Impatiently, Darcy by Georgina Peel & Harriet Knowles

Author:Georgina Peel & Harriet Knowles
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00

18

Darcy paced up and down the hall. Where was Elizabeth? She knew this ball was important, it was the whole reason for this arrangement, after all.

Georgiana peeped nervously out of the drawing-room doorway. “I’m sure she’ll be here soon, William. She’s never let you down before, has she?”

He forced a reassuring smile to his face. “You’re right. I’ll come and sit down to wait.” He turned to the butler.

“Inform us the instant the coach arrives, please.”

As he took a seat beside his sister, a disturbing suspicion began to firm in his mind. She had gone to her sister’s wedding, he was suddenly certain.

He knew she had been upset when she’d discovered his uncle’s ball was on the same day as her elder sister’s wedding, but he had been firm. He had told her that all his relations were eager to meet her, and she must be with him.

She had acquiesced, but there had been a difficult few moments when he wondered if she was going to disagree with him. However, after a few days when she was quieter than normal, she seemed to be back to her lively self. Georgiana already adored her, and Darcy was beginning to feel rather nettled by it. Elizabeth knew that she would be leaving within the next two months, and it was rather thoughtless of her to get too close to Georgiana, surely? Even Richard seemed very taken with her, and they were on their way to becoming settled friends.

Darcy did not want it so. When the engagement was broken, he wanted her to have nothing more to do with his family. From the very first meeting, her presence, her words, disturbed him, and he was finding it no easier for the times he had been with her. He feared he was in some danger, and being sure that he would never see her again would help him to forget.

Mr. Jones came to the door. “The coach is approaching, sir.”

Darcy jumped to his feet, and turned to take Georgiana’s arm. She was already fully attired, and he picked up his hat and gloves from the table and they hurried into the hall.

They wouldn’t be too late, he supposed, looking at the tall clock, but he had planned to be early and get over any unpleasantness before the main part of the ball.

She was still in the coach and he assisted Georgiana in and then climbed in afterwards, nodding at the coachman as he closed the door.

“Good evening, Mr. Darcy, Georgiana.” Her voice was calm and it maddened him even more. He tried to push back his anger. He must not upset Georgiana.

“I suppose you attended your sister’s wedding, and that has made you so late.”

Her chin went up. “Yes, sir. As I told you, I had always promised to stand up with her, and although she could not alter the date, they did manage to change the time to 30 minutes earlier. I did not attend the wedding breakfast, but instead, my aunt and uncle were gracious enough to return with me immediately after the ceremony.

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