Hello! This story will hopefully become a collection of letters from Mr. Darcy to his sister Georgiana throughout the course of P&P. I hope they will not be boring because I've had a great time writing them. The first one is set in chapter 10 of P&P when Mr. Darcy is writing one of his letters with constant interruptions from Miss Bingley. I hope you can pick out the point where he stops writing for a while to argue with Elizabeth about Mr. Bingleys character, I'm sure you will as I haven't done it very subtly! Anyway I hope you like it and I welcome any reviews!
DISCLAIMER: If I owned Pride and Prejudice I would most likely at this point be either long dead or some big businessman with no time for writing fan fics.
My Dear Georgiana,
Today you find me, as always in the company of Mr Bingley and his sisters at Netherfield Park in the ever tedious setting of Hertfordshire. Since my last letter however, a little variance had entered into our lives as the two eldest sisters of the local family of Bennet are residing with us due to the illness of the eldest, a Miss Jane Bennet which is much to the joy and worry of my good friend. As a side note Ms Bingley wishes me to inform you that she looks forward to seeing you in January. As I was saying, Miss Bennet's younger sister Elizabeth who has been nursing her, provides the rare opportunity in this neighborhood of holding an intelligent conversation although in your brother's case this usually result in an argument. However, as you know, I have always been one to enjoy a good debate and as such I have been rather enjoying her acquaintance particularly when compared to the simperings of others of close proximity. Miss Bingley asks me to convey her best wishes to you. How is your needlework progressing these days dear sister? I enquire due to the fact that that is what Ms Elizabeth Bennet is engaged in at present and it seems to be giving her much joy as she keeps smiling as she works, particularly when Ms Bingley is speaking, I cannot see the attraction in it myself however I am fully aware that the female gender can take delight in things astounding to the male eye. In particular, the ability of ladies to be able to laugh at insult rather than becoming mortified is puzzling to me, as was the case the other day when the Miss Bennet's mother came to see her daughters and reflect upon the well being of her eldest who remains confined to her room. I won't insult your intelligence with the particulars sister, but I will say that her performance bore a strong resemblance to the chattering monkeys we saw when at the zoo in Paris last year. To her credit however, Miss Elizabeth Bennet seemed just as embarrassed by her mother as the zoo keeper did when one of the monkeys escaped and jumped on our beloved Colonel Fitzwilliam. Miss Bingley inquires about your health which I trust is as good as it was last when I received your last letter. I am eagerly looking to seeing you again dear Georgiana and to hear you play the piano forte, Miss Bingley and Mrs Hurst are, of course, very proficient at it although I miss the sweetness and expression of your performance which, if present business which I am undertaking is successful, may have a new helper to experiment with, however on this subject I shall disclose no more for a time. Upon reflection dear sister I do believe that I may have underestimated certain aspects of Hertfordshire's society in regards to being full of twittering bumbling fools, I must confess that there is one young lady who noticeably stands out in her wit despite her unfortunate relations. And now dear Georgiana, I will take my leave of you as Miss Bingley is opening up the piano forte and I do believe it will be most rude of me to deny her my full attention and presence.
With much love,
Your Brother, Fitzwilliam.
The next ones will be more interesting, I just wanted to get the feel for it before I really jump in to plot.
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