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A little light, I hope
Written by kathleen (elder)
(2/13/2004 8:03 a.m.)
in consequence of the missive, Lydia & Wickham's marriage settlement, penned by Jo Y
The £10,000 is Mr Bennet's speculation on what amount of money it would take to bribe Wickham to marry Lydia. Mr Bennet does not believe that Wickham had anything like that much money, especiall since Wickham has left debts in both Meryton and Brighton. So Mr Bennet assumes, at this point, that Mr Gardiner has somehow or other managed to find £10,000 to settle on Lydia (for any children in the future) -- the income on that £10,000 would provide £500 per annum if invested at 5%. Does that make sense (or do I mean cents!)? |

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