Darcy's Winter of Discontent

Author: Helena Crowe Listening Length: 7h 17m

Once the register names her Elizabeth Darcy, the former Miss Elizabeth Bennet must face a crushing scandal while scarcely recognizing herself. Her unwilling husband, who believes her no better than a fortune hunter, forbids any talk of the circumstances behind their union and can hardly endure the sound of her voice. A...

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My husband’s reply took half a day to appear. Miss Darcy looked tenderly upon me when Harrison handed me a silver tray with what appeared to be a billet-doux . After excusing myself, I took this ‘love note’ into a sunlit alcove to read.

…artifice and disguise…must constitute the crown jewels of your talents…

I swallowed several times as I strove to overcome the wave of despair that threatened to send me to my room after reading this reply.

In an attempt to rally my courage, I asked for Mrs Reynolds. The housekeeper was still quite distant, but the ill will she initially harboured seemed to have been considerably blunted by both my overtures and my willingness to work.

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Chapter 4 08:46
Chapter 5 12:56
Chapter 6 01:06
Chapter 7 06:48
Chapter 8 08:08
Chapter 9 00:49
Chapter 10 17:29
Chapter 11 07:51
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Chapter 18 13:03
Chapter 19 07:19
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Chapter 22 06:53
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Chapter 24 07:20
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Chapter 26 04:03
Chapter 27 09:55
Chapter 28 07:58
Chapter 29 09:58
Chapter 30 09:38
Chapter 31 09:38
Chapter 32 04:30
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Chapter 34 06:49
Chapter 35 08:41
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Chapter 37 09:42
Chapter 38 11:59
Chapter 39 05:45
Chapter 40 06:44
Chapter 41 05:48
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Chapter 43 07:23
Chapter 44 04:01
Chapter 45 05:29
Chapter 46 11:39
Chapter 47 05:33
Chapter 48 03:57
Chapter 49 06:06
Chapter 50 08:22
Chapter 51 04:34
Chapter 52 09:18
Chapter 53 10:53
Chapter 54 10:59
Chapter 55 06:32
Chapter 56 06:22
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