[Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen]@TWC D-Link bookPride and Prejudice Chapter 49 2/14
The particulars I reserve till we meet; it is enough to know they are discovered.
I have seen them both--" "Then it is as I always hoped," cried Jane; "they are married!" Elizabeth read on: "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.
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