But no: here is something called “Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife.’’ Oh, my. Does he ever. He takes his wife over and over and over, according to the customer reviews Jane reads as she scrolls down the page. Apparently this purported “Pride and Prejudice’’ sequel lets everything rip, especially bodices.
Also DVDs. She downloads some. She watches Colin Firth’s Mr. Darcy trying to cool his passion for Elizabeth by diving into a pond and emerging in a wet, clingy, see-through shirt. She watches Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen as Elizabeth and Darcy, kissing in their pajamas. She sees her characters wearing more modern attitudes, and fewer pieces of clothing.
She looks up from the computer and utters the Regency equivalent of “What the - ?’’
