INSTEAD of receiving any such letter of excuse from his friend, as Elizabeth half expected Mr. Bingley to do, he was able to bring Darcy with him to Longbourn before many days had passed after Lady Catherine's visit. The gentlemen arrived early; and, before Mrs. Bennet had time to tell him of their having seen his aunt, of which her daughter sat in momentary dread, Bingley, who wanted to be alone with Jane, proposed their all walking out. It was agreed to. Mrs. Bennet was not in the habit of walking; Mary could never spare time; but the remaining five set off together. Bingley and Jane, however, soon allowed the others to outstrip them. They lagged behind, while Elizabeth, Kitty, and Darcy were to entertain each other. Very little was said by either; Kitty was too much afraid of him to talk; Elizabeth was secretly forming a desperate resolution; and perhaps he might be doing the same.
彬格萊先生非但沒(méi)有如伊麗莎白所料，接到他朋友不能履約的道歉信，而且有咖苔琳夫人來(lái)過(guò)以后沒(méi)有幾天，就帶著達(dá)西一同來(lái)到浪搏恩。兩位貴客來(lái)得很早。吉英坐在那兒時(shí)時(shí)刻刻擔(dān)心，唯恐母親把達(dá)西的姨母來(lái)訪的消息當(dāng)面告訴達(dá)西，好在班納特太太還沒(méi)有來(lái)得及說(shuō)這件事，彬格萊就提議出去散步，因?yàn)樗图为?dú)待在一塊兒。大家都同意。班納特太太沒(méi)有散步的習(xí)慣，曼麗又從來(lái)不肯浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，于是一同出去的只有五個(gè)人。彬格萊和吉英以馬上就讓別人走在前頭，自己在后邊走，讓伊麗莎白、吉蒂和達(dá)西三個(gè)人去相應(yīng)酬。三個(gè)人都不大說(shuō)話：吉蒂很怕達(dá)西，因此不敢說(shuō)話；伊麗莎白正在暗地里下最大的決心；達(dá)西或許也是一樣。

They walked towards the Lucases, because Kitty wished to call upon Maria; and as Elizabeth saw no occasion for making it a general concern, when Kitty left them she went boldly on with him alone. Now was the moment for her resolution to be executed, and, while her courage was high, she immediately said,
他們向盧卡斯家里走去，因?yàn)榧傧胍タ纯船旣悂?；伊麗莎白覺(jué)得用不著大家都去，于是等吉蒂離開(kāi)了他們以后，她就大著膽子跟他繼續(xù)往前走。現(xiàn)在是她拿出決心來(lái)的時(shí)候了；她便立刻鼓起勇氣跟他說(shuō)；

"Mr. Darcy, I am a very selfish creature; and, for the sake of giving relief to my own feelings, care not how much I may be wounding your's. I can no longer help thanking you for your unexampled kindness to my poor sister. Ever since I have known it, I have been most anxious to acknowledge to you how gratefully I feel it. Were it known to the rest of my family, I should not have merely my own gratitude to express."
“達(dá)西先生，我是個(gè)自私自利的人，我只想叫自己心里痛快，也不管是否會(huì)傷害你的情感。你對(duì)我那位可憐的妹妹情義太重，我再也不能不感激你了。我自從知道了這件事情以后，一心就想對(duì)你表示謝忱；要是我家里人全都知道了，那么就不止我一個(gè)要感激你了?！?/div>

"I am sorry, exceedingly sorry," replied Darcy, in a tone of surprise and emotion, "that you have ever been informed of what may, in a mistaken light, have given you uneasiness. I did not think Mrs. Gardiner was so little to be trusted."
“我很抱歉，我真抱歉，”達(dá)西先生又是驚奇又是激動(dòng)?！斑@件事要是以錯(cuò)誤的眼光去看，也許會(huì)使你覺(jué)得不好受，想不到竟會(huì)讓你知道。我沒(méi)有料到嘉丁納太太這樣不可靠?！?/div>

"You must not blame my aunt. Lydia's thoughtlessness first betrayed to me that you had been concerned in the matter; and, of course, I could not rest till I knew the particulars. Let me thank you again and again, in the name of all my family, for that generous compassion which induced you to take so much trouble, and bear so many mortifications, for the sake of discovering them."
“你不應(yīng)該怪我舅母。只因?yàn)辂惖涎抛约翰涣羯?，先露出了口風(fēng)，我才知道你牽涉在這件事情里面；那么我不打聽(tīng)個(gè)清楚明白，當(dāng)然不肯罷休。讓我代表我全家人謝謝你，多謝你本著一片同情心，不怕麻煩，受盡委屈，去找他們?！?/div>

"If you will thank me," he replied, "let it be for yourself alone. That the wish of giving happiness to you might add force to the other inducements which led me on, I shall not attempt to deny. But your family owe me nothing. Much as I respect them, I believe I thought only of you."
達(dá)西說(shuō)：“如果你當(dāng)真要謝我，你只消表明你自己的謝忱。無(wú)用否認(rèn)，我所以做得那么起勁，除了別的原因以外，也為了想要使你高興。你家里人不用感謝我。我雖然尊敬他們，可是當(dāng)時(shí)我心里只想到你一個(gè)人?！?/div>

Elizabeth was too much embarrassed to say a word. After a short pause, her companion added, "You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever."
伊麗莎白窘得一句話也說(shuō)不出來(lái)。過(guò)了片刻工夫，只聽(tīng)得她的朋友又說(shuō)：“你是個(gè)爽快人，決不會(huì)開(kāi)我的玩笑。請(qǐng)你老實(shí)告訴我，你的心情是否還是和四月里一樣。我的心愿和情感依然如舊，只要你說(shuō)一句話，我便再也不提起這樁事?！?/div>

Elizabeth, feeling all the more than common awkwardness and anxiety of his situation, now forced herself to speak; and immediately, though not very fluently, gave him to understand that her sentiments had undergone so material a change, since the period to which he alluded, as to make her receive with gratitude and pleasure his present assurances. The happiness which this reply produced, was such as he had probably never felt before; and he expressed himself on the occasion as sensibly and as warmly as a man violently in love can be supposed to do. Had Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye, she might have seen how well the expression of heartfelt delight, diffused over his face, became him; but, though she could not look, she could listen, and he told her of feelings, which, in proving of what importance she was to him, made his affection every moment more valuable.
伊麗莎白聽(tīng)他這樣表明心跡，越發(fā)為他感到不安和焦急，便不得不開(kāi)口說(shuō)話。她立刻吞吞吐吐地告訴他說(shuō)，自從他剛剛提起的那個(gè)時(shí)期到現(xiàn)在，她的心情已經(jīng)起了很大的變化，現(xiàn)在她愿意以愉快和感激的心情來(lái)接受他這一番盛情美意。這個(gè)回答簡(jiǎn)直使他感到從來(lái)沒(méi)有過(guò)的快樂(lè)，他正象一個(gè)狂戀熱愛(ài)的人一樣，立刻抓住這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，無(wú)限乖巧、無(wú)限熱烈地向她傾訴衷曲。要是伊麗莎白能夠抬起頭來(lái)看看他那雙眼睛，她就可以看出，他那滿臉喜氣洋洋的神氣，使他變得多么漂亮；她雖然不敢看他的臉色，卻敢聽(tīng)他的聲音；只聽(tīng)得他把千絲萬(wàn)縷的感情都告訴了她，說(shuō)她在他心目中是多么重要，使她越聽(tīng)越覺(jué)得他情感的寶貴。

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