Not too late, I hope, to tell you very much I enjoyed this story - so much cleverness woven throughout and so true to the Darcy and Elizabeth we all love!

Well done and you have indeed earned a hiatus!

Never too late, Maura. I appreciate your kind words.

Thank you, Ellen! This is a wonderful story and I'll enjoy reading it again and again (without the cliffhangers)!

Ellen,

I was finally able to read this last installment and I just want to thank you so much for sharing this lovely story with us! I am never disappointed by you and I look forward to the next adventure you take us on!

Thank you!

Ellen,

A thoroughly delightful and -- as always -- excellently crafted story. Loved it, loved it, loved it. You gave us suspense but did not make us miserable -- you gave us a delightful Elizabeth and a satisfying Darcy -- and a very delicious, dreamy ending. Great pace throughout. Thank you for sharing your gift with us! You are an inspiration.

Gratefully,
Donna

Ellen,

I've been following this story and wanted to tell you how much I have enjoyed it. All ended as it should. Congratulations on finishing!

Loved the story! Thank you so much.

I loved the ending! This was such an enjoyable story. Thanks for posting it.

I would like to thank you Ellen for a beautifully written story with just the right elements of angst and happiness without being too sickeningly sweet or completely out of character. In other words you have a rare accomplishment here; a truly enjoyable story with a really satisfying ending.

Me too would like to express my gratitude and admiration for this exquisite story, I've truely enjoyed every part of it, Mr Darcy's wild looks after his accident gave a certain attraction. New story brewing, I hope?!!???

Thank you, thank you, one and all! *smooch* !

New story brewing, I hope?!!???

Only a short one, I'm afraid.

"Only a short one, I'm afraid"

We are definitely not complaining, Ellen

Well, Gio, it will be short but at least it will be...um...satisfying!

Aren't all your stories amazingly satisfying in all respects, m'dear?

Thanks, Renee, sweetie!

"Anything goes, to keep the ladies happy!"
You have an eager audience, you know!!!

Wonderful! So thoughtfully written. Beautiful! Thank you!

No, Rachel P, thank you!

Just read the story in its entirety, and enjoyed it very much. Fantastic.

congratulations!!

I read your fic last week and I love it!!

Wonderful!!

:D

Julie and Juliana,

Thanks so much for your kind words! I hope you enjoy my other stories as well.

Such a good story. So well written, I really like the unique twists and turns while still keeping all of the most famous lines.

Thanks for taking the time to write this story.

Ellen,

I´m from Brazil and it´s a great pleasure to read your histories...

I´ll read the others histories, of course, and I´ll post some comments...

Kisses!!

Thank you both for taking the time to comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story.

Juliana, you may be interested to know that two of my stories, "The Worst that Could Happen" and "Report from Longbourn" (a very short story, the first I had the courage to post) are available in Portuguese, thanks to a couple of dedicated fans!

Ellen G,

This was magnificent! Oh, I read it straight through in one sitting and I would say this has now bumped down a fw of my previous favorite fan fictions and is now in my top five "what-ifs". Outside of leaving out Mr. Collins, I thought this stayed true to the original time line and maintained how the characters would have reacted and thought. I loved it very much. If you were ever to publish or put this on a kindle, I would love to have this to take with me. Thank you for such a great read.

Tallfleur, I am rendered speechless by your praise. Thank you so much!

Your story was so totally unexpected, and I am very happy that I by some coincindence found it this Friday, and had time to read it all at once. It held me riveted, and as I have been lurking in the different P&P forums for what seems a very long time I am surprised I have not seen your story before. Thank you

You described the mysterious Darcy in a way I have not seen before, proud and shy as always, but also containing humility and with a knowledge that he needs other people, both for practical and psychological reasons. He has to relie on them and comes out appreciating 'carpe diem'. I enjoyed your slightly altered gallery of persons, and how they slowly revealed their personality and goals. This made the story very different, and confirmed for me again why I love these stories and their original cast. Your understated humour made it even better I wish I had the inspiration to come up with such a story too... I am only left now anticipating enjoying some of your other stories!!

Jorunn, welcome! I started out as a lurker, too, albeit on another (inferior) site. I went from lurking to commenting to writing vignettes to authoring the full-length stories you see here.

I'm so glad you enjoyed this story and I hope to hear your opinion of my other ones.

Im really glad that bugger of a doctor got found out. im so mad at him lol!