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第79章（第1页）

thetwogentlemenleftrosingsthenextmorning，andmr.collinshavingbeeninwaitingnearthelodges，tomakethemhispartingobeisance，wasabletobringhomethepleasingintelligence，oftheirappearinginverygoodhealth，andinastolerablespiritsascouldbeexpected，afterthemelancholyscenesolatelygonethroughatrosings.torosingshethenhastened，toconsoleladycatherineandherdaughter;andonhisreturnbroughtback，withgreatsatisfaction，amessagefromherladyship，importingthatshefeltherselfsodullastomakeherverydesirousofhavingthemalltodinewithher.

elizabethcouldnotseeladycatherinewithoutrecollectingthat，hadshechosenit，shemightbythistimehavebeenpresentedtoherasherfutureniece;norcouldshethink，withoutasmile，ofwhatherladyship'sindignationwouldhavebeen.“whatwouldshehavesaid?howwouldshehavebehaved?”werequestionswithwhichsheamusedherself.

theirfirstsubjectwasthediminutionoftherosingsparty.“iassureyou，ifeelitexceedingly，”saidladycatherine;“ibelievenoonefeelsthelossoffriendssomuchasido.butiamparticularlyattachedtotheseyoungmen，andknowthemtobesomuchattachedtome!theywereexcessivelysorrytogo!butsotheyalwaysare.thedearcolonelralliedhisspiritstolerablytilljustatlast;butdarcyseemedtofeelitmostacutely，more，ithink，thanlastyear.hisattachmenttorosingscertainlyincreases.”

mr.collinshadacompliment，andanallusiontothrowinhere，whichwerekindlysmiledonbythemotheranddaughter.

ladycatherineobserved，afterdinner，thatmissbennetseemedoutofspirits，andimmediatelyaccountingforitbyherself，bysupposingthatshedidnotliketogohomeagainsosoon，sheadded:

“butifthatisthecase，youmustwritetoyourmotherandbegthatyoumaystayalittlelonger.mrs.collinswillbeverygladofyourcompany，iamsure.”

“iammuchobligedtoyourladyshipforyourkindinvitation，”repliedelizabeth，“butitisnotinmypowertoacceptit.imustbeintownnextsaturday.”

“why，atthatrate，youwillhavebeenhereonlysixweeks.iexpectedyoutostaytwomonths.itoldmrs.collinssobeforeyoucame.therecanbenooccasionforyourgoingsosoon.mrs.bennetcouldcertainlyspareyouforanotherfortnight.”

“butmyfathercannot.hewrotelastweektohurrymyreturn.”

“oh!yourfatherofcoursemayspareyou，ifyourmothercan.daughtersareneverofsomuchconsequencetoafather.andifyouwillstayanothermonthcomplete，itwillbeinmypowertotakeoneofyouasfaraslondon，foriamgoingthereearlyinjune，foraweek;andasdawsondoesnotobjecttothebarouche-box，therewillbeverygoodroomforoneofyou—andindeed，iftheweathershouldhappentobecool，ishouldnotobjecttotakingyouboth，asyouareneitherofyoularge.”

“youareallkindness，madam;butibelievewemustabidebyouroriginalplan.”

ladycatherineseemedresigned.“mrs.collins，youmustsendaservantwiththeyouknowialwaysspeakmymind，andicannotbeartheideaoftwoyoungwomentravellingpostbythemselves.itishighlyimproper.youmustcontrivetosendsomebody.ihavethegreatestdislikeintheworldtothatsortofthing.youngwomenshouldalwaysbeproperlyguardedandattended，accordingtotheirsituationinlife.whenmyniecegeorgianawenttoramsgatelastsummer，imadeapointofherhavingtwomen-servantsgowithher.missdarcy，thedaughterofmr.darcy，ofpemberley，andladyanne，couldnothaveappearedwithproprietyinadifferentmanner.iamexcessivelyattentivetoallthosethings.youmustsendjohnwiththeyoungladies，mrs.collins.iamgladitoccurredtometomentionit;foritwouldreallybediscreditabletoyoutoletthemgoalone.”

“myuncleistosendaservantforus.”

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