May 11, 2009~ The Longbourn Letters: Kitty Bennet writing to her younger sister, Lydia Bennet (now Lydia Wickham,) of Lady Catherine de Bourgh and her visit to Longbourn. ~
Kitty Bennet writing to her younger sister, Lydia Bennet (now Lydia Wickham,) of Lady Catherine de Bourgh and her visit to Longbourn.
Lydia,
Now that you and Mr. Wickham are married, it seems so different here without you. You asked us to write to you often, and so I shall, whether our other sisters do or not. My main reason for writing to you now is that I miss you, and, well, you will not believe what happened just a few moments ago (I write by candlelight now, though I don’t think that anyone is asleep). Mary and I were just talking (actually she was reading aloud and I was pretending to listen), when there was a knock at the door. We all hurried downstairs to see who our visitor was—Lady Catherine! (I really don’t see what that dreadful Mr. Collins thinks is so great about her.) She wished to speak with Lizzy, and so we all huddled close to the door trying to hear what was said. Lady Catherine left in a hurry, and did not look happy in the least. And Lizzy! You and I have both seen her in an unpleasant mood before, but this was much worse. She ran upstairs shouting at us to leave her alone. I don’t think that anyone but Jane has spoken to her since. (Have I mentioned that Jane is engaged?) I do wonder why Lady Catherine was here, and why Lizzy was so upset. Mary just asked if I was done writing, and I can hear Mamma’s footsteps as she goes to check on Lizzy. Will write again soon, Lyddie.
