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Mr. Bennet's emotions were much more tranquil on the occasion, and such as he did experience he pronounced to be of a most agreeable sort; for it gratified him, he said, to discover that Charlotte Lucas, whom he had been used to think tolerably sensible, was as foolish as his wife, and more foolish than his daughter!
對班納特先生說來，這件事反而使他心情上益發灑脫，據他說，這次所經過的一切，真使他精神上舒服到極點。他說，他本以為夏綠蒂·盧卡斯相當懂事，哪知道她簡直跟他太太一樣蠢，比起他的女兒來就更要蠢了，他實在覺得高興！
Jane confessed herself a little surprised at the match; but she said less of her astonishment than of her earnest desire for their happiness; nor could Elizabeth persuade her to consider it as improbable. Kitty and Lydia were far from envying Miss Lucas, for Mr. Collins was only a clergyman; and it affected them in no other way than as a piece of news to spread at Meryton.
吉英也承認這門婚姻有些奇怪，可是她嘴上并沒說什么，反而誠懇地祝他們倆幸福。雖然伊麗莎白再三剖白給她聽，她卻始終以為這門婚姻未必一定不會幸福。吉蒂和麗迪雅根本不羨慕盧卡斯小姐，因為柯林斯先生不過是個傳教士而已；這件事根本影響不了她們，除非把它當作一件新聞，帶到麥里屯去傳播一下。
Lady Lucas could not be insensible of triumph on being able to retort on Mrs. Bennet the comfort of having a daughter well married; and she called at Longbourn rather oftener than usual to say how happy she was, though Mrs. Bennet's sour looks and ill-natured remarks might have been enough to drive happiness away.
再說到盧卡斯太太，她既然也有一個女兒獲得了美滿的姻緣，自然衷心快慰，因而也不會不想到趁此去向班納特太太反唇相譏一下。于是她拜望浪博恩的次數比往常更加頻繁，說是她如今多么高興，不過班納特太太滿臉惡相，滿口的毒話，也足夠叫她掃興的了。
Between Elizabeth and Charlotte there was a restraint which kept them mutually silent on the subject; and Elizabeth felt persuaded that no real confidence could ever subsist between them again. Her disappointment in Charlotte made her turn with fonder regard to her sister, of whose rectitude and delicacy she was sure her opinion could never be shaken, and for whose happiness she grew daily more anxious, as Bingley had now been gone a week, and nothing was heard of his return.
伊麗莎白和夏綠蒂之間從此竟有了一層隔膜，彼此不便提到這樁事。伊麗莎白斷定她們倆再也不會象從前那樣推心置腹。她既然在夏綠蒂身上失望，便越發親切地關注到自己姐姐身上來。她深信姐姐為人正直，作風優雅，她這種看法決不會動搖。她關心姐姐的幸福一天比一天來得迫切，因為彬格萊先生已經走了一個星期，卻沒有聽到一點兒他要回來的消息。
Jane had sent Caroline an early answer to her letter, and was counting the days till she might reasonably hope to hear again. The promised letter of thanks from Mr. Collins arrived on Tuesday, addressed to their father, and written with all the solemnity of gratitude which a twelvemonth's abode in the family might have prompted. After discharging his conscience on that head, he proceeded to inform them, with many rapturous expressions, of his happiness in having obtained the affection of their amiable neighbour, Miss Lucas, and then explained that it was merely with the view of enjoying her society that he had been so ready to close with their kind wish of seeing him again at Longbourn, whither he hoped to be able to return on Monday fortnight; for Lady Catherine, he added, so heartily approved his marriage, that she wished it to take place as soon as possible, which he trusted would be an unanswerable argument with his amiable Charlotte to name an early day for making him the happiest of men.
吉英很早就給珈羅琳寫了回信，現在正在數著日子，看看還得過多少天才可以又接到她的信。柯林斯先生事先答應寫來的那封謝函星期二就收到了，信是寫給她們父親的，信上說了多少感激的話，看他那種過甚其辭的語氣，就好象在他們府上叨光了一年似的。他在這方面表示了歉意以后，便用了多少歡天喜地的措辭，告訴他們說，他已經有幸獲得他們的芳鄰盧卡斯小姐的歡心了，他接著又說，為了要去看看他的心上人，他可以趁便來看看他們，免得辜負他們善意的期望，希望能在兩個禮拜以后的星期一到達浪博恩；他又說，珈苔琳夫人衷心地贊成他趕快結婚，并且希望愈早愈好，他相信他那位心上人夏綠蒂決不會反對及早定出佳期，使他成為天下最幸福的人。
