Page 4: family.” Miss Bennet seemed discomposed for but a moment, and I was glad of it, for it meant she might not have registered my silence and downcast eyes at the memory of Wickham. I believe I recovered in time. I do wonder what gave Miss Bennet such a start, and why my brother looked so searchingly at her face until she spoke again. His care for her was palpable. I do believe he is lost to her entirely! I will be glad for her constant company, and I do hope that you will be as well, my dear aunt. But I leave the strangest part for last, and the reason my mind continues to bring the unwanted memory of Wickham to the fore, and to this letter. Shortly after our visit, everyone departed suddenly. Miss Bennet received a letter of some import regarding her family — I know not the details, but it seems her young sister Lydia has