Chapter 32
Darcy calls at the Parsonage
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1 A pale spring morning settles over Hunsford Parsonage beside Rosings park.
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2 Elizabeth Bennet pauses over her letter to Jane at the sudden ring at the door.
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3 Darcy pauses just inside the Parsonage drawing-room, his hat held stiffly at his side.
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4 Elizabeth receives Darcy’s unexpected apology with guarded civility.
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5 Elizabeth and Darcy sit suspended in an awkward pause after the formal enquiries have run out.
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6 Elizabeth breaks the silence with a pointed question about the Netherfield departure
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7 Darcy inclines his head as he answers Elizabeth with curt courtesy.
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8 Darcy’s guarded answer makes Bingley’s continued absence seem probable.
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9 Darcy’s matter-of-fact reply makes Bingley’s departure sound permanent.
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10 Darcy turns towards the mantel and begins a courteous remark about the house.
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11 Elizabeth speaks warmly of Charlotte’s understanding while gently questioning her marriage.
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12 Darcy calls fifty miles an easy journey, and Elizabeth meets him with spirited scepticism
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13 Darcy’s reserve softens into a faint, private smile as he teases Elizabeth about Hertfordshire.
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14 Elizabeth lowers her eyes as she reads a knowing meaning into Darcy’s faint smile.
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15 Darcy listens closely as Elizabeth qualifies the meaning of distance.
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16 Darcy draws his chair toward Elizabeth and leans into a suddenly personal remark.
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17 Elizabeth’s brows lift as Darcy’s unexpectedly personal remark interrupts her usual arch composure.
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18 Darcy grips the folded newspaper and begins drawing it toward himself.
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19 Darcy draws back beside the cold hearth and raises the newspaper between himself and Elizabeth.
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20 Darcy retreats behind the newspaper as he asks whether Elizabeth is pleased with Kent.
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21 Charlotte and Maria pause in the doorway, surprised to find Elizabeth alone with Darcy.
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22 Charlotte settles into Darcy’s vacated chair and eagerly suggests that he loves Elizabeth.
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23 Charlotte leans by the hearth, suggesting Darcy's visit shows his love for Elizabeth
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24 Darcy’s half-folded newspaper lies beside Charlotte’s freshly laid-down bonnet.
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25 Elizabeth answers Charlotte’s hopeful conjecture with an amused shrug.
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26 Elizabeth laughs toward Colonel Fitzwilliam while Darcy sits silent beside the hearth.
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27 Darcy sits silent beside the hearth, his eyes fixed on Elizabeth beyond the frame.
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28 Charlotte pauses her needlework to study Darcy for signs of attachment to Elizabeth
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29 Elizabeth laughs freely with Colonel Fitzwilliam during a later morning call
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30 Darcy’s chair remains turned toward the sofa where Elizabeth sat.
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