Again she read on. But every line proved more clearly that the affair, which she had believed it impossible that any contrivance could so represent as to render Mr. Darcy's conduct in it less than infamous, was capable of a turn which must make him entirely blameless throughout the whole.
她只得再往下讀。可是愈讀愈糊涂；她本以為這件事任憑達西先生怎樣花言巧語，顛倒是非，也絲毫不能減輕他自己的卑鄙無恥，哪里想得到這里面大有文章可做，只要把事情改變一下說法，達西先生就可以把責任推卸得一干二凈。
The extravagance and general profligacy which he scrupled not to lay to Mr. Wickham's charge, exceedingly shocked her; the more so, as she could bring no proof of its injustice. She had never heard of him before his entrance into the shire Militia, in which he had engaged at the persuasion of the young man, who, on meeting him accidentally in town, had there renewed a slight acquaintance. Of his former way of life, nothing had been known in Hertfordshire but what he told himself.
達西竟毫不遲疑地把驕奢淫逸的罪名加在韋翰先生身上，這使她極其驚駭──何況她又提不出反證，于是就越發驚駭。在韋翰先生參加某某郡的民兵團之前，伊麗莎白根本沒有聽到過他這個人。至于他所以要參加民兵團，也只是因為偶然在鎮上遇見了以前一個泛泛之交的朋友，勸他加入的。
As to his real character, had information been in her power, she had never felt a wish of enquiring. His countenance, voice, and manner had established him at once in the possession of every virtue. She tried to recollect some instance of goodness, some distinguished trait of integrity or benevolence, that might rescue him from the attacks of Mr. Darcy; or at least, by the predominance of virtue, atone for those casual errors, under which she would endeavour to class what Mr. Darcy had described as the idleness and vice of many years continuance.
講到他以前的為人處世，除了他自己所說的以外，她完全一無所知。至于他的真正的人品，她即使可以打聽得到，也并沒有想要去追根究底。他的儀態音容，叫人一眼看去就覺得他身上具備了一切美德。她竭力要想起一兩件足以說明他品行優良的事實，想起他一些為人誠實仁愛的特性，使達西先生所指責的誹謗可以不攻自破，至少也可以使他的優點遮蓋得住他偶然的過失。她所謂他的偶然過失，都是針對達西先生所指責的連年來的懶惰和惡習而說的，可惜她就想不出他這樣的一些好處來。
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