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An Account Of Mr. Wickham's Prejudice
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Give an account of Mr. Wickham’s opinions of Mr. Darcy and how it lead to the deepening of Elizabeth’s prejudice against him.

At Mrs. Phillip’s party Mr. Wickham was the happy man towards whom almost all female eye was turned. Elizabeth was the happy recipient of his attention. Elizabeth had been very curious about the very cold manner of Mr. Wickham’s meeting with Mr. Darcy but had been too shy to ask Mr. Wickham about it. Surprisingly, Mr. Wickham readily recounted his and Mr. Darcy’s shared past. Apparently, they had known each since their childhood and he had been a favourite of the late Mr. Darcy. As his godfather, the late Mr. Darcy had bequeathed

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