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The motive professed was his conviction of its being owing to himself
他說，事情弄到如此地步，
that Wickham's worthlessness had not been so well known as to make it impossible for any young woman of character to love or confide in him.
都怪他不好，沒有及早揭露韋翰的下流品格，否則就不會有哪一位正派姑娘會把他當作知心，會愛上他了。
He generously imputed the whole to his mistaken pride, and confessed that he had before thought it beneath him to lay his private actions open to the world.
他概然引咎自責，認為這次的事情都得怪他當初太傲慢，因為他以前認為韋翰的品格自然而然會讓別人看穿，不必把他的私人行為都一一揭露出來，
His character was to speak for itself.
免得使他自己有失體統，
He called it, therefore, his duty to step forward, and endeavour to remedy an evil which had been brought on by himself.
認為這都是他自己一手造成的罪惡，因此他這次出面調停，設法補救實在是義不容辭。他他自己承認他要干預這件事的動機就是如此。
If he had another motive, I am sure it would never disgrace him.
如果他當真別有用心，也不會使他丟臉。
He had been some days in town, before he was able to discover them;
他在城里待了好幾天才找到他們；
but he had something to direct his search, which was more than we had; and the consciousness of this was another reason for his resolving to follow us.
可是他有線索可找，我們可沒有。他也是因為自信有這點把握，才下定決心緊跟著我們而來。
There is a lady, it seems, a Mrs. Younge, who was some time ago governess to Miss Darcy,
好象有一位揚吉太太，她早先做過達西小姐的家庭教師，
and was dismissed from her charge on some cause of disapprobation, though he did not say what.
后來犯了什么過錯（他沒有講明）被解雇了，
She then took a large house in Edwardstreet, and has since maintained herself by letting lodgings.
便在愛德華街弄了一幢大房子，分租過活。
This Mrs. Younge was, he knew, intimately acquainted with Wickham;
達西知道這位楊吉太太跟韋翰極其相熟，
and he went to her for intelligence of him as soon as he got to town.
于是他一到城里，便上她那兒去打聽他的消息。
But it was two or three days before he could get from her what he wanted.
他花了兩三天工夫，才從她那兒把事情探聽明白。
She would not betray her trust, I suppose, without bribery and corruption, for she really did know where her friend was to be found.
我想，楊吉太太早就知道韋翰的下落，可是不給她賄賂她決不肯講出來。
Wickham indeed had gone to her on their first arrival in London, and had she been able to receive them into her house, they would have taken up their abode with her.
他們倆確實是一到倫敦便到她那里去，要是她能夠留他們住，他們早就住在她那兒了。
At length, however, our kind friend procured the wishedfor direction.
我們這位好心的朋友終于探聽出了他們在某某街的住址，
They were in street.
于是他先去看韋翰，
He saw Wickham, and afterwards insisted on seeing Lydia.
然后他又非要看到麗迪雅不可。
