And in the mean time, Tom must bear even more talk of Jane and Wisley's impending engagement as he later watches her stride out towards the gardens, looking less than pleased.
"Mr Wisley is a good opportunity for Jane," his aunt had said.
"She should accept him at once," Lucy responded innocently. Because it would have made sense, wouldn't it?
It was so incredibly simple, this logic, that even a girl as young as cousin Lucy could figure it out.
(So why can't he?)
Despite all better judgment, only moments after his relations leave for refreshments, Tom finds himself in the gardens as well.
His steps are quiet, and he soon finds Miss Austen by the fountains, alone.
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"Mr Wisley is a good opportunity for Jane," his aunt had said.
"She should accept him at once," Lucy responded innocently. Because it would have made sense, wouldn't it?
It was so incredibly simple, this logic, that even a girl as young as cousin Lucy could figure it out.
(So why can't he?)
Despite all better judgment, only moments after his relations leave for refreshments, Tom finds himself in the gardens as well.
His steps are quiet, and he soon finds Miss Austen by the fountains, alone.