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A Quest for Mr Darcy – Chapter Nine
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I'm Cass, and I write the sort of stories I love to read - heart-warming, character driven and strong on location. I lean heavily towards the upbeat in both my reading and my writing.
As one of my favourite authors, Jane Austen, once wrote, ‘let other pens dwell on guilt and misery’.
Cass Grafton - Writer 
OMG!!! Can’t wait for tomorrow!!!
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I’m not posting tomorrow, Jessica! This was the last of the daily postings and I’m going to my original plan of twice weekly now, probably Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Having said that, I might be persuaded to post one more chapter later today…
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Oh, no!!! Twice a week things will progress tooo slowly! LOL! Please, post another chapter today!!! I’m begging!
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LOL! Okay, I’m make a deal with you! If just one more person asks for the next chapter today, I’ll post it! 😉
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Haha! That was brilliant Cassandra! I have been catching up when I can as I am away. Nothing like a cold bucket of water to break his concentration!
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Well, he needed something to shock him into touch! 😉
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Ahh! But which Miss Bennet is it? Jane? Lizzy? any othe the other two?
I love to speculate on this!
Cristina
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Precisely, Cristina!
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Aaaargh!! Have I got to rely on my fingernails standing up to another weekend hanging on to the cliff edge? Bad, bad girl Cass!!!
It does serve him right getting soaked through, skulking around in the shadows trying to find out if it IS his Bennets. It just HAS to be Elizabeth, doesn’t it? I just can’t imagine Jane throwing a bucket of water out of the door without checking.
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I’ve always been open to bribery… er, I mean persuasion, Anji! I may post Chapter Ten later this afternoon!
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Yes, please post the next chapter!
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I did promise if just one more person asked, so I’ll put it up. No cliff hanger at the end of Chapter 10, so everyone can relax!
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Please post Chapter 10. Pleasepleaseplease you have reduced me to this! I have not only failed the marshmallow test; I have turned into a marshmallow.
With that out of the way, may I just say how I love this first reunion with the Bennets. Too funny – Darcy, who has up to this point kept to “duty” now seems to be more comfortable in Pemberley. Perhaps at home he has less control over his natural emotions. 🙂
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LOL Okay. I feel very responsible for turning you into a marshmallow.
As for Darcy, I think it needed to be something that would shock him out of the rigid reserve he has descended into!
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Oh my! I’m glad all he got was a cold dousing. You never know what might happen if you are skulking around houses.
Please post the next chapter right away. I’m on the edge of my seat.
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Amy, it’s up already! 😀
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OK, you promised to post another chapter but I am going to add “Please and Thank You” just to make sure.
Darcy playing at a Peeking Tom and Elizabeth (yes, it has to be her) douses him with cold water. Now, of course, she has to invite him in to dry him off and he learns Jane it there. Delicious!
Bingley will be ecstatic and Darcy will have to face the fact that she has not been erased from his heart or mind. Thank you for this. I was so waiting for their meet up and this was so well done.
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It’s up already, Sheila, but not sure it’s going to deliver on all your hopes above! 😉
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Thanks a lot!!!!!!
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You’re welcome!
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Off to read Chapter Ten now, Cass–thank you!! 😀
And this chapter was wonderful!! Loved it!!
Warmly,
Susanne 🙂
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So pleased you enjoyed it, Susanne!
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Great Chapter. He got the soaking he deserved. Now on to the next chapter to see who did it!
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Yes, hopefully a good wake-up call for Darcy, Maureen!
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Omg ha Hahahahahahah well done Elizabeth! Haha a lasting new first impression of a dripping wet Darcy!!!
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Well, it IS Derbyshire, after all. We expect a wet Darcy now and again! 😉
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Haha indeed we do! And we got a wet Darcy and an highly amused Lizzie!
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