Swipe Left on Mr. Darcy — He Already Went, Page 2
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Panel 1: Mrs. Bennet stands over his armchair in her floral blouse and beaded necklace, exasperated, gesturing at her calm husband. Mrs. Bennet: "Why won't you just go and meet him?" Panel 2: Mr. Bennet blandly reads his tablet, not looking up — the picture of a man hiding a secret. Mr. Bennet: "It wouldn't be proper." Panel 3: Mrs. Bennet throws up both hands, frustrated, phone in one hand. Mrs. Bennet: "Then we'll never meet him!" Panel 4: Lydia, long dark-brown hair and a bright trendy outfit, flops over the arm of the sofa holding up her phone. Lydia: "Can't we just DM him?" Panel 5: Mrs. Bennet, scandalized, hand to her chest, rounds on Lydia. Mrs. Bennet: "Absolutely not!" Panel 6: A wide beat of the whole room in stalemate — Mr. Bennet serenely reading while everyone else simmers around him.
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Mrs. Bennet badgers her husband to go and meet Bingley while he reads on, hiding his secret. Lydia suggests messaging him directly and is shot down, leaving the whole room in stalemate.
About this chapter
Mr. Bennet has secretly already gone and met Bingley — but he says nothing, letting the whole family stew in their frustration that he refuses to make the introduction. He drops sly hints nobody catches, the household's exasperation climbs, and then he springs the reveal: he went that morning, and they are already acquainted. The room detonates from fury into joy. Mrs. Bennet whiplashes from outrage to delight, the younger girls erupt, Mary tries to say something profound and is ignored, and beneath the chaos Lizzie and Jane share the quiet bond that anchors the family.