The Effects

[Viltis]

Офигенную вещь сейчас читаю в оноинге -- The Brighton Effect (там стерео фик ему в пару The Pemberley Effect -- та же история с двух разных ракурсов). Там просто чумовая Мэри.

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Kitty could not listen to this any longer. She closed the window softly and withdrew to her room to have a cry.

She wished she could trust her judgement. But she was so foolish and had shown him all her worst qualities. What could he see in her to judge her worthy?

All of their conversations and pleasant times -- was that really enough to make him forget the stupid child standing in the middle of the street in Brighton? She loved him so much and surely the world would not be so cruel as to make her feel so much for it to come to nothing!

“Kitty, did you not clean the ...Whatever is the matter?” Mary closed the bedroom door behind her.

“Oh Mary, I have been so stupid.”

Mary sat warily on her bed. She was not used to being the recipient of tearful confessions.

“How could I think he loved me? Jane and Lizzy are right he is just trifling with me. I have no money, nothing to recommend myself except…myself and that is no mean thing!”

Kitty could not stop her weeping and her ramblings until Mary stuck a handkerchief in her hand. “You are upset because Lizzy and Jane think that Lord Ashbourne does not care enough about you to marry you?”

“Yes, because they are right. I have no ... “

“You are singularly stupid,” said Mary.

“Exactly!” Kitty was glad Mary was joining her fully in her thoughts.

“He will ask you to marry him. No doubt he is waiting for some ridiculous moment to do so.”

“Mary, you cannot know that!”

“I have spent hours chaperoning you. I have listened to all of your conversation where you seem to be of one mind, or arguing passionately. I have borne this like Fordyce and Hannah More would ask me to bear it. I have also learned far more than I should like to about certain subjects like the wealth of nations, the production of labour and where in England one can find the best cheeses!”

Mary stood up.

“He has discussed politics with you, the Economy. Morality! He exposed himself as the worst pianoforte player in the history of the pianoforte!"

“That does not mean he likes what he heard. That does not mean that he can overlook – that he is not – he has had so many young ladies to chose from, who can say what his intentions are! Mr Darcy and Mr Bingley took over a year to declare themselves!!"

“He will declare himself because I have asked him about his intentions every Wednesday for five weeks now and no doubt I will ask him again tomorrow.”

Kitty stared at Mary, but Mary had not finished.

“I am beginning to suspect he has not declared himself just to annoy me.”

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@темы: P&P, ДО, Фанфики