Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Lady Catherine At Longbourn???

I shall briefly address the fact that Mr. Bingley has proposed to Jane, everyone is excited and Mrs. Bennet is giddy beyond belief, two daughters married and all that. However, my attention lies elsewhere to the fact that Mr. Collins’s highly esteemed patroness, Lady Catherine, rudely arrived unannounced and uninvited at our house (during dinner even) to visit the family, specifically Lizzie. Lizzie and Lady Catherine went outside to converse and walk in the garden;  this my wife was rather put off by because she wanted to listen in on their conversation and it is not as easy to hide from view to eavesdrop in the garden as it is in the house, in fact it’s downright impossible. I, on the other hand, was glad to have at least caught a glimpse of Lady Catherine after her discussion with Lizzie since nothing could have given me more pleasure than the infuriated disbelieving look on her face as she stormed to her car and drove away. It would have made my day had it not been for Lizzie looking extremely distressed, as well. I’m proud of Lizzie for whatever she did say to Lady Catherine, so I’m curious about what passed between them though I fear asking Lizzie would only upset her more.

2 comments:

  1. Sir, it is my fault that she came. I told her I loved Lizzy and she went to stop her from marrying me. I hope that your family was not angry at what she did. She is after all a old woman.

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  2. It is a shame that Lady Catherine ruined such a happy time for our family. I hope that you can forget about her and feel content. You can be relieved to know that you will no longer have to support me. Also, you should feel pleased that I may even care for some of the family if that was ever necessary. Mr. Bingley is exceedingly loving and would welcome everyone.

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