Well, since I’m still behind on EBBD, I don’t have a chapter for this post. Sooooo….I decided to tell my lovely readers who and why I am in love with a certain individual.
This is the most handsome man I’ve ever not met, probably one of the most intriguing and one of the most aggravating as well. Tall, dark, and handsome enough to make a red-blooded woman drool. And even at 81, I can still appreciate a really good looking man. But it doesn’t stop there.
What makes a gorgeous man even more appealing is that he is honest, a man of integrity, loyal to his wife and family, and a loving father to his children. However, in spite of all that, I don’t expect him to be perfect. Sigh! And just how imperfect is this dreamboat?
“She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me.”
When I think about it, I can’t blame Darcy for being ticked off at the Meryton Assembly. First of all, he is exhausted and probably would have loved to undress, put his nightshirt and banyan on, prop his feet up and sip on a small brandy while reading his favorite book before retiring for the evening.
Instead, he is at an assembly—the last place he wanted to go to—and being admonished by his friend to dance with a stranger. Yeah, yeah, he would get an introduction first, but his partner would still be a stranger to him and might turn out to be another Caroline Bingley. After all, he’s at this assembly in order to avoid Miss Bingley’s attentions at Netherfield with only servants to protect him, and he is not stupid enough to give her any opportunities whatsoever of compromising him and having to marry the harridan who doesn’t have a good word to say about any other woman on the planet.
Although I can’t compliment Darcy on his attitude or comments, I can understand why he is acting the way he is because of the circumstances of the evening. And if I were in his shoes, I would probably run as fast and as far as I could to put plenty of distance between me and Caroline Bingley, the shrew of that century.
In fact, I was hard-pressed to find the correct description of Miss Bingley. She is not a nice person as she is determined to get what she wants: Darcy, a place in society above those in trade, and she is convinced that she is better than anyone else, especially those citizens of Meryton, a backwater town that she dislikes including anything and anybody connected with it.
Poor Darcy is torn between who he really is and giving Caro the satisfaction of thinking he is who she thinks he is. Bless Darcy. He is great friends with Bingley whose background is trade, and he even tolerates the Hursts and Miss Bingley. I don’t blame him, though, for having his tolerance nearly stretched to obliteration by Bingley’s youngest sister. She really is one nasty critter.
As to choosing which actor portrayed Darcy the best, I will probably have some agree with me and some not. Colin Firth doesn’t float my boat, but I know that a lot of ladies love him, and that’s okay. I lean more toward Matthew Macfadyen, but if I’m really being honest, my Darcy is in my mind’s eye. And I can dream can’t I, and I do. I love Darcy, and I love writing about him.
Now, how about you. Please comment below and tell me what you really think about Fitzwilliam Darcy, the man I’m in love with. 😊
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