Letters of Lydia

by Lyeonenth

This story takes place after the end of Pride and Prejudice. Lydia has made another foolish mistake. . . or at least Elizabeth thinks so. Elizabeth is convinced that Lydia will never make a good decision and will always be silly and immature. But could Lydia have made a good decision for once, or will she mess up again and prove that she will never grow into a respectable woman?

3. Lydia to Elizabeth: Letter 3

Mrs Elizabeth Darcy,

Oh, how enjoyable it is to refer to you as Mrs Darcy! Marriage brings such pleasantness, does it not, Lizzy? How delighted I was when the chance of you obtaining even a small understanding of my happiness at being married was gifted to yourself. Now, there is not even the slightest of possibilities that your elation could be to the equivilant of mine, I must mention, for no man could give any wife the amount of joyousness that Mr Wickham bestows upon myself. The fact of that is not a matter open for arguing or even discussing, for our words would be wasted; Mr. Wickham is of utmost perfection. But I digress. It is remarkably difficult for me to discuss a matter other than my handsome husband. Do you find yourself in the same predicament, my dear Lizzy?

Once again I find myself meandering from the purpose of my writing you. There is, in fact, an incentive to sending you this letter other than to express my fondness of Mr Wickham, no matter the significance of such fondness. I apologize for burdening you with such inessential reading before this point.

Before I digress further, and waste any more of your most precious time, I must inform you that something exceedingly wonderful has happened. Oh, now that the affair has been mentioned and is now the matter of utmost importance in my mind, you cannot begin to imagine how much constraint I must force upon myself as to not write out this excellent news upon this paper. It is just so grand! But the purpose of this letter is not to tell you of this occasion. Oh, just the thought of such a bland announcement for a matter as exciting as this greatly disappoints me. That is why I will be visiting Longbourn within the next few days to share the news there. In fact, by the time you receive this letter, I will be well on my way with Mr Wickham. We decided together that our surprise would be more extravagantly revealed over a lovely five-course supper, or possibly while playing cards in the drawing room. However, no matter how the news is delivered, your elation, along with the rest of our family's at Longbourn, will be guaranteed. I am hardly succeeding in containing my own excitement; my hand trembles as I write.

I have many more letters to write, so I must cut this one short. To keep the rest of our family at Longbourn from having to wait for your arrival, I suggest you depart immediately. Of course, Mr Darcy is invited as well.

Yours, Mrs Lydia Wickham

(Does not this name look beautiful? I absolutely adore it!)