βMy nephew does not deserve to grow up fatherless and my sister is too happy with her husband to be widowed. I do not doubt that you are precisely the kind of horrid creature that would shoot to kill in a duel, and so I have remained silent. If... if... if you will leave Miss Darcy alone and not try to interfere with her and not try to abduct her again, I will keep quiet, but if you try anything I will tell all.β
Following on from Tact and Elizabeth Bennetβs marriage, the short stories in Turned Out Well cover the London debuts of the remaining Miss Bennets, the happenings at Rosings Park, and the marriage of the practical-minded Charlotte Lucas.
There are seven tales in all, dealing with the adventures of five distinctly different heroines.
Tactful
Lydia Bennet observes her sisterβs introduction to the ton.
Undercurrents
Miss Catherine Bennet arrived in London expecting to have a marvellous time. She is disappointed to discover that she does not have a taste for society.
The Grange
Catherine is curious to see the house and the inhabitants that she has heard so much of.
Intact
Lady Catherine de Bourgh is a resilient woman but some trials are hard to bear.
Tactless
Miss Lydia Bennet makes her debut and becomes all the rage. She anticipated balls and ballgowns and dancing and flirtation β she did not anticipate foiling an attempted abduction.
The Countess and the Highwayman
Lydia rarely behaves as she is expected to, and sees little reason to change her ways after her marriage.
Not Romantic
Miss Charlotte Lucas, whilst appreciating the romance of Pemberley, has too much sense to think of love.