，最快更新傲慢与偏见最新章节！“They met againSunday,and then I sawwas not all settled before monday:as soonit was,the express was sent ofur visitor was ver, Lizzy,that obstinacythe real defecthis character,afte has been accusedmany faultsdifferent times,but thisthe tru wasbe dohatdid nothimself;though Isure(and Inot speaktothanked,therefore say nothing about it),your uncle would most readily have settled the whole.
“They battledtogether foong time,which was more than either the gentlemanlady concernedilast your uncle was forcedyield, and insteadbeing allowedbeusehis niece,was forcedputwith only having the probable creditit,which went sorely against the grain;and I really believe your letter this morning gave him great pleasure, becauserequiredexplanation that would rob himhis borrowed feathers, and give the praise wherewa, Lizzy,this mustno farther than yourself,or Janemost.
“You know pretty well,I suppose,what has been done for the youn debts arebe paid,amounting,I believe,to considerably more thahousand pounds, another thousandadditionher own settled upon her, and his missio reason why all this wasbe donehim alone, was suchI have give was owinghim,to his reserve and wantproper consideration, that wickham's character had beenmisunderstood,and consequently thathad been received and noticedh there was some truththis;though I doubt whether his reserve,or anybody's reserve,cananswerable forin spiteall this fialking,dear Lizzy, you may rest perfectly assured that your uncle would never have yielded,we had not given him credit for another interestthe affair.
“when all this was resolved on,he returned againhis friends, who were still stayingPemberley; butwas agreed thatshouldin London once more when the wedding took place, and all money matters were thenreceive the last finish.
“I believe I have now told you evera relation which you tellisgive you great surprise;I hopeleastwill not afford youcameus;and wickham had constant admissionth was exactly whathad been,when I knew himHertfordshire;but I would not tell you how little I was satisfied with her behaviour while she stayed with us,if I had not perceived,by Jane's letter last wednesday, that her conducting home was exactlya piece with it, and therefore what I now tell you can give youfresher repeatedlythe most serious manner,representingher all the wickednesswhat she had done, and all the unhappiness she had broughthe she heard me,wasgood luck, for Isure she didsometimes quite provoked, but then I recollecteddear Elizabeth and Jane,and for their sakes had patience with her.
“mr.darcy was punctualhis return,andLydia informed you, attendeddined withthe next day, and wasleave town againwednesdaouvery angry with me,my dear Lizzy,if I take this opportunitysaying (what I was never bold enoughsay before) how much I lik behaviourus has,every respect, beenpleasingwhenwernderstanding and opinions all please me;wants nothing buittle more liveliness,and that,ifmarry prudently,his wife may teac him very sly;—he hardly ever mentioned you slyness seems the fashion.
“Pray fiveif I have been very presuming,orleastnot punishso farto excludefrom P. I shall neverquite happy till I have been all roundphaeton, witice little pairponies,wouldthe very thing.
“But I must writhildren have been wantingthis half hour.
“Yours,very sincerely,
“m.GARdINER.”