourunworthychildfromyouraffectionforever,andleavehertoreapthefruitsofherownheinousoffense. 

           "Iam,dearsir,etc.,etc." 

           Mr.GardinerdidnotwriteagaintillhehadreceivedananswerfromColonelForster; andthenhehadnothingofapleasantnaturetosend. ItwasnotknownthatWickhamhadasinglerelationshipwithwhomhekeptupanyconnection,anditwascertainthathehadnonearoneliving. Hisformeracquaintanceshadbeennumerous;butsincehehadbeeninthemilitia,itdidnotappearthathewasontermsofparticularfriendshipwithanyofthem.