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第101章（第1页）

ElizabethhadbeenagooddealdisappointedinnotfindingaletterfromJaneontheirfirstarrivalatLambton;andthisdisappointmenthadbeenrenewedoneachofthemorningsthathadnowbeenspentthere;butonthethirdherrepiningwasover，andhersisterjustified，bythereceiptoftwolettersfromheratonce，ononeofwhichwasmarkedthatithadbeenmissentelsewhere.Elizabethwasnotsurprisedatit，asJanehadwrittenthedirectionremarkablyill.

Theyhadjustbeenpreparingtowalkastheletterscamein;andheruncleandaunt，leavinghertoenjoytheminquiet，setoffbythemselves.Theonemissentmustfirstbeattendedto;ithadbeenwrittenfivedaysago.Thebeginningcontainedanaccountofalltheirlittlepartiesandengagements，withsuchnewsasthecountryafforded;butthelatterhalf，whichwasdatedadaylater，andwritteninevidentagitation，gavemoreimportantintelligence.Itwastothiseffect:

“Sincewritingtheabove，dearestLizzy，somethinghasoccurredofamostunexpectedandseriousnature;butIamafraidofalarmingyou—beassuredthatweareallwell.WhatIhavetosayrelatestopoorLydia.Anexpresscameattwelvelastnight，justaswewereallgonetobed，fromColonelForster，toinformusthatshewasgoneofftoScotlandwithoneofhisofficers;toownthetruth，withWickham!Imagineoursurprise.ToKitty，however，itdoesnotseemsowhollyunexpected.Iamvery，verysorry.Soimprudentamatchonbothsides!ButIamwillingtohopethebest，andthathischaracterhasbeenmisunderstood.ThoughtlessandindiscreetIcaneasilybelievehim，butthisstep（andletusrejoiceoverit）marksnothingbadatheart.Hischoiceisdisinterestedatleast，forhemustknowmyfathercangivehernothing.Ourpoormotherissadlygrieved.Myfatherbearsitbetter.HowthankfulamIthatweneverletthemknowwhathasbeensaidagainsthim;wemustforgetitourselves.TheywereoffSaturdaynightabouttwelve，asisconjectured，butwerenotmissedtillyesterdaymorningateight.Theexpresswassentoffdirectly.MydearLizzy，theymusthavepassedwithintenmilesofus.ColonelForstergivesusreasontoexpecthimheresoon.Lydialeftafewlinesforhiswife，informingheroftheirintention.Imustconclude，forIcannotbelongfrommypoormother.Iamafraidyouwillnotbeabletomakeitout，butIhardlyknowwhatIhavewritten.”

Withoutallowingherselftimeforconsideration，andscarcelyknowingwhatshefelt，Elizabethonfinishingthisletterinstantlyseizedtheother，andopeningitwiththeutmostimpatience，readasfollows:ithadbeenwrittenadaylaterthantheconclusionofthefirst.

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