Chapter 33
Fitzwilliam's careless disclosure
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1 Rosings Park spreads across a spring morning, its lawns and groves dwarfing a lone walker
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2 Darcy turns back to join Elizabeth on her favourite path in Rosings Park.
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3 Darcy turns his grave attention toward Elizabeth as they walk through the park.
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4 Elizabeth glances at Darcy, wondering if his questions about Kent hint at Fitzwilliam
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5 Elizabeth’s gloved hand settles on the gate latch opposite the Parsonage.
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6 Elizabeth looks up from Jane's troubling letter as Colonel Fitzwilliam approaches
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7 Elizabeth hurriedly slips Jane’s folded letter beneath her spencer.
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8 Elizabeth greets Colonel Fitzwilliam with a bright smile, hiding her concern for Jane
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9 Elizabeth Bennet and Colonel Fitzwilliam walk together towards the Parsonage.
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10 Elizabeth smiles sidelong at Colonel Fitzwilliam, teasing Darcy's love of having his way
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11 Colonel Fitzwilliam admits money limits his freedom to marry, with a rueful half-smile
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12 Colonel Fitzwilliam walks beside Elizabeth, frankly discussing money and marriage
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13 Elizabeth lowers her eyes as Colonel Fitzwilliam's remark strikes her as a possible hint
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14 Elizabeth and Colonel Fitzwilliam walk on towards the Parsonage in a delicate silence
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15 Elizabeth teases about Darcy as she and Colonel Fitzwilliam walk towards the park gate
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16 Colonel Fitzwilliam tells Elizabeth he shares guardianship of Darcy's sister
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17 Colonel Fitzwilliam's smile turns serious as Elizabeth's teasing touches a family concern
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18 Colonel Fitzwilliam calls Bingley Darcy's great friend as he walks with Elizabeth
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19 Walking through the grove, Elizabeth drily praises Darcy's care for Bingley
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20 Colonel Fitzwilliam walks towards the Parsonage with a genial smile and a raised forefinger
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21 Elizabeth turns to Colonel Fitzwilliam, alert as talk touches Darcy's private affairs
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22 Colonel Fitzwilliam casually repeats Darcy’s boast while strolling towards the Parsonage.
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23 Elizabeth asks whether Darcy explained his interference.
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24 Elizabeth presses her hand over Jane's hidden letter as Fitzwilliam mentions the objections
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25 Fitzwilliam meets Elizabeth's pointed question with an easy smile as they walk
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26 Elizabeth strides ahead in silent indignation after Fitzwilliam’s careless disclosure.
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27 Elizabeth challenges Darcy's authority over his friend's happiness as she walks
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28 Elizabeth moderates her indignation as she continues along the grove path.
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29 Colonel Fitzwilliam smiles over his cousin’s triumph as they approach the gate.
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30 Alone in her chamber, Elizabeth weighs Fitzwilliam's disclosure about Darcy's interference
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31 Alone in her chamber, Elizabeth realises that Darcy himself caused Jane’s suffering.
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32 Jane’s half-open letter rests beside the washing china in Elizabeth’s chamber.
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33 Elizabeth’s tears settle into an unyielding conviction that Darcy has destroyed Jane’s hopes.
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34 Exhausted by tears for Jane, Elizabeth rests against a bedpost as evening fades.
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35 Charlotte gently guides Collins towards the landing, protecting Elizabeth’s rest.
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36 Collins, Charlotte and Maria leave for tea at Rosings through the open park gate.
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