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With such kind of histories of their parties and good jokes did Lydia, assisted by Kitty's hints and additions, endeavour to amuse her companions all the way to Longbourn. Elizabeth listened as little as she could, but there was no escaping the frequent mention of Wickham's name.
麗迪雅就這樣說說舞會上的故事，講講笑話，另外還有吉蒂從旁給她添油加醬，使得大家一路上很開心。伊麗莎白盡量不去聽它，但是總免不了聽到一聲聲提起韋翰的名字。
Their reception at home was most kind. Mrs. Bennet rejoiced to see Jane in undiminished beauty; and more than once during dinner did Mr. Bennet say voluntarily to Elizabeth, "I am glad you are come back, Lizzy."
家里人極其親切地接待她們。班納特太太看到吉英姿色未減，十分快活；吃飯的時候，班納特先生不由自主地一次又一次跟伊麗莎白說：“你回來了，我真高興，麗萃。”
Their party in the dining-room was large, for almost all the Lucases came to meet Maria and hear the news: and various were the subjects which occupied them. Lady Lucas was enquiring of Maria, across the table, after the welfare and poultry of her eldest daughter; Mrs. Bennet was doubly engaged, on one hand collecting an account of the present fashions from Jane, who sat some way below her, and on the other, retailing them all to the younger Miss Lucases; and Lydia, in a voice rather louder than any other person's, was enumerating the various pleasures of the morning to any body who would hear her.
他們飯廳里人很多，盧卡斯府上差不多全家人都來接瑪麗亞，順便聽聽新聞，還問到各種各樣的問題。盧卡斯太太隔著桌子向瑪麗亞問起她大女兒日子過得好不好，雞鴨養(yǎng)得多不多；班納特太太格外忙，因為吉英坐在她下手，她便不斷向她打聽一些時下的風(fēng)尚，然后再去傳給盧卡斯家?guī)孜荒贻p小姐去聽；麗迪雅的嗓子比誰都高，她正在把當(dāng)天早上的樂趣一件件說給愛聽的人聽。
"Oh! Mary," said she, "I wish you had gone with us, for we had such fun! as we went along, Kitty and me drew up all the blinds, and pretended there was nobody in the coach; and I should have gone so all the way, if Kitty had not been sick; and when we got to the George, I do think we behaved very handsomely, for we treated the other three with the nicest cold luncheon in the world, and if you would have gone, we would have treated you too. And then when we came away it was such fun! I thought we never should have got into the coach. I was ready to die of laughter. And then we were so merry all the way home! we talked and laughed so loud, that any body might have heard us ten miles off!"
“噢，曼麗，”她說，“你要是跟我們一塊兒去了多有趣！我們一路去的時候，吉蒂和我放下車簾，看上去好象是空車，要是吉蒂沒有暈車，就會這樣一直到目的地。我們在喬治客店實(shí)在做得夠漂亮，我們用世界上最美的冷盤款待她們?nèi)唬患偈鼓阋踩チ耍覀円矔畲愕摹Ｎ覀兣R走的時候，又是那么有趣！我以為這樣一輛車子無論如何也裝不下我們。我真要笑死啦。回家來一路上又是那么開心作樂！我們有說有笑，聲音大得十英里路外都能聽見！”
