And Gerald would scold and bawl but, for all his remarks of yesterday about not wanting her to marry Ashley, he would be pleased beyond words at an alliance between his family and the Wilkes.

• 杰拉尔德，会大声咒骂的，不过，尽管他昨天警告过她不要嫁给艾希礼，他还是会因为自己家同威尔克斯家做了亲戚而感到说不出的高兴。