Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 33

For Elizabeth.All the sights of the next day's journey were fresh and interesting; her spirits were quickened again, and she could appreciate everything she saw; for she saw that her sister's complexion was so good that she no longer had to worry about her health, and that she The trip to the north this summer that I had agreed with my aunt made her even more happy just thinking about it.

As they turned off the road and took the lane to the village of Hansford, each of their eyes sought the vicarage, which they felt was about to appear at every turn.They walked along the fence of Rosings Gardens.At this time, Elizabeth thought of all the rumors about the people in this house from the outside world, and couldn't help laughing.

At last the parsonage came into view.The garden raised above the street, the house in the garden, the green palisades and laurel hedges, all announced their coming.Mr. Collins and Carlotti appeared at the door, and the carriage stopped in front of a small door, from which the main house can be reached through a short cobblestone pavement. car.It was a great pleasure to see the host and guest, and Lady Collins welcomed her friend with such joy, and Elizabeth was all the more satisfied with her visit when she saw herself received with such cordial reception.Elizabeth soon found that her cousin's manners had not been altered by the marriage; his excessive civility remained the same as before, and it kept her at the gate for several minutes, listening and answering his address to all her family. greetings and condolences.After this, the guests were only slightly delayed when he praised the cleanliness of the door, and then they were taken into the house; when they were in the drawing room, he welcomed them again very politely, saying that they were visiting the humble house, He was very honored, and again and again he gave everyone the snacks brought by his wife in time.

Elizabeth had been quite prepared to see him in such a state of triumph; and she could not help fancying that, when he boasted of the spaciousness and style of his house, and all its furnishings, he was speaking especially to her, as if He wanted to make her appreciate it, what a loss it was for her to reject him at the beginning.But although everything here seemed to be neat and comfortable, she felt no regret and chagrin to please him; instead, she often looked at her friend with puzzled eyes, wondering why she had found such a man to do it. A partner can still have such an air of joy.Whenever Mr. Collins said something which would embarrass his wife--and there were no doubt many such occasions--Elizabeth could not help looking at Carlotti.Once or twice she caught a slight blush; but for the most part Carlotta was clever enough to pretend she hadn't heard anything.

The guests sat down and began to praise every piece of furniture in the room, ordering everything from the sideboard to the mantelpiece, and then they talked about their trip and sojourn in London, After some time in this conversation, Mr. Collins invited them to go for a walk in the garden.The garden is very large and well arranged. The plants and trees here are all planted by himself.His garden was one of his great pleasures; and Elisabeth admired Carlotta's self-possession, and she spoke of the health benefits of these labors, and encouraged him to do so as much as she could, without embarrassment as a child.He led the guests through the winding paths and paths in the garden, explaining them eloquently, hardly allowing the guests to insert a word of praise that he wanted to hear, and every scene was explained by his tedious explanation. To reduce the color a lot.He could tell how many fields there were on each side of the garden, and how many trees were in the farthest bush.But these views of his garden, or the admirable views of the whole country and the country, are not to be compared with those of Rosings' garden.Rosings Gardens was almost directly opposite his house, and it had a wide open field full of trees in front of its gate.In front of the tree was the garden, and on a raised ground in the garden stood a handsome modern building.

From the garden, Mr. Collins was going to take them to his two lawns, but the ladies turned back because their shoes could not bear the frost left by the morning; At the same time, Carlotti returned to the house with her sister and friends, perhaps because without her husband's involvement, she had the opportunity to show off her house, and Carlotti was particularly happy at this time.The room was small, but well constructed and convenient; everything was in order, and everything was properly arranged, which Elizabeth praised as Carlotti's credit.When Mr. Collins could be forgotten by them, there really was a very comfortable atmosphere here, and seeing Carlotta's cheerful expression at this time, Elizabeth thought that he must not occupy much place in his wife's heart.

Elizabeth had learned that Lady Catherine was still in the country.When the matter was brought up again at supper, Mr. Collins broke in and said:
"Oh, Miss Elizabeth, you will have the honor of seeing Madame Catherine de Bourgh in church on Sunday, and you will undoubtedly like her. She is extremely pleasant and unassuming, and I am sure that day You will be honored to receive some attention from her after church. I can say without hesitation that whenever she invites us to be guests during your stay here, she always invites you and my sister-in-law as well. Maria's. She treated my dear Carlotti very well. We went to Rosings for dinner twice a week and she never let us walk back. Her own carriage was always there in advance. For us. One of her carriages, I should say, for she has several."

"Lady Catherine is indeed a very respectable and very understanding lady," added Carlotti, "and, moreover, a very considerate neighbour."

"Indeed, my dear, that's exactly what I'm going to say. She's one of those women who can't be respected too much."

The evening was chiefly discussed by the host and guests on the Hertfordshire side, and repeated what had been written in their letters; Thinking to herself about how satisfied she was with her marriage, she could understand Carlotti's veiled remarks and her composure in tolerating her husband's ridiculous behavior, and at the same time she had to admit that Carlo Dee did all this brilliantly.She could not help anticipating how her visit would be passed, with their usual quiet talk and chitchat, Mr. Collins' obnoxious interjection, and the lively intercourse with Rosings.Her vivid imagination summed up the scene of this visit at once.

At noon the next day, as she was leaving her room to go for a walk, a sudden noise from downstairs seemed to disturb the whole house; He hurried upstairs and shouted her name loudly.She opened the door and met Maria on the stairs, who was panting with excitement and shouting:

"Oh, my dear Elizabeth! Please hurry to the dining-room, there is a marvelous scene to be seen! I won't tell you what it is. Come on down-stairs now."

Elizabeth wanted to ask in vain; Maria refused to say anything more, and they both ran to the restaurant facing the street to find out what happened; it turned out that the two ladies were driving in a low four-wheeled carriage. , stopped at the garden gate.

"Is that so?" cried Elizabeth. "I thought some pigs had come into the garden, but here is Lady Catherine and her daughter!"

"Look, my dear," said Maria, startled to hear her mistake, "that's not Lady Catherine. The old one is Mrs. Gingerson, who lives with them; the other one is de Bourgh Miss. Look at her. She's so small. Who would have thought her body could be so thin and small!"

"It was a little rude of her to tell Carlotti to stay out in this windy weather. Why can't she come in?"

"Well, says Carlotti, she seldom comes in. It would be a great favor if Mademoiselle de Bourgh came in."

"I like her the way she is," said Elizabeth, now thinking of something else, "she looks sick and has a hot temper.—well, she's going to marry him (Indicating Mr. Darcy.) That would be the best. She's a perfect wife for him."

Mr. Collins and Carlotti stood at the door talking to the two ladies; and Elizabeth was still more amusing that Sir William, standing on the porch, gazed intently at the appearance of these great persons before him, as long as De When Miss Bauer looked this way, he kept bowing.

After finishing speaking, the two ladies drove away, and everyone else returned to the room.Mr. Collins, on seeing the two ladies, congratulated them on their good fortune, and Carlotta came up to explain to them that Rosings's master was inviting them all to dinner to-morrow.

(End of this chapter)