Jane Austen Stole My Boyfriend
“The house seemed very quiet, and I guessed that my aunt and uncle would sleep in after the excitement of the party.
When I came out of our bedroom my brother was sitting on the window seat at the bottom of the flight of stairs, staring out at the rain. He looked miserable.
I asked him whether he had had breakfast, but he just shook his head without speaking. I felt sorry for him and slipped my hand into his. The thought crossed my mind that he is my nearest relation in the world and yet... we never seemed to talk. Jane chatters continually to all of her brothers; it would never even occur to her to stop and consider her words as I was doing now. What would Jane say, I wondered, if she were me?
‘Edward-John, I want you to give permission for my marriage to Thomas.’ The words popped out of my mouth almost as if it were Jane speaking.
He looked at me then with some surprise. It wasn’t what I had said, I think, but the way that I said it, which had brought that look of astonishment to his face.MoreLess
When I came out of our bedroom my brother was sitting on the window seat at the bottom of the flight of stairs, staring out at the rain. He looked miserable.
I asked him whether he had had breakfast, but he just shook his head without speaking. I felt sorry for him and slipped my hand into his. The thought crossed my mind that he is my nearest relation in the world and yet... we never seemed to talk. Jane chatters continually to all of her brothers; it would never even occur to her to stop and consider her words as I was doing now. What would Jane say, I wondered, if she were me?
‘Edward-John, I want you to give permission for my marriage to Thomas.’ The words popped out of my mouth almost as if it were Jane speaking.
He looked at me then with some surprise. It wasn’t what I had said, I think, but the way that I said it, which had brought that look of astonishment to his face.MoreLess
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