①Mr. Bingley followed his advice. Mr. Darcy walked off; and Elizabeth remained with no very cordial feelings towards him. ②She told the story however with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous.

③The evening altogether passed off pleasantly to the whole family. ④Mrs. Bennet had seen her eldest daughter much admired by the Netherfield party. ⑤Mr. Bingley had danced with her twice, and she had been distinguished by his sisters. ⑥Jane was as much gratified by this as her mother could be, though in a quieter way. ⑦Elizabeth felt Jane's pleasure. ⑧Mary had heard herself mentioned to Miss Bingley as the most accomplished girl in the neighbourhood; and Catherine and Lydia had been fortunate enough to be never without partners, which was all that they had yet learnt to care for at a ball. ⑨They returned therefore, in good spirits to Longbourn, the village where they lived, and of which they were the principal inhabitants. ⑩They found Mr. Bennet still up. ?With a book, he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had a good deal of curiosity as to the event of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations.

cordial [?k?:d??l] a．熱誠(chéng)的

distinguish [d??st??gw??] v．區(qū)分，辨別

a good deal of很多的，好些

disposition [?d?sp??z??n] n．性格

gratify [?gr?t?fa?] v．使高興，使?jié)M意