P&P The Untold Stories: Jane Learns of Lydia’s Elopement

The Bennet household is in an uproar when a midnight visitor brings a letter.

August 2, 1812

Loud voices and repeated pounding awakened Jane from a deep sleep. It took her a few moments to realize that someone was knocking on the front door. She could distinguish someone speaking from outside as well as her mother’s raised voice from inside the house.

Jane’s heart pounded as she tried to comprehend what could be happening, but whatever it was, she was certain it was not good.

She peered out her...