What Would Lizzy Bennet Do? (2016)
“Chapter 36 ‘How was your picnic with Araminta, Daddy?’ Lizzy asked early that evening, as she and Emma helped unpack the car. Charlotte had disappeared straight up to her room.
‘It was very nice,’ Mr Bennet replied, and handed her an armload of damp towels. ‘The rain held off, thank goodness. And with that huge beach umbrella Emma found, we would’ve managed quite well even if it had poured.’ ‘I found it up in the attic,’ Emma said, and picked up the emptied jug of tea and the portable radio. ‘N...ow, I’m taking this stuff in, then I’m going upstairs for a bath and calling it a day.’ ‘You said your picnic with Araminta was “very nice”,’ Lizzy remarked as Emma left and she followed her father and his picnic basket into the house. ‘When you say “very nice”, you usually mean “disappointing”.’ He set the basket on the kitchen table and eyed her over his spectacles. ‘You know me too well, Elizabeth.’ As Lizzy made them tea, Mr Bennet sat down at the table and sighed.MoreLess
‘It was very nice,’ Mr Bennet replied, and handed her an armload of damp towels. ‘The rain held off, thank goodness. And with that huge beach umbrella Emma found, we would’ve managed quite well even if it had poured.’ ‘I found it up in the attic,’ Emma said, and picked up the emptied jug of tea and the portable radio. ‘N...ow, I’m taking this stuff in, then I’m going upstairs for a bath and calling it a day.’ ‘You said your picnic with Araminta was “very nice”,’ Lizzy remarked as Emma left and she followed her father and his picnic basket into the house. ‘When you say “very nice”, you usually mean “disappointing”.’ He set the basket on the kitchen table and eyed her over his spectacles. ‘You know me too well, Elizabeth.’ As Lizzy made them tea, Mr Bennet sat down at the table and sighed.MoreLess
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