Гордість і упередження

           Theirmutualaffectionwillsteadythem;andIflattermyselftheywillsettlesoquietly,andliveinsorationalamanner,asmayintimemaketheirpastimprudenceforgotten." 

           "Theirconducthasbeensuch,"repliedElizabeth,"asneitheryou,norI,noranybodycaneverforget. Itisuselesstotalkofit." 

           Itnowoccurredtothegirlsthattheirmotherwasinalllikelihoodperfectlyignorantofwhathadhappened. Theywenttothelibrary,therefore,andaskedtheirfatherwhetherhewouldnotwishthemtomakeitknowntoher. Hewaswritingand,withoutraisinghishead,coollyreplied: 

           "Justasyouplease." 

           "Maywetakemyuncle’slettertoreadtoher?" 

           "Takewhateveryoulike,andgetaway." 

           Elizabethtooktheletterfromhiswriting-table,andtheywentupstairstogether. MaryandKittywerebothwithMrs.Bennet:onecommunicationwould,therefore,doforall. Afteraslightpreparationforgoodnews,theletterwasreadaloud. Mrs.Bennetcouldhardlycontainherself. AssoonasJanehadreadMr.Gardiner’shopeofLydia’sbeingsoonmarried,herjoyburstforth,andeveryfollowingsentenceaddedtoitsexuberance. Shewasnowinanirritationasviolentfromdelight,asshehadeverbeenfidgetyfromalarmandvexation. Toknowthatherdaughterwouldbemarriedwasenough. Shewasdisturbedbynofearforherfelicity,norhumbledbyanyremembranceofhermisconduct. 

           "Mydear,dearLydia!"shecried. "Thisisdelightfulindeed! Shewillbemarried! Ishallseeheragain! Shewillbemarriedatsixteen! Mygood,kindbrother! Iknewhowitwouldbe.Iknewhewouldmanageeverything!