A Change of Legacies (Constant Love Book 2) by Sophie Turner

Author:Sophie Turner
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Not in Amazon Library, Second Son, Sequels, Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms
ISBN: 9781530403486
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

Jane was, thankfully, somewhat improved in the morning, although not so well that Elizabeth was certain she could be moved. She felt compelled to send for her mother, so Mrs. Bennet could form her own judgment of the situation, although Elizabeth should have known that regardless of how Jane actually did, Elizabeth’s mother would wish her to remain at Netherfield.

This Mrs. Bennet indicated, having come with the remainder of Elizabeth’s sisters, and causing her second-eldest a goodly degree of mortification during their short time in Netherfield’s breakfast-parlour. Mrs. Bennet had found Jane too ill to be moved, and it was agreed – fervently by Mr. Bingley, and with a measure of reluctance by his sisters – that the two eldest Miss Bennets should remain at Netherfield until Jane was better.

With this settled, Elizabeth’s younger sisters were free to convince Mr. Bingley to hold a ball at Netherfield, and Mrs. Bennet to effuse on what a charming house it was, and to express her hopes that Mr. Bingley would not quit it in a hurry. Her hopes were not met in a wholly favourable way, for Mr. Bingley replied that whatever he did was done in a hurry, and if he should resolve to quit the house, he should probably be off in five minutes, although at present, he considered himself quite fixed.

“That is exactly what I should have supposed of you,” said Elizabeth.

“You begin to comprehend me, do you?” cried he, turning towards her.

“Oh! Yes – I understand you perfectly.”

“I wish I might take this for a compliment; but to be so easily seen through I am afraid is pitiful.”

“That is as it happens. It does not necessarily follow that a deep, intricate character is more or less estimable than such a one as yours.”

“Lizzy,” cried her mother, “remember where you are, and do not run on in the wild manner that you are suffered to do at home.”

“I did not know before,” continued Bingley, immediately, “that you were a studier of character. It must be an amusing study.”

“Yes, but intricate characters are the most amusing. They have at least that advantage.”

Upon saying this, Elizabeth could not help but glance over at Mr. Darcy, who had stood in silence by the window during the whole course of the conversation, and remained so now. She suspected his was the most intricate character in the house, but her opportunities for study had been very thin thus far, and this could not but further stoke her natural curiosity.

Her mother and younger sisters left, and Elizabeth went back up to check on Jane, finding her sister asleep. She then thought to take Mr. Bingley up on his offer to avail herself of the library, to find something Jane might enjoy hearing read aloud, once she awoke. A servant gave her the direction, and Elizabeth entered with no expectation of there being anyone in the room, so that at first she did not even notice Mr. Darcy’s presence.

When she did, she felt a deep, unexpected pang of sympathy for the gentleman.

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