Wickham: Pride and Prejudice Continues Book 3 by Karen Aminadra

Author:Karen Aminadra [Aminadra, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms, Sequels, Others POV
ISBN: 9781502972262
Google: 7rLLrQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1502972263
Barnesnoble: 1502972263
Goodreads: 27587428
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Published: 2014-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

Dinner was interminable. Lydia had thought her parents would be glad to see her at the dining table that night, but her mother lamented over what she termed the foreseeable demise of their only grandchild throughout their repast. Lydia felt herself on the brink of tears each time her mother mentioned Georgie’s name. Her father, in a somewhat uncharacteristic display of affection, declared loudly that Mrs Bennet ought to hold her tongue and not pass judgement on the child until the doctor had been that evening. “He, I believe, my dear, is the best judge of whether the babe be long for this world or not,” he stated succinctly.

Mrs Bennet looked put out and pouted. “I merely stated my opinion.”

Lydia’s throat contracted and she gripped her knife and fork tightly. She prayed that someone would change the subject. She did not think that she would make it to the end of the meal with her nerves intact, otherwise. Her father was staring at her and poured her more wine, which she drank some of gratefully.

“Take heart, Lydia, my dear. Many a child has battled with the grippe and lived to tell the tale.” He reached across the table and patted her hand. “And I feel young George will, too.” His smile was the breaking point for her emotions and she sobbed into her napkin where she sat.

Mrs Bennet tutted and whined at her husband. “Now look what you’ve done!” She passed Lydia another unused napkin. “There, there.”

It took several minutes for Lydia to stop crying and pull herself together. Her bad dream was still fresh in her mind, and she could not bear the thought of losing her son on top of the fear of losing her husband, too. Prompted by her father, she dried her face, blew her nose, and visited the commode behind the screen in the corner of the room. Whilst there, she took a few deep and steadying breaths and splashed water on her face. When she returned to the table, one of the servants arrived to announce the arrival of visitors. “Visitors?” Lydia exclaimed. She turned and looked at her mother. “Mama, how could you have invited guests this evening with Georgie lying in the nursery fighting for his life?”

Mrs Bennet flapped her napkin at Lydia. “Calm yourself, child.” She looked sternly at her daughter until Lydia sat back down in her chair. “I did not inform you because I did not wish to excite you anymore than you are already,” she swallowed, “but I informed my brother and sister Gardiner of your situation, and your Aunt Gardiner wanted to be here to be of use to you, my dear.”

Lydia did not know how to respond. She was cross her mother had taken it upon herself to inform her aunt and uncle Gardiner, however, she knew her aunt to be a very useful, intelligent, and genteel woman. Lydia knew from experience that they were good to have around when there was a family disaster, as they always were the calming force.

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