Only a Heartbeat Away: Pride and Prejudice Novella by Dixon P. O

Author:Dixon, P. O. [Dixon, P. O.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: P. O. Dixon
Published: 2013-07-31T00:00:00+00:00

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Scantily attired in nothing more than her thin linen chemise, she paced back and forth before the blazing hot fire. Mr. Darcy’s behaviour had confounded her, but it was nothing in comparison to her own. What on earth had possessed her to trace her finger along his lips? Surely he must think I am wanton. Or even worse, that I mean to tempt him with my feminine arts and allurements when nothing can be further from the truth.

She ceased pacing and stared into the fire. Mr. Wickham’s words silently echoed throughout the room. “Her daughter, Miss de Bourgh, will have a very large fortune, and it is believed that she and her cousin will unite the two estates.” In light of what Mr. Wickham had said, what would be the point in Elizabeth’s foolish musings? In spite of my ridiculous cousin’s assertion that Miss de Bourgh is of a sickly constitution, what has that to do with precluding a match where there is the matter of combining two great estates?

She caught her breath. Does Mr. Darcy mean to dally with my affections knowing there can never be anything more between us owing to his obligations to his family?

I must stop this at once. I shall not assign nefarious intent to Mr. Darcy’s motives when I have nothing to blame but my own body’s traitorous responses to his every look, his every whisper, his every touch. Yes, he stares at me more often than not, but he is just as likely to be looking to find fault rather than as a means of pleasure.

Elizabeth wrapped her arms around her shoulders. She immediately recalled the weight of his great coat draped about her and how wonderfully safe and protected it rendered her during the rainstorm. Most of all she remembered how pleasingly intoxicating it smelled—the scent of sandalwood and spice, which lingered on her body still.

Imagine the stranger assuming that Mr. Darcy and I are married. More than a few times after first seeing his magnificent estate in Derbyshire and studying his likeness in the gallery, she had imagined what it must be like to be mistress of Pemberley. That was before she met him and judged for herself that he was just as her family and Mr. Wickham had proclaimed him: haughty and proud and expecting that everyone connected with him should have an understanding of the first class.

His cousin is nothing like him. What is more, I actually like the colonel, and I think he likes me. Surely her time would be better spent dwelling upon what might be with the colonel, who despite being the son of an earl, could never be accused of anything dishonourable, as best she could tell.

Not long after the maid placed Elizabeth’s wet things before the fire to dry, Elizabeth was fully dressed once again. Feeling quite restless, she decided she would not have dinner in her room as Mr. Darcy had dictated, but she would seek the gentlemen’s company instead. Mr. Darcy is being overly cautious.

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