Because I was a day late in posting the contest, you have until Monday night to vote. Please send your choice to me at pemberley.laraine@gmail.com.

And here they are:

1
Mr. Perry
Apothecary
Delighted in caring for Mr. Woodhouse
For how often does one find such cash cows?

2
George
Won't get to gorge.
He decided, generous to the core,
That Jane's appletite mattered more.

3
Highbury found Jane most retiring
As she refused most of their inquiring
The ensuing gossip that they spread far and wide
Begged the question: “Has she something to hide?”

4
Mr. Robert Martin
Wants to have his part in
Harriet's life, but Emma's school of hard knocks
Says his wife will be one of the Miss Cox

5
Miss Bates
Mistakenly states
So her monologs are rich with gossip
The source of many a linkup or a mixup