My dearest Lizzy, do but consider in what a disgraceful light it places Mr.Darcy, to be treating his father's favourite in such a manner, one whom his father had promised to provide for.

It is impossible.

No man of common humanity, no man who had any value for his character, could be capable of it.

Can his most intimate friends be so excessively deceived in him?
Oh! no." "I can much more easily believe Mr.Bingley's being imposed on, than that Mr.Wickham should invent such a history of himself as he gave me last night; names, facts, everything mentioned without ceremony.

If it be not so, let Mr.Darcy contradict it.