Chapter39 Elizabethwasshockedtothinkthat,howeverincapableofsuchcoarsenessofexpressionherself,thecoarsenessofthesentimentwaslittleotherthanherownbreasthadformerlyharbouredandfanciedliberal!Assoonasallhadate,andtheelderonespaid,thecarriagewasordered;and,aftersomecontrivance,thewholeparty,withalltheirboxes,workbags,andparcels,andtheunwelcomeadditionofKitty'sandLydia'spurchases,wereseatedinit."Hownicelywearecrammedin!"criedLydia. "IamgladIboughtmybonnet,ifitisonlyforthefunofhavinganotherbandbox!Well,nowletusbequitecomfortableandsnug,andtalkandlaughallthewayhome.Andinthefirstplace,letushearwhathashappenedtoyouall,sinceyouwentaway.Haveyouseenanypleasantmen?Haveyouhadanyflirting?Iwasingreathopesthatoneofyouwouldhavegotahusbandbeforeyoucameback.Janewillbequiteanoldmaidsoon,Ideclare.Sheisalmostthreeandtwenty!Lord,howashamedIshouldbeofnotbeingmarriedbeforethreeandtwenty!MyauntPhilipswantsyousotogethusbands,youcan'tthink.ShesaysLizzyhadbetterhavetakenMr.Collins;butIdonotthinktherewouldhavebeenanyfuninit.Lord!howIshouldliketobemarriedbeforeanyofyou;andthenIwouldchaperonyouabouttoalltheballs.Dearme!wehadsuchagoodpieceoffuntheotherdayatColonelFoster's.Kittyandmeweretospendthedaythere,andMrs.Forsterpromisedtohavealittledanceintheevening(bythebye,Mrs.Forsterandmearesuchfriends!);andsosheaskedthetwoHarringtonstocome,butHarrietwasill,andsoPenwasforcedtocomebyherself;andthen,whatdoyouthinkwedid?WedressedupChamberlayneinwoman'sclothes,onpurposetopassforalady, --onlythinkwhatfun!NotasoulknewofitbutCol.andMrs.Forster,andKittyandme,exceptmyaunt,forwewereforcedtoborrowoneofhergowns;andyoucannotimaginehowwellhelooked!WhenDenny,andWickham,andPratt,andtwoorthreemoreofthemencamein,theydidnotknowhimintheleast.Lord!howIlaughed!andsodidMrs.Forster.IthoughtIshouldhavedied.Andthatmadethemensuspectsomething,andthentheysoonfoundoutwhatwasthematter."WithsuchkindofhistoriesoftheirpartiesandgoodjokesdidLydia,assistedbyKitty'shintsandadditions,endeavourtoamusehercompanionsallthewaytoLongbourn.Elizabethlistenedaslittleasshecould,buttherewasnoescapingthefrequentmentionofWickham'sname. 第三十九章 伊丽莎白心想，她自己固然决不会有这样粗卤的谈吐，可是这种粗卤的见解，正和她以前执迷不悟的那种成见一般无二，她想到这里，很是惊愕。吃过了饭，姐姐们回了帐，便吩咐着手准备马车；经过了好一番安排，几位小姐，连带自己的箱子、针线袋、包裹、以及吉蒂和丽迪雅所买的那些不受欢迎的东西，总算都放上了马车。“我们这样挤在一起，多够劲！”丽迪雅叫道。“我买了顶帽子，真是高兴，就算特地添置了一只帽盒，也很有趣！好吧，且让我们再偎紧来舒服舒服，有说有笑地回到家里去。首先，请你们讲一讲，你们离家以后遇到了些什么事情。你们见到过一些中意的男人吗？跟人家有过勾搭没有？我真希望你们哪一位带了个丈夫回来呢。我说，吉英马上就要变成一个老处女了。她快二十三岁啦！天哪！我要是不能在二十三岁以前结婚，那多么丢脸啊！腓力普姨妈要你们赶快找丈夫，你们可没有想到吧。她说，丽萃要是嫁给柯林斯先生就好了，我可不觉得那会有多大的趣味。天哪！我真巴不得比你们哪一个都先结婚！我就可以领着你们上各式各样的跳舞会去。我的老天爷！那天在弗斯脱上校家里，我们那个玩笑真开得大啊！吉蒂和我那天都准备在那儿玩个整天（弗斯脱太太跟我是多么要好的朋友！）她于是请哈林顿家的两位都来参加。可是海丽病了，因此萍不得不独个赶来；这一来，你们猜我们怎么办？我们把钱柏伦穿上了女人衣服，让人家当他是个女人。你们且想想看，多有趣啊！除了上校、弗斯脱太太、吉蒂和我、以及姨妈等人以外，谁也不知道，说到姨妈，那是因为我们向她借件长衣服，她才知道的。你们想象不到他扮得多么象啊！丹尼、韦翰、普拉特和另外两三个人走进来的时候，他们根本认不出是他。天哪！我笑得好厉害，弗斯脱太太也笑得好厉害。我简直要笑死了。这才叫那些男人们起了疑心，他们不久就识穿了。”