A plan of Sydney Gardens, Bath as part of the plan of Bath published in 1810. Charles Harcourt Masters’ [Public domain] via Wikimedia CommonsSketch of the Fancy Fair at Sydney Gardens, Bath for the Relief of Distressed Seamen. Painted around 1836 by an unknown artist. (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons.
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“What are you about, Blakesley?”
“Just reading my paper and taking in the view, Mr. Norman. Do you have the morning free from patients?”
Mr. Norman was one of the many physicians who made a good living off of the people who came to Bath to take the waters and improve their health.
“Not a one for another hour.” Mr. Norman took a seat next to Walter. “The view from here is not without its pleasant aspects.” He cut a sly look at his friend.
“Indeed, it is not. However, I do not think that the mother of those two is looking for a physician either for herself or her daughters.”
Leenie Brown fell in love with Jane Austen's works when she first read Sense and Sensibility followed immediately by Pride and Prejudice in her early teens. As the second of five daughters and an avid reader, she has always loved to see where her imagination takes her and to play with and write about the characters she meets along the way. In 2013, these two loves collided when she stumbled upon the world of Jane Austen Fan Fiction. A year later, in 2014, she began writing her own Austen-inspired stories and began publishing them in 2015. Leenie lives in Nova Scotia, Canada with her two teenage boys and her very own Mr. Brown (a wonderful mix of all the best of Darcy, Bingley and Edmund with healthy dose of the teasing Mr. Tillney and just a dash of the scolding Mr. Knightley).
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4 thoughts on “Sydney Gardens (Bath)”
“… I do not think that the mother of those two is looking for a physician either for herself or her daughters.”
Truer words were never spoken. I have enjoyed the posted chapters so far and really like this Blakesley and Grace. Their glances and her smiles are so cute. I can’t wait for them to actually meet. This is rather exciting. The suspended encounter is what makes it so delicious. He is interested and she is just so cute and shines in comparison to her sister. The fact he sees that raises him in my esteem. Looking forward to further posts.
He’s a sharp one! 🙂 And Grace is sly — or she is trying to be.
I love these old maps! And paintings from that era. And that painting gives more of an idea of where such a public space might look like in the scene you wrote. Thanks for sharing that. I agree with J.W. (usually do) that Blakesley rises in our esteem by appreciating Grace over her sister from the beginning. However, he DID overhear the older sister. If he’s basing any of his admiration on character at this point in time, Grace obviously comes out on top.
Hmmm, Grace, are you just acknowledging that he overheard your sister’s selfishness aloud? Wink, wink. Or are you starting to learn how to flirt yourself?
Yes, he has gotten a candid glimpse of the real Felicity. Grace is most definitely flirting.
“… I do not think that the mother of those two is looking for a physician either for herself or her daughters.”
Truer words were never spoken. I have enjoyed the posted chapters so far and really like this Blakesley and Grace. Their glances and her smiles are so cute. I can’t wait for them to actually meet. This is rather exciting. The suspended encounter is what makes it so delicious. He is interested and she is just so cute and shines in comparison to her sister. The fact he sees that raises him in my esteem. Looking forward to further posts.
He’s a sharp one! 🙂 And Grace is sly — or she is trying to be.
I love these old maps! And paintings from that era. And that painting gives more of an idea of where such a public space might look like in the scene you wrote. Thanks for sharing that. I agree with J.W. (usually do) that Blakesley rises in our esteem by appreciating Grace over her sister from the beginning. However, he DID overhear the older sister. If he’s basing any of his admiration on character at this point in time, Grace obviously comes out on top.
Hmmm, Grace, are you just acknowledging that he overheard your sister’s selfishness aloud? Wink, wink. Or are you starting to learn how to flirt yourself?
Yes, he has gotten a candid glimpse of the real Felicity. Grace is most definitely flirting.