笔趣阁>傲慢与偏见1995 > 第132章（第1页）
第132章（第1页）
ThoughElizabethwouldnot，forthemerepurposeofobligingLadyCatherine，haveansweredthisquestion，shecouldnotbutsay，afteramomentsdeliberation:
“Iamnot.”
LadyCatherineseemedpleased.
“Andwillyoupromiseme，nevertoenterintosuchanengagement?”
“Iwillmakenopromiseofthekind.”
“MissBennetIamshockedandastonished.Iexpectedtofindamorereasonableyoungwoman.ButdonotdeceiveyourselfintoabeliefthatIwilleverrecede.IshallnotgoawaytillyouhavegivenmetheassuranceIrequire.”
“AndIcertainlynevershallgiveit.Iamnottobeintimidatedintoanythingsowhollyunreasonable.YourladyshipwantsMr.Darcytomarryyourdaughter;butwouldmygivingyouthewished-forpromisemaketheirmarriageatallmoreprobable?Supposinghimtobeattachedtome，wouldmyrefusingtoaccepthishandmakehimwishtobestowitonhiscousin?Allowmetosay，LadyCatherine，thattheargumentswithwhichyouhavesupportedthisextraordinaryapplicationhavebeenasfrivolousastheapplicationwasill-judged.Youhavewidelymistakenmycharacter，ifyouthinkIcanbeworkedonbysuchpersuasionsasthese.Howfaryournephewmightapproveofyourinterferenceinhisaffairs，Icannottell;butyouhavecertainlynorighttoconcernyourselfinmine.Imustbeg，therefore，tobeimportunednofartheronthesubject.”
“Notsohasty，ifyouplease.Ihavebynomeansdone.ToalltheobjectionsIhavealreadyurged，Ihavestillanothertoadd.Iamnostrangertotheparticularsofyouryoungestsistersinfamouselopement.Iknowitall;thattheyoungmansmarryingherwasapatched-upbusiness，attheexpenceofyourfatheranduncles.Andissuchagirltobemynephewssister?Isherhusband，isthesonofhislatefatherssteward，tobehisbrother?Heavenandearth!—ofwhatareyouthinking?AretheshadesofPemberleytobethuspolluted?”
“Youcannowhavenothingfurthertosay，”sheresentfullyanswered.“Youhaveinsultedmeineverypossiblemethod.Imustbegtoreturntothehouse.”
Andsheroseasshespoke.LadyCatherinerosealso，andtheyturnedback.Herladyshipwashighlyincensed.
“Youhavenoregard，then，forthehonourandcreditofmynephew!Unfeeling，selfishgirl!Doyounotconsiderthataconnectionwithyoumustdisgracehimintheeyesofeverybody?”
“LadyCatherine，Ihavenothingfurthertosay.Youknowmysentiments.”
“Youarethenresolvedtohavehim?”
“Ihavesaidnosuchthing.Iamonlyresolvedtoactinthatmanner，whichwill，inmyownopinion，constitutemyhappiness，withoutreferencetoyou，ortoanypersonsowhollyunconnectedwithme.”
“Itiswell.Yourefuse，then，toobligeme.Yourefusetoobeytheclaimsofduty，honour，andgratitude.Youaredeterminedtoruinhimintheopinionofallhisfriends，andmakehimthecontemptoftheworld.”
“Neitherduty，norhonour，norgratitude，”repliedElizabeth，“haveanypossibleclaimonme，inthepresentinstance.NoprincipleofeitherwouldbeviolatedbymymarriagewithMr.Darcy.Andwithregardtotheresentmentofhisfamily，ortheindignationoftheworld，iftheformerwereexcitedbyhismarryingme，itwouldnotgivemeonemomentsconcern—andtheworldingeneralwouldhavetoomuchsensetojoininthescorn.”
“Andthisisyourrealopinion!Thisisyourfinalresolve!Verywell.Ishallnowknowhowtoact.Donotimagine，MissBennet，thatyourambitionwilleverbegratified.Icametotryyou.Ihopedtofindyoureasonable;but，dependuponit，Iwillcarrymypoint.”
InthismannerLadyCatherinetalkedon，tilltheywereatthedoorofthecarriage，when，turninghastilyround，sheadded，
“Itakenoleaveofyou，MissBennet.Isendnocomplimentstoyourmother.Youdeservenosuchattention.Iammostseriouslydispleased.”
Elizabethmadenoanswer;andwithoutattemptingtopersuadeherladyshiptoreturnintothehouse，walkedquietlyintoitherself.Sheheardthecarriagedriveawayassheproceededupstairs.Hermotherimpatientlymetheratthedoorofthedressing-room，toaskwhyLadyCatherinewouldnotcomeinagainandrestherself.
“Shedidnotchooseit，”saidherdaughter，“shewouldgo.”
“Sheisaveryfine-lookingwoman!andhercallingherewasprodigiouslycivil!forsheonlycame，Isuppose，totellustheCollinseswerewell.Sheisonherroadsomewhere，Idaresay，andso，passingthroughMeryton，thoughtshemightaswellcallonyou.Isupposeshehadnothingparticulartosaytoyou，Lizzy?”
Elizabethwasforcedtogiveintoalittlefalsehoodhere;fortoacknowledgethesubstanceoftheirconversationwasimpossible.
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