The next morning Darcy put a letter into her hand and walked away. It answered both charges. He had separated Bingley from Jane because he honestly believed her heart untouched, and because of the behaviour of her family. On Wickham he gave dates, sums, and a fact he had hidden for years: the man had tried to carry off Darcy's sister, a girl of fifteen, for her fortune. Elizabeth read the letter twice and then a third time. Till this moment, she thought, I never knew myself. In summer she travelled to Derbyshire with her uncle and aunt, and they toured a great house called Pemberley. The owner was away, they were told, and then the owner came round the corner of the stable.