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give the matter over as lost。 As soon as I get to town�察�I shall go to
my brother�察�and make him come home with me to Gracechurch´
street�察�and then we may consult together as to what is to be done。¨
`Oh� �my dear brother�察� replied Mrs。 Bennet�察 �that is exactly what
I could most wish for。 And now do�察 �when you get to town�察 �find
them out�察 �wherever they may be�察 �and if they are not married
already�察�make them marry。 And as for wedding clothes�察�do not let
them wait for that�察�but tell Lydia she shall have as much money as
she chuses�察 �to buy them�察 �after they are married。 And�察 �above all
things�察 �keep Mr。 Bennet from fighting。 Tell him what a dreadful
state I am in�察�that I am frightened out of my wits�察�and have such
tremblings�察�such flutterings�察�all over me�察�such spasms in my side�察�
and pains in my head�察�and such beatings at heart�察�that I can get no
rest by night nor by day。 And tell my dear Lydia�察�not to give any
directions about her clothes�察�till she has seen me�察�for she does not
know which are the best warehouses。 Oh�察 �brother�察 �how kind you
are� �I know you will contrive it all。¨
But Mr。 Gardiner�察 �though he assured her again of his earnest
endeavours in the cause�察 �could not avoid recommending
moderation to her�察 �as well in her hopes as her fears�察 �and�察 �after
talking with her in this manner till dinner was on table�察�they left
her to vent all her feelings on the housekeeper�察�who attended�察�in
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the absence of her daughters。
Though her brother and sister were persuaded that there was
no real occasion for such a seclusion from the family�察�they did not
attempt to oppose it�察 �for they knew that she had not prudence
enough to hold her tongue before the servants�察�while they waited
at table�察�and judged it better that one only of the household�察 �and
the one whom they could most trust�察 �should comprehend all her
fears and solicitude on the subject。
In the dining´room they were soon joined by Mary and Kitty�察�
who had been too busily engaged in their separate apartments�察�to
make their appearance before。 One came from her books�察�and the
other from her toilette。 The faces of both�察�however�察�were tolerably
calm�察�and no change was visible in either�察�except that the loss of
her favourite sister�察�or the anger which she had herself incurred in
the business�察�had given something more of fretfulness than usual�察�
to the accents of Kitty。 As for Mary�察 �she was mistress enough of
herself to whisper to Elizabeth with a countenance of grave
reflection�察�soon after they were seated at table�察�
`This is a most unfortunate affair�察 �and will probably be much
talked of。 But we must stem the tide of malice�察�and pour into the
wounded bosoms of each other�察�the balm of sisterly consolation。¨
Then�察 �perceiving in Elizabeth no inclination of replying�察 �she
added�察 �Unhappy as the event must be for Lydia�察 �we may draw
from it this useful lesson�察 �that loss of virtue in a female is
irretrievable!that one false step involves her in endless ruin!
that her reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful�察�and that
she cannot be too much guarded in her behaviour towards the
undeserving of the other sex。¨
Elizabeth lifted up her eyes in amazement�察 �but was too much
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oppressed to make any reply。 Mary�察�however�察�continued to console
herself with such kind of moral extractions from the evil before
them。
In the afternoon�察�the two elder Miss Bennets were able to be for
half an hour by themselves�察�and Elizabeth instantly availed herself
of the opportunity of making many enquiries�察 �which Jane was
equally eager to satisfy。 After joining in general lamentations over
the dreadful sequel of this event�察�which Elizabeth considered as all
but certain�察 �and Miss Bennet could not assert to be wholly
impossible�察�the former continued the subject�察�by saying�察 �But tell
me all and every thing about it�察 �which I have not already heard。
Give me farther particulars。 What did Colonel Forster say�拭 �Had
they no apprehension of any thing before the elopement took
place�拭�They must have seen them together for ever。¨
`Colonel Forster did own that he had often suspected some
partiality�察�especially on Lydia¨s side�察�but nothing to give him any
alarm。 I am so grieved for him。 His behaviour was attentive and
kind to the utmost。 He was coming to us�察�in order to assure us of
his concern�察 �before he had any idea of their not being gone to
Scotland�此�when that apprehension first got abroad�察�it hastened his
journey。¨
`And was Denny convinced that Wickham would not marry�拭�
Did he know of their intending to go off�拭�Had Colonel Forster seen
Denny himself�拭�
`Yes�察�but when questioned by him Denny denied knowing any
thing of their plan�察�and would not give his real opinion about it。 He
did not repeat his persuasion of their not marrying!and from
that�察 �I am inclined to hope�察 �he might have been misunderstood
before。¨
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`And till Colonel Forster came himself�察 �not one of you
entertained a doubt�察�I suppose�察�of their being really married �拭�
`How was it possible that such an idea should enter our brains� �
I felt a little uneasy!a little fearful of my sister¨s happiness with
him in marriage�察 �because I knew that his conduct had not been
always quite right。 My father and mother knew nothing of that�察�
they only felt how imprudent a match it must be。 Kitty then
owned�察 �with a very natural triumph on knowing more than the
rest of us�察�that in Lydia¨s last letter�察�she had prepared her for such
a step。 She had known�察�it seems�察�of their being in love with each
other�察�many weeks。¨
`But not before they went to Brighton�拭�
`No�察�I believe not。¨
`And did Colonel Forster appear to think ill of Wickham
himself�拭�Does he know his real character�拭�
`I must confess that he did not speak so well of Wickham as he
formerly did。 He believed him to be imprudent and extravagant。
And since this sad affair has taken place�察 �it is said�察 �that he left
Meryton greatly in debt�察�but I hope this may be false。¨
`Oh�察�Jane�察�had we been less secret�察�had we told what we knew
of him�察�this could not have happened� �
`Perhaps it would have been better�察� replied her sister。 `But to
expose the former faults of any person�察 �without knowing what
their present feelings were�察 �seemed unjustifiable。 We acted with
the best intentions。¨
`Could Colonel Forster repeat the particulars of Lydia¨s