An Unexpected Legacy by Miller Don

Author:Miller, Don [Miller, Don]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2013-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15: More Announcements

Dumont House

May 31, 1810

Dear Sister Antoinette

I was not sure whether it would be proper for me to make the salutation of this letter Dear Mother, although that is how I think of you, so I settled on just your name. I hope you have received Grandmere Marie’s letter which told how she and Grandpere Henri discovered me in my uncle’s bookstore. It has been one of the defining and happiest moments of my life, for I felt an immediate kinship to them and have come to love them very much. I am told I look very much like you, and that I can thank you for my agreeable looks and inquisitive mind.

I have now come to another defining moment in my life, and this time I thought it only right I write and tell you about it. But let me first say I have been blessed with a wonderful life. It has had its ups and downs, but, for the most part, I think somehow God’s hand has been guiding my life. I know it was difficult for you to give me up, but you could not have given me to a better family for me. Was it just a coincidence that Mrs. Bennet and you gave birth at the same time in the same house? Mr. Bennet took me in hand as a special daughter and taught me all he could and encouraged me to read and learn and be self-reliant. He was the perfect father for one of my personality. I had an older sister Jane who became my best friend and has been a steadying influence on my life. And then, just when it was time for me to leave home and find my way in the world, another amazing coincidence, your mother and father found me, and I discovered the joy of having not just one, but two sets of wonderful grandparents.

As for the last defining moment that was the impetus for this letter, I want to tell you I have found the perfect match for me in a man to whom I have become engaged. His name is Fitzwilliam Darcy, and he is from one of the oldest families in England. He is everything I could wish for in a man, and I suspect one of the few men in England who could put up with me. I look forward to a long life of happiness with him. And Mr. Darcy and I are well aware of all that God has given us, and we are determined to use our resources to make the world a better place in which to live.

We are to be married in three weeks. The exact date has not been set yet. The only thing missing at that wedding ceremony will be the presence of my true mother. Oh how I hope I can see you some day. My husband and your father have both promised me that if peace in the world ever does come, then we will travel to Italy to see you.

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