Mr. Gardiner writes to the Bennetts to say he has found Lydia and she and Wickham are to be wed - provided that Mr. Bennett pay them a small income every year. The Bennetts suspect that their uncle has already paid Wickham a great deal more.

Mrs. Bennett is overjoyed, but Mr. Bennett refuses to welcome his daughter into their home. Lydia and Wickham are married in London. Wickham has left the militia and joined a new regiment in Northern England. Before they move, Lydia and Wickham are invited to stay at Longbourn (after much debate via Mr. Bennett). 

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