P+P 2

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  • P+P c15-c30
    • Wickham
      • Mr Wickham was as far beyond them all in person, countenance,air and walk, as they were superior to the uncle Philips
        • The happy man towards whom almost every female eye was turned
          • E - he must always be her model of the amiable and pleasing
    • Lydia
      • A most determined talker
    • Darcy
      • Elizabeth - "Every body is disgusted with his pride"
        • Wickham - "the world is blinded by his fortune and consequence"
          • Elizabeth - "I do remember his boasting one day of his having an unforgiving temper. His disposition must be dreadful"
    • Miss Darcy
      • Wickham -"She is too much like her brother - very, very proud"
    • Jane
      • It was not in her nature to question the veracity of a young man of such amiable appearance as Wickham
        • He may live in my memory as the most amiable man of my acquaintance, but that is all
          • It has not been more than an error of fancy on my side, and that it has done no harm to anyone but myself
            • It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does [ironic considering the haste of Charlotte's marriage - 3 days]
    • Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth  thought with pleasure of dancing with Mr Wickham, and of seeing a confirmation of every thing in Darcy's looks and behaviour
        • She had fully proposed being engaged by Mr Wickham for those very dances: - and to have Mr Collins instead! - her liveliness had been never worse timed
          • "To find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate! - Do not wish me such an evil"
            • There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well
              • The more I see of the world, the more I am dissatisfied with it
                • Little dependence can be placed on the appearance of either merit or sense
    • Lizzy/Collins
      • The moment of her release from him was ecstasy
        • First, I think it is a right thing for every clergyman to set the example of matrimony in his parish
          • Secondly, I am convinced it will add very greatly to my happiness
          • Let her be an active, useful sort of person, not brought up high, but able to make a small income go a long way
          • Your wit I think must be acceptable to her, especially when tempered with the silence and respect which her rank will inevitably excite
            • He thought too well of himself to comprehend on what motive his cousin could refuse him
              • His regard for her was quite imaginary
      • C, trying to introduce himself to D "I consider myself more fitted by education to decide on what is right than a young lady like yourself"
      • Mrs B - "I am sure Lizzy will be very happy - I am sure she can have no objection"
        • I INSIST upon your staying and hearing Mr Collins
        • Lizzy shall be brought to reason. She does not know her own interest; but I will make her know it
          • Mr Bennet... you must come and make Lizzy marry Mr Collins
            • You will never get a husband at all - and I am sure I do not know who is to maintain you when your father is dead
      • You would have been less amiable in my eyes had there not been this little unwillingness
        • Allow me to assure you that I have your respected mother's permission for this address
        • Almost as soon as I entered the house I singled you out as the companion of my future life
          • Before I am run away with my feelings, it will be advisable for me to state my reasons for marrying - and moreover for coming into Hertfordshire with the design of selecting a wife, as I certainly did
        • Violence of my affection
          • I am therefore by no means discouraged by what you have said, and shall hope to lead you to the altar ere long
            • Your modesty, economy, and other amiable qualifications
              • It is by no means certain that another offer of marriage may ever be made to you
              • Your portion is so unhappily small that it will in all likelihood undo the effects of your loveliness and amiable qualifications
              • I am persuaded that when sanctioned by the express of both your excellent parents, my proposals will not fail of being acceptable
                • Do not make yourself uneasy, my dear cousin, about your apparel. Lady Catherine will not think the worse of you for being simply dressed. She likes to have the distinction of rank preserved
            • I know not how to express my refusal in such a way as may convince you of its being one
          • You could not make me happy, and I am convinced that I am the last woman in the world who would make you so
      • Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.
    • Money
      • Charlotte could not help cautioning her in a whisper not to be a simpleton and allow her fancy for Wickham to make her appear unpleasant in the eyes of a man of ten times his consequence
        • E about Bingleys - we are not rich enough, or grand enough for them
          • Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us, which becomes herself and daughter
            • Sir William was so completely awed, by the grandeur surrounding him, that he had but just courage enough to make a very low bow
    • Darcy/Eliza
      • E - "We are each unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room"
        • E - "I hear such different accounts of you as to puzzle me exceedingly"
    • Bingley
      • E - They may wish many things besides his happiness; they may wish his increase of wealth and consequence
    • Char/Collins
      • Instantly set out to meet him accidentally in the lane. But little had she dared to hope that so much love and eloquence awaited her there [irony]
        • The least agreeable  circumstance in the business, was the surprise it must occasion to Elizabeth Bennet
          • The steady countenance which Miss Lucas had commanded in telling her story [irony, she should be happy]
      • Every thing was settled between them to the satisfaction of both
        • Mr Collins's present circumstances made it a most eligible match for their daughter, to whom they could give little fortune
          • He was longing to publish his prosperous love [ironic as they hardly know each other - marriage to impress others]
            • To work in his garden was one of his most respectable pleasures ... Charlotte talked of the healthfulness of the exercise, and owned she encouraged it as much as possible
        • Marriage had always been her object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and however certain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want
          • I am not romantic you know. I ask only a comfortable home; and considering Mr Collins's character, connections and situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of  happiness with him is as fair, as most people can boast on entering the marriage state
            • [Jane] said less of her astonishment than of her earnest desire for their happiness; nor could Elizabeth persuade her to consider it as improbable
              • Kitty and Lydia were far from envying Miss Lucas, for Mr Collins was only a clergyman
                • Whenever Charlotte came to see them she [Mrs Bennet] concluded her to be anticipating the hour of possession
              • When Mr Collins could be forgotten, there was really a great air of comfort throughout, and by Charlotte's evident enjoyment of it, Elizabeth supposed he must be often forgotten
      • Miss Lucas accepted him solely from the pure and disinterested desire of an establishment
        • Lady Lucas began to calculate with more interest than the matter had ever excited before, how many years longer Mr Bennet was likely to live
        • Mr Collins to be sure was neither sensible nor agreeable, and his attachment to her must be imaginary. But still he would be her husband
          • E - It is unaccountable! in every view it is unaccountable!
            • "Happiest of men" repeated - polite phrase, shows insincerity
          • Mrs B - The Lucases are very artful people indeed, sister.
            • It makes me very nervous and poorly, to be thwarted so in my own family, and to have neighbours who think of themselves before anybody else
            • I shall depend on hearing from you very often, Eliza
              • Will you come and see me?
    • Bennets
      • Let us hope for better things. Let us flatter ourselves that I may be the survivor
      • Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then
    • Lady C
      • A tall, large woman, with strongly-marked features, which might once have been handsome
        • Her air was not conciliating, nor was her manner of receiving them, such as to make her visitors forget their inferior rank
          • Whatever she said, was spoken in so authoritative a tone, as marked by her self-importance
            • Elizabeth felt all the impertinence of her questions
              • Lady Catherine seemed quite astonished at not receiving a direct answer
                • Lady Catherine was generally speaking - stating the mistakes of the three others, or relating some anecdote of herself
      • Seemed gratified by their excessive admiration

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