{"id":2706,"date":"2019-03-08T07:19:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T12:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2021-12-17T12:23:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T17:23:40","slug":"chapters-25-27-the-blessing-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/readingroom\/the-blessing-of-marriage-readingroom\/chapters-25-27-the-blessing-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapters 25-27 The Blessing of Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2706\" class=\"elementor elementor-2706 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<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Reading these scenes again, I remember why I HAD to write this book&#8230; it was never planned in the sequence. I have since learned that if characters are balking at scenes I put them in (the original plans were London&gt;Gretna Green) I now just go along with it. Otherwise, books get stalled in production and not written. I am aiming to finish this series with 6 books total, and I desperately hope the characters agree with that when I am done. \ud83d\ude42 <\/span><\/h2><h2><span style=\"color: #993366;\">XOXOXO Elizabeth Ann West<\/span><\/h2>\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 25 - The Blessing of Marriage, 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-bfyjbol elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1658 elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"bfyjbol\" 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-h8ltbwp elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1589 elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"h8ltbwp\" 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<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>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">How have you found your rooms? I worried that putting you in the same room you recuperated in would cause unnecessary duress, but Janie assured me you\u2019d find comfort in familiarity?\u201d Charles Bingley peppered Elizabeth with as many inane questions as he could when the entire table sat dejected over the silence from Longbourn. Not a single note of acknowledgment, and certainly not a breath of an invitation, arrived after the dispatch servant sent word the Bingleys and Mr. Darcy had returned to the neighborhood.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth gulped as every minuscule bite of dinner felt gargantuan passing down her throat. The shred of lamb that had limped on her fork was no different. \u201cIt is a very nice set of rooms. It did capture my notice the wallpaper seemed rather familiar, but I am happy in them, I assure you. I do miss Anna . . .\u201d Elizabeth caught sight of her sister\u2019s immediate frown and glare so she hurriedly changed her tune. \u201cBut the maids here at Netherfield are so diligent and kind. I am certain\u2014\u201c Elizabeth furrowed her brow as she remembered the girl\u2019s name from the afternoon, \u201cBetsy, yes, Betsy and I shall get along famously.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Charles turned his line of accommodation questioning to his friend, Mr. Darcy, and Elizabeth smiled meekly at her sister, hoping for a nonverbal reprieve. Jane offered her a slight nod as she picked up her wine glass, and Elizabeth shrugged.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Both men stopped when Elizabeth took a deep breath and released a sigh. Realizing her emotional upheaval had been noticeable, she immediately flushed red and looked down at her plate to chase more roasted vegetables around her lamb shank.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As I was saying, my standard accommodation is more than adequate, though I do worry that Elizabeth has been placed in a wing all her own. If she should have a need . . .\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mr. Darcy, my sister and I have discussed my needs and they are well tended to, I thank you though, sir, for thinking of me.\u201d Elizabeth furtively looked to the two footmen standing sentry along the far wall. This was not London where the servants did not matriculate in the same shops as Mrs. Hill and the rest of the Longbourn staff. Georgiana\u2019s and Caroline\u2019s cruel gossip buzzed in Lizzie\u2019s ears so that she utterly missed the direction the conversation began to take. It was not until Jane began discussing the gardens that Elizabeth perked up.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yes, I noticed you and Lizzie had a lovely stroll amongst the roses this afternoon. I admit that I envy your stamina, after such a tedious ride. But my strength will return in time.\u201d Jane flashed a brilliant smile to her Charles, who grasped his wife\u2019s hand with no hesitation.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Instead of feeling better, Elizabeth felt even worse. Of course others would have seen her tete-a-tete with Mr. Darcy in the gardens, there was no place safe for them! Perhaps tongues were already wagging and that was why no one wrote from home.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jane, do you think we should call on Kitty and Mary in the morning?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Oh, that is \u2014, Kitty and Mary, you say?\u201d Jane looked to her husband for assistance, but the ever affable Charles Bingley dared not to meddle in matters with his bride\u2019s side of the family.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yes. This is utterly ridiculous, sitting here at a lovely dinner in a lovely home, with all of us on pins and needles should a messenger arrive with news from home. Well . . .\u201d Elizabeth trailed off for dramatic pretense and hoped Mr. Darcy would chime in her favor, but the other three merely waited for her to continue.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth twisted her lips in consternation and sat more rigidly in her chair to gain a half-inch of height. \u201cIf the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill. I vote we take Mr. Bacon at his face value and go call upon our sisters in the morning. Surely, we do not need to stand on ceremony with family. And Mama will be utterly delighted to learn that I am to marry Mr. Darcy. I am certain if we tell her before Papa, she will change her mind and then he will go along with her.\u201d Elizabeth remained hopeful in her tone and did not add a disparaging remark about the lack of a spine amongst her father\u2019s possessions.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Geography aside, I think an early morning call might be unwise. Perhaps the weather . . .\u201d Bingley trailed off as the weather out of doors was perfectly pleasant and not a possible deterrent, \u201cor a lame horse or some other trifling matter has kept their messages away. It may be best for our sisters Catherine and Mary to visit on their own accord.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">But \u2014\u201d Elizabeth started, only to be surprised by Jane\u2019s chastisement.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Lizzie, think before you speak. We have all come here instead of traveling much further to our aims. If Charles thinks it wiser to wait, we should wait. Your news may not bring the favorable response from our mother that you think it ought.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And why ever should it not? Is not even Mr. Darcy, and his \u00a310 000 a year not good enough for our parents? When did the Bennets ever become so snobbish?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jane and Charles were at a loss when Mr. Darcy gazed sadly at his spirited lass across the table. \u201cIt is my doing. My selfishness. Your parents believe you to be my mistress and will not accept . . . \u201d Darcy chose his words carefully, holding eye contact with his beloved, \u201cfor them to accept you and me into their home places their three unmarried daughters at grave risk should you and I not marry.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">But we shall if father will give his blessing, we shall marry right here in Hertfordshire!\u201d Elizabeth blinked back angry tears, spotting the traitorous footmen shifting uncomfortably in her blurry visage.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And we are at an impasse. He cannot acknowledge our union until after it occurs and you refuse to unite with me until your father acknowledges our bretrothal,\u201d Darcy said, quietly.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The room felt suddenly devoid of air to breathe as Elizabeth\u2019s mind followed her dear Darcy\u2019s logic. He was right. And at the same time, so very wrong. She was not a monster. She would never hurt him for her own whims, and yet, spoken like that, it sounded like she was the vilest creature alive.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Slowly, she shook her head. \u201cNo, I cannot believe that my father has abandoned me thus. That I was proud, I concede, though no one here could fault me for not wishing Mr. Collins\u2019 suit.\u201d Elizabeth glared at her sister, her sister\u2019s husband, and finally, Mr. Darcy. \u201cIt is not I who am in the wrong on this issue, it is my father and mother. And tomorrow morning, I shall give them a chance to redeem themselves and remain a part of our lives.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth motioned for a footman to pull her chair which a young, blonde headed boy did with little waiting. Though they were not to listen to the conversations at the dining table, it was rather impractical for such a feat to occur. Elizabeth quietly left the room, making sure to walk with a strong gait, and did not allow her tears to fall freely until she was on the other side of the door.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I do not know why she cannot see reason, Mr. Darcy. Please do not think she wishes to avoid marrying you,\u201d Jane pleaded, placing a protective hand on the man\u2019s arm.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mr. Darcy shook his head. \u201cI am a very patient man and I have played a part in your sister\u2019s fall from grace. Not that I agree with how she and I are discussed by the Bennets.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And neither are we!\u201d Charles piped up.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Be that as it may, she needs this opportunity to make her world right again. And just as I shall never deny her wishes once we are husband and wife, I will not deny her in this. Please, you must excuse me.\u201d Darcy rose from the table and bowed to his hosts.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Once alone, Jane\u2019s face crumpled and Mr. Bingley immediately stood from his chair at the head of the table to comfort her as much as he could. Tears were a daily visitor for Jane over all sorts of matters, but in this case, Charles did not think them to be a side-effect of her condition.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">There, there, we shall not let them ruin their chances at happiness. We are their guardian angels, remember, Janie?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jane sobbed. \u201cI know, but it\u2019s just so beautiful how much they both love each other!\u201d She hiccoughed as Charles grimaced above her head and out of her sight. Perhaps these tears were a symptom, after all. \u201cLizzie won\u2019t admit it, but she is being stubborn on Mr. Darcy\u2019s behalf. She does not wish to see him rejected so by our parents. And I would, I would\u2014\u201d Jane accepted a clean handkerchief from Charles, and looked up at him with an emotional smile, \u201cI would agree with her if I didn\u2019t see how much she was hurting that poor man.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Oh, Fitzwilliam is made of stronger stuffing than that,\u201d Charles kissed the top of his wife\u2019s head and pulled her chair out as she rose. \u201cCome, Mrs. Bingley, let us retire and you can further instruct me in your schemes. Leaving them alone this afternoon to walk was a brilliant plan, we must have more of that for tomorrow. Think, woman.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Charles laughed as Jane followed his lead out of the dining room rather dumbstruck. What was she going to do about tomorrow when Elizabeth wanted to call on their sisters? Surely Mr. Darcy and Lizzie should call together, if at all.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I don\u2019t rightly know what we will do about tomorrow.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Charles laughed again and squeezed the arm of his wife and woman carrying his child. He leaned in closely so that his breath tickled her neck.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I believe Mrs. Bingley will be dreadfully indisposed.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jane giggled, then stopped herself, only to giggle again as her mind raced through the many meanings of that phrase, a phrase that meant very different things when she was just a maiden. \u201cI did vow to love, honor, and obey, Mr. Bingley. I believe you have an excellent plan.\u201d<\/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-th06tu2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1658 elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"th06tu2\" 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-jnd4jmm elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1589 elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"jnd4jmm\" 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 26 - The Blessing of Marriage, 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=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">New money, old money. All mixed with little discrimination in the gambling den of the Whitcomb parlor. Caroline Bingley and Georgiana Wickham were permitted entrance by the two burly footmen at the door with zero fanfare. The Whitcomb\u2019s cared not a wit for exclusivity and only for liquidity.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Scarcely described as a pinnacle of fresh design, the Whitcomb townhouse boasted too many artifacts reeking with the stench of youth. There were no Ming vases handed down through the generations, no portraits of distinguished ancestors on the wall. Instead, various European landscapes in oversized gilt frames tackily advertised the many travels of Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We did not even need an invitation?\u201d Georgiana whispered with a high pitch to her voice.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline Bingley jutted her chin up into the air with the extensive practice from her years of finishing school. Where the Whitcombs were most recently flush with cash from the trade of some such or other, Miss Bingley knew without a doubt she held the superior social position. By mere chance of being born into the second generation from her father\u2019s fortune making, Caroline held the better cards to mingle with London\u2019s elite. But two wars and an uncertain economy had relaxed many the standards of the toughest drawing rooms.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Do not lose your head! We are here to make new connections and restore our paltry social calendar.\u201d Caroline masterfully glided into the nearest parlor appearing utterly disinterested in the occupants, but her eyes sized up everyone in the room with little effort. Spying two women she knew casually through her sister Louisa holding conversation by an enormous fern, Caroline attached herself to Georgiana\u2019s arm and directed their promenade to the same far corner. &#8220;Amelia, that gown is simply stunning!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Miss Amelia Poole offered Caroline a wane smile at the compliment. &#8220;Caroline, you know Mrs. Mary Talridge?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline gasped to fulfill for social expectations. &#8220;I had heard someone snagged the handsome Henry Talridge. Congratulations Mary, you must tell me all the particulars.&#8221; Caroline caught Amelia surreptitiously rolling her eyes and the younger Mary Talridge began gushing about her dear Henry this and her dear Henry that . . .The better part of five minutes were spent hearing all the inane details of their wedding trip to Bath. All was going well until Georgiana&#8217;s voice piped up to join the conversation.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;My husband and I traveled to Bath for our wedding trip as well. It was a gift from my brother.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Amelia\u2019s attention was caught and she obliged with asking who was the magnanimous brother her new acquaintance spoke about.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;This is Mrs. Georgiana Wickham, forgive me for not making the introduction. She&#8217;s the younger sister of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, my brother&#8217;s closest friend. Have you seen the latest fashion plates from Paris? Delayed so frightfully, I\u2019m not sure if my modiste will have time to complete my order before we leave town for the summer!\u201d Caroline tried to start a conversation on the latest styles, but Amelia Poole would not be stopped.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;You are Mr. Darcy&#8217;s younger sister? Well, I&#8217;m all astonishment, I would&#8217;ve expected you to have a full coming out and presentation at court.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline glared at Georgiana, silently imploring the young woman to follow Caroline&#8217;s explicit instructions about this subject. The entire evening\u2019s success or failure hinged on what the insipid sixteen-year-old had to say for herself at this moment.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;I&#8217;m afraid I skipped all of that, finding my true love with a longtime friend of the family. Mr. Wickham was my father&#8217;s godson and raised alongside my brother, Fitzwilliam.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;But you are so young?&#8221; Mary Talridge covered her mouth with her hand as she realized her faux pas.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">If the evening could not become any worse then Caroline imagined, the next moment proved that notion false. No sooner had Caroline began planning an exit from this conversation before Georgiana revealed anything disastrous, than the silver tongued cad himself appeared as if a ghost and pecked his wife&#8217;s cheek in front of all!<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Georgiana spun around and squealed with delight. \u201cGeorge!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Easy, darling, these fine folks will think it&#8217;s been sometime since you&#8217;ve seen your boring, old husband.&#8221; George Wickham flashed a smile worth a hundred pounds in charm, to the scowl of Caroline Bingley.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Miss Bingley and I were just making the acquaintance of Miss Amelia Poole and Mrs. Mary Talridge.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ladies,&#8221; Wickham offered the quartet a flourished bow. There was no denying that George Wickham was very handsome and the looks upon the faces of Amelia and Mary conceded such that they too might have been encouraged to forgo their own courtship and coming out balls if such a gorgeous man had asked for their hand first. \u201cI wonder if I might borrow my lovely wife?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The other women, save for Caroline, nodded assent as George expertly glided his wife away from the small conversational group.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Georgiana-\u201c Caroline called after her, but to no avail. George Wickham had begun leading his wife away through the throngs of people filling every room in the house, and Caroline could not chase after them without causing a scene.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I am so glad you found me, I have some news of great importance to tell you,\u201d Georgiana started to babble away, but George shushed her as he led her deeper into the home, towards the card tables.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Not now, I need you to help me. I need you to sit next to me as I win at cards.\u201d They entered the next room as full as the last, with George using his height to plan the best path of crossing to the next doorway.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Georgiana faltered in her steps, causing George to practically drag her in the crush created by the few couples dancing in the dining room.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">But-but,\u201d she struggled for the right words, without making him angry. Her husband was never lucky at cards, and when he was not so, she dreaded being anywhere near his person.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I\u2019ve been winning all evening, you need not worry. But now I am moving to Lord Strange\u2019s table, I need the extra arsenal. Promise me you will help me,\u201d his voice sounded urgent.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yes, I shall help you, just tell me what to do?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Right,\u201d George spun them into a smallish alcove in the hallway just outside the card room set up inside Mr. Whitcomb\u2019s study. \u201cWhen I run my ring finger inside the edge of my cravat, like this,\u201d George showed her the signal, \u201cI need you to suddenly become very clumsy and spill Lord Strange\u2019s drink on his person.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Georgiana looked horrified. She couldn\u2019t spill the drink of one of the most influential men in London. Caroline had told her how the opinion\u2019s of Lord Strange and Miss Sarah Milbanke were key to their rise up the social ladder. \u201cBut, I will be disgraced to be so clumsy!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Begin drinking the champagne. You\u2019ll hardly be the first lady to lose herself in her cups.\u201d George leaned close to his wife\u2019s person and placed a heated kiss just behind her ear, on a tender spot at the nape of her neck. Georgiana shivered.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">If you say so, I shall. But I must tell you about Rosings.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">George looked behind him to see the parade of men retuning to the study. \u201cThere\u2019s no time, later. Come, darling, just like old times.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Georgiana glanced back towards Caroline\u2019s direction to see the woman finally making her way towards them, but George was already pulling her towards the high stakes&#8217; tables. As the heavy wooden doors were closed and cigars were lit, Georgiana had no choice but to perform her duty.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/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-9frbyfv elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1594 elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9frbyfv\" 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\">NEW RELEASE<\/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-zc80rua elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1596 elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"zc80rua\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/wip\/for-the-love-of-a-bennet-chapter-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/for-the-love-of-a-bennet-ociwlxbbz8lig0exwxhsw59r5tzz1k63m60yqyx2fo.jpg\" title=\"for the love of a bennet\" alt=\"for the love of a bennet\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-unkota7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1598 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"unkota7\" 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><strong>For the Love of a Bennet<\/strong><\/p><p><span class=\"a-text-italic\"><em>What if Elizabeth Bennet traveled with Lydia to Brighton<\/em>?<\/span><br \/><br \/>A reimagining of Jane Austen&#8217;s most beloved tale,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Pride &amp; Prejudice,\u00a0<\/span>join author Elizabeth Ann West as she writes the romantic adventure story she always wanted! 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a full week of mental warfare waged between the young Fitzwilliams and the eldest resident of the house. Anne had embarked on a systematic rearranging of the furniture in all of her mother\u2019s favorite rooms. Moving some items just askew as to bother her mother, and feeling mightily guilty as servants were yelled at for incompetence.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Richard had played his own part by becoming the most unwelcome dinner companion complete with belching songs and relieving himself with a chamber pot at the table! Unfortunately, his behavior only secured them a Lady Catherine free dining room, after announcing her nephew to be a pig fit for the barn.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">When Lady Catherine deigned to join them to break her fast, Anne Fitzwilliam was at first displeased to share her private meal with her husband, and then worried if it was pleasant enough, they might undo all of the work they had done so far.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">You look pale, Anne. You should not be out of bed, clearly, it is too much of a tax on your system. And tea? No, heavens no, you there, take this away instantly.\u201d Lady Catherine took her seat at the head of the table and immediately began barking orders at the staff to remove her daughter\u2019s meal and drink for a milder substitution.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mother, I will eat and drink as I wish, so long as it does not vex my husband.\u201d Anne smiled as her thin, wispy fingers protectively guarded her dishware from the staff\u2019s nimble hands. A gentle tug-of-war ensued as Anne held fast to her plate and cup and the poor baffled footman tested her resolve.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Remove your hands from my wife\u2019s plate or lose them.\u201d Richard Fitzwilliam kept an even tone as he removed a cigar from his breast pocket, a fashionable hideaway he was still becoming accustomed to having.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">You shall not light that vulgarity in my presence!\u201d Lady Catherine\u2019s eyes widened as she shooed away the footman she had just ordered to take Anne\u2019s plate. \u201cIt is unfit for a gentleman to smoke in mixed company. And certainly not at the dining table.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Richard took great care in preparing his cigar and snapped his fingers for a footman to fetch a lighting stick from the fire.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">If you light that beastly&#8211;\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">You shall what? Leave?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Lady Catherine narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips together. As Richard accepted the lighted stick from the footman and held it ever so close to his cigar, Lady Catherine took the upper hand.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;If you two wish to be rid of me, why do you not move to the Dowager House? Surely a man of your talents could take on such a project of improving the property, properly.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The reversal of their aims, a solution neither Richard nor Anne had ever considered, stilled his hand as the flame began to burn down the kindling. He looked to his young wife who shrugged, then offered a promising smile.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Damn!&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Richard!&#8221; Anne&#8217;s voice called out just as her mother gasped. But Richard was shaking his hand, burned by the match stick from the fireplace.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;I apologize,&#8221; Richard furrowed his brow as he moved to stuff the cigar back into his coat. He naturally moved his hand to fumble with buttons at his collar, then frowned more when he remembered he was wearing a civilian&#8217;s costume.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;If you had spoken to me of your desires for me to leave this house, my household, I would have disabused you of that notion long ago. I could have easily passed to you the solution to your problems, you wish to be newlyweds with your own lives. Well, that certainly suits me, and it should save your wife the task of moving my furniture all around.&#8221; Lady Catherine smiled smugly after her pontification.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;I have not agreed, nor has Anne, to leave the main house. There are considerations, such as renovations, and staff.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Lady Catherine rolled her heavy ruby ring around her middle right finger, sizing up her nephew and son by marriage license. &#8220;You are aware of the figures as I am. You must find the funds on your own, just as I should have to if I were to vacate to the Glyndon House.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Richard scowled as he looked down at his plate, no longer hungry for the remains of his meal. There was little in the coffers for Rosings&#8217; upkeep and maintenance, his aunt&#8217;s famous frugality was not by choice.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;There is always Anne&#8217;s dowry . . .&#8221; Lady Catherine trailed off leaving her suggestion hanging in the air.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Richard looked up at his wife who immediately began to protest.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Richard, no, you cannot. You shall need those funds if I . . .&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;We might fix the house up and have our own little cottage.&#8221; Richard knew the property well, lining the southside of the estate. The house was in poor shape, but there were two fields, a pond, and it was close to the estate&#8217;s stables.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;I shall leave you two to discuss this matter further. I shall be happy to assist you in your plans once they are further along.&#8221; Lady Catherine motioned for the footman to assist her from her chair and ordered a tray be taken up to her room. As soon as she left, Anne leaned over the table to chastise her husband&#8217;s sudden preoccupation.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Have you gone mad? You know we should not use our funds to fix up that leaky old house,&#8221; she whispered.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Where is your sense of adventure? I don&#8217;t particularly care to live out my days in this drafty old thing. And with her? We might be free of her meddling and constant complaints.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Anne twisted her lips left and right, using her fork to push a small bit of cold egg around on her plate.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Besides, Annie,&#8221; Richard reached over the table to touch his wife&#8217;s hand to still her fork. &#8220;We might reach your goal sooner with some greater privacy.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Suddenly, a loud yelling could be heard from somewhere above them in the house and Richard looked alarmed.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;You there! Go see to her ladyship!&#8221; He ordered the remaining footman to dash out of the dining room to the loud noises above stairs.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;She is not injured,&#8221; Anne said flatly, coughing at the end as her lungs still fought to breathe properly.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;How could you possibly know? Should we not go upstairs and aid her?&#8221; Richard appeared slightly worried as he could spy multiple staff members scurrying up the grand stairs through the open door of the dining room.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Anne took a sip of her tea to settle her throat and steadied her breath. &#8220;She probably found the mice I had put in her bedroom.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Richard&#8217;s jaw dropped as his wife smiled meekly at him and simply raised her tea cup to sip some more. Realizing all of the staff were rushing upstairs, not because Lady Catherine was hurt, but merely to take pleasure in the prank played by his mischievous wife, he began to laugh from deep in his belly. Releasing a button on his stiffling vest, Richard laughed to the point of tears before finally regaining some composure.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8220;Well, if we are to take on our own little hamlet, we should hasten our departure rather than dally. I&#8217;m not sure I wish to see your mother&#8217;s retaliation for mice!&#8221; Richard said with mirth and a twinkle in his eye for his blushing bride.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We can ride out there this afternoon,\u201d Anne cooed, returning the lovesick gaze her husband offered her.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I love the speed at which you move, madam. You would have made an excellent officer\u2019s wife.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/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 <i>The Blessing<\/i><em>\u00a0of Marriage<\/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-521a243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"521a243\" 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\/blessing-of-marriage-1-n3vlu5gxt4sz8syhxvsgo0vq26hbdf9e5jncfwephw.jpg\" title=\"blessing of marriage\" alt=\"blessing of marriage\" 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-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>Book 3 of the Moralities of Marriage. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet find nothing but a mess in London after they escape Kent. The town home bare and the Wickhams caught up in Lord Strange&#8217;s illegal business venture, Darcy has little choice but to make unsavory friends as Elizabeth heals from her cousin&#8217;s attack. With the support of the Bingleys, Darcy and Elizabeth are finally ready to secure their future at the anvil in Gretna Green when Elizabeth has one small request.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>A novel of 55,000 words, The Blessing of Marriage continues the rewriting of Jane Austen&#8217;s amazing story of Pride and Prejudice, wondering what might have happened if Darcy never saved Georgiana from the clutches of Mr. Wickham.<\/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-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>The Blessing of Marriage, Book 3 of the Moralities of Marriage<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span 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