Chapter 49

The Express from Gracechurch-street

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  1. Longbourn rests beneath a pale August sky, overlooking the sunlit paddock

    1 Longbourn rests beneath a pale August sky, overlooking the sunlit paddock

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  2. Breathless, Elizabeth snatches her uncle’s express from Mr. Bennet’s fingers

    2 Breathless, Elizabeth snatches her uncle’s express from Mr. Bennet’s fingers

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  3. Elizabeth reads the terms of Mr. Gardiner’s letter aloud as Jane’s hope falters.

    3 Elizabeth reads the terms of Mr. Gardiner’s letter aloud as Jane’s hope falters.

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  4. Elizabeth lowers her uncle’s letter and looks up at her father, flushed and breathless.

    4 Elizabeth lowers her uncle’s letter and looks up at her father, flushed and breathless.

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  5. Mr. Bennet’s bitter estimate stops Elizabeth in her tracks.

    5 Mr. Bennet’s bitter estimate stops Elizabeth in her tracks.

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  6. Mrs. Bennet clasps her hands in giddy delight at the prospect of Lydia’s marriage.

    6 Mrs. Bennet clasps her hands in giddy delight at the prospect of Lydia’s marriage.

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  7. Elizabeth sits alone in her room, quietly weighing Lydia’s uncertain future.

    7 Elizabeth sits alone in her room, quietly weighing Lydia’s uncertain future.

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  8. Elizabeth settles beside the window, quietly grateful for Lydia’s promised marriage.

    8 Elizabeth settles beside the window, quietly grateful for Lydia’s promised marriage.

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