P&P The Untold Stories: Fitzwilliam Learns of Darcy’s Engagement

Fitzwilliam Learns of Darcy’s Engagement

October 20, 1812

ON A COLD OCTOBER AFTERNOON, Colonel the Honorable Richard Fitzwilliam jauntily ascended the steps of Darcy House in London. His knock on the door was swiftly answered.

“Ah, Thacker, has my cousin returned?”

The butler glanced at the door. The colonel was a constant and welcomed guest at Darcy House, but the knocker was not in evidence, a clear sign that the family was unavailable to visitors.

The colonel laughed. “Oh, do not bother, ol...

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