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          uncle�察    �as  they   drove    from    the   town�察   �and    really�察 �upon 

 `Iserious consideration�察�I am much more inclined than I was 



to judge as your eldest sister does of the matter。 It appears to me 

so  very  unlikely�察  �that  any  young  man   should   form   such   a   design 

against a girl   who  is by  no  means   unprotected   or  friendless�察  �and 

who was actually staying in his colonel¨s family�察�that I am strongly 

inclined to hope the best。 Could he expect that her friends would 

not   step   forward�拭  �Could       he  expect   to   be   noticed   again   by   the 

regiment�察�after such an affront to Colonel Forster�拭�His temptation 

is not adequate to the risk。¨ 

    `Do  you  really  think   so�拭�   cried   Elizabeth�察  �brightening  up  for  a 

moment。 

    `Upon   my   word�察�      said   Mrs。   Gardiner�察   �I   begin    to   be  of  your 

uncle¨s     opinion。    It  is  really   too   great   a  violation    of   decency�察�

honour�察  �and  interest�察  �for  him   to  be   guilty  of  it。   I   cannot  think   so 

very ill of Wickham。 Can you�察�yourself�察�Lizzy�察�so  wholly  give   him 

up�察�as to believe him capable of it�拭� 

    `Not perhaps of neglecting his own interest。 But of every other 

neglect I can believe him capable。 If�察�indeed�察�it should be so� �But I 

dare   not  hope   it。   Why   should   they   not   go   on   to   Scotland�察  �if   that 

had been the case�拭� 

    `In   the   first   place�察�   replied   Mr。   Gardiner�察   �there   is   no  absolute 

proof that they are not gone to Scotland。¨ 

    `Oh� �but their removing from the chaise into an hackney coach 



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is such a presumption� �And�察�besides�察�no traces of them were to be 

found on the Barnet road。¨ 

    `Well�察  �then!supposing   them   to   be   in   London。   They   may   be 

there�察   �though     for   the   purpose     of   concealment�察     �for   no   more 

exceptionable purpose。 It is not likely that money should be very 

abundant on either side�察�and it might strike them that they could 

be    more     economically�察     �though     less  expeditiously�察     �married     in 

London�察�than in Scotland。¨ 

    `But why all this secrecy�拭�Why any fear of detection�拭�Why must 

their marriage be private�拭�Oh� �no�察�no�察�this is not likely。 His most 

particular friend�察�you see by Jane¨s account�察�was persuaded of his 

never intending to marry her。 Wickham will never marry a woman 

without   some   money。   He   cannot   afford   it。   And   what   claims   has 

Lydia�察  �what   attractions   has   she   beyond   youth�察  �health�察  �and   good 

humour�察�that could make him for her sake�察�forego every chance of 

benefiting     himself   by    marrying     well�拭   �As  to  what    restraint    the 

apprehension         of   disgrace     in  the    corps    might     throw     on   a 

dishonourable   elopement   with   her�察  �I   am   not   able   to   judge�察  �for   I 

know nothing of the effects that such a step might produce。 But as 

to your other objection�察�I am afraid it will hardly hold good。 Lydia 

has no brothers to step forward�察�and he might  imagine�察  �from  my 

father¨s   behaviour�察  �from   his   indolence   and   the   little   attention   he 

has ever seemed to give to what was going forward in his family�察�

that he would do as little�察�and think as little about it�察�as any father 

could do�察�in such a matter。¨ 

    `But can you think that Lydia is so lost to every thing but love of 

him�察   �as   to  consent    to  live  with   him    on  any    other   terms    than 

marriage�拭� 

    `It does seem�察�and it is most shocking indeed�察� replied Elizabeth�察�



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with tears in her eyes�察 �that a sister¨s sense of decency and virtue 

in such a point should admit of doubt。 But�察�really�察�I know not what 

to say。 Perhaps I am not doing her justice。 But she is very young�察�

she has never been taught to think on serious subjects�察�and for the 

last   half   year�察  �nay�察  �for   a   twelvemonth�察  �she   has   been   given   up   to 

nothing      but   amusement       and    vanity。   She    has   been    allowed    to 

dispose of her time in the most idle and frivolous manner�察�and to 

adopt any opinions that came in her way。 Since the !shire were 

first   quartered      in   Meryton�察    �nothing      but   love�察  �flirtation�察  �and 

officers�察�have been in her head。 She has been doing every thing in 

her power by thinking and talking on the subject�察�to give greater! 

what     shall   I  call  it�拭 �susceptibility     to  her   feelings�察   �which     are 

naturally lively enough。 And we all know that Wickham has every 

charm of person and address that can captivate a woman。¨ 

    `But you see that Jane�察� said her aunt�察   �does not  think so  ill   of 

Wickham�察�as to believe him capable of the attempt。¨ 

    `Of whom does Jane ever think ill�拭�And who is there�察�whatever 

might be their former conduct�察�that she would believe capable of 

such     an   attempt�察   �till  it  were   proved     against    them�拭   �But    Jane 

knows�察�as well as I do�察�what Wickham really is。 We both know that 

he   has   been   profligate   in   every   sense   of   the   word。   That   he   has 

neither integrity nor honour。 That he is as false and deceitful�察�as 

he is insinuating。¨ 

    `And   do  you  really  know  all   this�拭� cried   Mrs。 Gardiner�察  �whose 

curiosity as to the mode of her intelligence was all alive。 

    `I do�察�indeed�察� replied Elizabeth�察�colouring。 `I told you the other 

day�察  �of   his   infamous   behaviour   to   Mr。   Darcy�察  �and   you�察  �yourself�察�

when   last   at   Longbourn�察  �heard   in   what   manner   he   spoke   of   the 

man�察    �who     had   behaved      with   such    forbearance       and   liberality 



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towards him。 And there are other circumstances which I am not at 

liberty!which it is not worth while to relate�察�but his lies about the 

whole   Pemberley   family   are   endless。   From   what   he   said   of   Miss 

Darcy�察     �I  was    thoroughly       prepared      to   see   a   proud�察   �reserved�察�

disagreeable   girl。   Yet   he   knew   to   the   contrary   himself。   He   must 

know that she was as amiable and unpretending as we have found 

her。¨ 

    `But does Lydia know nothing of this�拭 �Can   she   be   ignorant  of 

what you and Jane seem so well to understand�拭� 

    `Oh�察�yes� �that�察�that is the worst of all。 Till I  was in   Kent�察  �and 

saw     so    much     both     of  Mr。    Darcy      and    his   relation�察    �Colonel 

Fitzwilliam�察      �I  was    ignorant     of   the   truth   myself。     And     when     I 

returned   home�察  �the   !shire   was   to   leave   Meryton   in   a   week   or 

fortnight¨s   time。   As   that   was   the   case�察  �neither   Jane�察  �to   whom   I 

related      the   whole�察    �nor   I�察 �thought      it  necessary      to   make     our 

knowledge   public�察  �for   of   what   use   could   it   apparently   be   to   any 

one�察  �that   the   good   opinion   which   all   the   neighbourhood   had   of 

him�察  �should   then   be   overthrown�拭  �And   even   when   it   was   settled 

that  Lydia   should   go  with  Mrs。 Forster�察  �the   necessity   of   opening 

her eyes to his character never occurred to me。 That she could be 

in   any   danger   from   the   deception   never   entered   my   head。   That 

such  a   consequence   as this  should ensue

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