"Well, you are already Eleanor," Lydia said, "but yes, in the general run of things, the eldest would be 'Miss Zarrin' and you would be 'Miss Eleanor.' Until the eldest gets married, of course, and then the next in line inherits the right. My sisters Jane and Elizabeth had a double wedding, so Mary jumped straight up to being the Miss Bennet of Longbourn. I am given to understand she is recently engaged, so soon there shall be no Miss Bennets at all...ah, at Longbourn, that is." Haaaaa.
"Kitty and I were very close when we were young," Lydia said quickly, to change the subject. "We can't be as close now, of course. She's a married woman with a baby, and I live in the future. But she is still very dear to me. It's Lizzy I wish I could be closer to, really, but I'm afraid that's quite impossible."
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"Kitty and I were very close when we were young," Lydia said quickly, to change the subject. "We can't be as close now, of course. She's a married woman with a baby, and I live in the future. But she is still very dear to me. It's Lizzy I wish I could be closer to, really, but I'm afraid that's quite impossible."