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Interstitial drabble - Mrs Gardiner
In P&P, Mrs Gardiner half-expects Darcy to write to Elizabeth after they leave Lambton; in her letter, she strongly hints that they're secretly engaged, and that this belief is a large part of the reason she and Mr Gardiner allow Darcy to steamroller them. So, um, I extrapolated this.
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Title: Such Terms
Fandom: Austen (PRIDE AND PREJUDICE)
Fanverse: N/A (interstitial)
Blurb: But what is to be done about Pemberley?
Major Characters: M--- Gardiner
Pairings/Warnings: Fitzwilliam Darcy/Elizabeth Bennet; canonical angst
Length: drabble
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“That is all settled,” said Elizabeth, running away.
Margaret Gardiner stared after her.
“That is all settled,” she murmured to herself, thoroughly bewildered. What had Lizzy told Mr Darcy? Surely not the truth? They could not possibly be on such terms -
Her eyes widened. Of course they could. Lizzy had told them nothing, but her acquaintance with Mr Darcy clearly extended much farther than anyone had supposed. She had not spoken a word against him, or of him, in months - who could say what had really occurred in that time?
In the last few days, of course, she had suspected that some kind of attachment subsisted between them, but nothing serious enough, intimate enough, for this.
They must have an understanding. Perhaps - an engagement? Dear heaven - what will this terrible affair of Lydia’s do to them? Silly, stupid girl!
“Oh, that I knew how it was!” she cried, and hurried upstairs to pack.
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Title: Such Terms
Fandom: Austen (PRIDE AND PREJUDICE)
Fanverse: N/A (interstitial)
Blurb: But what is to be done about Pemberley?
Major Characters: M--- Gardiner
Pairings/Warnings: Fitzwilliam Darcy/Elizabeth Bennet; canonical angst
Length: drabble
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“That is all settled,” said Elizabeth, running away.
Margaret Gardiner stared after her.
“That is all settled,” she murmured to herself, thoroughly bewildered. What had Lizzy told Mr Darcy? Surely not the truth? They could not possibly be on such terms -
Her eyes widened. Of course they could. Lizzy had told them nothing, but her acquaintance with Mr Darcy clearly extended much farther than anyone had supposed. She had not spoken a word against him, or of him, in months - who could say what had really occurred in that time?
In the last few days, of course, she had suspected that some kind of attachment subsisted between them, but nothing serious enough, intimate enough, for this.
They must have an understanding. Perhaps - an engagement? Dear heaven - what will this terrible affair of Lydia’s do to them? Silly, stupid girl!
“Oh, that I knew how it was!” she cried, and hurried upstairs to pack.
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