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On Saturday morning Elizabeth and Mr. Collins met for breakfast a few minutes before the others appeared; and he took the opportunity of paying the partingcivilitieswhich he deemed indispensably necessary.
"I know not, Miss Elizabeth, " said he, "whether Mrs. Collins has yet expressed her sense of your kindness in coming to us; but I am very certain you will not leave the house without receiving her thanks for it. The favor of your company has been much felt, I assure you. We know how little there is to tempt anyone to ourhumbleabode. Our plain manner of living, our small rooms and few domestics, and the little we see of the world, must make Hunsford extremely dull to a young lady like yourself; but I hope you will believe us grateful for the condescension, and that we have done everything in our power topreventyourspendingyour time unpleasantly. "
Elizabeth was eager with her thanks and assurances of happiness. She had spent six weeks with great enjoyment; and the pleasure of being with Charlotte, and the kind attentions she had received, must make HER feel theobliged.
1.civilityn.禮貌; 端莊They greeted us with civility. 他們很有禮貌地迎接了我們。
2.humble adj.謙遜的,卑下的Many famous people are surprisingly humble.許多知名人士都出奇地謙恭。【詞源解說】13世紀中進入英語，直接源自古法語的humble；最初源自古典拉丁語的humilis，意為低的，卑下的。
3.prevent sb (from) doing sth. 防止某人做某事Nobody can prevent us getting married.誰也阻止不了我們結(jié)婚。
4.obligedadj.感激的We are obliged to you for dinner. 我們感謝你請我們吃飯。
