Pride and Prejudice
Why do jane and elizabeth decide not to share the information about mr wickhams infamous character with other in meryton?
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Elizabeth asks Jane whether or not she should let the rest of the town know about Wickham's true character. They decide it would be best to keep the matter quiet, since he is leaving soon and it will be extremely difficult to convince people without telling about his attempts to seduce Miss Darcy.
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