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第89章（第1页）

HadElizabethsopinionbeenalldrawnfromherownfamily，shecouldnothaveformedaverypleasingpictureofconjugalfelicityordomesticcomfort.Herfather，captivatedbyyouthandbeauty，andthatappearanceofgoodhumourwhichyouthandbeautygenerallygive，hadmarriedawomanwhoseweakunderstandingandilliberalmindhadveryearlyintheirmarriageputanendtoallrealaffectionforher.Respect，esteem，andconfidencehadvanishedforever;andallhisviewsofdomestichappinesswereoverthrown.ButMr.Bennetwasnotofadispositiontoseekcomfortforthedisappointmentwhichhisownimprudencehadbroughton，inanyofthosepleasureswhichtoooftenconsoletheunfortunatefortheirfollyortheirvice.Hewasfondofthecountryandofbooks;andfromthesetasteshadarisenhisprincipalenjoyments.Tohiswifehewasverylittleotherwiseindebted，thanasherignoranceandfollyhadcontributedtohisamusement.Thisisnotthesortofhappinesswhichamanwouldingeneralwishtoowetohiswife;butwhereotherpowersofentertainmentarewanting，thetruephilosopherwillderivebenefitfromsuchasaregiven.

Elizabeth，however，hadneverbeenblindtotheimproprietyofherfathersbehaviourasahusband.Shehadalwaysseenitwithpain;butrespectinghisabilities，andgratefulforhisaffectionatetreatmentofherself，sheendeavouredtoforgetwhatshecouldnotoverlook，andtobanishfromherthoughtsthatcontinualbreachofconjugalobligationanddecorumwhich，inexposinghiswifetothecontemptofherownchildren，wassohighlyreprehensible.Butshehadneverfeltsostronglyasnowthedisadvantageswhichmustattendthechildrenofsounsuitableamarriage，noreverbeensofullyawareoftheevilsarisingfromsoill-judgedadirectionoftalents;talents，which，rightlyused，mightatleasthavepreservedtherespectabilityofhisdaughters，evenifincapableofenlargingthemindofhiswife.

WhenElizabethhadrejoicedoverWickhamsdeparture，shefoundlittleothercauseforsatisfactioninthelossoftheregiment.Theirpartiesabroadwerelessvariedthanbefore，andathomeshehadamotherandsisterwhoseconstantrepiningsatthedullnessofeverythingaroundthemthrewarealgloomovertheirdomesticcircle;and，thoughKittymightintimeregainhernaturaldegreeofsense，sincethedisturbersofherbrainwereremoved，herothersister，fromwhosedispositiongreaterevilmightbeapprehended，waslikelytobehardenedinallherfollyandassurancebyasituationofsuchdoubledangerasawatering-placeandacamp.Uponthewhole，therefore，shefound，whathasbeensometimesfoundbefore，thataneventtowhichshehadbeenlookingforwardwithimpatientdesiredidnot，intakingplace，bringallthesatisfactionshehadpromisedherself.Itwasconsequentlynecessarytonamesomeotherperiodforthecommencementofactualfelicity—tohavesomeotherpointonwhichherwishesandhopesmightbefixed，andbyagainenjoyingthepleasureofanticipation，consoleherselfforthepresent，andprepareforanotherdisappointment.HertourtotheLakeswasnowtheobjectofherhappiestthoughts;itwasherbestconsolationforalltheuncomfortablehourswhichthediscontentednessofhermotherandKittymadeinevitable;andcouldshehaveincludedJaneinthescheme，everypartofitwouldhavebeenperfect.

“Butitisfortunate，”thoughtshe，“thatIhavesomethingtowishfor.Werethewholearrangementcomplete，mydisappointmentwouldbecertain.Buthere，bycarryingwithmeoneceaselesssourceofregretinmysistersabsence，Imayreasonablyhopetohaveallmyexpectationsofpleasurerealised.Aschemeofwhicheverypartpromisesdelightcanneverbesuccessful;andgeneraldisappointmentisonlywardedoffbythedefenceofsomelittlepeculiarvexation.”

WhenLydiawentawayshepromisedtowriteveryoftenandveryminutelytohermotherandKitty;butherletterswerealwayslongexpected，andalwaysveryshort.Thosetohermothercontainedlittleelsethanthattheywerejustreturnedfromthelibrary，wheresuchandsuchofficershadattendedthem，andwhereshehadseensuchbeautifulornamentsasmadeherquitewild;thatshehadanewgown，oranewparasol，whichshewouldhavedescribedmorefully，butwasobligedtoleaveoffinaviolenthurry，asMrs.Forstercalledher，andtheyweregoingtothecamp;andfromhercorrespondencewithhersister，therewasstilllesstobelearnt—forherletterstoKitty，thoughratherlonger，weremuchtoofulloflinesunderthewordstobemadepublic.

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