ELIZABETH related to Jane the next day, what had passed between Mr. Wickham and herself. Jane listened with astonishment and concern; -- she knew not how to believe that Mr. Darcy could be so unworthy of Mr. Bingley's regard; and yet, it was not in her nature to question the veracity of a young man of such amiable appearance as Wickham. -- The possibility of his having really endured such unkindness, was enough to interest all her tender feelings; and nothing therefore remained to be done, but to think well of them both, to defend the conduct of each, and throw into the account of accident or mistake, whatever could not be otherwise explained.
第二天，伊麗莎白把韋翰先生跟她自己說的那些話全告訴了吉英。吉英聽得又是驚奇又是關心。她簡直不能相信，達西先生會這樣地不值得彬格萊先生器重，可是，象韋翰這樣一個青年美男子，她實在無從懷疑他說話不誠實。一想到韋翰可能真的受到這些虧待，她就不禁起了憐惜之心；因此她只得認為他們兩位先生都是好人，替他們雙方辨白，把一切無法解釋的事都解釋做意外和誤會。

"They have both," said she, "been deceived, I dare say, in some way or other, of which we can form no idea. Interested people have perhaps misrepresented each to the other. It is, in short, impossible for us to conjecture the causes or circumstances which may have?alienated?them, without actual blame on either side."
吉英說：“我認為他們雙方都受了人家的蒙蔽，至于是怎樣受到蒙蔽的，我們當然無從猜測，也許是哪一個有關的人從中挑撥是非。簡單地說，除非是我們有確確實實的根據可以責怪任何一方面，我們就無從憑空猜想出他們是為了什么事才不和睦的。”

"Very true, indeed; -- and now, my dear Jane, what have you got to say in behalf of the interested people who have probably been concerned in the business? -- Do clear them too, or we shall be obliged to think ill of somebody."
“你這話說得不錯。那么，親愛的吉英，你將替這種有關的人說些什么話呢？你也得替這種人辨白一下呀，否則我們又不得不怪到某一個人身上去了。”

"Laugh as much as you chuse, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion. My dearest Lizzy, do but consider in what a disgraceful light it places Mr. Darcy, to be treating his father's favourite in such a manner, -- one, whom his father had promised to provide for. -- It is impossible. No man of common humanity, no man who had any value for his character, could be capable of it. Can his most intimate friends be so excessively deceived in him? oh! no."
“你受怎么取笑就怎么取笑吧，反正你總不能把我的意見笑掉。親愛的麗萃，你且想一想，達西先生的父親生前那樣地疼愛這個人，而且答應要瞻養(yǎng)他，如今達西先生本人卻這般虧待他，那他簡直太不象話了。這是不可能的。一個人只要還有點起碼的人道之心，只要多少還尊重自己的人格，就不會做出這種事來。難道他自己的最知已的朋友，竟會被他蒙蔽到這種地步嗎？噢！不會的?！?/div>

"I can much more easily believe Mr. Bingley's being imposed on, than that Mr. Wickham should invent such a history of himself as he gave me last night; names, facts, every thing mentioned without ceremony. -- If it be not so, let Mr. Darcy contradict it. Besides, there was truth in his looks."
“我還是認為彬格萊先生受了他的蒙蔽，并不認為韋翰先生昨兒晚上跟我說和話是捏造的。他把一個個的人名，一樁樁的事實，都說得很有根有據，毫無虛偽做作。倘若事實并非如此，那么讓達西先生自己來辨白吧。你只要看看韋翰那副神氣，就知道他沒有說假話。”

"It is difficult indeed -- it is distressing. -- One does not know what to think."
“這的確叫人很難說───也叫人難受。叫人不知道怎么想法才好?！?/div>

"I beg your pardon; -- one knows exactly what to think."
“說句你不見怪的話，人家完全知道該怎么樣想法。”

But Jane could think with certainty on only one point, -- that Mr. Bingley, if he had been imposed on, would have much to suffer when the affair became public.
吉英只有一樁事情是猜得準的，那就是說，要是彬格萊先生果真受了蒙蔽，那么，一旦真想大白，他一定會萬分痛心。

The two young ladies were summoned from the shrubbery where this conversation passed, by the arrival of some of the very persons of whom they had been speaking; Mr. Bingley and his sisters came to give their personal invitation for the long expected ball at Netherfield, which was fixed for the following Tuesday. The two ladies were delighted to see their dear friend again, called it an age since they had met, and repeatedly asked what she had been doing with herself since their separation. To the rest of the family they paid little attention; avoiding Mrs. Bennet as much as possible, saying not much to Elizabeth, and nothing at all to the others. They were soon gone again, rising from their seats with an activity which took their brother by surprise, and hurrying off as if eager to escape from Mrs. Bennet's civilities.
兩位年輕的小姐正在矮樹林里談得起勁，忽然家里派人來叫她們回去，因為有客人上門來──事情真湊巧，來的正是她們所談到的那幾位。原來尼日斐花園下星期二要舉行一次盼望了好久的舞會，彬格萊先生跟他的姐妹們特地親自前來邀請她們參加。兩位娘兒們和自己要好的朋友重逢，真是非常高興。她們說，自從分別以來，恍若隔世，又一再地問起吉英別來做些什么。她們對班納特府上其余的人簡直不理不睬。她們盡量避免班納特太太的糾纏，又很少跟伊麗莎白談，至于對別的人，那就根本一句話也不說了。她們一會兒告辭了，而且那兩個娘兒們出于她們的兄弟彬格萊先生的意料之外，一骨碌從座位上站了起來，拔腿就走，好象急于要避開班納特太太那些糾纏不清的繁文縟節(jié)似的。