A Better Courtship

In Jane Austen’s pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have a spectacular disagreement in the form of Mr. Darcy’s first botched proposal. He was confident of his success, and he showed it. This did not delight Elizabeth. Far from it, instead she lashed out accusations she believed at the time right to his face. He left dejected and depressed.
Yes, I know they get together eventually, but I decided that our characters would have been too smart for this folly.
This story begins while E...