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Chapter 35 -- The Letter
Accosts Lizzy "with a look of haughty composure", asks her to read The Letter, and immediately leaves her. It contains:

• apology for any pain the letter's contents might cause
  
• a request that she do him the justice of reading and considering his explanations
  
• an acknowledgment that injustice toward Wickham, in particular would be a "depravity" far beyond that of separating Jane and Bingley
  
• declarations concerning Jane that
  
  
  
  • he had not been aware until Sir William's comment at the Netherfield ball the Bingley was more seriously in love than he "had ever witnessed in him".
    
  • even though he had watched carefully, he had detected no evidence of serious affection on Jane's part
    
  • he was convinced that the "most acute observer" would conclude that "her heart was not likely to be easily touched"
    
  • Lizzy's disagreement seemed to indicate that he had been wrong about Jane
    
  • the lower status of her family was an issue
    
  • but a far more important issue was the improper, even shameful conduct of all except Jane and Lizzy
    
  • he and the sisters had followed Bingley to London for the purpose of separating him from Jane
    
  • he was convinced that Bingley would not have listened to them except that Jane's comportment had allowed him, too, to believe that she was, at best, less in love; at worst, not in love at all
    
  • he had hidden Jane's presence in London because he felt Bingley was still too much in love to risk reuniting them
    
  • He was still not convinced of any serious pain to Jane
    
  • He was still not convinced that hiding Jane's presence from Bingley was wrong
    
  
  
• declarations concerning Wickham that
  
  
  
  • he must apologize if what says gives Lizzy pain
    
  • since he did not know what Wickham had said to Lizzy, he could only "lay before you the whole of his connection with my family."
    
  • he could invoke confirmation from "more than one witness of undoubted veracity."
    
  • Wickham was the son of his father's very respectable, very effective steward (formerly a lawyer)
    
  • due to the extravagance of Wickham elder's wife, he had no money to educate Wickham; Darcy Sr. educated him
    
  • Darcy Sr. was very fond of Wickham, and wanted to provide for him in the church
    
  • Wickham early showed himself not to be material for the church
    
  • at Darcy Sr.'s death, and then his own father's, Wickham asked to be given L3000 in return for giving up the church
    
  • said he wanted to study law
    
  • Wickham nearly disappeared for about three years
    
  • suddenly found to be romancing Georgiana with the aid of her companion, Mrs. Younge
    
  • wrote to Wickham, who left them, and discharged Mrs. Younge
    
  • attributed to Wickham the design of getting Georgiana's fortune of L30000, with revenge on Darcy
    
  • rejoices that it was Georgiana who revealed the pending elopement
    
  
  
• admits Wickham's skill in convincing people
  
• excuses Lizzy for believing in Wickham
  
• refers Lizzy to Col. Fitzwilliam as executor of Darcy Sr.'s will and co-guardian of Georgiana for truth of his assertions
  
• apologizes for not being enough master of himself to tell her these things the previous evening
  

Chapter 36 -- not present
Lizzy is reading his letter and reevaluating her relations with Darcy and Wickham
Misses a parting visit with Lizzy

Chapter 37 -- not present
Described by Lady Catherine as more than usually downcast at having to leave Rosings

Chapters 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 -- not present