第119章 (第1/2页)

九九读小说网 www.99duxiaoshuo.com，最快更新傲慢与偏见!

Elzath had th satsfacton of rcvng an ansr to hr lttr as soon as sh possly could. Sh as no soonr n posssson of t,than hurryng nto th lttl cops,hr sh as last lkly to ntrruptd,sh sat don on on of th nchs and prpard to happy;for th lngth of th lttr convncd hr that t dd not contan a dnal.

Gracchurch strt,Spt.6.

“My dar Nc,

“I hav just rcvd your lttr, and shall dvot ths hol ornng to ansrng t,as I fors that a lttl rtng ll not coprs hat I hav to tll you.I ust confss yslf surprsd y your applcaton;I dd not xpct t fro you.Don't thnk angry,hovr,for I only an to lt you kno that I had not agnd such nqurs to ncssary on your sd.If you do not choos to undrstand ,forgv y prtnnc.Your uncl s as uch surprsd as I a—and nothng ut th lf of your ng a party concrnd ould hav allod h to act as h has don.But f you ar rally nnocnt and gnorant,I ust or xplct.

“On th vry day of y cong ho fro Longourn, your uncl had a ost unxpctd vstor. Mr. Darcy calld, and as shut up th h svral hours.It as all ovr for I arrvd;so y curosty as not so dradfully rackd as yours ss to hav n.H ca to tll Mr.Gardnr that h had found out hr your sstr and Mr.Wckha r, and that h had sn and talkd th th oth;Wckha rpatdly, Lyda onc. Fro hat I can collct,h lft Dryshr only on day aftr ourslvs,and ca to ton th th rsoluton of huntng for th.Th otv profssd as hs convcton of ts ng ong to hslf that Wckha's orthlssnss had not n so ll knon as to ak t possl for any young oan of charactr to lov or confd n h.H gnrously putd th hol to hs stakn prd,and confssd that h had for thought t nath h to lay hs prvat actons opn to th orld.Hs charactr as to spak for tslf.H calld t,thrfor,hs duty to stp forard, and ndavour to rdy an vl hch had n rought on y hslf. If h had anothr otv, I a sur t ould nvr dsgrac h. H had n so days n ton, for h as al to dscovr th;ut h had sothng to drct hs sarch, hch as or than had;and th conscousnss of ths as anothr rason for hs rsolvng to follo us.