{"id":3142,"date":"2021-12-17T13:09:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T18:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2021-12-17T13:09:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T18:09:38","slug":"chapter-4-to-capture-mr-darcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/readingroom\/chapter-4-to-capture-mr-darcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 4 To Capture Mr. Darcy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3142\" class=\"elementor elementor-3142 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;\">One thing I love about this series is the devotion I get to write between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet! Can&#8217;t wait to start Book 5.<\/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 4 - To Capture Mr. Darcy, 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><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>November 18, 1811<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth woke\u00a0in a bed quickly becoming too familiar. Full of half hope and half agony that a dry morning would greet her, she rolled off the bed\u00a0on a clear mission to the drapes. The sky remained a stubborn gray and light rain fell; only observable from the small ripples each drop made in the puddles on the path below. Two days of heavy soaking followed by the current day\u2019s refusal of dryness meant, at least, another full day at Mr. Bingley\u2019s estate.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Remembering the previous evening\u2019s musical concerts brought a smile to her face as she stretched and yawned. The gentlemen had applauded both sets of sisters as they had taken to the instrument three times, but it was Mr. Darcy\u2019s admiration she had sought more than any other. And in this cause, Elizabeth felt light in her heart that she was finally making an impression on the man to his improvement.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Apparently no longer worth a maid\u2019s assistance, Elizabeth did not tarry in her toilette, removing her hair from a braid and washing her face. At least the water in her basin was fresh, even if cold, so someone had come into her room in the early morning hours.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth sighed at her paltry selection of gowns. Thankfully, her mother had sent a trunk for both her and Jane on their second day at the grand estate, but it was clear to Elizabeth her mother took greater care with her elder sister\u2019s trunk than with her own. Two of the gowns were ready to be passed along to their maid at home as the hems were two inches too short and Elizabeth could not possibly wear them in polite company. Her only remaining frock for the day was a drab, brown calico that Elizabeth did not even possess a ribbon to enhance. Laughing at her own vanity, she\u00a0pulled the disappointing gown from\u00a0her trunk and smoothed the wrinkles as best as she could. Attired to the fullest extent of her abilities for the day, Elizabeth exited her lavishly decorated guest room to find\u00a0how Jane fared on their sixth day away from home.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Two raps upon her door went unanswered. Elizabeth cautiously peeked inside\u00a0to see if Jane were indisposed. Spying only an empty room, Elizabeth\u2019s curiosity caused her to open the door wider\u00a0and\u00a0step inside.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jane?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The pristinely made bed left little doubt Jane had left\u00a0her bed. Elizabeth opened the small adjoining dressing room only to be met with more emptiness. Jane must be feeling remarkably well to have already dressed and joined the larger party downstairs.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Just as Elizabeth was turning\u00a0to leave, she spied the books she had been reading to Jane sitting on a nightstand. With Jane feeling well, there would be no need for Elizabeth to read to her and trips to the library appeared to always hold such grand adventure. Elizabeth lifted the stack of books and revealed a folded letter underneath them. Not recognizing the piece of parchment as her own, she picked up the missive and flipped it open with a twitch of her fingers.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>Dearest Jane,<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>I am sorry your stay in my home has only extended through suffering the most vicious cold, but your continued presence provides a balm to my aching soul. I pepper your sister with constant inquiries as to your health, for it is your bright smile I see over again in my mind. I patiently\u00a0await your recovery and return to our happy talks\u2026<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth\u2019s eyes flicked to the bottom of the letter to find\u00a0it signed by none other than Mr. Bingley! Gasping, Elizabeth refolded the letter, placed it back on the table, and tried to stack the books in the same manner in which they were when she first entered\u00a0the room. The little green book on top fell, and she bent to pick it up, bumping her head against the table.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yeow!\u201d she exclaimed, then covered her mouth and stood absolutely still lest anyone hear she was in her sister\u2019s room alone. When no one came, Elizabeth moved carefully to right the book stack and rubbed her head until the sting of clumsiness subsided. The evidence of her chaste sister, Jane, flouting propriety by accepting a letter from Mr. Bingley confused her. Had Jane found private time with Mr. Bingley in a similar manner as Elizabeth had with Mr. Darcy? Were the two gentlemen working in concert to woo and seduce a pair of sisters so circumstantially within their clutches?<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth frowned. She wished she could call for their father, but sending such a message to Longbourn would be an acknowledgment of inappropriate behavior. And sadly, Elizabeth was not entirely confident her father would see the\u00a0problem.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mr. Bingley\u2019s affection for her sister had appeared genuine when they first met at the assembly. Yet girlhood warnings regarding\u00a0the nature of gentlemen and the responsibilities of young ladies involuntarily echoed in her mind. Elizabeth Bennet worried for not only her safety but now also that of her sister. It was of vital importance that as soon as the weather let up, they remove themselves at once and any continued courting occur within the expected constraints of society.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As Elizabeth stepped out of Jane\u2019s room to find her sister elsewhere in the house, she now thanked her good fortune to have such a dull gown to diminish attention to her person. Let Miss Bingley\u2019s flashy silk gowns of London and Paris attract Mr. Darcy\u2019s eye.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/calibre-internal.invalid\/images\/svgimg0001.svg\" width=\"81\" height=\"40\" name=\"graphics1\" align=\"BOTTOM\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Afternoon tea\u00a0at Longbourn carried on in a dull, gray manner as the poor weather outdoors heavily affected the moods of the inhabitants indoors. Unable to escape for an errand or some other business, the only convenient time in which Mr. Bennet performed as an interested party in an estate he could not bequeath to his heirs, the entire Bennet family, save the eldest two daughters, engaged in a rare gathering. Kitty Bennet, the second to youngest daughter, enjoyed a childish game of subtly poking her young sister, Lydia, with the points of their sharp elbows. Despite the absence of Jane and Elizabeth, the Bennets sat at their prescribed chairs with no interest in upsetting tradition for such a silly reason as altered circumstances.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The middle daughter, Mary, sighed as she slowly watched the swirls of milk dissipate in her teacup.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Must you sigh so loudly, Mary? My nerves can handle no more this day.\u201d Mrs. Bennet worried incessantly about her own comforts above those around her.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And whatever vexes you today, my dear? Has the unscheduled rain ruined your most careful social plans? I rather thought you were cheerful and encouraging that the rain go on for a week or more if it means your daughter be stuck at Netherfield.\u201d Mr. Bennet\u2019s acidic tone derived as a direct result of the continued loss of his favorite. To be holed up in a house with four women as the torrential storms beat down upon the structure was nigh on impossible under most circumstances but absolutely impossible without even so much as the comfort of his favorite daughter to play chess and hold lively discussions in his study.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Where his wife favored the sweet and docile Jane, Thomas Bennet cajoled and catered to the wild fiery nature of his Elizabeth. The proud papa found absolute delight in her contrary nature and had, on more than one occasion, fostered her disagreements with her mother for sport.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I am not vexed by the continued rain, but by the impolite manners of your kin. Your cousin is now two days late. All my plans for dinners have had to be rearranged and reconsidered and it is a gross insult to this household.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">But Mama, surely if Lizzie and Jane cannot come home, our cousin, Mr. Collins, must be delayed in his travels as well. We must pray for safer weather.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I still do not understand\u00a0why his delay should be my inconvenience. He might send a note, a messenger, that we were to expect him on one day and that he will not be fulfilling such an arrival and further direction as to when we might expect him.\u201d Mrs. Bennet continued her unreasonable expectations for a poor vicar to have the means of private messengers or funds to send an express. Her stubby middle finger and thumb pecked indifferently at the crumbs remaining on her plate from the piece of shortbread she had devoured.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Perhaps he is gravely ill, come down with a fever from an attempt\u00a0to valiantly traverse the dangerous London roads in this weather.\u201d Lydia\u2019s fanciful imagination offered a scenario best fit for a novelization.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Or perhaps he was absconded by bandits. Those Highwaymen and gypsies that the papers talk about. I bet the next note we receive\u00a0will be a demand for ransom!\u201d Kitty met her younger sister\u2019s imagination with a\u00a0trumping of her own.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I find these suppositions to be entirely without reason. And it is an abuse of our spirits to even utter such nonsense for fear the Almighty may confuse it for prayers,\u201d Mary scolded.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">But he could be kidnapped by bandits, it is possible. I do not wish ill to befall the man.\u201d Kitty chafed at the small taste of Mary sermonizing.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I\u2019m afraid you are assigning a great deal of interest and intrigue to my cousin who is most likely dull and boring if his letters are any indication as to his nature. He has come into a living of sorts at the behest of a great lady, but I should hardly think his purse heavy enough to entice the notice of gypsies and bandits.\u201d Mr. Bennet settled the brewing disagreement between his daughters to head off any squabbling before it began. A father of five, preemption was worth more than a hundred pounds of cure.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Illness or bandits, he is still very rude to not send word in his absence.\u201d Mrs. Bennet reminded the table the entire conversation began with her complaint.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And I am certain when Mr. Collins does arrive, by grace of the clouds, he shall effuse an abundance of charm that will more than compensate\u00a0for his tardiness. Now if you ladies will excuse me, I have some business to attend to.\u201d Mr. Bennet lifted his teacup and left for his study. As he expected, continued discussion about Mr. Collins reignited the disagreement between Mary and her younger sisters and no sooner had Thomas Bennet stepped out of the dining room and into his study than a great squawking of female voices filled the air. Leaving the girls to their mother, Mr. Bennet picked up the volume of Chaucer he had been reading before and continued where he left off.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/calibre-internal.invalid\/images\/svgimg0001.svg\" width=\"81\" height=\"40\" name=\"graphics2\" align=\"BOTTOM\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The familiar drawing\u00a0room of Netherfield Park appeared starkly different upon first entrance. The creams and greens of the furniture were banished mostly to the far wall and a number of tables were aligned with extravagant candelabras offering a romantic glow. Elizabeth furrowed her brows as she spotted Mr. Bingley and her sister Jane engaged in a private conversation by the fireplace when Miss Bingley linked her arm inside Elizabeth\u2019s, startling her as the woman began to pull Elizabeth in the opposite direction.<\/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 4 (cont'd) - To Capture Mr. Darcy, 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>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Miss Eliza, you are just in time. I have convinced Mr. Darcy to sit as our subject and wondered if you would join me for an afternoon of sketching.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline Bingley led Elizabeth to an elaborate display\u00a0of two canvases with an array of charcoal pencils and watercolors situated between them. Mr. Darcy indeed lounged in the armchair just beyond with a copy of Don Quixote in his hands. Elizabeth smirked at the gentleman\u2019s cheeky movement to blink twice at her before turning a page of the thick tome.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I am afraid drawing has never been one of my favorite hobbies and my efforts at capturing Mr. Darcy\u2019s likeness will be laughable in the extreme.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline laughed and patted Elizabeth\u2019s arm in a patronizing fashion. \u201cWe are all friends here. You need not worry about the quality of your creation. Think of it as an afternoon folly at the impolite request of your hostess.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Miss Bingley, I do not offer false humility when I say I cannot draw well. It is a skill I have little aptitude for.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline sighed with a slightly spitting end of full exasperation. \u201cThere are no professional portraitists present. My skills are of a rudimentary sort only honed by my time at school. I assure you, it has been many a year since I have thought to capture a landscape or still life in my free time. But as nature has limited our opportunities for diversion, I implore you to indulge me in this little activity of ours.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And what say you, Mr. Darcy?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Hmm?\u201d Darcy continued to appear quite\u00a0focused on his book.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth pinned her free hand to her hip as she just knew the man was toying with them both. \u201cAre you not the least bit nervous for two ladies to sketch your likeness for an afternoon, to sit in one attitude should be frightfully boring.\u201d Elizabeth attempted to enlist Mr. Darcy as an ally in removing her obligation to humor Ms. Bingley.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Not at all. I should have enjoyed the afternoon reading this novel and see very little intrusion on my plans by offering you and Miss Bingley my stoic posture for your own amusement.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Even Atlas would find holding such a book for over an hour a taxing endeavor.\u201d Elizabeth observed.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline Bingley handed Elizabeth a perfectly sharpened pencil and chastised her for stalling. \u201cThen we should get to work. Since your skills are below mine, I shall start by demonstrating the proper technique to capture your subject\u2019s outline.\u201d Caroline began a squiggly line with questionable proportions to start a profile of Mr. Darcy\u2019s forehead, nose, and lips. As Elizabeth watched Caroline\u2019s work, she could not help spending less time inspecting Miss Bingley\u2019s work\u00a0and more time considering the sultry and handsome features of their subject matter. Caroline continued to speak about the varied steps and techniques she had learned from Masters in London and at school, but Elizabeth said little as she concentrated her efforts on producing the best Mr. Darcy she could in a two-dimensional form.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth concentrated so deeply on the small nuances of Mr. Darcy\u2019s face, a loud tinkling of Jane\u2019s laughter served as the only reminder she\u00a0was not alone in the room with Mr. Darcy, but in fact part of a group of five. As she considered the eyes of her canvas and gazed up for a better estimation of Mr. Darcy\u2019s actual features, the man\u2019s gaze met\u00a0her own. If they had been able to discuss the entire ordeal of the posing and sketching, his eyes conveyed the truth of the matter had little\u00a0to do with humoring Miss Bingley, but everything to do with an uninhibited excuse to stare at Miss Elizabeth.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">For her part, Caroline Bingley recognized the silent t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate between her adversary and her aim, and she interjected her wishes to put a stop to it. \u201cYoo-hoo, Mr. Darcy? Kindly cast your gaze this way.\u00a0There is a veritable spark in your eye, sir, I am most anxious to capture.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy coughed and blinked profusely before turning in\u00a0Caroline\u2019s direction with a frown on his face.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth shook herself as she realized just how desperately sentimental her feelings were becoming, all on the same day she had vowed to make sure she and Jane left this house with their hearts guarded! No longer caring about the subject or the challenge, Elizabeth held back her own laughter as she completed her portrait of Mr. Darcy with Don Quixote in the similar manner of a young child.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Deciding she was through with the painting adventure, Elizabeth put her brush down and drifted over to Mr. Bingley and Jane. The two were sitting across from one another and Jane leaned forward to match Mr. Bingley\u2019s position in his chair. As she neared, she heard a bit of conversation that worried her.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I have never kept a secret from . . .\u201d Jane\u2019s face slackened to one of indifference as she spotted Elizabeth standing ever so close to her chair.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mr. Bingley, your home is so lovely and well attended. When the Kemps held Netherfield, they say there were such beautiful balls and gatherings. . .\u201d Elizabeth glanced\u00a0above at the impeccably painted high ceilings and intricate moldings along the edges.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Well, let that put a rest to it! Your sister and I were just discussing holding a ball in seven night\u2019s time though it was to be a secret until after you returned home.\u201d Mr. Bingley\u2019s eyes squinted in mirth with his confession.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mr. Bingley,\u201d Jane chastised as he reached forward to place a kiss on her\u00a0hand. Jane craned her neck to look up at her sister, \u201cHe did not wish for Caroline to enlist our aid in planning such a fete though I did offer we would be happy to help.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Of course, we would . . .\u201d Elizabeth trailed off as her eyes caught movement in the other corner of the room. Mr. Darcy was now standing and stretching from his pose and Elizabeth realized if she did not return to the canvases, then Caroline or Mr. Darcy or both would come and intrude on Jane and her beau. \u201cExcuse me, I appear to be needed for the judging.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Judging?\u201d Jane asked but with no real interest. As soon as Elizabeth walked away, she smiled and laughed again at something Mr. Bingley said and did not pursue her sister across the room.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A smug look of satisfaction filled Caroline Bingley\u2019s face and Elizabeth remembered now how she had thrown the competition to be done with such folly. Mr. Darcy was waiting patiently on the other side of the canvases for permission to join them.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">She\u2019s here. Now you can see for yourself the fruits of our labors and declare which painting best captures your essence, Mr. Darcy.\u201d Caroline\u2019s voice positively sang the sentence as Elizabeth snorted quietly and held her laughter at bay with tightly pressed lips.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Fitzwilliam Darcy\u2019s experience in sitting for portraits stretched back to when he was a babe and repeated no less than every three years after. To sit for a simple sketch involved a far less aggravating spell though tiring all the same. He looked to Caroline\u2019s canvas and found an undeveloped offering, completed though in all of the main areas, with his nose slightly crooked, his chin muddled, and the proportions of his shoulders much too large in comparison to his head.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">That is a very admirable piece of art, Miss Bingley. I am flattered by your use of\u00a0color to contrast the book to my skin tone.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline beamed at such high praise as Mr. Darcy turned to the utter mess that was Elizabeth\u2019s painting.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The eyes were impeccably drawn, a more accurate portrayal not possible unless he punched holes in the painting and stood behind it. The rest however, a haphazard display of lines and washes of color, was\u00a0hardly the study of a serious artist. Something appeared to have happened halfway through and despite her claims to the contrary, Miss Elizabeth held a very natural talent for drawing she apparently wished to conceal.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy looked behind him at the lady who drew the masterpiece of a mess to read her expression, but the woman gawked back at him, daring him to make a choice. Either he would be honest or lie, a gambit the two enjoyed throwing at one another\u2019s feet at every turn.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The eyes are impeccably captured, but I am afraid your fatigue shows through the rest of the painting.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I did grow extraordinarily tired part way through the exercise, but find myself much revived now the ordeal is over.\u201d Elizabeth teased Mr. Darcy just the same even though the man did impress her with his willingness to be fair, but kind, regarding her painting.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">So which effort\u00a0did you enjoy best? Which of us is most\u00a0accomplished?\u201d Caroline Bingley whined as she took off the apron she had been wearing to protect her clothing from the watercolors.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy and Elizabeth looked at one another, briefly, stunned that Miss Bingley would act like such a child.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I think both paintings show that only multiple sessions or a much lengthier session than I am able to provide, would offer the opportunity for a perfect likeness. While I find the one detail in Miss Elizabeth\u2019s painting to be superb, your painting, Miss Bingley, did\u00a0capture the overall subject.\u201d When Darcy finished, Caroline looked at the two of them expectantly, and both Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet offered their hostess a mild round of applause.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline preened and batted her eyelashes at Mr. Darcy for what she decided was the\u00a0proclamation of herself as the winner. \u201cI should be happy to sign the portrait and give it to you to keep, Mr. Darcy.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy cleared his throat and shifted his weight between his feet. A small hand rested on his arm with a gentle, caring touch and not the vice-like grip of Miss Bingley to gain\u00a0his attention.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We both shall sign and gift our paintings to him. Offer him this souvenir of an afternoon\u2019s folly!\u201d Elizabeth laughed at her painting, it truly was horrendous in the styling, but a visual representation of her frustration.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As both ladies committed their names to the bottom right corners, Darcy\u2019s face lit with an idea.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I wonder if you two artistic ladies would join me on a short jaunt in the main halls? There is an inordinate amount of artwork hanging throughout the house and since we are stuck inside, I find the inclusion of stretching my legs to be another inducement.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Caroline did not need to be asked twice to join Mr. Darcy on a walk, but Elizabeth hesitated. The temptation to stretch her legs seemed insurmountable as her pent-up energies from three days of rain were snarling inside of her like a caged tiger at a menagerie. But to leave Jane and Charles? The thought appeared to translate to Mr. Darcy as he followed her gaze to the happy couple sitting by the fire.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We could invite Mr. Bingley and Miss Bennet, but do you think a walk would tax Miss Bennet\u2019s strength?\u201d Mr. Darcy asked.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth nodded her head. \u201cToday is the first day she has been out of bed the whole time, let\u2019s not disturb them but leave the doors open.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">But, of course,\u201d Mr. Darcy bowed as Elizabeth walked past him towards the double doors out of the drawing room. Anticipating Miss Bingley taking his arm, Darcy bent his elbow slightly and indeed, the lady attached herself forthwith.<\/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-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! When Lizzy and Lydia arrive in Brighton, it&#8217;s very clear that the younger Bennet sister came with very serious plans towards Mr. Wickham. Thankfully, an old ally is also in town, with problems of his own to solve. After Mr. Darcy, himself, is summoned to Brighton to hopefully solve two dilemmas with one wealthy member of the gentry, the whole militia is thrown into an uproar by Wickham&#8217;s most dastardly deed, yet. Together, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy have to save Lydia from her own undoing, or it will mean more than just mere reputations are ruined.<br \/><br \/><span class=\"a-text-italic\"><em>For the Love of a Bennet<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>is a novel length story, currently being posted chapter by chapter on Elizabeth&#8217;s author site. 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[]).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-pjnefyy elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"pjnefyy\" 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 4 (cont'd) - To Capture Mr. Darcy, 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-mjwddnm elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"mjwddnm\" 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;\">The halls\u00a0of Netherfield Park held six generations of art carefully collected by the Kemp family. The scandalous death of Lord Kemp occurred when Jane and Elizabeth were but young children, and while the debts of Lord Kemp were long since paid, Lady Kemp, never blessed with children of her own, preferred to live in town on her meager portion. Mr. Jonathan Gilmartin, Lord Kemp\u2019s eldest son from his first marriage, did not have a title to inherit and saw no need to leave his businesses in London to play the part of a disgraced eldest son of a once great family.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">That Mr. Gilmartin, as he was now fashioned, saw Netherfield Park, the only property to survive the ancient family\u2019s downfall, as little more than an investment property, worked in Mr. Bingley\u2019s favor. Gilmartin\u2019s agent, Mr. Phillips, had been instructed to take a keen interest in selling the land and house by parcel or whole lot. A fancy gentleman from London seeking\u00a0to lease before purchasing seemed the perfect tenant for the property, despite it being so close to harvest when the property let.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As Caroline Bingley, Mr. Darcy, and Elizabeth Bennet briskly walked the halls of Netherfield to admire the many works of art, a subtle discordance brewed between the two ladies. As one viewed the artwork as her family\u2019s future possessions, Miss Bingley\u2019s comments were of a critical attitude as opposed to Miss Elizabeth\u2019s perspective of respecting the heritage of her home country.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As the group came upon a heavily dated portrait of a woman in a gilded frame and boxy, Tudor styled gown, Miss Bingley sneered at the ancient likeness. \u201cI could never imagine wearing such a frilly collar and decadent brocades. Why the weight of the fabrics alone would tax even a woman as hale as Miss Eliza.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth leaned closer to the painting to read the small inscribed name of the subject on a gold plate affixed to the frame: Mary Bennet Gilmartin. Elizabeth laughed.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It would appear it is one of my ancestors to disappoint you, Miss Bingley. May I present my excessively great-aunt Mary Bennet Gilmartin, the second Lady Kemp.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Your family is connected to this estate? I never would have guessed.\u201d Miss Bingley scoffed again at what she perceived to be her rival\u2019s\u00a0lowly connection.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth sighed, taxed in biting back a sarcastic rejoinder. \u201cMy family has lived on the land here for over ten generations. It is only fitting that where the Bennets have held Longbourn since the time of Henry VIII, that the Gilmartins were similarly situated on their lands.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yes, but I am to understand the Bennet name will also soon lose their seat in the county. Such\u00a0a pity for the county to bear the\u00a0loss of two great families in one lifetime.\u201d Miss Bingley offered a false statement of sympathy.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As the\u00a0threesome proceeded\u00a0down the hall to leave Mrs. Mary Gilmartin behind, Mr. Darcy offered his opinion on the matter.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It is unfortunate that the laws of property preserve the land at the expense of those who love and care for it.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth tilted her head and turned towards Mr. Darcy to see if there appeared a look of sincerity on his face to match his words. To her surprise, he was not mocking her. Still, she could not help but needle him further about his opinion that flew in defiance of her expectations. \u201cI should think most men of your stature would celebrate the custom of entailment. The contract keeps an estate together in one piece for the continued prosperity of those who dwell on it. That the family residing in the great house should change out is of little matter to the tenants and the farmers who work from sunup to sundown for a meager existence.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I am afraid you are mistaken in my position, Miss Elizabeth.\u201d The way he spoke\u00a0her name with such tenderness still unnerved her. \u201cThe stewardship of an estate as large as Netherfield Park, or even of your father\u2019s, is a significant matter for the pleasant existence of those who dwell on the land, as you put it. A tenant farmer would most enjoy a diligent master who was both fair and industrious. Few are groomed for such a role without a start at birth.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Darcy\u2019s words embarrassed Elizabeth, and her cheeks tinged pink. A flight of fancy in her mind wondered if Mr. Darcy was criticizing her father\u2019s lackadaisical stewardship, but the most sensible part of her wits reminded her he was but a stranger in a strange land. While Miss Bingley might have diligently collected gossip on every major family in the area in just a few week\u2019s time, it was not a necessity for Mr. Darcy in his daily business. Still, for the very knowledge of her father\u2019s lack of leadership, Elizabeth felt ashamed. That a cousin of hers would inherit her family\u2019s holdings was\u00a0painful, but it was not the most illustrious parcel in the county.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Discussions of land management ceased as the three strollers came upon a petitely painted landscape that was in contrast to the monstrous portraits they had seen so far. Elizabeth gasped at the prospect captured in what appeared to be the glory of dawn\u2019s light cascading over the verdant fields of Hertfordshire.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It appears this artwork pleases you, Miss Elizabeth. Is it the subject or the skill of the artist that has captured your attention?\u201d Mr. Darcy\u2019s warm question caused\u00a0Elizabeth to forget Miss Bingley had joined them on this inspection of the art at\u00a0Netherfield.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A smile crept across Elizabeth\u2019s face and the gloom and doom of the last three days of rain melted from her memory. \u201cThis view is from the top of Oakham Mount, my favorite destination for on morning jaunts. There is a stone just out of view over\u00a0here,\u201d she pointed with her hand to a place that was beyond the painting\u2019s frame. \u201cAnd it is one of my greatest pleasures to sit and take in the Lord\u2019s bounty and beauty as it rolls over the gentle hills and fields before me. I feel quite small . . .\u201d Elizabeth caught her breath when she realized such\u00a0a personal confession had escaped her lips. \u201cWhen I sit there, I enjoy the reminder that as we are here for but a short time, the rocks and hills and trees endure.\u201d She attempted to minimize her personal attachment to the painting by inspecting the length of the hall they still needed to cover.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I had no idea you were such a philosopher, Miss Eliza. Why you should commit\u00a0your thoughts to paper when you go to your little mountain. I am sure all of London would be most eager for the musings of a gently bred lady from the countryside.\u201d Caroline attempted another swipe at her guest, one that would fit in beautifully in the ballrooms of London, but only earned a stern look from Mr. Darcy on\u00a0a royal blue carpeted hallway a few miles from a small market town.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">What I mean to say is your hillside offers a novel perspective on the world. I could see many of my friends enjoying the spectacular descriptions you might offer.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Elizabeth pursed her lips and arched her eyebrow. She was not fooled by Miss Bingley\u2019s haphazard revision of her words, the insult that Elizabeth might need some employment came up all too often, becoming a pattern. Just that morning, Miss Bingley had mused about the hypotheticals a young widow and unmarried daughters might find themselves facing should the patriarch pass. Charles had asked Caroline to change the subject, and the harpy from London\u2019s fast set attempted to play it off that she had been worried for her own welfare, should anything happen to Charles as her protector.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It is fortune enough for me to share my observations with my close friends and family. The world proper must suffer their exclusion as best as it may muster.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Mr. Darcy coughed at the sharp, yet simple, set down Elizabeth offered to Caroline, and they were soon further on their way down the hall when Miss Elizabeth halted their progress.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Forgive me, but I am worried the hour is growing late. Ought we not turn back, see to Jane and Mr. Bingley, and begin preparations for dinner?\u201d Elizabeth twisted her mouth back and forth in a wistful manner, happy she had found a way to stop this charade of a stroll but unhappy once again she was insulting Miss Bingley\u2019s household management skills.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">If you are fatigued, Miss Eliza, I am certain Mr. Darcy and I may\u00a0continue alone\u2013\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I have just remembered I was to write a very important letter to my solicitor in London. Forgive me, Miss Bingley . . .\u201d Mr. Darcy bowed low, echoing the words used by Miss Elizabeth, \u201cbut if we could return to the drawing room, I should like to take advantage of the better lighting before the sun retires for the day.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yes, yes, we must return at once. We may inspect the creative offerings of the home at another time.\u201d Miss Bingley snaked her arm once more in Mr. Darcy\u2019s. While the great man paused for a moment for Elizabeth to take his other arm, she remained defiantly unattached.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Optima;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Watching her slippered feet peek from beneath\u00a0her drab, brown hem, Elizabeth Bennet counted her steps and her breaths in an alternating pattern. She disliked how quickly her anger rose around Miss Bingley and how often she caught herself competing for Mr. Darcy\u2019s good opinion. If only the rain would stop, she just might walk all the way home as quickly as she was able!<\/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 <i>To Capture Mr. Darcy<\/i><\/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\/to-cpature-mr-darcy-2-mph2jjcc1oia3nau0es7il99jcerzs2aafdbyz1das.jpg\" title=\"To Capture Mr. Darcy\" alt=\"a stand alone novel variation of Pride and Prejudice, To Capture 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-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>Nature&#8217;s a fickle thing. When four days of rain occur earlier in Jane Austen&#8217;s Pride &amp; Prejudice to trap Jane and Elizabeth Bennet at Netherfield Park, new romances, misunderstandings, and alignments are made. Volatile tempers never did well cooped up together. Not even when there&#8217;s a chessboard to help pass the time.<br \/><br \/>Fall in love with the romance of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet all over again in this new variation by author Elizabeth Ann West. A stand-alone novel of over 300 pages in paperback, this story is sure to make you sigh and swoon many times over!<\/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>To Capture Mr. Darcy\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">a Pride and Prejudice novel variation series<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1.625rem; background-color: transparent; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif;\"><span 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