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【经典名著阅读】《傲慢与偏见》第四十一章 (下)

Jane Austen 2011-06-25 10:00
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Elizabeth was now to see Mr. Wickham for the last time. Having been frequently in company with him since her return, agitation was pretty well over; the agitations of former partiality entirely so. She had even learnt to detect, in the very gentleness which had first delighted her, an affectation and a sameness to disgust and weary. In his present behaviour to herself, moreover, she had a fresh source of displeasure, for the inclination he soon testified of renewing those attentions which had marked the early part of their acquaintance could only serve, after what had since passed, to provoke her. She lost all concern for him in finding herself thus selected as the object of such idle and frivolous gallantry; and while she steadily repressed it, could not but feel the reproof contained in his believing that, however long, and for whatever cause, his attentions had been withdrawn, her vanity would be gratified and her preference secured at any time by their renewal.
现在轮到伊丽莎白和韦翰先生最后一次会面了。她自从回家以后,已经见过他不少次,因此不安的情绪早就消失了;她曾经为了从前对他有过情意而感到不安,这种情绪现在更是消失得无影无踪。他以前曾以风度文雅而搏得过她的欢心,现在她看出了这里面的虚伪做作,陈腔滥调,觉得十分厌恶。他目前对待她的态度,又造成了她不愉快的一个新的根源;他不久就流露出要跟她重温旧好的意思,殊不知经过了那一番冷暖之后,却只会使她生气。她发觉要跟她谈情说爱的这个人,竟是一个游手好闲的轻薄公子,因此就不免对他心灰意冷;而他居然还自以为只要能够重温旧好,便终究能够满足她的虚荣,获得她的欢心,不管他已经有多久没有向她献过殷勤,其中又是为了什么原因,都不会对事情本身发生任何影响。她看到他那种神气,虽然表面上忍住了气不作声,可是心里却正在对他骂不绝口。

On the very last day of the regiment's remaining in Meryton, he dined with others of the officers at Longbourn; and so little was Elizabeth disposed to part from him in good humour, that on his making some enquiry as to the manner in which her time had passed at Hunsford, she mentioned Colonel Fitzwilliam's and Mr. Darcy's having both spent three weeks at Rosings, and asked him if he were acquainted with the former.
民团离开麦里屯的前一天,他跟别的一些军官们都到浪搏恩来吃饭;他问起伊丽莎白在汉斯福那一段日子是怎么度过的,伊丽莎白为了不愿意和他好声好气地分手,便趁机提起费茨威廉上校和达西先生都在罗新斯消磨了三个星期,而且还问他认不认识费茨威廉。

He looked surprised, displeased, alarmed; but with a moment's recollection and a returning smile, replied that he had formerly seen him often; and after observing that he was a very gentlemanlike man, asked her how she had liked him. Her answer was warmly in his favour. With an air of indifference he soon afterwards added, "How long did you say that he was at Rosings?"
他顿时气急败坏,大惊失色,可是稍许镇定了一下以后,他便笑嘻嘻地回答她说,以前常常见到他的。他说费茨威廉是个很有绅士风度的人,又问她喜欢不喜欢他。她热情地回答他说,很喜欢他。他立刻又带着一副满不在乎的神气说道:“你刚刚说他在罗新斯待了多久?”

"Nearly three weeks."
“差不多有三个星期。”

"And you saw him frequently?"
“你常常和他见面吗?”

"Yes, almost every day."
“常常见面,差不多每天见面。”

"His manners are very different from his cousin's."
“他的风度和他表兄大不相同。”

"Yes, very different. But I think Mr. Darcy improves on acquaintance."
“的确大不相同;可是我想,达西先生跟人家处熟了也就好了。”

"Indeed!" cried Wickham with a look which did not escape her. "And pray may I ask -- ?" but checking himself, he added in a gayer tone, "Is it in address that he improves? Has he deigned to add ought of civility to his ordinary style? for I dare not hope," he continued in a lower and more serious tone, "that he is improved in essentials."
只见韦翰顿时显出吃惊的神气,大声嚷道:“那可怪啦,对不起,我是否可以请问你一下──”说到这里,他又控制住了自己,把说话的声调变得愉快些,然而接下去说:“他跟人家说话时,语气是否好了些?他待人接物是否比以前有礼貌些?因为我实在不敢指望他──”他的声调低下去了,变得更严肃了,“指望他从本质上变好过。”

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