Гордість і упередження

Chapter 52

           "Exceedinglywell. Ishouldhaveconsidereditaspartofmyduty,andtheexertionwouldsoonhavebeennothing. Oneoughtnottorepinebut,tobesure,itwouldhavebeensuchathingforme!Thequiet,theretirementofsuchalifewouldhaveansweredallmyideasofhappiness! Butitwasnottobe. DidyoueverhearDarcymentionthecircumstance,whenyouwereinKent?" 

           "Ihaveheardfromauthority,whichIthoughtasgood,thatitwasleftyouconditionallyonly,andatthewillofthepresentpatron." 

           "Youhave.Yes,therewassomethinginthat;Itoldyousofromthefirst,youmayremember." 

           "Ididhear,too,thattherewasatime,whensermon-makingwasnotsopalatabletoyouasitseemstobeatpresent; thatyouactuallydeclaredyourresolutionofnevertakingorders,andthatthebusinesshadbeencompromisedaccordingly." 

           "Youdid!anditwasnotwhollywithoutfoundation. YoumayrememberwhatItoldyouonthatpoint,whenfirstwetalkedofit." 

           Theywerenowalmostatthedoorofthehouse,forshehadwalkedfasttogetridofhim; andunwilling,forhersister’ssake,toprovokehim,sheonlysaidinreply,withagood-humouredsmile: 

           "Come,Mr.Wickham,wearebrotherandsister,youknow. Donotletusquarrelaboutthepast. Infuture,Ihopeweshallbealwaysofonemind." 

           Sheheldoutherhand;hekisseditwithaffectionategallantry,thoughhehardlyknewhowtolook,andtheyenteredthehouse. 

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