THE discussion of Mr. Collins's offer was now nearly at an end, and Elizabeth had only to suffer from the uncomfortable feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally from some peevish allusion of her mother. As for the gentleman himself, his feelings were chiefly expressed, not by embarrassment or dejection, or by trying to avoid her, but by stiffness of manner and resentful silence. He scarcely ever spoke to her, and the assiduous attentions which he had been so sensible of himself, were transferred for the rest of the day to Miss Lucas, whose civility in listening to him, was a seasonable relief to them all, and especially to her friend.
關于柯林斯先生求婚問題的，討論差不多就要結束了，現在伊麗莎白只感到一種照例難免的的不愉快，有時候還要聽她母親埋怨一兩聲。說到那位先生本人，他可并不顯得意氣沮喪，也沒有表現出要回避她的樣子，只是氣憤憤地板著臉，默然無聲。他簡直不跟她說話，他本來的那一股熱情，到下半天都轉移到盧卡斯小姐身上去了。盧小姐滿有禮貌地聽著他說話，這叫大家都松了口氣，特別是她的朋友。
The morrow produced no abatement of Mrs. Bennet's ill humour or ill health. Mr. Collins was also in the same state of angry pride. Elizabeth had hoped that his resentment might shorten his visit, but his plan did not appear in the least affected by it. He was always to have gone on Saturday, and to Saturday he still meant to stay.
班納特太太直到第二天還是同樣不高興，身體也沒有復元。柯林斯先生也還是那樣又氣憤又傲慢的樣子。伊麗莎白原以為他這樣一氣，就會早日離開此地，誰知道他決不因此而改變原來的計劃，他講她要到星期六才走，便決定要待到星期六。
After breakfast, the girls walked to Meryton, to inquire if Mr. Wickham were returned, and to lament over his absence from the Netherfield ball. He joined them on their entering the town and attended them to their aunt's, where his regret and vexation, and the concern of every body was well talked over. To Elizabeth, however, he voluntarily acknowledged that the necessity of his absence had been self imposed.
吃過早飯，小姐們上麥里屯去打聽韋翰先生回來了沒有，同時為了他沒有參加尼日斐花園的舞會而去向他表示惋惜。她們一走到鎮上就遇見了他，于是他陪著小姐們上她們姨媽家里去，他在那兒把他的歉意，他的煩惱，以及他對于每個人的關注，談了個暢快。不過他卻在伊麗莎白面前自動說明，那次舞會是他自己不愿意去參加。
I found, said he, as the time drew near, that I had better not meet Mr. Darcy; that to be in the same room, the same party with him for so many hours together, might be more than I could bear, and that scenes might arise unpleasant to more than myself.
他說：“當時日期一天天迫近，我心里想，還是不要碰見達西先生的好；我覺得要同他在同一間屋子里，在同一個舞會上，待上好幾個鐘頭，那會叫我受不了，而且可能會鬧出些笑話來，弄得彼此都不開心。”
She highly approved his forbearance, and they had leisure for a full discussion of it, and for all the commendation which they civilly bestowed on each other, as Wickham and another officer walked back with them to Longbourn, and during the walk he particularly attended to her. His accompanying them was a double advantage; she felt all the compliment it offered to herself, and it was most acceptable as an occasion of introducing him to her father and mother.
她非常贊美他的涵養功夫。當韋翰和另一位軍官跟她們一塊兒回浪博恩來的時候，一路上他特別照顧她，因此他們有充分的空暇來討論這個問題，而且還客客氣氣地彼此恭維了一陣。他所以要伴送她們，是為了兩大利益；一來可以讓她高興高興，二來可以利用這個大好機會，去認識認識她的雙親。
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