An Unexpected Inheritance: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by Melanie Rachel

Author:Melanie Rachel [Rachel, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-05-04T18:30:00+00:00

It pleased Darcy to discover that Miss Mary was an excellent source of information about Miss Elizabeth, and very willing to share her knowledge. He relished the tale of the kittens living under Miss Elizabeth’s bed and the dog that had brought fleas into her mother’s small parlour. He likewise enjoyed hearing how a ten-year-old Miss Elizabeth had planned and executed a late-night assault on the general’s kitchen with all her sisters, only to be found out in the morning when the bread and milk were gone.

“We would have escaped without detection,” Miss Mary admitted, “but the housekeeper blamed one of the servant boys, and so Elizabeth confessed it had been her.”

Darcy could not keep the delight from his voice, but he did try. “Were you all restricted to quarters, then?”

Miss Mary shook her head. “Only Lizzy. She claimed to have been alone. I suspect Papa did not believe her—even Lizzy could not have eaten that much bread and milk—but she told us she was the leader, and therefore the punishment should be hers alone. Jane tried over and over to tell Papa that she was also to blame, but I think my father knew it would be worse for Jane if she were not allowed to share in Elizabeth’s punishment.”

“And you?” Darcy asked.

“Oh, I am afraid that I was very young and perfectly content to allow Elizabeth to take the blame,” Miss Mary said fondly. “She was quite my hero. But then, she is always doing that—taking care of everyone else.”

Sometimes to her own detriment. The woman was terribly stubborn. “I have noticed.” Darcy watched as the woman they had been discussing chatted gaily with Miss Bennet twenty yards or so ahead. “Were you always in a house, then?”

Miss Mary nodded. “Most often, yes, but of course, they were all temporary lodgings and all very small.”

Miss Elizabeth glanced back at them, but when she saw he was looking at her, she turned her head abruptly away again.

Darcy smiled. “With a sister such as Miss Elizabeth, certainly there must have been many such escapades.”

Miss Mary had several additional stories she was pleased to share, and Darcy found himself well entertained for the rest of their walk.

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