easy prey.
She had never perceived,while the regiment was ifordshire, that Lydia had any partiality for him; but she was vihat Lydia wanted only encement to attach herself to anybody. Sometimes one officer, sometimes another, had been her favourite,as their attentions raised them in her opinion.Her affes had tinually been fluctuating but never without an object.The mischief of and mistaken indulgeowards such a girl—oh!how acutely did she now feel it!
She was wild to be at home—to hear, to see, to be upon the spot to share with Jane in the cares that must now fall wholly upon her, in a family sed, a father absent, a mother incapable of exertion, and requiring stant attendance; and though almost persuaded that nothing could be done for Lydia, her uncle's interference seemed of the utmost importance, and till he ehe room her impatience was severe.Mr.and Mrs. Gardiner had hurried ba rm, supposing by the servant's ount that their niece was taken suddenly ill; but satisfying them instantly on that head,she eagerlymunicated the cause of their summons,reading the two letters aloud,and dwelling on the post of thest with trembling energy,though Lydia had never been a favourite with them,Mr.and Mrs.Gardiner could not but be deeply a?icted.Not Lydia only,but all were ed in it;and after the first exmations of surprise and horrardiner promised every assistan his power. Elizabeth, though expeg no less, thanked him with tears of gratitude;and all three being actuate
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