It cannot be concealed from anyone.

My younger sister has left all her friends--has eloped; has thrown herself into the power of--of Mr.Wickham.They are gone off together from Brighton.
_You_ know him too well to doubt the rest.

She has no money, no connections, nothing that can tempt him to--she is lost for ever." Darcy was fixed in astonishment.

"When I consider," she added in a yet more agitated voice, "that I might have prevented it! I, who knew what he was.

Had I but explained some part of it only--some part of what I learnt, to my own family! Had his character been known, this could not have happened.