Amelia Westerly > Quotes

“Perhaps you ought to speak to my father, Mr Collins,” Elizabeth said. She gave a small flutter of her eyelashes and looked modestly at the floor. “You may tell him you wish to marry me, and that I have refused you. And if he responds to my refusal with anything but the heartiest approbation of my choice, I shall give you fifty pounds.”
― Amelia Westerly, Friendship and Fortitude: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“It is because of my brother, is it not?” Georgiana asked gently. She waited for a reply, but Elizabeth had been shocked into silence. “You are leaving because you love each other, and he will not marry you.”
― Amelia Westerly, Friendship and Fortitude: A Pride and Prejudice Variation