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Re: Ignorance and Irony - Chapter 11 (Part 2) - 7 years ago
Thanks for story. I've been enjoying it very much. But you know, I was kind of looking forward to Elizabeth being a Duchess. I feel uneasy with her throwing away one of the greatest titles in the kingdom for herself and her children, and all for no good reason. She's awfully cavalier about her duties and responsibilities -- it's not all about exclusive dress makers and fine jewels.by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: Beyond Longbourn - Chapter Six - 7 years ago
All their money is going into Mr Gardiner's business? Good grief, that's just asking for trouble, putting all your eggs into one basket. Nothing's more common than a business failing. In my view, Mr Gardiner is taking advantage of them with this proposition of his. Yeah, I'll bet he's always looking for more money! Aren't we all! LOL It would be much more reasonable to put, say, half into his bby Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: rules of inheritance for peerages - 7 years ago
This is probably too late, but the first Duke of Marlborough (aka John Churchill) was made a Duke for winning the Battle of Blenheim, which clinched victory in the War of the Spanish Succession. He was also given funds and land to build Blenheim Palace, still seat of the Dukes of M. At the time there was so much doubt that John Churchill would have a male heir, that his title was allowed to passby Kent - Tea Room
Re: Hope Floats - 8 years ago
Nothing so became her in her life as the leaving it?by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: Lady Catherine Disposes - Part I - 8 years ago
I loved it. Can't wait for more. What a novel twist.by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: The Way It Ought to Be, Chapter 10 - 8 years ago
He comes off quite well now. He has very evidently reformed, as Lizzy acknowledges to herself. If he is courting Miss Cornish, good for him -- Lizzy has turned him away over and over for months (alternating with no-doubt bewildering sessions of flirting). She told him she didn't want him. As recently as the end of chapter 7 she made a point to try to squash any idea he might be getting that she tby Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: The Way It Ought to Be, Chapter 10 - 8 years ago
Elizabeth cut him loose time and again -- if her feelings and desires have changed, she's never told him. So if she is upset about Miss Cornish to the point of treating Darcy in such a shoddy manner, Darcy has a right to be angry at her capriciousness. The other business about Miss DeBourgh is just a web of preposterous nonsense which Elizabeth can cut through in a minute with a simple questionby Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: The Way It Ought to Be, Chapter 9 - 8 years ago
Uh, that was a surprise. Q: Is Mr Wickham tall?by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: The Way It Ought to Be, Chapter 8 - 8 years ago
Darcy probably is courting Miss C. He's not sentenced to life as a bachelor just because Elizabeth won't have him. So good for him. I'm glad that Elizabeth realizes the need to fish or cut bait -- we'll see if one evening of flirting cancels out weeks of putting on a disinterested front (as she did at the end of Chapter 7).by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: The Way it Ought to Be, Chapter 2 - 8 years ago
But she'd already discussed it with him again and again. He needs to move on to acceptance and leave her alone, IMHO. She's got him pegged: he can't believe any woman in her situation would turn him down.by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: The Way it Ought to Be, Chapter 2 - 8 years ago
Will Miss Bingley suspect Darcy of foul play? A crime of passion? What an imbroglio. Or perhaps it's nothing more than a brouhaha. Time will tell. I'm really enjoying this story.by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: Fearful Symmetry - Chapter Nineteen - 8 years ago
I'm so happy to see this, I'm actually taking time away from the UFC fights to read it. Behold my love of this story.by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: The Better Angels of Their Nature - 8 years ago
Fun story. Nice to see a little spirit in the young Master Bingleys.by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: " You cannot have been always at longbourn!" - 8 years ago
He sees her in the company of his own "family circle" for the first time (by his own admission, the only people in the world he does not "think meanly" of), and she's getting along just fine. Col F pays her so much attention he has to jokingly warn her that he can't make her an offer, and Lady C is later sorry to see her go and insists she stay longer. He's flummoxed. How did she come about? Notby Kent - Tea Room
Re: Fearful Symmetry - Chapter 17 (Yes, it's finally back!) - 9 years ago
This is a great day. Thanks. Now I'll go read it.by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: We Met in Hunsford (Part I of VIII) - 9 years ago
I like it. But what happened between Jane and the Bingster? And will Elizabeth already be engaged before she meets Darcy at Hunsford? Please post again soon.by Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: Spacing of new chapter postings - 9 years ago
There used to be a lot more activity here, with several story posts per day being pretty common. The rule made more sense then.by Kent - Tea Room
Re: Doesn't Kitty have more than 1000 pounds? - 9 years ago
ShannaG Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > All right-you've convinced me. I'll grant she > probably has more. However, since she would also > have a settlement, from my research, I still think > 1,000 constitutes respectable. Actually, since I merely quoted what you had written, it was you who convinced us. Whether 1,000 pounds was respectable depends oby Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Re: Doesn't Kitty have more than 1000 pounds? - 9 years ago
This is from Chapter 7: QuoteMr. Bennet now had income of almost double what he had inherited, and he continued to save from that increase. In addition, the income from the investments contributed to the dowries of his daughters. Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary had each had respectable dowries of a few thousand pounds which was what both Kitty and Lydia would also enjoy. Their settlements had left theby Kent - Derbyshire Writers' Guild