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October 1820

Mr. Jonathan Darcy of Pemberley had, to his parents’ delight, been invited
to visit some highly suitable friends in Devonshire. The friends in question
had been deemed by them “highly suitable,” a judgment that would have
been shared by nearly all of society. They were young men of good
breeding and fortune, all of whom had known Jonathan at school, gathering
at the recently inherited estate of the eldest among them.

To Jonathan, they were not suitable in the slightest. He was not certain
that the young men even fulfilled any proper definition of friendship. But
the invitation had so pleased his mother and father—who had, for so long,
been deeply concerned about his social connections, or rather by their
nonexistence—that Jonathan had not had the heart to refuse it. Thus to
Devonshire he must go.

“How good it is that you are able to see more of the country,” enthused
his mother, Elizabeth, who was looking over the clothing the valet had set
out for packing. “There is life in England beyond Hertfordshire, Derbyshire,
and London, loath though Londoners are to admit it. First Surrey, then
Devonshire.”
“I hardly think the Surrey trip should be counted,” said Jonathan’s
father, Fitzwilliam, who stood in the doorway of his son’s room. “Given the
unfortunate event that transpired there, the entire journey would be as well
forgotten.”
“I cannot agree,” Jonathan ventured. “Regardless of what happened, I
did see Surrey.”
Father did not quite smile, but he came close. “Quite so. I stand
corrected.”
In truth, Jonathan would have argued with the entirety of his father’s
statement; he had no wish to forget that trip, given how interesting it had
proved, and the true friendship he had forged there with one Miss Juliet
Tilney. But young men could not speak of friendship with young women
without exciting parental thoughts of matrimony, and he had no desire to
either enthrall his mother or dismay his father by making such a premature
suggestion.

And the “unfortunate event” in question had been the murder of
Jonathan’s uncle George Wickham. Although Jonathan felt no strong grief
for his uncle—a man both dishonest and discourteous—it would be
extremely improper to admit as such, even to his mother and father, who
had yet stronger reasons for disliking Mr. Wickham. A great deal of
propriety seemed to be rooted in not admitting things everyone knew to be
true.

The great pleasure of his journey to Surrey had been investigating the
murder alongside Miss Tilney. Learning more about the other houseguests
—their suspects—had sometimes been difficult, and perhaps impolite, but it
had been undeniably fascinating. Furthermore, their investigation had
prevented a great injustice from being done. It was both the most interesting
and, to Jonathan’s mind, worthwhile experience of his life.
Unfortunately, his parents had insisted it would be improper for him ever
to speak of it.

“You will need more than this, surely.” Mother frowned as she counted
his coats yet again. “Will you not stay the month? You were invited for that
duration.”

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