A Repellent Prospect: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Jeannie Peneaux
“Naturally, I accept your apology, and in return for your kind compliment that I am more than my features, I should say the same for you. You are not merely a pleasing countenance, sir; evidently there is some degree of character within.”
It was widely acknowledged throughout Hertfordshire that the eldest Miss Bennet of Longbourn was by far the most beautiful young lady in the county. It was a great pity that Miss Elizabeth Bennet was so unfortunate as to provide a stark contrast. However, in Meryton, Lizzy Bennet’s plainness mattered little, for she was held to be an agreeable girl in spite of it and her society was much sought after.
For the handsome and proud Mr. Darcy, it would have been a punishment to stand up with the second Bennet sister – as he told his friend, Mr. Bingley, at their first encounter with her. It was unfortunate that her witty riposte to his insult at the Meryton assembly caught his attention in such a way that he simply could not put her out of his mind.
From the author of Dear Nameless Stranger and Far From The Tree, A Repellent Prospect is a Pride and Prejudice variation in which Mr. Darcy must overcome more than just the social distance between himself and Miss Elizabeth Bennet. He is also obliged to convince her that he is more than just a pretty face.
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