Jane Austen Junkie

Did Darcy excuse himself immediately? That would have looked super suspicious, at least to Charlotte. Not that I think he would have cared if anyone guessed what he was going to do, because he was certain Elizabeth would say yes, so in his mind, they're all going to know about the proposal in like an hour anyway.

Or did Darcy drink tea with the group for maybe 10 minutes, hyping himself up to go propose—now's your chance, you can do this!—and then abruptly be like "Well thanks for the tea! See ya!" and rush out of there? This would also be very confusing to his companions, though maybe not as suspicious. Is this more or less rude than excusing himself from tea right at the beginning? It seems more rude to my modern sensibilities, but who knows.

tags by @lady-larklight absolutely sent me. this was Darcy:

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1995)

EMMA (2020)

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995)

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1995)

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1995)

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1995)

Headcanon: Anne and Wentworth have a very fun time together on his ship after they're married