Echo from the Past Quotes

“this past Sunday did they wed.”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Mr. Gardiner and I spoke on it for some time and still I cannot fathom that anyone would think to hold two people accountable for what was only a child’s game! Mr.”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Georgiana looked mortified on his behalf and she quickly whispered to him. “I am sure she did not mean for the knowledge to get out, William! She would never knowingly try to trap you!”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“believe, Miss Bingley, that when there is good society, more is always better. It is only when the company is discourteous or supercilious that I would wish to be spared from it. Of course, one so rarely has a choice in these things, don’t you agree?” Elizabeth smiled back at her.”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“If he missed her, he had no hope of securing a meeting with her.”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Mrs. Churchill, a relation of some extension to Mr. Bingley,”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“and Mr. and Mrs. Churchill — a respectable couple connected by marriage to Bingley.”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Not at all, I am only glad to see your friendship is on such happy, informal terms. Indeed, anyone who has won your good favour has mine as well. I only wish I’d had the occasion to speak with this Miss Bennet a little more during our short visit to Netherfield Park, though she did seem an engaging young lady from what I could tell.” Richard nodded then, “And what did her letter convey?”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“The only way that I believe you are not obliged is if you acknowledge Anne as your betrothed. The arrangement, though unofficial, was made before your offer and therefore takes precedence, I believe.”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“The walk back took nearly an hour and despite the bustle around them, Elizabeth found her mind occupied by the young man who was quickly becoming something of a heroic figure in her mind. Had she ever seen hair so dark and luxurious on a boy before? How many young men had she seen dressed so very finely? And had she ever known a boy who would so willingly and politely engage in such silly female games for the amusement of his sister without gross and emphatic protests?”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Elizabeth loved nothing better than to be out of doors, free to roam and explore the countryside she loved so, but she guessed that once she married in truth, those freedoms would likely be very much restrained.”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“She was a very intelligent, perceptive child, but dreamy in such a way that Elizabeth could not be sure.”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Elizabeth did not argue, seeing how resolute her friend was. She would certainly never be permitted to bring home such a pet, but then perhaps such eccentricities were acceptable for the wealthy, Elizabeth thought.”
― Maddie Rowden, Echo from the Past: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation