Aug 6, 1812
Hurst tries to help again
HURST
So, Darcy, Miss Bennet has wormed her way back into your life.
DARCY
What? That's a pretty cynical way of interpreting things.
HURST
She just happened to be here at Pemberley when you arrived?
DARCY
Oh, good grief, Hurst. She didn't know I'd be here. I only saw her because I returned a day early. Earlier than anyone expected. Just a stroke of luck.
HURST
Luck?
DARCY
Well, I mean an interesting turn of events.
HURST
I hear from my valet that your return was no accident. Mr. Reynolds asked you to return because he was instructed to.
DARCY
Instructed to? By whom? Are you suggesting that Mr. Reynolds is now in the employ of Miss Elizabeth Bennet?
HURST
People have been known to take bribes, you know, Darcy.
DARCY
Oh, Napoleon's Nobbins, Hurst! Has your sherry become curdled? Once again you're rambling like a lunatic.
HURST
Mark my words, Darcy. Miss Bennet has something else up her sleeve, I'm sure of it. Let's see what tomorrow brings.
DARCY
Maybe you'd better sober up with a glass of whisky. ...And by the way, where exactly did your valet learn of all this?
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