She says they dress elegantly and expensively, and are charming. How does Jane describe Bingley to Elizabeth? What does Elizabeth say Jane never sees? What did Charlotte overhear at the ball? What did Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst think of Mrs. Bennet and the younger daughters? At the second ball, what does Darcy do that irritates Elizabeth?
What is an entailment? What happens to Jane when she visits Bingleys sisters? How do the Bingley sisters react to Elizabeths appearance when she arrives at Netherfield?
What is the name of Darcys estate? Who is Mr. Jones and why was he sent for? She says he is sensible, good humored, lively, and has fine manners.
She says Jane never sees peoples faults. She overheard Bingley describe Jane as the prettiest woman in the room. They thought the mother was intolerable and the younger daughters were not worth talking to. He deliberately listened in on a conversation she had with Colonel Forster. Entailment is a legal term that means a property is bequeathed to a given person in this case, a male heir.
Jane caught a severe cold in the rain and had to remain at Netherfield because she was bedridden. She is muddy and wet, and they find her indelicate and rough. Its name is Pemberley. Jones is a druggist, and he is asked to bring medicine for Jane. Study Questions1. Bennet describe Charlotte? What does Miss Bingley ask Charles? To whom does Darcy compose a letter? Why does Miss Bingley get jealous? What weaknesses do Darcy says expose a strong understanding to ridicule?
What type of entertainment is usually enjoyed after dinner at Netherfield? How long did Jane stay at Netherfield? Why does Darcy hardly speak to Elizabeth on their last day at Netherfield? Why is Mrs. Bennet upset that the two daughters returned so soon?
How do the other daughters react to their reunion? She states that Charlotte is very plain, but a dear friend.
She asks him if he is serious about giving a ball. He writes a letter to his sister, Georgiana. She gets jealous, because Darcy is interested in Elizabeth and ignores her. He states that vanity and pride are the two greatest weaknesses in any individual. The usual entertainment is an evening spent in the drawing room. As they tour the house, the housekeeper praises Darcy, saying "He is the best landlord, and the best master that ever lived.
As the Gardiners and Elizabeth walk around Pemberley's grounds, however, Darcy suddenly appears. Mortified to have him find her there, Elizabeth's emotions are further confused by his courteous and gentle tone. He asks her if he can introduce his sister to her soon, and Elizabeth agrees, wondering what this show of interest and pleasant behavior can mean. As she and her relatives drive away, Elizabeth mulls over the encounter while her aunt and uncle discuss Darcy's surprising geniality.
Darcy calls on Elizabeth and the Gardiners the next day with his sister and Bingley. Elizabeth immediately notices that Miss Darcy is not proud, as Wickham had asserted, but painfully shy.
Elizabeth also watches Bingley and Miss Darcy interact and is pleased to see no signs of a romantic attachment between them, as was implied by Miss Bingley. In fact, Elizabeth believes she detects several wistful references to Jane in his conversation.
As Elizabeth nervously tries to please everyone with her manners and speech, the Gardiners observe both her and Darcy. From their observations, they are sure that Darcy is very much in love with Elizabeth, but they are uncertain about Elizabeth's feelings for him.
Elizabeth is also uncertain, and lays awake that night trying to determine what her feelings for Darcy are. Gardiner goes fishing with the men while Mrs. Hurst, and Georgiana's companion at the house. Although Miss Bingley treats Elizabeth coldly, Elizabeth attributes her behavior to jealousy. When Darcy returns from fishing, his behavior shows that he is clearly attracted to Elizabeth.
Miss Bingley attempts to allude to Elizabeth's former attachment to Wickham and to make her look foolish by bringing up her sisters' attachment to the regiment in Meryton, but Elizabeth's calm response makes Miss Bingley look ill-natured instead.
After Elizabeth and the Gardiners leave, Miss Bingley tries again to demean Elizabeth, this time by criticizing her appearance. She is deflated, however, by Darcy's remark that Elizabeth is "one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance. Elizabeth soon receives two letters from Jane that shatter any hopes she has of further exploring her relationship with Darcy. After much disagreement, the Bennets allow the newlyweds to stay at their home. The ten-day visit is difficult: Lydia is oblivious to all of the trouble that she has caused, and Wickham behaves as if he has done nothing wrong.
One morning while sitting with Jane and Elizabeth, Lydia describes her wedding and mentions that Darcy was in the church. Elizabeth is amazed and sends a letter to Mrs. Gardiner asking for details. Gardiner replies to Elizabeth that it was Darcy who found Lydia and Wickham, and Darcy who paid Wickham the money that facilitated the marriage. She drops hints that Darcy did so because of his love for Elizabeth. After Wickham and Lydia depart for their new home in the North, news arrives that Bingley is returning to Netherfield Park for a few weeks.
Bennet is overly attentive to Bingley and quite rude to Darcy, completely unaware that he was the one who saved Lydia. Before departing, the gentlemen promise to dine at Longbourn soon. Darcy and Bingley come to dinner; Bingley places himself next to Jane and pays her much attention while Darcy finds a seat at the opposite end of the table from Elizabeth, rendering conversation between the two impossible. Elizabeth accepts that having been refused by her once, Darcy will not ask her to marry him again.
Bingley visits the Bennets a few days later, and Mrs. Bennet invites him to dinner. He tells her that he is already engaged for the day but eagerly accepts an invitation for the following day. He calls so early in the morning that he arrives before the women have gotten dressed. After the meal, Mrs. Bennet manages clumsily to leave Bingley alone with Jane but he does not propose. The following day, however, Bingley goes shooting with Mr.
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