P&P:TUS Darcy Talks to Mr. Bennet

Darcy Talks to Mr. Bennet

October 7, 1812

Darcy paced the Netherfield library. The fool room was far too short and the threadbare carpet muffled what should have been a satisfying thud from his boots.

He had faced many intimidating men in his life. Men more educated them himself; men wealthier; men more powerful. None ever caused him a moment’s anxiety.

So why should an insignificant country gentlemen turn his insides into a wobbling mass of jelly?

None of those men ever had a...