There was no point in convincing an Officer to marry her now, with Jane married and forever to go before her. Even if Lydia married tomorrow, Mary would precede her as soon as she married in a few months.
But with the death of one dream, came the realisation of another; marrying an Officer was not the only way to travel beyond the bounds of Hertfordshire.
Accompanying Jane and Mr Bingley on their wedding tour, Lydia intended to take every opportunity that came her way.