Mr Darcy gave his cousin a black look, or perhaps that was just the effect of his injured eye. “I have spoken to her, on various subjects, but never once did the subject of marriage come up between us. We were in no way bound, nor did I have plans to bind myself to her, even before—” He gave her a smile that could only be described as bashful, and it so took her aback that she could not speak. The colonel rocked back on his heels, still beaming with good humour. “Even before falling in love with this charming young lady before us?” “Precisely,” Mr Darcy agreed, now with such a look of
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