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You could both be right Written by kathleen (elder) (2/13/2004 3:57 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, I always thought that too. NFM, penned by Kristi

It depends on how you read Mr Bennet's comment about Wickham: "Wickham's a fool if he takes her with a farthing less than ten thousand pounds." Mr Bennet could mean that Wickham is a fool if he marries Lydia for less than Ł10,000 free & clear, OR he could mean that the total paid to and on behalf of Wickham is Ł10,000 -- which would include paying off his debts.

It is entirely Mr Bennet's conjecture. I don't think it's clear which of these alternatives Mr Bennet actually means, and I can read it either way. Since we don't have more information about Lydia & Wickham's financial situation at this point in our reading, we don't really know how much money is actually involved anyway. :-)

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  - Would it all be available? KateL (2/13/2004 2:10 p.m.)
    - I always thought that too. NFM Kristi (2/13/2004 2:18 p.m.)
      - You could both be right kathleen (elder) (2/13/2004 3:57 p.m.)

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