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a tour of pleasure which they proposed taking in the summer by saccharinesummer
Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Pride and Prejudice (TV 1995)
31 Dec 2025
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He looked out toward the sea. "I thought it better not to intrude by presuming your notice after--" he faltered, then said with effort, "after all that has passed between us. I believed it would be unwelcome."
"Is it your habit," she asked with the faintest smile, "to determine a lady's preferences without consultation?"
This was not the right thing to say, bringing up those things they would both rather forget. His expression shifted--perhaps embarrassment, perhaps frustration. "I did not mean to offend."
"No?" She arched an eyebrow. "Then you do it quite by accident, sir."
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The summer after Mr. Darcy's disasturous proposal, Elizabeth encounters him at the seaside instead of at his home after her travel plans change unexpectedly. There, she discovers the pleasures of both the seaside and the man she unexpectedly shares it with.
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frustratingly good
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Something shifted in his expression, disappointment, perhaps, or resignation. "You want to use me for experience," he said flatly. "For education in matters no unmarried woman should know."
"That is not--" she started, but he cut her off.
"It is a fair assessment, I think." His smile was wry, self-deprecating. "And who am I to refuse? I told you I would take what I could have, even if it is only this."