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Pride and Prejudice

at that moment solicitude for Wickham, resentment

against his enemies, and everything else, gave way

before the hope of Jane’s being in the fairest way for

happiness.

“I want to know,” said she, with a countenance no

less smiling than her sister’s, “what you have learnt

about Mr. Wickham. But perhaps you have been too

pleasantly engaged to think of any third person; in

which case you may be sure of my pardon.”

“No,” replied Jane, “I have not forgotten him; but I

have nothing satisfactory to tell you. Mr. Bingley does

not know the whole of his history, and is quite ignorant

of the circumstances which have principally offended

Mr. Darcy; but he will vouch for the good conduct,

the probity, and honour of his friend, and is perfectly

convinced that Mr. Wickham has deserved much less

attention from Mr. Darcy than he has received; and I

am sorry to say by his account as well as his sister’s,

Mr. Wickham is by no means a respectable young

man. I am afraid he has been very imprudent, and has

deserved to lose Mr. Darcy’s regard.”

“Mr. Bingley does not know Mr. Wickham himself?”

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