s in the regiment, whether Wickham has any rtions or es who would be likely to know in art of town he has now cealed himself. If there were ahat one could apply to with a probability of gaining such a clue as that,it might be of essential seque present we have nothing to guide us. el Forster will, I dare say,do everything in his power to satisfy us on this head.But, on sed thoughts,perhaps,Lizzy could tell us what rtions he has now livier than any other person.”
Elizabeth was at no loss to uand from whehis defereo her authority proceeded; but it was not in her power to give any information of so satisfactory a nature as thepliment deserved.
She had never heard of his having had any rtions, except a father and mother,both of whom had been dead many years.It ossible,however,that some of hispanions in the—shire might be able to give more information;and though she was not very sanguine in expeg it,the application was a something to look forward to.
Every day at Longbourn was now a day of ay;but the most anxious part of each was when the post was expected.The arrival of letters was the first grand object of every m's impatiehrough letters,whatever of good or bad was to be told would bemunicated,and every seeding day was expected t some news of importance.
But before they heard again frardiner,a letter arrived for their father,from a different quarter,from Mr.Collins;which, as Jane had received dires to open all that came for him in his absence,she
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