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1"It was greatly my wish that he should do so," he added, "as soon as his marriage was fixed on. And I think you will
2agree with me, in considering a removal from that corps as highly advisable, both on his account and my niece's. It is
3Mr. Wickham's intention to go into the Regulars; and, among his former friends, there are still some who are able and
4willing to assist him in the army. He has the promise of an ensigncy in General----'s regiment, now quartered in the
5north. It is an advantage to have it so far from this part of the kingdom. He promises fairly; and I hope among
6different people, where they may each have a character to preserve, they will both be more prudent. I have written to
7Colonel Forster, to inform him of our present arrangements, and to request that he will satisfy the various creditors of
8Mr. Wickham in and near Brighton with assurances of speedy payment, for which I have pledged myself. And will you give
9yourself the trouble of carrying similar assurances to his creditors in Meryton, of whom I shall subjoin a list,
10according to his information? He has given in all his debts; I hope at least he has not deceived us. Haggerston has our
11directions, and all will be completed in a week. They will then join his regiment, unless they are first invited to
12Longbourn; and I understand from Mrs. Gardiner that my niece is very desirous of seeing you all before she leaves the
13south. She is well, and begs to be dutifully remembered to you and her mother.--Yours, etc. "E. GARDINER." Mr. Bennet
14and his daughters saw all the advantages of Wickham's removal from the ----shire, as clearly as Mr. Gardiner could do.
15But Mrs. Bennet was not so well pleased with it. Lydia's being settled in the north, just when she had expected most
16pleasure and pride in her company, for she had by no means given up her plan of their residing in Hertfordshire, was a
17severe disappointment; and, besides, it was such a pity that Lydia should be taken from a regiment where she was
18acquainted with everybody, and had so many favourites. "She is so fond of Mrs. Forster," said she, "it will be quite
19shocking to send her away! And there are several of the young men, too, that she likes very much. The officers may not
20be so pleasant in General----'s regiment." His daughter's request, for such it might be considered, of being admitted
21into her family again, before she set off for the north, received at first an absolute negative. But Jane and Elizabeth,
22who agreed in wishing, for the sake of their sister's feelings and consequence, that she should be noticed on her
23marriage by her parents, urged him so earnestly, yet so rationally and so mildly, to receive her and her husband at
24Longbourn, as soon as they were married, that he was prevailed on to think as they thought, and act as they wished. And
25their mother had the satisfaction of knowing, that she should be able to show her married daughter in the neighbourhood,
26before she was banished to the north. When Mr. Bennet wrote again to his brother, therefore, he sent his permission for
27them to come; and it was settled, that, as soon as the ceremony was over, they should proceed to Longbourn. Elizabeth
28was surprised, however, that Wickham should consent to such a scheme; and, had she consulted only her own inclination,
29any meeting with him would have been the last object of her wishes. [Illustration: "With an affectionate smile"
30[Copyright 1894 by George Allen.]] CHAPTER LI. [Illustration] Their sister's wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth
31felt for her probably more than she felt for herself. The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return
32in it by dinnertime. Their arrival was dreaded by the elder Miss Bennets--and Jane more especially, who gave Lydia the
33feelings which would have attended herself, had she been the culprit, and was wretched in the thought of what her sister
34must endure. They came. The family were assembled in the breakfast-room to receive them. Smiles decked the face of Mrs.
35Bennet, as the carriage drove up to the door; her husband looked impenetrably grave; her daughters, alarmed, anxious,
36uneasy. Lydia's voice was heard in the vestibule; the door was thrown open, and she ran into the room. Her mother
37stepped forwards, embraced her, and welcomed her with rapture; gave her hand with an affectionate smile to Wickham, who
38followed his lady; and wished them both joy, with an alacrity which showed no doubt of their happiness. Their reception
39from Mr. Bennet, to whom they then turned, was not quite so cordial. His countenance rather gained in austerity; and he
40scarcely opened his lips. The easy assurance of the young couple, indeed, was enough to provoke him. Elizabeth was
41disgusted, and even Miss Bennet was shocked. Lydia was Lydia still; untamed, unabashed, wild, noisy, and fearless. She
42turned from sister to sister, demanding their congratulations; and when at length they all sat down, looked eagerly
43round the room, took notice of some little alteration in it, and observed, with a laugh, that it was a great while since
44she had been there. Wickham was not at all more distressed than herself; but his manners were always so pleasing, that,
45had his character and his marriage been exactly what they ought, his smiles and his easy address, while he claimed their
46relationship, would have delighted them all. Elizabeth had not before believed him quite equal to such assurance; but
47she sat down, resolving within herself to draw no limits in future to the impudence of an impudent man. She blushed, and
48Jane blushed; but the cheeks of the two who caused their confusion suffered no variation of colour. There was no want of
49discourse. The bride and her mother could neither of them talk fast enough; and Wickham, who happened to sit near
50Elizabeth, began inquiring after his acquaintance in that neighbourhood, with a good-humoured ease, which she felt very
51unable to equal in her replies. They seemed each of them to have the happiest memories in the world. Nothing of the past
52was recollected with pain; and Lydia led voluntarily to subjects which her sisters would not have alluded to for the
53world. "Only think of its being three months," she cried, "since I went away: it seems but a fortnight, I declare; and
54yet there have been things enough happened in the time. Good gracious! when I went away, I am sure I had no more idea of
55being married till I came back again! though I thought it would be very good fun if I was." Her father lifted up his
56eyes, Jane was distressed, Elizabeth looked expressively at Lydia; but she, who never heard nor saw anything of which
57she chose to be insensible, gaily continued,-- "Oh, mamma, do the people hereabouts know I am married to-day? I was
58afraid they might not; and we overtook William Goulding in his curricle, so I was determined he should know it, and so I
59let down the side glass next to him, and took off my glove and let my hand just rest upon the window frame, so that he
60might see the ring, and then I bowed and smiled like anything." Elizabeth could bear it no longer. She got up and ran
61out of the room; and returned no more, till she heard them passing through the hall to the dining-parlour. She then
62joined them soon enough to see Lydia, with anxious parade, walk up to her mother's right hand, and hear her say to her
63eldest sister,-- "Ah, Jane, I take your place now, and you must go lower, because I am a married woman." It was not to
64be supposed that time would give Lydia that embarrassment from which she had been so wholly free at first. Her ease and
65good spirits increased. She longed to see Mrs. Philips, the Lucases, and all their other neighbours, and to hear herself
66called "Mrs. Wickham" by each of them; and in the meantime she went after dinner to show her ring and boast of being
67married to Mrs. Hill and the two housemaids. "Well, mamma," said she, when they were all returned to the breakfast-room,
68"and what do you think of my husband? Is not he a charming man? I am sure my sisters must all envy me. I only hope they
69may have half my good luck. They must all go to Brighton. That is the place to get husbands. What a pity it is, mamma,
70we did not all go!" "Very true; and if I had my will we should. But, my dear Lydia, I don't at all like your going such
71a way off. Must it be so?"
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