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Charles and Mary Musgrove which Anne had to help Mary so Charles could go hunting as Mary was not feeling well. What a way to spend an anniversary was Anne's thoughts.

Tom could always count on good food and at his brother's at Thornton Lacey. Unlike his favorite brother home Mansfield Park was anything but: Mother keeping to her room, Cousin Susan Price attending Mother, and Father nose-deep into his newspaper.

Edmund and Fanny Bertram
Tom comes to visit his brother and sits down to breakfast with coffee. Edmund joins him but Fanny stays in bed with leftovers from last nights supper going up to her room.

They also discuss the dislike of Emma and how Mr Knightly could have married her. Match making did not have gone well!

Harriet and Robert Martin awaken to rain and a conversation about “How is little Robert George Martin today?”

The Elders are planning a party for their anniversary. Wanting to invite the Knightley's. Emma is announcing that she is pregnant to Mr Knightley when Elton Elder shows up at their door for the invitation.

Mr Collins was scolded for being in town and not with his wife. He returned to spend the entire day with his pregnant wife. Escorting her around. Reading to her. Playing a game. All she wanted was to kick her swollen feet up and rest. To no avail!

Charlotte and Mr Collins

Wickham going up to London to prepare a surprise for Lydia for their anniversary.

Lydia and Wickham