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Going fishing

Mr. Bennet knew why Mr. Darcy was asking. He looked straight at him, half grinning, and said, "Of course, there is fishing. We have a nice stream full of fish near here, right on my property. All my daughters know how to fish, but not all like it." He answered, smiling at Mr. Darcy, who bowed his head slightly, understanding that Mr. Bennet knew what he had asked about fishing.

''I do; I would like to go fishing; it is one of my favorite pastimes. Mrs. Hill is an excellent cook, and we always catch enough for the family's dinner." Elizabeth added eagerly.

Jane surprised Elizabeth by saying, "I want to fish, too. I also love fishing." She nodded to emphasize her love for her newly found favorite pastime.

Lizzie and her father looked at each other, trying not to smile, knowing Jane despised fishing. Jane ignored them and shrugged; her eyes fixed on Colonel Fitzwilliam. She would not look at Mr. Bingley, who kept smiling at her while Mary covered her mouth to hide her smile. Neither Lydia nor Jane liked to fish, and they all knew it.

Mr. Hurst added, "I would love to go fishing as well. Please count me in. Though Charles doesn't like to fish, he never goes with my cousins and me." He said that because he did not want Charles to come along; besides, it was true that Charles really did not like to fish.

Charles sighed, exasperated, "Reggie is right; I find fishing pointless. Buy the fish. However, I have a question: are you all going to the assembly?"

When the Bennet girls nodded, Charles smiled, "Great. Then I will see you there, and maybe I will come sometime in between, and we can visit again." That is a fine idea; I will come calling."

However, nobody paid attention to Charles because everyone else was planning to go fishing after lunch, angering him.

Mary told her father, "I think Kitty would like to go fishing with us; I will ask her."

Mr. Bennet added, "Eat a small lunch; I will have my wife pack food for us, and Mr. Hill can come and help us with all the gear. I think we can have a picnic by the river while we fish. We can bring a small sausage for Mr. Zeus." Richard chuckled, looking at his cousin's face.

"A very small one, otherwise, he will be deadly sick.'' Mr. Darcy told Lizzie, who laughed, looking at his grimace.

"I believe it. The sausage was bigger than him." Lizzie said, and her father agreed, laughing and looking at Darcy.

It added to Charles's annoyance, who was already mad since he had agreed he did not like to go fishing. He hated it, but a picnic with the beauties was most appealing; however, he could not say he wanted to go. He had noticed Col Fitzwilliam could not take his eyes off Miss Bennet, and William was overly friendly, but he never was friendly. He was usually quiet around strangers, smiling, offering his favorite cap to a stranger, and openly flirting.

Charles was unhappy and felt betrayed, so he thought he would do something about it. Why should William and his cousins get the pretty women? He wanted either Jane or Lizzie. After all, he had seen them first. He would think about it, or he would ask his devious sisters. He could see either of them on his bed, and the fool he was, he had taken to meet them.

When it was time to go, Zeus, sitting on the couch with Lizzie and Jane, did not want to go. He growled and snapped at Darcy when he tried to pick him up, making the sisters grin.

Darcy had it with Zeus, who once again decided to behave badly. Col Fitzwilliam stood by Zeus, with a commanding voice he ordered, "Zeus down, now!" The puppy obeyed, and Jane applauded, admiring him. Richard bowed gallantly, and she grinned. Charles was boiling, still thinking he had seen her first.

When they rode their horses back, Zeus sat on the horse with William, as usual. He liked to ride, but this day, he was whining the entire time because he wanted to stay there. William was unhappy with the naughty puppy and said, "No, they were not going to give you any sausage. Besides, I won't let them; last time, you were so sick I thought you would die."

"What is this about a sausage and your cap? When did this happen? You never said you knew the Bennet." Charles's voice was sharp.

"I didn't know them. It is a silly story; no sense recalling it." Darcy answered.

That was that Charles understood. No, nobody was gonna tell him what it happened.

William had already noticed. Charles was looking at Elizabeth, and he did not like it that much. Richard had already told him to be careful because he thought that Charles liked every woman that William had looked at before.

Richard did not want Charles to come fishing because he liked Jane, and also liked Miss Elizabeth, but he knew she was the woman that William wished for. What a fine day this was turning out to be.

Charles felt that they were ignoring him, so he rode faster, annoyed. Reggie took advantage of the chance, and he asked in a a muffled voice, "You knew them; didn't you?"

"Yes, I will tell you later." William said, not wanting to say anything around Charles.

The sisters

At Longbourn Lizzie asked Jane, "Dear, did you like Colonel Fitzwilliam? He's very handsome." They both giggled.

"Actually, he looks pretty much like Mr. Darcy." Jane observed," but even nicer, much."

"Imagine if we marry both of them; people will wonder; though imagine we will be close." Lizzie sighed.

Jane grinned. "Yes, I can imagine."

"I agree, both were very handsome, but I didn't Mr. Bingley, the other gentleman. He smiles too much. I felt something wrong with him; I believe that he likes the ladies a little too much." Mary said.

Jane nodded, now she wished she had studied with her father; she would ask him if she still could.

Kitty came in the room; has anyone seen Lydia? She's not in her room." Kitty bit her lip. She looked worried.

"Mother sent in some errand, or maybe she went to Mariah afterwards. Do you want to go fishing with us?" Mary asked her.

Kitty clapped her hands, "Ye, I do. When? Who are the gentlemen?"

Lizzie told her and she sighed, "So romantic; you are lucky!" Kitty said. She looked at Jane whose pendant, never mind, her father moved his hand. Mr. Bennet would tell Jane when they were alone. For the meantime, like Lizzie, the pendant would still look like it had an enamel ring around.

Netherfield

Charles said, "I think I like both older sisters. I need to decide which one, I need a wife when if I buy this place."

"Why do you need to decide? Maybe neither one of them likes you." Richard sounded annoyed.

Hurst shook his head; he was unhappy, "Yes, you better get a wife before I leave. Do you know that I am gonna try to leave Louisa; you know why. I see you need to get a wife. Well, you can try. But who knows if they like you or not."

Charles ignored Hurst. "Did you like them? Is so which one did you like? I guess Miss Elizabeth, or was it Miss Bennet?" He asked staring at William.

"Why should that matter? You need to decide on your own, and let the best man win." William told him.

"It doesn't matter. But why are you so secretive? Don't forget I took you there, and I saw them first." Charles told them.

Darcy said, "We need to eat a small lunch and get ready." He told Richard, not answering to Charles.

Miss Bingley didn't like that they were getting ready to leave right after they came; she came in the room and heard him. "Where are you going?"

"Fishing," Mr. Darcy said.

"But I don't like fishing," she pouted.

"Well, the ladies we met today like it; we are going fishing with them." Richard disliked Miss Bingley.

"It figures out, they are country maidens," Miss Bingley smirked, "I don't like to be around country people, they are inferior."

"I guess you don't need to worry since you're not coming, but I am going." Hurst said as Louisa came in the room.$

Luisa did not like that he was going fishing with other ladies. She gave Caroline a nasty look, blaming her sister for listening to her.

"But why are you all going?" Miss Bingley asked, but nobody wanted to answer that question.

They were getting ready to leave when Mr. Hurst's cousins arrived. One was an Austrian cousin that had that was a solicitor in London, and a noble and the other was a younger cousin, 18 years old; both where wealthy heirs. "We are going fishing, and they already accepted. "Reggie said we can pack our lunches, I guess." Zeus liked them and went to them, upsetting Charles.

Miss Bingley was terribly angry, same as Charles who could not come along. They saddled and left.

On the way to fishing, they met with George Wickham. Who rode a short while with them. Darcy told him that Georgie was coming with Penelope, his cousin. George understood, to stay away.

Richard noticed how George's eyes lit up when he heard Penelope's name. Richard was right, after George heard Penelope name, he forgot the other lady.

"William, I would like to greet Penny. I am very fond of her he said. I hope I can see her occasionally now that I'm getting out of the army." He told Darcy and Richard.

George said he would come later to see them, but he needed to go back to his post because he was trying to leave the Army.

He asked Darcy if he wanted to see the papers that he was getting out of the army; and they needed to talk. Darcy agreed; "I will see you then."

Richard wrote next to William, "We will need to keep an eye on Georgiana"

Going

They find out that four of the sisters were coming fishing with the father, they were going in the in. They were riding horses. Mr. Hill was pulling a small wagon with blankets, fishing gear, and food.

The day was windy, so the sisters were heavier skirts. Sturdy boots, no bonnets, too windy, and wool jackets

Reggie cousins's introduced themselves and rode next to Kitty, and Mary. Reggie wanted to turn back and force Louisa to come, wishing luisa was coming with them. She used to love fishing. They went fishing a few times together; they enjoyed it, but Miss Bingley told her that was not for the polite society ladies. Hurst asked where the fishing was and went back.

He ignored everyone and went to his wife, "My dear will come fishing with me?"

Luisa's eyes opened big and smiled. "Yes, I would love to go. I can get ready in a short while."

Caroline started saying something, and Louisa told her, "I don't want to hear what you have to say. I am done listening to you. I am going because I like to go fishing; my daddy took me every time. He invited you two and neither of you came along."

Caroline was saying all kind of nonsense that Louisa ignored. She ran upstairs and changed her clothes to dress like the Bennet sisters. She had gone fishing often and knew how to dress. Meanwhile, Mr. Hurst picked up another fishing pole, while smiling happily.

Charles asked, "May I come as well? Just to visit. I am not good at fishing."'

Hurst said he had only asked to bring his wife, "Maybe next time." Charles was seething in anger.

When they left the house, Mr. Hurst reach for his wife's hand; and Caroline stood at the window glaring. Charles told her to be quiet and sat to think how to ask Caroline for advice. However, he did not want to marry, not until he found out if they had a dowry.

Darcy could not stop smiling but worried, though not sure why. He decided to ask her, "Miss Elizabeth, do you know a Mr. Goldschmidt?"

Lizzie lowered her voice, "Yes, I was visiting a Mr. Goldschmidt the day you saw me, why?" She bit her lip, looking at him.

A/n I enjoy it! I have a short fairy tale coming up.