Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 73

Mrs. Bennet's happiest day as a mother was the wedding of her two admirable daughters.As for how complacent and happy she was when she visited Mrs. Bingley and talked about Mrs. Darcy, readers can naturally guess.Here I would like to say that because so many of her daughters got a good home, her lifelong wish was perfectly fulfilled, and a gratifying change began to take place in her. In the second half of her life, she became a She has found a reasonable, amiable, and knowledgeable woman; although she is sometimes nervous and fussy, it is still to her husband's liking, because the present unusual family harmony and happiness, He might not be used to it yet.

Mr. Bennet missed his second daughter very much; affection for her caused him to leave his home for periods of time which had seldom hitherto been so.He loved going to Pemberley, especially when his daughter least expected it.

Mr. Bingley and Jane lived only a year at Netherfield.To be so close to her mother and her Meryton relations was not so desirable even to his easy-going temper and her dutiful parents.The good hopes of the Bingley sisters were thus fulfilled; he bought a house in a town adjoining Derbyshire, and Jane and Elizabeth added another to their many happinesses, within three weeks of each other. Ten miles, sisterhood can often be described.

Kitty lived most of the time with the two sisters, and enjoyed life there to the fullest.From then on, the characters she interacted with were more noble than usual, and she herself made great progress.Her temper was not so uncontrollable as Lydia's, and now that she was free from Lydia's influence, and given proper care and instruction, she was no longer so frivolous, so ignorant, and so vulgar as before.Of course, the family was always careful not to let her come under Lydia's bad influence; although Mrs. Wickham often wrote to invite her to live there, promising to take her to the ball and make a boyfriend, her father She was never allowed to.

Only one of Mary's daughters remained at home; she had to put aside her studies of books, and often spent her solitude with her mother.Mary's contact with the outside world has increased, but she can still judge with moral dogma every time she visits with her mother; and because she is no longer subject to the shame of being dwarfed by her sisters, her father feels that, Her adaptation to the changes in the outside world is probably largely voluntary.

As for Wickham and Lydia, the marriage of the sisters brought no change in their characters.Wickham could accept with equanimity the fact that Elizabeth must have known of all his previous ingratitude and falsehood; nevertheless he hoped to persuade Darcy to find him an errand.A letter of congratulations Elizabeth received from Lydia on her marriage illustrates the point: if not Wickham himself, at least his wife had hoped.The letter reads as follows:
"Dear Lizzy:

I wish you happiness.If you could love Mr. Darcy half as much as I love Wickham, you must be very happy.It is a great comfort to have such a wealthy sister. I hope you will think of us when you are free.I daresay Wickham would be delighted to get a place at court, but I also think it will be difficult for us to live on our means without help from others.An errand that pays about three or four hundred pounds a year will suffice; but if you don't want to, there's no need to mention it to Mr. Darcy.

Faithful to you Lydia"

Elizabeth was really unwilling to talk about such things, so she dispelled all her expectations and requests in this regard as much as possible in her reply.However, Elizabeth often helped them with the money she saved, as far as she could.She knew very well that their income, combined with the extravagance and inaccuracy of the two couples, would not be enough to support them; whenever they moved, Jane or Elizabeth would always receive Lydia's request , Let them help them pay their bills, their life, even after the armistice Wickham changed jobs, is extremely unstable.They're always moving around looking for a cheap place to live, and they always end up spending more money.Wickham's love for her soon faded; Lydia's affection for him was more persistent, and despite her youth and impertinence, she took care of her married reputation.

Although Darcy never let Wickham come to Pemberley, for Elizabeth's sake he found another employment for him.Lydia also visited Pemberley from time to time when her husband was visiting London and Bath; as for the Bingleys, the young couple often did not want to leave once they settled down, which made even Bingley's amiable character people, sometimes can't bear to bring out hints telling them to go in the conversation.

Miss Bingley felt her pride deeply wounded at Darcy's marriage; but, in order to preserve her right of guest at Pemberley, she put away all resentment; Darcy was almost as concerned as ever, and she tried to make up for any previous indiscretions to Elizabeth.

Pemberley was now Georgiana's real home; and the intimacy between the sisters-in-law was just as Mr. Darcy would have liked to see it.They respect and love each other, and their relationship is harmonious.Georgiana admired Elizabeth very much; though at first she was surprised and apprehensive by the teasing manner in which her sister-in-law talked to her brother.He had always inspired in her a respect that almost surpassed brother-sister affection, and now she saw him the object of public banter.Her mind began to be filled with knowledge she never knew.After Elizabeth's enlightenment, she gradually understood that a wife can play tricks and act like a baby with her husband, but a brother can't always tolerate a sister who is ten years younger than him to do the same.

Lady Catherine was very angry when her aunt and nephew got married; in her reply to her aunt and nephew, she was outspoken and scolded Darcy, especially Elizabeth, so that the two parties cut off all communication in a short time.At last, after Elizabeth's persuasion, Darcy gave up the previous suspicion and wrote a letter of reconciliation; after the aunt insisted for a while, her anger subsided, one was her beloved nephew, the other It was she who wanted to see how his lady behaved; she dropped her airs and came to Pemberley, not caring that the estate had become tainted by the admission of the matron and the visits of her aunt and aunt. air out.

The newlyweds have maintained their closest correspondence with the Gardiners.Both Darcy and Elizabeth were genuinely fond of them; and their hearts were filled with the sincerest gratitude to their aunts and aunts, who had brought Elizabeth to Pemberley, and thus made their happy marriage possible.

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