Elise is still, technically, unmarried.
The two families had just smoothed things over, and now this? An "unstable mental state"?
How absurd!
Elise had been the golden girl since childhood. The most outstanding young men in their circle had pursued her.
She was more than a worthy match for Rhett Clark. How could she suddenly develop "mental problems" right as the wedding was supposed to happen?
Mr. Collins's thoughts ran more pragmatic than the women's emotional outrage.
