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[most_ardent]

As was perhaps to be expected in such an environment, Darcy had taken of late to a decidedly more casual manner of dress. He would likely never be comfortable in the brightly-colored, often vulgar modern clothing that the basement bin saw fit to so often provide, but he was satisfied enough with the few articles he had procured from his own time

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[bennet_beauty]

Jane had risen at the knocking upon the door and she excused herself from her conversation with Elizabeth to greet the visitor, calming both Kojak and Lady in the process. "Down," she instructed in a simple, calm voice to which they listened.

She drew open the door. "Mr. Darcy!" she greeted, pitching her voice louder so that Elizabeth might hear. She did prove herself amicable and pleasant, however, as she opened the door. "Won't you please come in?"

[most_ardent]

"Thank you, Mrs Redman," Darcy replied with a brief nod, wondering not for the first time how she was able to get around so easily while so obviously pregnant. He was only one step inside the door, however, when he stopped, and swallowed roughly once before addressing Jane again.

"If it were not an inconvenience, I would like to request a private audience with Miss Elizabeth," he continued, hands clamped together hard at the small of his back.

[bennetsister]

Elizabeth had just risen to her feet (one of which was still bandaged from her adventure with the dinosaurs) when Mr Darcy entered the room, and from his manner of dress and the formality of his expression she knew he was about something - but this, she had not exactly expected. Her breath caught in her throat, and she looked from Mr Darcy to Jane and back again as if needing confirmation that he had actually said what she thought he had said.

[bennet_beauty]

Jane caught Elizabeth's glance but thought little of the situation, save for that it was finally time and she smiled to herself, a quiet and tiny private smile as she turned slowly to Mr. Darcy. "I believe such a thing can be afforded if you give me time for me and my largeness to depart." Such a thing was said quite evenly and she beckoned the dogs with her as she eased in to kiss Elizabeth upon the head. "I shall be back later," she promised, giving her hand a squeeze.

And when she closed the front door, she made sure that they would have their privacy.

[most_ardent]

Darcy felt a momentary pang at having put a pregnant woman out of her own home -- He'd thought only that she might retire to one of the other rooms, not leave the house altogether -- but it was short-lived, as the bang of the door closing seemed to echo