Гордость и предубеждение

Chapter 51

           "Ithankyouformyshareofthefavour,"saidElizabeth; "butIdonotparticularlylikeyourwayofgettinghusbands." 

           Theirvisitorswerenottoremainabovetendayswiththem. Mr.WickhamhadreceivedhiscommissionbeforeheleftLondon,andhewastojoinhisregimentattheendofafortnight. 

           NoonebutMrs.Bennetregrettedthattheirstaywouldbesoshort; andshemadethemostofthetimebyvisitingaboutwithherdaughter,andhavingveryfrequentpartiesathome. Thesepartieswereacceptabletoall;toavoidafamilycirclewasevenmoredesirabletosuchasdidthink,thansuchasdidnot. 

           Wickham’saffectionforLydiawasjustwhatElizabethhadexpectedtofindit;notequaltoLydia’sforhim. Shehadscarcelyneededherpresentobservationtobesatisfied,fromthereasonofthings,thattheirelopementhadbeenbroughtonbythestrengthofherlove,ratherthanbyhis; andshewouldhavewonderedwhy,withoutviolentlycaringforher,hechosetoelopewithheratall,hadshenotfeltcertainthathisflightwasrenderednecessarybydistressofcircumstances; andifthatwerethecase,hewasnottheyoungmantoresistanopportunityofhavingacompanion. 

           Lydiawasexceedinglyfondofhim. HewasherdearWickhamoneveryoccasion;noonewastobeputincompetitionwithhim. Hedideverythingbestintheworld; andshewassurehewouldkillmorebirdsonthefirstofSeptember,thananybodyelseinthecountry. 

           Onemorning,soonaftertheirarrival,asshewassittingwithhertwoeldersisters,shesaidtoElizabeth: 

           "Lizzy,Inevergaveyouanaccountofmywedding,Ibelieve. Youwerenotby,whenItoldmammaandtheothersallaboutit. Arenotyoucurioustohearhowitwasmanaged?" 

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