Гордость и предубеждение

Chapter 36

           Inthisperturbedstateofmind,withthoughtsthatcouldrestonnothing,shewalkedon; butitwouldnotdo; inhalfaminutetheletterwasunfoldedagain,andcollectingherselfaswellasshecould,sheagainbeganthemortifyingperusalofallthatrelatedtoWickham,andcommandedherselfsofarastoexaminethemeaningofeverysentence. TheaccountofhisconnectionwiththePemberleyfamilywasexactlywhathehadrelatedhimself; andthekindnessofthelateMr.Darcy,thoughshehadnotbeforeknownitsextent,agreedequallywellwithhisownwords. Sofareachrecitalconfirmedtheother; butwhenshecametothewill,thedifferencewasgreat. WhatWickhamhadsaidofthelivingwasfreshinhermemory,andassherecalledhisverywords,itwasimpossiblenottofeelthattherewasgrossduplicityononesideortheother; and,forafewmoments,sheflatteredherselfthatherwishesdidnoterr. Butwhenshereadandre-readwiththeclosestattention,theparticularsimmediatelyfollowingofWickham’sresigningallpretensionstotheliving,ofhisreceivinginlieusoconsiderableasumasthreethousandpounds,againwassheforcedtohesitate. Sheputdowntheletter,weighedeverycircumstancewithwhatshemeanttobeimpartialitydeliberatedontheprobabilityofeachstatementbutwithlittlesuccess. Onbothsidesitwasonlyassertion. Againshereadon; buteverylineprovedmoreclearlythattheaffair,whichshehadbelieveditimpossiblethatanycontrivancecouldsorepresentastorenderMr.Darcy’sconductinitlessthaninfamous,wascapableofaturnwhichmustmakehimentirelyblamelessthroughoutthewhole. 

           TheextravaganceandgeneralprofligacywhichhescruplednottolayatMr.Wickham’scharge,exceedinglyshockedher;themoreso,asshecouldbringnoproofofitsinjustice. ShehadneverheardofhimbeforehisentranceintotheshireMilitia,inwhichhehadengagedatthepersuasionoftheyoungmanwho,onmeetinghimaccidentallyintown,hadthererenewedaslightacquaintance. 

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