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Mr. Darcy Was In Pride And Prejudice And At First He Was All Snooty And Huffy; Then He Fell In A Lake And Came Out With His Shirt All Wet. And Then We All Loved Him. In A Swoony Way.

-Louise Rennison

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Mr. Darcy Was In

Louise Rennison

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Mr. Darcy Was In Pride And Prejudice And At First He Was All Snooty And Huffy; Then He Fell In A Lake And Came Out With His Shirt All Wet. And Then We All Loved Him. In A Swoony Way.

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