Virtue Once Lost by TalisDragon13 & TalistheIntrovert

Author:TalisDragon13 & TalistheIntrovert [TalisDragon13 & TalistheIntrovert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms, Angst, Attempted Rape/Non-Con, Not in Amazon Library
Goodreads: 42651419
Publisher: fanfiction.net
Published: 2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00

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Elizabeth was expecting a rampage of wailing and complaints of nerves from her mother, but when her sisters finally went to bed and Mrs Bennet came to take the night shift, she sat silently in the chair next to Darcy's. Without a willing audience, Lizzie realised that her mother was genuinely heartbroken at the turn of events, and wanted only for her daughter to recover. She fussed a little more than Lizzie would have preferred, but anything was better than her mother's usual eccentrics, and she found she rather liked her mother. This came as a surprise to her, as for many years she had been following in the example of her father and grew exasperated with Mrs Bennet so frequently that she found it easier to simply expect the worst. Instead, Mrs Bennet noiselessly fixed the sheets and handed her daughter books and drew the curtains. When she finally did speak, it was nothing of consequence.

"How many books have you read since arriving here? I'm sure all your time in bed has afforded you much time for reading. Does Mr Darcy allow you into Pemberley's library?"

"Mr Darcy does not stop me, however I have not visited the library at all, as I have been confined to my room and scarcely left. Georgiana fetches them for me. I leave it completely up to her to choose and I am yet to be disappointed by one of her choices. This one, in fact, has been wonderful." Lizzie held up a beautifully bound copy of Evelina by Fanny Burney.

"Well, that is foolish of you to sit idle, as we all know you need fresh air and country walks to get better."

"Not for injuries of this nature, mama." Lizzie looked at her mother with pity as the woman began picking the thread out of her handkerchief nervously.

"Don't say that my dear, you can cure anything with a walk. I remember once taking you and Jane to the seaside when Mary was a baby, and you cut yourself on a shell or a rock or something, in the water. You cried for a moment and then all of a sudden you went very quiet. I recall I asked you if you were alright, and did I need to fetch a doctor? And you responded, Of course not mama, I shall walk about the countryside." Mrs Bennet's eyes twinkled nostalgically, "And so you marched off into the hills and Mr Bennet set off running after you, and when he discovered you, you were wandering along an overgrown path. You'd tied your handkerchief to your sore arm and he said you weren't slowing down, you were simply walking at an even pace and taking in the scenery. I believe I can say with absolute certainty that it was at that moment that Mr Bennet found you to be his most favoured daughter."

Lizzie blinked slowly, not wanting to say anything and ruin the nice moment that had risen between them, but Mrs Bennet caught her

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