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"I have seen them both. They are not married,      nor can I find there was any intention of being so; but if you are      willing to perform the engagements which I have ventured to make on      your side, I hope it will not be long before they are. All that is      required of you is, to assure to your daughter, by settlement, her      equal share of the five thousand pounds, secured among your      children after the decease of yourself and my sister; and,      moreover, to enter into an engagement of allowing her, during your      life, one hundred pounds per annum. These are conditions which,      considering everything, I had no hesitation in complying with, as      far as I thought myself privileged, for you. I shall send this by      express, that no time may be lost in bringing me your answer. You      will easily comprehend, from these particulars, that Mr. Wickham’s      circumstances are not so hopeless as they are generally believed to      be. The world has been deceived in that respect; and I am happy to      say, there will be some little money, even when all his debts are      discharged, to settle on my niece, in addition to her own fortune.      If, as I conclude will be the case, you send me full powers to act      in your name throughout the whole of this business, I will      immediately give directions to Haggerston for preparing a proper      settlement. There will not be the smallest occasion for your coming      to town again; therefore stay quietly at Longbourn, and depend on      my diligence and care. Send back your answer as soon as you can,      and be careful to write explicitly. We have judged it best that my      niece should be married from this house, of which I hope you will      approve. She comes to us to-day. I shall write again as soon as      anything more is determined on. Yours, etc.

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