Chapter 47 Chapter Forty-Six

Elizabeth was greatly disappointed at not hearing from Jane immediately at Lambertton; and was equally disappointed next morning.But on the third day, she no longer had to worry about it, and she no longer blamed her sister, because she received two letters from her sister that day, one of which stated that she had sent it to the wrong place.Elizabeth was not surprised, for Jane had indeed scribbled the address. When the two letters arrived, they were just about to go out for a walk; the aunts and aunts let her go alone and read the letters quietly.Of course, the letter that was dropped in by mistake must be read first, and it was written five days ago.The letter first talked about some small-scale banquets and appointments, and then reported some news from the countryside; the second half reported important news, and it was indicated that it was written the next day, which clearly shows that the writer was in a state of mind when he wrote the letter Very messy.The second half of the letter reads as follows:

Dear Liz, after the first half of this letter, something very unexpected and serious has happened; but I am afraid to frighten you.Be safe, the family is well, and I am here to speak of poor Lydia.Last night at twelve o'clock, as we were going to bed, we received a sudden letter from Colonel Forster, telling us that Lydia had gone to Scotland with one of his officers; John eloped!You can imagine how amazed we were.Kitty, however, thought the incident was not wholly unexpected.I feel so bad.These two men and women made a pair in such a reckless way!But I am still willing to think from the best side, and hope that others have misunderstood his character.I certainly think he's reckless and presumptuous, but his behavior isn't necessarily ill-intentioned (let's hope so).At least he didn't choose this object for profit, because he must know that his father didn't have any money to give her.The poor mother was terribly sad.My father was finally able to support it.Thank God, fortunately, we never let the old people know what the outside world said about him.We don't have to take it to heart ourselves.According to everyone's guess, they left at about twelve o'clock on Saturday night, but it was not until eight o'clock yesterday morning that the two disappeared.So Colonel Forster hastened to write to tell us.Dear Liz, they must have passed within ten miles of us.Colonel Forster said he must come to us at once.Lydia left a note for Mrs. Foster, informing her of their intentions.I had to stop writing because I couldn't be away from my mother for too long.I'm afraid you must be baffled, and I hardly know what I'm writing myself.

Elizabeth could scarcely express how she felt when she finished reading this letter, and without thinking about it, she hastily seized another letter, and was eager to read it as soon as she opened it.This letter was written a day later than the first letter. Dear sister, you have probably now received my hasty letter.I hope this letter will make the point clear; but, though time is not short, my mind is confused, so there is no guarantee that the letter will be in order.My dear Liz, I just don't know what to write, but I must give you the bad news without delay.What absurdity the marriage of Mr. Wickham and our poor Lydia was, we should be very anxious to hear that they were married, for we were very much apprehensive that they had not gone to Scotland.Colonel Forster set out for us from Brighton a few hours after he sent the express letter the day before yesterday, and arrived here yesterday.Although Lydia's letter to Mrs. Ferrer said that they were going to Glenor Meadows, Danny believed that Wickham had no intention of going there, nor with him at all. Lydia gets married.When Colonel Fowler heard this, he was greatly astonished, and hurriedly set off from Baileytun, hoping to catch up with them.He pursued the trail all the way to Klaphan, which was easy, but it was not easy to follow, because when the two of them reached this place, they sent away the carriage hired from Epsang. , hired a cab again.It is quite difficult to inquire about their whereabouts afterwards. I only heard people say that they were seen continuing to go to London.I don't know what to think.Colonel F., after making inquisitive inquiries in London, came to Hertfordshire, and searched in vain at the checkpoints along the way, and in all the hotels at Barnet and Hatfield.Everyone said that they had never seen such a person pass by.He came to Longbourne with great interest, and told us all his doubts with all sincerity.I'm really sorry for him and Mrs. Ferguson; no one can blame them.Dear Liz, we are in utter misery.Both father and mother thought it was bound to end badly, but I couldn't bear to think him so badly.Perhaps because of various relationships, they felt that it would be more appropriate to marry in private in the city, so they did not proceed according to the original plan; even if he bullied Lydia because she was young and ignorant, and had no relatives and relatives, so he had ill intentions for her, did Lydia herself Will you be desperate?This thing is absolutely impossible!I was, however, saddened to hear that Colonel Fowler did not quite believe that the two of them would marry.I told him my wish, but he just shook his head frequently, and said that Wickham might be an unreliable man.Poor Ma is really going to be very ill, and she doesn't go out of the room all day.It might have been better if she had managed to restrain herself, but she couldn't.As for my father, I have never seen him suffer so much in all my life.Poor Kitty, too, was indignant, and blamed herself for not telling the family of their intimacy; but I could not blame her for not telling, since they both trusted her to keep it secret.Dearest Liz, I am so glad for you that these painful scenes are so out of sight for you.But now that the first adventure is over, you don't think I'm unreasonable, do I wish you back?If it's inconvenient for you, naturally I won't be too selfish and insist on forcing you to come back.Goodbye!I have just told you that I do not wish to compel you to come back, and now I will take up my pen to compel you again, because, as things stand, I have to earnestly beg you to come back as soon as possible.My aunt and I know each other very well, and I will never take offense. That's why I made the bold request, and I have other things to ask my uncle for help.Father was going to London with Colonel Forster soon to try to find her.What exactly he intends I have no way of knowing, but seeing him in such misery, I know that he will never be very safe in his affairs, and Colonel Forster will have to go back to Brighton to-morrow night.The situation is so urgent, it is absolutely necessary to ask uncle to come to assist and give instructions.I believe he will understand my mood at the moment, and I believe he will be willing to help.

After Elizabeth finished reading the letter, she couldn't help exclaiming: "Where is my uncle?" She quickly jumped up from the chair and hurried to find her uncle.Time is too precious to miss a minute.She had just reached the door when the servant opened it, and Mr. Darcy entered.He could not help being surprised to see her pale and panicked.He hadn't settled down to say a word, but because she was only thinking of Lydia's situation, she hastily cried out: I'm sorry, I can't accompany you.I have urgent business to see Mr. Gardiner, and I cannot lose a minute. He couldn't restrain his emotional impulse, and he couldn't care less about being polite.Shouted loudly: God, what is going on?

He reassured himself, and then he went on: I don't want to keep you a minute; but let me go and find Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner for you, or let the servant do it.You are not in good health; you cannot go. Elizabeth hesitated, but her knees were shaking, and she felt that there was no way she could go to them.She had to call the servant, and send him to fetch the master and mistress at once.She was so out of breath when she spoke that it was almost inaudible. After the servant went out, she sat down, and Darcy saw that she was unable to support herself, and her face was very ugly, and he was almost worried about leaving her, so he said to her in a gentle and considerate tone: "Let me call your maid." bring it on.Can you eat something to make yourself feel better?Shall I get you a drink?You seem to be sick.

Trying to keep her composure, she replied: No, thank you.I have nothing.I am well; but I have just had some sad news from Longbourne, which has made me very sad. When she said this, she couldn't help crying, and couldn't say a word for a long time.Darcy, confused for a moment, mumbled some words of condolence, and looked at her in silence and sympathy.Then she confided to him: I have just had a letter from Jane, telling me some very sad news, which cannot be concealed from anyone anyway.I tell you, my youngest sister lost all her friends and ran off to fall into Mr. Wickham's trap.They both escaped from Bailitun.You know what he is like, so there is no need to mention it below.She had no money, no power, no place in which he could end Lydia's life.

Darcy was petrified.Elizabeth went on in a more excited tone: I could have prevented this!I know his true face!I would have only told my family a part of that incident and a part of what I have heard. If everyone knew his character, this trouble would not have happened, but it is too late now. Darcy exclaimed: "It hurts me so much, it hurts and I'm frightened."But is the news reliable, reliable at all? Of course it works!They left Brighton on Sunday night, and were pursued as far as London, but could not be pursued any further.They must not have gone to Scotland. So, have you thought of any way to find her?

My father is gone to London, and Jane has written to ask my uncle to return at once to help me, and I hope we shall be off in half an hour.But there is no way, and I think there must be no way.How can such a person be dealt with?How can you figure out how to find them?I really dare not hold a ray of hope.It's scary to think about it. Darcy shook his head, expressing his acquiescence. I had already seen through his character at the beginning, and I only blamed my lack of decisiveness for a while, and I didn't have the courage to do things.I'm just afraid I've gone too far, it's absolutely wrong!

Darcy did not answer.He didn't seem to hear her at all, just paced up and down the room, thinking hard.His brows were furrowed, and his face was full of worry.Elizabeth saw his face at once, and immediately understood his thoughts.Her fascination with him was fading step by step; the family's failure to live up to expectations and the shame and humiliation it caused would naturally make them look down on them day by day.She wasn't surprised at all, and she didn't blame anyone else.Even if she tentatively thinks that he is willing to compromise, she may not feel comforted, and may not relieve her pain.This, on the contrary, made her more self-aware.Now that all the love has been lost, it is the first time that she feels that she loves him sincerely.

Although she could not help thinking of herself, she was not entirely thinking of herself.The mere thought of the shame and misery Lydia had caused them all instantly put aside all personal scruples.She covered her face with a handkerchief, and ignored everything.It was some time before she came to her senses when she heard her friend's voice.I can only hear Darcy's voice full of sympathy and restraint; I am afraid you would have wished me to go away, I really have no reason to stay here, but I sympathize with you infinitely, although this kind of Sympathy won't help.Good heavens, I wish I could say something, or do my part, to soothe you in so deep anguish!But I don't want to make you suffer by saying empty beautiful words, it seems that I deliberately try to please you.I am afraid this unfortunate incident will prevent you from going to Pemberley to see my sister today.

oh!Yes, please apologize to Miss Darcy for us.Just say that we have something urgent and we must go home immediately.Please keep this misfortune a secret for as long as possible.But I also know I can't hide it for long. He at once promised to keep her secret, said again that he was very sympathetic to her suffering, hoped that this matter would have a better ending, and would not be as bad as it is now imagined, and asked her to greet her family on her behalf, and then He looked at her solemnly and left. Elizabeth could not help thinking, as soon as he had gone out of the room, that it was a surprise to meet him in Derbyshire, and to receive him on several occasions with the same kindness.She thought about their entire friendship again, it was full of contradictions and ever-changing, she used to wish to sever this friendship, but now she hopes to continue, thinking of this upside-down place, she couldn't help sighing. If it is said that generally when a person falls in love with someone, it is because they first have a heart of gratitude and respect, then Elizabeth's change of feelings this time is of course both reasonable and beyond reproach.Conversely, people in the world have so-called love at first sight scenes, and there are also scenes where the two parties fall in love with each other without talking to each other. If we say that the love born of gratitude and respect is less human than the love at first sight, then We cannot, of course, take Elizabeth's side any longer, but one more point can be made for her; that when Wickham charmed him, she may have adopted a more or less prosaic form of love.To say nothing of this, it was with great sorrow that she saw Darcy go; and Lydia's infamy, which had in the first place such an evil effect, made her feel more miserable when she thought of it.Since she had read Jane's second letter, she could no longer expect that Wickham would intend to marry Lydia.Only Jane, she thought, could hope for it, and no one else.She wasn't surprised at all by the way this matter was going.When she had only read the first letter, she did find it very strange, too amazed how Wickham could marry such an unprofitable girl?How could Lydia fall in love with him?It is really incomprehensible.But now it seems that it is no longer natural.Lydia's coquettish charms may have sufficed for such a fornication. Although she didn't think that Lydia would deliberately elope with someone and not marry, but Lydia was indeed lacking in morality and knowledge, and of course she couldn't stand being seduced, which was what she expected. When the Militia were stationed in Hertfordshire, she had not seen at all that Lydia had any attraction to Wickham, but she was well aware that Lydia would be hooked if she could be seduced by just anyone.She likes this officer one day, and another officer the next day. As long as you show courtesy to her, she will take a fancy to you.Her usual emotions are extremely non-specific, but she has never been short of someone to talk about.It's only because she has never had a tutor and indulged her willfully, which resulted in such a girl ending up like this.God!She really understands it too deeply now! She had to go home, she had to go to hear it clearly, see and understand, and she had to hurry to share some of Jiying's worries.The house was in such a mess, the father was not at home, the mother couldn't support herself, and she needed someone to wait on her at all times, all the heavy burdens were on Jiying alone.Regarding Lydia's matter, although she thought it was impossible to think about it, she also thought that her uncle's help was extremely important, and she was really anxiously waiting for his return.Besides, after hearing what the servant said, the Gardiners thought their niece was ill, so they rushed back in a hurry.When Elizabeth saw them, she immediately explained that she was not suffering from a sudden illness. Only then did they feel relieved, and she quickly explained the reason why she wanted them back. After reading the two letters, she read angrily the supplementary paragraph after the second letter. .Though Lydia was not ordinarily fond of her aunt and aunt, they could not help feeling a deep anxiety, for this matter involved not only Lydia, but a matter of decency for all.Mr. Gardiner was horrified at first, sighed repeatedly, and then promised to do everything in his power to help to the end.Although Elizabeth didn't think it was an accident, she was still grateful.So the three of them worked together, and in a split second everything was packed, just waiting to go on the road.They had to go as fast as possible. But how to explain to Pemberley?Mrs. Gardiner said loudly: Is it true that John told us that Mr. Darcy was here when you were looking for us? It's true; I've told him we can't keep the appointment.This matter is explained clearly. This matter was explained clearly, my aunt repeated it again, and ran back to the room to prepare. Could it be that the friendship between the two of them is so good that she can tell him the truth?Ouch, I really want to find out what the hell is going on! It's a pity that her wish came to nothing. At most, she could only comfort her own heart during this hasty and flustered hour.Even if Elizabeth had been able to sneak away to talk to her, there would be no leisure to talk about it in such disastrous circumstances, and she, like her aunt, had as many things to attend to; At that time, all the friends in Lanbai Village had to be notified by her by writing letters, and they had to fabricate some excuses to explain why they had to leave suddenly.After an hour, everything was settled, and Mr. Gardiner had settled his account with the hotel, and was only waiting to leave.Elizabeth was depressed for a whole morning, but unexpectedly, in a very short time, she actually got into the carriage and set off for Longbourne.