Tag: wordless wednesday

Mary doesn't do things flippantly. She considers consequences and motivations. She ponders things deeply, filtering them through her beliefs. And that is not going to change on her wedding day. Putting her name in that church register and saying her vows will all be done with the respect she feels is their due.

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“I, Mary Amelia Bennet,” she repeated, “take thee, Reginald Arthur Fitzwilliam to my wedded husband.” Mary glanced at the minister who prompted her with the next words. Her hand was trembling slightly in his. Wes squeezed her hand and was rewarded with a smile before she said the next words.

“To have and to hold, from this day forward.” She paused to take a breath. “For better or worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health.”

She once again paused to breath. She was nervous, but it was not because she was marrying him. Nor was it the size of the church and the crowd within it which had her trembling. She had confessed her trepidation over the service to him just yesterday, and he knew that she was not only repeating words and pledging herself to him, but she was also speaking to God.

[from Persuading Miss Mary, Marrying Elizabeth book 4]

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Confounding Caroline  ~  Delighting Mrs. Bennet ~ Loving Lydia

 MAILING LIST    PATREON

The tide in Mary and Wes's story is definitely turning, which is as it should be as this is the second to last chapter of their story.

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She watched herself twist her fingers in her lap instead of looking at him. “I was never supposed to fall in love with someone like you.”

“But you have fallen in love with me?” That bit sounded hopeful.

She peeked up at him and smiled. “Against my better judgment, I have fallen completely and utterly in love with you and that scares me.”

[from Persuading Miss Mary, Marrying Elizabeth book 4]

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Confounding Caroline  ~  Delighting Mrs. Bennet ~ Loving Lydia

 MAILING LIST    PATREON

There is no marriage proposal in this chapter, but there is a gentleman kneeling before a lady he loves, so this painting seems to fit. :)

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He pressed a handkerchief into her hand. “Oh, my love, I am so sorry,” he whispered. “I did not mean to hurt you. I never would. Well, that is not entirely true,” he smiled sheepishly. “I would not purposefully hurt you. I might out of ignorance.”

Mary’s quivering lips tipped up into a small smile. Even now, he was being honest with her.

“Which it appears I have done.” He was kneeling before her and held one of her hands.

[from Persuading Miss Mary, Marrying Elizabeth book 4]

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Confounding Caroline  ~  Delighting Mrs. Bennet ~ Loving Lydia

 MAILING LIST    PATREON

I wanted to share this picture of a pretty lady, but one who could very easily blend into the background depending on how she is dressed, for a few reasons today. First, it could represent Mary, who sees herself as nothing exceptional but Wes sees as beautiful. Second, because of the lady's ability to fade into the background as just one of many threads in the tapestry of life, it could be representative of all the ladies Mary wishes to see respected. And third, because her wide eyes observing all she see is representative of how, in this chapter of our story, Wes begins to see things from a different perspective -- through the eyes of a woman.

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She was not just another pretty face in a light-coloured gown who lined the walls with the other hopeful debutants waiting, eagerly, to be selected by the likes of him. Mary was more than that. She knew her mind. She knew what she wanted. And she was not going to be swayed by all the charm, money, or titles in the world to give up that which she held to as important. She was the prettiest immovable force he had ever met.

[from Persuading Miss Mary, Marrying Elizabeth book 4]

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Confounding Caroline  ~  Delighting Mrs. Bennet ~ Loving Lydia

 MAILING LIST    PATREON

I'm not sure what kind of pie that is in the painting above, but it looks like a lovely meat pie to me. Perfect as part of an evening meal. :) I wonder if they were serving meat pie at the dinner mentioned in the excerpt below? Of course, the real question is what has Lady Matlock said to Mary?

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Lord Westonbury was not at dinner.

The fact should have put Mary’s mind at ease since she would not have to look at him while unsettling thoughts from what his mother had said scurried around her mind, bumping into this memory and that.

It was a very quiet dinner for Mary. She said barely a word and attended to only a few more than she spoke. No one seemed to do much more than cast a questioning look her way. Not one person pressed her to join a conversation. They gave her time and space to ponder.

[from Persuading Miss Mary, Marrying Elizabeth book 4]

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Confounding Caroline  ~  Delighting Mrs. Bennet ~ Loving Lydia

 MAILING LIST    PATREON