Гордість і упередження

Chapter 35

           "Mr.Wickhamisthesonofaveryrespectableman,whohadformanyyearsthemanagementofallthePemberleyestates,andwhosegoodconductinthedischargeofhistrustnaturallyinclinedmyfathertobeofservicetohim; andonGeorgeWickham,whowashisgodson,hiskindnesswasthereforeliberallybestowed. Myfathersupportedhimatschool,andafterwardsatCambridge—mostimportantassistance,ashisownfather,alwayspoorfromtheextravaganceofhiswife,wouldhavebeenunabletogivehimagentleman’seducation. Myfatherwasnotonlyfondofthisyoungman’ssociety,whosemannerwerealwaysengaging;hehadalsothehighestopinionofhim,andhopingthechurchwouldbehisprofession,intendedtoprovideforhiminit. Asformyself,itismany,manyyearssinceIfirstbegantothinkofhiminaverydifferentmanner. Theviciouspropensities—thewantofprinciple,whichhewascarefultoguardfromtheknowledgeofhisbestfriend,couldnotescapetheobservationofayoungmanofnearlythesameagewithhimself,andwhohadopportunitiesofseeinghiminunguardedmoments,whichMr.Darcycouldnothave. Hereagainshallgiveyoupain—towhatdegreeyouonlycantell. ButwhatevermaybethesentimentswhichMr.Wickhamhascreated,asuspicionoftheirnatureshallnotpreventmefromunfoldinghisrealcharacter—itaddsevenanothermotive. 

           "Myexcellentfatherdiedaboutfiveyearsago; andhisattachmenttoMr.Wickhamwastothelastsosteady,thatinhiswillheparticularlyrecommendedittome,topromotehisadvancementinthebestmannerthathisprofessionmightallow—andifhetookorders,desiredthatavaluablefamilylivingmightbehisassoonasitbecamevacant. Therewasalsoalegacyofonethousandpounds. Hisownfatherdidnotlongsurvivemine,andwithinhalfayearfromtheseevents,Mr.Wickhamwrotetoinformmethat,havingfinallyresolvedagainsttakingorders, hehopedIshouldnotthinkitunreasonableforhimtoexpectsomemoreimmediatepecuniaryadvantage,inlieuofthepreferment,bywhichhecouldnotbebenefited. 

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