Chapter 48 Chapter Forty Seven

When they left the town, the uncle said to Elizabeth: I have thought about the matter again, and thought it over carefully, and I feel more and more right about your sister.I don't think any young man would have such bad intentions for such a girl. She is not alone, and she lives in his own colonel's house, so I want to do it the best way I can. For the sake of.Did he think her relatives and friends would not come forward?Did he think he would be ashamed to go back to the militia after offending Colonel Forster this time?I don't think he will be infatuated to the point of taking risks.

Elizabeth's face immediately brightened, and she hurriedly shouted: Do you really think so? Mrs. Gardiner said: You can trust me, and I am beginning to agree with your uncle.It was too shameless, too disregarding of reputation and stake, for him to be so daring.I think Wickham may not be so bad.Liz, do you despise him so much that you believe he would do such a thing? He may not disregard his own interests.Other than that, I don't think he cared at all.I wish he had some scruples.I dare not live up to this luxury.If it's what you think, why don't they go to Scotland? Mr. Gardiner replied: First, it is not completely proved that they did not go to Scotland.

Ouch!But they sent the original carriage away and replaced it with a rented carriage, which alone can be imagined!Besides, there was no sign of them on the way to Banat. So suppose they are in London.Maybe they went there to escape for a while, and they didn't have any ulterior motives.Neither of them had much money; and it may have occurred to them that it would be less convenient to marry in London than in Scotland, but it would be more economical. But why such a secret?Why are you afraid of being found out?Why do marriages have to be sneaky?Oh, no, no, your idea is unrealistic.Didn't you read Jane's letter that even his own best friend believed he wouldn't marry her.Wickham would never marry a woman without money.He simply can't do it.What was Lydia, what was there, what was there, besides being young, healthy, and playful, to make him give up his chance of marrying and becoming rich for her?As for whether he will check his behavior because he is afraid that this shameful elopement will make him lose face in the army, then I can't judge, because I have no way of knowing what kind of consequences his behavior will have this time.But there's another point you say that I'm afraid can't be relied upon.It is true that Lydia does not have a real brother to stand up for her, and he saw that my father is usually lazy and doesn't care about family affairs, so he thought that when encountering such things, he would be the same as other fathers, unwilling to meddle too much, and Don't think too much about it.

But do you think Lydia would go so far as to love him, to live with him instead of marrying him? Tears welled up in Elizabeth's eyes and said: "It's really shocking to say that a person actually suspects that his own sister will disregard decency and disregard chastity!"But I really don't know what to say.Maybe I wronged her.She is very young, and no one has ever taught her how to think about these important issues; not for half a year, but for a whole year, she only knows how to have fun and love vanity.The family pampered her, let her live a frivolous life, and made her credulous and blind to everything she encountered.Ever since the militia was stationed at Meryton, her thoughts had been on flirting, flirting, and intrigue with officers.She is inherently coquettish enough, plus she always thinks about this matter, talks about this matter, and tries her best to make her feelings more, what should I say?It is easier to be seduced by others.We all know that Wickham has enough charm to charm a woman no matter in appearance or speech.

But you must understand, said her aunt, that Jane did not think so badly of Wickham, she did not think him so. Why did Jane think of anyone as a villain?No matter what kind of person he was, no matter what his past behavior was, how could she believe that he would have such a heart until the facts proved that the person was really bad?But when it came to Wickham's details, Jane knew as well as I did.We both knew he was an out-and-out whore, with no personality, no decency, no semblance of affection, and a soft voice. These words aroused great curiosity in Mrs. Gardiner. Wanting to know how her niece knew these things, she asked aloud: Do you really know all these things?

Elizabeth blushed and replied: "Of course I understand. I have already told you about his shameless behavior towards Mr. Darcy that day."He was treated with great generosity, but you heard with your own ears the manner in which he spoke of them last time at Longbourn.There are many other things that I am not comfortable or worth mentioning, but he can't say enough about the facts of the slander at the Pemberley House.He made Miss Darcy such a person that at first I took her for a proud, grim, obnoxious lady.Yet he himself knew the exact opposite.He must have known in his heart that Miss Darcy was as amiable as we had seen her, without any airs.

Was Lydia completely ignorant of these things?If you and Jane know it so well, how can it be that she doesn't know it all herself? It's bad here.I myself did not know the truth until I was in Kent, often in the company of Mr. Darcy and his relative, Colonel Fitzwilliam.By the time I get home, the militia in County ---- will be leaving Meryton in a week or two.I then laid the whole thing out before Jane, and neither Jane nor I thought it necessary to speak of it, for who would benefit if Wickham was so fondly regarded in the neighborhood?Even when it came time to decide to let Lydia go with Mrs. Forster, I didn't want Lydia to know his character.It never occurred to me that she would be deceived by him.You can trust me that this would never have occurred to me.

In other words, when they set off to Bailitun, you still didn't care, didn't you think that the two of them fell in love? Never thought of that.I remember that none of them showed any intention of loving each other. You must know that as long as they saw a little sign at the beginning, they would not stop talking about it in a family like ours.When he first came to the army, she had adored him, as we all did then.During the first month or two there was not a single girl in Meryton who had not been fascinated by him; but he never looked differently at her.Then the love affair passed, and her fantasies about him vanished, for the other officers in the militia valued her more, and her heart turned to them again.

Along the way, they talked about this interesting topic over and over again, talking about what is worthy of concern and what can be placed in hope;But after a while, this matter came up again; it is understandable.Elizabeth's mind was always haunted by this matter.She blamed herself for this matter, she could not feel at ease for a moment, nor could she forget it for a moment. They hurried on the road, stayed overnight on the way, and arrived at Longbourn next day by dinner time.Elizabeth was relieved that Jane had not been anxiously waiting. They entered the paddock, and as soon as they saw a carriage, Uncle Gardiner's children ran up the steps and stood there; It was the pleasant and cordial welcome the grown-ups received for the first time upon their return.

Elizabeth jumped out of the carriage, kissed each of the children hastily, and hurried to the door, where Jane was coming down from her mother's room to meet her. Elizabeth hugged her passionately, and both sisters were in tears.Elizabeth asked impatiently if she had heard of the whereabouts of the elopement couple. No whereabouts have been heard yet, replied Jane.Fortunately my dear uncle is back, and I hope everything goes well from now on. Has dad gone to town? Went into town, he left on Tuesday, as I wrote you. Do you often receive letters from him? Only received one letter from him.It was sent on Wednesday, and there were only a few words in the letter, saying that he had arrived safely and telling me his detailed address, which I specifically asked him to write when he was leaving.In addition, he only said that he would write a letter when he had important news.

How is mom?How is everyone at home? I think my mother is not bad, but she suffered a lot of mental setbacks.She's upstairs; she must be very glad to see you come back.She's still in her dressing room.Thank goodness Manley and Kitty are very nice. But how are you?Elizabeth asked again.You are pale.How much you must have thought about it! Her sister told her she was fine.The sisters had just exchanged these words, while Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner were busy with their children, when they saw a large group of men, women and children approaching, and the conversation had to be terminated.Jane went up to her aunt and aunt to welcome and thank her, laughing and crying. When they all entered the drawing-room, and the aunt and aunt repeated the questions Elizabeth had just asked, it soon became apparent that Jane had nothing to report.Jane, because of her benevolent heart, was always looking on the bright side, and even now she was not disheartened, she was still counting on the happy ending; some morning she would receive a letter A letter, either from my father, or from Lydia, would give a detailed account of what had happened, and perhaps announce the marriage of the couple. After talking for a while, they all went to Mrs. Bennet's room.As expected, Mrs. Bennet burst into tears and sighed when she saw them.She first scolded Wickham for his despicable behavior, and then complained about her own pain and grievances. She almost scolded everyone, except for one person, and that person was blindly doting on her daughter , The main reason why the daughter made a big mistake. She said: If I had followed my plan and asked the whole family to go to Bailitun, then this kind of thing would not have happened.Lydia was so pitiful and lovely.The problem is that there is no one to take care of it.How could Mrs. Forster be so relieved to let her leave their presence?I think they must have neglected her too much.If a girl like her was well looked after, she would never do that.I've always felt they were unworthy of her care; but I've always been at the mercy of others.Poor boy!Mr. Bennet has already left. If he meets Wickham, he will fight him to death. He will be beaten to death by Wickham. What shall we all do?The Collinses will turn us out before he's cold; and I don't know what to do, brother, if you won't help us. Everyone cried out at her dreadful words; Mr. Gardiner told her that he would take care of herself and her family, and then told her that he was going to London to-morrow to try to Help Mr. Bennet find Lydia. He also said: Don't be too anxious. Although you should think about the worst, it doesn't necessarily end up in the worst.They had not left Brighton for less than a week.In a few days, we may hear some news about them.When we figure it out; if it's true that they're not married and don't intend to be, then it's a disappointment.As soon as I enter the city, I will go to my brother-in-law and invite him to stay at our house on Tian'en Temple Street. Then we can discuss a solution together. Mrs. Bennet replied: Oh, dear brother, that speaks to my heart.When you're in town, be sure to find them, wherever they may be; and if they're not married, marry them.As for the wedding gowns, I told them not to wait, but told Lydia that when they were married I would give her as much dress as she wanted.It is very important not to let Mr. Bennet fight him.Please also tell him that I am really suffering, that I am so frightened that my mind is deranged, trembling, staggering, back twitching, headache and heartbeat, from day to night, there is not a moment of peace of mind.Please tell my darling Lydia not to make her own clothes until she sees me, for she doesn't know which shop is the best.Oh brother, you have such a good heart!I know you'll figure out how to get everything right. Although Mr. Gardiner reassured her again, saying that he would do his best to serve, he told her not to be too optimistic or too worried.They didn't go away until they talked to her about lunch, and anyway she could go and complain to the housekeeper when the girls were not with her. Although her younger brother and sister-in-law thought that it was unnecessary for her to eat separately from her family, they had no intention of objecting to her doing so, because they considered that she was not careful in speaking, and if several servants waited together during the meal, it would be difficult for her to do so. It was not very good for her to say all that was in her heart in the presence of servants, so it was better to have only one servant, the most reliable servant, waiting for her, and to hear her account of her fears and longings about the matter. Not long after they entered the dining-room, Mary and Kitty also came. The two sisters were busy with their own affairs in their rooms, one was reading and the other was doing make-up, so they had not been able to come out earlier.The faces of both were quite calm, and there was no change to be seen, except that Kitty's voice was a little more irritable than usual, either because she was grieved at the loss of a beloved sister, or because it also caused the loss of a sister. She felt angry.As for Mary, she had her own opinion. When everyone was seated, she put on a serious face and whispered to Elizabeth: The family is unlucky, and suffering from such a tragic disaster is likely to cause a lot of discussion from the outside world.The human heart is vicious, we must take precautions in time to prevent it from getting out of hand.We are to comfort each other's wounded hearts with sisterhood. Seeing that Elizabeth did not want to answer, she went on to say: This matter is indeed unfortunate for Lydia, but it can also serve as a lesson for us.Generally, once a woman loses her virginity, it is irretrievable. This is really a mistake that will cause eternal hatred.It is true that beauty is difficult to preserve forever, but reputation is also easy to preserve.There are many frivolous men in the world, how can we not pay attention to every step? Elizabeth raised her eyes in amazement; she was too depressed to answer a word.But Manly went on to say that she would console herself by elucidating the essence of morality from this unfortunate case. In the afternoon the two oldest ladies had half an hour to talk together.Elizabeth didn't want to miss the opportunity, and asked Jane about everything and everything, and Jane answered quickly one by one, so as to reassure her sister.The two sisters first sighed together at the unfortunate consequences of the incident.Elizabeth thought that unfortunate consequences were bound to happen, and Jane thought it inevitable.So Elizabeth continued: "Please tell me all the plots that I don't know."Please go into more detail.What did Colonel Forster say?Before the two of them eloped, didn't they see something suspicious?It is reasonable to see the two of them together often. Colonel Forster said that he also suspected that the two of them had feelings, especially Lydia, but he didn't see any signs, so he didn't pay attention in time.I feel so sorry for him.He was extremely kind and generous.Long before it occurred to him that neither of them had gone to Scotland, he intended to come to us and console us.When people panicked, he hurried over. Did Danny think Wickham would not marry her?Did he know they were running away on purpose?Did Colonel Forster see Danny himself? I saw it, but when he asked Danny, Danny denied it, saying that he didn't know their plan to elope, and he refused to say what he thought about it.Danny didn't say anything about the two of them not getting married after that.So I hope I misheard him last time. I don't think any of you suspected that they weren't going to be officially married before Colonel Forster came here? How could we have such thoughts in our minds!I just feel a little uneasy and worried, afraid that my sister will not be happy marrying him, because I have long known that his moral character is not correct.Father and mother were completely unaware of the situation, they only thought the marriage was very presumptuous.Kitty said very triumphantly at the time that she knew the inside story better than any of us, and Lydia had already hinted something in her last letter to her, and she was ready to do this.Kitty looked as though she knew they were in love weeks before she did. You might not have noticed it before the two of them went to Bailitun, right? Not necessarily, I believe not. Was Colonel Forster showing contempt for Wickham?Does he know Wickham's true colors? I have to admit, he doesn't think of him as much as he used to.He thought him absurd and extravagant, and after this sad incident it was rumored that he left Meryton in debt, and I hope it was a rumour. Why, Jane, if we had kept him a little less secret, and told the truth about him, it might never have happened! Ji Ying said: Maybe it will be better, but it is not justified to just expose people's past mistakes without respecting their current behavior.We should treat people with good intentions. Will Colonel Forster recite word for word that letter Lydia left for his wife? He brought the letter with him to show us. Jane then drew the letter from her pocket, and handed it to Elizabeth.The full text is as follows: Dear Hailey, You'll be surprised to find me missing early in the morning, and you'll laugh when you find out where I'm going.When I think of this, I can't help laughing.I'm going to Glenor Meadows.If you can't guess with whom I'm going, I'll really make you a fool, because there's only one man in the world I love, and he's an angel.I could never be happy without him, so don't think you're going to get into any trouble this time.If you don't want to tell my family in Longbourne the news of my departure, then you don't have to.I want them to see that my signature is Lydia.Wickham made them feel even more unexpected.This joke is so funny!I can hardly write anymore from laughing!Please apologize to Platt for me, I can't keep my appointment and dance with him tonight.I hope he will forgive me when he knows all this; tell him I will be glad to dance with him the next time I meet you at a ball.I will send for my clothes when I get to Longbourn, and please tell Sarah that there is a big tear in my long muslin dress, and tell her to mend it while I pack my luggage.goodbye.My regards to Colonel Forster.May you toast to our smooth journey. Your friend Lydia.bennet Elizabeth exclaimed when she had read the letter: What a brainless Lydia!Encountering such an important event, he would write such a letter!But at least it can be said that she regards this trip as a serious matter.No matter how far he might tempt her in the future, she had no intention of doing anything embarrassing.Poor papa! !How much he would feel about it! I have never seen him in such a state of horror at that time.He could not speak a word for a full ten minutes.Mom fell ill all of a sudden, and the whole family was disturbed by ghosts and spirits! Oh, Jane, cried Elizabeth.Didn't all the servants know the details of this matter that day? I don't know, I hope they don't all know.But at times like this, even if you had to be careful, it's hard to do.Mom's hysterical symptoms reappeared. Although I tried my best to comfort her, I'm afraid I was not thoughtful enough.I was only afraid that something might happen, and I was so frightened that I didn't know what to do. You are tired of serving her like this.I can see that your complexion is not very good.Everything worries you all by yourself, if only I were with you! Both Manly and Kitty were very kind and willing to share my fatigue, but I was ashamed to burden them, because Kitty was very delicate and Manly worked too hard to disturb their rest time.Fortunately, on Tuesday, as soon as my father left, Aunt Philip came to Longbourn, and she was so kind to accompany me until Thursday.She helped us a lot and comforted us.Mrs. Lucas was kind to us too, she came to see us on Wednesday morning and said she and her daughters would be happy to help us if we needed them. Elizabeth said aloud: Let her stay in her own house, she may really mean well, but who would like to see his neighbors in such an unfortunate event?If they fail to help us, they will make us feel uncomfortable if they condolences to us.Let them rejoice behind our backs. Then she asked what method her father intended to use to find Lydia when he was in town. Jane said: I think he intends to go to Epsom, because they are changing carriages there, and he will go there to find those coachmen, and see if he can get some news from them.His main object was to find out the number of the cab they had taken at Clapham.The carriage had come with passengers from London; and it occurred to him that the exchange of a man and a woman from one carriage to another would attract attention, and he prepared to go to Craphan to inquire.He had only to find out the door at which the coachman unloaded his previous visitor, and he resolved to go there and inquire, and perhaps find out the number of the coach and where it was parked.As for his other plans, I don't know.He was in a hurry to leave, and his mind was very disturbed. It was not easy for me to ask such words from his mouth.