Bea's Book Nook: Quote-Tastic #34 Eavesdropping, it's what's for dinner.

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"First (Wrong) Impressions" is Krista D. Ball's update on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". In this scene, Lizzy, her sister Caroline, and two men, Charles and Darcy, are at a dinner. Earlier, Lizzy and Darcy had a misunderstanding. :D

Soon, even Caroline noticed something was up. "Darcy," she said, "you're so quiet this evening.. Are you bored?"

"Not at all. Just thinking." He smiled at her, but flicked a look at Lizzy long enough to catch her eye.

"About what?" Charles asked.

"I was thinking how even the plainest woman built for manual labor can be made rather lovely by expressive eyes."

Charles choked on his beer.

Lizzy tried to contain her grin; she guessed that was his pathetic way of apologizing. Then again, maybe he was trying to goad her into admitting she'd eavesdropped, thereby forcing her to apologize for listening to a conversation never meant for her ears.