A Golden Opportunity: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by J Marie Croft

Author:J Marie Croft [Croft, J Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quills & Quartos Publishing
Published: 2024-02-19T00:00:00+00:00

In a rush to return to Rosings, Anne had left her gloves at Rara Avis, and Miss Bennet insisted they take turns wearing hers. The shy sun had hidden itself behind clouds, and Anne, chilled to the marrow and craving her fireside and a bit of Mrs Jenkinson’s incessant coddling, urged her ponies from a slow jog into a lively trot.

Stifling a sigh, she answered another of Miss Bennet’s endless enquiries about Brinton. “He recently turned six and twenty, and before you ask, yes, he has an inheritance from his parents. After their deaths, he was raised by a wealthy great-uncle, the owner of Brinton Hall. When that gentleman died, my friend inherited his ancestral home and re-named it Rara Avis, which means rare bird. And he is a rare bird, indeed. Amiable, he is liked by almost everyone save my mother and Darcy who think he is an immature, selfish, and irresponsible young man who flits from one interest to another.”

“Does he flit from one woman to another?”

Passing out of the woods into the park, Anne watched a robin tilt its head, listening for a worm in the thawing ground. Mimicking its sideways movement, she contrived an answer. “No doubt you have discerned that Brinton is an audacious flirt. Thus far he has shied away from marriage.”

Best change that subject! “He has many friends, ones who understand him. He mingles with politicians and artists alike, including Byron. He does not, however, tolerate people who belittle him. He likes happy people and⁠—”

A rider approached at a gallop, and Anne pulled back on the reins. “Oh good grief! Is that Darcy?”

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