Even if he could form such a design against a young woman of Lydia’s connections, which is not likely, can I suppose her so lost to every thing?
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 46. Jane, who sees the goodness in everyone but not the badness, finds it hard to believe ill of George Wickham after reports that he has no plans to marry Lydia when they run off together. She also cannot bring herself to accept that her flirtatious youngest sister would be a willing party to such a scheme.