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1Mr. Wickham was the happy man towards whom almost every female eye was turned, and Elizabeth was the happy woman by whom
2he finally seated himself; and the agreeable manner in which he immediately fell into conversation, though it was only
3on its being a wet night, and on the probability of a rainy season, made her feel that the commonest, dullest, most
4threadbare topic might be rendered interesting by the skill of the speaker. With such rivals for the notice of the fair
5as Mr. Wickham and the officers, Mr. Collins seemed to sink into insignificance; to the young ladies he certainly was
6nothing; but he had still at intervals a kind listener in Mrs. Philips, and was, by her watchfulness, most abundantly
7supplied with coffee and muffin. When the card tables were placed, he had an opportunity of obliging her, in return, by
8sitting down to whist. "I know little of the game at present," said he, "but I shall be glad to improve myself; for in
9my situation of life----" Mrs. Philips was very thankful for his compliance, but could not wait for his reason. Mr.
10Wickham did not play at whist, and with ready delight was he received at the other table between Elizabeth and Lydia. At
11first there seemed danger of Lydia's engrossing him entirely, for she was a most determined talker; but being likewise
12extremely fond of lottery tickets, she soon grew too much interested in the game, too eager in making bets and
13exclaiming after prizes, to have attention for anyone in particular. Allowing for the common demands of the game, Mr.
14Wickham was therefore at leisure to talk to Elizabeth, and she was very willing to hear him, though what she chiefly
15wished to hear she could not hope to be told, the history of his acquaintance with Mr. Darcy. She dared not even mention
16that gentleman. Her curiosity, however, was unexpectedly relieved. Mr. Wickham began the subject himself. He inquired
17how far Netherfield was from Meryton; and, after receiving her answer, asked in a hesitating manner how long Mr. Darcy
18had been staying there. "About a month," said Elizabeth; and then, unwilling to let the subject drop, added, "he is a
19man of very large property in Derbyshire, I understand." "Yes," replied Wickham; "his estate there is a noble one. A
20clear ten thousand per annum. You could not have met with a person more capable of giving you certain information on
21that head than myself--for I have been connected with his family, in a particular manner, from my infancy." Elizabeth
22could not but look surprised. "You may well be surprised, Miss Bennet, at such an assertion, after seeing, as you
23probably might, the very cold manner of our meeting yesterday. Are you much acquainted with Mr. Darcy?" "As much as I
24ever wish to be," cried Elizabeth, warmly. "I have spent four days in the same house with him, and I think him very
25disagreeable." "I have no right to give my opinion," said Wickham, "as to his being agreeable or otherwise. I am not
26qualified to form one. I have known him too long and too well to be a fair judge. It is impossible for me to be
27impartial. But I believe your opinion of him would in general astonish--and, perhaps, you would not express it quite so
28strongly anywhere else. Here you are in your own family." "Upon my word I say no more here than I might say in any house
29in the neighbourhood, except Netherfield. He is not at all liked in Hertfordshire. Everybody is disgusted with his
30pride. You will not find him more favourably spoken of by anyone." "I cannot pretend to be sorry," said Wickham, after a
31short interruption, "that he or that any man should not be estimated beyond their deserts; but with him I believe it
32does not often happen. The world is blinded by his fortune and consequence, or frightened by his high and imposing
33manners, and sees him only as he chooses to be seen." "I should take him, even on my slight acquaintance, to be an
34ill-tempered man." Wickham only shook his head. "I wonder," said he, at the next opportunity of speaking, "whether he is
35likely to be in this country much longer." "I do not at all know; but I heard nothing of his going away when I was at
36Netherfield. I hope your plans in favour of the ----shire will not be affected by his being in the neighbourhood." "Oh
37no--it is not for me to be driven away by Mr. Darcy. If he wishes to avoid seeing me he must go. We are not on friendly
38terms, and it always gives me pain to meet him, but I have no reason for avoiding him but what I might proclaim to all
39the world--a sense of very great ill-usage, and most painful regrets at his being what he is. His father, Miss Bennet,
40the late Mr. Darcy, was one of the best men that ever breathed, and the truest friend I ever had; and I can never be in
41company with this Mr. Darcy without being grieved to the soul by a thousand tender recollections. His behaviour to
42myself has been scandalous; but I verily believe I could forgive him anything and everything, rather than his
43disappointing the hopes and disgracing the memory of his father." Elizabeth found the interest of the subject increase,
44and listened with all her heart; but the delicacy of it prevented further inquiry. Mr. Wickham began to speak on more
45general topics, Meryton, the neighbourhood, the society, appearing highly pleased with all that he had yet seen, and
46speaking of the latter, especially, with gentle but very intelligible gallantry. "It was the prospect of constant
47society, and good society," he added, "which was my chief inducement to enter the ----shire. I know it to be a most
48respectable, agreeable corps; and my friend Denny tempted me further by his account of their present quarters, and the
49very great attentions and excellent acquaintance Meryton had procured them. Society, I own, is necessary to me. I have
50been a disappointed man, and my spirits will not bear solitude. I must have employment and society. A military life is
51not what I was intended for, but circumstances have now made it eligible. The church ought to have been my profession--I
52was brought up for the church; and I should at this time have been in possession of a most valuable living, had it
53pleased the gentleman we were speaking of just now." "Indeed!" "Yes--the late Mr. Darcy bequeathed me the next
54presentation of the best living in his gift. He was my godfather, and excessively attached to me. I cannot do justice to
55his kindness. He meant to provide for me amply, and thought he had done it; but when the living fell, it was given
56elsewhere." "Good heavens!" cried Elizabeth; "but how could that be? How could his will be disregarded? Why did not you
57seek legal redress?" "There was just such an informality in the terms of the bequest as to give me no hope from law. A
58man of honour could not have doubted the intention, but Mr. Darcy chose to doubt it--or to treat it as a merely
59conditional recommendation, and to assert that I had forfeited all claim to it by extravagance, imprudence, in short,
60anything or nothing. Certain it is that the living became vacant two years ago, exactly as I was of an age to hold it,
61and that it was given to another man; and no less certain is it, that I cannot accuse myself of having really done
62anything to deserve to lose it. I have a warm unguarded temper, and I may perhaps have sometimes spoken my opinion of
63him, and to him, too freely. I can recall nothing worse. But the fact is, that we are very different sort of men, and
64that he hates me." "This is quite shocking! He deserves to be publicly disgraced." "Some time or other he will be--but
65it shall not be by me. Till I can forget his father, I can never defy or expose him." Elizabeth honoured him for such
66feelings, and thought him handsomer than ever as he expressed them. "But what," said she, after a pause, "can have been
67his motive? what can have induced him to behave so cruelly?" "A thorough, determined dislike of me--a dislike which I
68cannot but attribute in some measure to jealousy. Had the late Mr. Darcy liked me less, his son might have borne with me
69better; but his father's uncommon attachment to me irritated him, I believe, very early in life. He had not a temper to
70bear the sort of competition in which we stood--the sort of preference which was often given me."
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