Chapter37 ElizabethhadfrequentlyunitedwithJaneinanendeavourtochecktheimprudenceofCatherineandLydia;butwhiletheyweresupportedbytheirmother'sindulgence,whatchancecouldtherebeofimprovement?Catherine,weak-spirited,irritable,andcompletelyunderLydia'sguidance,hadbeenalwaysaffrontedbytheiradvice;andLydia,self-willedandcareless,wouldscarcelygivethemahearing.Theywereignorant,idle,andvain.WhiletherewasanofficerinMeryton,theywouldflirtwithhim;andwhileMerytonwaswithinawalkofLongbourn,theywouldbegoingthereforever.AnxietyonJane'sbehalfwasanotherprevailingconcern,andMr.Darcy'sexplanation,byrestoringBingleytoallherformergoodopinion,heightenedthesenseofwhatJanehadlost.Hisaffectionwasprovedtohavebeensincere,andhisconductclearedofallblame,unlessanycouldattachtotheimplicitnessofhisconfidenceinhisfriend.Howgrievousthenwasthethoughtthat,ofasituationsodesirableineveryrespect,sorepletewithadvantage,sopromisingforhappiness,Janehadbeendeprived,bythefollyandindecorumofherownfamily!WhentotheserecollectionswasaddedthedevelopementofWickham'scharacter,itmaybeeasilybelievedthatthehappyspiritswhichhadseldombeendepressedbefore,werenowsomuchaffectedastomakeitalmostimpossibleforhertoappeartolerablycheerful.TheirengagementsatRosingswereasfrequentduringthelastweekofherstayastheyhadbeenatfirst.Theverylasteveningwasspentthere;andherLadyshipagainenquiredminutelyintotheparticularsoftheirjourney,gavethemdirectionsastothebestmethodofpacking,andwassourgentonthenecessityofplacinggownsintheonlyrightway,thatMariathoughtherselfobliged,onherreturn,toundoalltheworkofthemorning,andpackhertrunkafresh.Whentheyparted,LadyCatherine,withgreatcondescension,wishedthemagoodjourney,andinvitedthemtocometoHunsfordagainnextyear;andMissDeBourghexertedherselfsofarastocurtseyandholdoutherhandtoboth. 第三十七章 伊丽莎白常常和吉英合力同心，约束咖苔琳和丽迪雅的冒失，可是，母亲既然那么纵容她们，她们还会有什么长进的机会？咖苔琳意志薄弱，容易气恼，她完全听凭丽迪雅指挥，一听到吉英和伊丽莎白的规劝就要生气；丽迪雅却固执任性，粗心大意，她听也不要听她们的话。这两个妹妹既无知，又懒惰，又爱虚荣，只要麦里屯来了一个军官，她们就去跟他勾搭。麦里屯跟浪搏恩本来相隔不远，她们一天到晚往那儿跑。她还有一桩大心事，那就是替吉英担忧；达西先生的解释固然使她对彬格莱先生恢复了以往的好感，同时也就越发感觉到吉英受到的损失太大。彬格莱对吉英一往情深，他的行为不应该受到任何指责，万一要指责的话，最多也只能怪他过分信任朋友。吉英有了这样理想的一个机会，既可以得到种种好处，又可望获得终身幸福，只可惜家里人愚蠢失检，把这个机会断送了，叫人想起来怎不痛心！每逢回想起这些事情，难免不连想到韦翰品格的变质，于是，以她那样一个向来心情愉快难得消沉沮丧的人，心里也受到莫大的刺激，连强颜为笑也几乎办不到了，这是可想而知的。她临走前的一个星期里面，罗新斯的宴会还是和她们刚来时一样频繁。最后一个晚上也是在那儿度过的，老夫人又仔仔细细问起她们旅程的细节，指示她们怎么样收拾行李，又再三再四说到长衣服应当怎么样安放。玛丽亚听了这番话之后，一回去就把早上整理好的箱子完全翻了开来，重新收拾一过。她们告别的时候，咖苔琳夫人屈尊降贵地祝她们一路平安，又邀请她们明年再到汉斯福来。德·包尔小姐甚至还向她们行了个屈膝礼，伸出手来跟她们两个人一一握别。