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I require a bit of sound financial advice, please!

( this oughta be good. )

Now. If a lady wished to have-- to have a firmer hand upon the purse, but she particularly did not desire to trouble her husband-- you see he simply has no head for these things! I'm certain that I would do very well, if only I were to, at least if I might, well I don't see any reason why I shouldn't have a try.

( and lydia could scarcely do worse than wickham, let's be real, even if she's not rightly any less extravagant than he is. and even if a good deal of the extravagance that's variously got them into financial hot water has been wickham not bothering to reign her in when he really should have. )

I wish to know how I might go about this without distressing him in any way. I should hate nothing more than to do my poor husband's pride an injury, particularly when he is so recently delivered from injustice! ( it just happens that she might have taken a good long look at the situation in which they so recently ended up and thought she'd really sort of like not to end up in it again. she can't stop wickham from impregnating serving girls with angry brothers, but perhaps she might be able to try keeping their heads about financial water? )

And, obviously, I should like your thoughts on the doing. I've never been called upon to keep a budget! How exciting.