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| Chapter 28 (Vol. II, Chap. V) | 第二十八章 |
| Every object in the next day's journey was new and interesting to Elizabeth; and her spirits were in a state for enjoyment; for she had seen her sister looking so well as to banish all fear for her health, and the prospect of her northern tour was a constant source of delight. | 第二天旅途上的每一样事物，伊丽莎白都感到 新鲜有趣；她精神很愉快，因为看到姐姐气色 那么好，可以有用再为她的健康担心，加上一 想到去北方的旅行，她就越发高兴。 |
| When they left the high-road for the lane to Hunsford, every eye was in search of the Parsonage, and every turning expected to bring it in view. The palings of Rosings Park was their boundary on one side. Elizabeth smiled at the recollection of all that she had heard of its inhabitants. | 当他们离开了大路，走上一条通往汉斯福的小 径时，每一只眼睛都在寻找着那幢牧师住宅； 每拐一个弯，都以为就要看到那幢房子。他们 沿着罗新斯花园的栅栏往前走。伊丽莎白一想 到外界所传闻的那家人家和种种情形，不禁好 笑。 |
| At length the Parsonage was discernable. The garden sloping to the road, the house standing in it, the green pales and the laurel hedge, everything declared that they were arriving. Mr. Collins and Charlotte appeared at the door, and the carriage stopped at a small gate, which led by a short gravel walk to the house, amidst the nods and smiles of the whole party. In a moment they were all out of the chaise, rejoicing at the sight of each other. Mrs. Collins welcomed her friend with the liveliest pleasure, and Elizabeth was more and more satisfied with coming, when she found herself so affectionately received. She saw instantly that her cousin's manners were not altered by his marriage; his formalcivility was just what it had been, and he detained her some minutes at the gate to hear and satisfy his enquiries after all her family. They were then, with no other delay than his pointing out the neatness of the entrance, taken into the house; and as soon as they were in the parlour, he welcomed them a second time with ostentatious formality to his humble abode, and punctually repeated all his wife's offers of refreshment. | 终于看到那幢牧师住宅了。大路斜对面的花园 、花园里的房子、绿的栅栏、以及桂树围篱─ ──每一样东西好象都在宣布他们的来到。柯 林斯先生和夏绿蒂走到门口来了。在宾主频频 点头脉脉微笑中，客人们在一道小门跟前停下 了车，从这里穿过一条短短的鹅卵石铺道，便 能直达正屋。一刹眼工夫，他们都下了车，宾 主相见，无限欢欣。柯林斯简直手舞足蹈地欢 迎自己的朋友，伊丽莎白受到这么亲切的欢迎 ，就越发满意于这次的作客了。她立刻看到她 表兄并没有因为结了婚而改变态度，他还是完 全和以往一样地拘泥礼节，在门口耽搁了她好 几分钟，问候她全家大小的起居安好。听到她 一一回答了之后，他才满意。于是他就没有再 耽搁他们，只指给他们看看门口是多么整洁， 便把客人们带进了屋子；等到客人一走进客厅 ，他又对他们作了第二交的欢迎，极其客气地 说，这次承蒙诸位光临寒舍，真是不胜荣幸， 并且刻不容缓地把他太太送上来的点心重新奉 献了一次。 |
| Elizabeth was prepared to see him in his glory; and she could not help fancying that in displaying the good proportion of the room, its aspect and its furniture, he addressed himself particularly to her, as if wishing to make her feel what she had lost in refusing him. But though every thing seemed neat and comfortable, she was not able to gratify him by any sigh of repentance; and rather looked with wonder at her friend that she could have so cheerful an air, with such a companion. When Mr. Collins said any thing of which his wife might reasonably be ashamed, which certainly was not unseldom, she involuntarily turned her eye on Charlotte. Once or twice she could discern a faint blush; but in general Charlotte wisely did not hear. After sitting long enough to admire every article of furniture in the room, from the sideboard to the fender, to give an account of their journey, and of all that had happened in London, Mr. Collins invited them to take a stroll in the garden, which was large and well laid out, and to the cultivation of which he attended himself. To work in his garden was one of his most respectable pleasures; and Elizabeth admired the command of countenance with which Charlotte talked of the healthfulness of the exercise, and owned she encouraged it as much as possible. Here, leading the way through every walk and cross walk, and scarcely allowing them an interval to utter the praises he asked for, every view was pointed out with a minuteness which left beauty entirely behind. He could number the fields in every direction, and could tell how many trees there were in the most distant clump. But of all the views which his garden, or which the country, or the kingdom could boast, none were to be compared with the prospect of Rosings, afforded by an opening in the trees that bordered the park nearly opposite the front of his house. It was a handsome modern building, well situated on rising ground. | 伊丽莎白早就料到他会那样得意非凡，因此当 他夸耀那屋子的优美结构、式样、以及一切陈 设的时候，她禁不住想到他是特地讲给她听的 ，好象要叫她明白，她当初拒绝了他，是多么 大的一个损失。虽说样样东西的确都那么整洁 和舒适，她可千万不能流露出一点点后悔的痕 迹来叫他得意；她甚至带着诧异的目光看看夏 绿蒂，她弄不明白夏绿蒂和这样的一位伴侣相 处，为什么还会那么高兴。柯林斯先生有时竟 会说些很不得体的话，叫他自己的太太听了也 不免难为情，而且这类话又说得并不太少，每 逢这种场合，伊丽莎白就不由自主地要向趱绿 蒂望一眼。夏绿蒂有一两次被她看得微微脸红 了，不过一般总是很聪明地装作没有听见。大 家在屋里坐了好一会儿，欣赏着每一件家具， 从食器橱一直欣赏到壁炉架，又谈了谈一路上 的情况以及伦敦的一切情形，然后柯林斯先生 就请他们到花园里去散散步。花园很大，布置 得也很好，一切都是由他亲手料理的。他的最 高尚的娱乐就是收拾花园。夏绿蒂说，这种操 作有益于健康，她尽可能鼓励他这样做；她讲 起这件事的时候，非常镇定自若，真叫伊丽莎 白佩服。他领着他们走遍了花园里的曲径小道 ，看遍了每一处景物，每看一处都得琐琐碎碎 地讲一阵，美不美倒完全不在他心上，看的人 即使想要赞美几句也插不上嘴。他数得出每一 个方向有多少田园，连最远的树丛里有多少棵 树他也讲得出来，可是，否认是他自己花园里 的景物也好，或者是这整个乡村甚至全国的名 胜古迹也好，都万万比不上罗新斯花园的景色 。罗新斯花园差不多就在他住宅的正对面，四 面是树，从树林的空隙处可以望见里面。那是 一幢漂亮的控建筑，耸立在一片高地上。 |
| From his garden, Mr. Collins would have led them round his two meadows, but the ladies, not having shoes to encounter the remains of a white frost, turned back; and while Sir William accompanied him, Charlotte took her sister and friend over the house, extremely well pleased, probably, to have the opportunity of showing it without her husband's help. It was rather small, but well built and convenient; and everything was fitted up and arranged with a neatness and consistency of which Elizabeth gave Charlotte all the credit. When Mr. Collins could be forgotten, there was really a great air of comfort throughout, and by Charlotte's evidentenjoyment of it, Elizabeth supposed he must be often forgotten. She had already learnt that Lady Catherine was still in the country. It was spoken of again while they were at dinner, when Mr. Collins joining in, observed, | 柯林斯先生本来想把他们从花园里带去看看两 块草地，但是太太小姐们的鞋子抵挡不住那残 余的白霜，于是全都走回去了，只剩下威廉爵 士陪伴着他。夏绿蒂陪着自己的妹妹和朋友参 观住宅，这一下她能够撇开丈夫的帮忙，有机 会让她自己显显身手，真是高兴极了。房子很 小，但是建筑结实，使用也很方便；一切都布 置得很精巧，安排得很调和，伊丽莎白对夏绿 蒂夸奖备至。只要不想起柯林斯先生，便真正 有了一种非常作乱的气氛。伊丽莎白看见夏绿 蒂那样得意，便不由得想到她平常一定不把柯 林斯先生放在心上。伊丽莎白已经打听到咖苔 琳夫人还在乡下。吃饭的时候又谈起了这桩事 ，当时柯林斯先生立即插嘴说： |
| "Yes, Miss Elizabeth, you will have the honour of seeing Lady Catherine de Bourgh on the ensuing Sunday at church, and I need not say you will be delighted with her. She is all affability and condescension, and I doubt not but you will be honoured with some portion of her notice when service is over. I have scarcely any hesitation in saying that she will include you and my sister Maria in every invitation with which she honours us during your stay here. Her behaviour to my dear Charlotte is charming. We dine at Rosings twice every week, and are never allowed to walk home. Her ladyship's carriage is regularly ordered for us. I should say, one of her ladyship's carriages, for she has several." | "正是，伊丽莎白小姐，星期日晚上你就可以 有荣幸在教学里见到咖苔琳·德·包尔夫人， |
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