My Aunt's Surprise Visit

As soon as I heard the news of Lady Catherine visiting Longbourn, I was caught of guard. I know my aunt well enough that I would never have expected her to visit the home of the Bennets. I assumed that word had gotten about of my flawed engagement to Elizabeth, and that my beloved Aunt was going to bare her fangs. After all, I have supposedly been promised to Miss de Bourgh ever since I was just a child. I sat at home and waited for Aunt Catherine's arrival, and when it came, I expected to be chastised and scolded for ever fraternizing with Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Instead, she told me that I would have to be careful because a promise could not be solicited of Miss Bennet to stay away from me. Instead of making me wish to stay away from Lizzy, this comment planted a hope in my heart that Elizabeth had changed her mind about me. I immediately decided to make haste for Longbourn the second my aunt left for Rosings.