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Elizabeth said no more -- but her mind could not acquiesce. The possibility of meeting Mr. Darcy, while viewing the place, instantly occurred. It would be dreadful! She blushed at the very idea; and thought it would be better to speak openly to her aunt than to run such a risk. But against this there were objections; and she finally resolved that it could be the last resource, if her private enquiries as to the absence of the family were unfavourably answered.
伊麗莎白不做聲了，可是她心里依舊不敢贊同。她立刻想到，如果到那兒去欣賞風景，很可能碰到達西先生，那多糟糕！她想到這里就羞紅了臉，自以為還不如把事情跟舅母開誠布公地說個明白，免得要擔這么大的風險?？墒沁@也不妥當；也最后決定先去暗地打聽一下達西先生家里有沒有人，如果有人，那么，她再來用最后一著還不為遲。
Accordingly, when she retired at night, she asked the chambermaid whether Pemberley were not a very fine place, what was the name of its proprietor, and, with no little alarm, whether the family were down for the summer. A most welcome negative followed the last question -- and her alarms being now removed, she was at leisure to feel a great deal of curiosity to see the house herself; and when the subject was revived the next morning, and she was again applied to, could readily answer, and with a proper air of indifference, that she had not really any dislike to the scheme.To Pemberley, therefore, they were to go.
晚上臨睡的時候，她便向待女打聽彭伯里地方好不好，主人姓甚名誰，又心驚膽戰地問起主人家是否要回來消暑。她這最后一問，竟得到了她所求之不得的回答：他們不回來。她現在用不到再怕什么了，可是又逐漸產生了極大的好奇心，想親眼去看看那幢房子；第二天早上舊話重提，舅母又來征求她的同意，她便帶著一副毫不在乎的神氣馬上回答說，她對于這個計劃沒有什么不贊成，于是他們就決計上彭伯里去了。
