Chapter 12
At the wedding breakfast, Mrs. Bennet made sure Jane was seated with Charles Bingley. Lizzy couldn’t object to her mother’s matchmaking. For one thing, Lizzy was too deliriously happy to care about appearances. And for another, Jane and Charles looked perfectly content with the arrangement.
In fact, Jane seemed to take Lizzy’s advice and encourage her beau’s advances. The two had eyes only for each other. It was wonderful to see.
Colonel Fitzwilliam watched over Georgiana, especially when she was in Perry’s company. But Perry was all propriety.
Lizzy concluded he had realized his error. He had simply been swept away by Georgiana’s elopement scheme. Lizzy expected he would act more responsibly in the future.
As the afternoon wore on, Lydia declared that there must be dancing
