As I recall, the the leverl of distancing isn't quite *that* strong -- I just looked it up:
Though Darcy could never receive him[Wickham] at Pemberley, yet, for Elizabeth’s sake, he assisted him further in his profession. Lydia was occasionally a visitor there, when her husband was gone to enjoy himself in London or Bath; and with the Bingleys they both of them frequently staid so long, that even Bingley’s good humour was overcome, and he proceeded so far as to talk of giving them a hint to be gone.
I think there's some amount of Jane and Lizzie still putting up with Lydia for the sake of family, even though they'd rather not. Sigh.
(I love LBD, because sister stories are my jam, but the Lydia there is a different character.)
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Date: 2022-10-01 10:44 pm (UTC)Though Darcy could never receive him[Wickham] at Pemberley, yet, for Elizabeth’s sake, he assisted him further in his profession. Lydia was occasionally a visitor there, when her husband was gone to enjoy himself in London or Bath; and with the Bingleys they both of them frequently staid so long, that even Bingley’s good humour was overcome, and he proceeded so far as to talk of giving them a hint to be gone.
I think there's some amount of Jane and Lizzie still putting up with Lydia for the sake of family, even though they'd rather not. Sigh.
(I love LBD, because sister stories are my jam, but the Lydia there is a different character.)