Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen

《傲慢与偏见》（Pride and Prejudice）是英国女小说家简·奥斯汀的长篇小说。

小说描写了乡绅班纳特五个待字闺中的千金的生活，主角是二女儿伊丽莎白。她在一次舞会上认识了一位年轻的绅士达西，但是耳闻他为人傲慢，就一直对他心生排斥。经历了一番周折，伊丽莎白终于消除了对达西的偏见，达西也不再傲慢，有情人终成眷属。

这部作品以日常生活为素材，一反当时社会上流行的感伤小说矫揉造作的写作手法，生动地反映了18世纪末到19世纪初处于保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和人情世态。它多次被改编成电影和电视剧。

本文节选自《傲慢与偏见》第六十三章。

When her mother went up to her dressing-room at night， she followed her， and made the important communication. Its effect was most extraordinary; for on first hearing it， Mrs. Bennet sat quite still， and unable to utter a syllable. Nor was it under many， many minutes that she could comprehend what she heard; though not in general backward to credit what was for the advantage of her family， or that came in the shape of a lover to any of them. She began at length to recover， to fidget about in her chair， get up， sit down again， wonder， and bless herself.

晚上母亲进化妆室去的时候，伊丽莎白也跟着母亲一起去，把这个重要的消息告诉她。班纳特太太的反应极好。她初听到这消息，只是静静地坐着，一句话也说不出，过了好一会儿，她才听懂了女儿的话，才隐隐约约地明白了又有一个女儿要出嫁了，这对于家里有多少好处。到最后她才完全弄明白了是怎么回事，于是在椅子上坐立不安，一会儿站起来，一会儿又坐下去，一会儿诧异，一会儿又为自己祝福。

"Good gracious！ Lord bless me！ only think！ dear me！ Mr. Darcy！ Who would have thought it！ And is it really true？ Oh！ my sweetest Lizzy！ how rich and how great you will be！ What pin-money， what jewels， what carriages you will have！ Jane's is nothing to it -- nothing at all. I am so pleased -- so happy. Such a charming man！ -- so handsome！ so tall！ -- Oh， my dear Lizzy！ pray apologise for my having disliked him so much before. I hope he will overlook it. Dear， dear Lizzy. A house in town！ Every thing that is charming！ Three daughters married！ Ten thousand a year！ Oh， Lord！ What will become of me. I shall go distracted."

“謝谢老天爷！谢天谢地！且想想看吧！天啊！达西先生！谁想得到哟！真有这回事吗？丽萃，我的心肝宝贝，你马上就要大富大贵了！你将要有多少针线钱，有多少珠宝，多少马车啊！吉英比起来就差得太远了──简直是天上地下。我真高兴──真快乐。这样可爱的丈夫！那么漂亮，那么魁伟！噢，我的好丽萃！我以前那么讨厌他，请你代我去向他求饶吧！我希望他不会计较。丽萃，我的心肝，我的宝贝。他在城里有所大住宅！漂亮的东西一应俱全！三个女儿出嫁啦！每年有一万镑收入！噢，天啊！我真乐不可支了。我要发狂了！”

This was enough to prove that her approbation need not be doubted： and Elizabeth， rejoicing that such an effusion was heard only by herself， soon went away. But before she had been three minutes in her own room， her mother followed her.

这番话足以证明她完全赞成这门婚姻;伊丽莎白心喜的是，幸亏母亲这些得意忘形的话只有她一个人听见。不久她便走出房来，可是她走到自己房间里还没有三分钟，母亲又赶来了。

"My dearest child，" she cried， "I can think of nothing else！ Ten thousand a year， and very likely more！ 'Tis as good as a Lord！ And a special licence. You must and shall be married by a special licence. But my dearest love， tell me what dish Mr. Darcy is particularly fond of， that I may have it tomorrow."

母亲大声叫道：“我的心肝，我脑子里再也想不到旁的东西了！一年有一万镑的收入，可能还要多！简直阔得像个皇亲国戚！而且还有特许结婚证──你当然要用特许结婚证结婚的。可是，我的宝贝，告诉我，达西先生爱吃什么菜，让我明天准备起来。”

This was a sad omen of what her mother's behaviour to the gentleman himself might be; and Elizabeth found that， though in the certain possession of his warmest affection， and secure of her relations' consent， there was still something to be wished for. But the morrow passed off much better than she expected; for Mrs. Bennet luckily stood in such awe of her intended son-in-law that she ventured not to speak to him， unless it was in her power to offer him any attention， or mark her deference for his opinion.

这句话不是好兆头，看来她母亲明天又要在那位先生面前出丑;伊丽莎白心想，现在虽然已经十拿九稳地获得了他的热爱，而且也得到了家里人的同意，恐怕还是难免节外生枝。好在事出意料，第二天的情形非常好，这完全是多亏班纳特太太对她这位未来的女婿极其敬畏，简直不敢跟他说话，只是尽量向他献些殷勤，或者是恭维一下他的高谈阔论。

Elizabeth had the satisfaction of seeing her father taking pains to get acquainted with him; and Mr. Bennet soon assured her that he was rising every hour in his esteem.

伊丽莎白看到父亲也尽心竭力地跟他亲近，觉得很满意;班纳特先生不久又对她说，他愈来愈器重达西先生了。

"I admire all my three sons-in-law highly，" said he. "Wickham， perhaps， is my favourite; but I think I shall like your husband quite as well as Jane's."

他说：“三个女婿都使我非常得意，或许韦翰是我最宠爱的一个;可是我想，你的丈夫也会像吉英丈夫一样讨我喜欢。”

ELIZABETH'S spirits soon rising to playfulness again， she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her. "How could you begin？" said she. "I can comprehend your going on charmingly， when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place？"

伊丽莎白马上又高兴得顽皮起来了，她要达西先生讲一讲爱上她的经过。她问：“你是怎样走第一步的？我知道你只要走了第一步，就会一路顺风往前走去;可是，你最初怎么会转这个念头的？”

"I cannot fix on the hour， or the spot， or the look， or the words， which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun."

“我也说不准究竟是在什么时间，什么地点，看见了你什么样的风姿，听到了你什么样的谈吐，便使我开始爱上了你。那是好久以前的事。等我发觉我自己开始爱上你的时候，我已经走了一半路了。”

"My beauty you had early withstood， and as for my manners -- my behaviour to you was at least always bordering on the uncivil， and I never spoke to you without rather wishing to give you pain than not. Now be sincere; did you admire me for my impertinence？"

“我的美貌并沒有打动你的心;讲到我的态度方面，我对你至少不是怎么有礼貌，我没有哪一次同你说话不是想要叫你难过一下。请你老老实实说一声，你是不是爱我的唐突无礼？”

"For the liveliness of your mind， I did."

“我爱你的脑子灵活。”

"You may as well call it impertinence at once. It was very little less. The fact is， that you were sick of civility， of deference， of officious attention. You were disgusted with the women who were always speaking， and looking， and thinking for your approbation alone. I roused， and interested you， because I was so unlike them. Had you not been really amiable， you would have hated me for it; but in spite of the pains you took to disguise yourself， your feelings were always noble and just; and in your heart， you thoroughly despised the persons who so assiduously courted you. There -- I have saved you the trouble of accounting for it; and really， all things considered， I begin to think it perfectly reasonable. To be sure， you knew no actual good of me -- but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love."

“你还不如说是唐突，十足唐突。事实上是因为，你对于殷勤多礼的客套，已经感到腻烦。天下有种女人，她们无论是说话、思想、表情，都只是为了博得你称赞一声，你对这种女人已经觉得讨厌。我所以会引起你的注目，打动了你的心，就因为我不象她们。如果你不是一个真正可爱的人，你一定会恨我这种地方;可是，尽管你想尽办法来遮掩你自己，你的情感毕竟是高贵的、正确的、你心目中根本看不起那些拚命向你献媚的人。我这样一说，你就可以不必费神去解释了;我通盘考虑了一下，觉得你的爱完全合情合理。老实说，你完全没有想到我有什么实在的长处;不过，随便什么人，在恋爱的时候，也都不会想到这种事情。”

"Was there no good in your affectionate behaviour to Jane while she was ill at Netherfield？"

“当初吉英在尼日斐花园病了，你对她那样温柔体贴，不正是你的长处吗？”

"Dearest Jane！ who could have done less for her？ But make a virtue of it by all means. My good qualities are under your protection， and you are to exaggerate them as much as possible; and， in return， it belongs to me to find occasions for teazing and quarrelling with you as often as may be; and I shall begin directly by asking you what made you so unwilling to come to the point at last. What made you so shy of me， when you first called， and afterwards dined here？ Why， especially， when you called， did you look as if you did not care about me？"

“吉英真是太好了！谁能不好好地待她？你姑且就把这件事当做我的德性吧。我一切优美的品质都全靠你夸奖，你爱怎么说就怎么说吧;我可只知道找机会来嘲笑你，跟你争论;我马上就开始这样做，听我问你：你为什么总是不愿意直捷爽快地谈到正题？你第一次上这儿来拜访，第二次在这儿吃饭，为什么见到我就害臊？尤其是你来拜访的那一次，你为什么显出那副神气，好象完全不把我摆在心上似的？”

"Because you were grave and silent， and gave me no encouragement."

“因为你那样板起了脸，一言不发，使得我不敢和你攀谈。”

"But I was embarrassed."

“可是我觉得难为情呀。”

"And so was I."

“我也一样。”

"You might have talked to me more when you came to dinner."

“那么，你来吃饭的那一次，也可以跟我多谈谈喽。”

"A man who had felt less， might."

“要是爱你爱得少些，话就可以说得多些了。”

"How unlucky that you should have a reasonable answer to give， and that I should be so reasonable as to admit it！ But I wonder how long you would have gone on， if you had been left to yourself. I wonder when you would have spoken， if I had not asked you！ My resolution of thanking you for your kindness to Lydia had certainly great effect. Too much， I am afraid; for what becomes of the moral， if our comfort springs from a breach of promise？ for I ought not to have mentioned the subject. This will never do."

“真不湊巧，你的回答总是这样有道理，我又偏偏这样懂道理，会承认你这个回答！我想，要是我不来理你，你不知要拖到什么时候;要是我不问你一声，不知你什么时候才肯说出来。这都是因为我拿定了主意，要感谢你对丽迪雅的好处，这才促成了这件事。我怕促成得太厉害了;如果说，我们是因为打破了当初的诺言，才获得了目前的快慰，那在道义上怎么说得过去？我实在不应该提起那件事的。实在是大错特错。”

"You need not distress yourself. The moral will be perfectly fair. Lady Catherine's unjustifiable endeavours to separate us were the means of removing all my doubts. I am not indebted for my present happiness to your eager desire of expressing your gratitude. I was not in a humour to wait for any opening of your's. My aunt's intelligence had given me hope， and I was determined at once to know every thing."

“你不有难过。道义上完全讲得过去。咖苔琳夫人蛮不讲理。想要拆散我们，这反而使我消除了种种疑虑。我并不以为目前的幸福，都是出于你对我的一片感恩图报之心。我本来就不打算等你先开口。我一听到我姨母的话，便产生了希望，于是决定要立刻把事情弄个清楚明白。”

"Lady Catherine has been of infinite use， which ought to make her happy， for she loves to be of use. But tell me， what did you come down to Netherfield for？ Was it merely to ride to Longbourn and be embarrassed？ or had you intended any more serious consequence？"

“咖苔琳夫人倒帮了极大的忙，她自己也应该高兴，因为她喜欢帮人家的忙。可是请你告诉我，你这次上尼日斐花园来是干什么的？难道就是为了骑着马到浪搏恩来难为情一番吗？你不没有预备要做出些正经大事来呢？”

"My real purpose was to see you， and to judge， if I could， whether I might ever hope to make you love me. My avowed one， or what I avowed to myself， was to see whether your sister were still partial to Bingley， and if she were， to make the confession to him which I have since made."

“我上这儿来的真正目的，就是为了看看你。如果可能的话，我还要想法子研究研究，是否有希望使你爱上我。至于在别人面前，在我自己心里，我总是说，是为了看看你姐姐对彬格莱是否依然有情，我就决计把这事的原委向他说明。”

"Shall you ever have courage to announce to Lady Catherine what is to befall her？"

“你有沒有勇气把咖苔琳夫人的自讨没趣，向她自己宣布一遍？”

"I am more likely to want more time than courage， Elizabeth. But it ought to done， and if you will give me a sheet of paper， it shall be done directly."

“我并不是没有勇气，而是没有时间，伊丽莎白。可是这件事是应该要做的;如果你给我一张纸，我马上就来做。”

"And if I had not a letter to write myself， I might sit by you and admire the evenness of your writing， as another young lady once did. But I have an aunt， too， who must not be longer neglected."

“要不是我自己有封信要写，我一定会象另外一位年轻的小姐一样，坐在你身旁欣赏你那工整的书法。可惜我也有一位舅母，再不能不回信给她了。”

From an unwillingness to confess how much her intimacy with Mr. Darcy had been over-rated， Elizabeth had never yet answered Mrs. Gardiner's long letter; but now， having that to communicate which she knew would be most welcome， she was almost ashamed to find that her uncle and aunt had already lost three days of happiness， and immediately wrote as follows：

且说前些时候，舅母过高地估计了伊丽莎白和达西先生的交情，伊丽莎白又不愿意把事情向舅母说明白，因此嘉丁纳太太写来的那封长信一直还没有回答，现在有了这个可喜的消息告诉她，她一定会喜欢，可是伊丽莎白倒觉得，让舅父母迟了三天才知道这个消息，真有些不好意思。她马上写道;──

"I would have thanked you before， my dear aunt， as I ought to have done， for your long， kind， satisfactory， detail of particulars; but to say the truth， I was too cross to write. You supposed more than really existed. But now suppose as much as you chuse; give a loose to your fancy， indulge your imagination in every possible flight which the subject will afford， and unless you believe me actually married， you cannot greatly err. You must write again very soon， and praise him a great deal more than you did in your last. I thank you， again and again， for not going to the Lakes. How could I be so silly as to wish it！ Your idea of the ponies is delightful. We will go round the Park every day. I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before， but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles， I laugh. Mr. Darcy sends you all the love in the world that he can spare from me. You are all to come to Pemberley at Christmas. Your's， &c."

親爱的舅母，蒙你写给我那封亲切而令人满意的长信，告诉了我种种详情细节，本当早日回信道谢，无奈我当时实在情绪不佳，因而不愿意动笔。你当时所想象的情况，实在有些过甚其辞。可是现在，你大可爱怎么想就怎么想了。关于这件事，你可以放纵你的幻想，想到哪里就是哪里，只要你不以为我已经结了婚，你总不会猜想得太过分。你得马上再写封信来把他赞美一番，而且要赞美得大大超过你上一封信。我要多谢你没有带我到湖区去旅行。我真傻，为什么到湖区去呢？你说要弄几匹小马去游园，这个打算可真有意思。今后我们便可以每天在那个园里兜圈子了。我现在成了天下最幸福的人。也许别人以前也说过这句话，可是谁也不能象我这样名副其实。我甚至比吉英还要幸福;她只是莞尔微笑，我却纵声大笑。达西先生分一部分爱我之心问候你。欢迎你们到彭伯里来圣诞节。──你的甥女。

Mr. Darcy's letter to Lady Catherine was in a different style; and still different from either was what Mr. Bennet sent to Mr. Collins， in reply to his last.

达西先生写给咖苔琳夫人的信，格调和这封信不一样，而班纳特先生写给柯林斯先生的信，和这两封信又是全不相同。

"DEAR SIR，  ---I must trouble you once more for congratulations. Elizabeth will soon be the wife of Mr. Darcy. Console Lady Catherine as well as you can. But， if I were you， I would stand by the nephew. He has more to give. ---Your's sincerely， &c."

贤侄先生左右：我得麻烦你再恭贺我一次。伊丽莎白马上就要做达西夫人了。请多多劝慰咖苔琳夫人。要是我处在你的地位，我一定要站在姨侄一边，因为他可以给人更大的利益。---愚某手上

Miss Bingley's congratulations to her brother， on his approaching marriage， were all that was affectionate and insincere. She wrote even to Jane on the occasion， to express her delight， and repeat all her former professions of regard. Jane was not deceived， but she was affected; and though feeling no reliance on her， could not help writing her a much kinder answer than she knew was deserved.

彬格莱小姐祝贺哥快要结婚的那封信，写得无限亲切，只可惜缺乏诚意。她甚至还写信给吉英道贺，又把从前那一套假仁假义的话重提了一遍。吉英虽然再也不受她蒙蔽，可仍然为她感动;虽说对她不再信任，可还是回了她一封信，措辞极其亲切，实在使她受之有愧。

The joy which Miss Darcy expressed on receiving similar information， was as sincere as her brother's in sending it. Four sides of paper were insufficient to contain all her delight， and all her earnest desire of being loved by her sister.

达西小姐来信上说，她接到喜讯时，正和她哥哥发出喜讯时一样欢欣。那封信写了四张信纸，还不足以表达她内心的喜悦，不足以表明她是怎样恳切地盼望着嫂嫂会疼爱她。

Before any answer could arrive from Mr. Collins， or any congratulations to Elizabeth from his wife， the Longbourn family heard that the Collinses were come themselves to Lucas lodge. The reason of this sudden removal was soon evident. Lady Catherine had been rendered so exceedingly angry by the contents of her nephew's letter， that Charlotte， really rejoicing in the match， was anxious to get away till the storm was blown over. At such a moment， the arrival of her friend was a sincere pleasure to Elizabeth， though in the course of their meetings she must sometimes think the pleasure dearly bought， when she saw Mr. Darcy exposed to all the parading and obsequious civility of her husband. He bore it， however， with admirable calmness. He could even listen to Sir William Lucas， when he complimented him on carrying away the brightest jewel of the country， and expressed his hopes of their all meeting frequently at St. James's， with very decent composure. If he did shrug his shoulders， it was not till Sir William was out of sight.

柯林斯先生的回信还没有来，伊丽莎白也还没有获得柯林斯太太的祝贺，这时候浪搏恩全家却听说他们夫妇俩马上要到卢家庄来。他们突然动身前来的原因，是很容易明白的。原来咖苔琳夫人接到她姨侄那封信，大发雷霆，而夏绿蒂对这门婚事偏偏非常欣喜，因此不得不火速避开一下，等到这场暴风雨过去了以后再说。对伊丽莎白说来，在这样的佳期，自己的好朋友来了，真是一件无上愉快的事，只可惜等到见了面，看到柯林斯先生对达西那种极尽巴结阿谀的样子，便不免认为这种愉快有些得不偿失。不过达西却非常镇定地容忍着。还有威廉·卢卡斯爵士，他恭维达西获得了当地最宝贵的明珠，而且还恭而敬之地说，希望今后能常在宫中见面。达西先生甚至连这些话也听得进去，直到威廉爵士走开以后，他方才耸了耸肩。

Mrs. Philips's vulgarity was another， and perhaps a greater， tax on his forbearance; and though Mrs. Philips， as well as her sister， stood in too much awe of him to speak with the familiarity which Bingley's good humour encouraged， yet， whenever she did speak， she must be vulgar. Nor was her respect for him， though it made her more quiet， at all likely to make her more elegant. Elizabeth did all she could to shield him from the frequent notice of either， and was ever anxious to keep him to herself， and to those of her family with whom he might converse without mortification; and though the uncomfortable feelings arising from all this took from the season of courtship much of its pleasure， it added to the hope of the future; and she looked forward with delight to the time when they should be removed from society so little pleasing to either， to all the comfort and elegance of their family party at Pemberley.

还有腓力普太太，她为人很粗俗，也许会叫达西更加受不了。腓力普太太正象她姐姐一样，见到彬格莱先生那么和颜悦色，于是攀谈起来很是随便，而对达西则敬畏备至，不敢随便，可是她的出言吐语总还是免不了粗俗。虽说她因为尊敬达西而很少跟达西说话，可是她并不因此而显得举止文雅一些。伊丽莎白为了不让达西受到这些人的纠缠，便竭力使他跟她自己谈话，跟她家里那些不会使他受罪的人谈话。虽然这一番應酬大大减少了恋爱的乐趣，可是却促进了她对未来生活的期望，她一心盼望赶快离开这些讨厌的人物，到彭伯里去，和他一家人在一起，舒舒服服过一辈子风雅有趣的生活。