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【经典名著阅读】《傲慢与偏见》第十八章(下)

Jane Austen 2011-06-01 10:00
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"I want to know," said she, with a countenance no less smiling than her sister's, "what you have learnt about Mr. Wickham. But perhaps you have been too pleasantly engaged to think of any third person, in which case you may be sure of my pardon."
她也和姐姐同样满面堆笑地说道:“我想问问你,你不没有听到什么有关韦翰先生的事?也许你太高兴了,想不到第三个人身上去吧;果真是那样的话,我一定可以谅解你的。”

"No," replied Jane, "I have not forgotten him; but I have nothing satisfactory to tell you. Mr. Bingley does not know the whole of his history, and is quite ignorant of the circumstances which have principally offended Mr. Darcy; but he will vouch for the good conduct, the probity and honour of his friend, and is perfectly convinced that Mr. Wickham has deserved much less attention from Mr. Darcy than he has received; and I am sorry to say that by his account as well as his sister's, Mr. Wickham is by no means a respectable young man. I am afraid he has been very imprudent, and has deserved to lose Mr. Darcy's regard."
“没有的事,”吉英回答道,“我并没有忘记他,可惜我没有什么满意的消息可以告诉你。彬格莱先生并不了解他的全部底细,至于他主要在哪些方面得罪了达西先生,彬格莱先生更是一无所知;不过他可以担保他自己的朋友品行良好,诚实正派,他并且以为达西先生过去对待韦翰先生已经好得过分了。说来遗憾,从他的话和她妹妹的话来看韦翰先生决不是一个正派的青年。我怕他果真是太莽撞,也难怪达西先生不去理睬他。”

"Mr. Bingley does not know Mr. Wickham himself?"
“难道彬格莱先生自己不认识韦翰先生吗?”

"No; he never saw him till the other morning at Meryton."
“不认识,那天上午在麦里屯他还是初次和他见面。”

"This account then is what he has received from Mr. Darcy. I am perfectly satisfied. But what does he say of the living?"
“那么,他这番话是从达西先生那儿听来的啦。我满意极了。关于那个牧师的职位的问题,他是怎么说的?”

"He does not exactly recollect the circumstances, though he has heard them from Mr. Darcy more than once, but he believes that it was left to him conditionally only."
“他只不过听达西先生说起过几次,详细情况他可记不清了,可是他相信,那个职位虽然规定了是给韦翰先生的,可也是有条件的。”

"I have not a doubt of Mr. Bingley's sincerity," said Elizabeth warmly; "but you must excuse my not being convinced by assurances only. Mr. Bingley's defence of his friend was a very able one I dare say, but since he is unacquainted with several parts of the story, and has learnt the rest from that friend himself, I shall venture still to think of both gentlemen as I did before."
伊丽莎白激动地说:“彬格莱先生当然是个诚实君子喽,可是请你原谅,光凭几句话并不能叫我信服。彬格莱先生袒护他自己朋友的那些话,也许说得很有力;不过,他既然弄不清这件事的某些情节,而且另外一些情节又是听他朋友自己说的,那么,我还是不愿意改变我原来对他们两位先生的看法。”

She then changed the discourse to one more gratifying to each, and on which there could be no difference of sentiment. Elizabeth listened with delight to the happy, though modest hopes which Jane entertained of Bingley's regard, and said all in her power to heighten her confidence in it. On their being joined by Mr. Bingley himself, Elizabeth withdrew to Miss Lucas; to whose inquiry after the pleasantness of her last partner she had scarcely replied, before Mr. Collins came up to them and told her with great exultation that he had just been so fortunate as to make a most important discovery.
她于是换了一个话题,使她们俩都能谈得更称心。她们俩在这方面的意见是完全一致的。伊丽莎白高兴地听着吉英谈起,她在彬格莱先生身上虽然不敢存奢望,却寄托着多少幸福的心愿;她于是尽心竭力说了多少话来增加姐姐的信念。一会儿,彬格莱先生走到她们这里来了,伊丽莎白便退到卢卡斯小姐身边去。卢卡斯小姐问她跟刚才那位舞伴跳得是否愉快,她还没有来得及回答,只见柯林斯先生走上前来,欣喜欲狂地告诉她们说,他真幸运,发现了一件极其重要的事。

"I have found out," said he, "by a singular accident, that there is now in the room a near relation of my patroness. I happened to overhear the gentleman himself mentioning to the young lady who does the honours of this house the names of his cousin Miss de Bourgh, and of her mother Lady Catherine. How wonderfully these sort of things occur! Who would have thought of my meeting with -- perhaps -- a nephew of Lady Catherine de Bourgh in this assembly! -- I am most thankful that the discovery is made in time for me to pay my respects to him, which I am now going to do, and trust he will excuse my not having done it before. My total ignorance of the connection must plead my apology."
他说:“这真是完全出于我意料之外,我竟然发现这屋子里有一位是我女施主的至亲。我凑巧听到一位先生跟主人家的那位小姐说,他自己的表妹德·包尔小姐和他的姨母咖苔琳夫人。这些事真是太巧合了!谁想到我会在这次的舞会上碰到咖苔琳·德·包尔夫人的姨侄呢!谢天谢地,我这个发现正是时候,还来得及去问候他吧。我根本就不知道有这门亲戚,因此还有道歉的余地。”

"You are not going to introduce yourself to Mr. Darcy?"
“你打算去向达西先生自我介绍吗?”

"Indeed I am. I shall intreat his pardon for not having done it earlier. I believe him to be Lady Catherine's nephew. It will be in my power to assure him that her ladyship was quite well yesterday se'nnight."
“我当然打算去。我一定去求他原谅,请他不要怪我没有早些问候他。我相信他是咖苔琳夫人的姨侄。我可以告诉他说,上星期我还见到她老人家,她身体着实健康。” 

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