Pride and Prejudice

CHAPITRE XII.

CHAPTER XII. — The Bennet sisters arrange their departure from Netherfield; after delays caused by Mrs. Bennet’s reluctance and the Bingley party’s protests, Elizabeth and Jane leave on Sunday. The chapter closes with their return to Longbourn, where domestic news awaits them.

Agreement to Request the Carriage

Agreement to Request the Carriage Following a plan made between Jane and Elizabeth, Elizabeth writes to their mother early in the morning asking that the Longbourn carriage be sen…

Mrs. Bennet’s Reluctant Response

Mrs. Bennet’s Reluctant Response Mrs. Bennet, who had expected her daughters to remain until the following Tuesday so that Jane could complete a full week at Netherfield, refuses…

Borrowing Mr. Bingley’s Carriage

Borrowing Mr. Bingley’s Carriage Elizabeth, fearing she will be thought to be intruding, urges Jane to ask Mr. Bingley directly for the use of his carriage.…

Reactions to Their Departure

Reactions to Their Departure The news that the sisters are leaving prompts many professions of concern, and enough is said to persuade Jane to delay their departure until the foll…

Miss Bingley’s Jealousy

Miss Bingley’s Jealousy Miss Bingley soon regrets having suggested the delay, for her jealousy and dislike of Elizabeth far exceed whatever affection she feels for Jane.

Mr. Bingley’s Concern for Jane

Mr. Bingley’s Concern for Jane The master of Netherfield is genuinely sorry to hear of their imminent departure and repeatedly tries to persuade Jane that it would be unsafe for h…

Darcy’s Resolution to be Guarded

Darcy’s Resolution to be Guarded Darcy receives the news with secret relief, for Elizabeth has attracted him more than he likes and Miss Bingley has grown uncivil to her.…

Sunday Departure from Netherfield

Sunday Departure from Netherfield After morning service on Sunday, the sisters take their leave.…

Arrival and Reception at Longbourn

Arrival and Reception at Longbourn Mrs. Bennet greets them ungraciously, scolding them for the trouble and fearing Jane will catch cold again. Mr.…

The Quiet Evening Without the Sisters

The Quiet Evening Without the Sisters With Jane and Elizabeth absent for so many days, the family’s evening conversation at Netherfield has lost much of its animation and almost a…

Mary’s Studies and Morality

Mary’s Studies and Morality At Longbourn, the sisters find Mary absorbed as usual in the study of thorough bass and human nature, ready with new musical extracts to admire and new…

News from the Regiment

News from the Regiment Catherine and Lydia provide news of a different sort: much has been said and done in the regiment since the previous Wednesday, several officers have dined…

CHAPITRE XIII.

Chapter XIII opens at the Bennet breakfast table, where Mr. Bennet teases his family by announcing an expected addition to their dinner party. The guest turns out to be his cousin, Mr. Collins, the clergyman who will inherit Longbourn under the estate’s entail.…

Mr. Bennet Announces an Expected Guest

At breakfast the morning before the expected dinner, Mr. Bennet tells his wife that he has reason to expect an addition to their family party. Mrs.…

Mrs. Bennet’s Mistaken Assumption

Mrs. Bennet’s eyes sparkle as she assumes the stranger must be Mr. Bingley, and she eagerly prepares for his visit by ringing for Hill to discuss the lack of fish. Mr.…

The Letter from Mr. Collins

Mr. Bennet explains that about a month earlier he received a letter from his cousin, Mr. Collins, whom he has not seen, and that he answered it two weeks ago because it required e…

Discussion of the Entail

Mrs. Bennet is horrified and rails against the entail that will deprive her daughters of their home. Jane and Elizabeth once again try to explain the nature of an entail, but Mrs.…

Reading Mr. Collins’s Letter

Mr. Bennet reads Collins’s letter aloud, dated October 15th from Hunsford, Kent. Collins expresses a desire to heal the old family breach, explains that he has received ordination…