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wished   to   hear   she   could   not   hope   to   be   told�察  �the   history   of   his 

acquaintance   with   Mr。   Darcy。   She   dared   not   even   mention   that 

gentleman。 Her curiosity however was unexpectedly relieved。 Mr。 

Wickham         began     the   subject     himself。     He    inquired     how     far 

Netherfield   was   from   Meryton�察  �and�察  �after   receiving   her   answer�察�

asked     in  an   hesitating    manner      how    long    Mr。   Darcy    had    been 

staying there。 

    `About  a  month�察� said   Elizabeth�察  �and   then�察  �unwilling   to  let   the 

subject     drop�察   �added�察    �He    is  a  man    of  very    large   property     in 

Derbyshire�察�I understand。¨ 

    `Yes�察� replied Wickham�察�`his estate there is a noble one。 A clear 

ten   thousand   per   annum。   You   could   not   have   met   with   a   person 

more capable of giving you certain information on that head than 

myself!for I have been connected   with  his   family  in a   particular 

manner from my infancy。¨ 

    Elizabeth could not but look surprised。 

    `You may well be surprised�察�Miss Bennet�察�at such an assertion�察�



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after  seeing�察�as   you  probably  might�察  �the   very   cold   manner   of   our 

meeting yesterday。!Are you much acquainted with Mr。 Darcy�拭� 

    `As much as I ever wish to be�察� cried Elizabeth warmly�察�`I have 

spent four days in the same house with him�察�and I think him very 

disagreeable。¨ 

    `I   have   no   right   to   give  my  opinion�察�   said   Wickham�察   �as   to   his 

being agreeable or otherwise。 I am not qualified to form one。 I have 

known him too long and to well to be a fair judge。 It is impossible 

for me to be impartial。 But I believe your opinion of him would in 

general astonish!and perhaps   you   would   not   express   it   quite   so 

strongly anywhere else。!Here you are in your own family。¨ 

    `Upon my word I say no more here than I might say in any house 

in the neighbourhood�察�except Netherfield。 He is not at all liked in 

Hertfordshire。 Every body is disgusted with his pride。 You will not 

find him more favourably spoken of by any one。¨ 

    `I  cannot    pretend    to  be   sorry�察�  said   Wickham�察     �after  a   short 

interruption�察   �that   he   or   that   any   man   should   not   be   estimated 

beyond      their  deserts�察   �but  with  him   I   believe   it  does   not  often 

happen。 The world is blinded by his fortune and consequence�察  �or 

frightened by his high and imposing manners�察�and sees him only as 

he chuses to be seen。¨ 

    `I should take him�察�even on my slight acquaintance�察�to be an ill´ 

tempered man。¨ Wickham only shook his head。 

    `I  wonder�察�     said   he�察  �at  the   next    opportunity      of  speaking�察�

`whether he is likely to be in this country much longer。¨ 

    `I do not at all know�察�but I heard nothing of his going away when 

I was at Netherfield。 I hope your plans in favour of the !shire will 

not be affected by his being in the neighbourhood。¨ 

    `Oh� �no!it is not for me  to be driven away by Mr。   Darcy。   If he 



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wishes   to   avoid   seeing  me�察    �he   must   go。   We   are   not   on   friendly 

terms�察  �and   it   always   gives   me   pain   to   meet   him�察  �but   I   have   no 

reason for avoiding him but what I might proclaim to all the world�察�

a sense of very great ill usage�察�and most painful regrets at his being 

what he is。 His father�察�Miss Bennet�察�the late Mr。 Darcy�察�was one of 

the best men that ever breathed�察�and the truest friend I ever had�察�

and I can never be in company with this Mr。 Darcy without being 

grieved      to  the    soul   by   a   thousand      tender     recollections。      His 

behaviour   to   myself   has   been   scandalous�察  �but   I   verily   believe         I 

could     forgive    him    any   thing    and   every    thing�察  �rather    than    his 

disappointing the hopes and disgracing the memory of his father。¨ 

    Elizabeth found the interest of the subject increase�察�and listened 

with all her heart�察�but the delicacy of it prevented farther inquiry。 

    Mr。 Wickham began to speak on more general topics�察�Meryton�察�

the neighbourhood�察�the society�察�appearing  highly  pleased   with  all 

that   he   had   yet   seen�察  �and   speaking   of   the   latter   especially�察  �with 

gentle but very intelligible gallantry。 

    `It   was   the   prospect   of   constant   society�察  �and   good   society�察�   he 

added�察   �which   was   my   chief       inducement   to   enter   the      !shire。     I 

knew  it  to  be a most  respectable�察  �agreeable   corps�察 �and my  friend 

Denny tempted me farther by his account of their present quarters�察�

and the very great attentions and excellent acquaintance Meryton 

had procured them。 Society�察�I own�察�is necessary to me。 I have been 

a   disappointed   man�察 �and my  spirits  will   not  bear   solitude。   I must 

have   employment   and   society。   A   military   life   is   not   what   I   was 

intended   for�察  �but   circumstances   have   now   made   it   eligible。   The 

church ought to have been my profession!I was brought up for the 

church�察�and I should at this time have been in possession of a most 

valuable living�察�had it pleased the gentleman we were speaking of 



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just now。¨ 

    `Indeed� � 

    `Yes!the late Mr。 Darcy bequeathed me   the   next  presentation 

of the best living in his gift。 He was my godfather�察�and excessively 

attached   to   me。   I   cannot   do   justice   to   his   kindness。   He   meant   to 

provide for me   amply�察  �and   thought  he  had   done it�察  �but  when   the 

living fell�察�it was given elsewhere。¨ 

    `Good heavens� � cried Elizabeth�察 �but how could that be�拭�How 

could     his   will  be   disregarded�拭�Why           did    not   you   seek    legal 

redress�拭� 

    `There was just such an informality in the terms of the bequest 

as to give me no hope from law。 A man of honour could not have 

doubted the intention�察�but Mr。 Darcy chose to doubt it!or to treat 

it as a merely conditional recommendation�察�and to assert that I had 

forfeited all claim to it by extravagance�察�imprudence�察�in short any 

thing  or  nothing。   Certain   it   is�察  �that   the   living   became   vacant   two 

years ago�察�exactly as I was of an age to hold it�察�and that it was given 

to   another   man�察    �and   no   less   certain   is   it�察 �that   I  cannot   accuse 

myself of having really done any thing to deserve to lose it。 I have a 

warm�察     �unguarded      temper�察    �and   I  may    perhaps     have   sometimes 

spoken      my   opinion    of   him�察  �and  to him�察   �too   freely。  I  can   recall 

nothing   worse。   But   the   fact   is�察  �that   we   are   very   different   sort   of 

men�察�and that he hates me。¨ 

    `This is quite shocking� �He deserves to be publicly disgraced。¨ 

    `Some time or other he will be!but it shall not be by me。  Till I 

can forget his father�察�I can never defy or expose him。¨ 

    Elizabeth      honoured     him    for  such    feelings�察  �and   thought     him 

handsomer than ever as he expressed them。 

    `But what�察� said she�察�after a pause�察 �can have been his motive�拭� 



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