The Keeper: Mary Bennet's Extraordinary Journey (The Bennet Wardrobe Book 1) by Don Jacobson & a Lady

Author:Don Jacobson & a Lady [Jacobson, Don]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00

Your lonely, but loving,

Edward

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June 11, 1814

Rosings, Kent

Dearest Edward,

The most joyous of news is crushed by the saddest.

Anne Fitzwilliam was delivered of an infant girl three days ago. Her husband, Brigadier Fitzwilliam remained by her side throughout her labors. Together they beheld their sweet child whom they named Anne Elizabeth Mary. They let it be publicly known that she was named after the three great Protestant Queens. But, Anne told me that it was for her aunt, Anne Darcy, and her two cousins—Lizzy and me.

Then childbed fever set in and there was no saving her. Anne, one of the sweetest souls in this world and my dearest friend, slipped away from us to her Father’s House in the early hours yesterday morning. Richard is devastated.

After her final services, the entire family including Lady Catherine gathered at Rosings. When the men returned from the family crypt, she immediately attacked Richard and then me for killing her girl, asserting that if she had never married Richard, she would still be with us. Then she attacked Elizabeth for stealing Darcy from his promised wife and thus being complicit in her demise. Some of her words I can ascribe to grief. But, in the froth of her anger, she let slip what I will leave to your own conclusion.

“If Anne and Darcy had married as was promised from infancy, she would never have become pregnant. Darcy is too much of a gentleman to impose on a weakling.”

Then she and her personal confessor, Mr. Collins, left the room. They are a strange couple—vinegar and oil.

Something is very wrong about Mr. Collins. There has been much angry talk amongst the parents in the village. After this began surfacing about four months ago, Anne and Richard terminated his living at Hunsford. On top of that, Charlotte took their daughter, Maria Rose, and removed herself and her possessions first to Lucas Lodge and then, at my parent’s invitation, to Longbourn. It seems that Mama is reconciled to Charlotte and her child. But, not to Mr. Collins. Every effort (and there have been but two) he has made to see Charlotte and little Maria have been rebuffed, I am told, by an armed Mr. Hill. Mr. Collins, himself evicted from the Parsonage, moved into the dower house with Lady Catherine.

…

This sad news cannot be lifted by the fact that the Tyrant has abdicated the throne he built on the blood of Europe. Lord Wellington has prevailed. Now there will be a conference.

If we can only end the foolish War with America…then you could come home.

Your dearest friend,

M.

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