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ONE morning, about a week after Bingley's engagement with Jane had been formed, as he and the females of the family were sitting together in the dining room, their attention was suddenly drawn1 to the window, by the sound of a carriage; and they perceived a chaise and four driving up the lawn. It was too early in the morning for visitors, and besides, the equipage did not answer to that of any of their neighbours. The horses were post; and neither the carriage, nor the livery of the servant who preceded it, were familiar to them. As it was certain, however, that somebody was coming, Bingley instantly prevailed on Miss Bennet to avoid the confinement3 of such an intrusion, and walk away with him into the shrubbery. They both set off, and the conjectures4 of the remaining three continued, though with little satisfaction, till the door was thrown open and their visitor entered. It was Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
They were of course all intending to be surprised; but their astonishment5 was beyond their expectation; and on the part of Mrs. Bennet and Kitty, though she was perfectly6 unknown to them, even inferior to what Elizabeth felt.
She entered the room with an air more than usually ungracious, made no other reply to Elizabeth's salutation than a slight inclination7 of the head, and sat down without saying a word. Elizabeth had mentioned her name to her mother on her ladyship's entrance, though no request of introduction had been made.
Mrs. Bennet, all amazement8, though flattered by having a guest of such high importance, received her with the utmost politeness. After sitting for a moment in silence, she said very stiffly to Elizabeth,
"I hope you are well, Miss Bennet. That lady, I suppose, is your mother."
Elizabeth replied very concisely9 that she was.
"And that I suppose is one of your sisters."
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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vi.退(去),渐渐远去;向后倾斜,缩进 | |
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n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限 | |
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推测,猜想( conjecture的名词复数 ) | |
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astonishment
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n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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inclination
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n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 | |
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amazement
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n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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eldest
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adj.最年长的,最年老的 | |
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motive
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refreshment
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resolutely
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wilderness
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gravel
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insolent
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celebrated
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sincerity
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disdain
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confirmation
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n.诱惑( allurement的名词复数 );吸引;诱惑物;有诱惑力的事物 | |
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vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于 | |
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infancy
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prudence
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倾向( inclination的名词复数 ); 倾斜; 爱好; 斜坡 | |
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infamous
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steward
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spoke
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resentment
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prodigiously
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