A Devoted Sister
Jann Rowland
- Jane
- Bennet
- is
- a
- mild-mannered
- and
- thoughtful
- woman,
- always
- looking
- for
- the
- best
- in
- others.
- Elizabeth,
- though
- she
- loves
- her
- sister,
- has
- always
- despaired
- over
- Jane's
- inability
- to
- perceive
- the
- motivations
- of
- others.
- But
- what
- if
- Jane
- was
- just
- as
- discerning
- as
- her
- sister
- and
- more
- forceful
- about
- expressing
- her
- opinion
- while
- keeping
- the
- other
- traits
- that
- comprise
- her
- angelic
- character?When
- a
- new
- family
- arrives
- at
- Netherfield
- Park,
- Jane
- Bennet
- has
- married
- and
- become
- Jane
- Harrington,
- and
- Mr.
- Bingley
- starts
- his
- tenure
- in
- Meryton
- with
- a
- faux
- pas,
- not
- realizing
- his
- angel
- is
- already
- married
- to
- another.
- Darcy,
- who
- has
- always
- deplored
- his
- friend's
- tendency
- to
- become
- enamored
- with
- beautiful
- women,
- witnesses
- this,
- and
- while
- he
- laments
- his
- friend's
- error,
- he
- appreciates
- the
- lack
- of
- Bingley's
- usual
- infatuation
- in
- Meryton.Darcy
- also
- quickly
- becomes
- enamored
- with
- Mrs.
- Harrington's
- pretty
- and
- vivacious
- sister.
- However,
- Jane
- and
- Elizabeth
- note
- that
- Mr.
- Bingley
- has
- begun
- to
- pay
- attention
- to
- their
- younger
- sister,
- and
- while
- neither
- thinks
- he
- has
- serious
- designs
- on
- her,
- they
- worry
- for
- their
- sister's
- sensibilities.
- Complicating
- matters
- is
- Darcy's
- wish
- to
- avoid
- appearing
- officious
- to
- his
- friend.As
- Darcy
- and
- Elizabeth's
- appreciation
- for
- each
- other
- flourishes,
- the
- conflict
- within
- the
- Netherfield
- party
- grows,
- provoked
- by
- Bingley's
- younger
- sister,
- who
- has
- no
- love
- for
- the
- neighborhood,
- and
- Bingley's
- own
- actions
- toward
- a
- girl
- too
- young
- to
- accept
- his
- assurances.
- Together,
- they
- must
- forge
- through
- such
- trials
- in
- pursuit
- of
- a
- shared
- future,
- supported
- by
- Elizabeth's
- dearest
- sister,
- who
- wishes
- for
- nothing
- more
- than
- Elizabeth's happiness.
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