Mr. Gardiner left Longbourn on Sunday; on Tuesday his wife received a letter from him;it told them that,on his arrival,he had immediately found out his brother,and persuaded him to come to Gracechurch Street;that Mr.Bennet had been to Epsom and Clapham,before his arrival,but without gaining any satisfactory information; and that he was now determined to inquire at all the principal hotels in town, as Mr. Bennet thought it possible they might have gone to one of them, on their first coming to London,before they procured lodgings.Mr.Gardiner himself did not expect any success from this measure,but as his brother was eager in it,he meant to assist him in pursuing it.He added that Mr.Bennet seemed wholly disinclined at present to leave London and promised to write again very soon.There was also a post to this effect:
She had never heard of his having had any relations, except a father and mother,both of whom had been dead many years.It was possible,however,that some of his companions in the―shire might be able to give more inf