marriage when she broke an engagement of a day to someone that she couldn't see herself with for the rest of her life. I am not sure if Mr Bigg-Wither was a Mr Collins, but he didn't suit Jane Austen for whatever reason, although he eventually married a woman with whom he had several children. I haven't read the Austen letters, so I do not know if she discussed this engagement or not, but I understand that it strained relations with the young man's family, with which Jane had a close association. I think Jane Austen in "Pride and Prejudice" had Elizabeth speak for her on this issue, even though I do not in the least blame Charlotte for going her own way and marrying Mr.C.