Other Mr. Darcy
Other Mr. Darcy
“Mr Lough was a tall, slender man in his late twenties. His wife, by contrast, was quite short and inclined towards plumpness. She was very animated and playful, and with small blue twinkling eyes. “I very much fear we must be de trop,” said Caroline, “especially when you have so many guests to entertain already.” “Oh, no,” replied Mrs Lough. “The more the merrier. I love nothing more than entertaining, and I am very fortunate in my husband, for he is much inclined to indulge me.” The clear affe...ction between the couple put her immediately at ease, and as she went upstairs to the small room she was assigned—thankfully not with Louisa—she focused her attention on the dance that evening. Her first problem was simple: how to appear to best advantage when the case she had brought on the carriage did not contain a ball gown. Fortunately, she brought with her a formal evening dress, though it was by no means splendid. With that resolved, she found herself facing a larger problem.MoreLess
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