名著选读：傲慢与偏见18
<p> <span word="TILL">TILL</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Netherfield">Netherfield</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vain">vain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wickham">Wickham</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cluster">cluster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="coats">coats</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="recollections">recollections</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unreasonably">unreasonably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="alarmed">alarmed</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conquest">conquest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="unsubdued">unsubdued</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="trusting">trusting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="arose">arose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dreadful">dreadful</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="purposely">purposely</span> <span word="omitted">omitted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Darcy">Darcy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bingleys">Bingleys</span>' <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Denny">Denny</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="Lydia">Lydia</span> <span word="eagerly">eagerly</span> <span word="applied">applied</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Wickham">Wickham</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="obliged">obliged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>; <span word="adding">adding</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="here">here</span>."</p><p> 伊丽莎白走进尼日斐花园的会客室，在一群穿着“红制服”的人们里面寻找韦翰先生，找来找去都找不着，这时候她才怀疑他也许不会来了。她本以为他一定会来，虽然想起了过去的种种事情而颇为担心，可是她的信心并没有因此受到影响，她比平常更小心地打扮了一番，高高兴兴地准备要把他那颗没有被征服的心全部征服，她相信在今天的晚会上，一定会让她把他那颗心完全赢到手。但是过了一会儿，她起了一种可怕的怀疑：莫不是彬格莱先生请军官们的时候，为了讨达西先生的好，故意没有请韦翰吗?虽然事实并非如此，不过他缺席的原委马上就由他的朋友丹尼先生宣布了。这是因为丽迪雅迫不及待地问丹尼，丹尼就告诉她们说，韦翰前一天上城里有事去了，还没有回来，又带着意味深长的微笑补充了几句：“我想，他要不是为了要回避这儿的某一位先生，决不会就这么凑巧，偏偏这时候因事缺席。”</p>
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