{"id":2099,"date":"2017-12-08T08:23:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T13:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2021-12-17T12:42:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T17:42:12","slug":"chapter-6-spring-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/readingroom\/chapter-6-spring-sentiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 6 A Spring Sentiment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2099\" class=\"elementor elementor-2099 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-tzlwpqx elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"tzlwpqx\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-hpsvypa\" data-id=\"hpsvypa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fjyyk18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fjyyk18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you love misunderstandings and resolution for our dear couple, this chapters is for you.<\/p><p>XOXOXO Elizabeth Ann West<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cmvpllr elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cmvpllr\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-jtxlnev\" data-id=\"jtxlnev\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-trjgule elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"trjgule\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 6 - A Spring Sentiment, a Pride and Prejudice Variation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-rhiemlj elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"rhiemlj\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The strength and duration of Madeline Gardiner\u2019s hugs made Elizabeth and Kitty Bennet blush. Her home bereft of the cheer the young women brought to its walls had been of too long an endurance, and the girls\u2019 aunt held no qualms about showing how much she desired their company.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">How was the journey? I\u2019m certain you are positively worn out, even if Mr. Darcy\u2019s carriage is well-sprung.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth and Kitty shared a look. The frazzled fussing made both girls raise an eyebrow and giggle. Their aunt convincingly mimicked their mother only during a certain condition.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We are well. Mr. Darcy made sure we stopped at many inns along the way to stretch and rest. I think the trip was longer by two hours on account of his particular care!\u201d Elizabeth related to her aunt.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">All the same, there is water on boil so you each may take a bath. Dinner will be served in just a few hours if you wish to go upstairs and rest. Kitty will stay in the smaller room, and Mary will move over to room with you, Elizabeth. We expect her any moment now from Matlock House.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As Elizabeth began to take the stairs, she paused and looked back down at her aunt. \u201cMary wasn\u2019t visiting at Darcy House with Miss Darcy?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Aunt Gardiner shook her head. \u201cBoth girls were collected by Lady Matlock and have been enjoying the last few weeks with her.\u201d Placing her hands together, Madeline Gardiner made her way back towards the kitchen, mumbling giddily to herself that tonight her girls would all be together again. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Kitty and Elizabeth both paused on the landing before separating to their individual rooms. Elizabeth noticed Kitty\u2019s hesitation and gave her younger sister a warm smile. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It shall always be this way for me, won\u2019t it? Shuffled back and forth to relatives until I marry.\u201d Kitty said. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I know it\u2019s difficult. But only the first time,\u201d Elizabeth replied. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Kitty took a deep breath and opened the door to her room. Charming green curtains hung on the small window of the far wall. A single bed and bureau furnished the room. \u201cBack in Meryton, I could pretend this was all just temporary.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">He would be very proud of you, Kitty. You\u2019ve matured and grown. I\u2019m sorry he was not\u2014not so considerate of you and Lydia when he was here,\u201d Elizabeth said softly, wincing as she admitted her late father\u2019s faults. She turned quickly into the room she would now share with Mary, leaving Kitty to settle in on her own. Elizabeth curled up on the familiar bed she had slept in for every visit to London since she was fourteen. The fatigue from her stress and travels weighed heavily on her body. After a few salty tears slid down her cheeks, Elizabeth closed her eyes and fell asleep. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Her slumber didn\u2019t last long, for less than an hour later, Mary Bennet opened the door to their shared bedroom, and Elizabeth popped up from the bed with the fatigue of her recent tears making her eyes sting. She rubbed them and yawned. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Forgive me; I wasn\u2019t made aware you were sleeping,\u201d Mary offered. Elizabeth immediately noticed something different in the way her sister carried herself. There wasn\u2019t Mary the Mouse in front of her looking down at her feet as she apologized, but a confident young woman with a sincere look of concern on her face. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth rose from the bed and greeted Mary with a warm hug. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Was it so very awful?\u201d the younger Bennet sister asked. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth walked over to the looking glass and used the cool water in the basin to refresh her face. She shivered at the temperature and dried her cheeks with the towel. \u201cYou cannot possibly fathom! From disastrous dinners to Mama trying to make William spend more money at every turn, I was constantly appalled at our family\u2019s behavior! Were we so awful before?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mary gave Elizabeth a twisted smile. \u201cSo it\u2019s William, now?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Both sisters enjoyed a giggle. \u201cYes, when we are in private, we call each other by our Christian names. I admit that for some time, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve called him in my thoughts.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The door opened to their room, and a more familiar version of the lively Kitty appeared. \u201cThere\u2019s an officer downstairs! A large, tall man with the most handsome brown eyes! He\u2019s to dine with us!\u201d She left the door, then reappeared briefly. \u201cAnd Mr. Darcy is here!\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth furrowed her brow, then smiled. \u201cIt must be Colonel Fitzwilliam, Mr. Darcy\u2019s cousin.\u201d Elizabeth walked past Mary to follow Kitty out of the room but didn\u2019t miss the flushed color spreading from her younger sister\u2019s cheeks and down her neck. Elizabeth made a mental note to acquaint Mary with her and Jane\u2019s midnight chats tonight to get to the bottom of what all her visit at Matlock House entailed. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76464d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1658 elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"76464d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">[swpm_protected not_for=\"3-4\" do_not_show_protected_msg=\"1\"]\n<center>\n<b>Advertisement<\/b>\n<\/center>\n[\/swpm_protected]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca28f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1589 elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"8ca28f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">[swpm_protected not_for=\"3-4\" do_not_show_protected_msg=\"1\"]\n<center>\n\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300 x 250 Google Ad For Chapters -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7008164687543724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5583540785\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center>\n[\/swpm_protected]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-nljoldv elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"nljoldv\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-nhayecn\" data-id=\"nhayecn\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-uvlbhdm elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"uvlbhdm\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 6 (cont'd) - A Spring Sentiment, a Pride and Prejudice Variation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ncyljeg elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ncyljeg\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Dinner in the Gardiner home was far more pleasant than any Darcy and Elizabeth had enjoyed in Hertfordshire. Darcy didn\u2019t just bring his cousin, but also his younger sister, Georgiana, and she and Kitty were getting on famously down at the end of the table closest to Mrs. Gardiner. Elizabeth felt hopeful to see the two young women converse with such high spirits. Across from her, she kept a watchful eye on Mary, sitting next to the colonel, and couldn\u2019t help sharing a slightly amused look with her uncle as she noticed Mary blush again. With a small smile, Elizabeth turned her attention back to her plate and took another bite of candied carrots. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Are you very fond of carrots?\u201d Mr. Darcy interrupted her thoughts with his direct question. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth compared her plate where her carrots were nearly gone and Mr. Darcy\u2019s plate that held no trace of carrots ever being there. \u201cThey are a particular favorite of mine. But you appear not to enjoy them, sir?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Indeed, I find myself much more pleased to leave the orange roots for those they are intended for.\u201d He paused for a moment and then shared the answer with her as if he were releasing state secrets. \u201cRabbits.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth couldn\u2019t resist a good tease and turned her face to her fianc\u00e9. She scrunched her nose up and down in a most impressive imitation of a bunny. \u201cWe heartily thank you, sir.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy laughed, and the novelty of the sound made the colonel and Mary stop their conversation to look at the couple across from them. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I say, Darce, heaven shines on a man whose wife can make him laugh.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Hear, hear!\u201d Mr. Gardiner answered and raised his glass in a toast. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy wiped his mouth with his napkin to try to hide his continued jubilation. He reflected that in the future, he should be very mindful not to take a drink or mouthful of food when he was baiting the future Mrs. Darcy. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Thank you, Colonel. But I assure you, it wasn\u2019t my intention to only make Mr. Darcy laugh, but also not take offense at his calling me a rabbit.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy! Surely not! From what I hear, Miss Elizabeth is a most ferocious knight, able to slay dragons!\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth rolled her eyes, but it was her sister Kitty who jumped in to take the colonel\u2019s bait. \u201cWhat dragon? Lizzie doesn\u2019t slay dragons. That\u2019s absurd!\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Au contraire, Miss Kitty, I heard a report that she bested my Aunt Catherine, and if ever there were a dragon, it is she.\u201d The whole table erupted in laughter as all present had been privy to some version of the truth that caused Darcy and Elizabeth to quit Hertfordshire finally. \u201cI believe my mother plans to erect a statue to you in her garden: Elizabeth the Brave with a foot on Catherine the Coward.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Richard, that\u2019s taking it a bit too far,\u201d Darcy responded. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I apologize, Colonel, but I fear that I side with Mr. Darcy. I am not proud of my actions towards your aunt, and I would hate to be the cause of a rift in the family.\u201d Elizabeth found her hunger had simply slipped away as she felt reminded of the potential consequences of her actions. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The colonel waved his hand. \u201cIf I have offended, then I apologize, but I think you will find that more people in London are apt to shake your hand, Miss Elizabeth than chastise you over standing up to Lady Catherine for the second time. Remind me to never get on your bad side, eh?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Being on my good side or bad side is entirely up to you, sir.\u201d Elizabeth raised an eyebrow and flicked her eyes to her sister Mary and back again. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ho, ho! I concede, Elizabeth the Brave; this soldier will be on his best behavior.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy frowned, not enjoying the familiarity of conversation passing between his cousin and Elizabeth. He cleared his throat and addressed Mr. Gardiner. \u201cI brought a box of cigars from my private collection if you would like to partake?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mrs. Gardiner acknowledged that dinner was over and began to rise from the table, causing the three men to also rise. \u201cLadies, shall we retire to the drawing room? I think we have certain plans to discuss,\u201d she said as she made sure to lightly brush her husband\u2019s hand as she walked by Mr. Gardiner standing proudly at the head of the table. The Bennet sisters and Georgiana stood and followed the older woman\u2019s lead, with Georgiana making sure to smile and nod to her brother as a sign that she was quite comfortable. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bqckbar elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bqckbar\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-zhngqtw\" data-id=\"zhngqtw\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cujgi6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1706 elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cujgi6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT A DEAL!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-vvcemc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"vvcemc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kpqclyn elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1708 elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"kpqclyn\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/final-garden-n2ov1skyozd7q39bri3b63osik2tqhk5713ss952fo.jpg\" title=\"final garden\" alt=\"cover for the book 3 Dates with Mr. Darcy\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-sdicxgm\" data-id=\"sdicxgm\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-sz5x6rf elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1710 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"sz5x6rf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>A kiss at the Netherfield Ball . . .<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Three Dates with Mr. Darcy<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> is a bundle of: An exclusive story, <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Much to Conceal<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, a novella that imagines what if Elizabeth confessed to Jane in London that Mr. Darcy proposed in Kent?&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p><em>A Winter Wrong,<\/em> the first novella in the Seasons of Serendipity series that imagines what if Mr. Bennet died at the very beginning of Pride and Prejudice?<\/p>\n<p><em>By Consequence of Marriage,<\/em> the first novel in the Moralities of Marriage series that wonders what if Mr. Darcy never saved his sister Georgiana from Wickham\u2019s clutches?<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Ann West\u2019s Pride and Prejudice variations have enthralled more than 100,000 readers in over 90 countries! 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are providing the smoke, I shall provide the cognac.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mr. Gardiner pulled down his waistcoat that continually bothered him when he sat or stood and escorted the two young men to his study. Darcy paused for a moment upon entering the room, his eyes settled on the window seat where he had finally managed to win Elizabeth\u2019s heart with a game of chess. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Don\u2019t look now, but we\u2019ve lost the love-sick Darcy again, I\u2019m afraid.\u201d The colonel continued to hold out the glass to his cousin as he had done so for a few moments. Darcy shook his head and shrugged his shoulders, taking the proffered glass and finding a seat closest to the door. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ah, leave be, Colonel. It is said those who tease loudest are likely to suffer a similar affliction all too soon themselves.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Richard shifted his weight uncomfortably from foot to foot and moved to inspect a great naval battle depicted on the far wall of the Gardiner study. \u201cWere you a Navy man, Mr. Gardiner?\u201d Richard asked, noting the amazing detail of the two warships firing upon one another. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Sadly, no. But I always wished to be! Unfortunately, I\u2019m horrifically land-legged. Couldn\u2019t even stomach a proper boat rowing with Madeline back when we were courting.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Does Miss Elizabeth enjoy the water?\u201d Darcy asked. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I think that might best be a question for you to ask of her, a nice neutral subject for a sitting room under observation of others.\u201d Mr. Gardiner touched his nose with his forefinger. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yeah, Darce, what the devil made you come back to London so early? A good country ramble with your intended seems far too great an inducement to rush back to the prying harpies of society. It couldn\u2019t have been that bad, could it?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ugh, the vulgarities of Mrs. Bennet are beyond what you can imagine, Cousin. Forgive me, Mr. Gardiner; she is your sister.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">No, no, Son, you\u2019re perfectly free to share your burdens here. I\u2019m much acquainted with both of my sisters and hold no delusions where their manners are concerned.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy nodded and continued his tales of absurdity and outright fleecing between the behavior of Caroline Bingley and Mrs. Bennet. It wasn\u2019t long before all three men in the study were howling with laughter. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In the drawing room, the ladies were of a decidedly different bent. As Kitty was asked to pour the tea in her first official practice of London living, Mrs. Gardiner started the conversation about the upcoming plans to visit her home county of Derbyshire. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It is such a lovely place, with rolling hills and stunning pastures. There is a particular shade of green that I confess I miss with all my heart.\u201d Mrs. Gardiner reminisced and carefully stirred her tea. She tried to keep her emotions under good regulation, but a wave of homesickness flooded her heightened senses, and her eyes began to mist over. Not wishing to make the girls uncomfortable, she looked up at the ceiling for a moment and then back down with a warm smile back in place. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I am so happy to hear we share a home county! Our home is my favorite place in all of England. Just wait until we can walk the gardens, Elizabeth, and I can\u2019t wait to see you plan your roses,\u201d Georgiana exclaimed. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth coughed on her tea but steadied herself. \u201cPardon me, but my roses?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Georgiana nodded most enthusiastically. \u201cYes, all of the Mistresses of Pemberley plan their rose gardens. I spend more time in my mother\u2019s, but I do also like Great-Grandmother Darcy\u2019s circular path of increasingly deeper shades of pink.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">There is more than one rose garden at your home?\u201d Kitty asked. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Georgiana looked at the three Bennet sisters and realized she had committed a faux pas. She hadn\u2019t meant to emphasize the difference in their stations, and her brother had warned her of just that very thing. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mrs. Gardiner patted Elizabeth\u2019s hand and offered her a warm smile. \u201cHow foolish of us to make all of these plans for your Easter trip! Dash over to your uncle\u2019s study, and see if the gentlemen are finished with their smoke, would you, dear?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth agreed silently and placed her teacup and saucer on the table to her left. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">She calmly exited the room, but her mind was racing. Was she expected to plan a garden? A garden that would stand as a testament to her abilities for generations to come? Just how much responsibility had she taken on without proper consideration? The expanse of Pemberley grew by epic proportions in her mind as she considered just how large an estate must be to have multiple rose gardens. As she neared the door, she took a few moments to gather her wits when she could hear Mr. Darcy\u2019s voice loudly from inside. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And she wanted a second silver serving set just to be prepared should the Earl and Countess come to call, and the first one is tarnished! I tell you, if we hadn\u2019t escaped, I might have just told the woman she could live at Pemberley to stop all of the shopping excursions!\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth\u2019s cheeks burned as she could hear her uncle and Richard laugh along with her fianc\u00e9 at the silliness of her mother. Incensed, her loyalty immediately flew to her family. Elizabeth felt very indignant that Mr. Darcy had no right, no right whatsoever, to make fun of her mother. Didn\u2019t he realize that as a daughter of a solicitor, a visit from his aunt and uncle would very likely be the highlight of her life as a widow? How could he be so cruel? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Biting her lip, Elizabeth set her features to channel the serenity of her older sister, Jane, as she knocked on the door. With no response, she knocked once more, more purposely, and her small knuckles finally made a pert, hollow sound the men inside could hear. The laughter immediately stopped, and the door swung open to show her uncle\u2019s perspiring and ruddy face. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Aunt wished for me to see if you gentlemen would care to join us as we are discussing the upcoming trip to Matlock.\u201d Elizabeth curtsied and turned on her heel without waiting for a response. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Oh, dear.\u201d Mr. Gardiner said, and he quickly turned around to look at the man he largely considered to be his future son-in-law, if not in name, then at least in spirit. \u201cI do believe we are about to enter the lion\u2019s den, my lads.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I\u2019d say we should all guard our loins, but I think only Darcy here needs to take that advice.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The cavalry man being cavalier, how novel,\u201d Darcy spouted, dryly. In actuality, his heart thumped wildly against his chest, and his stomach felt unsettled. How much of his unburdening had Elizabeth heard? His palms slick with cold sweat, he downed the last of his drink and exited the room as a man ready to face the music. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Instinct told him to take a detour to the sitting room by way of the dining room. Handsomely rewarded, Elizabeth stood on the opposite side of the room with her back to him. He cleared his throat but she didn\u2019t turn. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I believe I owe you an apology. What you heard\u2014\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Was not your honest opinion? Was not true? Pray tell me, which is it?\u201d She stood as a statue for a moment awaiting his response. Behind her, Mr. Darcy simply opened and closed his mouth a few times, confounded with finding the right words to say. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">She turned around with angry tears poised to fall. Darcy felt stricken, and as she looked at his face, pale with concern, she blinked her eyes a few times and the deluge released. Within moments of closing her eyes to try to stem the flow of tears, she felt once again the comfort of being in his arms. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth, sweet Elizabeth,\u201d he whispered. Registering his voice, she shoved him away. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">No, sir! You are not permitted to embrace me and make me forget my feelings.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I make you forget your anger when I hold you?\u201d he asked, trying to diminish her distress with distraction. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">That is not the salient point, sir. What I meant is you may not come walking into this room\u2014\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This room in particular? I had no idea I was banned from the dining room.\u201d Darcy sniffed as he looked around, pretending to be offended. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Again, you are twisting my words!\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I\u2019ve learned from the best, my little rabbit.\u201d And in a rare show of flirtation, Fitzwilliam Reginald George Darcy wrinkled his nose up and down, and his Elizabeth laughed. After a few moments of listening to her tinkling laughter and resisting the temptation to whisk her off her adorable feet, Darcy remained patient. \u201cI am most truly and humbly sorry.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth sighed and wrapped her arms around her intended to embrace him for once. Her hands could barely meet around the back of his coat, and taking a deep breath, she slightly squeezed. The feeling was still a shock to Darcy. He froze, unsure of what advances she would welcome from him. Eventually, he relaxed and embraced her back with gentle pressure. All too soon, she pulled away. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Just because you have not heard the worst of my words about your aunt, does not mean I did not utter them. We both have relations that . . .\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">That we would wish to banish to the Colonies?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth shook her head. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Not invite to dinner?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Biting her lip, Elizabeth nodded. Catching Mr. Darcy\u2019s eyes, she released her grim expression and couldn\u2019t help but smile at the dashing man before her. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Lifting her hand and pressing his lips against the back of it, he gave her a smile that showed off his dimples. \u201cMadam, if we can endeavor to resolve our differences in such a manner once we are married, then I prognosticate a truly happy union, indeed.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth\u2019s heart fluttered at his mention of their future married state as she allowed him to escort her back to the sitting room for further discussion of their trip. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A small voice continued to complain in the back of her mind with certainty that she could never live up to the expectations of being Mrs. Darcy of Pemberley. These whispers nagged her from the dark corners of her insecurity. But for a night, she made an effort to banish those thoughts for another time and resolved to end at least one dinner party with Mr. Darcy on a happy note.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-vwgeihj elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"vwgeihj\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You&#8217;ve been reading <em>A Spring Sentiment<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-hicuziy elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"hicuziy\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-mwdsbpf\" data-id=\"mwdsbpf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-xwpycdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"xwpycdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/sprign-sentiment-2-msr8tb11iygzckwmkgx139qcf2z626wrz7b22mf1qs.jpg\" title=\"sprign sentiment 2\" alt=\"sprign sentiment 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-tgyeejl elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"tgyeejl\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>A Spring Sentiment, Book 2 of the Seasons of Serendipity<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">a Pride and Prejudice novella variation series<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Release Date: September 24, 2014<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">33,000 words, ~162 pages in print.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-uwugwnl\" data-id=\"uwugwnl\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-wurbwit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"wurbwit\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After losing her father in autumn and falling in love with Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet quickly feels the frustrations of settling her newly widowed mother and making her debut in London society. 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