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第110章(第1页)

“Ifeelmyselfcalledupon,byourrelationship,andmysituationinlife,tocondolewithyouonthegrievousafflictionyouarenowsufferingunder,ofwhichwewereyesterdayinformedbyaletterfromHertfordshire。Beassured,mydearsir,thatMrs。Collinsandmyselfsincerelysympathisewithyouandallyourrespectablefamily,inyourpresentdistress,whichmustbeofthebitterestkind,becauseproceedingfromacausewhichnotimecanremove。Noargumentsshallbewantingonmypartthatcanalleviatesosevereamisfortune—orthatmaycomfortyou,underacircumstancethatmustbeofallothersthemostafflictingtoaparentsmind。Thedeathofyourdaughterwouldhavebeenablessingincomparisonofthis。Anditisthemoretobelamented,becausethereisreasontosupposeasmydearCharlotteinformsme,thatthislicentiousnessofbehaviourinyourdaughterhasproceededfromafaultydegreeofindulgence;though,atthesametime,fortheconsolationofyourselfandMrs。Bennet,Iaminclinedtothinkthatherowndispositionmustbenaturallybad,orshecouldnotbeguiltyofsuchanenormity,atsoearlyanage。Howsoeverthatmaybe,youaregrievouslytobepitied;inwhichopinionIamnotonlyjoinedbyMrs。Collins,butlikewisebyLadyCatherineandherdaughter,towhomIhaverelatedtheaffair。Theyagreewithmeinapprehendingthatthisfalsestepinonedaughterwillbeinjurioustothefortunesofalltheothers;forwho,asLadyCatherineherselfcondescendinglysays,willconnectthemselveswithsuchafamily?Andthisconsiderationleadsmemoreovertoreflect,withaugmentedsatisfaction,onacertaineventoflastNovember;forhaditbeenotherwise,Imusthavebeeninvolvedinallyoursorrowanddisgrace。Letmethenadviseyou,dearsir,toconsoleyourselfasmuchaspossible,tothrowoffyourunworthychildfromyouraffectionforever,andleavehertoreapthefruitsofherownheinousoffense。

“IAM,DEARSIR,ETC。,ETC。”

Mr。GardinerdidnotwriteagaintillhehadreceivedananswerfromColonelForster;andthenhehadnothingofapleasantnaturetosend。ItwasnotknownthatWickhamhadasinglerelationshipwithwhomhekeptupanyconnection,anditwascertainthathehadnonearoneliving。Hisformeracquaintanceshadbeennumerous;butsincehehadbeeninthemilitia,itdidnotappearthathewasontermsofparticularfriendshipwithanyofthem。Therewasnoone,therefore,whocouldbepointedoutaslikelytogiveanynewsofhim。Andinthewretchedstateofhisownfinances,therewasaverypowerfulmotiveforsecrecy,inadditiontohisfearofdiscoverybyLydiasrelations,forithadjusttranspiredthathehadleftgamingdebtsbehindhimtoaveryconsiderableamount。ColonelForsterbelievedthatmorethanathousandpoundswouldbenecessarytoclearhisexpensesatBrighton。Heowedagooddealintown,buthisdebtsofhonourwerestillmoreformidable。Mr。GardinerdidnotattempttoconcealtheseparticularsfromtheLongbournfamily。Janeheardthemwithhorror。“Agamester!”shecried。“Thisiswhollyunexpected。Ihadnotanideaofit。”

Mr。Gardineraddedinhisletter,thattheymightexpecttoseetheirfatherathomeonthefollowingday,whichwasSaturday。Renderedspiritlessbytheill-successofalltheirendeavours,hehadyieldedtohisbrother-in-lawsentreatythathewouldreturntohisfamily,andleaveittohimtodowhateveroccasionmightsuggesttobeadvisableforcontinuingtheirpursuit。WhenMrs。Bennetwastoldofthis,shedidnotexpresssomuchsatisfactionasherchildrenexpected,consideringwhatheranxietyforhislifehadbeenbefore。

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