Remembrance of the Past by Lory Lilian

Author:Lory Lilian [Lilian, Lory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00

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Netherfield library had never been heated by so much tension; Bingley thought it was ready to erupt any moment. Here they were: his future father-in-law, pale and angry; the colonel, who seemed a storm ready to demolish everything in his way; and the earl with his son, both wearing self-confident expressions and appraising their surroundings with great disdain and no little anger.

“My son has been treated in the worst possible manner, and somebody will pay for it. His face has been injured, he has been beaten, and he has been locked away in a room—

“Your son has not been beaten, Lord Markham,” the colonel interrupted and stepped toward them. Instantly, the younger Markham took a step backward. “If he had been beaten, he would look much worse, I assure you.”

“This is scandalous, Colonel. I will not accept—

“You will not accept what, Lord Markham?” The men turned to the door in utter surprise to face Lady Cassandra, her green eyes flashing fearlessly at the two Markhams. “What will you not accept—the fact that you have raised two sons who have proved to be the most unworthy of men?”

“Lady Cassandra, I will not admit—

“You are in no position to admit anything, sir! I have done you a great favour by informing you of the incident so you can remove your spoiled brat from this vicinity while you still have time.”

“You have no right to insult me and my sons! My eldest son, may God rest him in peace, had nothing but the most honourable intentions toward you, and you refused him with no consideration.”

“Let us not talk about your elder son, Lord Markham. You should better pray as much as you can that God will forgive him for everything he did in this world and finally allow him to rest in peace…some day.” Her voice was so full of emotion that she could not control her words.

“How dare you talk about my son in such a manner? You are nothing but—

“Lord Markham!” Mr. Bennet’s voice—powerful and admitting no contradiction—silenced the entire room for a moment. “I am not familiar with the proper etiquette for your social class, but if you dare say another word against Lady Cassandra, I shall ask my future son-in-law to have you both thrown out of his house this instant. You should have enough shame to leave with no further arguments; that is the least you can do.”

“Mr. Bennet, I understand your protective attitude, but you do not know all the facts,” replied Lord Markham with an unexpectedly calm tone. “And you do not know that Lady Cassandra is trying to deceive you all; my son just told me he did not attack her, as she pretended, but he tried to talk to your daughter, Miss Elizabeth, when an accident occurred that caused this entire misunderstanding.”

“Lord Markham, I know everything I have to know; I am afraid you are the one who has been deceived—by your own son. What happened tonight between your son and a certain lady was by no means an accident, of that I can assure you.

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