Гордість і упередження

Chapter 58

           Theywalkedon,withoutknowinginwhatdirection. Therewastoomuchtobethought,andfelt,andsaid,forattentiontoanyotherobjects. Shesoonlearntthattheywereindebtedfortheirpresentgoodunderstandingtotheeffortsofhisaunt,whodidcallonhiminherreturnthroughLondon,andthererelateherjourneytoLongbourn,itsmotive,andthesubstanceofherconversationwithElizabeth; dwellingemphaticallyoneveryexpressionofthelatterwhich,inherladyship’sapprehension,peculiarlydenotedherperversenessandassurance; inthebeliefthatsucharelationmustassistherendeavourstoobtainthatpromisefromhernephewwhichshehadrefusedtogive. But,unluckilyforherladyship,itseffecthadbeenexactlycontrariwise. 

           "Ittaughtmetohope,"saidhe,"asIhadscarcelyeverallowedmyselftohopebefore. Iknewenoughofyourdispositiontobecertainthat,hadyoubeenabsolutely,irrevocablydecidedagainstme,youwouldhaveacknowledgedittoLadyCatherine,franklyandopenly." 

           Elizabethcolouredandlaughedasshereplied, "Yes,youknowenoughofmyfranknesstobelievemecapableofthat. Afterabusingyousoabominablytoyourface,Icouldhavenoscrupleinabusingyoutoallyourrelations." 

           "Whatdidyousayofme,thatIdidnotdeserve? For,thoughyouraccusationswereill-founded,formedonmistakenpremises,mybehaviourtoyouatthetimehadmeritedtheseverestreproof. Itwasunpardonable. Icannotthinkofitwithoutabhorrence." 

           "Wewillnotquarrelforthegreatershareofblameannexedtothatevening,"saidElizabeth. "Theconductofneither,ifstrictlyexamined,willbeirreproachable; butsincethen,wehaveboth,Ihope,improvedincivility." 

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