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he was to join;and she made the most of the time by visiting abo; to avoid a family circle was even more desirable to such as did think,than such as did not.
Wickham"s affection for Lydia was just what Elizabeth had expected to find it;,from the reason of things,that their elopement had been brought on by the strength of her love,rather than by his;and she would have wondered why, without violently caring for her,he chose to elope with her at all, had she not felt certain that his flight was rendered necessary by distress of circumstances; and if that were the case, he was not the young man to resist an opportunity of;;and she was sure he would kill more birds on the first of September,than any body else in the country.
One morning, soon after their arrival, as she was sitting with her two elder sisters,she said to Elizabeth:
Are not you curious to hear how it was managed?”
“No really,”replied Elizabeth;“I think there cannot be too little said on the subject.”
k.My uncle and aunt and I were to go together;and the others were to meet us at the church.
Well,Monday morning came,and I was in such a fuss!I was so afraid,you know,that something would hapd,you may suppose,of my dear Wickham.I longed to know whether he would be married in his blue coat.”
“Well,and so we breakfasted at ten as usual;I thought it would never be over; for, by the bye, you are to understand, that my uncleer thin,but,however,the Little Theatre was open.
Well, and so just as the carriage came to the door, was to give me away;abeth,in utter amazemeabout it.I promised them so faithfully!What will Wickham say?It was to be such a secret!”
“If it wasy,”said Elizabeth,though burning with curiosity;“we will ask you no questions.”
“Thank you,”said Lydia,“for if you did,I should certainly tell you all,and then Wickham would be angry.”
On such encouragement to ask,Elizabeth was forced to put it out of her power,by running away.
But to live in ignorance on such a point was impossible;nd exactly among people, wo her brain;;and hastily seizing a sheet of paper, wrote a short letter to her aunt,to request an explanation of what Lydia had dropped,if it were patible with the secrecy which had been intended.
“You may readily prehend,”she added,“what my curiosity must be to know how a person unconnected with any of us,and (paratively speaking) a stran very cogent reasons, to remain in the secrecy which Lydia seems to think necessary;and then I must endeavour to be satisfied with ignorance.”
“Not that I shall,though,”she added to herself,as she finished the letter;“and my dear aunt,if you do not tell me in an honourable manner,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;Elizabeth was glad of it;—till it appeared whether her inquiries would receive any satisfaction,she had rather be without a confidante.
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