A Stranger at Longbourn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Juliana Abbott

Author:Juliana Abbott [Abbott, Juliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Amnesia, Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms
Goodreads: 218734301
Published: 2024-09-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Elizabeth

“And then he brought up Mr Darcy,” Elizabeth said with a prolonged sigh later that evening as she and Georgie walked the quiet road leading to Oak Mount.

“That Mr Darcy,” Georgie said. “The one who separated your sister from Mr Bingley?”

“The very one. You see, he is the nephew of Lady Catherine.”

“Ah, yes,” he said and snapped his fingers. “I do recall you telling me that.”

“It seems he has now abandoned his fiancée-to-be, according to Mr Collins. Lady Catherine’s daughter. She is to marry him.”

“He is to marry his cousin?” Georgie said, and Elizabeth nodded.

“I suppose nobody else will have him. Although it seems he does not want to have her either, since he appears to have avoided coming to visit the family. But he shall have to visit soon,” she said, turning on the path as Mr Collins’s voice echoed in her mind once more. As dreadful as the afternoon had been, at least she had been able to use her cousin’s endless ramblings to entertain Georgie by imitating her cousin for the better part of their walk.

“They are to be graced by the arrival of Miss Georgiana Darcy, Darcy’s sister, who is apparently the epitome of refinement. One can only hope that the poor dear does not have as poor a personality as Mr Darcy does,” she said and chuckled. However, Georgie did not respond with a chuckle as he had earlier. In fact, he looked at her with narrowed eyes.

“Georgiana Darcy?” he said, and his tone gave her pause.

“Does that name mean something to you?”

“No, it does not. For a moment, I thought perhaps it would, but it must simply be because Georgiana and Georgie are similar. But no. No images have appeared or anything of the sort.”

“Well, in time,” Elizabeth started, but Georgie shook his head.

“But what if I never remember? We cannot continue to assume that one day my memory might suddenly return. We cannot live in limbo either. Elizabeth,” he said, and took her hands in his. “These last two weeks with you have been wonderful. But I hate having to sneak away for time with you. Besides, your parents must know. I see the way your mother looks at me. She knows.”

Elizabeth could not deny this. It was easy to dismiss Mrs Bennet as overbearing, self-involved and an awful gabster. These assessments were not kind, though they were true. On the other hand, she was also a very perceptive and protective mother. Elizabeth had noted the way her mother looked at them as well, one eyebrow seemingly always raised.

“I understand. Perhaps we should speak to them, what do you think? I do not like hiding either. It gave me a thrill at first but I do always worry that someone will see us together and deduce that we are more than friends now,” she said, admitting it at last.

He wetted his lips. “Elizabeth, I do wish to speak to your parents. I wish to tell them what I have told you—that I admire you and that I wish to court you officially.

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