These Three Remain is the last installment of the Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman Trilogy by Pamela Aidan. This is the one you’ve all been waiting for, or at least is the one I’ve been waiting for. It starts just before Darcy’s trip to Rosings and goes through to the final proposal.

It’s very long and engrossing, practically too long, if I had any complaints. I was sorely tempted to pull out my (oddly enough a very neglected) copy of Pride and Prejudice to compare both proposal texts. In the end I decided against doing that in case Aidan took liberties because I would enjoy the book more without knowing.

Moreover, Aidan wraps the time period more firmly into the piece than Austen. Darcy’s friend, Dy, is back and is revealed to be something other than he is. A lot of words are devoted to this end and with Dy in the picture as Darcy’s best friend, Bingley comes in second rate. Additionally, Colonel Fitzwilliam is proven correct on Dy’s feelings toward Miss Darcy.

I’m not really sure why this whole segment is really necessary or for that matter Dy’s character in general. Dy’s contacts come in handy with tracking down Wickham and Lydia but as is mentioned by Aidan through Darcy there were other elements already in place to that end.

Darcy’s original proposal and backlash is fantastic. I love how it takes him a while to really grasp what Elizabeth meant. He is determined to become a better man because of her. He thought he was the man he always wanted to be or at least well on the way to becoming that man until the proposal in Kent.

How Bingley and Darcy patch up is another good scene. Not nearly as exciting as I had hoped, but decent. I was surprised to see it happen as it did in the timeline, having expected it earlier. As it was it happened after Bingley returned to Hertfordshire but before his proposal to Jane.

I think the most intriguing piece in the whole story however is the interview with his aunt. Very rewarding! I always wanted to know how that went.

Overall a very strong finish.

Rating: 3.5 Stars

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Originally posted 2009-07-22 05:43:29. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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