It’s Warrior Time! Ten lines from a work-in-progress.
(Even though last week’s offering was, ahem, eleven.)
I’ll be sharing from As Only A Woman Can, a Pride & Prejudice-based romantic romp.
Our man Darcy has sent one of the rogue Valentines to his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam.
And now Darcy wants to know whether Fitz will be passing though the village where Elizabeth Bennet lives …
Darcy leaned forward. “I would like to have eyes and ears in a place called Meryton. The, ah, local militia is quartered there.”
“Militia,” scoffed Fitz. He reached for the bottle and refilled Darcy’s glass. “Mama’s boys in regimentals, that’s what they are. Swaggering it, as if they have seen action.”
“We have a mutual acquaintance who joined up in November,” Darcy said carefully. “You remember Bingley; he took an estate in the area. I’d hate to see trouble come as a result of our—friend’s—presence.”
Colonel Fitzwilliam lowered the bottle. “Which friend would that be?”
“Wickham.”
Fitz nearly spat. “Paugh! That devil. He would join a militia. Oh, he would. The coward!”
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I wonder if Col. Fitzwilliam will be able to mask his disdain for the militia long enough to gather the information from them he needs.
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I love seeing things from Darcy’s perspective and not just Elizabeth’s. What a fun conversation. And we definitely didn’t see enough of Colonel Fitzwilliam in P & P. Fun snippet!
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Interesting interaction. I’d like to know more about Fitzwilliam and his ideas about the men in the militia, and why.
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Great snippet!
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Haha, yes. Setting himself up for a safe position sounds like something Wickham would do.
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Wonderful snippet! I feel like I’m eavesdropping on them. You write this so well!
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Great dialog! So easy and real, it pulls you into the scene. Well done, Laura.
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I love the banter between these two, and it’s so interesting, as Jenna says, to have Darcy’s pov.
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