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| "It would not be easy, indeed, to catch their expression, but their colour and shape, and the eyelashes, so remarkably fine, might be copied." | |
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| At that moment they were met from another walk by Mrs. Hurst and Elizabeth herself. | |
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| "I did not know that you intended to walk," said Miss Bingley, in some confusion, lest they had been overheard. | |
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| "You used us abominably ill," answered Mrs. Hurst, "running away without telling us that you were coming out." | |
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| Then taking the disengaged arm of Mr. Darcy, she left Elizabeth to walk by herself. The path just admitted three. Mr. Darcy felt their rudeness, and immediately said: | |
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| "This walk is not wide enough for our party. We had better go into the avenue." | |
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| But Elizabeth, who had not the least inclination to remain with them, laughingly answered: | |
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| "No, no; stay where you are. You are charmingly grouped, and appear to uncommon advantage. The picturesque would be spoilt by admitting a fourth. Good-bye." | |
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| She then ran gaily off, rejoicing as she rambled about, in the hope of being at home again in a day or two. Jane was already so much recovered as to intend leaving her room for a couple of hours that evening. | |
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| When the ladies removed after dinner, Elizabeth ran up to her sister, and seeing her well guarded from cold, attended her into the drawing-room, where she was welcomed by her two friends with many professions of pleasure; and Elizabeth had never seen them so agreeable as they were during the hour which passed before the gentlemen appeared. Their powers of conversation were considerable. They could describe an entertainment with accuracy, relate an anecdote with humour, and laugh at their acquaintance with spirit. | Когда дамы после обеда вышли из-за стола, Элизабет поднялась к Джейн и, хорошенько ее закутав, спустилась с ней в гостиную, где больная была встречена радостными возгласами своих подруг. За все время знакомства Элизабет с сестрами мистера Бингли они еще никогда не казались ей такими приветливыми, как в течение того часа, пока дамы ждали прихода мужчин. Обе они великолепно умели поддержать разговор, могли подробно описать какое-нибудь развлечение, с юмором рассказать анекдот, с задором высмеять кого-нибудь из знакомых. |
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| Однако, когда мужчины появились, Джейн сразу же отошла на второй план, взгляд мисс Бингли остановился на Дарси, и не успел он сделать нескольких шагов, как ей уже нужно было что-то ему сказать. Подойдя к Джейн, Дарси любезно поздравил ее с выздоровлением. Мистер Хэрст также ей слегка поклонился, пробормотав нечто вроде: "Я весьма рад". Зато приветствие Бингли было пылким и многоречивым. |