A Case of Some Urgency: A Novella Length Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Desperate times often call for desperate measures, as Mr Bennet is soon to discover under the most painful of circumstances. Having discovered signs of a secret romance between his most sensible second daughter and none other than Mr Darcy.

Seeing an opportunity to both avoid ruination and perhaps have some redemption of the family name, Mr Bennet is quick to visit Mr Darcy with a proposed solution. But every solution provides a new set of challenges for Darcy and Elizabeth in this tale of romance lost and found.