Preparing for Lydia’s arrival

Mother is now so happy, as her wish for a daughter to be married at sixteen has come true. I, personally, think Lydia should not have put all of us through so much strife and worry, and am very angry at the fact that she is getting off very lightly. Even though she has been found, it was very deangerous for her to do what she did, as she could have landed herself in much worse a situation.

She is lucky that Mr. Gardiner is kind enough to organise for her and Wickham to be married. I am not happy that she has put herself in such a dangerous place, but I am happy that she is safe and well.

I surely hope Lydia realises what she has done, and will take the consequences of it from myself and her sisters. Father was at first very angry; and said to Mother that both her and Mr. Wickham would never be welcome at our house again. I quite agreed.

I shall treat her with the same treatment that I would expect someone to treat me with if I had committed such a horrible wrongdoing. Lydia, I hope you do not expect much kindness from your sisters and I, as we are not pleased of what you have done.

Elizabeth

Letter of Hope

Our family just received a letter from our Uncle and Aunt in London [the Gardiners'].They have sent it informing us that they have found Lydia and Mr. Wickham!! I am sorry that I am posting this at such an early hour, but I thought that you, my blogger friends, should know about the good news.

Lydia and Wickham are not married, as yet, and Mr. Gardiner believes that there may have been no intention of them marrying, but is sure they will be soon. Our Uncle has so generously given more money for the engagement, and our family is in debt to his doings. We are so very happy that they shall be married soon, and are eagerly awaiting more news.

Father is now composing a letter to Mr. Gardiner for finding Lydia and Mr. Wickham’s whereabouts, and for delivering us such wonderful news. We all cannot wait to see our darling sister, Lydia.

I promise I shall write soon, when there is more news.

Elizabeth

Prejudice and the toll on our family

I am very sorry that I have not been able to update my blog as often as I would like. Here is a summary of the events that have occured so far. 

•  Mr. Collins visited us. He told us that he has informed Lady Catherine of Lydia’s elopement and that she says that Lydia dying would have been a better outcome than her elopement.
• He also told us that no one will want to associate with us anymore because of what Lydia has done. I told him to leave, as he would be therefore contradicting his statement by associating with us. Hopefully he shall not return. 
• None of us is coping very well. Mother is in tears cooped up in her bedroom, only coming down for meals. Kitty hid as soon as she saw Mr. Collins’ carriage.
• My father has returned, and says that he shall be more stricter with us from now on. Kitty replied that she would love to visit Lydia, and my mother has told her she “shall not be present in society unless one of her older sisters is there.” We also must inform our parents of where we are going, and when we expect to return.

 All of us are very worried about what will happen with our future lives. This has put a great burden on the family, and until we find Lydia, the family name will be tainted.

Elizabeth