Mrs Gardiner as a gossip?
Written by Johanna Elisabet
(2/17/2004 5:32 a.m.)
Why does Darcy assume that it is Mrs Gardiner that told Lizzy about his involvement in Lydias marriage? Especially since he thinks her trustworthy. He must have been aware that Lydia was visiting Longbourne since they left for Hertfordshire on their weddingday. Lydia: "Oh! mamma, do the people around hereabouts know I am married to-day?"