Darcy and Elizabeth What If? Collection 1 by Jennifer Lang

Author:Jennifer Lang [Lang, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2015-07-06T06:00:00+00:00

Elizabeth was deliberately ignoring Mr Darcy. She had been shocked when she had first seen him and she had let out a startled exclamation, but someone had trodden on the hem of her white muslin gown at that moment, and so the exclamation had passed off. After her first surprise, she had turned away from him. He had made it clear he did not wish to continue the acquaintance and she had no intention of forcing herself on his notice.

Luckily, something much more pleasant soon occurred: Mr Bingley asked Jane to dance. Ever since Mr Bingley had paid a call on their father, soon after his arrival at Netherfield Park, Elizabeth had been aware that Jane admired him. The young ladies had not spoken to him on that occasion, but they had seen him from an upstairs window and he had looked very agreeable. Jane had remarked on his pleasant countenance and his restrained clothes, which had been fashionable without being ostentatious, for he had worn a pair of cream pantaloons and a blue coat. She had mentioned him once or twice since, which was unusual, since Jane – unlike Lydia! – rarely talked about young men.

But when they arrived at the assembly, Elizabeth noticed that her sister’s gaze wandered round the room, and she saw her sister blush at the sight of Mr Bingley. So Elizabeth was very pleased when he asked her sister to dance.

And now Jane was coming towards her.

Elizabeth was disappointed that Jane was no longer dancing with Mr Bingley, but all the same she was relieved to have some company. She was glad to have someone to confide in, for Mr Darcy’s entrance had been a decided shock.

‘Elizabeth! It is so wonderful! I have been dancing with Mr Bingley and he is quite the most agreeable gentleman imaginable,’ said Jane shyly. ‘And now he has asked me to introduce you to his friend.’

She turned and looked over her shoulder, to where Mr Bingley was standing with Mr Darcy.

‘Oh, no!’ said Elizabeth.

Jane looked surprised.

‘Jane, his friend is Mr Darcy!’

‘Mr Darcy?’ Jane’s eyes went wide with surprise. ‘You don’t mean he is the man you met in Ramsgate?’

‘The very same. I was never more surprised in my life than when I saw him enter the room. I cannot dance with him,’ said Elizabeth. ‘He will look down his nose at me and make me uncomfortable. I am surprised he consented to attend a country assembly in the first place.’

‘He does look rather out of place,’ Jane admitted.

His black coat was made of a far finer grade of wool than the other coats in the room, and his cream pantaloons were made of a far superior material, too. They fit his powerful legs without wrinkling, pulling firmly across his thighs. His hair was combed into a fashionable Brutus style and his dark eyes were full of pride. His high cheekbones and firm jaw were a marked contrast to the more homely features around him. He surveyed the room

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.