The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 3

Hello everyone! I’m back with part 3 of my short story. It’s long, and I did not get in everything I originally planned for it. The consequence is that the story will now be five parts, not four. However, I’ve finished some other work, giving me more time to work on it, so I’ll be posting the remaining parts weekly rather than every two weeks.  I hope that all sounds okay to you!

The August monthly theme is “Finery and Frolics”, which I have tried to work in just a little bit.

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