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Hello, I'm Mariam.
Today I've got a story about unspoken love, romance and missed opportunities.
It's about a young girl called Elizabeth, whose mother is looking for a good man to marry her.
Elizabeth would love to meet the man of her dreams too and thinks she has when she attends a very smart party.
He's called Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy man who has the looks.
Rather handsome, shiny, thick black hair, dark brown eyes, smartly dressed, very tall.
Not only that, he has the look of someone who's very important.
Oh, and did I mention he's single?
But there's a problem.
Mister Darcy is very proud and isn't big on talking and being a wealthy and important man.
He looks on someone from a lower status in society, such as Elizabeth's family, with contempt.
Oh, but there's something about Elizabeth that interests him.
However, she hears about some bad things hes done and it looks like hes someone best to avoid.
So she decides to steer clear of him.
Then she gets some more bad news.
One of Mister Darcy's friends, who at one stage had been looking to marry her sister Jane Ydez moves away.
Elizabeth is angry and annoyed for her sister and decides to travel to see him and his family to discover the real reason for his sudden departure and change of mind.
By chance, she bumps into Mister Darcy again.
And it looks as if he still has the hots for Elizabeth because he asks her to marry him.
Ah, how romantic.