He begged to know to which of his fair cousins the excellency of its cookery was owing. Briefly forgetting her manners, Mary grabbed her fork and leapt from her chair onto the table. Lydia, who was seated nearest her, grabbed her ankle before she could dive at Mr. Collins and, presumably, stab him about the head and neck for such an insult.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance--now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem (ed. Chronicle Books, 2009) - ISBN: 9781594744518