“We have neither time nor privacy, so agree to meet me tomorrow morning on Oakham Mount, or I’ll put you over my shoulder and walk you out of this room. This compromise will force you to marry me.”
― A Fortuitous Wager: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
― A Fortuitous Wager: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
“It is a wonderful collection,” she murmured. “I imagine that exploring it would take longer than a lifetime.” Despite himself, Darcy’s smile widened. “Oh, I believe a lifetime should just about suffice.”
― Snowbound
― Snowbound
“How would it have looked to Jane – and to all her relations, for that matter – if I snivelled and whined ‘Darcy bade me do it’?”
― Snowbound
― Snowbound
“But, Jane, the impropriety of it! I am sure Mr. Darcy already thinks me the most ill-tempered heathen in all of England. I cannot bear to imagine how he would describe me after receiving my letter. Besides, how will I post it without others knowing?”
― Trust and Honesty: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
― Trust and Honesty: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
“I shall be most frank as you have this same penchant, Colonel Fitzwilliam. I realize I’m only ever to know the coldness of practicality. You say I may ask anything of you, so I ask that you fill one hour of my life with the heat of passion.”
― A Fortuitous Wager: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
― A Fortuitous Wager: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
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