The Second Mrs Darcy

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Elizabeth Aston. The Second Mrs Darcy

The Second Mrs Darcy

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A TOUCHSTONE READING GROUP GUIDE

SUMMARY

DISCUSSION POINTS

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AUTHOR Q & A

THE SECOND MRS DARCY

Also by Elizabeth Aston

Copyright

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ELIZABETH ASTON

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband.”

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“In that company, in the house of a mere physician? She is our half sister, and is known to be so. No, no,” said Augusta. “I shall get Adderley to see about a passage to India, where let us hope she may snare a Company man or an army officer.”

“Augusta is right, it’s the only thing to do with her,” Arthur had said. “The girl’s a liability. She’ll never get herself a husband here in England, unless some curate can be persuaded to take her on, to help in the parish. She may have an honourable name, but everyone knows her mother was a nobody; she can’t expect a good match, no looks, no fortune, nothing to recommend her to any man. And she makes no effort to attract, she is a hopeless case.”

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