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Courtship

Pride and Prejudice

Austen, Jane · 1998 · 18 min

Arrival at Gracechurch Street

The party of only twenty-four miles arrives at Gracechurch Street by noon. Jane watches from a drawing-room window and welcomes them in the passage.…

Reunion with Jane

Elizabeth is relieved and pleased to find Jane looking healthful and lovely as ever. The reunion overflows with joy and kindness among the family.

Conversation with Mrs. Gardiner About Jane’s Heartache

Sitting by her aunt, Elizabeth learns from Mrs. Gardiner that Jane, though struggling to support her spirits, suffers periods of dejection, hopefully not lasting long. Mrs.…

Discussion of Wickham’s Attachment to Miss King

Mrs. Gardiner teases Elizabeth about Wickham’s desertion and questions whether Miss King is mercenary.…

Invitation to a Summer Tour of the Lakes

Before the play concludes, Mrs. Gardiner unexpectedly invites Elizabeth to accompany them on a summer tour of pleasure, possibly extending to the Lakes.…

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CHAPTER XXVIII. — Elizabeth travels from London to Hunsford in good spirits after seeing Jane restored to health, and over the course of the visit takes up residence at the Parsonage, is shown the garden and house by Mr.…

Journey to Hunsford

Journey to Hunsford — Elizabeth’s mood on the road is buoyant because Jane looks well enough to dispel her anxiety, and the prospect of the northern tour with the Gardiners keeps…

Arrival at the Parsonage

Arrival at the Parsonage — The Parsonage at last becomes visible: a garden sloping to the road, a house standing in it, green pales and a laurel hedge. Mr.…

Mr. Collins’s Formal Welcome

Mr. Collins’s Formal Welcome — Mr. Collins’s manners are unchanged by marriage: his formal civility is the same as ever, and he detains Elizabeth at the gate to inquire after her…

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