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Janh, what a lovely chapter!
And that last sentence (he lost his heart for the second time), Oh my God, it is priceless.
Delightful story.
Can´t wait for more
Oh, how I loved this chapter, even though there was a lot of anger and anguish in it.
Fan is finally brought back to Elisabeth. She will be the one that nears the gap between Elisabeth and Darcy and she has started already. So sweet, embracing them both, while Elisabeth and Darcy feel awkward.
I’m glad everything is out in the open between Elisabeth and Darcy.
I had to laugh at the comment Elisabeth made about Darcy being the most wilful man she had ever known. She is as wilful as her husband appearing at Cutter’s Wood even though Darcy had forbidden her. But I guess we’ll be grateful she happens to be there in the wake of the last event.
Good work Jan, can’t wait for the next chapter.
I loved the dialogue between Darcy and Lizzy at Longbourn. For Darcy to admit to his selfishness and his arrogance. That had to be very hard for him to do. To admit to such deceit.
Wow…I could almost feel Darcy’s despair when he discovered Lizzy had taken everything away with her. She totally rejected him and, actually, I can’t really blame her. After all he had done and the lies and the deceit and then to find that Fan was kidnapped and by Wickham, no less….and then to realize that Wickham wouldn’t have been there or known about Fan if it hadn’t been for Darcy….What would anyone think.
Of course, who knows what all Caroline Bingley and Mrs Hurst said when they presented her with the note. Lizzy did say that "Caroline was only too eager to bring the note to my attention." I bet she was, that witch!
It’s probably a good think they left before Darcy came back. I sincerely hope that they will be cut out of the Darcy's lives completely. They deserve no recognition even if they are Bingley's sisters.
I hope Bingley finds out just how conniving and vindictive his sisters really are, too? Not much better than Wickham. They may not have kidnapped anyone, but they think nothing of ruining people for their own amusement and care for no one but themselves.
Naturally, I bent down to comply with her command. I kissed her cheek before she laid her head upon my shoulder.
Darcy’s habit of doing things his own way just gets him into more and more trouble. Lizzy had found Fan’s ribbons going toward Cutters Wood but Darcy still didn’t want to admit that Wickham had her so he chose to ignore it to cover up all the lies he had told so far.
I knew when he left that Lizzy would follow…and I’m glad she did. But Jan…my heart stopped when Wickham shot Darcy! I can only hope Wickham now lies dead at the bottom of the ravine…but what about Darcy? Maybe Bingley followed them, too?...I hope! Oh Dear….somehow I don’t think they will make it to Pemberley any time soon. I can only hope he makes it back to Netherfield and Lizzy and Fan will become his nurses!...Please?
Jan…you are giving us another excellent and well written story…but…how will we survive waiting while Darcy is bleeding in the middle of nowhere for a whole week? Noooooooo!!
I'm so glad that Lizzy finally learned the truth and she seeemed to be softening towards Darcy, esp with Fan's help. The fact that she was there at Cutter's Wood speaks volumes 
Can't wait for next Sunday's update!! Thanks, Jan!
I went back to read that ransom note from Wickham, and I am a little surprised that Elizabeth became so angry merely from reading it. After all, it was Wickham and the note seemed to accuse Darcy without specifically pointing out what he had done. As Bingley surmised earlier when he saw the note, it could have meant Wickham still blamed Darcy for not receiving the living earlier and was now using the child to get it.
"Darcy, I have the child. We had a bargain, and you have failed to honour it, but now you will. If you wish to conceal the truth of what you have done from Elizabeth, and if she ever hopes to see her niece again, you will hand over the fortune we agreed upon.
Your search will turn up empty, so do not waste your time. Wait for further notice of when and where you are to deliver the funds.
G Wickham"
Elizabeth seemed to have assumed the very worst of Darcy even before he confessed. She also seemed to not have been impressed with him when he kept his promise and showed up with Fan in tow. After reading that note, I would think she would have expected to see him come back alone. To see him in the carriage with Fan in his lap -- why didn't she run to him and say how glad she was he had gotten the child from the clutches of the kidnapper -- because even if he had paid Wickham, would that not count for something?
Just fussing a bit with Elizabeth whom I have felt throughout is keeping Darcy as much at arms' length as possible. I guess it's her fear of feeling too much? Thank goodness Darcy was shot. The poor man will need to be injured and nearly helpless before Elizabeth gives him a break. 
Darcy is also fortunate to now have Fan in his corner. She's decided who her parents are and she is not a young lady to be denied.
oh, what the f***!!!! 
So, I've started reading this story some time ago, but I kept being behind with the chapters... and today, when I finally catch up.... DARCY IS SHOT AND HALF DEAAAAAD???!?! so noooooo way! 
beg your pardon, ladies, but I really neeeded to let it out someway!
and now, on with my comment, hard task, as I kept smiling/crying/laughing and so on all the time!
I see that Fan has everyone wrapped around her little finger (and not only Elizabeth and Darcy, I'm talking about me and I think all the other readers as well ) isn't she just the cutest of things?
and we are so lucky to have her in this story, because now I know that Elizabeth will never have the guts to leave Darcy, as it would hurt Fan too much (hey, as long as they are together, I'm positive they can overcome anything, bullets included 
)
as we say in Italy "gli fa vedere i sorci verdi" ("she makes him see the green rats"
) oh, but now they will have to spend a lot of time together, after all she is his wife, and he is seriously injured, and he needs some candy to heal doesn't he? huh, any chance we are having an early post this week? I can't stand to have Darcy all bloody in the middle of the wood
and last: wickham IS dead, right?
I haven't had a single moment to comment on this fantastic story, but I have been following it as eagerly as everybody else, eating my nails every Sunday in expectation, anguished when the new update did not come before Monday (you have spoiled us there!)
Even today, I have but a couple of minutes to comment, so I will only say this:
I LUUUURV this story!
I agree with all the comments about its excellence
My vote goes to: Wickham is dead.
And the Bingley sisters: what witches! I hope the story lasts long enough to see them get their comeuppance.
Great, great work.
thumb up!
Thank you, everyone, for all the comments! They keep me going, and I really appreciate them. Contessa and Rori, I welcome your remarks and am glad to know you are reading the story.
I hope the next chapter answers most of your questions and concerns. Thanks for staying with me throughout this ride.
Wow! What a place to leave it! Like many, I'm hoping Wickham is maybe dead in the ravine, and that either Bingley followed or Elizabeth will be able to run and get some help. Thank you for another wonderful chapter! I'm thrilled Elizabeth knows the truth and now the two of them can move towards having a real marriage.
P.S. I'm glad you had a good vacation! Welcome back!
Chapter 17 is up, my dears. And what a chapter it is! Mrs Darcy is thrilled.
I think we all expected (hoped!) that they would reach a moment of accord, and it seems so close now it almost feels as if it has happened. But as we end the chapter, they're still in separate bedrooms. To be continued at Pemberley! Poor Darcy, I really wish for his sake that Elizabeth had been willing to, eh, spend a little more time in his bedroom at Netherfield now that he has his strength back.
But I get it. She has a legitimate gripe against him and his being injured doesn't wipe that slate clean. She's too smart and self-possessed to simply fall into his arms and say it's all forgiven. As eager as I am to see them deliriously happy together (I don't know if Jan plans to give us a moment like that?), I would respect Elizabeth less if she could so quickly shrug off the past simply because he says I love you. Too much other stuff, just like at Hunsford.
I also like how Darcy is shown NOT milking her sympathy for all it's worth. He must have liked lying in bed and having her read to him and be at his beck and call. But that's not the life he wants with her, and he demands that they face their issues head-on. I love this Darcy for that.
And, Fan, too --I love the way she fits into this. Kids often do offer their love easily and completely, and sometimes even to parents who abuse them. Elizabeth questions Darcy's intentions toward Fan, as she should. To his credit, it seems never to occur to him to use Fan's new affection for him as a way to manipulate Mama. Everything he feels for Fan is honest and true, no attempt to win Elizabeth by suddenly being a good father to the child she loves. He is just being a good father because that's who is.
at long last!!! was it really so hard to say?
but, oh so sweet a chapter *__* I'm sorry I can't find better words, but they are so right for each other!
I will have to find something very exciting to keep me busy this week, I really can't wait to read what's next!
I am positive I speak for everyone here when I say YES JAN! PLEEEEEASE!
I honestly would have been disappointed if it happened like that, after all we've read before...
the fact that he is hot and rich doesn't hurt either
(couldn't stop myself sorry
)
Marvellous!!!
Thanks...thanks...thanks!
Poor Mr Wickham!To break his crown in manner of Jack and Jill! And poor Mr Darcy! For ever tied to make love only at Pemberley!LOL
Thank you for a lovely chapter. I hope you already have some other story just as entertaining.
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Thank you, everyone, for all the kind comments. And thank you, Kathryn Ann, for de-lurking! It's always extra pleasing when a new reader speaks up. I can safely say that all cliffies are over because the next chapter is the last.
See you Sunday.
A most fitting end to a lovely love story! I like how you close out everyone's story, including Lady C and Caroline. Darcy's determination and generosity is matched by Elizabeth's patience and kindness. With parents like this, the child had little chance to grow up to be anything other than delightful. Nurture making the best of nature.
Fitzwilliam Darcy and the killing of the pillow
at least it was for the best of the causes! That scene, it was just perfect! so sweet and yet entertaining (trust Elizabeth to make someone laugh at the oddest moments )
and a great metaphor too of how they managed to overcome the wall of misunderstandings they had built.
as for the rest of the chapter, simply the perfect ending to a wonderful story. I really enjoyed it, so Jan, thank you very much for sharing
It was so beautiful, perfect...Jan thank you for the one more of your stories which must be reread.
Wow…listening to Darcy talk about Fan and her nightmares after Wickham, and how she behaved in spite of all the strange places they stopped at…such a difference from this trip and the one to London and back to Netherfield.
“Where Papá?”
“He is here,” I announced, striding through the door.
Of course she hid her feelings. He didn’t tell her he loved her when he asked her to marry him at Longbourn…he just said
Through Elizabeth’s shame and disgrace of her family, those were words that said the opposite. She had to hide her feelings to protect her own heart. These two had been at cross-purposes for so long!
“And this our wedding night?”
Their banter when he found her in his bed was delightful! And when he saw the pillow and told her
I wasn’t surprised at Caroline Bingley not marrying. Someone with that much spite and bitterness really does take on the hard and drawn features to match their personality. I can’t imagine anyone who could live with her.
Lady Catherine is the one who really surprised me, too. Getting to know Fan and helping her with her art…and telling Elizabeth that Wickham’s mother also had artistic talent which she rarely used. But the part I really had to laugh at was
“It sounded more like a warning to me.”
“What do you mean?”
“‘When I return, I will examine her again,’” I said in a mocking voice. “Elizabeth, she is coming back!”
Somehow, I don’t think they really mind! Darcy was so much like his aunt…haughty, proud, overbearing! She could have gone on to become a lonely, bitter old woman much like Caroline Bingley…but she, like Darcy, became a better person…and it was all because of ‘the child’.
Fan truly became Darcy’s daughter…from the moment she first called him Papa! And I laughed when, like a typical Papa…he panicked when he had to give her away and vowed the man she was to marry wasn’t good enough for her!
But most of all…I truly enjoyed the final scene when Darcy admitted that he sometimes was ill-tempered on purpose! What a long journey these two have been on to get to this wonderful place of love and family. Whether Darcy realizes it or not…Elizabeth was right…it all did seem to be by accident…they might never have gotten together if it hadn’t been for ‘the child’.
Your stories always give me such a wonderful array of emotions and this one is no different! I enjoyed every bit of it and it is another one I will re-read again and again! It's such a beautiful love story...but not just love between a man and a woman...but love of family and the love for a child.
Stories like this are also my escape into the world of early 19th century England and with my favorite couple!
Thank you so much Jan…now…when is the next one?!
