A Less Agreeable Man
In which the author gives Mary Bennet the story she deserves.
I confess, I’ve always had a soft spot for Mary Bennet. I suppose that’s because I’m much more a retiring Mary than a sparkling Elizabeth. So it was a joy to give he the happily ever after she deserves!
I give you…
A Less Agreeable Man
Dull, plain and practical, Mary Bennet was the girl men always overlooked. Nobody thought she’d garner a second glance, much less a husband. But she did, and now she’s grateful to be engaged to Mr. Michaels, the steady, even tempered steward of Rosings Park. By all appearances, they are made for each other, serious, hard-working, and boring.
Michaels finds managing Rosings Park relatively straight forward, but he desperately needs a helpmeet like Mary, able to manage his employers: the once proud Lady Catherine de Bourgh who is descending into madness and her currently proud nephew and heir, Colonel Fitzwilliam, whose extravagant lifestyle has left him ill-equipped for economy and privation.
Colonel Fitzwilliam had faced cannon fire and sabers, taken a musket ball to the shoulder and another to the thigh, stood against Napoleon and lived to tell of it, but barking out orders and the point of his sword aren’t helping him save Rosings Park from financial ruin. Something must change quickly if he wants to salvage any of his inheritance. He needs help, but Michaels is tedious and Michaels’ fiancée, the opinionated Mary Bennet, is stubborn and not to be borne.
Apparently, quiet was not the same thing as meek, and reserved did not mean mild. The audacity of the woman, lecturing him on how he should manage his barmy aunt. The fact that she is usually right doesn’t help. Miss Bennet gets under his skin, growing worse by the day until he finds it very difficult to remember that she’s engaged to another man.
Can order be restored to Rosings Park or will Lady Catherine’s madness ruin them all?
This is probably my favourite jaff story. Love Mary and the Colonel stories. Wish there were more, and less stories where is is paired with Collins, which I find unreadable.
I read this story and loved the interaction between our dear Colonel and our dear Mary. He certainly met his match when he tangled with her. Well done. In looking through my records, I, apparently, didn’t write a review. How the heck did that happen? Dang! Looks like I will have to read it again. Oh, no, that is terrible. I will have to read it again. LOL! I should be so lucky. Blessings. Thanks for the look back.