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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 

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