Roberts - Mr Darcys Proposal

Mr Darcys Proposal

A Pride & Prejudice Variation

By

Martine Jane Roberts

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To Peggy, who I love more than words can say.

Mr Darcys Struggle

What if, after initially refusing Mr Darcy's offer ofmarriage at the parsonage, Elizabeth finds herself in the positionwhere she is forced to accept his proposal?

The proud Mr Darcy has only six weeks to prove himself andmake Elizabeth fall in love with him. Taking her reproofs to heart, he is determined to woo her and become a better man. Then daysbefore the wedding Elizabeth receives another offer. Will she meetDarcy at the altar or run to the arms of another?

Mr Darcys Struggle is a variation on Jane Austens Pride& Prejudice and therefore does not follow the originaltimeline.

UK English, spellings, grammar and terminology are usedthroughout this book.

Darcy to the Rescue

When Elizabeths parents joined together and insistedthat she accept Mr Collins proposal, she decides totake matters into her own hands.

The consequences of this see her reputation in tatters and aproposal from Mr Darcy. However, will Mr Darcy honour this proposal when he discovers Elizabethalready has an offer of marriage?
Will Caroline Bingley relinquish her plans to marry Darcy herself,or will she fight to become the mistress of Pemberley?

Or will Elizabeth be forced to marry her odious cousininstead?

Darcy to the Rescue is a light-hearted alternative to Jane Austensversion of events after the Netherfield Ball.

UK English, spellings, grammar and terminology are usedthroughout this book.

To Love Mr Darcy

The day after the Netherfield Ball, Elizabeth Bennet receivedan unexpected caller at Longbourn.
With Mr Bennets full blessing, Fitzwilliam Darcy informsElizabeth they are to be married.
Furious to have her future decided for her, Elizabeth sets out tochange Darcys mind.
However, the untimely interference of Lady Catherinede Bourgh and Darcys subsequent action, makes it impossible forElizabeth to break their engagement.
The events that follow lead to betrayal, a renewal of affection,and even death.
Yet, in the midst of all this chaos, love blossoms, and in the mostunlikely manner...
To Love Mr Darcy is an exciting alternative to theoriginal Pride & Prejudice novel by Jane Austen.
UK English, spellings, grammar and terminology are used throughoutthis book.

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Table of Content

Chapter One

Therider dug his heels into the horses flanks, urging him to increasehis pace. Moving as one they flew over the uneventerrain.

Unaccustomed to his master riding him with such fiercedetermination, Odin sporadically bucked his back legs in protest asthey raced over the emerald landscape. Finally, as they approacheda tall, but shallow hedge, the stallion, foaming atthe bit with the exertion of the pace, decided enough was enough.As his rider leant forward in preparation for thejump, Odin dug his hooves into the ground and promptlystopped.

Darcy,who had resolved to ride until his black mood was exhausted, foundhimself momentarily airborne, before landing unceremoniously in aheap on the other side of the fence.

Relieved to be rid of his ill-tempered burden,Odin trotted over to a patch of green, winter pasture andlowered his head to sample the long blades, unconcerned with thefate of his rider.

Winded by the fall, Darcy lay on the ground and tried tocatch his breath. He could not blame his faithful steed forthrowing him. He had ridden Odin hard for almost anhour as he tried to banish a particular image from hismind, and from his memory. The image of George Wickhamtouching Elizabeth.

As Darcy lay prostrate on the hard ground waited for hisbreathing to become easier , the events of the last weekplayed out in his mind.

Darcy decided it would be prudent for him to also quit Netherfield, leaving only twodays after the ball and one day after Mr Bingley. Miss ElizabethBennet and her fine eyes were a pleasant distraction, but he couldnot think of her as a suitable candidate for his affections. As forMiss Bingley and Mrs Hurst, it had been easy to persuade them ofthe necessity to return to Town; he had only to mention the wordsCharles, Jane Bennet and matrimony in one breath and they too hadinsisted on following their brother.

Having arrived at Mr Bingleys London residence, ittook the three of them very little time to persuade Charles thatJane Bennet did not love him. Indeed, they pointed out; Miss Bennethad bestowed her serene smile on all who had engaged with her. Ithad not been reserved for Charles in particular; Caroline delightedin pointing out.

Crestfallen, Charles had to agree with her, Janesoutward appearance had not quickened when in hispresence.

However, that was not the only reason Darcy had wantedto leave the shire. Miss Elizabeth Bennet had begun to have analarming effect on him, discomposing his emotions, and intrudingupon his ability to think rationally. He had even begun to lookforward to their encounters, however brief or cutting they mightbe. Therefore, it made sense for him to extract himself from herinfluence before he made a fool of himself. She was, after all, toofar removed from his level in society to be a serious contender ashis wife.

Now home, and away from Elizabeths charms, Darcy wassure he would soon forget her.

However, he had underestimated the effect the fairersex could have on a red-blooded man in his prime.

Having stayed to dine with Charles and his sisters,Darcy returned home late that evening. Convinced he could putElizabeth from his mind, and return to his usual pursuits, hesettled down in his favourite armchair with a book and a smallbrandy.

Thirty minutes later, he was frustrated to find that hehad not read a single page, a single paragraph or even a singlesentence. Miss Elizabeth Bennet was the only subject on hismind.

He tried to reason with himself. Elizabeth had nothingto recommend her to a man such as he. No connections, no fortune,her inferior birth and her ridiculous family, and yet, she seemedto have found a way under his skin and into his heart.

Darcy closed the book and slammed it down on the sidetable. He rose and paced the floor as he tried to convince himselfof her unsuitability. He knew an alliance with her was unthinkable!His family would never accept her, society would never accept herbut as he thought of never seeing her again, a physical pain madeits presence felt in the centre of his chest.

Finally, Darcy realised it was time he stopped deludinghimself. He could no longer deny the depth of his feeling forElizabeth Bennet.

He loved her, ardently.

Angry at his own lack of willpower, Darcy pulled openthe library door and bellowed for his butler.