por casualidad
by chanceTheir meeting at Pemberley was not arranged.
Orgullo y prejuicio
B2 · Chapter 3 of 4 · Edition 1
A visit and some news
Adapted from Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen.
Pemberley ofreció a Elizabeth una perspectiva que ninguna conversación anterior le había dado: quienes dependían de Darcy hablaban de él con respeto y afecto. Al encontrarlo por casualidad durante la visita con sus tíos, comprobó además que podía mostrarse atento sin condescendencia. La posibilidad de comprenderse apenas empezaba cuando la fuga de Lydia con Wickham amenazó la reputación de toda la familia. Elizabeth interpretó la crisis como el fin de cualquier acercamiento.
Darcy, sin embargo, asumió una responsabilidad que no le habían pedido. Encontró a la pareja, se hizo cargo de las deudas de Wickham y negoció las condiciones de la boda en secreto. Permitió que el mérito pareciera del tío de Elizabeth. Cuando ella averiguó la verdad, tuvo que revisar otra previsión equivocada. La ayuda no convertía a Wickham en un buen marido, pero revelaba en Darcy una capacidad de actuar sin exigir reconocimiento.
Pemberley offered Elizabeth a perspective no earlier conversation had given her: those who depended on Darcy spoke of him with respect and affection. Meeting him by chance during the visit with her aunt and uncle, she also found that he could be attentive without condescension. The possibility of understanding each other was only beginning when Lydia’s flight with Wickham threatened the entire family’s reputation. Elizabeth interpreted the crisis as the end of any rapprochement.
Darcy, however, took on a responsibility he had not been asked to bear. He found the couple, dealt with Wickham’s debts and secretly negotiated the wedding arrangements. He allowed the credit to appear to belong to Elizabeth’s uncle. When she learned the truth, she had to reconsider another mistaken prediction. The help did not make Wickham a good husband, but it revealed Darcy’s ability to act without demanding recognition.
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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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