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A Taste for the Country by Sandy W (PG-ish)
Fandom: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Pairing: Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy (background)
Length: 5,000 words
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Netherfield's Library
Why this must be read:
Mr. Hurst is at best a minor character in Pride and Prejudice, easily overlooked. All we know about him is that he is married to Louisa Hurst née Bingley, that he drinks and eats to excess, and that he falls asleep on the couch on occasion. He has hardly any lines of dialogue in the novel at all. Naturally, he is an irresistible character to fanfic authors!
This fun little story from Hurst's point-of-view depicts what would have happened had the Netherfield party dined at Longbourn some time before the Netherfield Ball but after Elizabeth met Wickham. Hurst is in raptures over Mrs. Bennet's food, and events spiral out from there. Truly, the way to another man's heart is through Mr. Hurst's stomach!
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The woman before him was past her day of beauty, but it did not matter. She possessed talents of which none of the younger women around her could boast. His particular circle sneered at her, but he did not care. His lips tasted heaven. His very insides moaned with pleasure, and she turned to him.
"More ragout, Mr. Hurst?"
"Thank you, Mrs. Bennet. You certainly know how to set a good table."
"At last," thought his hostess, "there is a man of taste."
A Taste for the Country
Pairing: Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy (background)
Length: 5,000 words
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Netherfield's Library
Why this must be read:
Mr. Hurst is at best a minor character in Pride and Prejudice, easily overlooked. All we know about him is that he is married to Louisa Hurst née Bingley, that he drinks and eats to excess, and that he falls asleep on the couch on occasion. He has hardly any lines of dialogue in the novel at all. Naturally, he is an irresistible character to fanfic authors!
This fun little story from Hurst's point-of-view depicts what would have happened had the Netherfield party dined at Longbourn some time before the Netherfield Ball but after Elizabeth met Wickham. Hurst is in raptures over Mrs. Bennet's food, and events spiral out from there. Truly, the way to another man's heart is through Mr. Hurst's stomach!
* * *
The woman before him was past her day of beauty, but it did not matter. She possessed talents of which none of the younger women around her could boast. His particular circle sneered at her, but he did not care. His lips tasted heaven. His very insides moaned with pleasure, and she turned to him.
"More ragout, Mr. Hurst?"
"Thank you, Mrs. Bennet. You certainly know how to set a good table."
"At last," thought his hostess, "there is a man of taste."
A Taste for the Country