por casualidad
by chanceTheir meeting at Pemberley was not arranged.
Orgullo y prejuicio
B1 · Chapter 3 of 4 · Edition 1
A visit and some news
Adapted from Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen.
Elizabeth aceptó visitar Pemberley con sus tíos solo después de saber que Darcy estaría ausente. La buena opinión de su empleada ya la sorprendió; encontrarlo por casualidad la inquietó aún más. Pero él trató a sus acompañantes con una cortesía inesperada. Aquel encuentro abría una relación distinta cuando una carta anunció la huida de Lydia con Wickham. Elizabeth partió convencida de que la vergüenza familiar alejaría a Darcy.
Ocurrió lo contrario. Darcy localizó a Wickham, cuyas deudas complicaban cualquier solución, y negoció el matrimonio en secreto. La familia creyó al principio que el tío de Elizabeth lo había arreglado. Ella descubrió después el papel de Darcy. No era una garantía de felicidad para Lydia, pero evitaba parte del daño social. Elizabeth pudo valorar una generosidad que no se había mostrado para impresionarla.
Elizabeth agreed to visit Pemberley with her aunt and uncle only after learning that Darcy would be away. His servant’s good opinion already surprised her; meeting him by chance unsettled her still more. But he treated her companions with unexpected courtesy. That encounter was opening up a different relationship when a letter announced Lydia’s flight with Wickham. Elizabeth left convinced that the family’s disgrace would drive Darcy away.
The opposite happened. Darcy located Wickham, whose debts complicated any solution, and secretly negotiated the marriage. At first the family believed that Elizabeth’s uncle had arranged it. She later discovered Darcy’s role. It was no guarantee of happiness for Lydia, but it avoided some of the social damage. Elizabeth could appreciate a generosity that had not been displayed to impress her.
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Their meeting at Pemberley was not arranged.
Darcy helps without seeking public credit.
Money Wickham owes to other people.
Adapted from Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen.
A short, abridged Spanish retelling by Read Spanish Daily, adapted from the original English novel. Events and dialogue are simplified for each reading level; this is not the complete novel or a literal translation.
Pride and Prejudice — Project Gutenberg eBook 1342, English text. Project Gutenberg, 1998.
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