Гордость и предубеждение

Chapter 49

           "YesIhavehadaletterfromhimbyexpress." 

           "Well,andwhatnewsdoesitbringgoodorbad?" 

           "Whatisthereofgoodtobeexpected?"saidhe,takingtheletterfromhispocket. "Butperhapsyouwouldliketoreadit." 

           Elizabethimpatientlycaughtitfromhishand.Janenowcameup. 

           "Readitaloud,"saidtheirfather,"forIhardlyknowmyselfwhatitisabout." 

           "GracechurchStreet,Monday,August2. 

           "MyDearBrother, 

           "AtlastIamabletosendyousometidingsofmyniece,andsuchas,uponthewhole,Ihopeitwillgiveyousatisfaction. SoonafteryouleftmeonSaturday,IwasfortunateenoughtofindoutinwhatpartofLondontheywere. TheparticularsIreservetillwemeet;itisenoughtoknowtheyarediscovered. Ihaveseenthemboth" 

           "ThenitisasIalwayshoped,"criedJane;"theyaremarried!" 

           Elizabethreadon: 

           "Ihaveseenthemboth. Theyarenotmarried,norcanIfindtherewasanyintentionofbeingso; butifyouarewillingtoperformtheengagementswhichIhaveventuredtomakeonyourside,Ihopeitwillnotbelongbeforetheyare. Allthatisrequiredofyouis,toassuretoyourdaughter,bysettlement,herequalshareofthefivethousandpoundssecuredamongyourchildrenafterthedeceaseofyourselfandmysister;and,moreover,toenterintoanengagementofallowingher,duringyourlife,onehundredpoundsperannum. 

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