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PreviousElizabethCharlotte，同時收到了和她舅舅舅母一起去度假旅游LadyCatherine家中作客，LadyCatherineElizabethElizabeth感覺不是很舒服。

ChapterSirWilliamstayedonlyaweekatMr.Collins’shouse,buthisvisitwasenoughtoconvincehimthathisdaughterwascomfortablyThefirsttwoweeksofElizabeth’svisitpassedquietly.Onmostdays,CollinsandhiswifewouldwalktoRosingstovisitLadyCatherinedeOccasionallyLadyCatherinewouldalsovisitthem,lookattheirworkandadvisethemtodoitdifferently,thengoontocriticizethearrangementofthefurniture,thewaythehousewascleaned,andevenwhattheyhadtoeat.TheweekbeforeEasterwastobringanothermemberofthefamilytoRosings.ElizabethhadheardsoonafterherarrivalthatMr.Darcywasexpectedthereinafewweeks.Eventhoughhewasveryfarfrombeingafavoriteofhers,hisarrivalwouldatleastprovidesomeonenewfortheirRosingsparties.HisarrivalwassoonheardofatMr.Collins’shouse,andthefollowingmorningMr.CollinshurriedtoRosingsto ethegentleman.Mr.DarcyhadbroughtwithhimamannamedColonelFitzwilliam,whowastheyoungersonofhisuncle.Tothegreatsurpriseofeveryone,whenMr.Collinsreturnedhebroughtthesetwogentlemenwithhim.Charlottehadseenthemfromherhusband’sroom,andimmediayranlthegirlswhatanhonortheymightexpect,“Ishouldthankyou,Eliza,forthisvisit.Mr.DarcywouldneverhavecomesoonjusttovisitElizabethbarelyhadtimetodenythecompliment,beforethedoorbellannouncedthegentlemen’sarrival.ColonelFitzwilliam,wholedtheway,wasaboutthirty.Hewasnothandsome,buthewasmosttrulyagentlemaninspeechandMr.DarcylookedjustashehadlookedatNetherfield,andwhateverhisfeelingsmightbetowardElizabeth,hegreetedherwitheveryappearanceofElizabethcurtseyedtohimwithoutsayingaColonelFitzwilliamspokewiththereadinessandeaseofawell-manneredman,andtalkedverypleasantly.Hiscousin,however,satforsometimewithoutspeakingtoanybody.Eventuallytherulesofpolitebehavior dhimtoaskElizabethaboutthehealthofherfamily.Sheansweredhimintheusualway,andafteramoment’spause,“Myeldersisterhasbeenintownforthreemonths.Haveyouneverhappenedtoseeherthere?”Shewasperfectlyawarethatheneverhad,butshewishedtoseewhetherhewouldshowanyknowledgeofwhathadpassedbetweentheBingleysandShethoughthelookedalittleconfusedasheansweredthathehadnothadthegoodfortunetomeetMissBennet.Sheaskednomoreonthesubject,andthegentlemensoonafterwardwentItwassomedaysbeforetheCollinsesandtheirguestsreceivedaninvitationtoRosings.Theywereclearlynotnearlyas easwhentherewerenoothergueststoentertainLadyCatherine.ItwasonlyonEasterSundaythattheywereinvitedtovisitRosingsafterchurch,aninvitationwhichtheyofcourseaccepted.ColonelFitzwilliamwasobviouslyverypleasedtoseethemall,Mrs.Collins’sveryprettyHeaskedElizabethtoythepiano,butwhenshesatdownMr.Darcycameoversothathecouldlookathercloselyassheyed.“Doyoumeantofrightenme,Mr.Darcy,bycomingoverlikethistohearIamnotafraidofyou—Iama ,andmycouragealwaysateveryattempttointimidate“Ishallnotarguewithyou,”hereplied,“becauseyoucouldnotreallythatIwanttofrightenandIhaveknownyoulongenoughtoknowthatyousometimesopinionsthatarenotyourElizabethlaughedheartilyatthispictureofherself,andsaid,Mr.Darcy,itisveryungenerous(胸襟狹窄的)ofyoutomentionallthatyouknowtomyforitisprovokingmetoretaliate,andsaythingsthatmayshock“Iamnotafraidofyou,”saidhe,“Verywell—butyoushouldallprepareyourselfforsomethingveryThefirsttimeIeversawhimwasataball—andatthisball,whatdoyouthinkhedid?Hedancedonlyfourdances,thoughgentlemenwereandmorethanoneyoungladywassittingdownbecauseshehadnoMr.Darcy,youcannotdenythe“Perhaps,”saidDarcy,“Ishouldhavedonebetter,hadIaskedforanintroduction,butIcannotbringmyselftotalktostrangers.”“ColonelFitzwilliam,”saidElizabeth,“shallweaskhimwhyamanofsenseandeducation,andwhohaslivedintheworld,cannotbringhimselftotalkto“Icanansweryourquestion,”saidFitzwilliam,“withoutconsultinghim.Itisbecausehewillnotgivehimselfthetrouble.”“Icertainlydonothavethetalentwhichsomepeoplepossess,”saidDarcy,talkingeasilywiththoseIhaveneverseenIcannotcatchtheirtoneofconversation,orappearinterestedinconcerns,asIoftenseeotherpeople“Myfingers,”saidElizabeth,“donotmoveoverthispianointhemannerwhichIseesomanywomen’sTheydonothavethesameorspeed,anddonotproducethesameButthenIhavealwayssupposedittobemyownfault—becauseIwillnottakethetroubleofpracticing.ItisnotthatIdonotbelievemyfingersascapableasanyotherwoman’so