"Andthenyouhaveaddedsomuchtoityourself,youarealwaysbuyingbooks." "Icannotcomprehendtheneglectofafamilylibraryinsuchdaysasthese," "Neglect!Iamsureyouneglectnothingthatcanaddtothebeautiesofthatnobleplace.Charles,whenyoubuildyourhouse,IwishitmaybehalfasdelightfulasPemberley." "Iwishitmay." "ButIwouldreallyadviseyoutomakeyourpurchaseinthatneighbourhood,andtakePemberleyforakindofmodel.ThereisnotafinercountyinEnglandthanDerbyshire." "Withallmyheart;IwillbuyPemberleyitselfifDarcywillsellit." "Iamtalkingofpossibilities,Charles." "Uponmyword,Caroline,IshouldthinkitmorepossibletogetPemberleybypurchasethanbyimitation." Elizabethwassomuchcaughtbywhatpassed,astoleaveherverylittleattentionforherbook;andsoonlayingitwhollyaside,shedrewnearthecard-table,andstationedherselfbetweenMr.Bingleyandhiseldestsistertoobservethegame. "IsMissDarcymuchgrownsincethespring?"saidMissBingley; "willshebeastallasIam?" "Ithinkshewill.SheisnowaboutMissElizabethBennet'sheight,orrathertaller." "HowIlongtoseeheragain!Inevermetwithanybodywhodelightedmesomuch.Suchacountenance,suchmanners,andsoextremelyaccomplishedforherage!Herperformanceonthepiano-forteisexquisite." "Itisamazingtome,"saidBingley, "howyoungladiescanhavepatiencetobesoveryaccomplishedastheyallare." "Allyoungladiesaccomplished!MydearCharles,whatdoyoumean?" "Yesallofthem,Ithink.Theyallpainttables,coverskreens,andnetpurses.Iscarcelyknowanyonewhocannotdoallthis,andIamsureIneverheardayoungladyspokenofforthefirsttime,withoutbeinginformedthatshewasveryaccomplished." "Yourlistofthecommonextentofaccomplishments,"saidDarcy, "hastoomuchtruth.Thewordisappliedtomanyawomanwhodeservesitnootherwisethanbynettingapurse,orcoveringaskreen.ButIamveryfarfromagreeingwithyouinyourestimationofladiesingeneral.Icannotboastofknowingmorethanhalfadozen,inthewholerangeofmyacquaintance,thatarereallyaccomplished." "NorI,Iamsure,"saidMissBingley. "Then,"observedElizabeth, "youmustcomprehendagreatdealinyourideaofanaccomplishedwomen." "Yes;Idocomprehendagreatdealinit." "Oh!certainly,"criedhisfaithfulassistant, "noonecanbereallyesteemedaccomplished,whodoesnotgreatlysurpasswhatisusuallymetwith.Awomanmusthaveathoroughknowledgeofmusic,singing,drawing,dancing,andthemodernlanguages,todeservetheword;andbesidesallthis,shemustpossessacertainsomethinginherairandmannerofwalking,thetoneofhervoice,heraddressandexpressions,orthewordwillbebuthalfdeserved." “你自己又添置了不少书，只看见你老是在买书。” “我有现在这样的日子过，自然不好意思疏忽家里的藏书室。“ “疏忽！我相信凡是能为你那个高贵的地方啬主观的东西，你一件也没疏忽过。──查尔斯，以后你自己建筑住宅的时候，我只希望有彭伯里一半那么美丽就好了。” “但愿如此。” “可是我还要竭力奉劝你就在那儿附近购买房产，而且要拿彭伯里做个榜样。全英国没有哪一个郡比德比郡更好了。” “我非常高兴那么办。我真想干脆就把彭伯里买下来，只要达西肯卖。” “我是在谈谈可能办到的事情，查尔斯。” “珈罗琳，我敢说，买下彭伯里比仿照彭伯里的式样造房子，可能性更大些。”伊丽莎白听这些话听得出了神，弄得没心思看书了，索性把书放在一旁，走到牌桌跟前，坐在彬格莱先生和他的妹妹之间，看他们斗牌。 这时彬格莱小姐又问达西：“从春天到现在，达西长高了很多吧？她将来会长到我这么高吧？” “我想会吧。她现在大概有伊丽莎白·班纳特小姐那么高了，恐怕还要高一点。” “我直想再见见她！我从来没碰到过这么使我喜爱的人。模样儿那么好，又那样懂得礼貌，小小的年纪就出落得多才多艺，她的钢琴真弹得高明极了。” 彬格莱先生说：“这真叫我惊奇，年轻的姑娘们怎么一个个都有那么大的能耐，把自己锻炼和多才多艺。” “一个个年轻的姑娘们都是多才多艺！亲受的查尔斯，你这话是什么意思呀？” “是的，我认为一个个都是那样。她们都会装饰台桌，点缀屏风，编织钱袋。我简直就没有见过哪一位不是样样都会，而且每逢听人谈起一个年轻姑娘，，没有哪一次不听说她是多才多艺的。” 达西说：“你这一套极其平凡的所谓才艺，倒是千真万确。多少女人只不过会编织钱袋，点缀屏风，就享有了多才多艺的美名；可是我却不能同意你对一般妇女的估价。我不敢说大话；我认识很多女人，而真正多才多艺的实在不过半打。” “我也的确不敢说大话，”彬格莱小姐说。 伊丽莎白说：“那么，在你的想象中，一个多才多艺的妇女应该包括很多条件啦。” “不错，我认为应该包括很多条件。” “噢，当然罗，”他的忠实助手叫起来了，“要是一个妇女不能超越常人，就不能算是多才多艺。一个女人必须精通音乐、歌唱、图画、舞蹈以及现代语文，那才当得起这个称号；除此以外，她的仪表和步态，她的声调，她的谈吐和表情，都得有相当风趣，否则她就不够资格。”