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I came to leave you this.
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I shall not renew the sentiments
which were so disgusting to you.
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But if I may, I will address the
two offences you have laid against me.
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My father loved Mr Wickham as a son.
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He left him a generous living.
But upon my father's death,
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Mr Wickham announced
he had no intention of taking orders.
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He demanded the value of the living,
which he'd gambled away within weeks.
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He then wrote,
demanding more money, which I refused.
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After which,
he severed all acquaintance.
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He came back to see us last summer, and
declared passionate love for my sister,
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whom he tried to persuade
to elope with him.
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She is to inherit £30,000.
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When it was made clear he would never
receive a penny of it, he disappeared.
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I will not attempt to convey the depth
of Georgiana's despair.
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She was 15 years old.
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As to the other matter,
of your sister and Mr Bingley,
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though the motives which governed me
may appear insufficient,
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they were in the service of a friend.
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Lizzie.