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Lady Catherine de Bourgh:
"I hope you don't intend on keeping the little beast?" Lady Catherine asked over tea.
News had traveled everywhere it seemed of Lydia's abandonment of her child. And in just a few short weeks at that. It seemed as though everyone Elizabeth knew, and some more, knew of what had happened.
The most critical of those that Elizabeth knew, was so far either Caroline Bingly, or Lady Catherine.
"As it happens, we do plan on keeping the child." Mr. Darcy answered his Aunt, he remained formal, but did not really wish to speak of such a topic. Especially, to his Aunt.
"What? How absurd! The scandal Darcy! Many already speak of that thoughtless girl and her husband who left a baby on your doorstep, but to keep the bastard child?! It's better to get rid of it, and hear of it no more" Lady Catherine stated harshly.
"I see him as no bastard Lady Catherine, and you should remember that the thoughtless girl you speak of is my sister. Making that child, my nephew. I will turn him onto the streets for the sins of his parents" Elizabeth repeated her notion, in almost a challenging manner.
"You are entirely too noble for your own good Miss Bennet" Catherine practically hissed at Elizabeth, still having rejected the idea of Elizabeth and her nephew's marriage.
"What a terror, First my dearest nephew, marrying into a family of such scandal, no amount of wealth, rejecting my own daughter in the process, and now the wretchedness continues!" Lady Catherine continued and pulled out a handkerchief and dabbed her eyes, as if she was actually capable of crying.
Mr. Darcy stood at this. "Auntie Catherine, I have told you, I did not marry into a family of scandal, it was an unfortunate accident what happened, I married for love, and I must ask you to leave after such a speech"
Lady Catherine looked between Elizabeth and Darcy before she stood. "I can see when I'm no longer wanted, must you break an old woman's heart?" Lady Catherine asked as she gave herself pity for having such a nephew. She was then escorted from the estate by a servant, and helped into her carriage while Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth watched.
Once her carriage began to pull away, Elizabeth turned to Darcy. "How much more judgement must we hear of the sort?"Elizabeth asked then shook her head. "Your Aunt Catherine is certainly a character" Elizabeth stated with a small laugh.
Darcy did not smile, but simply nodded. "A Character indeed"
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over the course of a few weeks, Elizabeth had almost gotten used to the idea of raising Lydia's child. She had even had Little George a quilt made with his name at the bottom, as she had done for her own son.
Though Elizabeth had her fears, she would only pray they did not come true.
She was afraid that Little George would grow and turn into his own father, a horrible cad. Though Lizzie suspected the best way to avoid that, was to simply never speak of it, and treat the little boy fairly.
But another fear, was that her sister Lydia would return for the baby, that Lydia would get bored of her life, and decide to return. Elizabeth frowned at the thought.
She would not just hand over little George in such a scenario, but she feared that if Lydia truly wanted it for whatever game she had in mind, that Lydia would not be involved getting the law, and even their parents on Lydia's side.
If that became the case, Elizabeth was unsure of what the outcome could be. She did not know if the courts would decide to leave the child with Lizzie, the caring home he knew, or if they would be so easily manipulated by the two most manipulative people she knew. Lydia and George Wickham.
"I suppose we should go visit the children now" Elizabeth suggested to Darcy as they returned inside the mansion.