Then we headed home. The walk was normal. Kitty and Lydia chatting about everything. Mary quiet. Jane was listening to Kitty and Lydia. I just stayed quiet. I was lost in thought anyway.
When we got home Kitty and Lydia ran right onto the parlor to our mother.
"Mother, you will not believe we meet." Kitty said grinning.
"Who?" She asked.
The rest of us just took a seat around the room. Then Lydia said,
"Mr. Bingley. But we call him Charles. Also, his friend Mr. Darcy."
"I wanted to tell her." Kitty whined.
"You were taking to slow to tell her." Lydia said.
"Really?" Our mother said smiling.
"Yes." Kitty said.
"Did you hear that Mr. Bennet?" She said to our father.
"Huh." He said looking up from his book.
I couldn't help but smile about that. Of course, he heard her. It is hard to miss or ignore their voices.
"Our lovely daughters meet Mr. Bingley. Isn't that lovely?" She asked him.
"Yes. Very lovely." He said to just stop her asking him question.
"Tell me everything girls." She said.
I walked over to the chair next to my father. He put his book down and looked at me. He then asked,
"How was gym?"
Our father is always more censured about our training and safety then us finding a husband. You know what. I am okay with that.
"It was alright. Kitty took down her partner today. It was senior guy that really didn't know how to fight. But know some moves to try to keep himself alive." I told him.
"Any other fights I should know about?" He asked me.
"I did fight today in gym. Against Mr. Darcy." I told him.
"Really, did you?" He asked eyeing me now.
"Yes. He is a good fighter. Maybe that is why he is so high up in the channels. He is a colonel. But I did put up a good fight. One of my best I must say. But I did not win. He somehow got the upper hand on me." I told him truthfully. I would never lie to my father.
"Very well. Next time." He said giving me a smirk.
"Yeah. Next time." I said.
I then pulled out the left of my homework and started to work on it. I really didn't care to listen to my sister tell my mother everything.
It was later in the day. I was in my room reading. Trying to stay away from Kitty and Lydia. They were getting on my nerves since we got home.
