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Mrs. Reynolds anticipated Miss Darcy's delight, when she should enter the room. "And this is always the way with him," she added. "Whatever can give his sister any pleasure is sure to be done in a moment. There is nothing he would not do for her."
雷諾奶奶估計達西小姐一走進這間屋子，將會怎樣高興。她說："他一向就是這樣，凡是能使他妹妹高興的事情，他馬上辦到。他從來沒有一樁事不依她。"
The picture-gallery, and two or three of the principal bedrooms, were all that remained to be shown. In the former were many good paintings; but Elizabeth knew nothing of the art; and from such as had been already visible below, she had willingly turned to look at some drawings of Miss Darcy's, in crayons, whose subjects were usually more interesting, and also more intelligible.
剩下來只有畫室和兩三間主要的寢室要指給他們看了。畫室里陳列著許多優美的油畫，可惜伊麗莎白對藝術方面完全是外行，但覺這些畫好象在樓下都已經看到過，于是她寧可掉過頭去看看達西小姐所畫的幾張粉筆畫，因為這些畫的題材一般都比較耐人尋味，而且比較容易看得懂。
In the gallery there were many family portraits, but they could have little to fix the attention of a stranger. Elizabeth walked in quest of the only face whose features would be known to her. At last it arrested her—and she beheld a striking resemblance to Mr. Darcy, with such a smile over the face as she remembered to have sometimes seen when he looked at her. She stood several minutes before the picture, in earnest contemplation, and returned to it again before they quitted the gallery. Mrs. Reynolds informed them that it had been taken in his father's lifetime.
畫室里都是家族的畫像，陌生人看了不會感到興趣。伊麗莎白走來走去，專門去找那個面熟的人的畫像；她終于看到了有張畫像非常象達西先生，只見他臉上的笑容正象他從前看起來的時候那種笑容。她在這幅畫像跟前站了幾分鐘，欣賞得出了神，臨出畫室之前，又走回去看了一下。雷諾奶奶告訴他們說，這張畫像還是他父親在世的時候畫的。
There was certainly at this moment, in Elizabeth's mind, a more gentle sensation towards the original than she had ever felt at the height of their acquaintance. The commendation bestowed on him by Mrs. Reynolds was of no trifling nature. What praise is more valuable than the praise of an intelligent servant? As a brother, a landlord, a master, she considered how many people's happiness were in his guardianship!—how much of pleasure or pain was it in his power to bestow!—how much of good or evil must be done by him! Every idea that had been brought forward by the housekeeper was favourable to his character, and as she stood before the canvas on which he was represented, and fixed his eyes upon herself, she thought of his regard with a deeper sentiment of gratitude than it had ever raised before; she remembered its warmth, and softened its impropriety of expression.
伊麗莎白不禁對畫里那個人立刻起了一陣親切之感，即使從前她跟他見面最多的時候，她對他也從來沒有過這種感覺。我們不應當小看了雷諾奶奶對她主人的這種稱贊。什么樣的稱贊會比一個聰明的下人的稱贊更來得寶貴呢？她認為他無論是作為一個兄長，一個莊主，一個家主，都一手操縱著多少人的幸福；他能夠給人家多少快樂，又能夠給人家多少痛苦；他可以行多少善，又可以作多少惡。那個管家奶奶所提出的每一件事情，都足心說明他品格的優良。她站在他的畫像面前只覺得他一雙眼睛在盯著她看，她不由得想起了他對她的鐘情，于是一陣從來沒有過的感激之情油然而生，她一記起他鐘情的殷切，便不再去計較他求愛的唐突了。
When all of the house that was open to general inspection had been seen, they returned downstairs, and, taking leave of the housekeeper, were consigned over to the gardener, who met them at the hall-door.
凡是可以公開參觀的地方，他們都走遍了，然后走下樓來，告別了管家奶奶，管家奶奶便吩咐一個園丁在大廳門口迎接他們。
As they walked across the hall towards the river, Elizabeth turned back to look again; her uncle and aunt stopped also, and while the former was conjecturing as to the date of the building, the owner of it himself suddenly came forward from the road, which led behind it to the stables.
他們穿過草地，走向河邊，伊麗莎白這時候又掉過頭來看了一直，舅父母也都停住了腳步，哪知道她舅舅正想估量一下這房子的建筑年代，忽然看到屋主人從一條通往馬廄的大路上走了過來。
They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of both were overspread with the deepest blush. He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immovable from surprise; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect composure, at least of perfect civility.
他們只相隔二十碼路光景，他這樣突然出現，叫人家簡直來不及躲避。頃刻之間，四只眼睛碰在一起，兩個人臉上都漲得血紅。只見主人吃驚非凡，竟楞在那兒一動不動，但是他立刻定了一定心，走到他們面前來，跟伊麗莎白說話，語氣之間即使不能算是十分鎮靜，至少十分有禮貌。
