A Royal Bennet by Melanie Schertz

Author:Melanie Schertz [Schertz, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Melanie Schertz
Published: 2014-08-14T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13 Margaret spent the following two days mainly with Elizabeth, telling her niece stories of Constance and their childhood. Elizabeth relished these stories, enjoying each and every one of them. But it was when she saw the paintings of her mother that made Constance a real person to her.

Tears streamed as Elizabeth reached out her fingers, lightly brushing the paint on the canvas. For the first time in her life, Elizabeth felt a connection to her mother. It was at that moment that Elizabeth knew that she had always felt no bond with Fanny, as if a part of her had always known the truth of their relationship. “My mother was beautiful. And, from all that Papa and you have told me, she was kind and caring.” Elizabeth stated to her aunt. “I wish I could have had some time with her.”

“We have all wished you would have had time with her, Lizzy. It broke my heart to hold you in my arms, knowing Constance would never be able to do so. She loved you dearly. Every day, she sang to you, while you were inside her. She would rub her hands over her belly and hum, or sing, saying you could hear her. And every day, she would read to you. She was of the opinion that you were going to be born with a book in your hands, reading from the first moment of life.”

Elizabeth smiled at such an image of her mother. Seeing the paintings, Elizabeth was better able to imagine her mother reading a book, curled up on a sofa, with her feet pulled up so her dress hem covered them. She could picture her mother playing the pianoforte, singing. And Elizabeth could almost feel the touch of her mother’s fingers caressing her belly, where Elizabeth was growing inside.

Margaret had encouraged her brother to write down his memories of their sister, and he had sent the pages to her just the year before. Their cousin, Princess Augusta, had also written down memories of Constance, and she had sent them to Margaret to present to Elizabeth one day. Seeing the look on Elizabeth’s face when she read the treasured pages, Margaret was grateful she had thought to have her relations write the memories down.

~~ ** ~~ Caroline Bingley was determined to find a way of sending Elizabeth Bennet from Pemberley. Now that the country chit was being accepted as a member of royalty, Mr Darcy would find it easier to accept the nobody from Hertfordshire as someone he could align with himself.

Charles had insisted he would take Caroline to Town and leave her there alone, if she did not behave herself. Louisa was attempting to behave as Charles and Hurst demanded, but she was seething with fury at the treatment. Louisa knew the benefits of her sister marrying the likes of Fitzwilliam Darcy, but she did not wish to cause her own husband to take out his anger for her disobeying his orders.

So Louisa made it clear to Caroline that she would only help her sister in secret.

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