Гордость и предубеждение

           Itisnotlikelythatmoneyshouldbeveryabundantoneitherside;anditmightstrikethemthattheycouldbemoreeconomically,thoughlessexpeditiously,marriedinLondonthaninScotland." 

           "Butwhyallthissecrecy? Whyanyfearofdetection? Whymusttheirmarriagebeprivate? Oh,no,no—thisisnotlikely. Hismostparticularfriend,youseebyJane’saccount,waspersuadedofhisneverintendingtomarryher. Wickhamwillnevermarryawomanwithoutsomemoney. Hecannotaffordit. AndwhatclaimshasLydia—whatattractionhasshebeyondyouth,health,andgoodhumourthatcouldmakehim,forhersake,foregoeverychanceofbenefitinghimselfbymarryingwell? Astowhatrestrainttheapprehensionsofdisgraceinthecorpsmightthrowonadishonourableelopementwithher,Iamnotabletojudge;forIknownothingoftheeffectsthatsuchastepmightproduce. Butastoyourotherobjection,Iamafraiditwillhardlyholdgood. Lydiahasnobrotherstostepforward;andhemightimagine,frommyfather’sbehaviour,fromhisindolenceandthelittleattentionhehaseverseemedtogivetowhatwasgoingforwardinhisfamily,thathewoulddoaslittle,andthinkaslittleaboutit,asanyfathercoulddo,insuchamatter." 

           "ButcanyouthinkthatLydiaissolosttoeverythingbutloveofhimastoconsenttolivewithhimonanytermsotherthanmarriage?" 

           "Itdoesseem,anditismostshockingindeed,"repliedElizabeth,withtearsinhereyes,"thatasister’ssenseofdecencyandvirtueinsuchapointshouldadmitofdoubt. But,really,Iknownotwhattosay. PerhapsIamnotdoingherjustice. Butsheisveryyoung;shehasneverbeentaughttothinkonserioussubjects;andforthelasthalf-year,nay,foratwelvemonth—shehasbeengivenuptonothingbutamusementandvanity. Shehasbeenallowedtodisposeofhertimeinthemostidleandfrivolousmanner,andtoadoptanyopinionsthatcameinherway.