Elizabeth's Self-Discovery: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Shana Granderson A Lady

Author:Shana Granderson A Lady [Lady, Shana Granderson A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

After enduring their mother’s raptures oft times punctuated with: “I knew Jane could not be so beautiful for no reason,” Jane and Elizabeth were more than ready to escape the house the next morning, and head towards the meeting point with Charlotte.

“Jane, how can you leave the house, you must wait here for your betrothed to arrive,” Fanny worried. “What will he say if you are off rambling about the country side like Miss Lizzy? No, no, it will not do, you need to remain here. He may break off the engagement if you…”

Placing a calming hand on her mother’s arm, Jane responded evenly and soothingly, “Mama, Charles is on his way to London to see his solicitor regarding the settlement. He will not be returned until the morning of the ball.”

“Well then I suppose there is no harm in your visiting Charlotte Lucas with your sister,” Fanny waved her daughters away as she calmed herself.

Thankfully the day was clear, and even a little unseasonably warm, which made the walk that much more pleasurable. Elizabeth kept the pace of the walk to one she knew Jane would be able to maintain with ease. “As I am sure I will never find a man who will want to tie himself to a woman who is educated, impertinent, and opinionated, I will be your ten children’s spinster aunt who will teach your daughters to play the pianoforte very ill,” Elizabeth teased.

“Ten children! Thank you for that, Lizzy. Why only my daughters, should not their brothers have the same pleasure of learning to play the pianoforte ill like their sisters?” Jane jested back. She hoped Lizzy would find her match one day, just as she herself had done.

“Janey, you will be a very happy woman. Your tempers are by no means unlike; you both like to see the best in others. You are each of you so complying, that nothing will ever be resolved on; so easy, every servant will cheat you; and so generous you will always exceed your income,” Elizabeth stated playfully. She was well aware neither Jane nor her future brother would be so. When tested, they both would be revealed to have wills of steel.

“Lizzy!” Jane gently bumped her sister’s shoulder with her own. “Only two things you said are based in fact: I will be very happy, and our tempers are not dissimilar.” Jane stopped and restrained Lizzy with a hand on her forearm. “Do you remember when I told you that Mr Darcy may have been attempting to apologise to you?” Elizabeth nodded warily. “He has in fact being trying to do so, since minutes after he uttered the words he has regretted ever since. If you would ever allow him to do more than greet you, you will hear a full and sincere apology from him.”

As much as Elizabeth wanted to reject Jane’s words out of hand, if true, it was another brick destroyed in the wall of certitude in her rectitude. Along with all

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