Chapter53 "Thefirstwishofmyheart,"saidshetoherself, "isnevermoretobeincompanywitheitherofthem.Theirsocietycanaffordnopleasurethatwillatoneforsuchwretchednessasthis!Letmeneverseeeitheroneortheotheragain!"Yetthemisery,forwhichyearsofhappinessweretooffernocompensation,receivedsoonafterwardsmaterialrelief,fromobservinghowmuchthebeautyofhersisterre-kindledtheadmirationofherformerlover.Whenfirsthecamein,hehadspokentoherbutlittle;buteveryfiveminutesseemedtobegivinghermoreofhisattention.Hefoundherashandsomeasshehadbeenlastyear;asgoodnatured,andasunaffected,thoughnotquitesochatty.Janewasanxiousthatnodifferenceshouldbeperceivedinheratall,andwasreallypersuadedthatshetalkedasmuchasever.Buthermindwassobusilyengaged,thatshedidnotalwaysknowwhenshewassilent.Whenthegentlemenrosetogoaway,Mrs.Bennetwasmindfulofherintendedcivility,andtheywereinvitedandengagedtodineatLongbourninafewdaystime."Youarequiteavisitinmydebt,Mr.Bingley,"sheadded, "forwhenyouwenttotownlastwinter,youpromisedtotakeafamilydinnerwithus,assoonasyoureturned.Ihavenotforgot,yousee;andIassureyou,Iwasverymuchdisappointedthatyoudidnotcomebackandkeepyourengagement."Bingleylookedalittlesillyatthisreflection,andsaidsomethingofhisconcernathavingbeenpreventedbybusiness.Theythenwentaway.Mrs.Bennethadbeenstronglyinclinedtoaskthemtostayanddinetherethatday;but,thoughshealwayskeptaverygoodtable,shedidnotthinkanythinglessthantwocoursescouldbegoodenoughforamanonwhomshehadsuchanxiousdesigns,orsatisfytheappetiteandprideofonewhohadtenthousandayear. 第五十三章 她心里想：“我只希望今后永远不要跟他们来往。跟他们做朋友虽然能够获得愉快，可是实在抵偿不了这种难堪的局面。但愿再也不要见到他们！”不过话说回来，虽然终身幸福也抵偿不了眼前的痛苦，可是不到几分钟工夫，她看到姐姐的美貌又打动了她先前那位情人的心，于是她的痛苦便大大减轻了。彬格莱刚进来的时候，简直不大跟吉英说话，可是不久便越来越殷勤。他发觉吉英还是象去年一样漂亮，性格温顺，态度自然，只是不象去年那么爱说话。吉英一心只希望人家看不出她跟从前有什么两样，她自以为她依旧象从前一样健谈。其实她是心事太重，因此有时候沉默起来，连她自己也没有觉察到。班纳特太太早就打算向贵客稍献殷勤，当他们告辞的时候，她记起了这件事，便立刻邀请他们过几天到浪搏恩来吃饭。于是她便说道：“彬格莱先生，你还欠我一次回拜呢，你去年冬天上城里去的时候，答应一回来就上我们这儿来吃顿便饭。你要知道，我一直把这事摆在心上，你却一直没有回来赴约，真使我大失所望。”提起这件事来，彬格莱不禁呆了半天，后来才说，因为有事情耽搁了，极为抱歉。然后两人便告辞而去。班纳特太太本来一心一意打算当天就请他们吃饭，然而她又想到，家里平常的饭菜虽然也很不错，可是人家是个有身份的人，每年的收入在一万镑之多，她既然对人家寄存着那么深切的希望，那么，不添两道正菜，怎么好意思呢？