Hello everyone! Thanks for having
me, Maria Grazia! In addition to Darcy and Elizabeth battling their own hearts before
finding their happily ever after, Wickham presents a larger problem than usual
in Sufficient Encouragement. In this
excerpt, we see how he ends up in Hertfordshire.
Rose Fairbanks
A militia officer who looked familiar
walked into the shop and made a purchase. Settling at a table near him, he
asked, “Pardon me, are you done with the paper?”
In closer
light, Wickham easily recognised the man. “Denny?”
“Wickham!” he returned while putting forth
his hand for a friendly shake.
“How have you been, Denny?”
“Well
enough. I joined the militia recently.”
“I can see. I suppose you have found the
heiresses as difficult to woo as I have.”
“I do not have your luck at the tables
after the lonely wives and widows leave Town to sustain me.”
Wickham grinned. “Nor do you have my
charm.”
“The uniform does well enough without me
having to say too much.”
“Is that so?”
Denny nodded eagerly. “Indeed. We are
regimented now in Hertfordshire. There are several young ladies who are simply
wild to meet officers. You should sign up; we need new recruits.”
“I would make a terrible soldier. Besides,
I am working on a project.”
“A new heiress has come of age? When last
I saw you, the plan was to seduce…what was the name? Miss Danby?”
