Marriage and Finalisations

Lydia and Wickham left Longbourn just a moment ago. They have gone on a carriage to Newcastle. Lydia is still acting very oddly, and she is still not one bit consious of either mine or Jane’s feelings.

She actually said to Jane that “she will now take the place of her, as she is now a married woman” Jane was utterly shocked, and so was I. I, myself, can not believe that Lydia could say something like that to such a lovely sister as Jane!

I am now reading a letter that I recieved from Mr. Gardiner. He informes me that Mr. Darcy was the one who bribed Mr. Wickham to marry Lydia. As he originally told me, Wickham had no intention whatsoever of marrying her, and he was right.

Wickhams feelings for Lydia are not matched by her feelings for him. She is utterly and completely in love with him, while he does not think of her as his equal. I wholeheartedly hope that Lydia and Wickham will remain together for a long time, though I fear that my sister realises that Wickham’s feelings for her are not as strong as hers are for him.

Elizabeth