As the Longbourn family settles down to enjoy their evening meal, no-one, except perhaps Lydia, expects to hear of the startling scandal that is sweeping Hertfordshire. Does Mr Bennet's careful statement of his well-considered opinion soothe his wife's moral indignation? Or does it simply fuel the flames of her (exquisitely cultivated) sense of outraged impropriety? {Tune in to Regency England for this new installment in Margaret Sharp's series of JAFF vignettes. )