DAY 16. (Mar. 15)
5 Mr. Collins proposes twice (5-2)
1. ‘You are charming！he cried，‘and I'm sure that when both your excellent parents agree，you will accept my proposal！’
2. Elizabeth did not reply，but left the room silently，determined to ask her father，if necessary，to make her refusal clear to the self-deceiving (自欺欺人的）Mr. Collins．
3. Mrs. Bennet had been waiting eagerly for the end of the interview(会谈，面谈，面试），and when she saw Elizabeth leave the room，she hurried in to offer her congratulations to Mr. Collins．He received them with pleasure，adding that he was sure his cousin's refusal was a natural result of her modesty and delicacy of character．
4. ‘Refusal?’ repeated Mrs. Bennet，shocked．‘Lizzy refused you？Do not worry，Mr. Collins．I shall speak to her at once． She's a very obstinate (固执的)，foolish girl，but I’ll make her accept you．
5. ‘Pardon me，madam，’cried Mr. Collins，‘but if she's really obstinate and foolish，I do not think she would be a suitable wife for a man in my situation．’
6. ‘Sir，you quite misunderstand me，’said Mrs. Bennet， alarmed．‘She's only obstinate in a matter like this．In everything else she is very agreeable．I’ll see Mr. Bennet and we’ll arrange it with her，I'm sure．’
7. She did not give him time to reply，but hurried to the library，where she knew she would find her husband．
8. ‘Oh，Mr. Bennet，we need you urgently！We're all in such confusion！You must come and make Lizzy marry Mr. Collins！’
9. Mr. Bennet raised his eyes from his book as she entered，and stared at her with calm unconcern. ‘I do not have the pleasure of understanding you，’he said．‘What are you talking about？’
‘Lizzy declares she won't have him，and if you don't hurry， he’ll change his mind and not have her．’
‘So what should I do? It seems a hopeless business．’
‘Speak to her about yourself．Tell her you insist on her marrying him．’
‘Call her in here．She shall （必须）hear my opinion．’
Mrs. Bennet gladly rang the bell，and the servant brought Elizabeth into the library．
10. ‘Come here，child，said her father as she appeared．‘I've sent for you on a very important matter．I understand that Mr. Collins has made you an offer of marriage，and you have refused?’ When Elizabeth nodded，he continued，‘Very well． Now，your mother insists on your accepting．Isn't that right， Mrs. Bennet？’
‘Yes，or I’ll never see her again．’
11. ‘You now have an unhappy choice to make，Elizabeth．From this day on，you must be a stranger to one of your parents． Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins，and I will never see you again if you do．’
12. Elizabeth could not help smiling，but Mrs. Bennet，who had been sure her husband supported her，was very disappointed．
‘What do you mean，Mr. Bennet? You promised me you would insist on her marrying him．’
‘My dear,’ replied her husband，‘I have two small requests to make．First，that you will accept that I know what I promised or did not promise，and secondly，that you will all leave me in peace as soon as possible．’
13. That afternoon，Charlotte Lucas came to visit Elizabeth，and found the family still in great confusion．The younger girls were quite excited by the news of Mr. Collins’ proposal，and Mrs. Bennet was most annoyed with Elizabeth．
14. ‘Oh dear Miss Lucas,’ cried Mrs. Bennet，can't you persuade Elizabeth to accept Mr. Collins? Nobody else wants to help me！Oh，how ill I feel！And look at Lizzy now！She's so unconcerned！But I tell you，Miss Lizzy，if you go on refusing every offer of marriage like this，you’ll never get a husband at all！And I won't be able to provide for(供养） you when your father is dead，I warn you now．I told you in the library that I wouldn't speak to you again，and I won't．I have no pleasure in talking to an undutiful （不孝顺的）child like you．Not that I have much pleasure in talking to anybody，with my headaches．Nobody knows how I suffer！But of course those who do not complain are never pitied．’
15. Her daughters listened in silence，aware that any attempt to calm her would only increase her annoyance．Elizabeth，however，was determined not to marry Mr. Collins，and in the end Mrs. Bennet was obliged to accept that fact．When Mr. Collins realized that Elizabeth had meant what she said，his manner towards her became coldly and stiffly polite．His long speeches and flattering compliments were transferred for the rest of the day to kind Charlotte Lucas，who took on herself the trouble of listening to him，for which all the Bennets were very grateful．
Task for Pride and Prejudice 16
NOTES：
1. he was sure his cousin's refusal was a natural result of her modesty and delicacy of character．他相信表妹的拒绝是谦逊和矜持的自然结果。
2. She shall hear my opinion．’
Shall一般用于第一人称单复数做主语时，表示“将要”，“将会”。这里为什么用于第三人称“she"后面呢？
shall : (old-fashioned or formal) （表示决心、命令或指示）必须，一定，应该
used to show that you are determined, or to give an order or instructionHe is determined that you shall succeed.他决心使你成功。
Candidates shall remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.
考生必须留在座位上，等所有试卷收好以后方可离去。
