Pride and Prejudice - Chapter 5
오만과 편견 - 제5장
The Lucases were neighbours of the Bennets, and the two families were on friendly terms. Sir William Lucas had been in trade in Meryton before he was knighted, and he now considered himself a gentleman.
빙리의 자매들인 캐롤라인과 허스트 부인은 제인을 저녁 식사에 초대한다. 제인은 빗속을 말을 타고 갔다가 감기에 걸리고 만다. 그녀는 회복될 때까지 네더필드에 머물러야 한다.
His daughter Charlotte was Elizabeth's age, and they were good friends. Charlotte was sensible and practical, with no romantic illusions about marriage.
언니를 걱정한 엘리자베스는 진흙길 3마일을 걸어서 그녀를 보러 간다. 진흙투성이 옷을 입고 도착한 그녀의 모습은 빙리의 자매들에게 충격을 주지만, 다아시 씨는 그녀의 활기와 아름다운 눈에 은밀히 감명을 받는다.
"I ask only a comfortable home," she told Elizabeth once. "I am not romantic, you know. I never was. I ask only for a settled home and a reasonable income. That is enough to make me happy."
나중에 베넷 부인이 제인의 상태를 보러 오지만, 제인의 아름다움을 자랑하고 예의 없는 행동으로 망신을 당한다.
Elizabeth smiled at her friend's practical attitude. Charlotte understood the realities of their situation.
In November, the Bingley sisters gave a dinner party at Netherfield. The Bennets were invited, and Jane rode her horse to Netherfield, as the weather was fine.
But it began to rain during the visit, and Jane became soaked. She caught a cold and had to stay at Netherfield to recover.
Elizabeth, worried about her sister, walked three miles to Netherfield to see how Jane was. She arrived at the great house with her stockings covered in mud, her hair wild from the wind.
The Bingley sisters were shocked by her appearance, but Bingley and Darcy were impressed by her devotion to her sister.
Jane was delighted to see Elizabeth, though she was too weak to talk much. The sisters spent the day together, and when evening came, it was decided that Elizabeth would stay the night at Netherfield to be near Jane.
That evening, Elizabeth found herself in conversation with Darcy. To her surprise, she discovered that he was intelligent and well-read. They debated literature and philosophy, and Elizabeth found herself enjoying the discussion despite her earlier dislike of him.
But she still remembered his pride, his refusal to dance with her, his evident disdain. And she was determined not to like him.