Name: 第06章--簡-奧斯汀的《傲慢與偏見》。 (Chapter 06 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)
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The ladies of Longbourn soon waited on those of Netherfield.

基礎被動語態

Miss Bennet's pleasing manners grew on the goodwill of Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley;

and though the mother was found to be intolerable, and the younger sisters not

worth speaking to, a wish of being better

acquainted with them was expressed towards the two eldest.

By Jane, this attention was received with the greatest pleasure, but Elizabeth still

saw superciliousness in their treatment of everybody, hardly excepting even her

their kindness to Jane, such as it was, had a value as arising in all probability from

the influence of their brother's admiration.

It was generally evident whenever they met, that he did admire her and to her it was

equally evident that Jane was yielding to the preference which she had begun to

entertain for him from the first, and was

in a way to be very much in love; but she considered with pleasure that it was not

likely to be discovered by the world in general, since Jane united, with great

strength of feeling, a composure of temper

and a uniform cheerfulness of manner which would guard her from the suspicions of the

impertinent. She mentioned this to her friend Miss

"It may perhaps be pleasant," replied Charlotte, "to be able to impose on the

public in such a case; but it is sometimes a disadvantage to be so very guarded.

If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it, she may

lose the opportunity of fixing him; and it will then be but poor consolation to

There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not

We can all begin freely--a slight preference is natural enough; but there are

very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.

In nine cases out of ten a women had better show more affection than she feels.

Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she

"But she does help him on, as much as her nature will allow.

If I can perceive her regard for him, he must be a simpleton, indeed, not to

"Remember, Eliza, that he does not know Jane's disposition as you do."

"But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must

"Perhaps he must, if he sees enough of her.

But, though Bingley and Jane meet tolerably often, it is never for many hours together;

and, as they always see each other in large mixed parties, it is impossible that every

moment should be employed in conversing together.

Jane should therefore make the most of every half-hour in which she can command

When she is secure of him, there will be more leisure for falling in love as much as

"Your plan is a good one," replied Elizabeth, "where nothing is in question

but the desire of being well married, and if I were determined to get a rich husband,

or any husband, I dare say I should adopt it.

But these are not Jane's feelings; she is not acting by design.

As yet, she cannot even be certain of the degree of her own regard nor of its

reasonableness. She has known him only a fortnight.

She danced four dances with him at Meryton; she saw him one morning at his own house,

and has since dined with him in company four times.

This is not quite enough to make her understand his character."

Had she merely dined with him, she might only have discovered whether he had a good

appetite; but you must remember that four evenings have also been spent together--and

"Yes; these four evenings have enabled them to ascertain that they both like Vingt-un

better than Commerce; but with respect to any other leading characteristic, I do not

"Well," said Charlotte, "I wish Jane success with all my heart; and if she were

married to him to-morrow, I should think she had as good a chance of happiness as if

she were to be studying his character for a twelvemonth.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so

similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least.

They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of

vexation; and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the

person with whom you are to pass your life."

"You make me laugh, Charlotte; but it is not sound.

You know it is not sound, and that you would never act in this way yourself."

Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley's attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far

from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the

Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without

admiration at the ball; and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticise.

But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she hardly had

a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly

intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes.

To this discovery succeeded some others equally mortifying.

Though he had detected with a critical eye more than one failure of perfect symmetry

in her form, he was forced to acknowledge her figure to be light and pleasing; and in

were not those of the fashionable world, he was caught by their easy playfulness.

Of this she was perfectly unaware; to her he was only the man who made himself

agreeable nowhere, and who had not thought her handsome enough to dance with.

He began to wish to know more of her, and as a step towards conversing with her

himself, attended to her conversation with others.

It was at Sir William Lucas's, where a large party were assembled.

"What does Mr. Darcy mean," said she to Charlotte, "by listening to my conversation

"That is a question which Mr. Darcy only can answer."

"But if he does it any more I shall certainly let him know that I see what he

He has a very satirical eye, and if I do not begin by being impertinent myself, I