How could he forget the deplorable behaviour of Mrs. “You felt a marriage to this lady to be imprudent?”ĭarcy closed his eyes. Bingley showed a decided preference for the young lady from the first evening of their acquaintance, and by the ball, it had become evident that he had raised the expectations of the neighbourhood. The notion passes soon enough.”Īgain, Darcy shook his head. “That does not sound too dire,” said Richard, dismissing it with a wave. “Bingley became enamoured of a local girl while in Hertfordshire.” “So, you have saved Bingley from himself once again? What was it this time? Another bad investment opportunity?”ĭarcy shook his head. His cousin lifted his eyebrows and leaned forward in his seat. “But I am afraid my latest endeavour to be of aid to Bingley has not helped the matter with Miss Bingley.” “I have no wish to be ensnared by any of them, so I ensure I do nothing to encourage their hopes.” With a heavy exhale, Darcy grimaced. I have known many a lady who was offended by your method of keeping them at bay.” Her uncle lived in Cheapside, did he not? Was there nothing that would spare him the torment of her memory? Unfortunately, his cousin would not leave him to the solitude of his library and had pestered him. Cheapside of all places! He had refused, if for no other reason than to avoid another reminder of the lady who consumed his thoughts of late. “I may not enjoy speaking with the ladies as you do, but I am not intolerable.” Truth be told, he had only ever enjoyed speaking to one lady, Miss Elizabeth Bennet, and today, his cousin dragged him away from his library to Cheapside. He inhaled in an attempt to soothe that well of pressure building in his gut. You grit your teeth and accept her attentions when you should be as intolerable to her as you are to the others.” “You are too concerned with offending Bingley to treat his sister as you would most ladies. Richard shifted his sabre and relaxed further into the seat. “I admit the lady is not well-liked, but the only teeth set on edge by Miss Bingley belong to you, cousin, and I daresay ’tis your own fault.” He needed Richard to give him quarter.Ī hearty chuckle came from across the carriage. What he would not give to avoid any further discourse on the subject. I should think those upcoming two events alone would be enough to sour anyone’s disposition.” Darcy steered his attention to the view outside the window.
Then, I have been invited to a dinner party given by none other than Miss Bingley-as if I have not had enough of her cloying remarks and fawning compliments. “Are you not aware how much I dislike the balls and the dinner parties of the Season? I have endured Miss Bingley’s daily presence for months, as well as that infernal ball at Netherfield, and now your mother has insisted upon prolonging my torture by demanding my presence at her Twelfth Night fête. All Darcy had wanted was for Richard to cease his torment, which meant he now sat in a carriage bound for Cheapside, of all places. His cousin had not learnt the art in the army, but instead, from the years they had spent together in their youth. At Richard’s first mention of the trip, he had refused, but his cousin, a colonel in the Regulars, was quite adept at picking and picking until Darcy relented. “If I am ill-tempered, why would two months in a house with Bingley’s sister improve my disposition?” When he awakened this morning, he had not expected he would be journeying to Cheapside today. What has you in such a foul mood these days? I thought your stay with Bingley was to be a remedy, not make matters worse.” Richard tried his nerves more often than not, but Darcy refused to let on the true reason for his displeasure. Why else would he behave so? “My but you are ill-tempered this morning. The lout had to enjoy being insufferable. His cousin, who sat across from him, grinned and crossed his arms over his chest.
“I must insist you tell me where we are going.” Why had he capitulated so easily? He raised his head and levelled as stern a glare as he could muster at Richard. The last thing he desired was to journey across town. For now, let’s just check out the first chapter 🙂 I hope you’re ready! Don’t forget to tell me what you think afterwards!įitzwilliam Darcy dropped his head back into the squabs of the carriage with a sigh. I don’t have a cover yet, but I’m about to start working on it. In the meantime, I hope you’re ready for the holidays because I have a Christmas story I’m prepping to come out next month.
Happy Friday! I’ve been busy fixing up my house as well as proofing the audiobook for Rain and Retribution, which is extremely close to being submitted for approval.
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