Mr. Collins returned most punctually on the Monday fortnight, but his reception at Longbourn was not quite so gracious as it had been on his first introduction. He was too happy, however, to need much attention; and luckily for the others, the business of love-making relieved them from a great deal of his company. The chief of every day was spent by him at Lucas Lodge, and he sometimes returned to Longbourn only in time to make an apology for his absence before the family went to bed.
柯林斯先生在兩個禮拜以后的星期一準時到達，可是浪搏恩卻不象他初來時那樣熱烈地歡迎他了。他實在高興不過也用不著別人獻殷勤。這真是主人家走運，多虧他戀愛成了功，這才使別人能夠清閑下來，不必再去跟他周旋。他每天把大部分時間消磨在盧家莊，一直挨到盧府上快要睡覺的時候，才回到浪搏恩來，向大家道歉一聲，請大家原諒他終日未歸。
Mrs. Bennet was really in a most pitiable state. The very mention of any thing concerning the match threw her into an agony of ill humour, and wherever she went she was sure of hearing it talked of. The sight of Miss Lucas was odious to her. As her successor in that house, she regarded her with jealous abhorrence. Whenever Charlotte came to see them she concluded her to be anticipating the hour of possession; and whenever she spoke in a low voice to Mr. Collins, was convinced that they were talking of the Longbourn estate, and resolving to turn herself and her daughters out of the house as soon as Mr. Bennet were dead. She complained bitterly of all this to her husband.
班納特太太著實可憐。只要一提到那門親事，她就會不高興，而且隨便她走到那兒，她總會聽到人們談起這件事。她一看到盧卡斯小姐就覺得討厭。一想到盧卡斯小姐將來有一天會接替她做這幢屋子里的主婦，她就益發嫉妒和厭惡。每逢夏綠蒂來看她們，她總以為人家是來考察情況，看看還要過多少時候就可以搬進來??；每逢夏綠蒂跟柯林斯先生低聲說話的時候，她就以為他們是在談論浪搏恩的家產，是在計議一俟班納特先生去世以后，就要把她和她的幾個女兒攆出去。她把這些傷心事都說給她丈夫聽。
"Indeed, Mr. Bennet," said she, "it is very hard to think that Charlotte Lucas should ever be mistress of this house, that I should be forced to make way for her, and live to see her take my place in it!"
她說：“我的好老爺，夏綠蒂·盧卡斯遲早要做這屋子里的主婦，我卻非得讓她不可，眼睜睜看著她來接替我的位置，這可叫我受不了！”
"My dear, do not give way to such gloomy thoughts. Let us hope for better things. Let us flatter ourselves that I may be the survivor."
“我的好太太，別去想這些傷心事吧。我們不妨從好的方面去想。說不定我比你的壽命還要長，我們姑且就這樣來安慰自己吧。”
This was not very consoling to Mrs. Bennet, and, therefore, instead of making any answer, she went on as before,"I cannot bear to think that they should have all this estate, If it was not for the entail I should not mind it."
可是這些話安慰不了班納特太太，因此她非但沒有回答，反而象剛才一樣地訴苦下去?？墒沁@些話安慰不了班納特太太，因此她非但沒有回答，反而象剛才一樣地訴苦下去。
"What should not you mind?"
“你不在乎什么？”
"I should not mind any thing at all."
“什么我都不在乎?！?/div>
"Let us be thankful that you are preserved from a state of such insensibility."
“讓我們謝天謝地，你頭腦還沒有不清楚到這種地步。”
"I never can be thankful, Mr. Bennet, for any thing about the entail. How any one could have the conscience to entail away an estate from one's own daughters I cannot understand; and all for the sake of Mr. Collins too! -- Why should he have it more than anybody else?"
“我的好老爺，凡是有關繼承權的事，我決不會謝天謝地的。隨便哪個人，怎么肯昧著良心，不把財產遺傳給自己的女兒們？我真弄不懂，何況一切都是為了柯林斯先生的緣故！為什么偏偏要他享有這份遺產？”
"I leave it to yourself to determine," said Mr. Bennet.
“我讓你自己去想吧?！卑嗉{特先生說。
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