Wickham was not at all more distressed than herself, but his manners were always so pleasing, that had his character and his marriage been exactly what they ought, his smiles and his easy address, while he claimed their relationship, would have delighted them all. Elizabeth had not before believed him quite equal to such assurance; but she sat down, resolving within herself to draw no limits in future to the impudence of an impudent man. She blushed, and Jane blushed; but the cheeks of the two who caused their confusion suffered no variation of colour.
韋翰更沒有一點難受的樣子。他的儀表一向親切動人，要是他為人正派一些，娶親合乎規矩一些，那么，這次來拜見岳家，他那笑容可掬、談吐安詳的樣子，自然會討人家歡喜。伊麗莎白從來不相信他竟會這樣厚顏無恥，她坐下來思忖道：一個人不要起臉來可真是漫無止境。她不禁紅了臉，吉英也紅了臉；可是那兩位當事人，別人都為他們難為情，他們自己卻面不改色。
There was no want of discourse. The bride and her mother could neither of them talk fast enough; and Wickham, who happened to sit near Elizabeth, began enquiring after his acquaintance in that neighbourhood, with a good humoured ease which she felt very unable to equal in her replies. They seemed each of them to have the happiest memories in the world. Nothing of the past was recollected with pain; and Lydia led voluntarily to subjects which her sisters would not have alluded to for the world.
這個場合確實是不愁沒有話談。新娘和她母親只覺得有話來不及說；韋翰湊巧坐在伊麗莎白身旁，便向她問起附近一帶的熟人近況如何，問得極其和悅從容，弄得她反而不能對答如流。這一對夫婦儼然心安理得，毫無羞恥之心。他們想起過去的事，心里絲毫不覺得難受；麗迪雅又不由自主地談到了許多事情──要是換了她姐姐們，這種事情是無論如何也說不出口的。
"Only think of its being three months," she cried, "since I went away; it seems but a fortnight I declare; and yet there have been things enough happened in the time. Good gracious! when I went away, I am sure I had no more idea of being married till I came back again! though I thought it would be very good fun if I was."
只聽得麗迪雅大聲說道：“且想想看，我已經走了三個月了！好象還只有兩個星期呢；可是時間雖短，卻發生了多少事情。天啊！我走的時候，的確想也沒想到這次要結了婚再回來，不過我也想到：如果真就這樣結了婚，倒也挺有趣的。”
Her father lifted up his eyes. Jane was distressed. Elizabeth looked expressively at Lydia; but she, who never heard nor saw any thing of which she chose to be insensible, gaily continued, "Oh! mamma, do the people here abouts know I am married today? I was afraid they might not; and we overtook William Goulding in his curricle, so I was determined he should know it, and so I let down the side-glass next to him, and took off my glove, and let my hand just rest upon the window frame, so that he might see the ring, and then I bowed and smiled like any thing."
父親瞪著眼睛。吉英很難受，伊麗莎白啼笑皆非地望著麗迪雅；可是麗迪雅，凡是她不愿意知道的事，她一概不聞不問，她仍然得意洋洋地說下去：“噢，媽媽，附近的人們都知道我今天結婚了嗎？我怕他們還不見得都知道；我們一路來的時候，追上了威廉·戈丁的馬車，這為了要讓他知道我結婚了，便把我自己車子上的一扇玻璃窗放了下來，又脫下手套，把手放在窗口，好讓他看見我手上的戒指，然后我又對他點點頭笑得什么似的。”
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