Elizabeth remains rattled long after Lady Catherine leaves. It is all she can think about. Elizabeth wonders at the origin of the report that had spurred her […]

  Lady Catherine pays a visit to Longbourn, surprising everyone. She is not very civil, though Mrs. Bennet is too impressed to have such an esteemed visitor to […]

  Mr. Bingley calls again a few days later. Mr. Darcy has left for London but will return home in ten days. Mr. Bingley refuses the invitation to […]

Elizabeth wonders why Mr. Darcy came at all when he acted indifferent and didn’t talk. She tries to put him out of her mind.   Jane is happier. […]

  Elizabeth is glad she has managed to silence Wickham for good.   The couple departs. Mr. Bennet remarks that Wickham is a very agreeable son-in-law. Mrs. Bennet […]

  Mrs Gardiner replies immediately. She writes that she and her husband had believed that Elizabeth was fully aware of Darcy’s intervention. Darcy was responsible for finding Wickham […]

  The day of Lydia’s wedding, the Bennet girls anticipate her arrival with uneasiness. Jane imagines Lydia’s mortification, for this is how she would feel. However, Lydia doesn’t […]

    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 […]

  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. Bennet was always bad about writing. He does not send a letter by the next post to give any indication of his progress. His family […]