ELIZABETH related to Jane the next day, what had passed between Mr. Wickham and herself. Jane listened with astonishment and concern; she knew not how to believe that Mr. Darcy could be so unworthy of Mr. Bingley's regard; and yet, it was not in her nature to question the veracity of a young man of such amiable appearance as Wickham. The possibility of his having really endured such unkindness, was enough to interest all her tender feelings; and nothing therefore remained to be done, but to think well of them both, to defend the conduct of each, and throw into the account of accident or mistake, whatever could not be otherwise explained.
第二天，伊麗莎白把韋翰先生跟她自己說的那些話全告訴了吉英。吉英聽得又是驚奇又是關心。她簡直不能相信，達西先生會這樣地不值得彬格萊先生器重，可是，象韋翰這樣一個青年美男子，她實在無從懷疑他說話不誠實。一想到韋翰可能真的受到這些虧待，她就不禁起了憐惜之心；因此她只得認為他們兩位先生都是好人，替他們雙方辨白，把一切無法解釋的事都解釋做意外和誤會。
They have both, said she, been deceived, I dare say, in some way or other, of which we can form no idea. Interested people have perhaps misrepresented each to the other. It is, in short, impossible for us to conjecture the causes or circumstances which may have alienated them, without actual blame on either side.
吉英說：“我認為他們雙方都受了人家的蒙蔽，至于是怎樣受到蒙蔽的，我們當然無從猜測，也許是哪一個有關的人從中挑撥是非。簡單地說，除非是我們有確確實實的根據可以責怪任何一方面，我們就無從憑空猜想出他們是為了什么事才不和睦的。”
Very true, indeed; and now, my dear Jane, what have you got to say in behalf of the interested people who have probably been concerned in the business? Do clear them too, or we shall be obliged to think ill of somebody.
“你這話說得不錯。那么，親愛的吉英，你將替這種有關的人說些什么話呢？你也得替這種人辨白一下呀，否則我們又不得不怪到某一個人身上去了。”
Laugh as much as you chuse, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion. My dearest Lizzy, do but consider in what a disgraceful light it places Mr. Darcy, to be treating his father's favourite in such a manner, one, whom his father had promised to provide for. It is impossible. No man of common humanity, no man who had any value for his character, could be capable of it. Can his most intimate friends be so excessively deceived in him? oh! no.
“你受怎么取笑就怎么取笑吧，反正你總不能把我的意見笑掉。親愛的麗萃，你且想一想，達西先生的父親生前那樣地疼愛這個人，而且答應要瞻養他，如今達西先生本人卻這般虧待他，那他簡直太不象話了。這是不可能的。一個人只要還有點起碼的人道之心，只要多少還尊重自己的人格，就不會做出這種事來。難道他自己的最知已的朋友，竟會被他蒙蔽到這種地步嗎？噢！不會的。”
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