Mary Bennet : Pride and Prejudice

6.

Later that evening a carriage arrived. Everyone gathered outside to welcome one of their two sisters. The suspense was building up to find out which of the two it was, when the carriage halted and a blond head popped out.

"Jane!" Their mamma sighed.

"Mamma!" Jane ran to greet her with a hug. "Why are you out, shouldn't you be in bed?" She questioned.

"No dear, I want to welcome my most dearest daughter. I have missed you so much!" Mrs Bennet sighed.

"But mamma, you write that you were very ill? What has happened?" Jane asked with teary eyes.

"Let's go inside first," Mrs Bennet insisted.

"Mamma are you ill?" Kitty asks naively.

"Let's sit down first," Mrs Bennet ignores her.

"She is not ill," Mary informs.

"Then why in your letter had you mentioned you were very ill and to come visit you at once?" Jane asks in disbelief. "I leave Charles and Henry at home and rushed to see you!"

"Oh, how is my grandson, Henry?" Mrs Bennet asks.

"Mamma! Why did you lie to Jane?" Mary demanded.

"I had my reasons," their mamma finally answered.

"Mamma!" Jane exclaims in disbelief.

"Alright, I apologise my dear Jane, for causing you so much trouble. It's just I wanted to see you and Lizzy together at Longbour for the once." She explained.

"Did you tell Lizzy you are ill too?"

"Not exactly," she answered vaguely.

"Mamma! She had to come all the way from Lambton," she cried.

"I am sure she will arrive safely," her mamma added to console her.

"Promise me you will never do such a thing again," Jane said.

"Yes dear, I promise. Now go see you Papa, he must be in the library," she informs.

Jane and Elizabeth visited each other often, along with their husbands. Both sisters cherished each other's company, so did their husbands. They would often call Kitty and Mary to visit them, where Kitty would happily accept, Mary preferred to stay home in her peace. But after Jane and Mr Bingley had their son Henry, they got busy and did not see their family or sisters that often.

"Eva and Anna are married—Anna for sure hurried into marrying because Eva was, and the rumour is Eve hurried to marry because she was with child!" Kitty fills Jane in.

"What about you, do you have your eyes on anyone?" Jane inquires.

"Not anyone one serious, but there is this one Mr Paul," Kitty says with hesitation.

"What does he do?"

"He is in the....militia," she informs with guilt.

"Kitty!—

"I know, do not worry I won't repeat history. I am not a fool."

"I am glad for that," Jane says relieved.

"Here Jane," Mary hands her some tea.

"Mary, what about you? Jane asked curiously.

"Nothing," Mary dismisses it.

"She has found a new friend," Kitty reveals.

"Kitty—

"It is only Jane!" Kitty defends herself.