Thomas Bennet was an idiot. Or at least that is what his younger brother, Lieutenant General Henry Bennet, thought. When Thomas married that blasted harpy 25 years ago, Henry knew that it was time to cut family funds. Fanny Gardiner was an egoistical harpy that had spendthrift habits with little consideration for others. In a way they complement themselves: both of them were very selfish. They all had this superiority complex and felt like they deserved more than anyone else, but they never worked and never tried making their desires come true.

Before their father's death, the Bennet family had the total income of 4,000 pounds a year, two thousand pounds were earned with the annual return of Longbourn, and the other was part the yearly portion of the 50,000 pounds in funds. Trying not to leave his second son destitute, Mr. Bennet left him 30,000 pounds and a good house in Meryton. However, Thomas had still inherited Longbourn and 20,000 pounds in funds. With these funds, Henry decided to settle down and purchased a place in the regulars while leaving the house to be rented at 120 pounds per annum.

When Thomas decided to marry with the seventeen-year-old Fanny Gardiner, at the age of twenty-two, Henry Bennet, who was twenty at the time, had already decided to leave for the colonies with his regiment. He left two months after the wedding ceremony. Once Captain returned, ten years after he had left, and has proudly returned as the Lieutenant General. However, In his absence, his fortune had greatly increased, the rent had added quite a bit to the initial funds and with the money, he made the colonies at service. Because of this, he had acquired 75,000 pounds under his name by the moment he had returned

Unfortunately, Thomas had let his wife squash the twenty thousand pounds in funds, and due to his unenjoyment of being in debt, he would never let Mrs. Bennet overspend her budget. It was a phenomenal day in Longbourn after Mrs. Bennet gave birth to a healthy boy named James, exactly nine months after marriage. Mr. Bennet had also been greatly pleased with the fact that his firstborn was a male, this meant that the child could inherit his land. Mrs. Bennet sighed in relief that her future was safe in the case of Mr. Bennet passing. Mrs. Bennet's following pregnancies were for the purpose of siring a spare heir, but disappointingly, five daughters were born, their names were: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, and Lydia.

As the years passed by, Mr. Bennet had been forced to assume the education of his heir, even the governess, and tutors that came to teach them only knew the essentials when it came to real estate management. It had been a surprise to him, that James picked everything with great ease and interest. It was surprising when James, at the age of ten, lectured his father about useless expenses, selfish indulgences, and the lack of empathy towards his daughters when he discovered that his sisters hadn't a single penny in their name. Feeling chastised after the infant had given him a great tongue-lash that was probably a result of his uncle's education, Mr. Bennet started to save 250 pounds a year for every one of his daughters.

As time passed, James outstandingly outshined many brilliant minds and decided to attend Oxford. Now, at the age of 24, James got to have the honour, of being the de facto, Master of Longbourn as he had chosen to assume his father's responsibility towards the property. James frequently spends a generous amount of time with his uncles that were teaching him. The Lieutenant-General spent most of his days in London, He was in London because he had been called manage and strategize the war against the French. After a while, The Bennet sisters had grown to be called the most beautiful ladies of Meryton.

Jane, at the age of 21, was called angel, the one that always saw the positivity in people. The fair complexion and beautiful golden hair made a harmonizing contrast with her classical features and hazel eyes. She was gentle and caring, but unfortunately, naive.

Elizabeth, of 19, was known for her silver tongue and her charming smile. Just like her dear brother, James, she had dark brown curls, her eyes were of a vibrant violet which made many other girls, very envious. Additionally, her features, while not as classical, held a pleasant symmetry. While intelligent and wit, she always was known to be assuming and judged people really quickly.

Mary and Catherine were twins that were 17 years old. Both had ash brown hair, light brown eyes, and beautiful features, Mary, however, had to use eyeglasses because of a disease that had impaired her vision when she was younger. Although their appearances were very similar, their personality they were anything but the same. Mary was mature and had a strong sense of morality that made her seem very strict. Catherine, who liked to be called 'kitty', on the other hand, preferred to go with her gut feelings, she was more carefree, a little shy, but had the heart of an artist.

Lydia, of 15, was the most vivacious between her sisters, the favourite of her mother, and was spoiled rotten by her. Her hair was of a darker shade of blond than Jane's but wasn't brown like her other sisters, her eyes were deep brown and her features were classical, like Jane's. She was the tallest between her sisters what made her appear older, and despite being childish, with childish manners and thoughts, she was also the youngest of the five sisters, however, she was afforded the privileges of a young woman.

Each of them had many flaws: Jane in her naivety and ingenuity was the one with the inclination to suffer more. Elizabeth in her precipitance to judge often let the first impressions permeate her judgment, and because of it lost the good traits that appeared in further acquaintance. Mary was sometimes too strict and it made her less open to new experiences. Catherine in her shyness was too willing to live at the shadow of Lydia and her confusions. And Lydia was a child in every sense: she was immature, playful, and run as if life was a big joke without any consequences.

While Mr. Thomas Bennet was, in Henry's eyes, a fool, James wasn't. And because of this, the Henry had signed the documents of his will, happy to know that his nieces and nephews would never be destitute. In the end, Henry Bennet had been promoted to General.

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