【經典名著閱讀】《傲慢與偏見》第十三章
DEAR SIR,?
THE disagreement subsisting between yourself and my late honoured father always gave me much uneasiness, and since I have had the misfortune to lose him I have frequently wished to heal the breach; but for some time I was kept back by my own doubts, fearing lest it might seem disrespectful to his memory for me to be on good terms with any one with whom it had always pleased him to be at variance." -- "There, Mrs. Bennet." -- "My mind however is now made up on the subject, for having received ordination at Easter, I have been so fortunate as to be distinguished by the patronage of the Right Honourable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, widow of Sir Lewis de Bourgh, whose bounty and beneficence has preferred me to the valuable rectory of this parish, where it shall be my earnest endeavour to demean myself with grateful respect towards her Ladyship, and be ever ready to perform those rites and ceremonies which are instituted by the Church of England. As a clergyman, moreover, I feel it my duty to promote and establish the blessing of peace in all families within the reach of my influence; and on these grounds I flatter myself that my present overtures of good-will are highly commendable, and that the circumstance of my being next in the entail of Longbourn estate will be kindly overlooked on your side, and not lead you to reject the offered olive branch. I cannot be otherwise than concerned at being the means of injuring your amiable daughters, and beg leave to apologise for it, as well as to assure you of my readiness to make them every possible amends, -- but of this hereafter. If you should have no objection to receive me into your house, I propose myself the satisfaction of waiting on you and your family, Monday, November 18th, by four o'clock, and shall probably trespass on your hospitality till the Saturday se'nnight following, which I can do without any inconvenience, as Lady Catherine is far from objecting to my occasional absence on a Sunday, provided that some other clergyman is engaged to do the duty of the day. I remain, dear sir, with respectful compliments to your lady and daughters, your well-wisher and friend,?
WILLIAM COLLINS."
以前你為先父之間曾有些芥蒂,這一直使我感到不安。自先父不幸棄世以來,我常常想到要彌補這個裂痕;但我一時猶豫,沒有這樣做,怕的是先父生前既然對閣下唯恐仇視不及,而我今天卻來與閣下修好,這未免有辱先人。──“注意聽呀,我的好太太?!暴ぉげ贿^目前我對此事已經拿定主張,因為我已在復活節(jié)那天受了圣職。多蒙故劉威斯·德·包爾公爵的孀妻咖苔琳·德·包爾夫人寵禮有加,恩惠并施,提拔我擔任該教區(qū)的教士,此后可以勉盡厥誠,恭待夫人左右,奉行英國教會所規(guī)定的一切儀節(jié),這真是拜三生不幸。況且以一個教士的身份來說,我覺得我有責任盡我之所及,使家家戶戶得以敦穆親誼,促進友好。因此我自信這番好意一定會受到你的重視,而有關我繼承浪博恩產權一事,你也可不必介意。并請接受我獻上的這一枝橄欖枝。我這樣侵犯了諸位令媛的利益,真是深感不安,萬分抱歉,但請你放心,我極愿給她們一切可能的補償,此事容待以后詳談。如果你不反對我踵門拜候,我建議于十一月十八是,星期一,四點鐘前來拜謁,甚或在府上叨擾至下星期六為止。這對于我毫無不便之處,因為咖苔琳夫人決不會反對我星期日偶而離開教堂一下,只消有另一個教士主持這一天的事懷就行了。敬向尊夫人及諸位令媛致候。
你的祝福者和朋友威廉·柯林斯
十月十五日寫于威斯特漢附近的肯特郡漢斯福村
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