I had not thought Mr. Darcy so bad as this – though I have never liked him. I had not thought so very ill of him. I had supposed him to be despising his fellow-creatures in general, but did not suspect him of descending to such malicious revenge, such injustice, such inhumanity as this.

– Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 16. This is Elizabeth’s reaction when George Wickham tells her that Mr. Darcy ignored the wishes of his father’s will to provide money to Wickham to pursue a career in church ministry because Mr. Darcy disliked him. Elizabeth appears to be taken in by the good looks and charm of Wickham and she doesn’t see him for the real cad and liar that he is.