Chapter 52 Chapter 50

A long time ago, Mr. Bennet hoped that his annual income would not be spent completely, but that he could save part of it so that his children would not be short of food and clothing in the future; if his wife lived longer than him, they would also have enough food and clothing.For now, his hope is more urgent than ever.If he had already made arrangements in this regard, then this matter of saving Lydia's face and reputation would not require her uncle to spend money for her; The names of the couple. It did no good to anyone, and it made him so sorry that his uncle had to pay for it alone; and he resolved to try to find out how much his uncle had done him, so that he could repay him as soon as possible. This favor.

When Mr. Bennet first got married, he didn't need to save money at all, because the couple would naturally have a son. When the son was of age, the matter of outsiders' inheritance of property rights could be cancelled, and widows and orphans would have nothing to worry about. .But five daughters were born one after another, and the son did not know where; many years after Lydia was born, Mrs. Bennet still thought that she would have a son.This hope was in vain, and now it is too late to save money.Mrs. Bennet is not used to thrift, but fortunately her husband has his own ideas, so she can make ends meet.

The marriage contract of the old couple stipulated that Mrs. Bennet and her children should enjoy a total inheritance of 5,000 pounds.As for how the children will share it, it is up to the parents to decide in the will. Mr. Bennet agreed to the proposal before him without hesitation.He wrote back to his uncle, thanking him for his kindness.His wording was extremely succinct, and he only said that he agreed with all the fait accompli facts, and that he was willing to comply with all the conditions put forward by his uncle.It turned out that the matter of convincing Wickham to marry his daughter this time was arranged so well that it caused him little trouble, which was really unexpected to him.Though he paid them both a hundred pounds a year, in fact he could not lose ten pounds a year, for Lydia's food and expenses at home, and her mother's contribution to her expenses, amounted to almost ten pounds a year. Not less than a hundred pounds.

Another pleasant surprise was that it took him so little effort to do it himself, and he hoped for the least trouble at the moment.At the beginning, he also went to find his daughter in person out of impulsiveness, but now he has calmed down and naturally became as lazy as usual.He posted the reply at once; though he liked to procrastinate, he could get it done quickly if he set his hands on it.He wrote to ask his uncle to give him all the details of what he had done for him, but the mention of Lydia irritated him so much that he did not even greet her. Immediately the good news spread throughout the family, and soon reached the ears of the neighbors.The neighbors and neighbors have a rather detached attitude towards this matter.Of course, if Miss Lydia Bennet had come here in person, or if, on the contrary, she had lived away from the crowd in some isolated country village, it would have added a great deal to the conversation.However, the issue of her marriage still caused people to talk about it.Those vicious old women in Meryton, who had always been kind enough to wish her a good husband, were chattering vigorously now, though they saw the change of circumstances, because they saw her marry such a husband, They all thought that they would meet a tragic end.

Mrs. Bennet hadn't come downstairs for two weeks, and she was overjoyed to see such a happy day, and she took the chief seat again.She didn't feel ashamed, and naturally she didn't disappoint.Since Jiying was sixteen years old, her first wish was to marry her daughter, and now she is about to get her wish.She could not think or say anything without the splendor of the marriage; the fine gowns, the new carriages, and the servants and maids.And she was running about the neighbourhood, trying to find a proper house for her daughter; she had no idea of ​​their income, and never considered it.No matter how many houses she looked at, she didn't like them, either because the rooms were too small, or they didn't think they were grand enough.

She said: "If the Godins could move away, Sea Night Garden would be all right; the big house at Stoke would be all right if the drawing-room were bigger, but Ashworth is so far away! I can't bear it." Put her ten miles away from me; and as far as Parkway House is concerned, that fake three-story house is really bad." Whenever the servants were present, her husband always let her go on without interrupting her.But as soon as the servant went out, he said to her honestly: "My dear wife, you want to rent a house for your daughter and son-in-law, whether you want to rent one house or rent all the houses. Let us have a clear discussion beforehand, either. They are not allowed to live in any of the neighboring houses. They must not dream that I am entertaining them at Longbourne!"

As soon as this was said, the two quarreled; but Mr. Bennet insisted, and the quarrel broke out again; and Mrs. Bennet was horrified when she found that her husband would not give a penny to buy some clothes for her daughter.Mr. Bennet's insistence that Lydia could not expect any affection from him this time was beyond his wife's comprehension.He would be so angry that he hated her so deeply that he refused to give preferential treatment to his daughter even when she got married, and he wanted to make the wedding unseemly, which was really beyond her expectations.She knew only that it was disgraceful for a daughter to be married without a dowry, and that her elopement, which she had lived with Wickham for a fortnight before her marriage, did not concern her at all.

Elizabeth is very regretful at the moment. She should not have let Mr. Darcy know what her family was worried about her sister because of the momentary pain. Then, of course, they hoped that it would be best not to let outsiders know about the disgraceful incident at the beginning. She was not worried that Darcy would spread the matter to the outside world.There was hardly anyone in whom she could have more confidence when it came to keeping secrets; but this time, if someone else had learned of her sister's infamy, she would not have suffered as much as she did now.Not for fear of doing her any harm, for there was an insurmountable gulf between her and Darcy anyway.Had Lydia been able to marry respectably, Mr. Darcy would never have married such a family, which had enough defects already, and now added as his wife a person whom he had always despised. Dear dear ones, of course there is no need to talk about everything.

Of course she didn't blame him for holding back from the marriage.She had seen in Derbyshire that he wanted to win her favor, but of course he would not change his mind after this blow.She was ashamed, she was sad; she regretted it, but she hardly knew what it was.Now she no longer wants to cling to his status, but hates his status; now she has no chance to hear from him, but she just hopes to hear from him; now it is impossible for the two of them to meet However, she also thought how happy it would be if the two of them could get together day and night.She often thought how proud he would be if he knew that she had so proudly rejected his proposal only four months ago, and now she was looking forward to it again with all her heart!She had no doubts that he was an extremely generous man.However, since he is a human being, of course he cannot avoid complacency.

She began to understand that he was 100 percent the perfect man for her in terms of personality and talents.Even though his opinions and temper are not exactly the same as her own, they will definitely satisfy her.This combination is beneficial to both parties: the woman is calm and lively, and can make the man soft-hearted and elegant; the man is shrewd and experienced, and will definitely benefit the woman greatly. It's a pity that this happy marriage is no longer possible to realize. There are thousands of lovers in the world who want to conclude a truly happy marriage, and they have since missed a role model for reference.A marriage of another kind was about to be entered into in her family, and that marriage spoiled this one.

She could not imagine how Wickham and Lydia could sustain themselves on their own.But she can easily imagine the other side: this kind of union that only cares about lust and disregards morality is really hard to get long-term happiness. Mr. Gardiner immediately wrote another letter to his brother-in-law.He first paid a few brief remarks to Mr. Bennet's letter of gratitude, then said that he desperately hoped that all the men, women and children in the Bennet family could live comfortably, and finally asked Mr. Bennet to never again. Don't bring it up.His chief object in writing this letter was to inform them that Mr. Wickham had resolved to leave the militia. His letter went on as follows: I very much hope that he will do so after the marriage is certain.I think that leaving the militia was a very wise move, both for himself and for his niece, and I think you will agree with me.Mr. Wickham wanted to join the regular army, and several of his former friends were willing and able to assist him.A regiment under the command of a certain general stationed in the north has agreed to let him be the standard bearer.It would only be to his own advantage that he should stay far away from this region.He has a promising future, I hope they can save face and behave a little better when they go to a place where people are unfamiliar.I have written to Colonel Forster, advising him of our present arrangements, and requesting him to inform all Mr. Wickham's creditors in the Brighton area, that I will keep my word, and pay their debts at once.May I trouble you, too, to inform the creditors at Meryton who are nearest?Enclosed is a list of creditors, all of which he said himself.He told the whole debt; I hope at least he didn't lie to us.We have entrusted Haston with everything to be done within a week.If you don't want to invite them to Longbourn then, they can go directly to the army. My wife said that my niece would like to see you before leaving the South.She is doing well, please let me send you and her mother greetings on her behalf. love gardiner Mr. Bennet and his daughters saw as plainly as Mr. Gardiner that there were many advantages to Wickham's departure from ---- County.Only Mrs. Bennet was not so pleased.She was looking forward to a good and triumphant time with Lydia, and it was a great disappointment that she should go to the North.So far she was determined to have her daughter and son-in-law live in Hertfordshire.Besides, Lydia had just become acquainted with everyone in this militia, and there were so many people who liked her, it would be a pity to go away now. She said: "She likes Mrs. Forster so much, it's too bad to send her away! And there are several young fellows, she likes too. The officers in General So-and-so's regiment may not be able to please her like that." .” Her daughter's request (actually, it should be counted as her own request) to come home to see it again before going north, only to be flatly refused by her father at first.Fortunately, Jane and Elizabeth took into account their sister's mood and status, and they all hoped that her marriage would be valued by their parents. They repeatedly asked their father to let their sister and brother-in-law come to Longbourne as soon as they got married.They asked so earnestly, so reasonably, and so tactfully, that they finally persuaded their father, agreed with their ideas, and were willing to do as they wanted.The mother was really proud of this: she could show the married daughter to the neighbors as if she was a treasure before she was exiled to the north.So when Bennet wrote back to his uncle, he mentioned that they should come back once, and it was promised that they would come to Longbourne immediately after the wedding.Elizabeth, however, wondered coldly whether Wickham would agree to such a course of action; if it was for her own sake alone, seeing Wickham was a last resort.