Mary stayed in her room and read for three hours after writing to Mr Collins. When she was called down to dinner by Hill she handed her the letter to have posted.
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"... Ooh! And what shall we be but ruined by the Collins's when you are to pass, Mr Bennet! They shall be the end of us I tell you! We shall be left destitute and without a roof over our heads when that traitor of an acquaintance is to throw us out of our own dwelling! How the thought of it vexes me so! Lizzy, you had better make intentions to cut ties with that former friend of yours, and make sure to never regain relations with her..." Cried Mrs Bennet after the conversation when Mary had announced she shall be journeying to Hunsford with the Lucas's in but two days without confirmation.
"Really Mamma, you think this way of treating our association with the Collins's is to benefit our relationship if Pappa is to pass on? How should we be expected to hope for their mercy if our countenance is filled with hostility in their presence." Jane argued earnestly in her gentle voice.
"And you are thinking nonsense if I am expected to ignore my best friend Charlotte with malice. It will not be done." Lizzy said disbelievingly.
"Why, you girls have not one inkling of the repercuss-" Mrs Bennet began, but was cut off by Lydia.
"Why should you be so eager to visit Hunsford now, Mary? What urgent business have you in that house for two nights?" She jested at Mary with inquiring eyes.
"And right with the wedding preparations?" Added Kitty.
"Perhaps that is precisely why I should like to get away, should it matter to you in particular? And - if it is of great consequence for you to know, I should like to spend some time in Cousin's library. He seems to have a great selection of -"
"Pappa, you won't allow it! I wasn't permitted to go to Brighton just a few short months ago! And I was invited! By Mrs Forster!"
"You see my dear, the consequences of one of the silliest girls in England spending the summer in a different county, and of Mary spending two nights in Mr Collins's library, are quite different." Mr Bennet controverted.
Lydia huffed bitterly as Mary half-grinned in triumph, resuming the consumption of her lamb and potato.
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A Letter From Mr Collins
Fanfiction- A Pride & Prejudice Fanfiction - "Do I have any letters?" asked Elizabeth Bennett a few mornings after her engagement with The Mr Darcy of Pemberley, at breakfast. "One from Cousin William Collins, Miss." says Hill.
