Гордость и предубеждение

           TheGardinersstayedonlyonenightatLongbourn,andsetoffthenextmorningwithElizabethinpursuitofnoveltyandamusement. Oneenjoymentwascertain—thatofsuitablenessofcompanions; asuitablenesswhichcomprehendedhealthandtempertobearinconveniences—cheerfulnesstoenhanceeverypleasure—andaffectionandintelligence,whichmightsupplyitamongthemselvesifthereweredisappointmentsabroad. 

           ItisnottheobjectofthisworktogiveadescriptionofDerbyshire,norofanyoftheremarkableplacesthroughwhichtheirroutethitherlay; Oxford,Blenheim,Warwick,Kenilworth,Birmingham,etc.aresufficientlyknown. AsmallpartofDerbyshireisallthepresentconcern. TothelittletownofLambton,thesceneofMrs.Gardiner’sformerresidence,andwhereshehadlatelylearnedsomeacquaintancestillremained,theybenttheirsteps,afterhavingseenalltheprincipalwondersofthecountry; andwithinfivemilesofLambton,ElizabethfoundfromherauntthatPemberleywassituated. Itwasnotintheirdirectroad,normorethanamileortwooutofit. Intalkingovertheirroutetheeveningbefore,Mrs.Gardinerexpressedaninclinationtoseetheplaceagain. Mr.Gardinerdeclaredhiswillingness,andElizabethwasappliedtoforherapprobation. 

           "Mylove,shouldnotyouliketoseeaplaceofwhichyouhaveheardsomuch?"saidheraunt; "aplace,too,withwhichsomanyofyouracquaintancesareconnected. Wickhampassedallhisyouththere,youknow." 

           Elizabethwasdistressed. ShefeltthatshehadnobusinessatPemberley,andwasobligedtoassumeadisinclinationforseeingit. Shemustownthatshewastiredofseeinggreathouses;aftergoingoversomany,shereallyhadnopleasureinfinecarpetsorsatincurtains.