A man's got to do what a man's got to do, I guess. As does an administrator. It's between you and Amy and the rest of us will bow, of course, to your will.
Keep writing. We'll find it and keep reading. Just wish it was here. But I get that perhaps you are a bad fit for this site, which is a wonderful site, and you are a wonderful writer. But sometimes things just don't fit. (That sound of anguished howling in the distance is me. Or should that be I?)
About your note below, Stan, yes, I do agree it is in keeping that Darcy is closer to the Bingley women than Knighley was to the vicar's wife, whatever her pretensions with "Knightley this and Knightley that" may have been. Also, if we suspend our knowledge of where the story is going, then we can see that a major tension at this point in telling the story from Darcy's point of view is the question of whether Bingley will become closer to Georgiana and Darcy by default closer to Miss Bingley--perhaps falling for her against his will. She is attractive and intelligent, and Darcy has a high tolerance for sharp-tongued women. Of course, she does not have Elizabeth's spirit and kindness but the full knowledge of what Elizabeth is, is still percolating in Darcy. He has not quite yet been driven to the moment when he must explode into action to once again try to pull her into his world. Love your story, Stan.
Stan Hurd Wrote:
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> True, but in Darcy's defense, he just spent two
> months in the same house with her, and as Bingley
> pointed out, it was more like a family gathering
> than anything else, and he just let down his
> guard; I guess his firm and clear got soft and
> blurry there for a second. But as I mentioned
> below, when I wrote it, being the oaf I am, I
> wrote it just the way he took it: no big deal.
>
> But, as art imitates life, the ladies will come to
> Darcy’s rescue, just as my Dwiggie friends have
> come to mine.
>
> As for Lady Catherine, honestly, it never occurred
> to me that she had married beneath her until I was
> writing that section. I guess I tended to treat
> her like one of those uncomfortable truths out
> there that you just look away from, and never
> really think about; until, of course, I had to
> figure out how to write about her.
Keep writing. We'll find it and keep reading. Just wish it was here. But I get that perhaps you are a bad fit for this site, which is a wonderful site, and you are a wonderful writer. But sometimes things just don't fit. (That sound of anguished howling in the distance is me. Or should that be I?)
About your note below, Stan, yes, I do agree it is in keeping that Darcy is closer to the Bingley women than Knighley was to the vicar's wife, whatever her pretensions with "Knightley this and Knightley that" may have been. Also, if we suspend our knowledge of where the story is going, then we can see that a major tension at this point in telling the story from Darcy's point of view is the question of whether Bingley will become closer to Georgiana and Darcy by default closer to Miss Bingley--perhaps falling for her against his will. She is attractive and intelligent, and Darcy has a high tolerance for sharp-tongued women. Of course, she does not have Elizabeth's spirit and kindness but the full knowledge of what Elizabeth is, is still percolating in Darcy. He has not quite yet been driven to the moment when he must explode into action to once again try to pull her into his world. Love your story, Stan.
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Mari wrote:
> I understand that he is soft-hearted man who would
> not willingly injure a lady's feelings, but
> shopping with Miss Bingley? I find it akin to the
> situation in Emma when the vicar's new wife
> attempted to impose her hostess services on Mr.
> Knightley. He was clear and firm.
>
> True, but in Darcy's defense, he just spent two
> months in the same house with her, and as Bingley
> pointed out, it was more like a family gathering
> than anything else, and he just let down his
> guard; I guess his firm and clear got soft and
> blurry there for a second. But as I mentioned
> below, when I wrote it, being the oaf I am, I
> wrote it just the way he took it: no big deal.
>
> But, as art imitates life, the ladies will come to
> Darcy’s rescue, just as my Dwiggie friends have
> come to mine.
>
> As for Lady Catherine, honestly, it never occurred
> to me that she had married beneath her until I was
> writing that section. I guess I tended to treat
> her like one of those uncomfortable truths out
> there that you just look away from, and never
> really think about; until, of course, I had to
> figure out how to write about her.