Today at Pemberley, Easter Holiday:
It was a lovely, warm Easter in Derbyshire, setting a jovial mood for all who attended services. The Darcys, the de Broughs, and the Collins were each dressed in their new spring finery. They met their county neighbor’s polite admiration with their own well-mannered compliments.
As they walked up the church steps, Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy paused to look around the crowd with all-embracing fondness, “Is not everyone beautiful in spring? Just like the flowers and the trees, we are made new by the season.”
Mrs. Darcy was herself much admired, none more so than by Mr. Darcy who was somewhat inattentive to the day’s hymns and sermons.
Once the party was returned to Pemberley, a hearty meal was served to mark the end of Lent’s temperance. Both lamb and ham were on the table, as a compromise could not be brokered with Lady Catherine de Bourgh about which courses should be served.
Everyone went to their beds having eaten rather too much.
Previous days at Pemberley here