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“哦，我想你是说吉英吧，因为他跟她跳了两次。看起来，他是真的爱上她呢……我的确相信他是真的……我听到了一些话……可是我弄不清究竟……我听到了一些有关鲁宾逊先生的话。”
Lady Lucas was a very good kind of woman, not too clever to be a valuable neighbour to Mrs. Bennet. They had several children. The eldest of them, a sensible, intelligent young woman, about twenty-seven, was Elizabeth's intimate friend.
That the Miss Lucases and the Miss Bennets should meet to talk over a ball was absolutely necessary; and the morning after the assembly brought the former to Longbourn to hear and to communicate.
"YOU began the evening well, Charlotte, " said Mrs. Bennet with civil self-command to Miss Lucas. "YOU were Mr. Bingley's first choice. "
"Yes; but he seemed to like his second better. "
"Oh! you mean Jane, I suppose, because he danced with her twice. To be sure that DID seem as if he admired her--indeed I rather believe he DID--I heard something about it--but I hardly know what--something about Mr. Robinson. "
"Perhaps you mean what I overheard between him and Mr. Robinson; did not I mention it to you? Mr. Robinson's asking him how he liked our Meryton assemblies, and whether he did not think there were a great many pretty women in the room, and WHICH he thought the prettiest? and his answering immediately to the last question: 'Oh! the eldest Miss Bennet, beyond a doubt; there cannot be two opinions on that point. '"
