EC-I have to admit that this weeks chapter left me feeling fine. During the course of reading a novel I go through a whirlwind of emotions. First I feel excited and intrigued. I love trying to guess where the story will take me and figure out just what it is that will be so different from all the others. Later I feel anguish and sometimes rage at what events unfold. There is usually some angst between two characters and I often get frustrated. If I am lucky an author can make me feel like I am falling in love. At some point I get fed up and think that the novel can’t possibly be going anywhere. Then things start to wrap up and I feel at ease. I can see that my characters are going to be ok and I fall into a content state of mind. I believe this must be where the authors intend to leave us. I feel fine this week. Not completely happy but on my way. It will be at full happy contentment that we will find our story of The Darcy Brothers to be finished. I just hope that happens after a swoon.
Points of interest:
Another wonderful chapter! Lots to consider and mull!
EC-Georgiana seems to be blooming with courage. Theo has been such a good mentor for her, whatever will Elizabeth do? Although at the rate Theo is going, Elizabeth may have to talk Georgie out of Breeches!
DM- Totally agree on the breeches. She is so confident, acting like a mediator between her brothers. They seem to be at an uneasy truce, but stuffy Darcy seems to have a long way to go. What is with Georgiana wanting to read law books? Is she to become a bluestocking or suffragette? Darcy will not react well to that idea! And if Elizabeth joins her…
EC- What if Elizabeth IS a suffragette? Could she convince Darcy to become an advocate?
DM- Mr Stuffed Cravat? Possibly for Elizabeth – for her he would do just about anything!
EC- Ohhh, a man in a cravat! Don’t get me started!
DM- Umm, ahem, OK, next topic!!
DM- With Theo not wanting Pemberley charity – what could he do to be of benefit to Pemberley?
How about if he was in charge of Pemberley’s legal matters? Charity contributions? He could discover just how much good can be done with a large sum of money!
I bet Georgiana and Elizabeth could help Theo find worthwhile uses for the swag!
EC- The fact that you just used the word SWAG in a sentence cracks me up! But you do bring up a good point, maybe this is why Georgiana needs to read the law books? She can shed a female light on the whole women of the manor issue.
DM- Uphill battle that – but if no one tries, even without success, the naysayers will never pay attention.
DM-Uses for his allowance?
Shelters and training for helpless women.
Work projects for injured and whole returning soldiers tossed aside by the government.
Campaigning against the use of climbing boys.
Campaigning against the use of transportation? Australia would be of mixed feelings on this – they need people, just not ALL dregs.
DM- It was funny when Georgiana used Elizabeth’s name like a whip. One snap close to the ear and Darcy fell back into pace and began pulling his share in harness. If Georgiana learns to use her new powers and work in tandem with Elizabeth, the brothers are in real trouble!
EC- A real woman knows how to work the men! You gotta know which button to push in order to get those men moving.
DM- Snap! Yes ma’am! Whatever you say ma’am! LOL
EC- Example, if I want my husband to do something I suggest it to his mother when he’s not around…
DM- When Theo was talking to Wickham, Theo still has guilt feelings where he thinks he is partly at fault for Wickhams misfortunes. Because Theo put him in prison, when scissored in prison he could not afford a surgeon, so that is Theo’s fault? He carries guilt in a similar fashion as his brother – and just as unjustified.
Since Wickham is unrepentant and Theo came through in his hour of need with the surgeon and opium, will he plot to sponge off Theo in the future?
EC- I have nothing to add here. Theo regretting Wickham is just repugnant to me!
DM- For revenge, is Wicked a danger to Georgiana or Elizabeth? Is he up to a little kidnap attempt?
EC- Well I know that the authors have him missing an arm, I’d also like him missing a leg too. Is that possible? He could hop around and try to tie Elizabeth up using his one good hand and his teeth!
DM- I think most of the readers would like for him to lose another ‘appendage’ – I guess a leg would be OK….
EC-I loved Wickham’s disfigurement but felt very sorry for Lydia. Was it because we were so down on her? I will admit to judging her rather harshly but boy does it suck to be Lydia right about now. Its interesting that I feel so sorry for Lydia, the girl who I berated so much in weeks past. I SHOULD be feeling sorry for the girl with the baby that was left by creepzilla Wickhead. She seems to have a good support group in spite of her demise and I have to say that she made out like a bandit. I have a feeling that if this had really happened, she wouldn’t have been so lucky as to have an uncle that supported her and a respectable job to go to. This just furthers my Flower Shop Mafia idea. I haven’t worked it all out yet but I know there must be a story in there somewhere. Maybe its not a mafia but an undercover brothel and the flower shop owner is her pimp. They did wear lots of feathers in their hats back then…
DM- With Wickham nearby, I figured a gambling den as a back part of the flower shop. Doesn’t look like Mrs Younge was any part of it – drat!
EC- Maybe Mrs Younge is the “Boss”. For the most part you don’t see the boss but you do see the boss’s goons. Maybe Wickham is a goon?
DM- LOL I still lean towards cockroach! OK, goon cockroach.
EC- Yes Cockroach Goon Stupid Pants. Does that work?
DM- We are being soo polite – much more than he deserves!
EC- 😉
DM- Evie, you hit the flower shop assistant on the button, even if the mafia wasn’t involved – yet.
EC- I called the pregnancy thing!
DM- What job is Wickham now suited for?
You can’t put him in charge of anything that can be stolen, so that leaves services. Even as a tollgate keeper he would skim the profits. Well, if you know what he will do, take his nature into consideration – let him keep all the sums he gets from tolls and pay him a smaller living allowance – for as long as Lydia stays with him.
How about making him a jailer at Newgate? He would scare the inmates into behaving!
EC- He could be the guy with the pail cleaning up the inmate waste!
DM- Ewwww! No, not going to finish THAT thought!!!
EC- :0 perhaps a change of subject again?
DM- Real good idea! LOL
The picture of Wickham is very apropos – even if he lives, is this justice?
DM- Wickham and both women – bad behavior! And what a wedding!
What does lydia think about being married now?
Does she want to take her husband back to Meryton to show him off?
Should the writers stick her with a child? Poor kid!!
How long will it be before Lydia deserts her drunken, drugged husband? Where will she go? Is there a Sea Captain in her future? Captain Ahab certainly was looking for a wife to share his voyages!
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There are lots of possibilities for next week!
It appears another couple weeks may be needed! LOL
Will Anne, ‘the Terror of the Ton’, hit on Monty or Colonel Fitz? Both? What about The Beau?
Will Anne gallop her barouche through Hyde Park at the fashionable hour?
What is Lady Cathy plotting?
Is there any news regarding Jane and Bingley?
Will Georgiana meet a dandy that turns her head and what of the brotherly reactions?
Lizzy and William – cozy tête-à-têtes in their future? (my euphemism for snogging) A wedding date set? Need it be soon? Just kidding! well … Would Mrs Gardiner have spoken with Lizzy and Jane, sharing her knowledge of Queen Anne’s Lace?
What about Ton acceptance? Will Lizzy meet the Fitzwilliam clan?
Mrs. Bennet arrives in London (shudders all around!)
Darcy chastised by Lizzy over his lack of understanding of his siblings – is a work in progress.
Will there be a hint that Wickham will still be living for the sequel?
Sounds like Theo won’t have any romance until the sequel – but not even a hint, a walk-by of an interesting woman before then? Evie and I think there should be! ( An advance hint about next Thursday’s post )
Will there be a cliffhanger next week or will the writers gently slide the story into holiday?
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EC- Although we didn’t get to see Theo in a trial, we were promised to see it someday soon. Could we be leading up to my series idea? The Trials of Theo Darcy? Please Please Please!!!!!!
DM- Ditto on the future trials!
The Trials of Theo Darcy. Vol. 1, The Posey Seller
Theopholis Darcy’s head pounded. For days he had been cooped up in the library at his law offices. His task was a difficult one. Old law books had been written in latin and then later updated into Middle English text. Unfortunately Middle English was very outdated and the translation could leave some wondering the original meaning and purpose to the laws. It was Theo’s task to unearth the meaning of the Law and translate it for the layman. “Why couldn’t the law be written in today’s English?” As arduous as his task was, Theo was grateful for the supreme knowledge that it imparted. Just this morning he was able to win a case because of the knowledge of a simple Latin text. “Consensus facit legem”. Consent makes the law. It seemed that lately the majority of his cases involved a poor abused child-woman and the buggers who mistreated them. Happily Theo only had one more paragraph to go and he will have completed the translation of his fourth ancient legal volume. This one was named “Pleadings”, a fitting name since his head was “Pleading” for some entertainment.
After a celebratory round of cards with friends, Theo is feeling flush from his success this afternoon. A victory in the courtroom, legal text translated (surely a promotion would come after all his hard work) and now he has swept all of his friends in cards! This was shaping up to be a wonderful day. “Monty old Chap, won’t you join me out for dinner tonight? We can dine at Whites and discuss the Duvall case, my treat for being such a good sport. ”
Just before dusk…
Contemplating the Duvall predicament, Theo prepares to cross a busy street near Whites where he will meet Monty.
“Buy a posey Sir? Only a ha’penny…”
Theo blinks and notices the young women wearing a worn but respectable dress. She is looking at him with a distressed almost fearful expression.
“I have no need for a posey today. Thank you.”
“Please Sir, it is my last one – I cann’a go home until it be sold.” Obviously embarrassed, the woman has kept her gaze toward Theo’s boots.
Intrigued by her mix of proper speech and street cant, Theo takes a closer look at the woman. Her hands do not show the wear of the lower classes, but her dress is for someone in trade. The posey she is holding is thoroughly wilted from a day of handling. Her chances of selling it were nil.
“You truly cannot go home now? You could simply toss it aside…”
“Nay Sir! I promised to sell them all. I promised.” The young women showed a firm resolve but with fearful glances down a nearby alleyway.
The young woman glances up and locks her gaze on Theo’s eyes. There is a pleading quality, she is almost in tears. This is not a hardened street hawker, but obviously a young lady down on her luck.
What does Theo do?
“Sorry, I cannot help you tonight.” Theo says as he hurries across the street.
[ Theo, if Elizabeth finds out you said this, she will chew your arse and scold you until your ears fall off – and deservedly so! ]
“Luckily I am flush tonight, so here is your ha’penny and a crown beside. Save it for a rainy day.” With a smile, Theo touches the brim of his hat and crosses the street.
[ Better but too many questions unanswered… ]
“Very well, I will take the last posey.” Theo then adds, “Miss, I cannot but be concerned at your situation. You obviously are meant for a better position.” Theo hastens to add at her startled look, “Please do not fear, I mean you no harm.” Theo’s sincere and friendly countenance slightly reassures the miss.
After a moment of hesitation while looking closely at Theo, she decides to take a chance. “Yes Sir, I was to be a governess or companion but the positions I was sent to by the leasing agency… they were improper behaving Sir, if you take my meaning.” With a tearful expression and a small sniff she continued, “Now the agency will not send me for interviews. I am at my wits end…”
[OK Theo, step up and be a shining knight! What does he do?? What does he say?? ]
DM- Wonder what the readers will come up with for Theo’s response?
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This is a tough one to respond to as it is difficult to realise we are coming to an end. (Sniff). bBu that then leaves us open to new beginnings.I I think this young gentlewoman should be quite nervous of Theo as she is alone. should she trust him or fear of being put into a worse situation. Hmmmm…. difficulties. If she doesn’t trust him then how will she hsnflr it…go along anyway in the hopes it’ll be better.
As for Wickham….I feel he will be more resentful of both. Maybe try to ‘nap both or wait until the sequel to do so. He don’t take this lying down.
Will miss the banter since reader’s choice has begun. Hopefully it will continue for the next choice.
Hi Deborah! I suspect Evie is working, so will comment on your comment. 🙂
I know! It is sad to have TDB taking a holiday – will Theo be studying law texts with Georgiana while away?
Am hoping the sequel has at least one story where Theo needs the help of Georgiana, Elizabeth and Anne, possibly them infiltrating the darker side of the Ton to reveal something sinister. Ladies have access to stuff where no gentleman would have a clue! Here’s hoping!
If Evie has her way, Wicked will be hopping along on crutches when he does a ‘nap. 😀 Maybe my wish for Mrs Younge to be his cohort will work out! No worries, we know the writers will take care of our heroines!
Sortyy, stupid spell check & virtual keyboard…have no idea what word ‘hsnflr’ was supposed to be.
LOL I made it into ‘how will she ever do it’
hsnffr reminds me of Bugs Bunny’s hasenpfeffer, but rabbit stew just didn’t seem to fit. 😀
:-). Hmmmm……13 napping 4 year olds gives me a chance to think….maybe it means get herself out of it….meaning her situation
Yes. Your thought makes sense. Missed it the first 2 times I read your response. I think I need a new brain as well as new eyeglasses. Yeah the letters kinda look like very poorly spelled hassenpfeffer. 🙂
😉 when i type, most of it is phonetic – really count on the computer to red-line my typing. usually spend as much time mousing over misspelt words as tyuping! LOL
I can testify to the fact that he spend a ridiculous amount of time hovering over red lines. Unfortunately those red lines are usually mine! Hotta love group editing!
I meant to day that I hope the Reader’s Perspective will continue for the next Reader’s Choice. It has been fun.
Yes, it certainly gave us free rein in speculation! The whole underlying concept of the website has been stronger interaction between writers and we readers – so it is our ‘job’ to be forthright and speak our piece! Your help in that is very much appreciated!
I’ll definitely miss the Reader’s Perspective — particularly the wacky humor!!
Dave, as always, loved your speculations! Lydia to be paired with a sea captain, a kidnapping and a collaboration between W and Mrs Y, possibly involving the Mob seem to be recurring themes! LOL
Thank you and Evie so much for these weekly insights into the minds of two very imaginative readers! Your scenes have always been entertaining and fun and your thoughts on the chapters both hilarious and intriguing by turn.
Hi Cassandra – the dialog between brothers this week was so good! The insight into their thoughts being different from what is spoken – so very realistic as we all know and do ourselves! The character building/changing is grand as we get to go along for the ride.
I personally have hopes that you writers will treat the ‘the Terror of the Ton’ gently – she has so much living to make up! Lots of flirting? That was one of her requests! Her whole life is in your hands! No pressure. 😀
Since the chapter next week will be even longer, am hoping we get more Elizabeth/Darcy discussions – the poor guy needs regular reassurance and lots of prodding to keep going in a good direction. Sometimes a gag would help, but just a gentle touch from Elizabeth seems to freeze him in his tracks. How handy for her! Good training for the future. 🙂
Deborah, don’t think of it as an end; think of it as a beginning of a whole new set of possible stories. (I hate to see it end as well…therefore, it shouldn’t. Even if only in my imagining. 🙂 )
Thanks for the post. An interesting and entertaining read as always. You asked for what we thought Theo’s response might be, so her is my answer. What do you think?
Theo’s response:
Theo reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a pasteboard card. “Go to this address tomorrow morning before ten. There are some ladies there that will help you.”
“I cannot, sir. My flowers.” Her shoulders slumped. “Madame gets very cross if they are not all gone.” She shivered obviously remembering what happened the last time her basket was not empty.
“Bring your flowers. I will make sure you go back to your employer with an empty basket. I happen to know that these ladies love flowers.” He dropped the card into her basket.
The young woman looked at the card. Darcy, Darcy, and De Bourgh was written across the top with an address below. She turned questioning eyes at the man standing before her. “Darcy?”
“Indeed. Relations of mine, two sisters and a cousin.” Theo shook his head. How Elizabeth had ever talked his brother into allowing the three of them to start such a charity was beyond him. In fact, he was pretty sure he did not wish to know the particulars of the how. Elizabeth had proven quite adept at changing his brother’s mind. “Will you be there tomorrow?”
“I will, but I cannot take your card. I will remember the directions. If my employer found me with this,” again she shuddered.
“Very good. I will tell the ladies to expect you tomorrow before ten.” Theo took the card back from her. Giving her a nod, he proceeded on his way. Perhaps tomorrow he would find out why the card presented such a problem. A niggling suspicion was forming in the back of his brain. He would need his cousin Richard and his associates to do some sniffing around.
Oooooh! I like this Eileen! It is different from what I envisioned – that makes it even better! More choices! It ties nicely with the comment exchange with Deborah above. The dialog is smooth and the hook at the end leaves the reader wanting more. Well done!
I too like this Eileen. Thank you for taking the genersl ideas SNF putting it into story form much more eloquently than I was able to.
Eileen, I love this!!!!! Darcy, Darcy & De Bourgh! Fabulous! 😀
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Wonderful, Eileen! Elizabeth, Georgiana and Anne would be a force hard to argue with. They could help the flower girl, then Georgiana could tell Theo who the real villain is and make sure he’s prosecuted. 😉
“I think most of the readers would like for him to lose another ‘appendage’ – ” – Yes, yes, yes….I hinted at that in one of my comments, maybe last week.
“Now the agency will not send me for interviews. I am at my wits end…” Theo, being what he is, will inquire as to the name of the “agency” and/or the party with whom she interviewed previously. Sounds like some more detective work is appropriate. Was this party a cover for a brothel? and is the “agency’ part and parcel of the recruiting scheme?
I know we have so many possibilities for future stories and the one written above shows some true talent. Haven’t we been asking when authors here might construct one? Even if it is a comedy…LOL
Thanks for the amusing wanderings through your thought patterns. I always look forward to this.
Hi Sheila! Yes, if left to we readers, Wicked would be missing numerous parts – not all at the same time! However he suffers though, he manages to continue as the major thorn to the Darcy family. My thoughts in the post about him sponging off Theo gives him a more pliable Darcy to exploit. That will be a growing experience for Theo – find a solution to the Wickham problem.
Getting to the bottom of the flower lady’s dilemma would be right down Theo’s alley! As you know Regency novels abound with stories of agencies being heartless and sending women to jobs that are known to be lechers – typical greed. Any woman unprotected is vulnerable – sad but true!
I do have a leaning to light hearted stories – tooo much angst and I lose interest. A tough issue for writers, how much of each emotion to be put in their stories. I guess that is why I enjoy making snippets – can keep the tone light and frivolous! Thanks for sharing!
Dave and Evie – Thanks for all your hard work on the Reader’s Perspective! It’s taken the story to a whole new level! Also thanks for being a part of our unique and innovative way of storytelling. I don’t think there’s anyone else out there doing a Reader’s Choice story like this. Your insights and the comments you helped generate related to TDB spurred us to make the story even better. I love those “missing scenes” we added in response to reader comments and think they improved the story overall.
Hi Susan! Evie and I have had fun with the perspective and speculations! Yes, this story and its unique links to the reader has kept the readership interest high. I especially like having a choice in story direction. Sure, some weeks it is pretty straightforward, but shooting Elizabeth really surprised me – in a good way. The readers trusted you writers to take care of our favorite characters – a bit bruised but staying whole.
If asked, I would bet the readers would like a choice with wider path opportunities. That may be a stretch for some writers so the choices each week would need careful consideration – wider some weeks, narrower on others..
The missing scenes are important inserts in the story. Obviously as it rolled along, an occasional back-track is inevitable – you would surely be doing the same with any novel written. We readers do look forward to the whole story being available in one novel – TDB will be a special novel to be owned – not only for its story value but also the memories we readers have of its creation.
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Shooting Elizabeth totally shocked me. Half the time I’d think it was obvious what the readers would choose – and then they’d choose something different which would send me scrambling.
AMEN to all that has been said! There is certainly a lot of creativity and talent revealed. At the risk of revealing my own ignorance, what does SWAG mean? My husband and I … before we were married… used to sign our almost daily letters with “SWAK” and more creative variations, but that doesn’t seem to work here! 🙂
And yes, please make this wonderful story into a novel that we can own! It has indeed been a fun adventure with you all!
Hi Carol! SWAG – stupid wild arse guess – used it a lot when an information technology manager. 😀
It went along with ‘waving a dead chicken’ to fixing computer problems that you can’t figure out what is wrong. Just turn off all the power, reboot and have the end user call back it it recurs ( often didn’t).
Actually used that technique yesterday when my PC memory card reader stopped working. 😉
It has been a fun adventure – hope the writers use the reader choice idea for more stories!
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This ‘swag’ refers to promotional prizes, in this case more Theo stuff – tote bags, magnets, keychains, etc. Everything that’s necessary for those of us who just can’t get enough Theo in our lives!
Swag = loot, booty, plunder and spoils (I have read this word many times in stories about pirates)
LOL!! Shows how everything is open to interpretation. I like the “waving a dead chicken” concept! Hopefully we won’t be sending anyone one of those kind of SWAGs.
Pirate’s plunder. Arrrrgh!
Actually my staff bought me a rubber chicken – stayed on my monitor. When they had a dubious project, I signaled my approval to their solution by tossing the chicken at them. Heads up in my office!
😀 This is one of those cool cases where we are all right!
Evie was referring to the acronym – wild arse guess
Sheila is right – Avast mateys! No glooming on t’r my treasure!
Abigail is right about the wonderful Theo swag! Keep it coming! 🙂
And me? Just a play on the word – we often used it for goodies and unallocated money above and beyond budget needs – used for nefarious purposes like unnecessary computer hardware the crew wanted to investigate but could not justify. Theo might consider his unneeded allowance to be funds for some cool purpose – like a women’s shelter…
THANK YOU ALL! What a wonderful education I’ve had along with some great laughs!
Ahh, I knew Wickham would only cause trouble by living – but it’s Theo’s fault that he survived. Similarly, I am a wee bit suspicious of this posey-girl. Is she a con artist?
I do want to see Theo in action as a barrister, and I’d like to see him develop more discernment. He was once wrong about Wickham and his own brother, so perhaps this posey-girl and a few clients could fool him too. Anne de Bourgh is still so new at being among society that she could be easy-pickings for a con artist.
And we need to see “rake” Monty in action, too.
As for Lydia, she might run away from marriage to a disfigured one-armed Wicky. What would Mrs Bennet say? This story has been lacking in Mrs Bennet. (gasp! what did I just say???)
LOL! OK June, an evil duplicitous posey girl – another option I had not considered!! This one hurts my head! 🙂
Just checked Monty’s twitter: “Man-about-town, rake par excellence, curricle racer, loyal friend of Theo Darcy, Darcy Brothers correspondant”. So he is obviously a good rake, since he has some ethics regarding gentlewomen. We have been around this block before. 😉
Still want to see him in action in a curricle – maybe taking Anne to Hyde Park where they bicker on how to properly handle his fractious team. Anne carries spare whip points in a custom pocket of her spencer.
You are right, the story has been light on the elder Bennets – something for Theo to experience in the sequel!
I believe I am scheduled to be out of town that month! (quiver/shudder) 😀
Yes, we’ve been around before on Monty – but no ACTION scenes with him. For Theo’s loyal friend, he hasn’t been seen much. He doesn’t need to work because he has money, but what does he DO all day?
A really good point! Wonder if some writer will give us a hint next week – or do we have to wait until everyone gets back from holiday?? Even a cameo role… Talk about all his horses including the ones racing at Newcastle? Curricle races to Brighton and back? Boring estate business? You are right June, he can’t just sit in his clubs and his gambling halls ALL the time! Inquiring minds want to know! 😀
Thanks for another fun wrap-up of this week’s reader’s perspective. So fun reading your ideas. I like Evie’s names for Wickham — creepzilla is good, but “cockroach goon stupid pants” is even better. For a lighthearted touch, I’d hope that Wickham would someday just become that bothersome, old cantakerous uncle that no one wants at family gatherings and who blurts out inappropriate things about his past — but that he evolves into something harmless rather than a sinister drain on the family’s finances and good will. Maybe he and Lydia could move in with Mr. and Mrs. Bennet.
For what’s to come, I will be happy with anything, pretty much, but I definitely want to see some happy moments between Elizabeth and Darcy before this tale is through. And I also want to get a hint of Theo’s future happily-ever-after, though he totally deserves his own story in that way. I love the idea that the Darcy (& DeBourgh) family will reach out to help other young women who have been ill-used – they can be part of the influential society that does something helpful. I’d like to think Darcy would become open to Georgiana getting herself educated about the law – especially since the whole family is showing itself as compassionate and ethical. Darcy will have such a intelligent partner in his wife that it will be apparent to him that the women need to get out more and shake things up!
Finally, I thought SWAG was an acronym for “stuff we all get” — like promotional things we get by the handfuls at trade shows.
Hi Kathy! That idea of Wickham and Lydia living with the Bennets… Poor Mr. Bennet – the idea pushed my eyebrows up into my hair line! Mr Bennet would elope himself – to Pemberley’s library as a permanent resident!
I agree with you on the Lizzy/Will happy moments – before the next crisis hits, and you know it will. These writers seem to have an endless well of angst-producing events to draw on. Not worried about the heroines doing well in the stories – just a smile, touch, or tear and the heroes fold – think it has something to do with male genetics.
🙂 Another swag definition! All is well if there is plenty of The Darcy Brothers swag! Will there be an Elizabeth Darcy mug? Sign me up!
Once again, an amazing discussion about the week’s penultimate chapter from Dave and Evie. Can’t add anything that hasn’t already been said by others a lot more eloquently than I can.
I hope you’ll be continuing on the next project, please?
Hi Anji! This has all been fun, hasn’t it? Thank you for posting – even if it is a ‘ditto’ comment, that is important to Evie and I plus the writers! Reader feedback is an important part of this trial – if all that posted here was silence and crickets chirping in the dark.. well, the writers would change to some other form of communication to the readers. . ( lurking is noted and appreciated, but comments count more) The more people participating, the more likely something will continue. Honestly, that is my opinion. I am not a limelight seeking person, so in future projects you will probably find me lurking behind the third potted plant on the right -but how could I help but toss in an opinion here and there! 😉
Yet another fun post guys, thanks! Loved your speculations and most of all the Wickham-bashing! Don’t we all just love to do that!!!!!
I agree, it was great to see Georgiana whip those two headstrong brothers of hers into shape and make them behave, or else… and it was hilarious that she used Elizabeth to threaten them into getting on instead of squabbling – just perfect!
Looking forward to next week’s stuff! Oh, why oh why do we have to say goodbye to Theo so soon? 🙁
Hello Joana – thanks for stopping by! Is Georgiana practicing her feminine wiles on the brothers – or is she about to have an epiphany when she notices their response. “HA! When I say ‘Elizabeth’, Will glazes over and gets a goofy, dreamy look on his face. THIS will have its uses. he he”
“And Theo, when I say ‘law books’, he gets the same goofy look!”
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LOL – Loved that, Dave. I think you have that female mind in a little part nailed correctly. Men are so easy to manipulate when most of the ones I know only have the battle (on the field of any sport) in their heads. Not counting you – any male participating in any Jane Austen discussion is head and shoulders above others in my world!
Hi again Sheila! Checked back and my first Guest Post was Feb 2 – just been two months, but it seems much longer! 🙂 That first post was so short compared to the much more verbose ones over the last month. A little less shy about expressing my opinions – shouting out across this vast ocean of discerning Janeites. Am glad Evie was willing to help out, and I do hope that if the writers decide to do a Reader Perspective for another project, that more readers will volunteer to host a few weeks! The more the merrier! Thanks for stopping by!
Although I’m so late to comment, I would like to say your posts cracks me up, Evie and Dave. I think Georgiana and Elizabeth teaming up to combat the Darcy brothers is going to be fantastic. And Theo using his allowance from his big brother for charitable causes is good and I would love to see it happening. I’m hoping he gets to meet a suitable love match in the sequel. I think someone like Elizabeth who is witty and not afraid to say what she thinks, a kind-hearted person like Jane Bennet and also act like Georgiana who listens and willing to discuss law cases with.
I like your story of Theo and the posey seller. I definitely go for the option where Theo takes up her case and sue the agency.