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Lydia�察� said she�察 �though I am not her particular friend。 I have just 

as much right to be asked as she has�察�and more too�察�for I am two 

years older。¨ 

    In vain did Elizabeth attempt to make her reasonable�察�and Jane 

to make her resigned。 As for Elizabeth herself�察�this invitation was 

so far from exciting in her the same feelings as in her mother and 

Lydia�察�that she considered it as the death´warrant of all possibility 



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of common sense for the latter�察�and detestable as such a step must 

make her were it known�察�she could not help secretly advising her 

father     not    to  let   her    go。   She    represented       to   him    all   the 

improprieties   of   Lydia¨s   general   behaviour�察         �the   little  advantage 

she   could   derive   from   the   friendship   of   such   a   woman   as   Mrs。 

Forster�察�and the probability of her being yet more imprudent with 

such   a   companion   at   Brighton�察  �where   the   temptations   must   be 

greater than at home。 He heard her attentively�察�and then said�察�

    `Lydia   will   never   be   easy   till   she   has   exposed   herself  in   some 

public place or other�察�and we can never expect her to do it with so 

little expense or inconvenience to her family as under the present 

circumstances。¨ 

    `If  you    were    aware�察�    said   Elizabeth�察     �of  the  very    great   dis´ 

advantage   to   us   all�察  �which   must   arise   from   the   public   notice   of 

Lydia¨s      unguarded       and    imprudent       manner�察      �nay�察  �which     has 

already arisen from it�察�I am sure you would judge differently in the 

affair。¨ 

    `Already      arisen� �     repeated      Mr。    Bennet。      `What�察    �has     she 

frightened away some of your lovers�拭�Poor little Lizzy� �But do not 

be    cast   down。     Such    squeamish       youths    as   cannot     bear   to   be 

connected with a little absurdity�察�are not worth a regret。 Come�察�let 

me see the list of the pitiful fellows who have   been kept aloof  by 

Lydia¨s folly。¨ 

    `Indeed you are mistaken。 I have no such injuries to resent。 It is 

not of peculiar�察�but of general evils�察�which I am now complaining。 

Our importance�察�our respectability in the world�察�must be affected 

by   the   wild   volatility�察  �the   assurance   and   disdain   of   all   restraint 

which      mark    Lydia¨s     character。     Excuse     me!for      I  must    speak 

plainly。 If you�察�my dear father�察�will not take the trouble of checking 



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her    exuberant       spirits�察  �and   of   teaching     her   that    her   present 

pursuits   are   not   to   be   the   business   of   her   life�察  �she   will   soon   be 

beyond the reach of amendment。 Her character will be fixed�察�and 

she   will�察  �at   sixteen�察  �be   the   most   determined   flirt   that   ever   made 

herself   and     her   family   ridiculous。   A    flirt   too�察 �in  the  worst   and 

meanest degree of flirtation�察�without any attraction beyond youth 

and a tolerable person�察�and from the ignorance and emptiness of 

her mind�察�wholly unable to ward off any portion of that universal 

contempt which her rage for admiration will excite。 In this danger 

Kitty is also comprehended。 She will follow wherever Lydia leads。 

Vain�察  �ignorant�察  �idle�察  �and   absolutely   uncontrouled�   �Oh�   �my   dear 

father�察�can you suppose it possible that they will not be censured 

and despised wherever they are known�察�and that their sisters will 

not be often involved in the disgrace�拭� 

    Mr。   Bennet   saw   that   her   whole   heart   was   in   the   subject�察  �and 

affectionately taking her hand�察�said in reply�察�

    `Do not make yourself uneasy�察�my love。 Wherever you and Jane 

are   known�察  �you   must   be   respected   and   valued�察  �and   you   will   not 

appear   to   less   advantage   for   having   a   couple   of!or   I   may   say�察�

three   very   silly   sisters。   We   shall   have   no   peace   at   Longbourn   if 

Lydia does not go to Brighton。 Let her go then。 Colonel Forster is 

a sensible man�察�and will keep her out of any real mischief�察�and she 

is luckily too poor to be an object of prey to any body。 At Brighton 

she will be of less importance even as a common flirt than she has 

been here。 The officers will find women better worth their notice。 

Let us hope�察�therefore�察�that her being there may teach her her own 

insignificance。 At any rate�察�she cannot grow many degrees worse�察�

without authorizing us to lock her up for the rest of her life。¨ 

    With   this   answer   Elizabeth   was   forced   to   be   content�察  �but   her 



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own   opinion   continued   the   same�察  �and   she   left   him   disappointed 

and     sorry。   It  was   not   in  her   nature�察   �however�察     �to  increase    her 

vexations�察     �by   dwelling     on   them。    She    was    confident     of  having 

performed her duty�察�and to fret over unavoidable evils�察�or augment 

them by anxiety�察�was no part of her disposition。 

    Had     Lydia     and    her    mother     known      the    substance      of  her 

conference   with   her   father�察  �their   indignation   would   hardly   have 

found expression in their united volubility。 In Lydia¨s imagination�察�

a    visit   to   Brighton       comprised       every     possibility     of   earthly 

happiness。   She saw   with   the   creative   eye   of   fancy�察  �the   streets   of 

that gay bathing place covered   with  officers。 She   saw  herself  the 

object     of  attention�察   �to   tens   and    to  scores    of  them     at  present 

unknown。 She saw all the glories of the camp�察�its tents stretched 

forth   in   beauteous   uniformity   of   lines�察  �crowded   with   the   young 

and the gay�察�and dazzling with scarlet�察�and to complete the view�察�

she   saw   herself   seated   beneath   a   tent�察  �tenderly   flirting   with   at 

least six officers at once。 

    Had   she   known   that   her   sister   sought   to   tear   her   from   such 

prospects and   such  realities   as   these�察  �what  would   have   been   her 

sensations�拭�They could have been understood only by her mother�察�

who   might   have   felt   nearly   the   same。   Lydia¨s   going   to   Brighton 

was   all   that   consoled   her   for   the   melancholy   conviction         of   her 

husband¨s never intending to go there himself。 

    But they were entirely ignorant of what had passed�察�and   their 

raptures      continued      with   little  intermission      to   the   very   day   of 

Lydia¨s leaving home。 

    Elizabeth was now to see Mr。 Wickham for the last time。 Having 

been   frequently  in company  with  him since   her  return�察  �agitation 

was pretty well over�察�the agitations of former partiality entirely so。 



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She   had   even   learnt   to   detect�察  �in   the   very   gentleness   which   had 

first  delighted   her�察  �an   affectation   and   a   sameness   to   disgust  and 

weary。   In   his   present   behaviour   to   herself�察  �moreover�察  �she   had   a 

fresh source of displeasure�察�for the inclination he soon testified of 

renewing   those       attentions    which   had     marked     the   early   part   of 

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