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Dare I scarcely hope?

2/2/2013

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“IT TAUGHT ME TO HOPE,” SAID HE, “AS I HAD SCARCELY EVER ALLOWED MYSELF TO HOPE BEFORE.” – Mr. Darcy

                 Has anyone ever evaluated what hope really means? Is it wishful thinking?  If so, it is somewhat of a weak word, but I suggest there is strength behind it. Is it even a noun or verb? The have hope would indicate a possession, so therefore it is a noun.  In the same sense, one can give hope as well. But to hope for something means it is a verb. So which did Darcy mean when said the above? He most definitely used it as a verb.  By definition, a verb is means an action, occurrence, or state of being.

                So was hope used in this sentence as an action, an occurrence, or was it a state of being?  I think it was all of the above. It taught him to hope, meaning action. And since he had never hoped before, it was an occurrence, and finally, he admitted he had never been in this state before.

                So why this fascination with hope? One wonders what would have happened if Elizabeth Bennet never came to tour Pemberley? Would Darcy ever have pursued her? Would he have followed his loyal but aching heart and offer himself to her?  I would like to think he would eventually, but since Jane Austen never wrote it any other way we only have to wonder and hope.

                In Mr. Darcy’s Promise, Elizabeth is forced to marry Mr. Darcy without ever being informed that he loved her. She slowly learns of his admiration and she thinks to herself, “Dare I hope?” She then thinks of a quote that says, “Hope feels the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”

                This week I felt like Elizabeth. I have officially hired an editor, Camie Schaefer, a PhD Creative Writing student. I have been bursting with excitement that the first big hurdle in getting my book published has really happened!  And all those months of writing, editing on my own or with help from volunteers or family, was nothing compared to the elation I felt in seeing a real light at the end of the tunnel. I admit It has scarcely been a year, but making this step in hiring a professional editor, has taught me to hope like I have ever allowed myself to hope before. My dream really will come true! This dream has been somewhat invisible, intangible, and felt impossible, but isn’t that what hope conquers? It is a state of being and much more than wishful thinking.  It is an action that alters one’s very being. So for all those who have dreams, act on it. Hope on it. Be in that state of being. Hope is real and powerful and I am here to say, it is a powerful state to be in.

Jeanna Ellsworth
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    Jeanna is a mother of three daughters, all whom are well versed in Pride and Prejudice; they are her best friends and the inspiration for her writing. She also proudly states she is the eighth of thirteen children. When she isn’t blogging, gardening, cooking, or raising chickens—or more realistically, writing—she is thoroughly ignoring her house for a few hours at a time in order to read yet another romance novel. Somewhere between being a mom,  sister, writer, and cook, she squeezes in three 12-hour shifts each week as a Registered Nurse in a Neurological ICU. She finds great joy in her writing and claims she has never been happier. 


    Jeanna fell in love again with Jane Austen when she was introduced to the incredible world of Jane Austen inspired fiction. She can never adequately thank the fellow authors who mentored her and encouraged her to write her first novel. Through writing, Jeanna has gained something that no one can take away from her: hope for her own Mr. Darcy. More than anything, she hopes to prepare her three best friends to look for their own Mr. Darcy and to settle for nothing less.

    Jeanna’s works include: Mr. Darcy’s Promise, Pride and Persistence, To Refine Like Silver, Hope For Mr. Darcy, and Hope For Fitzwilliam. She is eagerly working on her first attempt at an original Regency romance novel: Inspired By Grace. For more information on these books, please visit her website, www.HeyLadyPublications.com


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