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"I would my father look'd but with my eyes."
1495
"I would rather be disowned by my father than have you dishonor yours. I will ask him."
That he had told his lady, his most beloved of all people, when the ecstacy of their engagement quieted in the corner of a ballroom. He had more courage then, full of youthful hopes and too much wine. Just a few days later, George Darcy wondered who that bold fool was that had proposed to his Anne. The man standing before Anne's father, Lord Fitzwilliam, was neither bold nor hopeful, but he could not be silent.
"Sir, I am here to beg your permission to marry your daughter, Anne."
