Гордість і упередження

           Therewasnoone,therefore,whocouldbepointedoutaslikelytogiveanynewsofhim. Andinthewretchedstateofhisownfinances,therewasaverypowerfulmotiveforsecrecy,inadditiontohisfearofdiscoverybyLydia’srelations,forithadjusttranspiredthathehadleftgamingdebtsbehindhimtoaveryconsiderableamount. ColonelForsterbelievedthatmorethanathousandpoundswouldbenecessarytoclearhisexpensesatBrighton. Heowedagooddealintown,buthisdebtsofhonourwerestillmoreformidable. Mr.GardinerdidnotattempttoconcealtheseparticularsfromtheLongbournfamily. Janeheardthemwithhorror. "Agamester!"shecried."Thisiswhollyunexpected.Ihadnotanideaofit." 

           Mr.Gardineraddedinhisletter,thattheymightexpecttoseetheirfatherathomeonthefollowingday,whichwasSaturday. Renderedspiritlessbytheill-successofalltheirendeavours,hehadyieldedtohisbrother-in-law’sentreatythathewouldreturntohisfamily,andleaveittohimtodowhateveroccasionmightsuggesttobeadvisableforcontinuingtheirpursuit. WhenMrs.Bennetwastoldofthis,shedidnotexpresssomuchsatisfactionasherchildrenexpected,consideringwhatheranxietyforhislifehadbeenbefore. 

           "What,ishecominghome,andwithoutpoorLydia?"shecried. "SurehewillnotleaveLondonbeforehehasfoundthem. WhoistofightWickham,andmakehimmarryher,ifhecomesaway?" 

           AsMrs.Gardinerbegantowishtobeathome,itwassettledthatsheandthechildrenshouldgotoLondon,atthesametimethatMr.Bennetcamefromit. Thecoach,therefore,tookthemthefirststageoftheirjourney,andbroughtitsmasterbacktoLongbourn. 

           Mrs.GardinerwentawayinalltheperplexityaboutElizabethandherDerbyshirefriendthathadattendedherfromthatpartoftheworld.