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1Mrs. Gardiner went away in all the perplexity about Elizabeth and her Derbyshire friend, that had attended her from that
2part of the world. His name had never been voluntarily mentioned before them by her niece; and the kind of
3half-expectation which Mrs. Gardiner had formed, of their being followed by a letter from him, had ended in nothing.
4Elizabeth had received none since her return, that could come from Pemberley. The present unhappy state of the family
5rendered any other excuse for the lowness of her spirits unnecessary; nothing, therefore, could be fairly conjectured
6from that,--though Elizabeth, who was by this time tolerably well acquainted with her own feelings, was perfectly aware
7that, had she known nothing of Darcy, she could have borne the dread of Lydia's infamy somewhat better. It would have
8spared her, she thought, one sleepless night out of two. When Mr. Bennet arrived, he had all the appearance of his usual
9philosophic composure. He said as little as he had ever been in the habit of saying; made no mention of the business
10that had taken him away; and it was some time before his daughters had courage to speak of it. It was not till the
11afternoon, when he joined them at tea, that Elizabeth ventured to introduce the subject; and then, on her briefly
12expressing her sorrow for what he must have endured, he replied, "Say nothing of that. Who should suffer but myself? It
13has been my own doing, and I ought to feel it." "You must not be too severe upon yourself," replied Elizabeth. "You may
14well warn me against such an evil. Human nature is so prone to fall into it! No, Lizzy, let me once in my life feel how
15much I have been to blame. I am not afraid of being overpowered by the impression. It will pass away soon enough." "Do
16you suppose them to be in London?" "Yes; where else can they be so well concealed?" "And Lydia used to want to go to
17London," added Kitty. "She is happy, then," said her father, drily; "and her residence there will probably be of some
18duration." Then, after a short silence, he continued, "Lizzy, I bear you no ill-will for being justified in your advice
19to me last May, which, considering the event, shows some greatness of mind." They were interrupted by Miss Bennet, who
20came to fetch her mother's tea. "This is a parade," cried he, "which does one good; it gives such an elegance to
21misfortune! Another day I will do the same; I will sit in my library, in my nightcap and powdering gown, and give as
22much trouble as I can,--or perhaps I may defer it till Kitty runs away." "I am not going to run away, papa," said Kitty,
23fretfully. "If I should ever go to Brighton, I would behave better than Lydia." "You go to Brighton! I would not trust
24you so near it as Eastbourne, for fifty pounds! No, Kitty, I have at least learnt to be cautious, and you will feel the
25effects of it. No officer is ever to enter my house again, nor even to pass through the village. Balls will be
26absolutely prohibited, unless you stand up with one of your sisters. And you are never to stir out of doors, till you
27can prove that you have spent ten minutes of every day in a rational manner." Kitty, who took all these threats in a
28serious light, began to cry. "Well, well," said he, "do not make yourself unhappy. If you are a good girl for the next
29ten years, I will take you to a review at the end of them." [Illustration] CHAPTER XLIX. [Illustration] Two days after
30Mr. Bennet's return, as Jane and Elizabeth were walking together in the shrubbery behind the house, they saw the
31housekeeper coming towards them, and concluding that she came to call them to their mother, went forward to meet her;
32but instead of the expected summons, when they approached her, she said to Miss Bennet, "I beg your pardon, madam, for
33interrupting you, but I was in hopes you might have got some good news from town, so I took the liberty of coming to
34ask." "What do you mean, Hill? We have heard nothing from town." "Dear madam," cried Mrs. Hill, in great astonishment,
35"don't you know there is an express come for master from Mr. Gardiner? He has been here this half hour, and master has
36had a letter." Away ran the girls, too eager to get in to have time for speech. They ran through the vestibule into the
37breakfast-room; from thence to the library;--their father was in neither; and they were on the point of seeking him
38upstairs with their mother, when they were met by the butler, who said,-- "If you are looking for my master, ma'am, he
39is walking towards the little copse." Upon this information, they instantly passed through the hall once more, and ran
40across the lawn after their father, who was deliberately pursuing his way towards a small wood on one side of the
41paddock. Jane, who was not so light, nor so much in the habit of running as Elizabeth, soon lagged behind, while her
42sister, panting for breath, came up with him, and eagerly cried out,-- "Oh, papa, what news? what news? have you heard
43from my uncle?" "Yes, I have had a letter from him by express." "Well, and what news does it bring--good or bad?" "What
44is there of good to be expected?" said he, taking the letter from his pocket; "but perhaps you would like to read it."
45Elizabeth impatiently caught it from his hand. Jane now came up. "Read it aloud," said their father, "for I hardly know
46myself what it is about." / RIGHT "Gracechurch Street, Monday, August 2. */ "My dear Brother, "At last I am able to send
47you some tidings of my niece, and such as, upon the whole, I hope will give you satisfaction. Soon after you left me on
48Saturday, I was fortunate enough to find out in what part of London they were. The particulars I reserve till we meet.
49It is enough to know they are discovered: I have seen them both----" [Illustration: "But perhaps you would like to read
50it" [Copyright 1894 by George Allen.]] "Then it is as I always hoped," cried Jane: "they are married!" Elizabeth read
51on: "I have seen them both. They are not married, nor can I find there was any intention of being so; but if you are
52willing to perform the engagements which I have ventured to make on your side, I hope it will not be long before they
53are. All that is required of you is, to assure to your daughter, by settlement, her equal share of the five thousand
54pounds, secured among your children after the decease of yourself and my sister; and, moreover, to enter into an
55engagement of allowing her, during your life, one hundred pounds per annum. These are conditions which, considering
56everything, I had no hesitation in complying with, as far as I thought myself privileged, for you. I shall send this by
57express, that no time may be lost in bringing me your answer. You will easily comprehend, from these particulars, that
58Mr. Wickham's circumstances are not so hopeless as they are generally believed to be. The world has been deceived in
59that respect; and I am happy to say, there will be some little money, even when all his debts are discharged, to settle
60on my niece, in addition to her own fortune. If, as I conclude will be the case, you send me full powers to act in your
61name throughout the whole of this business, I will immediately give directions to Haggerston for preparing a proper
62settlement. There will not be the smallest occasion for your coming to town again; therefore stay quietly at Longbourn,
63and depend on my diligence and care. Send back your answer as soon as you can, and be careful to write explicitly. We
64have judged it best that my niece should be married from this house, of which I hope you will approve. She comes to us
65to-day. I shall write again as soon as anything more is determined on. Yours, etc. "EDW. GARDINER." "Is it possible?"
66cried Elizabeth, when she had finished. "Can it be possible that he will marry her?" "Wickham is not so undeserving,
67then, as we have thought him," said her sister. "My dear father, I congratulate you." "And have you answered the
68letter?" said Elizabeth. "No; but it must be done soon." Most earnestly did she then entreat him to lose no more time
69before he wrote. "Oh! my dear father," she cried, "come back and write immediately. Consider how important every moment
70is in such a case." "Let me write for you," said Jane, "if you dislike the trouble yourself."
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