P & P Blog 7

After receiving a letter from her Aunt, Elizabeth comes to the realization that Mr. Darcy still has feelings for her. He had originally described all that he has overcome to pursue his feelings for her and this becomes prominent once again in this letter. Mr. Darcy takes it upon himself to track down Lydia and Wickham. He also pays the amount necessary for the marriage to take place. He even pushes past his immense disdain for Wickham to pull this off. Mrs. Gardiner hints that the reason he has done these things is because he loves Elizabeth so much. She might be convinced that Darcy still has feelings for her, but she still implicity believes that there is no way that Darcy will ever marry into a family that now includes Wickham. This was most likely Wickham's plan when he decided to marry Lydia, and if Darcy doesn't marry Elizabeth, then his plan would have worked. Darcy is not one to be vexed by another's actions so much that he makes irrational decisions. Darcy's actions allow Elizabeth to see how far he will go for her and her family and that if they were to marry, how much he would take care of her.