Darcy Begins to Notice Elizabeth’s Charms
Unaware that she herself is becoming an object of interest to Darcy, Elizabeth continues to occupy herself with observing Bingley’s attention to Jane.…
Sir William Lucas’s Party
The scene shifts to Sir William Lucas’s, where a large party is assembled. The gathering brings together the principal characters for an evening of conversation, music, and attemp…
Elizabeth Challenges Darcy on Listening
Noticing Darcy attending to her conversation with Colonel Forster, Elizabeth asks Charlotte what Mr. Darcy means by listening. Charlotte replies that this is a question only Mr.…
Elizabeth Sings and Plays at the Instrument
Miss Lucas announces that she is going to open the instrument and Elizabeth knows what follows.…
Mary Takes Over the Performance
Before Elizabeth can reply to the entreaties to sing again, she is eagerly succeeded at the instrument by her sister Mary, who having been the only plain one in the family, worked…
Sir William Praises Dancing to Darcy
Mr. Darcy stands near them in silent indignation at this mode of passing the evening, too much engrossed by his own thoughts to perceive that Sir William Lucas is his neighbour, u…
Sir William Attempts to Pair Darcy and Elizabeth
Sir William Lucas, struck with the notion of doing a gallant thing when Elizabeth moves towards them, calls out to her, asking why she is not dancing, and seeks to present her to…
Elizabeth Refuses to Dance
Elizabeth, with some discomposure, tells Sir William that she has not the least intention of dancing and entreats him not to suppose she moved that way in order to beg for a partn…
Miss Bingley Teases Darcy About His Reverie
Miss Bingley, observing Darcy’s reverie, accosts him and guesses that he is considering how insupportable it would be to pass many evenings in such society.…
Darcy Admires Miss Elizabeth Bennet
Darcy admits to Miss Bingley that he has been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow.…
KAPITEL VII.
Chapter VII of Pride and Prejudice opens by establishing the Bennet family’s precarious financial situation and then introduces the arrival of the militia regiment at Meryton.…
Mr. Bennet’s Estate and Entail
Mr. Bennet’s property consists almost entirely of an entailed estate worth about two thousand a year.…
Mrs. Bennet’s Family Connections
Mrs. Bennet’s father was an attorney in Meryton, who left her four thousand pounds at his death. She has a sister married to Mr.…
Longbourn and the Village of Meryton
Longbourn lies only one mile from Meryton, a convenient distance for the young ladies, who typically visit the town three or four times a week to call on their aunt Philips and pa…
The Militia Regiment at Meryton
The neighbourhood has lately been enlivened by the arrival of a militia regiment, which is to remain the whole winter with Meryton as its headquarters.…
The Bennets’ Interest in the Officers
Visits to Mrs. Philips now yield the most interesting intelligence about the officers’ lodgings and connections, and the Bennets begin to know the officers personally. Mr.…
Mr. Bennet Reproves His Daughters
After listening one morning to his daughters’ raptures about the officers, Mr. Bennet coolly observes that, judging by their manner of talking, they must be two of the silliest gi…
Mrs. Bennet Defends Her Girls
Mrs. Bennet is astonished that her husband should think his own children silly. She insists they are all clever and asks to be excused from slighting her own daughters.…
Lydia’s News from Mrs. Philips
Mrs. Bennet’s reply is cut short by Lydia, who reports that her aunt Philips has told her Colonel Forster and Captain Carter no longer visit Miss Watson’s as often as before, and…
Miss Bingley’s Invitation to Jane
Mrs. Bennet is interrupted by the entrance of a footman with a note for Jane from Netherfield.…
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