Swipe Left on Mr. Darcy — A Single Man With Serious Money, Page 2
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Panel 1: Wide interior of the cozy Bennet living room, warm amber lamplight, a little cluttered. Mr. Bennet is an island of calm in his worn armchair with a tablet and a cup of tea. Panel 2: Close on Mr. Bennet's hands on the tablet, a page turning. Serene. Caption: "He liked the evenings quiet." Panel 3: The door bursts open as Mrs. Bennet sweeps in, phone clutched to her chest, practically vibrating with news. Panel 4: Close on Mrs. Bennet, eyes wide and thrilled, leaning in over the arm of his chair. Mrs. Bennet: "Did you hear? Netherfield's finally rented!" Panel 5: A beat — Mr. Bennet reads on without looking up while Mrs. Bennet waits, beaming, on the balls of her feet. Silence. Panel 6: Mr. Bennet, mild and unbothered, still not looking up from the tablet. Mr. Bennet: "I did not."
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Mr. Bennet sits calmly in his armchair with a tablet and tea in the cozy Bennet living room until Mrs. Bennet bursts in clutching her phone with news about Netherfield being rented. He does not look up.
About this chapter
Netherfield, the cool glass mansion on the hill, has finally been rented — and Mrs. Bennet has already decided one of her five daughters will marry whoever moved in. She corners her unbothered husband to demand he go make friends with the new arrival: a young, single, very rich man named Bingley. Mr. Bennet needles her with dry affection, offers to put in a good word for Lizzie, and gives his verdict that Lizzie has a bit more going on than her sisters. The chapter ends by revealing the household the whole scheme is about — the five Bennet daughters — as Mrs. Bennet announces the house has a new project.