An Unpleasant Walk
C. Rafe Carlson
- Elizabeth
- Bennet
- thinks
- she
- is
- a
- great
- judge
- of
- character.
- However,
- when
- Colonel
- Fitzwilliam
- decides
- to
- take
- her
- as
- his
- mistress,
- despite
- her
- feelings
- on
- the
- matter,
- Elizabeth
- is
- forced
- to
- reconsider.
- Though
- not
- fully
- violated,
- she
- knows
- that
- his
- attack
- would
- be
- the
- ruination
- of
- her
- entire
- family.
- Mr.
- Darcy,
- who
- she
- had
- judged
- to
- be
- arrogant,
- disdainful,
- and
- ill-tempered,
- offers
- his
- support
- and
- assistance
- in
- a
- gentle
- and
- caring
- manner.Elizabeth
- must
- come
- to
- terms
- with
- her
- feelings
- of
- guilt
- and
- shame,
- conquer
- her
- fears,
- and
- learn
- to
- trust again.
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