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thence to the library�察�their father was in neither�察�and they were 

on the point of seeking him up stairs with their mother�察�when they 

were met by the butler�察�who said�察�

   `If you are looking for my master�察�ma¨am�察�he is walking towards 

the little copse。¨ 

   Upon   this   information�察  �they   instantly   passed   through   the   hall 

once   more�察  �and   ran   across   the   lawn   after   their   father�察  �who   was 

deliberately pursuing his way towards a small wood on one side of 

the paddock。 

   Jane�察�who was not so light�察�nor so much in the habit of running 



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as   Elizabeth�察   �soon    lagged   behind�察   �while   her   sister�察 �panting    for 

breath�察�came up with him�察�and eagerly cried out�察�

    `Oh�察  �Papa�察  �what   news�拭  �what   news�拭  �have   you   heard   from   my 

uncle�拭� 

    `Yes�察�I have had a letter from him by express。¨ 

    `Well�察�and what news does it bring�拭�good or bad�拭� 

    `What is there of good to be expected�拭� said he�察�taking the letter 

from his pocket�察 �but perhaps you would like to read it。¨ 

    Elizabeth impatiently caught it from his hand。 Jane now came 

up。 

    `Read it aloud�察� said their father�察 �for I hardly know myself what 

it is about。¨ 



                                                `Gracechurch´street�察�Monday�察�

                                                                        August 2。 

`My Dear Brother�察�

    `At   last   I   am   able   to   send   you   some   tidings   of   my   niece�察  �and 

such   as�察  �upon   the   whole�察  �I   hope   will   give   you   satisfaction。   Soon 

after you left me on Saturday�察�I was fortunate enough to find out 

in what part of London they were。 The particulars�察�I reserve till we 

meet。 It is enough to know they are discovered�察�I have seen them 

both!¨ 

    `Then it is�察�as I always hoped�察� cried Jane�察 �they are married� � 

    Elizabeth     read    on�察  �I  have    seen   them    both。    They    are   not 

married�察�nor can I find there was any intention of being so�察�but if 

you are willing to perform the engagements which I have ventured 

to make on your side�察�I hope it will not be long before they are。 All 

that    is  required     of  you    is�察 �to  assure    to   your    daughter�察    �by 

settlement�察�her equal share of the five thousand   pounds�察  �secured 



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among your children after  the  decease  of  yourself  and my  sister�察�

and�察   �moreover�察     �to  enter    into   an   engagement       of  allowing     her�察�

during     your    life�察 �one   hundred      pounds     per   annum。     These     are 

conditions�察�which�察�considering every thing�察�I had no hesitation in 

complying   with�察  �as   far   as   I   thought   myself   privileged�察  �for   you。   I 

shall send this by express�察�that no time may be lost in bringing me 

your answer。 You will easily comprehend�察�from these particulars�察�

that Mr。 Wickham¨s circumstances are not so hopeless as they are 

generally   believed       to   be。  The  world    has   been    deceived   in    that 

respect�察  �and   I   am   happy   to   say�察  �there   will   be   some   little   money�察�

even   when   all   his   debts are   discharged�察  �to  settle   on my  niece�察  �in 

addition to her own fortune。 If�察�as I conclude will be the case�察�you 

send me full powers to act in your name�察�throughout the whole of 

this business�察�I will immediately give directions to Haggerston for 

preparing      a  proper     settlement。     There    will  not   be   the  smallest 

occasion for your coming to town again�察�therefore�察�stay quietly at 

Longbourn�察�and depend on my diligence and care。 Send back your 

answer as soon as you can�察�and be careful to write explicitly。   We 

have   judged   it   best�察  �that   my   niece   should   be   married   from   this 

house�察�of which I hope you will approve。 She comes to us to´day。 I 

shall   write   again   as   soon   as   any   thing   more    is  determined      on。 

Your¨s�察�&c。 

                                                                 `Edw。 Gardiner。¨ 



    `Is it possible� � cried   Elizabeth�察  �when   she   had   finished。   `Can   it 

be possible that he will marry her�拭� 

    `Wickham is not so undeserving�察�then�察�as we have thought him�察� 

said her sister。 `My dear father�察�I congratulate you。¨ 

    `And have you answered the letter�拭� said Elizabeth。 



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    `No�察�but it must be done soon。¨ 

    Most   earnestly   did   she   then   intreat   him   to   lose   no  more   time 

before he wrote。 

    `Oh�    �my     dear    father�察�   she    cried�察   �come     back�察   �and    write 

immediately。 Consider how important every moment is�察�in such a 

case。¨ 

    `Let   me   write   for   you�察�   said  Jane�察   �if  you   dislike  the   trouble 

yourself。¨ 

    `I dislike it very much�察� he replied�察 �but it must be done。¨ 

    And so saying�察�he turned back with them�察�and walked towards 

the house。 

    `And may I ask�拭� said Elizabeth�察 �but the terms�察�I suppose�察�must 

be complied with。¨ 

    `Complied with� �I am only ashamed of his asking so little。¨ 

    `And they must marry� �Yet he is such a man� � 

    `Yes�察  �yes�察  �they   must   marry。   There   is   nothing   else   to   be   done。 

But there are two things that I want very much to know�此�one is�察�

how much money your uncle has laid down�察�to bring it about�察�and 

the other�察�how I am ever to pay him。¨ 

    `Money� �my uncle� � cried Jane�察 �what do you mean�察�Sir�拭� 

    `I   mean�察  �that  no   man   in   his   senses�察  �would   marry   Lydia   on   so 

slight a temptation as one hundred a´year during my life�察�and fifty 

after I am gone。¨ 

    `That is very true�察� said Elizabeth�察 �though it had   not  occurred 

to   me   before。   His   debts   to   be   discharged�察  �and   something   still   to 

remain� �Oh� �it must be my uncle¨s doings� �Generous�察�good man�察�I 

am afraid he has distressed himself。 A small sum could not do all 

this。¨ 

    `No�察�   said  her  father�察   �Wickham¨s a   fool�察�if   he   takes   her   with   a 



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farthing less than ten thousand pounds。 I should be sorry to think 

so ill of him�察�in the very beginning of our relationship。¨ 

    `Ten thousand pounds� �Heaven forbid� �How is half such a sum 

to be repaid�拭� 

    Mr。    Bennet     made    no   answer�察    �and    each   of  them�察    �deep   in 

thought�察�continued silent till they reached the house。 Their father 

then   went   to   the   library   to   write�察  �and   the   girls   walked   into   the 

breakfast´room。 

    `And they are really to be married� � cried Elizabeth�察�as soon as 

they were by themselves。 `How strange this is� �And for this we are 

to be thankful。 That they should marry�察�small as is their chance of 

happiness�察     �and   wretched     as   is  his  character�察  �we   are   forced   to 

rejoice� �Oh�察�Lydia� � 

    `I comfort myself with thinking�察� replied Jane�察 �that he certainly 

would not marry Lydia�察�if he had not a real regard for her。 Though 

our kind uncle has done something towards clearing him�察�I cannot 

believe   that   ten   thousand   pounds�察  �or   any   thing   like   it�察  �has   been 

advanced。 He has children of his   own�察�and

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