Together in Perfect Felicity by P. O. Dixon

Author:P. O. Dixon [Dixon, P. O.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Truth be told

London, England - Mayfair

Miss Georgiana Darcy, a young girl of sixteen, found it ironic indeed that she had her own establishment and yet the young woman who might one day be her sister, if the two ladies had their way, was much older than she, but enjoyed no such arrangement.

I suppose I must credit my good fortune in that regard to the vast disparity in our respective brothers’ wealth.

After handing her guest a freshly poured cup of tea, Georgiana said, “Dearest Miss Bingley, pray tell me how does your brother, Mr. Bingley, get along?”

“Oh, Miss Darcy, as our mutual goal is one day to enjoy the privilege of calling ourselves sisters, is it not time we cease with the formalities and address each other by our given names? Please call me Caroline.”

Being of the same mind as her friend, the younger woman smiled. “Very well, and according to the usual way of doing these things, pray call me Georgiana.”

“Delightful.” Miss Bingley took a sip from her dainty cup. At length, she said, “You know I do not wish to speak out of turn, but have you given any consideration at all to my suggestion that you speak with your brother, Mr. Darcy, about your giving up this establishment and residing with him here in town. My brother Charles is frequently at Darcy House, and you two would always be crossing each other’s path.”

Georgiana knew that her guest had a secondary, if not primary, motive for her advice, for Miss Bingley called on her nearly every day—her eyes always searching, and her ears always perched for some sign of Fitzwilliam’s presence. She knew better than anyone that Miss Bingley was far more interested in becoming her future sister by way of an alliance between her brother, Fitzwilliam Darcy, and herself than she was interested in such an alliance between Georgiana and Mr. Bingley.

Truth be told, Georgiana was not sure how much she liked the idea of an alliance between her brother and Miss Bingley.

There is something about Miss Bingley—rather Caroline, that simply does not ring true, and I am starting to suspect she would not make my brother very happy. She arched her brow in silent contemplation.

A part of me suspects she is more interested in being the next mistress of Pemberley more so than anything else.

Not that it mattered to Georgiana. Her brother had not remained a single man for seven and twenty years by accident.

I know that he is extraordinarily fastidious and will not be easily persuaded by the likes of a mercenary female. I shall have no reason to concern myself in that regard.

Georgiana’s real opinion of Miss Bingley as the next mistress of Pemberley aside, she knew in her heart that she would one day refer to the other young woman as a sister. Indeed, she also knew she owed Miss Bingley a great debt for having prevented Charles Bingley from making a grave mistake while they were all in Hertfordshire last autumn.

Charles Bingley,

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