Her Last Words

April 1812 - On being alerted of Jane Bennet's persistent melancholy by her sister Madeline Gardiner, Mrs Bennet travels to London in order to bring some cheer to her daughter. Once there, she overhears a conversation between her two elder daughters and becomes aware of Caroline Bingley's perfidy in keeping the truth of Jane's visit to their home from her brother.

Determined to set matters to right, Mrs Bennet immediately undertakes a visit to the Bingleys. In her eagerness to bring about a meeting between the separated lovers, she is careless of her surroundings and suffers an accident. Unfortunately, she does not survive the accident and passes on from the mortal world...or does she? What if she needs help to truly pass on to the other world? Help of the cold and arrogant Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy. Will he agree to help and what happens if he does decide to do so?

This short story answers all these questions and more!