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Pride and Prejudice

remedy an evil which had been brought on by himself.

If he had another motive, I am sure it would never

disgrace him. He had been some days in town, before

he was able to discover them; but he had something

to direct his search, which was more than we had; and

the consciousness of this was another reason for his

resolving to follow us.

“There is a lady, it seems, a Mrs. Younge, who

was some time ago governess to Miss Darcy, and was

dismissed from her charge on some cause of disappro-

bation, though he did not say what. She then took a

large house in Edward-street, and has since maintained

herself by letting lodgings. This Mrs. Younge was, he

knew, intimately acquainted with Wickham; and he

went to her for intelligence of him as soon as he got

to town. But it was two or three days before he could

get from her what he wanted. She would not betray

her trust, I suppose, without bribery and corruption, for

she really did know where her friend was to be found.

Wickham indeed had gone to her on their first arrival

in London, and had she been able to receive them into

her house, they would have taken up their abode with

her. At length, however, our kind friend procured the

wished-for direction. They were in street. He saw

Wickham, and afterwards insisted on seeing Lydia. His

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