Pride and Prejudice

Chapter 12

Three Married Daughters

                About a week after Bingley and Jane were engaged, Elizabeth had a visitor Lady Catherine de Bourge, After greeting Mrs.Bennet quite ungraciously, Lady Catherine demanded to see Elizabeth alone. Two days ago I learned that you were engaged to my nephew, Mr. Darcy. I’m certain this must be an outrageous lie, but still, I had to find out for myself. If you believe it to be impossible, I wonder why you took the trouble of coming so far, Elizabeth said, Can you tell me there’s no truth to this outrageous lie? Lady Catherine demanded. A few days later, Bingley came to visit with Mr. Darcy wishing to be alone with Jane, he suggested a walk, soon he and Jane were lagging behind Elizabeth and Darcy. You are too kind to trifle with me,Darcy said. If you feel about me as you did last year, please tell me so at once, my feelings for you are unchanged, but just one word from you will silence me forever. Then he told her how much he cared for her, she was unable to look at him, but she listened closely, everything he said made his love more valuable. They walked on without knowing where they were going, as they talked, she learned that she owed all her happiness to Lady Catherine, She did immediately gone to Darcy after leaving the Bennets house. Once I convinced him of your sister  love, he was too happy to be angry, Elizabeth smiled at how easily Darcy had directed his friend, but she said nothing. Darcy had not yet learned to be the target of daughter. It was rather too early to begin,they walked for miles because there was so much to say and to feel then at last, all was settled between them, now the happy news must be shared with her family. Elizabeth told Jane and then her father, they could scarcely believe her, it took Elizabeth some time to explain her change of heart, then she told them what Darcy had done for Lydia,her mother needed no explanations, When Elizabeth told her of the engagement, she sat quite still, unable to say a word, then she got up, sat down, and blessed herself finally, Mrs. Bennet said, Good gracious. She was still often nervous and always silly after Elizabeth’s marriage, Mr. Bennet missed her very much. He took great delight in visiting Pemberly, however especially when he was not expected, Jane and Bingley remained at Netherfield a year and then moved to Derbyshire, Jane and Elizabeth were now only 30 miles apart, which added to their happiness. Lydia invited her also, but Mr.Bennet always forbade it,mary remained at home, for her mother couldn’t bear to be without a daughter’s company Mr. Wickham was never allowed to visit Pemberly, but Elizabeth often sent money to him and Lydia, since they always seemed to need it For Elizabeth sake, Darcy also helped Wickham in his profession Georgiana Darcy now lived at Pemberly. She and Elizabeth grew to love each other at first, Georgiana was astonished at the lively way Elizabeth spoke to her older brother. For a time, Darcy wouldn’t write to her or visit Rosings, but Elizabeth eventually persuaded him to reconcile with her, the Gardiners visited Pemberly often. Darcy and Elizabeth loved them, they never forgot that it was the Gardiners who had brought them together.