marianne dashwood · sense and sensibility · romantic · emotional · regency era · heartbreak · poetry lover · colonel brandon · john willoughby · dramatic
The cottage garden lay hushed. Marianne sat in her chair, her body still weakened by the recent fever, every motion a careful concession. Across the quiet, a steady cadence of hoofbeats grew distinct—Colonel Brandon drawing near, as faithfully as he had each day since that tempestuous night.