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Mr.Be made no answer,and each of them,deep in thought, tinued silent till they reached the house.Their father the on to the library to write, and the girls walked into the breakfast-room.
“And they are really to be married!”cried Elizabeth,as soon as they were by themselves.“How strahis is!And for this we are to be thankful.That they should marry,small as is their ce of happiness,and wretched as is his character,we are forced to rejoice.Oh,Lydia!”
“Ifort myself with thinking,”replied Jahat he certainly would not marry Lydia if he had not a real regard for her. Though our kind uncle has done something towards clearing him, I ot believe that ten thousand pounds,or anything like it,has been advanced.He has children of his own,and may have more. How could he spare half ten thousand pounds?”
“If we were ever able to learn what Wickham's debts have been,”said Elizabeth,“and how much is settled on his side on our sister, we shall exactly know what Mr. Gardiner has done for them, because Wickham has not sixpence of his own.The kindness of my uncle and aunt ever be requited.Their taking her home, and aff her their personal prote and tenance, is such a sacrifice to her advantage as years of gratitude ot enough aowledge. By this time she is actually with them! If such goodness does not make her miserable now,she will never deserve to be happy!What a meeting for her,when she first sees my aunt!”
“We must endeavour to et all that has passed oher side,”said Jane:“I hope and trust they will yet be happy. His senting to marry her is a proof,I will believe,that he ise tht way of thinking.Their mutual affe will steady them;and I tter myself they will settle so quietly,and live in so rational a manner,as may in time make their past imprudeen.”
“Their duct has been such,”replied Elizabeth,“as her you,nor I,nor anybody ever et.It is useless to talk of it.”
It now urred to the girls that their mother was in all likelihood perfectly ignorant of what had happehey went to the library,therefore,and asked their father whether he would not wish them to make it known to her. He was writing and, without raising his head,coolly replied:
“Just as you please.”
“May we take my uncle's letter to read to her?”
“Take whatever you like,a away.”
Elizabeth took the letter from his writing-table, and they went upstairs together. Mary and Kitty were both with Mrs. Be:onemunication would,therefore,do for all.After a slight preparation food he letter was read aloud.Mrs. Be could hardly tain herself.As soon as Jane had read Mr.Gardiner's hope of Lydia's being soon married,her joy burst forth,and every followience added to its exuberance.She was now in an irritation as violent from delight,as she had ever been fidgety from rm aion.To know that her daughter would be married was enough.She was disturbed by no fear for her felicity,nor humbled by any remembrance of her misduct.
“My dear, dear Lydia!”she cried.“This is delightful indeed! She will be married!I shall see her again!She will be married at sixteen!My good,kind brother!I knew how it would be.I knew he would manage everything!How I long to see her!and to see dear Wickham too!But the clothes,the wedding clothes! I will write to my sister Gardiner about them directly.Lizzy,my dear, run down to your father,and ask him how much he will give her. Stay,stay,I will go myself.Ring the bell,Kitty,for Hill.I will put on my things in a moment.My dear,dear Lydia!How merry we shall be together when we meet!”
Her eldest daughter endeavoured to give some relief to the violence of these transports, by leadihoughts to the obligations which Mr.Gardiner's behaviourid them all under.
“For we must attribute this happy clusion,”she added,“in a great measure to his kindness.ersuaded that he has pledged himself to assist Mr.Wickham with money.”
“Well,”cried her mother,“it is all very right; who should do it but her own uncle? If he had not had a family of his own, I and my children must have had all his money,you know;and it is the first time we have ever had anything from him, except a few presents.Well!I am so happy!In a short time I shall have a daughter married.Mrs.Wickham!How well it sounds!And she was only sixteenst June.My dear Jane,I am in such a flutter, that I am sure I 't write;so I will dictate,and you write for me. We will settle with your father about the money afterwards;but the things should be ordered immediately.”
She was then proceeding to all the particrs of caliuslin, and cambrid would shortly have dictated some very plentiful orders, had not Jahough with some difficulty, persuaded her to wait till her father was at leisure to be sulted. One day's dy,she observed,would be of small importand her mother was too happy to be quite so obstinate as usual. Other schemes,too,came into her head.
“I will go to Meryton,”said she,“as soon as I am dressed,ahe good,good o my sister Philips.And as Ie back, I call on Lady Lucas and Mrs. Long. Kitty, run down and order the carriage.An airing would do me a great deal of good,I am sure.Girls, I do anything for you ion?Oh!Herees Hill! My dear Hill, have you heard the good news? Miss Lydia is going to be married; and you shall all have a bowl of punake merry at her wedding.”
Mrs.Hill began instantly to express her joy.Elizabeth received her grattions amongst the rest,and then,sick of this folly, te in her own room,that she might think with freedom.
Poor Lydia's situation must, at best, be bad enough; but that it was no worse,she had o be thankful.She felt it so;and though,in looking forward,her rational happiness nor worldly prosperity could be justly expected for her sister, in looking back to what they had feared,only two ho,she felt all the advantages of what they had gained.快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com
“And they are really to be married!”cried Elizabeth,as soon as they were by themselves.“How strahis is!And for this we are to be thankful.That they should marry,small as is their ce of happiness,and wretched as is his character,we are forced to rejoice.Oh,Lydia!”
“Ifort myself with thinking,”replied Jahat he certainly would not marry Lydia if he had not a real regard for her. Though our kind uncle has done something towards clearing him, I ot believe that ten thousand pounds,or anything like it,has been advanced.He has children of his own,and may have more. How could he spare half ten thousand pounds?”
“If we were ever able to learn what Wickham's debts have been,”said Elizabeth,“and how much is settled on his side on our sister, we shall exactly know what Mr. Gardiner has done for them, because Wickham has not sixpence of his own.The kindness of my uncle and aunt ever be requited.Their taking her home, and aff her their personal prote and tenance, is such a sacrifice to her advantage as years of gratitude ot enough aowledge. By this time she is actually with them! If such goodness does not make her miserable now,she will never deserve to be happy!What a meeting for her,when she first sees my aunt!”
“We must endeavour to et all that has passed oher side,”said Jane:“I hope and trust they will yet be happy. His senting to marry her is a proof,I will believe,that he ise tht way of thinking.Their mutual affe will steady them;and I tter myself they will settle so quietly,and live in so rational a manner,as may in time make their past imprudeen.”
“Their duct has been such,”replied Elizabeth,“as her you,nor I,nor anybody ever et.It is useless to talk of it.”
It now urred to the girls that their mother was in all likelihood perfectly ignorant of what had happehey went to the library,therefore,and asked their father whether he would not wish them to make it known to her. He was writing and, without raising his head,coolly replied:
“Just as you please.”
“May we take my uncle's letter to read to her?”
“Take whatever you like,a away.”
Elizabeth took the letter from his writing-table, and they went upstairs together. Mary and Kitty were both with Mrs. Be:onemunication would,therefore,do for all.After a slight preparation food he letter was read aloud.Mrs. Be could hardly tain herself.As soon as Jane had read Mr.Gardiner's hope of Lydia's being soon married,her joy burst forth,and every followience added to its exuberance.She was now in an irritation as violent from delight,as she had ever been fidgety from rm aion.To know that her daughter would be married was enough.She was disturbed by no fear for her felicity,nor humbled by any remembrance of her misduct.
“My dear, dear Lydia!”she cried.“This is delightful indeed! She will be married!I shall see her again!She will be married at sixteen!My good,kind brother!I knew how it would be.I knew he would manage everything!How I long to see her!and to see dear Wickham too!But the clothes,the wedding clothes! I will write to my sister Gardiner about them directly.Lizzy,my dear, run down to your father,and ask him how much he will give her. Stay,stay,I will go myself.Ring the bell,Kitty,for Hill.I will put on my things in a moment.My dear,dear Lydia!How merry we shall be together when we meet!”
Her eldest daughter endeavoured to give some relief to the violence of these transports, by leadihoughts to the obligations which Mr.Gardiner's behaviourid them all under.
“For we must attribute this happy clusion,”she added,“in a great measure to his kindness.ersuaded that he has pledged himself to assist Mr.Wickham with money.”
“Well,”cried her mother,“it is all very right; who should do it but her own uncle? If he had not had a family of his own, I and my children must have had all his money,you know;and it is the first time we have ever had anything from him, except a few presents.Well!I am so happy!In a short time I shall have a daughter married.Mrs.Wickham!How well it sounds!And she was only sixteenst June.My dear Jane,I am in such a flutter, that I am sure I 't write;so I will dictate,and you write for me. We will settle with your father about the money afterwards;but the things should be ordered immediately.”
She was then proceeding to all the particrs of caliuslin, and cambrid would shortly have dictated some very plentiful orders, had not Jahough with some difficulty, persuaded her to wait till her father was at leisure to be sulted. One day's dy,she observed,would be of small importand her mother was too happy to be quite so obstinate as usual. Other schemes,too,came into her head.
“I will go to Meryton,”said she,“as soon as I am dressed,ahe good,good o my sister Philips.And as Ie back, I call on Lady Lucas and Mrs. Long. Kitty, run down and order the carriage.An airing would do me a great deal of good,I am sure.Girls, I do anything for you ion?Oh!Herees Hill! My dear Hill, have you heard the good news? Miss Lydia is going to be married; and you shall all have a bowl of punake merry at her wedding.”
Mrs.Hill began instantly to express her joy.Elizabeth received her grattions amongst the rest,and then,sick of this folly, te in her own room,that she might think with freedom.
Poor Lydia's situation must, at best, be bad enough; but that it was no worse,she had o be thankful.She felt it so;and though,in looking forward,her rational happiness nor worldly prosperity could be justly expected for her sister, in looking back to what they had feared,only two ho,she felt all the advantages of what they had gained.快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com