More Agreeably Engaged
Jann Rowland
- The
- morning
- of
- Mr.
- Collins's
- proposal,
- Elizabeth
- leaves
- Longbourn
- for
- a
- walk,
- furious
- at
- the
- parson
- for
- proposing
- and
- her
- mother
- for
- pressing
- her
- to
- accept,
- eager
- to
- put
- some
- distance
- between
- herself
- and
- those
- who
- would
- persecute
- her.
- While
- walking,
- she
- meets
- a
- most
- unexpected
- acquaintance.Fitzwilliam
- Darcy
- is
- dealing
- with
- frustrations
- of
- his
- own.
- Caroline
- Bingley,
- fearful
- that
- her
- brother
- means
- to
- propose
- to
- what
- she
- considers
- an
- unsuitable
- woman,
- has
- demanded
- that
- Darcy
- support
- her
- determination
- to
- prevent
- him
- from
- making
- a
- drastic
- mistake.
- While
- Darcy
- might
- have
- agreed
- with
- her
- view,
- what
- she
- suggests
- strikes
- him
- as
- deceitful.Their
- meeting
- on
- the
- path
- proves
- fortuitous,
- for
- it
- allows
- them
- a
- chance
- to
- work
- past
- their
- first
- impressions.
- As
- they
- meet
- every
- day
- the
- following
- week,
- they
- understand
- more
- of
- each
- other,
- their
- regard
- growing,
- barriers
- between
- them
- falling.
- While
- misunderstandings
- drove
- them
- apart,
- on
- the
- paths
- of
- Longbourn
- estate
- they
- have
- the
- chance
- to
- set
- all
- right
- between
- them
- and
- attain
- happiness
- together
- that
- neither
- thought possible.
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