Гордість і упередження

           "Itwasgreatlymywishthatheshoulddoso,"headded,"assoonashismarriagewasfixedon. AndIthinkyouwillagreewithme,inconsideringtheremovalfromthatcorpsashighlyadvisable,bothonhisaccountandmyniece’s. ItisMr.Wickham’sintentiontogointotheregulars;andamonghisformerfriends,therearestillsomewhoareableandwillingtoassisthiminthearmy. HehasthepromiseofanensigncyinGeneral——’sregiment,nowquarteredintheNorth. Itisanadvantagetohaveitsofarfromthispartofthekingdom. Hepromisesfairly;andIhopeamongdifferentpeople,wheretheymayeachhaveacharactertopreserve,theywillbothbemoreprudent. IhavewrittentoColonelForster,toinformhimofourpresentarrangements,andtorequestthathewillsatisfythevariouscreditorsofMr.WickhaminandnearBrighton,withassurancesofspeedypayment,forwhichIhavepledgedmyself. AndwillyougiveyourselfthetroubleofcarryingsimilarassurancestohiscreditorsinMeryton,ofwhomIshallsubjoinalistaccordingtohisinformation? Hehasgiveninallhisdebts; Ihopeatleasthehasnotdeceivedus. Haggerstonhasourdirections,andallwillbecompletedinaweek. Theywillthenjoinhisregiment,unlesstheyarefirstinvitedtoLongbourn; andIunderstandfromMrs.Gardiner,thatmynieceisverydesirousofseeingyouallbeforesheleavestheSouth. Sheiswell,andbegstobedutifullyrememberedtoyouandyourmother. —Yours,etc., 

           "E.Gardiner." 

           Mr.BennetandhisdaughterssawalltheadvantagesofWickham’sremovalfromthe——shireasclearlyasMr.Gardinercoulddo. ButMrs.Bennetwasnotsowellpleasedwithit. Lydia’sbeingsettledintheNorth,justwhenshehadexpectedmostpleasureandprideinhercompany,forshehadbynomeansgivenupherplanoftheirresidinginHertfordshire,wasaseveredisappointment; and,besides,itwassuchapitythatLydiashouldbetakenfromaregimentwhereshewasacquaintedwitheverybody,andhadsomanyfavourites.