A New Beginning: Preface to The Darcys in Venice by Diana Birchall

Ever after his marriage, it was Darcy’s first and greatest delight to give pleasure to his wife, and he studied the subject with all the intelligence and seriousness he possessed, which were considerable. Their first trip together, in the spring following their wedding, was to the Lakes, which Elizabeth had missed seeing when her aunt and uncle Gardiner had changed the course of their proposed trip and taken her to Derbyshire instead. As that had resulted in Elizabeth’s encounter with Mr. Darcy...