ame to town with the resolution of hunting for them.The motive professed was his vi of its being owing to himself that Wickham's worthlessness had not been so well known as to make it impossible for any young woman of character to love or fide in him.He generously imputed the whole to his mistaken pride,and fessed that he had before thought it beh him toy his private as open to the world.His character was to speak for itself.He called it,therefore,his duty to step forward, and endeavour to remedy an evil which had been brought on by himself. If he had another motive, I am sure it would never disgrace him. He had been some days in town, before he was able to discover them;but he had something to direct his search, which was more than we had;and the sciousness of this was another reason for his resolving to follow us.
“There is ady,it seems,a Mrs.Younge,who was some time ago govero Miss Dard was dismissed from her charge on some cause of disapprobation, though he did not say what. She then toe house in Edward-street, and has since maintained herself by letting lodgings.This Mrs.Younge was, he knew, intimately acquainted with Wickham; and he went to her for intelligence of him as soon as he got to town.But it was two or three days before he could get from her what he wanted. She would not betray her trust, I suppose, without bribery and corruption, for she really did know where her friend was to be found.Wickham indeed had goo her on their first arrival in London,and
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