She perfectly remembered every thing that had passed in conversation between Wickham and herself in their first evening at Mr. Philips's. Many of his expressions were still fresh in her memory. She was now struck with the impropriety of such communications to a stranger, and wondered it had escaped her before.
那个下午她跟韦翰先生在腓力普先生家里第一次见面所谈的话,现在都能一五一十地记得清清楚楚。他许许多多话到现在还活灵活现地出现在她的记忆里。于是她突然想到他跟一个陌生人讲这些话是多么冒昧,她奇怪自己以前为什么这样疏忽。
She saw the indelicacy of putting himself forward as he had done, and the inconsistency of his professions with his conduct. She remembered that he had boasted of having no fear of seeing Mr. Darcy -- that Mr. Darcy might leave the country, but that he should stand his ground; yet he had avoided the Netherfield ball the very next week.
她发觉他那样自称自赞,是多么有失体统,而且他又是多么言行不符。她记起了他曾经夸称他自己并不是怕看到达西先生,又说达西先生要走就走,他可决不肯离开此地;然而,下一个星期在尼日斐花园开的舞会,他毕竟没有敢去。
She remembered also, that till the Netherfield family had quitted the country, he had told his story to no one but herself; but that after their removal, it had been every where discussed; that he had then no reserves, no scruples in sinking Mr. Darcy's character, though he had assured her that respect for the father would always prevent his exposing the son.
她也还记得在尼日斐花园那人家没有搬走以前,他从来没跟另外一个人谈起过他自己的身世,可是那家人家一搬走以后,这件事就到处议论纷纷了。虽然他曾经向她说过,为了尊重达西的先父,他老是不愿意揭露那位少爷的过错,可是他毕竟还是肆无忌惮,毫不犹疑地在破坏达西先生的人格。
How differently did every thing now appear in which he was concerned! His attentions to Miss King were now the consequence of views solely and hatefully mercenary; and the mediocrity of her fortune proved no longer the moderation of his wishes, but his eagerness to grasp at any thing.
凡是有关他的事情,怎么这样前后悬殊!他向金小姐献殷勤一事,现在看来,也完全是从金钱着眼,这实在可恶;金小姐的钱并不多,可是这并不能说明他欲望不高,却只能证实他一见到钱就起贪心。