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November 17, 2023
P&P The Untold Stories: Darcy’s Reflections on the Visit to Netherfield
November 17, 1811
On Sunday, after morning service, the separation, so agreeable to almost all, took place… Elizabeth took leave of the whole party in the liveliest of spirits. – Chapter 12
Darcy and Bingley stood quietly side by side as they watched the carriage conveying Jane and Elizabeth Bennet drive away. The Hursts and Miss Bingley had quickly returned to the house after bidding the ladies farewell. The men’s eyes remained fi...
November 16, 2023
P&P: The Untold Stories Caroline Prepares for the Netherfield Ball, pt 2
November 17, 1811
Caroline dipped in a curtsey. Graceful, but hardly gracious. And the little chit did not even know the difference. Good thing she was pretty enough for a little country town or with manners like that, Lydia Bennet would surely have no hope of any kind of future.
She pinched her temples. The ill-mannered audacity of it all! Asking when the invitations would be sent! And Charles was no help. ‘When Nicholls has made enough white soup’—what kind of an answ...
November 15, 2023
P&P The Untold Stories: Darcy Adheres to his Book
November 16, 1811
To Mr. Darcy it was welcome intelligence—Elizabeth had been at Netherfield long enough. She attracted him more than he liked—and Miss Bingley was uncivil to her, and more teasing than usual to himself He wisely resolved to be particularly careful that no sign of admiration should now escape him, nothing that could elevate her with the hope of influencing his felicity; sensible that if such an idea had been suggested, his behavior during th...
November 14, 2023
P&P The Untold Stories: Caroline Perceives the Danger
November 15, 1811
While she played the Italian tunes, which she knew by memory, Caroline had also been watching Mr. Darcy – normally one of her favorite occupations. On this occasion, however, she had derived little enough pleasure from it. For it seemed to her that the gentleman in question, rather than listening to the music she skillfully performed for him, had been paying far more attention to Miss Bennet. He had tried to be inconspicuous – pretending to look beyond her and ...
November 13, 2023
P&P:The Untold Stories Caroline Plans for the Netherfield Ball, pt 1
Nov 14, 1811
The garish Bennet women finally trundled out of Netherfield’s parlor. Not a moment too soon. Caroline pressed her eyes with thumb and forefinger. They had already overstayed their allotted quarter hour by that much again.
How much trouble had that wrought? What disaster might ensue if they stayed any longer? Pray they not choose to call again.
Had it not been enough to play hostess to two of the Bennet women, the two least offensive...
P&P:TUS Caroline Plans for the Netherfield Ball, pt 1
Nov 14, 1811
The garish Bennet women finally trundled out of Netherfield’s parlor. Not a moment too soon. Caroline pressed her eyes with thumb and forefinger. They had already overstayed their allotted quarter hour by that much again.
How much trouble had that wrought? What disaster might ensue if they stayed any longer? Pray they not choose to call again.
Had it not been enough to play hostess to two of the Bennet women, the two least offensive...
November 12, 2023
Book Preview – Chapter 1 – Catching Lizzy
Guess what! I have a quick modern that started bugging me during A Worthy Woman, so I when wrote it, it just flowed out and it’s almost ready. I’m finishing up the final editing, and I have the cover, so I wanted to go ahead and share Chapter 1 with you. I’ll be posting the preview between here and my website. Look for Chapter 2 on Thursday at lldiamondwrites.com. Release day is soon–as soon as I get everything formatted I’ll have it out for you to read!
Don’t forget to comment at the end and te...
November 11, 2023
P&P The Untold Stories: Lydia Goes to Meryton by Diana Birchall
November 12, 1811
At Meryton, Lizzy left her younger sisters near the lodgings of one of the officer’s wives, Mrs. Pratt, and crossed the road to walk through the fields leading toward Netherfield, where Jane lay ill.
“Isn’t she a silly to go,” said Lydia, “slopping through the mud just to see Jane with a cold, which she might see any day at home, if any of us had colds.”
“Yes,” Kitty agreed, “and to go to Netherfield, where it is so dull. There ...
P&P The Untold Stories: Jane’s Thoughts on Riding to Netherfield
We’re up to November 11th, and the second post of today. We all know that Jane was forced to ride to Netherfield by Mrs. Bennet, but how did Jane feel about that? Let’s find out.
November 11, 1811
With a final tug to secure the ribbons of her bonnet, Jane glanced at her reflection in the hall mirror, catching the eye of Lizzy who approached from behind with an expression of worry and censure. “Please do not say it, Lizzy.”
A sigh escaped her sister’s lips and Jane cringed at the disapproval in ...
November 10, 2023
P&P The Untold Stories: An Invitation to Netherfield
November 11, 1811
Caroline Bingley marched with strident steps back and forth, her arms folded tightly in front of her. She was perturbed that Charles had accepted an invitation to dine with some officers in Meryton. She was perturbed not so much that he was going, but that Mr. Darcy agreed to accompany him, commenting that he hoped to find intelligent conversation amongst them. She shook her head and let out a huff. What would it take for the man to realize...
