Debating Bingley’s Conduct
Elizabeth praises Jane’s sweetness and angelic disinterestedness, while confessing her own deepening dissatisfaction with the world.…
The Question of the Sisters’ Influence
Jane entreats Elizabeth not to blame Bingley, arguing that women often mistake admiration for deeper feeling and that lively young men cannot always be guarded.…
Jane Defends Bingley
Jane refuses to believe Bingley’s sisters have opposed his wishes, contending that no sister would meddle unless there were something very objectionable, and that if Bingley were…
Mrs. Bennet’s Continuing Distress
Mrs. Bennet continues to wonder and repine at Bingley’s absence, unpersuaded by Elizabeth’s attempts to convince her that his attentions to Jane were only a transient fancy.…
Mr. Bennet’s Banter
Mr. Bennet treats Jane’s disappointment with characteristic irony, congratulating her as if being crossed in love were a desirable distinction and jestingly advising Elizabeth to…
Wickham’s Society and Darcy’s Condemnation
Wickham’s frequent company proves a material service in dispelling the Longbourn gloom, and he now openly acknowledges and canvasses his grievances against Darcy before the neighb…
KAPITEL XXV.
Chapter XXV opens with Mr. Collins’s departure from Longbourn following his week-long courtship of Charlotte Lucas, after which the Gardiners arrive for Christmas. The chapter centers on Mrs.…
Mr. Collins Departs Longbourn
After a week of courtship, Mr. Collins departs Longbourn on Saturday to return to Charlotte Lucas at Hunsford.…
Arrival of the Gardiners at Longbourn
On the following Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner arrive at Longbourn to spend Christmas. Mr.…
Mrs. Bennet’s Grievances
Upon her arrival, Mrs. Gardiner distributes presents and describes the latest fashions before settling into her role as listener to Mrs. Bennet’s many grievances. Mrs.…
Mrs. Gardiner’s Counsel to Elizabeth
Later, alone with Elizabeth, Mrs. Gardiner addresses the subject more directly. She expresses regret that Jane’s match with Bingley went off, observing that such inconstancies are…
Jane Accepts the Invitation to London
Miss Bennet accepts her aunt’s invitation with pleasure. The Bingleys occupy her thoughts only insofar as she hopes that, Caroline not living in the same house as her brother, she…
Observations of Wickham
The Gardiners stay a week at Longbourn, during which there is not a day without engagement—family dinners include the Philipses, Lucases, and officers, with Mr.…
Wickham’s Knowledge of Pemberley
Wickham possesses one means of pleasing Mrs. Gardiner beyond his general powers: about ten or twelve years before her marriage, she had spent considerable time in the very part of…
KAPITEL XXVI.
This chapter opens with a private conversation between Elizabeth Bennet and her aunt, Mrs. Gardiner, who warns Elizabeth against forming an attachment to Wickham. Following their exchange, the narrative turns to Charlotte Lucas’s approaching marriage to Mr.…
Mrs. Gardiner’s Caution to Elizabeth
Mrs. Gardiner seizes a favorable opportunity to speak privately with Elizabeth, offering her honest and affectionate counsel about Wickham.…
Elizabeth’s Response About Wickham
Elizabeth initially responds with a playful, half-joking assurance that she will keep both herself and Wickham from falling in love, prompting Mrs.…
Mr. Collins Returns and Charlotte’s Farewell
Mr. Collins returns to Hertfordshire shortly after the Gardiners and Jane have departed, taking up residence with the Lucases and causing little inconvenience to Mrs. Bennet.…
Charlotte’s Wedding and Departure for Kent
The wedding takes place and the bride and bridegroom depart for Kent from the church door, prompting the usual round of comment and conjecture.…
Correspondence Between Elizabeth and Charlotte
Elizabeth receives Charlotte’s early letters with eager curiosity, wanting to know how Charlotte will speak of her new home, of Lady Catherine, and of her own happiness.…
Jane’s Arrival in London
Jane has already written to announce the Gardiners’ safe arrival in London, and Elizabeth hopes a second letter will bring news of the Bingleys.…
Miss Bingley’s Neglect of Jane
After her visit, Jane writes again to say that she has seen Miss Bingley, who greeted her warmly but was not in spirits, reproached her for not announcing her arrival, and suggest…
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