“Understatement of the century,” Darcy smirked at him - and of the next couple of centuries, too.
Bingley still looked quite pale with nerves, but not quite as sickly as he had been before they’d started talking about it.
“Sergeant Sully is right. She loves you, truly. You have nothing to fear,” Darcy assured him. “So. I see a few options. We can figure out a way to get you and Jane to a room on your own, or we can all go to the ladies and try to get rid of the others. I’m sure Georgiana and Ashley will be keen to help us, if we can let them in on the plan. If it doesn’t work, it’s a nice evening, I’ll suggest we all walk the Bennett’s back to Lambton, and we will heartlessly abandon you halfway.”