“Lady Catherine herself says that in point of true beauty, Miss De Bourgh is far superior to the handsomest of her sex; because there is that in her features which marks the young woman of distinguished birth.”
Mr. Collins
Pride and Prejudice, Vol. 1, Ch. 14
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“I cannot be otherwise than concerned at being the means of injuring your amiable daughters, and beg leave to apologise for it, as well as to assure you of my readiness to make them every possible amends . . .”
Mr. Collins, in his letter to Mr. Bennet
The Bennet girls will not want his amends.
Pride and Prejudice, Vol. 1, Ch. 13
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“It certainly is a most iniquitous affair,” said Mr. Bennet, “and nothing can clear Mr. Collins from the guilt of inheriting Longbourn.”
Rational Mr. Bennet, being somewhat irrational for the sake of appeasing his wife, regarding the entail that cuts his five daughters out of inheriting the family home
Pride and Prejudice, Vol. 1, Ch. 13
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“Teaze him — laugh at him. — Intimate as you are, you must know how it is to be done.”
Elizabeth to Miss Bingley, re: Darcy (How dare she!)
Pride and Prejudice, Vol. 1, Ch. 11
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“How pleasant it is to spend an evening in this way! I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!”
Miss Bingley, who is pretending to love reading because Darcy does, but she’s really incredibly bored by it
Pride and Prejudice, Vol 1, Ch 11
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. . . Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her. He really believed, that were it not for the inferiority of her connections, he should be in some danger.
Pride and Prejudice, Vol 1, Ch 10
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“I assure you that if Darcy were not such a great tall fellow, in comparison with myself, I should not pay him half so much deference. I declare I do not know a more aweful object than Darcy, on particular occasions, and in particular places; at his own house especially, and of a Sunday evening when he has nothing to do.”
Bingley poking a bit of fun at his friend, the aweful Darcy
Pride and Prejudice, Vol 1, Ch 10
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The Bingley sisters discuss Jane’s chances of marrying well:
“I have an excessive regard for Jane Bennet, she is really a very sweet girl, and I wish with all my heart she were well settled. But with such a father and mother, and such low connections, I am afraid there is no chance of it.”
“I think I have heard you say, that their uncle is an attorney in Meryton.”
“Yes; and they have another, who lives somewhere near Cheapside.”
“That is capital,” added her sister, and they both laughed heartily.
“If they had uncles enough to fill all Cheapside,” cried Bingley, “it would not make them one jot less agreeable.”
“But it must very materially lessen their chance of marrying men of any consideration in the world,” replied Darcy.
Pride and Prejudice, Vol 1, Ch 8
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“. . . if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness, if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders.”
Mr. Bennet, to his wife, who had forced Jane to ride to Netherfield on horseback through the rain
Mrs. Bennet may have been ridiculous, but she still had some power over her daughters, even though they had so much more sense than she did.
Pride and Prejudice, Vol 1, Ch 7
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They could talk of nothing but officers; and Mr. Bingley’s large fortune, the mention of which gave animation to their mother, was worthless in their eyes when opposed to the regimentals of an ensign.
of Kitty and Lydia
Pride and Prejudice, Vol 1, Ch 7
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