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"If I had been able," said she, "to carry my point in going to

Brighton with all my family, this would not have happened: but

poor dear Lydia had nobody to take care of her. Why did the

Forsters ever let her go out of their sight? I am sure there was

some great neglect or other on their side, for she is not the

kind of girl to do such a thing, if she had been well looked

after. I always thought they were very unfit to have the charge

of her; but I was over-ruled, as I always am. Poor, dear child!

And now here's Mr. Bennet gone away, and I know he will fight

Wickham, wherever he meets him, and then he will be killed, and

what is to become of us all? The Collinses will turn us out,

before he is cold in his grave; and if you are not kind to us,

brother, I do not know what we shall do."