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ELIZABETH had the satisfaction of receiving an answer to her letter as soon as she possibly could. She was no sooner in possession of it than, hurrying into the little copse, where she was least likely to be interrupted, she sat down on one of the benches and prepared to be happy; for the length of the letter convinced her that it did not contain a denial.
"Gracechurch-street, Sept. 6.
MY DEAR NIECE,
I have just received your letter, and shall devote this whole morning to answering it, as I foresee that a little writing will not comprise what I have to tell you. I must confess myself surprised by your application; I did not expect it from you. Don't think me angry, however, for I only mean to let you know that I had not imagined such enquiries to be necessary on your side. If you do not choose to understand me, forgive my impertinence. Your uncle is as much surprised as I am -- and nothing but the belief of your being a party concerned would have allowed him to act as he has done. But if you are really innocent and ignorant, I must be more explicit1. On the very day of my coming home from Longbourn, your uncle had a most unexpected visitor. Mr. Darcy called, and was shut up with him several hours. It was all over before I arrived; so my curiosity was not so dreadfully racked as your'sseems to have been. He came to tell Mr. Gardiner that he had found out where your sister and Mr. Wickham were, and that he had seen and talked with them both; Wickham repeatedly, Lydia once. From what I can collect, he left Derbyshire only one day after ourselves, and came to town with the resolution of hunting for them. The motive2 professed3 was his conviction of its being owing to himself that Wickham's worthlessness had not been so well known as to make it impossible for any young woman of character to love or confide4 in him. He generously imputed5 the whole to his mistaken pride, and confessed that he had before thought it beneath him to lay his private actions open to the world. His character was to speak for itself. He called it, therefore, his duty to step forward, and endeavour to remedy an evil which had been brought on by himself. If he had another motive, I am sure it would never disgrace him. He had been some days in town, before he was able to discover them; but he had something to direct his search, which was more than we had; and the consciousness of this was another reason for his resolving to follow us. There is a lady, it seems, a Mrs. Younge, who was some time ago governess to Miss Darcy, and was dismissed from her charge on some cause of disapprobation, though he did not say what. She then took a large house in Edward-street, and has since maintained herself by letting
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adj.详述的,明确的;坦率的;显然的 | |
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n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的 | |
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professed
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公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的 | |
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confide
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v.向某人吐露秘密 | |
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imputed
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v.把(错误等)归咎于( impute的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 | |
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bribery
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n.贿络行为,行贿,受贿 | |
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bribe
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n.贿赂;v.向…行贿,买通 | |
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corruption
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n.腐败,堕落,贪污 | |
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abode
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n.住处,住所 | |
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n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制 | |
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scrupled
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v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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folly
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vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发) | |
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adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的 | |
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obstinacy
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n.顽固;(病痛等)难治 | |
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adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 | |
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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adj.冷静的;镇定的;被回忆起的;沉思默想的v.记起,想起( recollect的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得 | |
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prudently
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adv. 谨慎地,慎重地 | |
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矮种马,小型马( pony的名词复数 ); £25 25 英镑 | |
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n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物 | |
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v.憎恨,厌恶 | |
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uncommonly
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adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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retirement
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n.退休,退职 | |
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palatable
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adj.可口的,美味的;惬意的 | |
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