A Frankness of Character Quotes

“I met an acquaintance of yours just the other day, a Mr. Wickham, and heard a great deal of your time together at university," said Elizabeth, trying to get to the bottom of the matter that had been plaguing her.”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“Mrs. Bennet's morals were indeed much better than Miss Bingley's, as the matron never prompted anything truly underhanded, she merely wished to see her girls well settled.”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“Fluff and nonsense, quite happy to have you, colonel. Perhaps you can assist Darcy in adjusting to society here. He has declared it something savage and refuses to become acquainted with the natives," jested Bingley.”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“Mr. Collins, feeling himself fully in the right, thinking on the sensibilities of matrimony no further. For his part, it was as though he were being cheated of better meat at the market.”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“alone. "Mr. Collins, it seems it would be far more efficient to form a line at the next assembly. For it seems you intend to seek a bride every few hours or so.”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“Mr. Bingley, you have engaged in the worst duplicitousness, sir! Lulling me into a false sense of security while you stole my intended bride! It is unchristian, sir, as you knew very well my intentions toward my dear cousin as I left Netherfield this morning.”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“Elizabeth was enraged: She took all the anger pent up under proper manners over the last few days and directed it toward contempt for Mr. Darcy. How could he? Was he entirely absent a conscience? To scheme against Jane, of all people, who ought to remind him of his own sister. A man must be devoid of any decency and every proper feeling to tamper with the hopes of someone as unassuming as Jane.”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“He could not believe his luck. He was already out the door, determined to make haste. Miss Jane Bennet, by far the most beautiful of all the women he had intended to court and possessing a far more docile spirit, would be his.”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“Well, as we know, I am not tolerable enough to tempt you, so I suppose I would have to recommend Jane, as she is the renowned local beauty. If she fails to entice you, sir, you will need to remove to a new county to find a partner worthy of your consideration.”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“Of what do you speak? One cannot change a fishmonger's wife into a gentlewoman, Richard." cried Darcy, gapping at the absurdity of his cousin's pronouncement”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam

“sense,”
― Pemberley Darcy, A Frankness of Character: A Pride and Prejudice Variation : A Darcy & Elizabeth Story w/ a Matchmaking Colonel Fitzwilliam