Lydia and Wickham Arrive at Longbourn

Lydia arrived at Longbourn today. She is still the same boastful, flamboyant and eccentric soul as always. Mother embraced her as she arrived, and chatted away. Father didn’t say a word, he is still very upset with Lydia. Jane and I were not in the best of moods, and that bad mood deepened when Lydia harrassed us for our congratulations.

Does she expect all good graces from us? After what she has put the whole family through??? Does she even understand how worried we were about her safety!!!

I still am comprehending the whole situation; and what is going on. Lydia is safe, but she doesn’t seem to care about anything except the fact that “she is going to be married and that everyone should know about it”….

Well, if it wasn’t for her Uncle and Aunt sacrificing their earnings to get the two married, she wouldn’t be married!! And now, because of her, we are in debt to the Gardiners; and we shall be for-ever!

Lydia is very, very lucky that our family has not disowned her. We would not do that anyway because we would not do something that shameful. And that would make the situation a whole lot worse for us all.

I hope she learns from what she has done, but Jane and I highly doubt that she will not. Lydia is still Lydia, and Lydia she shall be.

Elizabeth