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Persuaded as Miss Bingley was that Darcy admired Elizabeth, this was not the best method of recommending herself; but angry people are not always wise; and in seeing him at last look somewhat nettled, she had all the success she expected. He was resolutely silent however; and, from a determination of making him speak she continued.
彬格萊小姐既然早已拿定主意達西愛上了伊麗莎白，又要用這種辦法來搏得他的喜歡，實在不太高明；不過人們在一時氣憤之下，往往難免有失算的時候。她看到達西終于給弄得多少有些神色*煩惱，便自以為如意算盤打成功了。達西卻咬緊牙關，一聲不響；她為了非要他說幾句話不可，便又往下說：
"I remember, when we first knew her in Hertfordshire, how amazed we all were to find that she was a reputed beauty; and I particularly recollect your saying one night, after they had been dining at Netherfield, "She a beauty! -- I should as soon call her mother a wit." But afterwards she seemed to improve on you, and I believe you thought her rather pretty at one time.''
“我還記得我們第一次在哈福德郡認識她的時候，聽人家說她是個有名的美人兒，我們都覺得十分奇怪；我特別記得有一個晚上，她們在尼日斐花園吃過晚飯以后，你說：‘她也算得上一個美人！那么她媽媽也算得上一個天才了！’可是你以后就對她印象她起來了，你也有一個時期覺得她很好看。”
"Yes,'' replied Darcy, who could contain himself no longer, ``but that was only when I first knew her, for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance.''
達西真是忍無可忍了，只得回答道：“話是說得不錯，可是，那是我剛認識她的時候的事情；最近好幾個月以來，我已經把她看做我認識的女朋友當中最漂亮的一個。”
He then went away, and Miss Bingley was left to all the satisfaction of having forced him to say what gave no one any pain but herself.
他這樣說過以后，便走開了，只剩下彬格萊小姐一個人。她逼著他說出了這幾句話，本以為可以借此得意一番，結果只落得自討沒趣。
Mrs. Gardiner and Elizabeth talked of all that had occurred during their visit, as they returned, except what had particularly interested them both. The looks and behaviour of every body they had seen were discussed, except of the person who had mostly engaged their attention. They talked of his sister, his friends, his house, his fruit, of every thing but himself; yet Elizabeth was longing to know what Mrs. Gardiner thought of him, and Mrs. Gardiner would have been highly gratified by her niece's beginning the subject.
嘉丁納太太和伊麗莎白回到寓所以后，便把這次作客所遇到的種種事情詳細談論了一番，只可惜大家都感到興趣的那件事卻偏偏沒有談到；凡是她們所看到的人，她們都拿來一個個評頭論足，又一一談到各人的神情舉止，只可惜她們特別留意的那個人卻沒有談到。她們談到了他的妹妹、他的朋友、他的住宅、他請客人們吃的水果……樣樣都談到了，只是沒有談到他本人，其實外甥女真希望舅母大人談談對那個人印象如何，舅母大人也極其希望外甥女先扯到這個話題上來。
