"My excellent father died about five years ago; and his attachment to Mr. Wickham was to the last so steady, that in his will he particularly recommended it to me, to promote his advancement in the best manner that his profession might allow--and if he took orders, desired that a valuable family living might be his as soon as it became vacant.
« Mon excellent pere mourut il y a cinq ans, et, jusqu’a la fin, son affection pour George Wickham ne se démentit point. Dans son testament il me recommandait tout particulierement de favoriser l’avancement de son protégé dans la carriere de son choix et, au cas ou celui-ci entrerait dans les ordres, de le faire bénéficier d’une cure importante qui est un bien de famille aussitôt que les circonstances la rendraient vacante.