Гордость и предубеждение

Chapter 34

           Asshepronouncedthesewords,Mr.Darcychangedcolour; buttheemotionwasshort,andhelistenedwithoutattemptingtointerruptherwhileshecontinued: 

           "Ihaveeveryreasonintheworldtothinkillofyou. Nomotivecanexcusetheunjustandungenerouspartyouactedthere. Youdarenot,youcannotdeny,thatyouhavebeentheprincipal,ifnottheonlymeansofdividingthemfromeachotherofexposingonetothecensureoftheworldforcapriceandinstability,andtheothertoitsderisionfordisappointedhopes,andinvolvingthembothinmiseryoftheacutestkind." 

           Shepaused,andsawwithnoslightindignationthathewaslisteningwithanairwhichprovedhimwhollyunmovedbyanyfeelingofremorse. Heevenlookedatherwithasmileofaffectedincredulity. 

           "Canyoudenythatyouhavedoneit?"sherepeated. 

           Withassumedtranquillityhethenreplied: "IhavenowishofdenyingthatIdideverythinginmypowertoseparatemyfriendfromyoursister,orthatIrejoiceinmysuccess. TowardshimIhavebeenkinderthantowardsmyself." 

           Elizabethdisdainedtheappearanceofnoticingthiscivilreflection,butitsmeaningdidnotescape,norwasitlikelytoconciliateher. 

           "Butitisnotmerelythisaffair,"shecontinued,"onwhichmydislikeisfounded. Longbeforeithadtakenplacemyopinionofyouwasdecided. YourcharacterwasunfoldedintherecitalwhichIreceivedmanymonthsagofromMr.Wickham. Onthissubject,whatcanyouhavetosay? Inwhatimaginaryactoffriendshipcanyouheredefendyourself? orunderwhatmisrepresentationcanyouhereimposeuponothers?" 

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