Unfounded

Unfounded

Author: Jessie Lewis Listening Length: 11h 8m

Nobody was fortunate enough to be loved in such a way twice in one lifetime. Elizabeth Bennet dreads encountering Mr Darcy when she visits Pemberley, for surely, after she spurned his offer of marriage, he must despise her. Yet they do meet, and to her astonishment, he holds no resentment towards her. Regrettably, some...

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Chapter 17

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“H ere, look—Bingley, if you stand on this corner, and Aldridge puts his foot there, then I move Ada’s chair—” Miss Ada let out a squawk when her brother hefted her chair, with her in it, two feet to the right. “There we are! That ought to do it.”

Mr Templeton’s purpose was to pin down one of several blankets, all of which had been flapping about wildly in the wind, knocking over drinks and spilling the contents of plates since they arrived.

The day had dawned overcast and a little chilly, but the arrival of several cartloads of workmen at Pemberley had been encouragement enough for Mr Darcy’s guests to persevere with their planned excursion.