Read Time 2 mins Mr. Bennet wishes he had set aside some of his income for his wife and children. Had he have done so, Lydia would not have had to rely on her uncle to pay for her wedding. Mr. Bennet wishes to find out how much Mr. Gardiner paid so he can repay him. Mr. […]
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Read Time < 1 mins The family finally receives news from Mr. Gardiner about Lydia’s whereabouts. The couple isn’t married and never intended to get married. However, if Mr. Bennet agrees to Mr. Gardiner’s terms, he hopes to get them married. Lydia is to have her inheritance of 5,000 pounds, and she is to have 100 pounds annually during
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Read Time 3 mins Mr. Gardiner agrees with Jane’s opinion that Wickham wouldn’t dare do the dishonourable thing with Lydia—who has friends and is protected, and who was also staying with his colonel’s family. Elizabeth feels more optimistic, but she wonders why they didn’t go to Scotland. Mrs. Gardiner points out that they might have, but they might
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Read Time 2 mins (Apolgies for the delay. My team became champions and I lost my voice squealing like a school girl all week) Elizabeth is disappointed that Jane has not written. On the third day, she receives two letters. One had been sent elsewhere due to Jane’s illegible address. The misspent letter is written over
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Read Time 2 mins Elizabeth expects her appearance at Pemberley to be unwelcome to Miss Bingley, who is jealous of her. Georgiana greets them. Though civil, she is obviously fearful of doing something wrong—which some could misconstrue as being proud. Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley acknowledge them, but it is obviously an awkward moment. Mrs. Annesley, the
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Read Time < 1 mins Elizabeth plans for Mr. Darcy and his sister to visit her the day after her tour of Pemberley. However, they come the same day. She introduces them to her family. Her uncle and aunt notice her attraction to Mr. Darcy. Miss Darcy is very shy. She is not the proud, arrogant girl Elizabeth had expected.
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Read Time 6 mins My distracted mind is of no use in the book store when I am rushing through my day. I saw a book with a title close enough to the book I intended to buy. And of course got it wildly wrong. Mary Shelley’s novella “Mathilda” is not to be confused with Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ and
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Read Time < 1 mins As Elizabeth and the Gardiners tour the beautiful Pemberley, the young lady cannot help but imagine what it would be like to be the mistress of this estate as Darcy’s wife. Mrs. Reynolds, the housekeeper, shows the visitors portraits of both Darcy and Wickham. She says that Darcy is a good master and that when
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Read Time < 1 mins The narrator explains the background to Mr Bennet’s marriage. He fell in love with his wife’s youth and beauty, but soon lost any love for her. He has devoted his life to reading, and finds in Mrs Bennet a source of amusement and little more. Elizabeth concedes that her father’s behaviour has been irresponsible,
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Read Time < 1 mins Lydia, Kitty, and Mrs. Bennet are upset about the regiment leaving Meryton. They wish they could accompany them to Brighton, where they will be stationed for the summer. Lydia gets an invitation from Mrs. Foster, the wife of a colonel, to accompany her to Brighton. Elizabeth tries to talk her father into
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