But wishes were vain, or at least could only serve to amuse her in the hurry and confusion of the following hour. Had Elizabeth been at leisure to be idle, she would have remained certain that all employment was impossible to one so wretched as herself; but she had her share of business as well as her aunt, and amongst the rest there were notes to be written to all their friends at Lambton, with false excuses for their sudden departure.
Si Elizabeth avait eu le loisir de rester inactive, elle se serait surement crue incapable de faire quoi que ce fut dans le désarroi ou elle se trouvait, mais elle dut aider sa tante dans ses préparatifs qui comprenaient l’obligation d’écrire a tous leurs amis de Lambton afin de leur donner une explication plausible de leur départ subit. En une heure, cependant, tout fut terminé et Mr.