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December 1814 – February 1815

Since Georgiana had been married, Darcy had rarely seen her. From the letters she sent him regularly, he knew she was happy in her new home and her husband was a good husband.

Before going to London, he visited her since in the last letter Georgiana told him that she was not going to go to London because she was pregnant and her husband claimed that the air in London was not good for her condition.

Those three days he was at his sister's house, he clearly noticed the great contrast between his marriage and hers. Georgiana was happy, and her husband took care of her and was very much in love with her.

He made his way to London with the resolution to try to improve his relationship with his wife. He was aware he did not feel affection for her, and so far he had not put much effort into improving their marriage happiness. He had also realized his wife did not like living in the country and complained more and more about the lack of 'quality' neighbors.

When he arrived in London, Lady Maria treated him as always, with cold courtesy. With his resolution in mind, he accompanied her to balls and parties. He would dance a set with her, sometimes with Caroline Bingley or some other lady, and the rest of the evening he would talk with Richard and Bingley. He did not pay much attention to Sir Thomas, he knew him superficially, and he was not a gentleman with whom he was interested in having a close relationship.

March 1815

Of the few things Darcy liked about London were the bookstores, museums, and the theater. Lady Maria never accompanied him to bookstores and museums, but she did like to go to the theater. Unlike Darcy, she liked to go to the theater - especially the premieres – to meet her acquaintances and to be seen. That particular day was the premiere of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and it was sold out. Darcy invited Richard, the Bingleys, and Sir Thomas into his box.

Darcy was in the foyer waiting for Richard when a gentleman, dressed as a colonel, walked past him on the arm of a beautiful lady. Very surprised, he stared at the beautiful lady who was none other than Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Within seconds he lost sight of the couple in the theater crowd. Immediately Richard arrived and they entered his box. He looked closely at the people in the audience until he finally saw her sitting next to the Colonel and a lady of about fifty. During the first act, he unconsciously paid more attention to Elizabeth's movements than to the actors on the stage.

In the intermission, Darcy and Richard went to buy some drinks. They were waiting in line when his cousin greeted the gentleman he had seen earlier with Elizabeth...

"Good evening, General Fitzwilliam."

"Colonel Barton, I am glad you are enjoying your last days in London."

"Thank you, …"

Richard and the colonel spoke a few more words and parted ways. Curious, Darcy commented, "I didn't know Colonel Barton."

"It doesn't surprise me. He lived in America for many years, and returned to England a little over a year ago." He paused, "I feel sorry for him because he got married a few months ago and recently tried to rescind his commission. Unfortunately, men like him are needed in the army and his request was not accepted. Now he must leave the country again, and who knows when he will return…"

Richard kept talking, but Darcy was no longer listening... Although he had been married for a year and had not seen Elizabeth for three years, it affected him more than he expected to see her with her husband.

Two days later, Lady Maria told him that she was pregnant. It had been four months since she had her period and she had just felt the quickening…