“I did not have an opportunity to speak privately with Peter until just as he was leaving, when he handed me one of the Burns song-sheets and (with a most earnest look) told me to read it before I went to bed. The song was 'My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose,' but it was not until was up in my bedchamber that I saw he had written on the inside page: 'My mother would be honoured if you visited her after church tomorrow.” LoveSecretFamilyLoversRomanticJane AustenPride And PrejudiceNoteMary BennetPeter BushellJennifer Paynter Book:Mary Bennet Source: Mary Bennet
“I saw that he was looking anxious. 'I thought you weren't coming.' As he spoke, he grasped my hand. And if the sight of him had not quite restored the magic, the touch of him most certainly did. 'You're not wishing yourself some place else, Mary?” LoveHopeFearDivineRomanticJane AustenEarnestnessPride And PrejudiceMary BennetPeter BushellJennifer Paynter Book:Mary Bennet Source: Mary Bennet