Chapter 12
Leaving Netherfield
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1 Netherfield stands small and still in its damp autumn park.
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2 Elizabeth stands beside Jane in Netherfield's guest chamber, urging them to leave
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3 Elizabeth pauses over Mrs. Bennet’s reply beside Jane’s armchair.
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4 Mrs. Bennet’s reply rests on the silk arm of Jane’s chair.
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5 Elizabeth urges Jane to request Mr. Bingley's carriage, determined to leave Netherfield.
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6 Caroline and Bingley persuade Jane to put off her departure until tomorrow
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7 Caroline Bingley keeps her warm smile turned toward Jane while her eyes slide toward Elizabeth.
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8 Bingley leans toward Jane beside the marble hearth, earnestly urging her to stay.
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9 Jane receives Bingley’s concern with a gentle, settled expression.
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10 Darcy keeps his attention firmly on his book while Elizabeth works beside the fire.
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11 Darcy holds his book like a shield, forcing his attention onto the page.
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12 Elizabeth watches Darcy across the drawing-room at Netherfield.
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13 Elizabeth pauses her needlework and casts a brief, wry glance across the silent drawing-room.
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14 Caroline Bingley gives Jane an effusive farewell embrace beside the waiting carriage
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15 Caroline Bingley offers Elizabeth Bennet a stiff touch of two fingertips.
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16 Elizabeth makes a buoyant farewell beside the waiting carriage.
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17 Jane and Elizabeth return to Longbourn in high spirits.
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18 Mrs. Bennet greets Jane and Elizabeth’s return with fluttering reproaches over Jane’s health.
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19 Mr. Bennet lifts his eyes from his book as Jane and Elizabeth return.
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20 Mary Bennet raises a newly copied extract for her family’s serious attention.
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21 Lydia eagerly recounts the regiment’s news while Kitty tries to add a detail.
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22 Elizabeth suppresses a smile at the rumour of Colonel Forster’s marriage.
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23 Mary’s open treatise and handwritten extracts rest on the closed pianoforte at Longbourn.
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