I promise you dear ladies, if Malena agrees that is, that I will post chapter 3 this week.

It promises to be such a great story... Lots of fun and angst combined... Love that!

Love it! Love it! Love it!
Very funny in places! Will Mr Darcy be confused with Mr Collins? Will the Highwayman turn up as Mr Collins?
Will Darcy remember who he is himself?
Oh dear!! Comedy of errors indeed!
Love to have the next chapter before Christmas.

This is great! Keep it coming...

Granted. Do post chapter 3 this week, Mrs Darcy.
Very happy you are so enjoying the story, by the way. Thanks for the words of encouragement. It makes me very happy indeed.

Hilarious! That fight was fantastic!!

This has to be one of the best stories I have read in the recent past. Keep up the great work and post more very soon. I love it.

Mo

Malena, you finished writing already, horay!
I can't wait to read more, please Mrs Darcy - this makes an excellent Christmas present.
So Darcy isn't so bad, he sure sound liked it in the first chapter.
Mr Collins in dead right? after all, water isn't good for you in those days, you could easily catch pneumonia ain't it?
I can't wait for more :D

...yet immediately rose, bearing an even more stunned look upon her face, for reasons the intelligent reader should not require explanation.

Brilliant! Well said, Malena!

I should not have laughed at a gentleman's misfortune...but I did! Loved the fireworks display!

Am glad you had a good laugh. Thanks for telling me. Thrilled to see you are following it Ellen.

Someone asked if MC was dead. I think it is clear that he is not. He was badly hurt though, wounded in the shoulder and he might catch a severe cold. We shall see if he survives or not.

And yes. The story is complete. I may add a scene or two to the chapters but the whole plot is a finished work already. Started working on it in August.

Again thank you for taking the time of commenting. Love you all!!!

This is like The Taming Of The Shrew! Excellent story, will there be sparks soon? I can only imagine that Darcy will be nursed by Elizabeth and family, but will he have his memory? so many questions.

Lorena

This is hysterical! I am looking forward to an entertaining ride. Thank you for giving us this gem!

What a comedy of errors. This is a treat to read.

Oh, my! I printed the chapter out to read while waited while doing some banking, and sat in the waiting area laughing and making strange faces! At least that is what I was told!I do have to say their argument was hilarious! "You witch!" Ha, what a great line! But, to be left with hardly a stitch of clothing on his person and injured, bad piture for Lizzy! Or should I say"Missy"?

Wonderful!!!
I've laughed so hard with these two chapters that I'm eagerly waiting for the third one... when can we expect an update??

Thank you, thank you!!

Chapter 3 is up, my dears. Enjoy!

I love this story!!!

Thank you!!!

I'd faint too if I woke up in that madhouse! Poor Darcy.

That was brilliant! Netherfield is closed and Darcy is ill at Longbourn. I have one complain - that was too short, please update again soon Mrs Darcy
So, Mr collins in not quiet dead, but perhaps he may make it to Hertfordshire, say after Christmas, simply to displease Lady Catherine off course.
I never thought I see the day when Lydia volunteer to be a parson's wife.
Now, if only Mrs Bennet would ready the vicar and have Lizzy marry to Mr Collins directly he wakes.
Please post again soon Mrs Darcy, for I know that Malena have handed the whole novel over to you

Please post again soon Mrs Darcy, for I know that Malena have handed the whole novel over to you

No, no, my dear, you know nothing of the sort! Malena has finished her story, but she keeps the chapters to herself and her betas until it's time to post. And, who knows, that might be soon enough.

Oh, well I must have misread the messages here, sorry Renee, but I look forward to reading the next update all the same

Malena
Oh I see the writting on the wall. If he can't remember anything when he finally comes to. He'll think he is Collins the Parson. The Bingleys have left so they won't identify Darcy as Darcy. The real Collins won't arrive because he naked and dead down in Kent.

So no one knows where he is they will look but they have no reason to believe that he is Hertfordshire. When Wickham finally sees him he could get all sorts of ideas.

You've got my mind spinning with all the possiblities. More please soon.
Geri

This story is wild & crazy. I love Mr. Darcy's attitude. He is amusing and I wonder if he will remember that when he comes to. Thanks for posting so soon. I love that, too!

Hi there.
For you to have an idea of who I have in mind when telling this story, here is a picture of Lizzy as Mr Darcy spied her before she got into the creek, and one of Mr Darcy as he inspected Longbourn.

I like becoming Jane as well, but since Miss Austen married no one, I thought I like the other guy who propose to her as well as Mr Lefroy, in fact it seems like he was the foundation of Mr Darcy shy character.
I like this Lady Catherine much better too.

Are we going to see more of Darcy & Lizzy by the creek?
Darcy hasn't lost him memory has he? Sure, not one would think he is but Mr Collins, but surely if he told them he was Mr Darcy, surely they would have realise that they were mistaken. I gather from this that Darcy missed the Meryton Assembly as well.

look forward to more update :D

Chapter 4 is up, my dears. You're going to love it, I promise!

what a delicate thing for a gentlemen of Darcy's ..consequence to loose his memory! He could be compromised by any of the sisters and married before he ever knew who he really was. But you have compromised Lizzy first! Very smart of you.

Lorena

what an excellent update,
but pray keep Mr Wickham away from Mr Collins
and let the Netherfield party return only when Lizzy and Darcy marries
I never thought I see the day when Mary would gladly marry this perfect stranger in the morning, shall she no longer read sermon?
What uproar would be should Darcy family comes to Hertfordshire to look for him and discover that he is married and cannot even remember his own name
I take it Darcy remembers all his preference yet nothing of his background, better and better
where is Mr Collins btw? is he dead yet? one can only hope

Kitty and Lydia haven't been altered, but Mary enjoying sonnete instead of sermons! Great fun.

What great fun this story is! Brava, Malena!

I am enjoying the invalid's slow recovery but I wish Mr. Wickham was gone! Oh, well...I guess we need him for this delightful story. Keep up the good work!

Poor Darcy having all those girls staring at him. He sure seems to be lapping up all the attention. And then we have Lizzy who "doesn't want to marry him"...but he sure is handsome. Lol! Wish someone had witnessed their swim together.

I see such danger for Georgiana if Wickham finds out Darcy doesn't know who he is? Please let him meeting Wicky make his memory snap out of it.

Can't wait for more you got my mind go wild with all the possiblities.

Ladies! I am sooo glad you like my story.

You are right! Wickham is indeed going to be up to sth when he discovers his foe´s delicate situation.
And there will be quite a scandal at Rosings Park as well!

But there is still a lot to read about Darcy´s adventures among the lesser company of the Bennets.

One thing, though. Lizzy has not been compromised for there were no witnesses of her aquatic meeting. She hates her cousin and will not tell a soul of the happenstance in the creek.
Bye for now, and many thanks for commenting!!!!

Malena, surely you don't mean for Wickham to find out abt Darcy? How could you be so cruel?
Will you at least wait until Lizzy marries Mr Collins?
If by scandal you mean Darcy takes his bride back to Hunsford and Lizzy finds out that her husband is not her cousin, then all is Ace.
Please Mrs Darcy, when will we see the next update?
can we keep Longbourn to themselve for a few more days?

Chapter 5 has just been posted. Enjoy!

OMG, I cannot stop smiling.

More!!!
I love this story and was so happy when I saw another chapter!! yay!
Thank you Malena (and betas, and Mrs. Darcy!) for this wonderful read!

You are a cruel one putting Darcy under the cow. But very funny that like the Bennet daughters minus one the cows preferred him.

Looking forward to Chapter 6

Funniest chapter yet! So females of both species like the man except for Lizzy. Love it!

Well, you may say Hardy, but I see a mixture of Dickens and Fielding in the humor. This is a rollicking tale that has us all in stitches. What does the idiom about fire burning thatch mean? "Azew" is a new one to me, but "nonny-nonny" can be easily deciphered!

I am excessively diverted! There's plenty to enjoy in this chapter, but my favorite is this:

...Then he observed almost in a whisper, "All your daughters are very pretty, madam."

"O. That is very kind of you to say, sir." Sending a quick glance at Mary she added, "Very kind indeed, though not entirely true."

How very like Mrs. Bennet! Thank you, Malena, for brightening my day!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

One of my betas suggested putting Darcy in this kind of humorous situations much in the fashion of "Overboard", the film featuring Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and I just couldn´t resist.
Love that you all are loving it!

It's pure delight, luv. Thank you for sharing this gem with us.

Malena, your story is so refreshing, so funny...
I'm eager to read the next chapter; will Lizzy be more susceptible to Darcy's charm?

Thank you Malena (and Renée) for sharing this lovely story

Cathy

Love it so far. Keep up the good work...Hope to hear more soon.

Malena, I liked the movie "Overboard" very much and I like your story even more. I'm waiting for more of these inspired hijinks. What will you think of next? Bring it on!

Chapter 6 is up, my dears. Enjoy!

Just read Chapter 6, and I am enjoying each chapter even more than the last, if that is possible!

I love the way you take familiar words from both the book and movie version, toss them in a blender, and come up with a concoction both inspired and logical in context.

"Mr. Collins" seems to be finding his real self in his amnesia--and this Darcy is a pleasure to watch. I'm wondering whether Wickham or Lady Catherine--or maybe Mr. Bingley or his sister Caroline--will throw a spammer in the works by telling Darcy who he is before he marries Elizabeth (or am I jumping too far ahead or perhaps inferring an incorrect outcome)? I'm giddy with anticipation. I cannot predict what will happen next, but I feel safe in your hands.

having just atched Tess last week I wondered when I read the previous chpater with the milking if that kissing a shadow line would come into play. Loved it-- so sweet. Looking fwd to your next chapter!

I love the way you take familiar words from both the book and movie version, toss them in a blender, and come up with a concoction both inspired and logical in context.

True!!! This is just that!!!!!

Thank you Lacy and Christina. Hope to continue blending things to your taste!!

Oh with every chapter since Wicky showed up I become more afraid for Georgiana and Darcy's Estate.

I still can't figure out what happened to Darcy's clothes by the river?

Love the story
Geri