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1、傲慢与偏见(PRIDEANDPREJUDICE)第五十六章ONEmorning,aboutaweekafterBingley’sengagementwithJanehadbeenformed,asheandthefemalesofthefamilyweresittingtogetherinthediningroom,theirattentionwassuddenlydrawntothewindow,bythesoundofacarriage;andtheyperceivedachaiseandfourdrivingupthelawn.Itwastooearlyinthemorningforv
2、isitors,andbesides,theequipagedidnotanswertothatofanyoftheirneighbours.Thehorseswerepost;andneitherthecarriage,northeliveryoftheservantwhoprecededit,werefamiliartothem.Asitwascertain,however,thatsomebodywascoming,BingleyinstantlyprevailedonMissBennettoavoidtheconfinementofsuchanintrusion,andwalkawa
3、ywithhimintotheshrubbery.Theybothsetoff,andtheconjecturesoftheremainingthreecontinued,thoughwithlittlesatisfaction,tillthedoorwasthrownopenandtheirvisitorentered.ItwasLadyCatherinedeBourgh.Theywereofcourseallintendingtobesurprised;buttheirastonishmentwasbeyondtheirexpectation;andonthepartofMrs.Benn
4、etandKitty,thoughshewasperfectlyunknowntothem,eveninferiortowhatElizabethfelt.Sheenteredtheroomwithanairmorethanusuallyungracious,madenootherreplytoElizabeth’ssalutationthanaslightinclinationofthehead,andsatdownwithoutsayingaword.Elizabethhadmentionedhernametohermotheronherladyship’sentrance,though
5、norequestofintroductionhadbeenmade.Mrs.Bennet,allamazement,thoughflatteredbyhavingaguestofsuchhighimportance,receivedherwiththeutmostpoliteness.Aftersittingforamomentinsilence,shesaidverystifflytoElizabeth,Ihopeyouarewell,MissBennet.Thatlady,Isuppose,isyourmother.Elizabethrepliedveryconciselythatsh
6、ewas.AndthatIsupposeisoneofyoursisters.Yes,madam,saidMrs.Bennet,delightedtospeaktoaLadyCatherine.Sheismyyoungestgirlbutone.Myyoungestofallislatelymarried,andmyeldestissomewhereaboutthegrounds,walkingwithayoungmanwho,Ibelieve,willsoonbecomeapartofthefamily.Youhaveaverysmallparkhere,returnedLadyCathe
7、rineafterashortsilence.ItisnothingincomparisonofRosings,mylady,Idaresay;butIassureyouitismuchlargerthanSirWilliamLucas’s.Thismustbeamostinconvenientsittingroomfortheevening,insummer;thewindowsarefullwest.Mr