"Mr. Wickham is the son of a very respectable man, who had for many years the management of all the Pemberley estates, and whose good conduct in the discharge of his trust naturally inclined my father to be of service to him; and on George Wickham, who was his godson, his kindness was therefore liberally bestowed.
Wickham est le fils d’un homme extremement respectable qui, pendant de longues années, eut a régir tout le domaine de Pemberley. En reconnaissance du dévouement qu’il apporta dans l’accomplissement de cette tâche, mon pere s’occupa avec une bienveillance sans bornes de George Wickham qui était son filleul.