{"id":7367,"date":"2022-10-09T23:31:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T03:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/?p=7367"},"modified":"2024-08-31T10:42:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T14:42:39","slug":"the-heart-of-marriage-chapter-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethannwest.com\/author\/wip\/the-heart-of-marriage-chapter-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heart of Marriage Chapter 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Tis Time! I have more than 60% of this book written and I NEED your comments and feedback to get my creativity to cooperate. All 5 books of the series are here on my site to read if you are new to the series, so you can read through and then comment away your thoughts and feelings. Even just a “read great, keep going” helps. I really just can’t do this without my readers, and after this, you all get to pick the next book I write in the Janeside on Facebook. \ud83d\ude42 <3 <\/p>\n

– Elizabeth Ann West<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Chapter 1 - The Heart of Marriage, Book 6 of the Moralities of Marriage, a Pride & Prejudice Variation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Richard Fitzwilliam stomped up the stone steps leading to his family’s solicitor with a singular mission on his mind: learn what the will of Lady Catherine de Bourgh contained. He had failed to persuade his wife, Anne Fitzwilliam, from traveling back to Rosings Park due to her mother’s untimely death. He had reasoned such travel would be a hardship to Anne’s condition. She expected their first child in less than half a year.<\/span><\/p>

Anne had outflanked him by suggesting he consult her physician, Dr. Sims. Of course, she had already known the man’s professional opinion. Unwilling to fall into another snare of ignorance, Richard sought the counsel of Octavius Longwell, Sr. while his wife oversaw the packing of their carriage.<\/span><\/p>

“This way, Colonel\u2014, forgive me, Mr. Fitzwilliam,” the young clerk led the second eldest son of the Earl of Matlock to Mr. Longwell’s office.<\/span><\/p>

Richard would usually have smiled and told the young man his faux pas had done no harm, but he was in too sour of a mood. His mother-in-law and aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, had selected a most inconvenient time to meet her Lord and Savior. Instead, Richard merely grunted and followed the clerk to an office he had never graced before.<\/span><\/p>

“I will fetch Mr. Longwell right away, sir, if you will please tell me your business?”<\/span><\/p>

“Tell him Lady Catherine de Bourgh has died, and I need to know the provisions of both wills,” Richard said, gruffly, retrieving the paltry death notice from his breast pocket. He handed it over to the clerk to support his claim.<\/span><\/p>

The clerk took the paper and read it quickly before setting it back on the desk in front of Richard. “I am sorry for your loss, Mr. Fitzwilliam,” he said formally. “If you will have a seat, I shall see if Mr. Longwell is available.”<\/span><\/p>

Under his breath, Richard muttered, “If you had known my aunt, you would know it was no loss.” But the clerk had left with the speed of a junior officer, eager to make rank.<\/span><\/p>

Richard huffed out a breath and turned to survey the room. Dark wood paneling ensconced the walls and large windows overlooking the street below. The heavy drapes were pulled back, letting in the weak winter sunlight. A fire crackled in the grate, taking out any chill in the air. Richard sat down in the leather chair present for visitors and finally allowed the weight of what had transpired to hit his senses.<\/span><\/p>

His wife was now an orphan. He had been beastly in trying to convince her to not go home to Rosings. But since he had left the army, the health of his wife and unborn child stood paramount in his concerns. Sometimes to the detriment of his wife’s happiness. Utterly defeated, his eyes rested on the decanter of amber liquid across the room and he rose to pour himself a drink.<\/span><\/p>

Mr. Longwell was a small man, with thinning hair and spectacles that perched on the end of his nose. He peered at Richard over them as he entered the room. Richard froze like a young man caught breaking into the pantry after the kitchen staff had long gone to bed.<\/span><\/p>

“Please, help yourself, Mr. Fitzwilliam, it saves me the trouble of calling in the footman,” Mr. Longwell said, before taking a seat behind the large mahogany desk. He rang a small silver bell on the corner of his desk and the door opened again with two law clerks carrying scrolls and a heavy book at least six inches in thickness. “On the table,” Longwell ordered, and the two men placed their burdens on the large table in the corner of the room and vacated without another word.<\/span><\/p>

“My apologies for not sending a note,” Richard said, downing the contents of his glass. “Nor making an appointment.”<\/span><\/p>

“I had expected your call long ago, back when you married Miss de Bourgh this past spring,” the solicitor explained, gesturing to the legal documents on the table. “That is how my staff knew precisely where the wills were filed,” he said, rising from his desk to consult the large book of family trees that included both the Fitzwilliams and de Bourghs. Longwell flipped through the pages, cleared his throat, and began to read the medieval history of each family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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For the Love of a Bennet<\/strong><\/p>

What if Elizabeth Bennet traveled with Lydia to Brighton<\/em>?<\/span>

A reimagining of Jane Austen’s most beloved tale,\u00a0Pride & 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’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’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.

For the Love of a Bennet<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>is a novel length story, currently being posted chapter by chapter on Elizabeth’s author site. This story was originally conceptualized in 2019 as a part of the All Go to Brighton challenge.<\/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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“The de Bourgh family line can be traced back over fifteen hundred years in England.” Longwell turned and smiled at Richard who was now gripping the arms of his seat to remain calm.<\/span><\/p>

“We can skip the history lesson. I was most recently ambushed in an argument and will leave in the morning for Rosings. I do not wish to be ambushed there,” Richard explained, raising an eyebrow.<\/span><\/p>

Mr. Longwell grew flustered, turning the pages and shaking his head. The solicitor hurried through generations of names until they came to a particular entry that sent Richard reeling back like a boxer hit with a right hook. Anne’s name was inscribed beneath that of her father, Sir Lewis de Bourgh, the issue of Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Next to the entry, was George Wickham’s name inscribed at the same level, as her half-sibling, the issue of Sir Lewis de Bourgh, and a woman’s name he did not recognize.<\/span><\/p>

“What is that bastard’s name doing there?”<\/span><\/p>

Octavius Longwell, Sr. sighed with exasperation as the man in front of him greatly mimicked his father’s temper. Mr. Longwell infinitely preferred another male head of the family, Richard’s cousin, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. When Mr. Darcy came to handle the family business, the meetings were always much more professional and less emotional. “I explained all of this to your father and cousin,” he said, trying to invoke the man he preferred in the family. “Is Mr. Darcy coming to visit me as well?”<\/span><\/p>

“Not bloody likely, he is back in Pemberley with his wife,” Richard explained, making a note to reread the woman’s name listed as Wickham’s mother: Elizabeth Burrell. Irrationally, he felt anger that the solicitor was asking for his cousin, who should rightly have nothing to do with Rosings. So he began his inquisition. “Why would my cousin give a farthing about what happens to Rosings? He is not concerned.”<\/span><\/p>

“No, but Miss Georgiana, I beg your pardon, Mrs. Wickham should be concerned.”<\/span><\/p>

Richard frowned and closed the book of genealogies that Mr. Longwell had been reading from. “Perhaps I was too hasty in asking you to skip the family histories. I know there was a question about who would inherit Rosings between Anne and Wickham, but now that Anne is married and expecting a child, that should not be a question.”<\/span><\/p>

Mr. Longwell began to pale. “Forgive me, but let me call in my son.”<\/span><\/p>

“Ovi?” Richard asked, recalling the man who was close friends with Darcy. He had enjoyed the man’s company numerous times when he was in London at Darcy’s townhouse but did not believe the man was high enough to handle the family’s account.<\/span><\/p>

“Your father and cousin did not object last time. It is best for your family that our business on this matter does not die with me.”<\/span><\/p>

Richard held up his open hands and shrugged to signal he also held no objections, just disbelief. Another ring of the silver bell and without delay, the younger Longwell appeared and greeted Richard. Then he sat down and nodded to his father.<\/span><\/p>

Octavius Longwell Sr. dove deeper into the story than ever before, explaining to Richard how both Sir Lewis de Bourgh and one of the Burrell sisters were both in deeply unhappy marriages. Richard found himself sympathizing slightly with his deceased uncle as both he and Anne would have easily been made to marry others they did not love if they had not eloped.<\/span><\/p>

“It was decided the bastard child of their union would be raised at Pemberley so that Lady Catherine would be spared the embarrassment since she had not yet had a child of her own.”<\/span><\/p>

“And because the child was male, in case de Bourgh needed an heir,” Ovi interjected, revealing his disdain for the affair. Richard agreed with him, but his father scowled.<\/span><\/p>

“You do not know how things were then, much as they are now. Marriage is business. This book is full of trysts and progeny raised and named by the wrong father. Everyone looked away, in most cases, the children that survive find their way in the world,” the elder Longwell explained. When both of the younger men shrugged at his generation’s morals, he continued with the tale about how after Sir Lewis died, his wife Lady Catherine was given the right of Rosings for her lifetime.<\/span><\/p>

“And your wife Anne, her daughter, is the sole heir of Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s last will and testament,” Longwell, Sr. announced, pointing to the scroll with an emerald green ribbon closure.<\/span><\/p>

“So Anne has inherited Rosings,” Richard said, sighing in relief, and both Longwells made sounds of objection. Richard grew confused, but the younger Longwell deferred to the older to explain.<\/span><\/p>

“When your father was last in my office, after your marriage, your cousin left before he could hear my explanation. Your aunt and father wanted to contest this will by Sir Lewis de Bourgh on the grounds that he was mad from syphilis when he signed it. They even produced a letter from the de Bourgh family in support of the measure.”<\/span><\/p>

“What is the difference between this will and the previous one?” Richard asked, looking to Ovi for the answer. This time, the younger solicitor took the query.<\/span><\/p>

“Sir Lewis de Bourgh’s will dated 1789 did not include the name of any other children than his daughter, Anne.”<\/span><\/p>

Richard thought for a moment, holding up the palm of his hand to make both attorneys wait while he puzzled out the meaning of the two wills. “Wickham is older than Anne, this does not make any sense. Unless . . .” Richard’s voice trailed off as he tried to understand his uncle’s logic, and could not. He suddenly wished Darcy had been with him for the meeting after all as he was much better at this. Frustrated, Richard stood up to help himself to another drink and blatantly asked why his uncle would not have George Wickham in the first will, but have him named in the later will.<\/span><\/p>

Mr. Longwell, the elder, offered a theory. “After your aunt had borne him one child, he reasonably expected there to be more. A son.”<\/span><\/p>

“Ah! And my aunt was not keen on living up to an heir and a spare,” Richard said, swaying in his gait back to the leather chair. In his haste to leave the Matlock townhome after losing the argument, he recalled that he had not eaten any food since breaking his fast that morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Anne had cried uncontrollably when the black-lined express reached their home, and he had held her as she sobbed. Then, much like her husband and his military ways, she abruptly stopped and began the flurry of activity in preparations to return to Rosings. Her first action was to fetch Dr. Sims, the mentor of Dr. Matthews, who had much greater experience in difficult pregnancies, and inquiring if it was safe for her to travel. Richard’s head throbbed in pain as he realized he was dangerously close to being inebriated, a state that came much faster now that he lived as a gentleman and not as a Colonel in His Majesty’s Finest.<\/span><\/p>

“Would you like me to call for some refreshments?” Ovi asked.<\/span><\/p>

Richard shook his head. “No, just tell me the last of what I need to know. Why is Georgiana concerned in all of this?”<\/span><\/p>

Mr. Longwell pulled out a letter that looked similar to the one Richard and Anne received announcing Lady Catherine’s death. “She wrote to me, asking for access to her funds and a letter attesting that her son is the rightful heir to the estate.”<\/span><\/p>

“But the rightful heir is my wife!” Richard said, angrily, reaching for the letter from Georgiana, but Mr. Longwell put it away.<\/span><\/p>

“That’s why it no longer matters about the last testament from Sir Lewis. Both wills placed Anne as the primary heir if she had produced a child. As she has not, yet, George Wickham and his line was only to inherit if Anne’s line died out, after inheriting.”<\/span><\/p>

Richard closed his eyes, finally beginning to understand what was being said. Since his wife had not yet birthed a live child, she could not inherit Rosings. She was mistaken that the Wickhams inherited in her place, they could only inherit if she inherited and then died. Finally, Richard understood the question he needed to ask. “Who inherits Rosings if Anne is ineligible?”<\/span><\/p>

Mr. Longwell grimaced. “Understand, when this document was drafted, the anticipation that Miss Anne would not yet have produced a child was thought that she would be young, too young to run an estate.”<\/span><\/p>

Richard kept his eyes closed but nodded along. He found it far easier to understand the challenging legal situation without all of the distractions of the room. “You helped Sir Lewis draft his last will then?”<\/span><\/p>

“I did.” Octavius Longwell, Sr., took off his glasses and cleaned them with his handkerchief before replacing them on the bridge of his nose. “Sir Lewis was of a mind to include his son, Mr. Wickham, for many years, long before Mr. George Darcy favored the boy with his generosity.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Feeling an unpleasant twist in his stomach as his Uncle Darcy was brought into the mess, Richard forcibly pushed speculations as to why Darcy’s father and their Uncle Lewis would have favorable dealings for a bastard son. Did Rosings hold a Darcy family secret in return for a child born on the wrong side of the marriage bed? Shaking his head, he refused to think more about it. “You still haven’t answered me about who inherits the estate now.”<\/span><\/p>

Mr. Longwell cleared his throat. “Frederick de Bourgh, Sir Lewis’ brother. I have already written to him and expect he will arrive soon. He and his son live in Gillingham.”<\/span><\/p>

Richard pressed his hand to his forehead and slid it down over his features that had weathered battles and warfare. He preferred an army camp over the drawing rooms and solicitor offices of London, but he could not escape his role now. “Have you written to my cousin, Georgiana?” he asked, hating to call her by her married name.<\/span><\/p>

“We were hoping that when you visit Rosings, you would be willing to break the news to her about the inheritance,” Ovi explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Richard’s eyes flew open. “On one condition,” he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The two Longwells looked at each other, and then at Richard. Unable to think of anything untoward about the man’s request, the younger Longwell shrugged and his father asked for Richard to name it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Pointing at Ovi, Richard tried to hold back a hiccough and failed. Then, he paused for a moment to make sure another would not arise before speaking. “You come with me, Ovi, to Matlock House, and gently explain all of this to my wife.”<\/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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Book 6 of the Moralities of Marriage Series.<\/span>

The final book of the Moralities of Marriage Series sees Mr. and Mrs. Darcy fighting off scandal and family strife once and for all. Mr. Darcy is summoned to London to provide answers for Mr. Wickham’s crimes. Too many of High Society were hoodwinked by the mining scheme, and outside forces would relish plundering the Darcy coffers to compensate for their losses.<\/span>

At Pemberley, Elizabeth is set on establishing herself as Mistress of the House, no matter what her mother believes. As the house goes into mourning for Mr. Darcy’s aunt, her sisters are despondent that the yuletide ball is cancelled. Especially when none of them knew the woman! The Bingleys try to distract the younger sisters by enlisting their aid in finding a home of their own.<\/span>

The old scores of his parents’ generation keep Darcy in London longer than he planned. Not even his cousin is immune to the costs of past treacheries. Despite the machinations of Marlborough and Derby, Fitzwilliam is desperate to get home and see the birth of his first child.<\/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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