Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
self-reproach
/ˌself.rɪˈprəʊtʃ/a feeling of guilt or blaming oneself for doing something wrong
distress
/dɪˈstres/a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain
duel
/ˈdjuː.əl/a formal fight with deadly weapons between two people to settle an argument
runaway
/ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/a person who has left home or escaped without permission
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On their journey back to Longbourn, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner tried to comfort Elizabeth. Mr. Gardiner argued that Wickham would not dare to ruin a girl from a respectable family, especially while she was under Colonel Forster's protection. Perhaps they were secretly in London to get married more cheaply. But Elizabeth could not believe it. She knew Wickham had no money and would never marry a woman without a fortune. Elizabeth blamed herself terribly for keeping Wickham's past secrets to herself. If only she had warned everyone after learning about his bad character from Mr. Darcy! Now her self-reproach made...
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