6 Love and marriage

Chapter 6 Love & marriage At home, she found her mother continually crying upstairs, and her father a changed man. "I should have listened to you, Lizzy," he said. "You begged me to bring Lydia home again." "Don't be too hard on yourself," Lizzy said. "They may yet be found." "Well, your uncle is in London, looking for them, but I don't hold out much hope. Wickham will never marry her. She's too poor for him. And then she'll be ruined."

回到家，她发现母亲在楼上不停地哭泣，父亲则变了一个人。 “我早该听你的话，丽萃，”他说。 “你求我把莉迪亚带回家。” “别对自己太苛刻了，”丽萃说。 “也许还能找到。”“嗯，你舅舅正在伦敦找他们，不过我不抱太大希望。 韦翰决不会娶她的。 她对他来说太穷了。然后她就毁了。”

A week later, Jane and Lizzy were walking in the garden, when Kitty came running from the house. "A letter!" she cried. "A letter has come from Uncle Gardiner. Lydia and Wickham are to be married!" They found their father in the orchard. "Your uncle must have given Wickham a great deal of money to marry her. I don't know how I shall ever repay him. Mrs. Bennet leaped from her bed at the news, the shame of Lydia's actions instantly forgotten. "My dear, dear Lydia. To be married- at sixteen! How delightful."

一周后，简和丽萃正在花园里散步，吉蒂从屋里跑了出来。 “一封信！”她叫道。“嘉丁纳舅舅来了一封信。 丽迪雅和韦翰就要结婚了！”他们在果园里找到了他们的父亲。 “为了娶她，你伯父一定给了韦翰一大笔钱。 我不知道该如何报答他。 班纳特太太听到这个消息，立刻从床上跳了起来，把丽迪雅刚才的丢脸行为忘得一干二净。 “我亲爱的丽迪雅。十六岁就要结婚了！多么愉快的。”

When Lydia arrived home, arm in arm with her husband, she was the same Lydia -wild, noisy, unashamed. "You must all congratulate me," she said to her sisters, "for I am married and you are not, even though I am the youngest." "I am not sure we like your way of getting husbands," said Lizzy. "But it was such fun!" said Lydia. "Even though the Gardiners looked so stern at our wedding, just like Darcy-" "Darcy?" cried Lizzy. Lydia clapped her hand over her mouth. "Oh! I wasn't meant to tell you. He was there. He arranged it all!"

当丽迪雅和丈夫手挽着手回到家时，她还是那个丽迪雅——狂野、吵闹、恬不知耻。 “你们都应该祝贺我，”她对她的姐妹们说，“因为我结婚了，而你们还没有，尽管我是最小的。” “我不知道我们是否喜欢你找丈夫的方式，”丽萃说。 “可真好玩！”丽迪雅说。 “虽然嘉丁纳夫妇在我们婚礼上那样严厉，就像达西一样——”“达西？”丽萃叫道。 丽迪雅用手捂住嘴。 “哦!我本不想告诉你的。 他在那里。都是他安排的！”

Lizzy felt her heart racing. Mr. Darcy had gone to town, searched for Lydia, saved her from ruin! Had he done it for her? She felt humbled at the thought, but knew she must think of him no more. Lydia and Wickham left for the north, where Wickham was to join a new regiment. Mrs. Bennet declared she felt flat now that Lydia had gone, until she heard the news that Mr. Bingley was coming back to Netherfeld... "It means nothing," said Jane. "I shall be able to meet him with perfect calmness." A few days later, he called. "Look," cried Kitty, watching him from the window. "He's brought his friend with him. That tall, proud man none of us liked."

丽萃感到心跳加速。 达西先生到城里去找丽迪雅，把她从废墟里救了出来！他这么做是为了她吗？ 想到这里，她感到很惭愧，但是她知道她不能再想他了。 丽迪雅和韦翰去了北方，韦翰要加入一个新团。 班纳特太太说，丽迪雅走了以后，她感到很沮丧，直到她听到彬格莱先生要回尼日斐花园来的消息…… “这没有什么意义，”简说。 “我一定能泰然自若地迎接他。” 几天后，他打来电话。 “看，”吉蒂从窗口望着他叫道。 “他把他的朋友带来了。 我们都不喜欢那个高大、骄傲的人。”

Lizzy buried her head in her book. Jane looked a little paler than usual. Bingley entered, both embarrassed and pleased, and went immediately to Jane's side. Darcy barely spoke, and Lizzy saw he was once again proud and silent. Could I expect it to be otherwise! thought Lizzy. Yet why did he come? As soon as they had gone, Lizzy and Jane walked out together. "I am glad the first meeting is over," Jane said. "Now when we meet it will be only as acquaintances." "Oh Jane, take care," laughed Lizzy. "I think you are in danger of making him as much in love with you as ever." Bingley came again on Tuesday, and took his usual seat by Jane. Mrs. Bennet could not be more excited, continually plotting to leave Bingley and Jane alone together. At last, the moment arrived. He called, alone, Mr. Darcy having gone to town. One by one, Mrs. Bennet swept her other daughters from the room.

丽萃埋头看书。 简的脸色比平时苍白一些。 彬格莱走了进来，又尴尬又高兴，立刻走到简身边。 达西几乎不说话，丽萃看出他又骄傲起来，一言不发。 我还能指望不是这样吗？认为丽萃。 然而他为什么要来呢？他们一走，丽萃和简就一起走了出去。 “我很高兴第一次会议结束了，”简说。 “现在我们见面时，只会以熟人的身份。” “哦，简，多保重，”丽萃笑道。 “我想你有可能使他象从前那样爱你。” 星期二，彬格莱又来了，照常坐在简旁边。 班纳特太太激动得不能再激动了，她一直在盘算着要把彬格莱和简单独留在一起。 这一刻终于到来了。 达西先生进城去了，只有他一个人来拜访。 班纳特太太一个接一个地把其他几个女儿扫地出门。

When Lizzy returned, Jane's face was aglow with smiles. "Oh! It's too much!" she cried. "Why can't everybody be this happy? We are to be married." Lizzy was delighted. "I congratulate you both," said Mr. Bennet, as the rest of the family joined them. "You are perfectly suited."

丽萃回来的时候，简的脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。 “哦!太过分了！”她叫道。 “为什么不能每个人都这么开心？” 我们就要结婚了。”丽萃高兴极了。 班纳特先生说：“我向你们俩祝贺。” “你太合适了。”