5 Pemberley

Chapter 5 Pemberley After a few weeks they came to a town where Lizzy's aunt had spent her summers as a child. "We are not far from Pemberley," said Mrs. Gardiner. "I've heard it's a very impressive house. Don't you want to see it Lizzy?" Lizzy thought of the embarrassment of seeing Darcy again, but the innkeeper where they were staying assured her that the family was away. So to Pemberley they went. They approached Pemberley through a large park. The driveway wound through woods and then, at the top of a hill, Lizzy had her first view of the house. It stood on the opposite side of a valley, above a winding river and gently sloping banks. Lizzy was delighted. She had never seen a more beautiful spot. And to think, I could have been mistress of all this...

过了几个星期，他们来到了丽萃舅母小时候避暑的一个小镇。 嘉丁纳太太说：“我们离彭伯里不远。 “我听说这是一所非常令人印象深刻的房子。 丽萃，你不想看看吗？”丽萃想到又要见到达西会有多尴尬，可是他们住的旅馆老板告诉她说，达西一家都不在家。 于是他们就去了彭伯里。 他们经过一个大公园来到彭伯里。 车道蜿蜒穿过树林，到了山顶，丽萃第一次看到了那座房子。 它坐落在山谷的另一边，在蜿蜒的河流和平缓的河岸之上。 丽萃高兴极了。她从未见过比这更美的地方。 想想看，我本可以成为这一切的主人……

A housekeeper showed them the lofty, elegant rooms, filled with fine furniture. "This place could have been my home..." thought Lizzy, in wonder. They passed a portrait of Mr. Darcy, hanging above the stairs. "And this is your master?" asked Mrs. Gardiner. "Yes, and I know none so handsome, said the housekeeper, proudly. "He's a good

一位女管家带他们参观了那些高大优雅的房间，里面摆满了精美的家具。 “这里本来可以成为我的家……” 丽萃惊奇地想。她们走过一幅挂在楼梯上的达西先生的画像。 “这就是你的主人吗？”嘉丁纳太太问。 “是的，我还没见过比你更漂亮的呢，”管家骄傲地说。 “他是个好人

master. I haven't had a cross word from him in all my life." Lizzy longed to hear more. She turned back to look at the portrait, smiling down at her. In that moment, she felt gentler towards him. She thought of his love for her and remembered its warmth, rather than the way he expressed it.

的主人。我这辈子还没听他说过一句不好听的话呢。” 丽萃很想多听一些。 她转过身来看着画像，低头朝她微笑。 在那一刻，她对他的态度变得温和了。 她想起了他对她的爱，记住了它的温暖，而不是他表达爱的方式。

They walked out across the lawn and, to her astonishment, there he was, twenty yards in front of her. Their eyes met, they both blushed. He started, then came towards her. He spoke politely, and Lizzy listened, amazed at the change in him. He, too, seemed ill at ease. He asked her the same question twice, as if his thoughts were distracted. Then he recollected himself and asked to be introduced to her aunt and uncle, greeting them warmly.

他们穿过草坪走出去，令她吃惊的是，他就在她前面二十码的地方。 他们的目光相遇了，两人都脸红了。 他吃了一惊，然后向她走来。 他说话很有礼貌，丽萃听着，对他的变化感到惊讶。 他似乎也不太自在。 他把同样的问题问了她两次，好像他的思想被分散了似的。 然后他回过神来，要求把他介绍给她的姨妈和姨父，热情地跟他们打了招呼。

"I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow," said Lizzy, desperate to let him know she hadn't pursued him here. "We came early," he said. "My sister is here too, just arrived. Will you come inside? She is eager to meet you." His sister's eagerness, Lizzy thought, must depend on what Darcy had told her. Did he still love her then, after all she had said to him? Over the next few days, they saw each other frequently. Darcy invited them to dinner, and he and his sister made morning calls to the inn where they were staying.

“我还以为你明天才来呢，”丽萃说，竭力想让他知道，她并没有追他到这儿来。 “我们来得很早，”他说。“我妹妹也来了，刚到。 你能进来吗？她渴望见到你。” 丽萃想，他妹妹之所以这么着急，一定是因为达西告诉了她什么。 在她对他说了那么多话之后，他还爱她吗？ 在接下来的几天里，他们经常见面。 达西邀请他们共进晚餐，他和他妹妹早上到他们住的旅馆去拜访。