Lady Catherine’s Counsel
Collins recounts how Lady Catherine has twice offered her unsolicited opinion on the subject, the most recent being during a game of quadrille at Hunsford.…
The Longbourn Inheritance Motive
Collins explains that his search for a wife led him specifically to Longbourn rather than his own neighborhood. As heir to the estate upon Mr.…
Collins’s Declaration of Affection
Collins declares the constancy of his affection, professing complete indifference to Elizabeth’s fortune.…
Elizabeth’s First Refusal
Elizabeth interrupts him to insist she has made no answer and cannot accept. She thanks him for the compliment but firmly declines, refusing to dissemble in the manner of young la…
Collins Insists on Perseverance
Collins refuses to be discouraged, citing the established custom of ladies rejecting a first offer only to accept later.…
Elizabeth’s Firm Rejection
Elizabeth protests that she is entirely serious and that she would be the last woman to make him happy.…
Elizabeth Withdraws to Seek Her Father
Choosing not to persist in a further verbal exchange with Collins, Elizabeth withdraws in silence.…
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Mr. Collins, having proposed to Elizabeth and been refused, reports the outcome to Mrs. Bennet, who is dismayed at her daughter’s rejection and insists she will force Elizabeth to accept; when Mr.…
Mrs. Bennet’s Congratulations
Mrs. Bennet, who has been waiting in the vestibule for the outcome of Mr. Collins’s proposal to Elizabeth, enters the breakfast-room the moment her daughter leaves and warmly cong…
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