I do not own Divergent or Pride and Prejudice. Credit belongs to Veronica Roth and Jane Austen...
It was only my idea to combine the two and place the characters into their respective places.
Lady Evelyn was waiting for Beatrice out at the back door that led out from the drawing room and declared it to be the most inconvenient room in the entire home. She commented that they could have at least attempted to make their home look decent.
Beatrice walked with Lady Evelyn out to a small garden in their park. She could not believe Lady Evelyn's behavior in the house earlier towards her and her mother. It was at this moment that she found Lady Evelyn to be truly insolent and disagreeable.
Once they were a good distance away and behind one of the plants, Lady Evelyn turned to her.
"You must understand the reason of my journey here, Miss Prior," Lady Evelyn stated.
"You are mistaken. I do not know how to account for this honor at all."
"Miss Prior you should know that I am not one to be trifled with. I have received some terribly disturbing information. Not only is your eldest sister to be most advantageously married but you, Miss Beatrice Prior would be soon united to my own nephew Mr. Tobias Eaton. Though I know it to be some scandalous falsehood, I immediately set off to make my sentiments known."
Beatrice was astonished to say the least. "I wonder why you purposed on coming so far, especially if you believe it to be false."
"I want this to be contracted immediately!"
"Your arrival to Abnegation, let alone my home would be a confirmation of the news if such information existed," Beatrice said with disdain.
"If it exists," Lady Evelyn questioned. "Do you pretend to be ignorant of it?"
"I have never heard of it until now."
"This is not to be born. Has my nephew made an offer of marriage?"
"You yourself just stated that it was some scandalous falsehood," Beatrice snapped back.
"Mr. Eaton is engaged to my daughter. Now what do you have to say to that?"
"Only that if he is so you can have no reason to think that he would make an offer to me," Beatrice replied.
"Headstrong, foolish girl! It is through your allurement and a moment of infatuation that you made him forget what he owes to himself and to all his family. Honor, decorum, prudence forbid such an alliance to ever take place," Lady Evelyn's voice rose. "If you were ever to make him break off his betrothal to my daughter you Miss Beatrice Prior will be censured, slighted, and despised by everyone connected with him. Your marriage to him would be a disgrace!"
"Those are heavy misfortunes indeed," Beatrice replied with a sarcastic tone.
"I came here Miss Prior with the resolute determination that this marriage which you presume to be connected with cannot take place," Lady Evelyn stated with authority. "I am not used to be treated this way, Miss Prior. So you will hear me out."
"You situation of being mistreated has not effect on me."
"Do not interrupt me! My daughter, Nita and Mr. Eaton have been betrothed since their infancy. I will not have some girl with intolerable family members, no connection, rank, fortune become the mistress of Dauntless!"
"Intolerable family?"
"I know about your sister's infamous elopement to that militia man, that scoundrel. To think my nephew was scouring the streets of Amity looking for them. He has connected himself to you and your family and I will not have it!"
"Mr. Eaton was the one who took it upon himself to form such a connection. If it does not bother him then what should it matter to you?"
"Did you forget who you are speaking with? I am his nearest relation. I am entitled to know all of his dealings."
"But you are not entitled to know mine."
"Tell me once and for all, are you engaged to my nephew?"
"I am not," Beatrice let out a sigh and answered honestly.
Lady Evelyn let out a sigh of relief as well. "And will you promise me never to enter into such an engagement?"
"I will not and I certainly will never do so. You have been widely mistaken if you think I can be worked on by such persuasions as these. How far your nephew might approve of your interference in his affairs I do not know. But you certainly have no right to concern yourself in mine. You should not say anything further on the subject," Beatrice said in a commanding tone.
Lady Evelyn looked at her shocked.
"You have insulted me in every possible method and I beg of you to leave my parent's home this instant," Beatrice walked back towards the house without glancing back at Lady Evelyn.
"Not so hasty there, Miss Prior," called out Lady Evelyn.
Beatrice turned and curtsied. "Good day to you Lady Evelyn." And with that she walked into the house. Once inside she saw from the safety of the parlor window that Lady Evelyn frustratingly got into her carriage and exited the property.
Beatrice was disturbed by the matter. The sole purpose for Lady Evelyn coming all this way was to break off Beatrice's supposed engagement to Mr. Eaton.
How could such a report exist? Who had been the one to say that she and Tobias were engaged?
Immediately Beatrice concluded in her head that all his marriage talk about Lauren and then about Shauna must have spurned rumors on about her and Mr. Eaton. Perhaps it could have been Lady Black. Lynn was here the day after Shauna had gotten engaged. Could Lady Black have misinterpreted the story? Maybe she had heard something from Susan. When she was staying with Susan, Tobias did come to Beatrice to propose. However, Beatrice did not tell Susan about that.
Then another thought struck Beatrice. What if Tobias had confided in his Aunt? Beatrice would often speak to Aunt Victoria about matters and she valued her Aunt's input. Could Tobias have asked Lady Evelyn what she thought of Beatrice?
If that were so, given her recent discussion with her ladyship meant that she adamantly informed Tobias that Beatrice was not to be selected as a desired wife. Would Tobias accept his Aunt's opinion of her? He once thought that such a marriage was a disgrace.
Whatever the case, Beatrice concluded that Tobias would most likely not be renewing his addresses of affection to her. Beatrice resolved to never regret declining his offer all those months ago and would forget him.
It was not until Mr. Prior had asked a couple days later about the visit during dinner. Andrew made a joke about it and Beatrice could not help but laugh. However, having repeating Lady Evelyn brought back up feelings of loss. Beatrice felt it more than ever now that she indeed desired Mr. Tobias Eaton.