"My aunt de Bourgh saw fit to attend on your family and, through an unhappy combination of cards, ratafia and your mother’s – " (here, Mr Darcy bit his lip) "persuasiveness, to wager my hand at Quadrille. Against, I should say, my strictest warnings. She lost; I am yours; let me, by all means, pay the forfeit at the altar. I am a man of my word, however little it was consulted in this matter, and you need not doubt that I shall make you – a winner in effect." (In which Elizabeth comes to Pemberley a most reluctant bride, only to find that Pemberley is not all that it seems.)
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