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short�察�and she   made   the   most  of  the   time�察 �by  visiting  about  with 

her   daughter�察  �and   having   very   frequent   parties   at   home。   These 

parties   were   acceptable   to   all�察  �to   avoid   a   family   circle   was   even 

more desirable to such as did think�察�than such as did not。 

    Wickham¨s       affection    for  Lydia�察  �was    just  what   Elizabeth     had 

expected to find it�察�not equal to Lydia¨s for him。 She had scarcely 

needed her present observation to be satisfied�察�from the reason of 

things�察�that their elopement had been brought on by the strength 

of her love�察�rather than by his�察�and she would have wondered why�察�

without violently caring for her�察�he chose to elope with her at all�察�

had she not felt certain that his flight was rendered necessary by 

distress of circumstances�察�and if that were the case�察�he was not the 

young man to resist an opportunity of having a companion。 

    Lydia was exceedingly fond of him。 He was her dear Wickham 

on every occasion�察�no one was to be put in competition with him。 

He did every thing best in the world�察�and she was sure he would 



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kill more birds on the first of September�察�than any body else in the 

country。 

    One   morning�察  �soon   after   their   arrival�察  �as   she   was   sitting   with 

her two elder sisters�察�she said to Elizabeth�察�

    `Lizzy�察  �I   never   gave you  an   account   of   my   wedding�察  �I   believe。 

You were not by�察�when I told mamma�察�and the others�察�all about it。 

Are not you curious to hear how it was managed�拭� 

    `No really�察� replied Elizabeth�察 �I think there cannot be too little 

said on the subject。¨ 

    `La� �You are so strange� �But I must tell you how it went off。 We 

were     married�察    �you   know�察   �at  St。  Clement¨s�察    �because      Wickham¨s 

lodgings were in that parish。 And it was settled that we should all 

be   there   by   eleven   o¨clock。   My   uncle   and   aunt   and   I   were   to   go 

together�察    �and    the  others    were    to   meet   us  at   the  church。    Well�察�

Monday morning came�察�and I was in such a fuss� �I   was   so afraid 

you  know  that  something  would  happen   to  put   it   off�察  �and   then   I 

should have gone quite distracted。 And there was my aunt�察�all the 

time I was dressing�察�preaching and talking away just as if she was 

reading a sermon。 However�察�I did not hear above one word in ten�察�

for   I  was   thinking�察    �you   may    suppose�察    �of  my    dear   Wickham。       I 

longed to know whether he would be married in his blue coat。 

    `Well�察�and so we breakfasted at ten as usual�察�I thought it would 

never   be   over�察  �for�察  �by   the   bye�察  �you   are   to   understand�察  �that   my 

uncle   and   aunt   were   horrid   unpleasant   all   the   time   I   was   with 

them。 If you¨ll believe me�察�I did not once put my foot out of doors�察�

though I was there a fortnight。 Not  one   party�察  �or  scheme�察  �or any 

thing。 To be sure London was rather thin�察�but however the Little 

Theatre was   open。   Well�察  �and   so   just   as   the   carriage   came   to   the 

door�察�my uncle was called away upon business to that horrid man 



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Mr。    Stone。    And    then�察  �you   know�察    �when     once   they   get   together�察�

there is no end of it。 Well�察�I was so frightened I did not know what 

to do�察�for my uncle was to give me away�察  �and if  we   were   beyond 

the   hour�察  �we   could   not  be married  all day。   But�察  �luckily�察  �he   came 

back again in ten minutes time�察�and then we all set out。 However�察�I 

recollected   afterwards�察  �that   if   he  had  been   prevented   going�察  �the 

wedding  need   not   be   put   off�察  �for   Mr。   Darcy   might   have   done   as 

well。¨ 

    `Mr。 Darcy� � repeated Elizabeth�察�in utter amazement。 

    `Oh�察�yes� �he was to come there with Wickham�察�you know。 But 

gracious me� �I quite forgot� �I ought not to have said a word about 

it。 I promised them so faithfully� �What will Wickham say�拭�It was to 

be such a secret� � 

    `If it was to be secret�察� said Jane�察 �say not another word on the 

subject。 You may depend upon my seeking no further。¨ 

    `Oh�   �certainly�察�   said   Elizabeth�察  �though   burning   with   curiosity�察�

`we will ask you no questions。¨ 

    `Thank   you�察�   said   Lydia�察   �for   if   you   did�察  �I   should   certainly   tell 

you all�察�and then Wickham would he angry。¨ 

    On such encouragement  to  ask�察  �Elizabeth  was   forced   to  put  it 

out of her power�察�by running away。 

    But to live in   ignorance   on such  a point  was   impossible�察  �or  at 

least  it  was   impossible not  to  try  for   information。   Mr。   Darcy   had 

been at   her   sister¨s   wedding。   It   was   exactly   a   scene�察  �and   exactly 

among   people�察  �where         he   had   apparently   least   to   do�察  �and     least 

temptation   to   go。   Conjectures   as   to   the   meaning   of   it�察  �rapid   and 

wild�察   �hurried     into  her   brain�察   �but   she   was    satisfied   with    none。 

Those that best pleased her�察�as placing his conduct in the noblest 

light�察�seemed most improbable。 She could not bear such suspense�察�



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and   hastily   seizing   a   sheet   of   paper�察  �wrote   a   short   letter   to   her 

aunt�察�to request an explanation of what Lydia had dropt�察�if it were 

compatible with the secrecy which had been intended。 

    `You  may  readily  comprehend�察�   she   added�察   �what  my   curiosity 

must  be   to  know  how  a   person   unconnected   with  any  of  us�察�and 

��comparatively   speaking��   a   stranger   to   our   family�察         �should     have 

been amongst you at such a time。 Pray write instantly�察�and let me 

understand it!unless it  is�察  �for  very  cogent  reasons�察  �to  remain   in 

the secrecy which Lydia seems to think necessary�察�and then I must 

endeavour to be satisfied with ignorance。¨ 

    `Not  that  I shall  though�察�   she   added   to   herself�察  �as   she   finished 

the    letter�察   �and    my    dear   aunt�察   �if  you   do    not   tell  me    in   an 

honourable   manner�察         �I  shall   certainly   be   reduced      to  tricks   and 

stratagems to find it out。¨ 

    Jane¨s delicate sense of honour would not allow her to speak to 

Elizabeth privately of what Lydia had let fall�察�Elizabeth was glad of 

it�察�till    it  appeared      whether      her   inquiries     would     receive    any 

satisfaction�察�she had rather be without a confidante。 



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                               CHAPTER X 



           lizabeth had the satisfaction of receiving an answer to her 

           letter�察�as soon as she possibly could。 She was no sooner in 

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           possession of it�察�than hurrying into the little copse�察�where 

she was least likely to be interrupted�察�she sat down on one of the 

benches�察  �and   prepared   to   be   happy�察  �for   the   length   of   the   letter 

convinced her that it did not contain a denial。 



                                                  `Gracechurch´street�察�Sept。 6。 

`My Dear Niece�察�

    `I   have   just   received   your   letter�察  �and   shall   devote   this   whole 

morning to answering it�察�as 

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