{"id":2753,"date":"2019-09-04T11:25:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T15:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2021-12-17T12:50:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T17:50:12","slug":"chapter-4-an-autumn-accord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/readingroom\/chapter-4-an-autumn-accord\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 4 An Autumn Accord"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Keeping a secret can be so destructive for one’s soul. I am empathetic to Mrs. Darcy over the loss of her sister and being unable to mourn.<\/span><\/p>

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Genuine embraces shared\u00a0between the Bennet sisters and Elizabeth Darcy warmed the hearts of the Darcy House staff.\u00a0Tittering\u00a0away in a manner\u00a0only sisters can decipher, the reunion of three was\u00a0oblivious of the\u00a0Darcy siblings, enjoying a more formal\u00a0greeting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cAre there presents? I so wish I could travel more, but at least there are\u00a0always presents when people return,\u201d Kitty Bennet tugged on her sister\u2019s arm to gain Elizabeth\u2019s attention from\u00a0Mary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cHow can you show appreciation for a gift you expect? I wouldn\u2019t fault our sister for keeping any gift of yours\u00a0in her possession,\u201d Mary remarked.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Elizabeth freed her hands to encourage Georgiana Darcy closer, \u201cGeorgiana, Georgiana! I missed my\u00a0sisters.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

That was the only encouragement the youngest Darcy needed to scurry over and find herself in her new sister\u2019s arms. And if Elizabeth Darcy hugged Georgiana slightly tighter than her other two sisters, Georgiana merely credited such affection an overabundance to compensate for the newness of their\u00a0relation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Elizabeth winked at her husband, who hastened to show his aunt to his study for an update on affairs, while she steered the three young women into the\u00a0parlor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cTell me everything, I\u2019ve been away from England for ages and ages. Scotland was most\u00a0beautiful\u00a0but I find myself a very confirmed Englishwoman.\u201d Elizabeth laughed and noticed Georgiana nod most vigorously in\u00a0agreement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cMary sees the Colonel nearly every day, but she\u2019s always cross with him\u2013\u201d Mary gasped at Kitty\u2019s forwardness, \u201cand Lady Matlock makes us study table settings and practice conversations about boring subjects because I giggle too often, she\u00a0says\u2013 \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cKitty.\u201d Georgiana tried to hush her friend and involuntarily glanced\u00a0towards the\u00a0door.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou weren\u2019t threatened with wearing a backboard all day!\u201d Kitty dismissed her friend and sister by law. \u201cHonestly, I thought Mama\u2019s expectations were a bit much when we all lived at Longbourn. The delights of London are thoroughly spoiled for me.\u201d Echoing the Catherine Bennet of Longbourn, the youngest lady in the room folded her arms in a pout as she flopped onto the\u00a0settee.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

In another time, Mrs. Darcy would laugh and scoff at her younger sister whom she once thought to be utterly lazy. But the harsh report of Lady Matlock\u2019s lessons in such frivolous matters by Elizabeth\u2019s standards did not sit well with the intelligence of the summer\u2019s events she had received from Jane before leaving Scotland. Still, this was not the time, nor place, to inquire\u00a0further.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cMary, have you learned any new pieces on the pianoforte?\u201d Elizabeth Darcy asked earnestly and\u00a0caught the attention of the footman who traveled from Scotland with them. In his\u00a0arms\u00a0he held the small trunk Elizabeth had specifically packed with gifts and delights from the northern country. She waved him in and stared expectantly at\u00a0Mary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Mary stammered a reply but, along with the younger girls, her attention was fixed upon the approaching footman and his\u00a0burden.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI had thought to dole these out above stairs, but I find myself too eager for\u00a0your reactions. Open it, if you please?\u201d The footman, Carl, complied with his mistress\u2019 request and the\u00a0girls held their collective breaths. The trunk revealed bundles of delicate toiletries of Scottish scents and bolts of fabrics in different tartans and\u00a0calicos.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

After Catherine Bennet inventoried her portion of the treasures, she wrinkled her nose as one small detail would not be ignored. \u201cWhere\u2019s Lydia? I thought she was most anxious to leave Scotland and return\u00a0home?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Elizabeth pressed her lips together and observed\u00a0Mary\u2019s hands shaking as she held a small bottle of foxglove water. It would be the first of many times Elizabeth Darcy would need to say the\u00a0lie.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cUnfortunately, in the\u00a0last weeks of our holiday, we took a picnic and the weather turned quickly. Mr. Darcy and I recovered quite well, but Lydia caught a dreadful cold. I wished to delay our departure until Jane and Lydia could return with us. But Jane made a friend, it would appear, with our neighbor Mr.\u00a0Hamilton\u00a0. . . \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cAnother suitor? Jane is\u00a0the lucky one.\u201d Kitty\u00a0pouted, eliciting an odd look from\u00a0Georgiana.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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\u201cOh, I may not wish to marry, but having suitors would please me quite\u00a0well, I believe.\u201d Kitty interrupted Georgiana and the two younger girls giggled over the outrageous notion of leading a parade of suitors with no intention of\u00a0matrimony.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Talking about Lydia for the first\u00a0time,\u00a0and witnessing the silliness she had not missed, Elizabeth Darcy touched her fingertips to her forehead. Resolving to remain calm, she locked eyes with her sister Mary. With both knowing the truth, a silent nod of solidarity and support allowed\u00a0them to remain committed to the lies that would save them\u00a0all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI am delighted you all love your gifts. Why don\u2019t you take them to your rooms and I\u2019ll go see to my husband? Mary, has dinner beenset?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Before Mary could open her mouth, Georgiana answered. \u201cMy aunt had Kitty and I plan the menu for many weeks. Perhaps tomorrow, we could review the selections in case you or Fitzwilliam have different tastes?\u201d Georgiana beamed with pride at one of the projects the two had accomplished. Anticipating her new sister and her brother\u2019s arrival, she had purposely selected special dishes for last evening\u2019s meal, this evening\u2019s meal, and tomorrow\u2019s evening meal just to be thorough when anticipating\u00a0their\u00a0arrival.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Elizabeth smiled at her new sister and reached a hand out to clasp hers. \u201cHow truly\u00a0kind of both of you. It is one less responsibility on my shoulders. I almost forgot\u00a0to mention the surprise Fitzwilliam told me as we entered London! In a week, he and I are to visit Hertfordshire to see Mama. Would any of you wish to join\u00a0us?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

The awkward silence and squirming of Georgiana and Catherine Bennet seemed peculiar to Elizabeth, but she dismissed it as harmless mischief when the two of them declined, pointedly looking at one another. Let them enjoy\u00a0their intrigues Elizabeth thought to herself, remembering how difficult that age was to endure. Besides, they had both spent a large portion of their summer months in the county, so she was not surprised to hear them express their wishes to remain in London. Mary, on the other hand, had an answer that perplexedElizabeth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI do so miss our home, and our mother, but I fear it would greatly injure and misinform another if I were to leave London at this\u00a0time.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Making a mental note to speak individually with each girl as soon as she may, Elizabeth Darcy wished them all a farewell as they gathered their gifts and she left the parlor to walk towards her husband\u2019s study. She was most satisfied that experiencing the happy occasion of gift giving tempered her anger at the person she next needed to\u00a0address.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Opening the door to the study, her presence startled her new aunt but Fitzwilliam did not react. The two of them continued in a heated discussion and Elizabeth heard the names of Mary and Richard just as she opened the\u00a0door.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cElizabeth, dear, marriage suits you well. You positively light up the house, just as a mistress\u2019s return should.\u201d Lady Matlock approached her new niece to greet\u00a0her.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI thank you for the compliment, my\u00a0lady.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

The icy-toned and formal greeting stopped the Countess of Matlock where she stood. She narrowed her eyes, unsure of why she was given such an unexpected welcome. \u201cCome, come, I thought we dispensed with such formalities long\u00a0ago.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI find\u00a0that my wife employs formal address when she is piqued. And I must admit that I, too, am rather angry at the lax supervision my sisters enjoy with your\u00a0family.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Lady Matlock\u2019s eyes widened as her own anger began to build. \u201cI dedicated the last six months of my life to the Bennet girls and Georgiana! And this as how I am to be\u00a0appreciated?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cOn two occasions my eldest sister was forced to physically protect herself while in your care. My sisters and I are without the protection of a father; surely you must have known how\u00a0the rakes and scoundrels of society would perceive that! You filled the two youngest girls with lessons and education on matters of social futility. I expected them to be taught not only\u00a0plate settings, but Plato and Cicero.\u201d Elizabeth Darcy said, forcing her breath out behind each word as she struggled to not yell at a peer of the\u00a0realm.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cAnd that is to say nothing of these ventures my cousin Richard has taken with Miss Mary Bennet. Were you aware she witnessed akilling?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cThis is absurd! The two of you are uncivil\u00a0to speak to me in this manner! I shall not endure this upbraiding from a couple that\u00a0has spent the last four months on holiday while the responsibilities fell to me. I take no leave of you, and perhaps when you both come to your senses and display the proper gratitude, I shall deign to forgive\u00a0you.\u201d<\/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

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A kiss at the Netherfield Ball . . .<\/b><\/span><\/p>

Three Dates with Mr. Darcy<\/em> is a bundle of: An exclusive story, <\/span>Much to Conceal<\/em>, a novella that imagines what if Elizabeth confessed to Jane in London that Mr. Darcy proposed in Kent? <\/span>
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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

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

Elizabeth Ann West\u2019s Pride and Prejudice variations have enthralled more than 100,000 readers in over 90 countries! A proud member of the Jane Austen Fan Fiction community since the mid-2000s, she hopes you will join her in being happily Darcy addicted!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Lady Matlock exited the study with the grace of a woman of her exalted station. As Elizabeth Darcy placed a hand on her husband\u2019s desk to steady herself, her own anger coiled and burned within, her husband gently placed his hand over\u00a0hers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Nearly breathless, the revelation of Mary\u2019s mishaps shattered what little defense Elizabeth still held against\u00a0the guilt of\u00a0abandoning them to take a wedding trip. Finally, she found her\u00a0voice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI am truly sorry, Fitzwilliam. I never meant to be so harsh with your aunt, but the facts\u00a0remain\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cAll will be well. Unfortunate mistakes were made in all quarters of our family this year. It will take time to repair the\u00a0damage.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Elizabeth glanced at her husband\u2019s desk covered in correspondence. She expressed a desire to rest, and frowned when he responded as she\u00a0expected.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cMy darling, I would love nothing more than to extend our holiday to this afternoon. But I\u2019m afraid duty beckons if we are to away again to\u00a0Hertfordshire.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cWe mustn\u2019t go, I was delighted to know\u00a0of your plans. But perhaps we should\u00a0stay?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Darcy rose from his chair and embraced his wife firmly. \u201cI\u2019m afraid there would be more plans to undo if we were to change our minds. Go rest. Visit with our sisters. I shall see you at dinner and beyond, Mrs.\u00a0Darcy.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Offering her husband a minxish smile, Elizabeth Darcy closed the study door behind her and leaned against it for a moment. The days of travel had indeed caught up with her, and she truly felt a need to sleep. Yawning, she took the stairs to the family suites, and without her maid\u2019s assistance, skipped her room entirely and found her way to her husband\u2019s\u00a0bed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Jane Bennet marveled\u00a0at how quickly young Master Robin grew in just the short few weeks since her sister and brother-in-law left them to the running of Starvet House. From Robert Bennet\u2019s miraculous beginning in the kitchens all of the staff were spurred to keep watch over the babe. Not an afternoon went by that Jane did not find a maid or even a footman in the nursery, thoroughly embarrassed to be caught by the proxy mistress of the\u00a0home.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Tired\u00a0from rocking the young man to sleep for the third time that evening, Jane ran into Graham Hamilton in the upstairs hallway on the second\u00a0floor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cMiss Bennet,\u201d he bowed in greeting, but Jane paused and stood flat against the wall so that he might pass. Only he didn\u2019t. \u201cAre you making a habit of strolling the halls in the midnight\u00a0hour?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Jane narrowed her eyes. \u201cMy brother and sister left me in charge of the home in their absence. Perhaps you ought to explain your presence at this late\u00a0hour?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Graham Hamilton held up his hands in surrender, covered in the gray sealskin gloves he rarely removed to conceal his scars from the fire. \u201cFair point, my lady. I am here to merely assist you in your efforts. Is the babe\u00a0finally\u00a0a slumber?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cI am not\u00a0titled.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Graham flashed her a smile. \u201cRespect offered when due. I shall\u00a0drive into town tomorrow and wondered if you might care to join\u00a0me?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Jane\u2019s breath caught in her throat as unhappy memories of racing in Mr. Bingley\u2019s gig returned her fears to the front of her mind. \u201cI\u2019m afraid I am too occupied with house matters, Mr. Graham. Now, if you will excuse me, Robin wakes so dreadfully\u00a0early.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

The man bowed and stepped back to allow her to pass. She did not know he knew of her past and had promised Darcy not only to protect Jane but also refrain from frightening or offending her. \u201cAnother time, perhaps.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Jane merely lifted her hand in acknowledgment of his words, quickening her pace down the hall to her suite. Once inside, she hastened to bolt\u00a0the lock and leaned heavily against the door. Sliding down to a crouched position, she wrapped her arms around herself and sobbed. Her maid scurried from the dressing room and clicked her tongue in\u00a0sympathy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cCome, come Miss Jane, I\u2019s has your remedy on your\u00a0tray.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cRose hips and chamomile?\u201d Jane looked up with her tear stained face, always confirming her nightly\u00a0cordial.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

The maid nodded and helped Jane into her nightdress. Seeing the poor woman in her charge so upset, Millie made a note to tell the nurse to tend to the young lad tonight and not bother her mistress. Mrs. Buchanan had expressly ordered young Millie to keep an eye out for Miss Jane and her\u00a0stamina.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Tucked into the soft white sheets, Starvet House was slowly becoming more and more a comfort to Jane. The rattle of an autumn gale\u00a0could be heard through the windows, and Jane sat up to slowly sip her tea to help her\u00a0sleep.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u201cThere, there, will there be anything else I be getting ya?\u201d The pale-faced maid asked with her arms full of Jane\u2019s dinner gown that likely smelled sour of\u00a0baby.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Jane shook her head and replaced her delicate teacup to the silver tray beside her bed. \u201cHave them summon me if the babe wakes.\u201d Her head free of the strain of hair pins, Jane Bennet\u2019s eyes fluttered closed as she forced herself to happily consider how full her life was, not reflect on the feelings of empty loss that dwelled in her heart and threatened every day to take over. For Lydia, she would be strong. For Robin, she would be\u00a0steady.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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