Pride and Prejudice

1·1 Longbourn sits quietly among hedged fields on an early-autumn afternoon.

1·2 Hertfordshire families stroll home from church, daughters glancing toward Netherfield Park

1·3 Netherfield stands shuttered and silent above its carefully kept park.

1·4 Mrs. Bennet steps into the quiet drawing-room with news of Netherfield.

1·5 Mr. Bennet finishes his brief reply with his eyes still on his book.

1·6 Mrs. Bennet leans forward over the chair, searching her husband's face for a response.

1·7 Mrs. Bennet draws a quick breath, taking her husband's dry reply as permission to release her news.

1·8 Mrs. Bennet eagerly pours out the Netherfield news to her husband across the hearth

1·9 Mr. Bennet lowers his book a fraction and asks the question that will unleash his wife's hopes.

1·10 Mrs. Bennet clasps her hands beneath her chin, radiant with triumph.

1·11 Mrs. Bennet explains her marriage scheme as Mr. Bennet meets her impatience with amusement

1·12 Mr. Bennet asks his question with perfect solemnity.

1·13 Mrs. Bennet waves aside her husband's teasing question and insists that he visit the newcomer.

1·14 Mr. Bennet answers his wife's demand with a small mock bow and a flattering compliment.

1·15 Mrs. Bennet adjusts a curl and glances at the looking-glass, pleased by the compliment

1·16 Mr. Bennet turns a page as his dry remark settles into the quiet.

1·17 Mrs. Bennet leans forward to press her case while Mr. Bennet reclines with his open book.

1·18 Mrs. Bennet leans over her husband's chair, pleading that he visit their new neighbour.

1·19 Mr. Bennet lazily writes an imaginary note in the air as Mrs. Bennet leans over his chair

1·20 Mrs. Bennet bristles at her husband's preference for Lizzy and champions Jane and Lydia

1·21 Mr. Bennet finishes his dry assessment of his daughters with a private smile.

1·22 Mrs. Bennet sinks into the faded chintz sofa, her eyes shut and her hand pressed to her chest.

1·23 Mr. Bennet regards his wife with mock-solemn courtesy.

1·24 Mrs. Bennet plucks at the lace at her throat, sunk into the chintz sofa.

1·25 Mrs. Bennet turns her shoulder against her husband and complains toward the fire.

1·26 Mr. Bennet presses a hand to his heart and promises to visit every eligible young man.

1·27 Mr. Bennet returns to his book after the exchange, settled beside the hearth.

1·28 The drawing-room has emptied after the Bennets’ argument.

2·1 Longbourn stands quietly at autumn dusk, its three drawing-room windows glowing across the gravel.

2·2 Mr. Bennet sits beside the evening fire, keeping his visit to Mr. Bingley to himself.

2·3 Elizabeth pauses mid-stitch as Mr. Bennet's sly remark reaches her.

2·4 Mrs. Bennet retorts resentfully across the hearth, stiff beside relaxed Mr. Bennet

2·5 Elizabeth pauses her bonnet trimming to answer her mother with calm, good-humoured reason.

2·6 Mr. Bennet mildly agrees with his wife's verdict on Mrs. Long.

2·7 Mrs. Bennet twists round to scold Kitty for coughing.

2·8 Kitty shrinks into her chair by the dark window, clutching a handkerchief as she frets

2·9 Mr. Bennet asks Elizabeth when the next ball will be, quietly opening a new line of conversation.

2·10 Mrs. Bennet counts days on her fingers, ruling out Mrs. Long's introduction

2·11 Mr. Bennet offers his teasing suggestion with a perfectly composed face.

2·12 Mrs. Bennet twists her lace-edged handkerchief as her protest rises.

2·13 Mr. Bennet leans forward with open palms, gravely offering the introduction himself.

2·14 Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia freeze and stare at Mr. Bennet.

2·15 Mary straightens eagerly as Mr. Bennet invites her opinion.

2·16 Mary Bennet holds her lips parted, searching for a sensible answer as her father continues speaking.

2·17 Mrs. Bennet presses her temple in exasperation, unaware her husband has visited Bingley

2·18 Mr. Bennet reveals that he has already paid the visit.

2·19 Mr. Bennet casually reveals that he has already visited Mr. Bingley.

2·20 Mrs. Bennet surges toward her husband in delighted astonishment at his concealed visit.

2·21 Mrs. Bennet leans over her husband's chair, triumphantly claiming credit for his concealed visit.

2·22 Mrs. Bennet spreads her arms to her daughters, claiming a share of Mr. Bennet's kindness

2·23 Mrs. Bennet bends over the sofa to pat Lydia's cheek, promising her a dance with Mr. Bingley.

2·24 Lydia Bennet springs up and proudly claims her full height in the candlelit drawing-room

2·25 Mrs. Bennet, Lydia and Kitty eagerly count the days until Mr. Bingley might return the visit.

2·26 Elizabeth’s finished bonnet waits on the work-table after the evening’s excitement.

3·1 Longbourn rests quietly among misty autumn fields before the assembly.

3·2 Mrs. Bennet and her daughters press Mr. Bennet for news of Bingley while he calmly turns a page.

3·3 Mr. Bennet calmly turns a page while his family's questions press in from the edges.

3·4 Lydia rehearses a dance step while Kitty laughs and claps, turning hopes of Mr. Bingley into a game.

3·5 Mrs. Bennet and her five daughters crowd an upstairs window, watching Mr. Bingley arrive

3·6 Bingley's black horse waits on Longbourn's gravel while he visits Mr. Bennet

3·7 Lydia and Mrs. Bennet crowd against the upstairs window, while Kitty strains over their shoulders.

3·8 From the upstairs window, Kitty glimpses Bingley preparing to mount his black horse.

3·9 Mrs. Bennet opens Bingley's answer while her daughters watch with hopeful curiosity.

3·10 Mrs. Bennet’s face falls as she reads Bingley’s refusal, her dinner plans suddenly undone.

3·11 Bingley's polite refusal lies open in Mrs. Bennet's lap beside her planned dinner courses

3·12 Lydia counts the rumoured London rivals on her fingers while Kitty follows in dismay.

3·13 Darcy's tall, composed figure draws the assembly's admiration as Bingley steps forward

3·14 Admiring whispers travel along the Meryton benches as every gaze turns toward Darcy.

3·15 Bingley laughs as he dances with his partner, while Darcy stands motionless beside the wall.

3·16 Mrs. Bennet follows Darcy with a furious look as he passes her bench.

3·17 Elizabeth watches Bingley approach Darcy beside the east bench.

3·18 Bingley steps out of the dance to coax Darcy onto the floor.

3·19 Darcy dismisses the assembly with a still face and a set jaw.

3·20 Bingley sweeps his hand toward the glowing line of dancers.

3·21 Darcy singles out Jane Bennet with quiet approval.

3·22 Elizabeth hears Bingley recommend her to Darcy from a pace away.

3·23 Darcy turns toward Elizabeth and meets her steady gaze for a heartbeat.

3·24 Elizabeth holds her gaze after Darcy's insult, her eyes tightening slightly

3·25 Darcy walks away as Bingley rejoins Jane and the dance resumes.

3·26 Elizabeth turns Darcy's slight into a spirited imitation, setting her friends laughing

3·27 Mr. Bennet looks up from his book as Mrs. Bennet sweeps into the library

3·28 Mrs. Bennet counts Bingley’s partners on her fingers, triumphantly reliving Jane’s success.

3·29 Mr. Bennet interrupts his wife's account of the ball with a raised palm and wearily lifted eyes.

3·30 Mr. Bennet stops his wife's account of lace with a weary raised palm.

3·31 Elizabeth hears Mrs. Bennet defend her against Darcy’s slight and holds back a laugh.

3·32 Mrs. Bennet mimics Darcy's conceited walk across the library as Mr. Bennet watches, amused

3·33 Mr. Bennet's closed book rests beside spent candles as voices fade upstairs

4·1 Longbourn rests in the still autumn night after the ball.

4·2 After the ball, Jane smiles shyly in the candlelit chamber, about to praise Bingley

4·3 Jane finally shares her glowing admiration for Mr. Bingley with Elizabeth.

4·4 Elizabeth caps Jane's praise of Mr. Bingley with an affectionate joke by candlelight

4·5 Jane quietly confesses her happiness at Mr. Bingley's second invitation.

4·6 Jane's discarded evening gloves rest beside the looking-glass

4·7 Elizabeth leans toward Jane with affectionate, teasing certainty.

4·8 Jane answers Elizabeth’s teasing with a gentle reproach already turning into laughter.

4·9 Jane answers Elizabeth’s affectionate teasing with quiet assurance.

4·10 Elizabeth's smile cools into a questioning look as she asks Jane about Bingley's sisters

4·11 Jane warmly praises Miss Bingley, leaning toward Elizabeth with open hands.

4·12 Jane waits for an answer after praising Miss Bingley.

4·13 Elizabeth listens to Jane's generous praise in silence.

4·14 Elizabeth turns from the dark window toward Jane’s voice.

4·15 Jane's discarded gloves and scattered hairpins lie in the dwindling light.

4·16 Charles Bingley surveys Netherfield's lawns from the front steps, at ease in his new home

4·17 Caroline Bingley surveys Netherfield's dining table as Louisa Hurst reclines beside her

4·18 Charles Bingley smiles toward Netherfield’s sunlit windows as its owner praises the prospect.

4·19 Bingley lounges in the warm firelight while Darcy stands upright beside the dark window.

4·20 Warm from the evening’s dancing, Bingley turns toward Darcy’s place by the window.

4·21 Bingley delightedly praises Jane Bennet as more beautiful than an angel

4·22 Darcy turns from the dark window and acknowledges Jane Bennet's beauty, with reservations

4·23 Louisa Hurst and Caroline Bingley trade a knowing glance and call Jane a sweet girl

4·24 Bingley settles by the Netherfield fire, quietly encouraged by his sisters’ approval of Jane.

4·25 Netherfield stands far off in the autumn night, a few warm windows lit

5·1 Lucas Lodge and Longbourn face each other across autumn fields, Meryton on the horizon

5·2 Sir William Lucas bows extravagantly to two passing villagers at the gate of Lucas Lodge.

5·3 After the ball, Charlotte Lucas leads her sisters across damp fields to Longbourn

5·4 Charlotte Lucas smooths her skirt as her eager brother reaches for Longbourn's knocker

5·5 Mrs. Bennet compliments Charlotte while the crowded drawing-room discusses the assembly

5·6 Charlotte calmly redirects Mrs. Bennet’s compliment toward Jane.

5·7 Mrs. Bennet affects indifference while coaxing Charlotte to repeat what she overheard.

5·8 Jane hears Charlotte repeat Bingley’s praise and lowers her eyes.

5·9 Mrs. Bennet tempers her words with caution while her hands betray her certainty of Jane’s triumph.

5·10 Charlotte repeats Darcy's slight; Elizabeth takes it with lifted chin and bright eyes

5·11 Mrs. Bennet, bolt upright with a raised finger, turns Darcy's silence against him

5·12 Jane gently corrects Mrs. Bennet’s account of Darcy’s silence.

5·13 Mrs. Bennet mimics Darcy's offended silence, glancing sideways at the Miss Lucases

5·14 Jane gently offers Miss Bingley’s account of Darcy’s agreeable manner among his intimates.

5·15 Mrs. Bennet holds the crowded drawing-room spellbound with her theory about Darcy’s pride.

5·16 Charlotte Lucas gently teases Elizabeth Bennet about Darcy’s refusal to dance with her.

5·17 Mrs. Bennet leans toward Elizabeth, advising her about Darcy with a lifted finger

5·18 Elizabeth answers her mother with an arch smile and a steady gaze

5·19 Charlotte defends Darcy's right to be proud as Elizabeth listens with an amused smile

5·20 Charlotte calmly counts out Darcy’s advantages while Elizabeth listens with a sceptical half-smile.

5·21 Elizabeth answers Charlotte’s defence of Darcy with a laughing glance and an arch half-smile.

5·22 Mary Bennet sits rigidly by the closed pianoforte, reflecting on pride and vanity

5·23 Mary Bennet distinguishes pride from vanity with folded hands and a lifted forefinger

5·24 Young Lucas springs up at Longbourn, boasting jubilantly about foxhounds and wine

5·25 Mrs. Bennet reaches for an imaginary bottle as young Lucas recoils, fist clenched

5·26 The Lucas sisters draw their protesting brother to the door as Mrs. Bennet scolds

5·27 The visit at Longbourn is over.

6·1 Longbourn waits quietly beneath thinning trees on a grey autumn afternoon.

6·2 Elizabeth quietly confides Jane’s secret to Charlotte on the small sofa at Longbourn.

6·3 Charlotte calmly explains her rule of courtship to Elizabeth.

6·4 Elizabeth defends Jane's openness; Charlotte answers with practical kindness

6·5 Charlotte counts opportunities on her fingers as if balancing a household account.

6·6 Elizabeth counts Jane’s few meetings with Bingley, her teasing giving way to earnest concern.

6·7 Elizabeth lightly reduces four evenings of courtship to a shared preference in card games.

6·8 Charlotte Lucas lets her creed about marriage stand, her steady expression carrying quiet certainty.

6·9 Elizabeth laughs affectionately and rests her hand on Charlotte’s arm.

6·10 At Lucas Lodge, Elizabeth watches Bingley court Jane while Darcy watches Elizabeth

6·11 Darcy watches Elizabeth with cold scrutiny across the candlelit drawing room.

6·12 Darcy’s grave composure holds, but his fixed gaze betrays his growing interest in Elizabeth.

6·13 Elizabeth’s eyes brighten with a jest about to be spoken.

6·14 Elizabeth whispers to Charlotte, glancing at Darcy watching from the far wall

6·15 Charlotte's raised brow provokes Elizabeth to turn toward Darcy, chin lifting

6·16 Elizabeth turns Charlotte’s dare into a playful challenge, meeting Darcy’s eyes as she speaks.

6·17 Darcy answers Elizabeth’s teasing challenge with dry composure.

6·18 Charlotte lifts the pianoforte’s flap with an easy, teasing gesture.

6·19 Elizabeth walks towards the pianoforte, turning back to direct a mock-solemn remark at Darcy.

6·20 Elizabeth sings pleasantly at Sir William’s party while the guests listen with easy goodwill.

6·21 Elizabeth turns toward the applause while Mary eagerly crowds onto the stool.

6·22 Mary Bennet’s rigid hands work through the crowded concerto score.

6·23 Lydia and Kitty lead a gleeful reel across the bare boards at Lucas Lodge.

6·24 Darcy stands rigid by the dancing as a beaming Sir William Lucas reaches his elbow

6·25 Darcy delivers his cutting reply with a perfectly civil face, his eyes fixed on the dancers.

6·26 Sir William leans towards Darcy with hopeful courtesy.

6·27 Sir William eagerly asks Darcy whether he has a house in town.

6·28 Darcy answers Sir William’s prying question with a short, stiff bow.

6·29 Elizabeth crosses the room as Sir William brightens with a gallant idea.

6·30 Sir William carries Elizabeth’s hand towards Darcy with eager gallantry.

6·31 Elizabeth slips her hand from Sir William’s grasp at the instant he offers it to Darcy.

6·32 Elizabeth withdraws her hand and firmly addresses Sir William, her cheeks flushed

6·33 Darcy bows earnestly to request Elizabeth’s hand for a dance.

6·34 Elizabeth turns Sir William’s eager persuasion into a smiling refusal.

6·35 Elizabeth leaves Darcy with an arch glance over her shoulder.

6·36 Miss Bingley approaches Darcy with a knowing smile, certain she understands his reverie.

6·37 Caroline Bingley offers Darcy her contempt for the party, expecting his approval.

6·38 Darcy answers Miss Bingley while his gaze travels past her towards Elizabeth.

6·39 Caroline Bingley fixes her gaze on Darcy and asks which lady inspired his reflections.

6·40 Darcy calmly names Elizabeth Bennet, leaving Miss Bingley momentarily speechless.

6·41 Caroline Bingley answers Darcy with theatrically raised eyebrows and a bright, brittle smile.

6·42 Caroline Bingley delivers her sharpest tease, imagining Mrs. Bennet perpetually at Pemberley.

6·43 Caroline Bingley prolongs her teasing, reassured by Darcy’s composure.

6·44 The candlelit evening at Lucas Lodge goes on with dancing, conversation and cards

7·1 Longbourn nestles among elms, linked to Meryton by a single lane across hedged fields.

7·2 A quiet view of Meryton places the attorney’s office opposite the milliner’s shop.

7·3 Lydia and Kitty pause by the milliner's window as militia officers approach

7·4 Lydia whispers to Kitty as a scarlet-coated officer walks down Meryton High Street

7·5 Mr. Bennet delivers his dry verdict while Lydia and Kitty remain absorbed in their chatter.

7·6 Kitty retreats into a wounded silence while Lydia chatters eagerly about Captain Carter.

7·7 Mrs. Bennet leans forward to defend her daughters, her maternal pride stung.

7·8 Mr. Bennet delivers his courteous retort with lowered eyes and still, steepled fingertips.

7·9 Lydia eagerly shares her aunt's officer gossip with Mrs. Bennet.

7·10 A Netherfield footman interrupts the Bennets’ conversation with a note for Jane.

7·11 Mrs. Bennet perches on the edge of her chair, urging Jane to reveal the note’s contents.

7·12 Jane holds Miss Bingley's invitation open across her knees and begins reading aloud.

7·13 Lydia leaps up at news of officers while Mrs. Bennet sinks into disappointment

7·14 Mrs. Bennet recommends horseback, glancing toward the threatening sky as her scheme takes shape.

7·15 Elizabeth lightly exposes the flaw in her mother's rain scheme.

7·16 By the fire, Mr. Bennet makes a dry remark about the horses, little help to Mrs. Bennet

7·17 Elizabeth lightly exposes her mother’s scheme while Jane accepts it with a patient smile.

7·18 Jane starts down the gravel walk while Mrs. Bennet beams at the gathering clouds above Longbourn.

7·19 Hard rain sweeps across Longbourn moments after Jane rides away.

7·20 Mrs. Bennet admires the rain as Elizabeth peers anxiously toward the lane Jane took

7·21 Mrs. Bennet congratulates herself at breakfast as Elizabeth receives Jane's note

7·22 Elizabeth holds Jane's letter open among the remains of breakfast.

7·23 Mr. Bennet pauses over his tea to deliver a cool verdict on his wife's scheme.

7·24 Mrs. Bennet dismisses Jane’s illness with a complacent smile and a flick of her butter knife.

7·25 Elizabeth rises from the breakfast table, Jane’s folded note clenched in her hand.

7·26 Mrs. Bennet flings her hand toward the rain-soaked paddock, protesting Elizabeth’s proposed walk.

7·27 Mary gives measured advice as Mr. Bennet hides his amusement behind his teacup

7·28 Elizabeth sets out for Jane with steady resolve, accompanied by Lydia and Kitty.

7·29 Lydia hurries toward Meryton, urging Elizabeth on in hopes of seeing Captain Carter

7·30 Elizabeth strides toward the fields as Lydia waves from a doorway and Kitty goes in

7·31 Elizabeth strides alone across the rain-soaked fields beyond Meryton.

7·32 Elizabeth Bennet springs across a broad puddle, leaving a wet wooden stile behind her.

7·33 Elizabeth stops at Netherfield's grounds after a three-mile walk, muddy and flushed

7·34 Elizabeth’s arrival stills the elegant breakfast-parlour.

7·35 Caroline Bingley and Louisa Hurst exchange a contemptuous look over breakfast

7·36 Bingley welcomes Elizabeth with an unguarded smile and an open hand.

7·37 Elizabeth stops just short of Netherfield’s fine carpet.

7·38 Darcy pauses over his breakfast, holding a steady look toward Elizabeth in the doorway.

7·39 Elizabeth enters Jane’s bed chamber, her anxious haste meeting her sister’s weak, grateful delight.

7·40 Alone with Jane at last, Elizabeth kneels beside her chair and holds her hands.

7·41 Elizabeth rests her hand over Jane’s feverish hand.

7·42 Elizabeth holds Jane’s hand through the slow sickroom hours.

7·43 The mantel clock strikes three above Jane's empty armchair and abandoned shawl

7·44 Caroline Bingley offers the carriage with a gracious gesture as Elizabeth stands holding her bonnet.

7·45 Jane rises from her pillows, silently pleading with Elizabeth to stay

7·46 Elizabeth sits beside Jane again, gratefully accepting the invitation to stay.

7·47 A servant rides away from Netherfield to report Elizabeth’s stay and fetch her clothes.

8·1 Netherfield stands across the wet park at dusk, its dining windows glowing warmly.

8·2 Elizabeth reports that Jane is no better.

8·4 Caroline Bingley and Louisa Hurst feign sympathy for Jane while turning to Darcy

8·5 Elizabeth sits composed beside Mr. Hurst, whose attention belongs entirely to his dinner.

8·7 Bingley leans toward Elizabeth with a reassuring gesture, plainly concerned for Jane

8·8 Elizabeth’s modest plate sits beside Mr. Hurst’s overflowing ragout.

8·9 Elizabeth's chair is empty as Caroline speaks maliciously to Darcy and Louisa joins in

8·10 Louisa Hurst mimics Elizabeth's wind-blown look as Caroline stifles a laugh

8·11 Caroline Bingley turns mockery into a theatrical flutter beside her immaculate curls.

8·12 Elizabeth’s neatly folded napkin and modest plate remain beside her vacated chair.

8·13 Bingley gently defends Elizabeth, turning his wine glass as his sisters lean to Darcy

8·14 Caroline leans toward Darcy, pleased with his brief agreement.

8·15 Caroline mocks Elizabeth's muddy miles; Bingley answers with good-natured firmness

8·16 Caroline Bingley leans toward Darcy to needle him about Elizabeth’s fine eyes.

8·17 Darcy’s steady eyes soften as he quietly acknowledges Elizabeth’s beauty.

8·18 Louisa Hurst feigns regret for Jane's prospects, her sidelong smile betraying pleasure

8·19 Caroline and Louisa laugh heartily at the Bennets’ relations, their delight sharpened by cruelty.

8·20 Bingley half-rises to defend the Bennets with warm indignation.

8·21 Darcy calmly pronounces the consequences of the Bennets’ low connections.

8·22 Bingley lowers his gaze as Caroline and Louisa prolong their mocking laughter.

8·23 Jane finally sleeps, still flushed with fever.

8·25 Elizabeth has finally left Jane asleep and gone downstairs.

8·26 Elizabeth pauses in the doorway as the card players turn towards her.

8·28 Elizabeth parries Caroline Bingley’s sneer with bright composure.

8·30 Bingley turns from his cards to offer Elizabeth a heartfelt wish for Jane's recovery.

8·31 Darcy soberly answers Caroline Bingley's praise of the Pemberley library

8·32 Caroline Bingley addresses her brother while smiling flatteringly toward Darcy

8·33 Elizabeth looks up from the books as Bingley laughingly offers to buy Pemberley

8·34 Bingley laughs off Caroline’s proposal to imitate Pemberley.

8·35 Darcy speaks fondly of Georgiana, briefly looking toward Elizabeth as he compares their heights.

8·36 Bingley cheerfully counts accomplishments on his fingers, admiring young ladies

8·37 Darcy sets his exacting standard across the card-table, his steady gaze meeting Elizabeth's.

8·39 Elizabeth innocently challenges Darcy's lofty standard of an accomplished woman

8·41 Caroline Bingley praises the accomplished woman while gesturing to her own neckline

8·42 Darcy adds extensive reading to the catalogue of accomplishments.

8·43 Elizabeth's abandoned book rests by the stack as Darcy praises extensive reading

8·44 Elizabeth answers Darcy’s exacting standard with bright, laughing irony.

8·46 Elizabeth answers Darcy across the card-table, her amused challenge meeting his controlled interest.

8·48 Mr. Hurst slaps his cards onto the table, interrupting the sisters’ protests.

8·50 Caroline turns from the cards to confide her sly judgment of Elizabeth to Darcy.

8·51 By the fire, Darcy calmly turns Caroline Bingley's accusation back on her flattery

8·52 Elizabeth stays on the threshold to report that Jane is worse.

8·54 The Netherfield drawing-room stands empty after the evening’s duets.

9·1 Netherfield waits in the grey autumn dawn before the visitors arrive.

9·2 Elizabeth watches Jane sleep as cool dawn light enters the bedchamber.

9·3 After a night nursing Jane, Elizabeth seals a note asking their mother to come to Netherfield.

9·4 Mrs. Bennet sits beside Jane at Netherfield, content to prolong her stay

9·5 Mrs. Bennet presses Jane's hand down as Mr. Jones agrees she should stay at Netherfield

9·6 Miss Bingley holds the threshold with cool civility while Mrs. Bennet eagerly rises to follow her.

9·7 Caroline Bingley coolly promises Mrs. Bennet every attention for Jane

9·8 Mrs. Bennet's warm thanks become eager praise of Netherfield's view from the windows

9·9 Charles Bingley laughs at his haste, assuring Mrs. Bennet he is settled at Netherfield

9·10 Elizabeth teasingly tells Bingley she understands him perfectly

9·11 Elizabeth answers Bingley with a raised brow and an amused half-smile.

9·12 Mrs. Bennet touches Elizabeth's arm, reproving her for her exchange with Bingley

9·13 Darcy listens intently as Elizabeth calls intricate characters the most amusing.

9·14 Mrs. Bennet indignantly defends country society, directing her outburst at Darcy.

9·15 Darcy begins to turn away from Mrs. Bennet, breaking their exchange with a cold, silent dismissal.

9·16 Bingley answers Mrs. Bennet with an easy smile, smoothing over her challenge to Darcy

9·17 Mrs. Bennet aims a triumphant remark at Darcy, who has turned toward the windows

9·18 Mrs. Bennet proudly boasts of her acquaintance, sure she has beaten Darcy's argument

9·19 Caroline Bingley meets Mrs. Bennet's boast with a scornful sidelong smile at Darcy

9·20 Mrs. Bennet cheerfully judges the Lucas girls, lifting a finger toward Bingley

9·21 Mrs. Bennet taps beside the fine china as she boasts about her daughters’ upbringing.

9·22 Bingley listens courteously as Mrs. Bennet recalls the verses written by Jane’s youthful admirer.

9·23 Elizabeth interrupts Mrs. Bennet’s account of Jane’s admirer with a sharp joke.

9·24 Darcy turns toward Elizabeth and quietly challenges her dismissal of poetry.

9·25 Elizabeth meets Darcy’s defence of poetry with a poised, incisive reply across the breakfast table.

9·26 Darcy’s quiet smile leaves the company suspended in silence.

9·27 Kitty finishes whispering beneath the girls’ nearly touching bonnet brims.

9·28 Lydia boldly demands the promised ball, catching Bingley halfway out of his chair.

9·29 Bingley answers Lydia’s demand for a ball with an amused smile and an open hand.

9·30 Mrs. Bennet half rises, delighted by the promised ball as Lydia declares herself satisfied.

9·31 The Longbourn party has departed, and Elizabeth has hurried back to Jane.

9·32 Elizabeth's clean cambric hem sweeps the carpet as she leaves the breakfast-parlour

9·33 Miss Bingley leans toward Darcy with brittle mockery of Elizabeth’s fine eyes.

9·34 Darcy keeps his attention on the doorway through which Elizabeth has gone.

9·35 The visitors have left Netherfield; fresh carriage tracks curve across the gravel

10·1 Netherfield stands quiet in its autumn park as evening settles.

10·2 Darcy writes while Caroline Bingley presses her attentions upon him.

10·3 Caroline Bingley leans toward Darcy with an eager compliment.

10·4 Darcy pauses his quill to correct Caroline’s compliment, his eyes remaining on the letter.

10·5 Caroline Bingley sweetly renews her request for a message to Darcy’s sister.

10·6 Bingley places a card while Mr. Hurst waits comfortably for his turn.

10·7 Darcy pauses over his crowded letter to answer Caroline’s lavish praise with dry courtesy.

10·8 Elizabeth pauses her needlework, hiding a smile at Caroline's compliments to Darcy

10·9 Bingley turns from the card game to tease Darcy about his letter.

10·10 Bingley laughs at his careless letters while Hurst attends to his cards

10·11 Elizabeth pauses her needlework to turn Bingley’s self-deprecation into a playful compliment.

10·12 Darcy lifts his gaze from his unfinished letter, his quill suspended

10·13 Bingley lowers his cards as Darcy’s lecture catches his cheerful self-deprecation.

10·14 Bingley half-rises from the card table to protest Darcy’s recollection of his morning boast.

10·15 Elizabeth sets aside her needlework and spiritedly defends Bingley’s affectionate nature.

10·16 Bingley gives an amused shrug, leaving Darcy to explain his own opinions

10·17 Darcy turns to the argument, answering gravely, his hand on the unfinished letter

10·18 Darcy’s unfinished letter waits beneath a resting quill as the argument claims his attention.

10·19 Bingley raises a hand above his curls to measure Darcy's height, clowning fondly

10·20 Elizabeth checks her laughter at Darcy's stiff smile as Caroline turns on her brother

10·21 Bingley sets down his cards and appeals cheerfully for peace.

10·22 Elizabeth ends the argument with an easy dismissal and resumes her needlework.

10·23 Darcy’s finished letter lies folded and sealed beside the resting quill.

10·24 Caroline Bingley takes her place at the piano-forte as Elizabeth courteously declines to lead.

10·25 Caroline and Louisa sing a polished duet while Elizabeth pauses over a music book.

10·26 Darcy holds his gaze toward Elizabeth at the pianoforte, his expression grave and unreadable.

10·27 Elizabeth turns a page of music at her own pace.

10·28 As Caroline plays a lively Scotch air, Darcy approaches Elizabeth by the pianoforte

10·29 Darcy repeats his invitation in surprise while Elizabeth pauses mid page-turn

10·30 Elizabeth answers Darcy with a raised chin and a smile, music book held to her bodice

10·31 Darcy answers Elizabeth’s challenge with unexpected gallantry.

10·32 Elizabeth’s surprise softens her challenge into stillness.

10·33 Miss Bingley walks on Darcy's arm in the shrubbery, needling him about Elizabeth

10·34 Caroline Bingley savours her joke about the Pemberley portraits in the shrubbery

10·35 Darcy quietly admits his admiration for Elizabeth’s eyes as he continues along the shrubbery walk.

10·36 Elizabeth and Mrs. Hurst emerge from a joining walk just as Darcy and Caroline halt at the junction.

10·37 Caroline Bingley falters as she fears her remarks have been overheard.

10·38 The sisters close ranks around Darcy, leaving Elizabeth a step behind.

10·39 Darcy checks his step and turns back toward Elizabeth, proposing the wider avenue.

10·40 Elizabeth Bennet laughs toward the departing party, lifting a small farewell wave.

10·41 Elizabeth runs lightly down the shrubbery walk, glad to be going home with Jane

10·42 The vacant side walk carries the trace of Elizabeth’s cheerful departure.

11·1 Netherfield stands quiet in its damp autumn park after dinner.

11·2 Caroline’s animated story and Louisa’s laughter welcome Jane into the candlelit drawing-room.

11·3 Caroline rises eagerly as Darcy enters the drawing-room, his attention turning to Jane

11·4 Bingley pauses with a log in his hands to meet Jane’s eyes.

11·5 Elizabeth pauses over her needlework, quietly delighted by Bingley’s attention to Jane.

11·6 Hurst sleeps while Darcy and Caroline read, and Bingley attends to Jane.

11·7 Louisa Hurst idly turns a thin gold bracelet around her wrist.

11·8 Caroline’s great yawn betrays her boredom beneath her extravagant praise of reading.

11·9 Bingley laughingly assures Caroline that the Netherfield ball is settled.

11·10 Darcy’s steady attention to his book quietly answers Caroline’s appeal to conversation.

11·11 Caroline Bingley displays her elegant carriage, directing a sideways glance toward Darcy.

11·12 Caroline approaches Elizabeth’s quiet corner with a carefully graceful invitation.

11·13 Elizabeth accepts Caroline’s unexpected civility with amused curiosity.

11·14 Elizabeth turns toward her walking companion with a lifted eyebrow and a sly, uneven smile.

11·15 Darcy begins his explanation with dry assurance, his hand resting on the closed book.

11·16 Caroline invites Elizabeth into a performance of mock indignation at Darcy’s teasing remark.

11·17 Elizabeth turns a bright, teasing challenge on Darcy, her lips curving toward laughter

11·18 Darcy gives Elizabeth a measured warning while Caroline listens closely behind her

11·19 Elizabeth answers Darcy with candid amusement, delighting in human absurdity

11·20 Elizabeth quietly names vanity and pride, meeting Darcy’s grave attention across the card-table.

11·21 Darcy answers Elizabeth with grave conviction, his hand resting calmly on his closed book.

11·22 Elizabeth turns away from Darcy to conceal her amusement.

11·23 Elizabeth answers Caroline's pointed question with light irony as Darcy watches

11·24 Elizabeth answers Darcy’s confession with an asymmetric half-smile.

11·25 Elizabeth delivers her teasing verdict across the green baize.

11·26 Darcy answers Elizabeth’s teasing accusation with a rare, open smile.

11·27 Caroline Bingley briskly calls for music, her hand settling on the closed pianoforte.

11·28 Darcy’s closed first volume rests beside the second volume Miss Bingley discarded.

12·1 Netherfield stands small and still in its damp autumn park.

12·2 Elizabeth stands beside Jane in Netherfield's guest chamber, urging them to leave

12·3 Elizabeth pauses over Mrs. Bennet’s reply beside Jane’s armchair.

12·4 Mrs. Bennet’s reply rests on the silk arm of Jane’s chair.

12·5 Elizabeth urges Jane to request Mr. Bingley's carriage, determined to leave Netherfield.

12·6 Caroline and Bingley persuade Jane to put off her departure until tomorrow

12·7 Caroline Bingley keeps her warm smile turned toward Jane while her eyes slide toward Elizabeth.

12·8 Bingley leans toward Jane beside the marble hearth, earnestly urging her to stay.

12·9 Jane receives Bingley’s concern with a gentle, settled expression.

12·10 Darcy keeps his attention firmly on his book while Elizabeth works beside the fire.

12·11 Darcy holds his book like a shield, forcing his attention onto the page.

12·12 Elizabeth watches Darcy across the drawing-room at Netherfield.

12·13 Elizabeth pauses her needlework and casts a brief, wry glance across the silent drawing-room.

12·14 Caroline Bingley gives Jane an effusive farewell embrace beside the waiting carriage

12·15 Caroline Bingley offers Elizabeth Bennet a stiff touch of two fingertips.

12·16 Elizabeth makes a buoyant farewell beside the waiting carriage.

12·17 Jane and Elizabeth return to Longbourn in high spirits.

12·18 Mrs. Bennet greets Jane and Elizabeth’s return with fluttering reproaches over Jane’s health.

12·19 Mr. Bennet lifts his eyes from his book as Jane and Elizabeth return.

12·20 Mary Bennet raises a newly copied extract for her family’s serious attention.

12·21 Lydia eagerly recounts the regiment’s news while Kitty tries to add a detail.

12·22 Elizabeth suppresses a smile at the rumour of Colonel Forster’s marriage.

12·23 Mary’s open treatise and handwritten extracts rest on the closed pianoforte at Longbourn.

13·1 Longbourn stands quiet in the damp grey morning before the breakfast announcement.

13·2 Mr. Bennet quietly announces an expected guest over breakfast.

13·3 Mrs. Bennet guesses that Charlotte Lucas might visit and complacently praises her own dinners.

13·4 Mrs. Bennet’s hopes revive at the mention of a gentleman.

13·5 Lydia reaches for the bell as Mrs. Bennet awaits a visitor she assumes is Bingley

13·6 Mr. Bennet lowers his cup and quietly deflates his wife's certainty.

13·7 Mrs. Bennet and all five daughters eagerly question Mr. Bennet across the breakfast table.

13·8 Mr. Bennet raises Mr. Collins’s letter above the breakfast cups, amused by his family’s curiosity.

13·9 Mrs. Bennet recoils at the mention of Mr. Collins, raising her palm as if to ward him off

13·10 Mr. Bennet slowly unfolds Mr. Collins’s letter, exchanging a knowing glance with Elizabeth.

13·11 Mr. Bennet begins Mr. Collins’s letter, gathering his family into an attentive hush.

13·12 Mr. Bennet reads Mr. Collins’s offer of peace with perfect gravity.

13·13 Mr. Bennet reads the promise of every possible amends as Mrs. Bennet's resentment softens

13·14 Mr. Bennet’s fingertips settle beside the imposing flourish of William Collins’s signature.

13·15 Mr. Bennet presses the letter’s final crease beside his breakfast plate.

13·16 Mrs. Bennet begins to see hope for her daughters in Mr. Collins’s offer of amends.

13·17 Elizabeth rests her chin on her hand and gives her father an amused, questioning glance

13·18 Mr. Bennet taps the folded letter as he shares his dry anticipation with Elizabeth.

13·19 Mary Bennet interrupts the breakfast discussion with a sober verdict on literary composition.

13·20 Mr. Collins delivers his first formal courtesies in the fading light of Longbourn’s drawing-room.

13·21 Mr. Collins, rigidly upright and pleased with himself, compliments Mrs. Bennet

13·22 Mrs. Bennet turns a welcome compliment into an eager appeal for sympathy over her daughters’ future.

13·23 Mr. Collins solemnly names the entail as Mrs. Bennet politely appeals for her daughters

13·24 Mr. Collins presses his hand to his waistcoat and directs a weighty look toward Jane and Elizabeth.

13·25 Elizabeth catches Jane’s eye as Mr. Collins’s unfinished gallantry gives way to a private smile.

13·26 Mr. Collins praises the sideboard from his chair, lightly touching its brass handle.

13·27 Mr. Collins raises his fork and confidently asks which cousin deserves credit for dinner.

13·28 Mrs. Bennet sharply defends her household’s standing.

13·29 After Mr. Collins’s prolonged apology, the dining-parlour settles into silence.

14·1 Mr. Collins solemnly praises Lady Catherine by candlelight at the Longbourn dinner table

14·2 Mr. Collins solemnly measures an imaginary shelf, as Lady Catherine suggested

14·3 Mr. Bennet listens gravely as Mr. Collins praises his patroness.

14·4 Mrs. Bennet leans toward Mr. Collins, asking curiously if his patroness lives nearby

14·5 Mr. Collins announces the wealth of Rosings’s sole heiress with solemn importance.

14·6 Mrs. Bennet shakes her head at the heiress's good fortune, glancing at her own daughters

14·7 Mr. Collins praises Miss de Bourgh, tracing her little phaeton's path above the table

14·8 Lydia idly rolls a cherry stone across her plate while Kitty conceals a yawn.

14·9 Mr. Collins dips his chin over the table, savouring his compliment to Lady Catherine

14·10 Mr. Bennet asks if Mr. Collins rehearses his compliments; Collins is solemnly pleased

14·11 Mr. Collins earnestly explains how he prepares compliments to sound spontaneous.

14·12 Mr. Bennet maintains a grave face while Mr. Collins talks on.

14·13 Mr. Collins recoils apologetically from the circulating-library novel in Jane's outstretched hand.

14·14 Kitty stares in astonishment as Lydia exclaims at Mr. Collins refusing to read novels

14·15 Mr. Collins ceremonially opens Fordyce’s Sermons across his knee.

14·16 Mr. Collins reads with monotonous solemnity beside the warm hearth.

14·17 Lydia interrupts Mr. Collins's reading with Meryton gossip, leaning toward her mother

14·18 Mr. Collins presses his sermons almost closed, keeping one finger between the leaves.

14·19 Mr. Collins answers Lydia's interruption with wounded solemnity by the glowing hearth

14·20 Mr. Collins recovers his dignity by offering a game of backgammon.

14·21 Mr. Collins, at backgammon, reassures the apologising Mrs. Bennet, Jane and Elizabeth

14·22 Mr. Bennet shakes his dice cup while Mr. Collins carefully arranges the backgammon counters.

14·23 Fordyce's Sermons lie closed by a candle beside Mr. Collins's empty chair at the hearth

15·1 Longbourn rests amid damp November fields beneath a pale dawn sky.

15·2 As Mrs. Bennet stirs the breakfast-room fire, Mr. Collins settles on Elizabeth with a nod

15·3 Lydia, Kitty and Elizabeth turn from a shop window toward a handsome stranger in Meryton

15·4 Denny presents Wickham on the Meryton pavement as the newcomer lifts his hat in an easy bow.

15·5 Darcy freezes halfway through his courteous bow, his face blanching as his eyes catch Wickham.

15·6 Wickham touches his hat to Darcy, who pales in chilling recognition

15·7 Elizabeth’s eyes dart toward the two gentlemen after their stiff exchange of greetings.

15·8 Mrs. Philips stops chattering as Jane introduces Mr. Collins, who bows elaborately

15·9 Walking home arm in arm, Elizabeth eagerly recounts the strange encounter between Darcy and Wickham.

16·1 The Longbourn coach travels through the cold November rain towards Meryton.

16·2 Mrs. Philips welcomes the five Bennet sisters and Mr. Collins into her candlelit drawing-room.

16·3 Mrs. Philips receives Collins’s account of Rosings with delighted attention.

16·4 Elizabeth idly turns a cheap earthenware shepherdess with one fingertip.

16·5 Wickham enters the Philipses' drawing-room smiling, lifting the company's spirits

16·6 Wickham settles beside Elizabeth and makes the rainy evening sound unexpectedly interesting.

16·7 Passed over by the young ladies, Mr. Collins enjoys Mrs. Philips's ample hospitality

16·8 Collins begins a solemn explanation as he settles at the whist table.

16·9 At Meryton, candlelight gathers the company around two card tables.

16·10 Wickham hesitantly asks Elizabeth how long Darcy has been staying at Netherfield.

16·11 Elizabeth's eyebrows rise as Wickham reveals his tie to Darcy's family from infancy

16·12 Elizabeth warmly dismisses Darcy across the lottery table.

16·13 Elizabeth declares the neighbourhood dislikes Darcy while Wickham listens sympathetically

16·14 Wickham gives Elizabeth a small, rueful shake of his head, eyes lowered

16·15 Wickham idly turns a card as he asks about Darcy’s departure.

16·16 Wickham invokes the memory of Darcy’s father with lowered eyes and a hand over his heart.

16·17 Elizabeth listens with deepening sympathy to Wickham’s confidence.

16·18 Wickham’s gallant smile softens as he tells Elizabeth of his lost intended profession.

16·19 Wickham tells Elizabeth of his lost living as the card party continues around them

16·20 Elizabeth’s sympathy breaks into indignant alarm.

16·21 Wickham finishes his accusation with a fragile smile and a small, helpless shrug.

16·22 Wickham answers Elizabeth’s indignation with a gentle refusal to expose Darcy.

16·23 Elizabeth’s steady gaze softens as Wickham declares his loyalty to his benefactor’s memory.

16·24 Elizabeth breaks a thoughtful pause to question Darcy’s cruelty, meeting Wickham’s attentive gaze.

16·25 Wickham turns a card as he presents Darcy’s supposed jealousy with an air of reluctant modesty.

16·26 Elizabeth condemns Darcy with indignation, her palm pressed flat on the card table

16·27 Elizabeth recalls Darcy’s unforgiving temper and accepts it as confirmation of Wickham’s story.

16·28 Elizabeth’s hand rests motionless on her card as she responds to Wickham’s story.

16·29 Wickham recalls his childhood with Darcy, one hand over the table, one over his heart

16·30 Elizabeth’s sympathy for Wickham hardens into an indignant verdict against Darcy.

16·31 Wickham calmly explains how Darcy's pride can encourage generosity as Elizabeth listens

16·32 Wickham dips his chin in a restrained headshake as he begins his judgement of Miss Darcy.

16·33 Elizabeth leans towards Wickham again, seeking an explanation for Darcy’s friendship with Bingley.

16·34 Wickham qualifies his criticism of Darcy with a knowing smile and an open hand.

16·35 Collins solemnly shrugs off his gambling loss, secure in Lady Catherine's protection

16·36 Collins’s connection to the de Bourgh family catches Wickham’s attention.

16·37 Wickham quietly tells Elizabeth that Lady Catherine is Darcy’s aunt.

16·38 Elizabeth suppresses a mischievous smile at the thought of Miss Bingley's wasted attentions.

16·39 Elizabeth and Wickham trade a knowing glance as Collins beams up at Mrs. Philips

16·40 Wickham bows to Jane and Catherine while Elizabeth watches from her seat.

16·41 Lydia's scattered counters and lottery tickets lie where Elizabeth listened to Wickham

16·42 Elizabeth sits with her supper forgotten, her gaze following Wickham through the noisy company.

16·43 The coach settles beside Longbourn’s closed front door after the journey from Meryton.

17·1 Longbourn stands hushed beneath a grey November sky.

17·2 Elizabeth tells Jane Wickham’s account as they walk arm in arm through Longbourn’s shrubbery.

17·3 Jane offers a gentle explanation that might absolve both Darcy and Wickham.

17·4 Elizabeth affectionately challenges Jane’s determination to excuse everyone.

17·5 Jane gently catches Elizabeth’s forearm as she pleads for Darcy’s character.

17·6 Elizabeth speaks with bright conviction as she walks through Longbourn’s damp shrubbery.

17·7 Jane pauses in Longbourn’s shrubbery, troubled by the suffering Bingley might face.

17·8 Caroline and Louisa draw Jane into an intimate seated reunion at Longbourn.

17·9 Caroline and Louisa enclose Jane’s bare hands in two elaborate clasps.

17·10 Mrs. Bennet’s eager civility hangs in the air after the callers’ departure.

17·11 Caroline rises abruptly to leave Longbourn, catching the still-seated Bingley mid-word.

17·12 The prospect of the Netherfield ball animates the women at Longbourn.

17·13 Elizabeth looks toward the Meryton road, chin on hand, anticipating dancing with Wickham

17·14 Mary Bennet solemnly consents to the Netherfield ball, raising a finger

17·15 Elizabeth playfully asks Mr. Collins whether he intends to dance at the Netherfield ball.

17·16 Mr. Collins bows deeply as he claims Elizabeth for the first two dances.

17·17 Elizabeth accepts Mr. Collins’s request for the first two dances with a courteous smile.

17·18 Elizabeth suddenly understands the intention behind Mr. Collins’s gallantry.

17·19 Mrs. Bennet signals her delighted approval of Mr. Collins's attentions across the drawing-room.

17·20 Elizabeth lets Mrs. Bennet’s marriage hint pass unanswered and quietly retreats toward the windows.

17·21 Kitty and Lydia kneel at the rain-streaked window, restless for the Netherfield ball

17·22 Rain keeps Kitty and Lydia indoors at Longbourn.

17·23 A rain-spotted parcel lies open on Longbourn’s work-table.

17·24 Elizabeth follows the rain down the glass, her disappointment softened by a barely visible smile.

17·25 Lydia counts the rain-bound days on her fingers while Kitty twists a ribbon beside her.

17·26 Steady rain pools in the empty lane from Longbourn toward Meryton.

18·1 Netherfield blazes with golden windows above the rain-soaked November park.

18·2 Elizabeth searches the scarlet-coated officers for Wickham, her confidence faltering

18·3 Denny meets Elizabeth’s eyes with a knowing smile, turning Wickham’s absence into an insinuation.

18·4 Elizabeth turns her shoulder on Darcy and answers Bingley with strained civility

18·5 Elizabeth, opposite Mr. Collins in the dance set, shares an amused look with Charlotte

18·6 Collins interrupts the dance with a solemn apology while Elizabeth holds her composure.

18·7 Collins’s misplaced step interrupts the orderly dance at Netherfield.

18·8 Elizabeth regains her lightness as she dances with an officer and hears Wickham praised.

18·9 Darcy bows before Elizabeth at the Netherfield ball, catching her mid-conversation with Charlotte.

18·10 Elizabeth makes a theatrical protest at the prospect of finding Darcy agreeable.

18·11 Charlotte quietly cautions Elizabeth as she rises to meet Darcy.

18·12 Elizabeth takes her place opposite Darcy, catching a neighbour’s astonished glance.

18·13 Elizabeth’s teasing elicits an unexpected smile from Darcy.

18·14 Elizabeth meets Darcy’s question with a lifted chin and a restrained, knowing smile.

18·15 Elizabeth offers a mocking, modest disclaimer as she and Darcy join hands to turn

18·16 Elizabeth and Darcy pause at the southern end of the dancing set.

18·17 Darcy’s face closes at Elizabeth’s allusion to Wickham.

18·18 Darcy delivers his measured warning about Wickham while Elizabeth listens with guarded attention.

18·19 Elizabeth challenges Darcy over Wickham in the middle of the Netherfield dance.

18·20 Sir William Lucas interrupts Elizabeth and Darcy with an expansive bow and lavish praise

18·21 Darcy stops in the dance, struck by Sir William’s hint, and looks gravely toward Bingley and Jane.

18·22 Darcy smiles as he offers books as a fresh subject.

18·23 Elizabeth answers Darcy, her eyes wandering to the dancers beyond his shoulder

18·24 Elizabeth and Darcy lightly join their right hands as they turn through the dance.

18·25 Darcy firmly answers Elizabeth's scrutiny, his steady gaze holding hers across the set

18·26 Elizabeth’s slight smile barely conceals her distrust as she questions Darcy across the dance floor.

18·27 Elizabeth answers Darcy’s warning with undiminished resolve.

18·28 Elizabeth walks toward Charlotte while Darcy moves toward the fireplace, turning his head after her.

18·29 Caroline Bingley delivers her patronising warning beside the ballroom chairs.

18·30 Elizabeth holds her ground after exposing Caroline’s class contempt.

18·31 Elizabeth contains her indignation after Miss Bingley’s patronising warning.

18·32 Jane welcomes Elizabeth with glowing contentment.

18·33 Jane gently admits that Bingley has only just met Wickham.

18·34 Elizabeth answers Jane with affectionate warmth and a small, deliberate shake of her head.

18·35 Collins announces his discovery with solemn delight to Elizabeth and Charlotte.

18·36 Collins bows solemnly as he dismisses Elizabeth’s advice and begins turning away.

18·37 Elizabeth watches as Collins bows and addresses Darcy with solemn self-importance

18·38 Darcy ends Collins’s prolonged address with a slight bow and a decisive turn.

18·39 Collins returns from Darcy beaming with self-satisfaction.

18·40 Lady Lucas alone separates Elizabeth from Mrs. Bennet, whose triumphant talk reaches Darcy

18·41 Darcy’s arrested attention reveals that he has overheard Mrs. Bennet.

18·42 Mrs. Bennet answers Elizabeth’s whispered warning with an indignantly public declaration.

18·43 Darcy listens to Mrs. Bennet across the supper table with composed, steady gravity

18·44 Mrs. Bennet’s satisfied silence lets Lady Lucas return to her supper.

18·45 Mary arranges her music at the pianoforte while Elizabeth silently appeals to her

18·46 Caroline and Louisa trade mocking glances during Mary's performance, inviting Darcy in

18·47 Mr. Bennet’s casual raised hand ends Mary’s performance as she begins to rise from the pianoforte.

18·48 Collins concludes his booming speech with an elaborate bow to Darcy.

18·49 Mr. Bennet savours Mr. Collins's absurd speech while Mrs. Bennet praises it to Lady Lucas

18·50 Elizabeth goes still as Caroline and Louisa smirk and Darcy receives Collins in silence

18·51 Elizabeth watches the Netherfield dancers while Collins remains planted at her elbow.

18·52 Collins's firmly planted feet keep Elizabeth stranded beside him as the dancers pass

18·53 Charlotte Lucas draws Mr. Collins into talk, giving Elizabeth a brief respite

18·54 Elizabeth welcomes Darcy’s silence as they stand only a few steps apart.

18·55 Lydia sinks into a violent yawn as Elizabeth sits upright beside her, silently watching.

18·56 Jane and Bingley share a quiet smile by the pianoforte as the evening ends

18·57 Mrs. Bennet eagerly invites Bingley to Longbourn, and he receives it with pleasure

18·58 Mrs. Bennet leaves Netherfield sure of Jane's future and Elizabeth's marriage to Collins

18·59 Netherfield’s drawing-room settles into silence after the last departure.

19·1 Longbourn sits small and quiet among wet November fields after the Netherfield ball.

19·2 At Longbourn, Mr. Collins prepares to address Mrs. Bennet with solemn assurance.

19·3 Mr. Collins solicits Mrs. Bennet’s permission to address Elizabeth privately.

19·4 Elizabeth's needle stops mid-stitch as Mr. Collins's request makes her blush

19·5 Mrs. Bennet gathers her needlework and summons Kitty upstairs, clearing the way

19·6 Elizabeth appeals to her mother as Mrs. Bennet gathers her work and starts toward the door.

19·7 Mrs. Bennet points Elizabeth back to her chair, stopping her attempted escape.

19·8 Elizabeth occupies her hands with needlework after submitting to her mother's insistence.

19·9 With Mrs. Bennet and Kitty gone, Mr. Collins draws himself up to begin.

19·10 Mr. Collins declares his settled intentions across the breakfast-room table.

19·11 Mr. Collins, hand on his breast, solemnly warns of being carried away by his feelings

19·12 Elizabeth presses her lips together over her needlework, barely containing her laughter.

19·13 Mr. Collins solemnly counts his first reason for marrying, like a parish address

19·14 Mr. Collins raises his hand as he recites Lady Catherine's advice in his proposal

19·15 Elizabeth settles her needlework on the mahogany table, her fingertips holding its last fold flat.

19·16 Mr. Collins dismisses Elizabeth’s refusal with a ceremonious wave, his confidence intact.

19·17 Elizabeth insists that her refusal is a considered decision.

19·18 Elizabeth steps toward the door after declaring the matter settled.

19·19 Elizabeth turns back to Mr. Collins, cheeks colouring, insisting he believe her refusal

19·20 Elizabeth presses her hand on the mahogany as Collins takes her refusal as encouragement

19·21 Elizabeth's steady eyes appeal to be believed as she speaks the truth from her heart

19·22 Mr. Collins answers Elizabeth’s earnest refusal with a stiff bow and a complacent smile.

19·23 Elizabeth walks firmly toward the doorway, her last refusal complete.

19·24 Elizabeth’s unfinished needlework rests beside her empty chair after her silent withdrawal.

20·1 Mrs. Bennet eagerly congratulates Mr. Collins across the breakfast table.

20·2 Mr. Collins serenely explains Elizabeth’s refusal as proof of her modesty.

20·3 Mrs. Bennet's smile stiffens as she realizes Elizabeth has truly refused Collins

20·4 Mrs. Bennet plants her fist on the mahogany table, promising to make Elizabeth accept

20·5 Mr. Collins raises a palm to interrupt Mrs. Bennet, suddenly reconsidering his proposal

20·6 Mrs. Bennet rises in flustered haste to enlist her husband’s authority over Elizabeth’s refusal.

20·7 Mrs. Bennet bursts into the quiet library, urgently calling for her husband.

20·8 Mr. Bennet looks up from his book at his wife, meeting her urgent appeal with composure

20·9 Mr. Bennet answers his wife's urgent account with dry amusement, scarcely stirred from his book.

20·10 Mrs. Bennet raises a finger, pressing her husband to command Elizabeth's marriage

20·11 Elizabeth stands on the library carpet, listening as her father asks about Mr. Collins’s proposal.

20·12 Mr. Bennet gravely repeats Mrs. Bennet’s demand that Elizabeth accept the proposal.

20·13 Mr. Bennet delivers his verdict with judicial gravity, taking Elizabeth’s side.

20·14 Elizabeth catches the protection beneath her father's joke.

20·15 Mrs. Bennet opens her hands in wounded protest, appealing to her husband's promise

20·16 Elizabeth meets Mrs. Bennet's insistent appeals with playful composure and firm resolve

20·17 Mr. Collins stands alone in Longbourn's breakfast-room, preserving his importance

20·18 Charlotte Lucas arrives at Longbourn as Lydia rushes from the stairs to whisper the news

20·19 Lydia catches Charlotte’s arm and whispers the news of Elizabeth’s refusal of Mr. Collins.

20·20 Mrs. Bennet appeals to Charlotte to persuade Elizabeth to accept Mr. Collins.

20·21 Jane and Elizabeth’s entrance spares Charlotte an uncomfortable reply.

20·22 Mrs. Bennet points at Elizabeth, her angry warning turning to complaints of her suffering

20·23 Mr. Collins enters the breakfast-room with wounded pride expressed as exaggerated dignity.

20·24 Mrs. Bennet claims the conversation with a sweeping command from her chintz armchair.

20·25 Mrs. Bennet prepares her doleful appeal to Collins while Lydia stands her ground.

20·26 Mrs. Bennet reaches toward Mr. Collins with a doleful appeal.

20·27 Collins ceremoniously closes the subject, his raised palm arresting Lydia’s delighted curiosity.

20·28 Mr. Collins formally withdraws his offer, his wounded pride wrapped in clerical dignity.

20·29 Collins rests folded hands on the table, complacently declaring his good intentions

21·1 Collins attends to Charlotte at the breakfast table, a stiff shoulder turned to Elizabeth

21·2 Charlotte’s patient attention absorbs Mr. Collins’s wounded formality.

21·3 Mrs. Bennet curtly pushes away her untouched toast.

21·4 Mr. Collins carries his wounded pride into breakfast, chewing with ceremonious composure.

21·5 Mrs. Philips and the Bennet sisters lament Wickham's absence from the Netherfield ball.

21·6 Wickham quietly admits to Elizabeth that his absence from the ball was his own choice.

21·7 Wickham quietly presents his absence from the ball as considerate restraint.

21·8 Elizabeth enjoys Wickham’s particular attention as they walk ahead toward Longbourn.

21·9 Walking home to Longbourn, Elizabeth meets Wickham’s attentive gaze with a pleased smile.

21·10 Jane and Elizabeth have gone upstairs with Caroline’s letter.

21·11 Jane lingers over Caroline's letter, the first colour leaving her cheeks

21·12 Jane’s thumb rests beside a passage in Caroline’s elegant letter.

21·13 Jane pauses at the drawing-room doorway and silently invites Elizabeth to follow.

21·14 Jane tells Elizabeth that the Netherfield party has left for London.

21·15 Jane reads Caroline's warm professions with trust and the first quiet hurt of separation

21·16 Elizabeth listens to Caroline’s extravagant professions of friendship with composed scepticism.

21·17 Elizabeth offers Jane the hopeful prospect of becoming Caroline Bingley’s sister through marriage.

21·18 Jane traces Caroline's handwriting, which implies Bingley will remain away all winter

21·19 Jane reads Caroline's Christmas wishes aloud, composed but with lowered, hurt eyes

21·20 Elizabeth challenges Caroline’s intentions with a quick, pointed reply.

21·21 Jane turns Caroline’s letter to the passage that wounds her most.

21·22 Jane’s fingertip stops beside the mention of Georgiana in Caroline’s letter.

21·23 Jane sets down Caroline's letter and turns to Elizabeth, fearing the answer she seeks

21·24 Elizabeth leans toward Jane, offering her own confident reading of Caroline’s letter.

21·25 Jane answers Elizabeth’s reassurance with a restrained shake of her head.

21·26 Elizabeth appeals to Jane to trust Bingley's affection despite Caroline's ambitions.

21·27 Jane gently defends Caroline’s character, her palm settled on the letter.

21·28 Elizabeth answers Jane with affectionate mock gravity.

21·29 Jane’s faint answering smile reveals her quiet certainty that she would accept Bingley.

21·30 Jane’s brief smile fades as she considers six months of separation.

21·31 Caroline’s letter lies loosely folded beside its opened envelope on the dressing-table.

21·32 Elizabeth’s earnest reassurance draws Jane toward the first tentative hope of Bingley’s return.

21·33 Mrs. Bennet laments the Netherfield ladies' departure as Jane and Elizabeth listen calmly

21·34 The empty drawing-room at Longbourn holds the quiet aftermath of Mrs. Bennet’s reassurance.

22·1 The Bennets arrive at Lucas Lodge for dinner as November dusk settles over the cold lane.

22·2 Charlotte gives Mr. Collins her steady attention while the elders converse beside the fire.

22·3 Elizabeth warmly thanks Charlotte for her patience with Mr. Collins.

22·4 Charlotte accepts Elizabeth’s thanks with a pleasant, composed face.

22·5 Charlotte patiently encourages Mr. Collins's conversation at Lucas Lodge

22·6 Mr. Collins eagerly declares himself to Charlotte in the damp lane outside Lucas Lodge

22·7 Mr. Collins presses his palm over his heart as he entreats Charlotte to name their wedding day.

22·8 Charlotte Lucas parts her lips to give her answer, her steady face untouched by romantic excitement.

22·9 Fresh footprints lead through an ajar gate to the closed door of Lucas Lodge.

22·10 Sir William eagerly shakes Mr. Collins’s hand, making the Lucases’ consent unmistakable.

22·11 Lady Lucas counts years to Collins's inheritance; Sir William imagines St. James's

22·12 Maria Lucas and her younger brother exchange delighted smiles beside the pianoforte.

22·13 Charlotte Lucas quietly weighs the security her engagement has secured.

22·14 Charlotte asks Mr. Collins to keep their engagement secret until she tells Elizabeth

22·15 Mr. Collins presses his hand over his heart with ceremonious gravity as he promises secrecy.

22·16 Mr. Collins bows to Mrs. Bennet in solemn gratitude, accepting her invitation to return

22·17 Mr. Bennet gravely advises his cousin to consider Lady Catherine’s displeasure.

22·18 Mr. Bennet gestures to the door, warning Collins against Lady Catherine's displeasure

22·19 As the Bennet sisters withdraw for the night, Mr. Collins bows with ceremonious satisfaction.

22·20 Charlotte has announced her engagement to Mr. Collins.

22·21 Elizabeth half rises, crying out in disbelief at Charlotte's engagement to Mr. Collins

22·22 Charlotte briefly lowers her eyes under Elizabeth’s reproach.

22·23 Charlotte calmly turns Elizabeth’s astonishment back upon her.

22·24 Elizabeth presses Charlotte's gloved hand, offering a strained wish for her happiness

22·25 Charlotte calmly explains her choice to Elizabeth, asking only for a comfortable home.

22·26 Elizabeth listens as Charlotte defends her choice of husband.

22·27 Charlotte has departed, leaving Elizabeth seated beneath the middle window.

22·28 Elizabeth sits alone, quietly absorbing Charlotte's engagement to Mr. Collins

22·29 Elizabeth sits alone at the drawing-room window, wounded by Charlotte's decision

23·1 Longbourn rests among damp, bare fields beneath a grey winter sky.

23·2 Sir William Lucas announces Charlotte’s engagement to the astonished Bennet family.

23·4 Mrs. Bennet sweeps aside the news of Charlotte’s engagement with an indignant gesture.

23·5 Lydia half-rises at the card-table, loudly challenging Sir William’s announcement.

23·6 Sir William preserves his courteous smile under the family’s impertinence.

23·7 Elizabeth confirms Charlotte’s engagement and offers Sir William carefully earnest congratulations.

23·9 Mrs. Bennet directs her restless complaints at Elizabeth, seeking sympathy from the family.

23·11 Mrs. Bennet crushes a handkerchief, listing a fourth complaint over Charlotte's engagement

23·12 Mr. Bennet rests his chin on his hand beside the fire, quietly gratified by Charlotte’s engagement.

23·13 Jane expresses her sincere hopes for Charlotte and Mr. Collins’s happiness.

23·15 Lydia delights in Charlotte's engagement as gossip, and Kitty leans closer, giggling

23·16 Lady Lucas leans forward to celebrate Charlotte's engagement, her smile edged with triumph

23·17 Elizabeth and Charlotte sit apart in restrained silence, the empty chintz between them

23·19 Mr. Bennet unhurriedly opens Collins’s densely written letter across his knees.

23·20 Mr. Bennet reads Collins's ceremonious letter aloud as Mrs. Bennet listens resentfully

23·22 Mrs. Bennet complains directly to her husband about Mr. Collins’s promised return.

23·23 Mrs. Bennet indignantly contradicts the rumour that Bingley will remain away all winter.

23·25 Mrs. Bennet insists that Jane acknowledge Bingley’s neglect.

23·26 Jane maintains an even stitch while enduring her mother’s repeated pressure.

23·27 Mr. Collins bows at the drawing-room door, buoyed by his engagement to Charlotte.

23·29 Mrs. Bennet sits rigidly by the hearth while Collins beams serenely beyond her shoulder

23·30 Charlotte murmurs to Mr. Collins beside the closed card-table at Longbourn.

23·31 Mrs. Bennet grips her chair arm as she watches Charlotte and Collins whisper together.

23·32 Mrs. Bennet bitterly protests the prospect of Charlotte taking her place at Longbourn.

23·33 Mr. Bennet gently raises a finger as he suggests that he might outlive his wife.

23·34 Mrs. Bennet gestures at Longbourn's comforts, claiming the home she fears losing

23·35 Mr. Bennet pauses over his book to deliver a courteous, quietly cutting reply.

23·36 Mrs. Bennet knots her hands around a handkerchief as she protests the entail.

23·37 Mrs. Bennet leans forward, wounded, demanding why Mr. Collins should inherit their home

23·38 Longbourn falls quiet after the dispute over its inheritance.

24·1 Longbourn stands quiet beneath a pale winter sky, its door closed and grounds still

24·2 Jane begins reading Caroline’s reply while Elizabeth sews beside her.

24·4 Jane’s thumb stops beside the opening lines of Miss Bingley’s letter.

24·5 Jane lowers Caroline's letter, her face composed as her last hope of Bingley's return ends.

24·6 Jane offers Elizabeth the pages that have ended her hope of Bingley’s return.

24·8 Elizabeth turns toward the grey window, her hand tightening over her needlework.

24·10 Mrs. Bennet leaves the drawing-room, turning back with one last impatient gesture.

24·12 Jane speaks with brave restraint, her attention still following her mother’s departure.

24·13 Elizabeth searches Jane's face, doubting her assurance she'll soon forget Bingley

24·15 Jane answers Elizabeth with affection, chin lifted, a faint blush revealing her feeling

24·16 Jane’s firmly interlaced fingers reveal the effort behind her stronger voice.

24·18 Elizabeth turns her tenderness for Jane into a sharp judgement of human character.

24·20 Jane gently urges Elizabeth to consider Charlotte’s circumstances.

24·21 Elizabeth forbids Jane to defend Charlotte’s marriage.

24·23 Elizabeth answers Jane with a raised brow and a restrained half-smile.

24·25 Elizabeth takes up her needlework to contain her indignation.

24·27 Jane quietly rejects Elizabeth's explanation, keeping faith in others' goodness

24·28 Elizabeth answers Jane’s charitable assumption with a measured counting gesture.

24·30 Jane holds Elizabeth’s gaze, pleading for the freedom to think kindly of those who have hurt her.

24·31 Mrs. Bennet renews her daily complaint as Elizabeth patiently answers, privately doubtful

24·33 Mrs. Bennet brightens as she assures Elizabeth that Bingley must return in summer.

24·35 Mr. Bennet suggests Wickham as Elizabeth’s next disappointment, quietly delighted with his own wit.

24·37 Elizabeth answers her father’s teasing with a controlled half-smile.

24·39 Mr. Bennet finishes his dry joke with a fleeting glance toward his wife's empty chair.

24·40 Jane sits apart from the drawing-room's warmth, quietly listening to the talk against Darcy.

24·41 Displaced hearth chairs remain after the company's confident condemnation of Darcy

25·1 Longbourn stands small among bare winter fields on the Saturday of Mr. Collins’s departure.

25·2 Mrs. Gardiner shows her Christmas gifts to Jane and Elizabeth in Longbourn’s breakfast room.

25·3 Mrs. Bennet points to where Collins proposed, treating Elizabeth's refusal as an injury

25·4 Mrs. Gardiner leans toward Elizabeth by the fire, proposing to invite Jane to London

25·5 Elizabeth mocks Darcy’s fastidious pride with a dainty flick at her sleeve.

25·6 Alone at the window, Elizabeth holds a private hope for Jane that her confident words hid

25·7 Elizabeth and Wickham exchange delighted looks across the Christmas dinner table at Longbourn.

25·8 Mrs. Gardiner nods as a half-remembered rumour lends weight to Wickham's account of Darcy

26·1 In the emptied drawing-room, Mrs. Gardiner leans toward Elizabeth with a kindly warning

26·3 Mrs. Gardiner gently cautions Elizabeth against an imprudent attachment.

26·5 Elizabeth Bennet answers her aunt’s earnest warning with raised brows and affectionate mock gravity.

26·7 Elizabeth makes a laughing promise to manage Wickham’s feelings as well as her own.

26·9 Elizabeth answers her aunt with quiet candour, her lips parted on a second denial.

26·11 Elizabeth gathers a small fold of her gown as she acknowledges her imprudence.

26·12 Mrs. Gardiner listens as Elizabeth promises to do her best.

26·13 Mrs. Gardiner taps the table, asking Elizabeth not to prompt her mother's invitations

26·15 Elizabeth lowers her eyes with a fleeting, self-aware smile at her aunt's gentle warning

26·17 Elizabeth receives Mrs. Gardiner’s caution with gratitude.

26·19 Mrs. Bennet presses her hands together, reluctantly wishing Charlotte happiness

26·20 Charlotte asks Elizabeth to write often as they descend the stairs at Longbourn.

26·22 Charlotte asks Elizabeth to promise a visit to Hunsford.

26·23 Elizabeth nods to Charlotte, agreeing out of affection but expecting little pleasure

26·25 Charlotte and Elizabeth walk to Longbourn's front door as Charlotte ends her invitation

26·27 Elizabeth reads Charlotte’s cheerful letter in the cold daylight of Longbourn’s drawing-room.

26·29 Elizabeth lowers Charlotte’s letter, recognising the measured praise she expected.

26·31 Elizabeth eagerly opens Jane's second letter, leaning toward it in the pale winter light

26·33 Elizabeth holds Jane's closely written letter across her lap, flattening its central fold

26·34 Elizabeth lowers Jane’s letter and slowly shakes her head.

26·36 Elizabeth sits alone in the rain-darkened drawing-room, Jane's sealed letter in her lap

26·38 Reading Jane’s admission that she misjudged Miss Bingley, Elizabeth feels pain for her sister.

26·40 Elizabeth pauses while turning Jane’s letter, feeling the hurt beneath her sister’s generous words.

26·42 Elizabeth pauses over Jane’s almost-accusation, her eyes wet and her lips gently pressed together.

26·44 Elizabeth’s hand settles over the closing of Jane’s letter.

26·45 Elizabeth presses Jane’s letter into its final fold and lifts her chin toward the rainy window.

26·47 Elizabeth writes to Mrs. Gardiner by the hearth about Wickham's changed attentions

26·49 Elizabeth pauses over her reply to her aunt, turning to the fire with a self-mocking smile

26·51 Elizabeth writes to her aunt with warm, unhurried assurance.

26·52 Elizabeth’s reply to Mrs. Gardiner lies sealed on the work-table.

27·1 Longbourn rests beneath a low pewter sky as January and February pass in quiet repetition.

27·2 At Longbourn, Elizabeth pauses over Charlotte's letter, glad of the approaching journey

27·4 Elizabeth rereads Charlotte's letter at Longbourn, smiling at the approaching journey

27·6 Elizabeth stands beside Mr. Bennet’s chair as he gruffly asks her to write.

27·8 Mr. Bennet almost promises to answer Elizabeth’s letter.

27·9 Wickham leans toward Elizabeth with engaging solicitude as he wishes her every enjoyment.

27·11 Alone at the Longbourn window after Wickham’s farewell, Elizabeth holds a faint smile.

27·13 Sir William Lucas retells his favourite distinction while Maria nods admiringly.

27·14 Elizabeth rests beside the chaise window, holding back a small smile as familiar anecdotes wear on.

27·15 Elizabeth takes Jane’s hands in the passage of the Gardiners’ London home.

27·16 Shopping parcels, pale gloves and a laid-aside bonnet rest on the Gardiners’ hall-table.

27·17 Elizabeth listens closely as Mrs. Gardiner speaks of Jane’s hidden dejection.

27·18 Mrs. Gardiner gently teases Elizabeth about Wickham’s desertion.

27·19 Elizabeth challenges Mrs. Gardiner with a lifted chin as their teasing becomes a contest

27·20 Elizabeth answers her aunt with an affectionate shrug and amused certainty.

27·21 Elizabeth’s gloved fingertip presses the playbill as she defends Wickham’s haste.

27·22 Mrs. Gardiner answers Elizabeth’s playful defence with affectionate firmness.

27·23 Elizabeth raises both hands in teasing surrender to Mrs. Gardiner’s judgment.

27·24 Mrs. Gardiner softens on Wickham with a knowing smile, touching her fan to Elizabeth's arm

27·25 Elizabeth delivers her verdict on men with bright eyes and a sharpened smile.

27·26 Mrs. Gardiner catches the disappointment beneath Elizabeth’s raillery.

27·27 Mrs. Gardiner’s generous suggestion meets Elizabeth’s first surprised delight.

27·28 Elizabeth clasps Mrs. Gardiner’s hands as the invitation to the Lakes fills her with delight.

27·29 Elizabeth’s bitterness gives way to rapturous delight at her aunt’s invitation.

27·30 Four empty chairs retain the intimacy of the evening’s conversation.

28·1 A tiny travelling chaise approaches the lane to Hunsford beneath a pale March sky.

28·2 In the chaise, Elizabeth, Maria and Sir William search the Hunsford lane for the Parsonage

28·3 Elizabeth’s private smile catches the amused curiosity stirred by Rosings Park’s passing boundary.

28·4 Charlotte and Mr. Collins come down the walk as Elizabeth, Maria and Sir William arrive

28·5 Charlotte takes Elizabeth’s hands at the garden gate with an affectionate smile.

28·6 Mr. Collins prolongs Elizabeth’s arrival with ceremonious enquiries after her family.

28·7 Collins addresses Elizabeth with self-satisfied formality, displaying the comforts she declined.

28·8 Elizabeth glances at Charlotte to see her response to her husband's self-importance

28·9 Charlotte pours tea with steady hands while her husband displays the parlour beyond the frame.

28·10 Charlotte praises gardening as healthy while Elizabeth sees her practical wisdom

28·11 Mr. Collins points proudly toward Rosings as Sir William follows his gesture.

28·12 Charlotte quietly welcomes Elizabeth and Maria into her neatly arranged home.

28·13 Charlotte smooths a cushion in her orderly drawing-room while Elizabeth watches.

28·14 Charlotte’s orderly dining-parlour gathers the five diners in warm candlelight.

28·15 Collins solemnly presents Lady Catherine’s notice as an honour awaiting Elizabeth.

28·16 Collins describes Lady Catherine's carriage as a distinction for himself and Charlotte

28·17 Collins punctuates his correction with a rigid forefinger above his dinner plate.

28·18 Charlotte calmly moderates her husband's praise of Lady Catherine.

28·19 Elizabeth reflects by candlelight on Charlotte’s skill in making her marriage comfortable.

28·20 Alone in her chamber at Hunsford, Elizabeth considers Charlotte’s marriage with reluctant respect.

28·21 A low-burning candle lights the basin and ewer in Elizabeth’s chamber.

28·22 Elizabeth pauses at her open chamber door, glove half on, listening to commotion below

28·23 Maria’s breathless excitement draws Elizabeth to the dining-room window.

28·24 Elizabeth’s amused exclamation punctures Maria’s excitement at the window.

28·25 Elizabeth laughs at Maria’s breathless excitement over the visitors at the gate.

28·26 Maria turns from the window to correct Elizabeth, her earnest astonishment supplying a comic beat.

28·27 Anne de Bourgh sits bundled in the low phaeton as Mrs. Jenkinson tucks the rug beside her

28·28 Elizabeth objects to Charlotte kept in the wind; Maria defers eagerly to Miss de Bourgh

28·29 At the parsonage window, Elizabeth appraises Miss de Bourgh and imagines her wed to Darcy

28·30 Sir William turns the modest doorway of Hunsford Parsonage into a stage for his repeated homage.

28·31 Anne’s phaeton recedes along the lane as Charlotte and Collins return toward the parsonage.

28·32 At the parsonage doorway, Mr. Collins beams as Charlotte explains tomorrow’s invitation to Rosings.

28·33 The visitors have gone in, leaving Hunsford Parsonage's closed gate and lane to the wind

29·1 Five guests cross the spring park towards Rosings, its glittering façade dwarfing them

29·2 Elizabeth climbs the steps of Rosings with a steady gaze and the faintest trace of amusement.

29·3 Lady Catherine sits erect in her crimson armchair, addressing her guests with chilly authority.

29·4 Mr. Collins carves and praises the dinner at Rosings as Lady Catherine graciously accepts

29·5 Lady Catherine recoils in scandalised astonishment at Elizabeth's answer.

29·6 Elizabeth warmly defends her younger sisters’ right to society and amusement.

29·7 Elizabeth meets Lady Catherine's intrusive question with a steady gaze and a half-smile

29·8 Lady Catherine falls silent after Elizabeth’s smiling refusal to reveal her age.

30·1 The tidy Hunsford parsonage rests beside the long paling of Rosings Park on a calm spring morning.

30·3 Lady Catherine inspects Charlotte’s stitching and points out a correction.

30·5 Elizabeth walks along her sheltered grove path in the mild spring sunshine.

30·7 Mr. Collins bows deeply as Darcy’s carriage turns through the park gates.

30·8 Elizabeth answers Darcy’s composed greeting with a brief, silent curtsey.

30·9 Elizabeth asks Darcy about Jane with perfect civility, watching closely for a revealing reaction.

30·10 Darcy briefly lowers his eyes as he answers Elizabeth's question about Jane.

31·1 Rosings glows across its pale green park on Easter evening.

31·2 Lady Catherine holds Darcy's attention; Elizabeth, Fitzwilliam and Charlotte sit apart

31·3 Darcy stays turned toward Lady Catherine while his eyes stray to Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam

31·4 Darcy lowers his eyes in silence, embarrassed as Lady Catherine condescends to the guests

31·5 Elizabeth settles at the piano-forte as Colonel Fitzwilliam draws a chair beside her.

31·6 Elizabeth looks up from the piano-forte with an arch smile, playfully defying Darcy

31·7 Darcy answers Elizabeth’s teasing with a quiet smile.

31·8 Elizabeth studies Darcy for a sign of love toward Anne.

32·1 A pale spring morning settles over Hunsford Parsonage beside Rosings park.

32·2 Elizabeth Bennet pauses over her letter to Jane at the sudden ring at the door.

32·3 Darcy pauses just inside the Parsonage drawing-room, his hat held stiffly at his side.

32·4 Elizabeth receives Darcy’s unexpected apology with guarded civility.

32·5 Elizabeth and Darcy sit suspended in an awkward pause after the formal enquiries have run out.

32·6 Elizabeth breaks the silence with a pointed question about the Netherfield departure

32·7 Darcy inclines his head as he answers Elizabeth with curt courtesy.

32·8 Darcy’s guarded answer makes Bingley’s continued absence seem probable.

32·9 Darcy’s matter-of-fact reply makes Bingley’s departure sound permanent.

32·10 Darcy turns towards the mantel and begins a courteous remark about the house.

32·11 Elizabeth speaks warmly of Charlotte’s understanding while gently questioning her marriage.

32·12 Darcy calls fifty miles an easy journey, and Elizabeth meets him with spirited scepticism

32·13 Darcy’s reserve softens into a faint, private smile as he teases Elizabeth about Hertfordshire.

32·14 Elizabeth lowers her eyes as she reads a knowing meaning into Darcy’s faint smile.

32·15 Darcy listens closely as Elizabeth qualifies the meaning of distance.

32·16 Darcy draws his chair toward Elizabeth and leans into a suddenly personal remark.

32·17 Elizabeth’s brows lift as Darcy’s unexpectedly personal remark interrupts her usual arch composure.

32·18 Darcy grips the folded newspaper and begins drawing it toward himself.

32·19 Darcy draws back beside the cold hearth and raises the newspaper between himself and Elizabeth.

32·20 Darcy retreats behind the newspaper as he asks whether Elizabeth is pleased with Kent.

32·21 Charlotte and Maria pause in the doorway, surprised to find Elizabeth alone with Darcy.

32·22 Charlotte settles into Darcy’s vacated chair and eagerly suggests that he loves Elizabeth.

32·23 Charlotte leans by the hearth, suggesting Darcy's visit shows his love for Elizabeth

32·24 Darcy’s half-folded newspaper lies beside Charlotte’s freshly laid-down bonnet.

32·25 Elizabeth answers Charlotte’s hopeful conjecture with an amused shrug.

32·26 Elizabeth laughs toward Colonel Fitzwilliam while Darcy sits silent beside the hearth.

32·27 Darcy sits silent beside the hearth, his eyes fixed on Elizabeth beyond the frame.

32·28 Charlotte pauses her needlework to study Darcy for signs of attachment to Elizabeth

32·29 Elizabeth laughs freely with Colonel Fitzwilliam during a later morning call

32·30 Darcy’s chair remains turned toward the sofa where Elizabeth sat.

33·1 Rosings Park spreads across a spring morning, its lawns and groves dwarfing a lone walker

33·2 Darcy turns back to join Elizabeth on her favourite path in Rosings Park.

33·3 Darcy turns his grave attention toward Elizabeth as they walk through the park.

33·4 Elizabeth glances at Darcy, wondering if his questions about Kent hint at Fitzwilliam

33·5 Elizabeth’s gloved hand settles on the gate latch opposite the Parsonage.

33·6 Elizabeth looks up from Jane's troubling letter as Colonel Fitzwilliam approaches

33·7 Elizabeth hurriedly slips Jane’s folded letter beneath her spencer.

33·8 Elizabeth greets Colonel Fitzwilliam with a bright smile, hiding her concern for Jane

33·9 Elizabeth Bennet and Colonel Fitzwilliam walk together towards the Parsonage.

33·10 Elizabeth smiles sidelong at Colonel Fitzwilliam, teasing Darcy's love of having his way

33·11 Colonel Fitzwilliam admits money limits his freedom to marry, with a rueful half-smile

33·12 Colonel Fitzwilliam walks beside Elizabeth, frankly discussing money and marriage

33·13 Elizabeth lowers her eyes as Colonel Fitzwilliam's remark strikes her as a possible hint

33·14 Elizabeth and Colonel Fitzwilliam walk on towards the Parsonage in a delicate silence

33·15 Elizabeth teases about Darcy as she and Colonel Fitzwilliam walk towards the park gate

33·16 Colonel Fitzwilliam tells Elizabeth he shares guardianship of Darcy's sister

33·17 Colonel Fitzwilliam's smile turns serious as Elizabeth's teasing touches a family concern

33·18 Colonel Fitzwilliam calls Bingley Darcy's great friend as he walks with Elizabeth

33·19 Walking through the grove, Elizabeth drily praises Darcy's care for Bingley

33·20 Colonel Fitzwilliam walks towards the Parsonage with a genial smile and a raised forefinger

33·21 Elizabeth turns to Colonel Fitzwilliam, alert as talk touches Darcy's private affairs

33·22 Colonel Fitzwilliam casually repeats Darcy’s boast while strolling towards the Parsonage.

33·23 Elizabeth asks whether Darcy explained his interference.

33·24 Elizabeth presses her hand over Jane's hidden letter as Fitzwilliam mentions the objections

33·25 Fitzwilliam meets Elizabeth's pointed question with an easy smile as they walk

33·26 Elizabeth strides ahead in silent indignation after Fitzwilliam’s careless disclosure.

33·27 Elizabeth challenges Darcy's authority over his friend's happiness as she walks

33·28 Elizabeth moderates her indignation as she continues along the grove path.

33·29 Colonel Fitzwilliam smiles over his cousin’s triumph as they approach the gate.

33·30 Alone in her chamber, Elizabeth weighs Fitzwilliam's disclosure about Darcy's interference

33·31 Alone in her chamber, Elizabeth realises that Darcy himself caused Jane’s suffering.

33·32 Jane’s half-open letter rests beside the washing china in Elizabeth’s chamber.

33·33 Elizabeth’s tears settle into an unyielding conviction that Darcy has destroyed Jane’s hopes.

33·34 Exhausted by tears for Jane, Elizabeth rests against a bedpost as evening fades.

33·35 Charlotte gently guides Collins towards the landing, protecting Elizabeth’s rest.

33·36 Collins, Charlotte and Maria leave for tea at Rosings through the open park gate.

34·1 Hunsford Parsonage at dusk, one candlelit window facing the many golden windows of Rosings

34·2 Elizabeth turns sharply on the sofa as Darcy enters the quiet drawing-room.

34·3 Darcy leans toward Elizabeth across the small table, his restraint giving way

34·4 Elizabeth Bennet refuses Darcy with measured courtesy, her anger held beneath a composed face.

34·5 Elizabeth names Wickham as the source of her older grievance.

34·6 Darcy stops across the small table and openly defends his pride to Elizabeth.

34·7 Elizabeth gives her final refusal levelly, cheeks burning, anger held under composure

34·8 Darcy’s lowered eyes turn aside as his courteous farewell conceals the wound of Elizabeth’s refusal.

34·9 Darcy disappears into the passage, leaving Elizabeth motionless beside the sofa.

35·1 A solitary walker follows the lane beside the park paling on a hazy spring morning.

35·2 Elizabeth pauses beside the park gate, looking into the fresh spring foliage.

35·3 Elizabeth begins to retreat along the lane as a distant gentleman approaches through the grove.

35·4 Darcy calls to Elizabeth from inside the park gate.

35·5 Elizabeth stands beside the park gate with Darcy’s unopened letter in her hand.

35·6 Elizabeth walks slowly along the empty lane, unfolding Darcy’s densely written letter.

35·7 Elizabeth walks slowly along the lane, absorbed by Darcy’s densely written letter.

35·8 Elizabeth resumes her measured walk along the lane, absorbed in Darcy’s closely written letter.

35·9 Elizabeth continues reading Darcy’s letter as she walks along the lane.

35·10 Elizabeth pauses by the park paling, rereading Darcy's conditional admission of error

35·11 Elizabeth reads Darcy’s censure of her family beside the park paling.

35·12 Elizabeth’s gloved thumb presses into Darcy’s admission that he concealed Jane’s presence in London.

35·13 Elizabeth squares her shoulders as Darcy’s letter turns to Wickham.

35·14 Darcy remembers running with Wickham beneath the watchful gaze of his father and the estate steward.

35·15 Elizabeth stops in the lane as Darcy’s account challenges her understanding of Wickham.

35·16 Elizabeth stops in the lane and rereads the sum in Darcy’s letter.

35·17 Elizabeth slips the first sheet under the second, pressing the letter in gloved hands

35·18 At Ramsgate, Georgiana welcomes Wickham's bow as Mrs. Younge watches the arranged meeting

35·19 Elizabeth lowers Darcy’s letter as the revelation of Georgiana’s age arrests her reading.

35·20 Elizabeth freezes as Darcy’s letter reveals the full cruelty of Wickham’s intentions.

35·21 Elizabeth lowers Darcy’s letter and lifts her eyes toward Rosings.

35·22 Darcy's letter ends in a firm, upright signature.

35·23 The gate beside the Hunsford lane stands quiet after Darcy’s departure.

36·1 Elizabeth Bennet walks alone beside the Rosings Park paling, absorbed in Darcy’s letter.

36·2 Elizabeth walks along Hunsford Lane, turning the sheet as her eyes race through its lines

36·3 Elizabeth grips Darcy’s closely written letter as she begins his account of Netherfield.

36·4 Elizabeth reads Darcy’s defence as further proof of his arrogance.

36·5 Elizabeth recoils from Darcy's account of Wickham, holding the letter away in disbelief

36·6 Elizabeth thrusts the folded letter into her spencer and turns sharply toward the empty lane.

36·7 Elizabeth pauses a few steps farther along Hunsford Lane and unfolds Darcy’s letter again.

36·8 Elizabeth examines Darcy’s letter sentence by sentence in the quiet lane.

36·9 Elizabeth’s gloved fingertip holds her place in Darcy’s letter.

36·10 Elizabeth Bennet pauses in the lane, lowering Darcy’s letter as she weighs two conflicting accounts.

36·11 Elizabeth pales in the lane as her faith in Wickham falters and Darcy seems blameless

36·12 Elizabeth pauses against the park paling, Darcy’s letter hanging idle beside her skirt.

36·13 Elizabeth pauses at the gate, hand near its latch, Darcy's letter lowered at her side

36·14 Elizabeth pauses against the park paling, Darcy’s letter lowered at her side.

36·15 Elizabeth walks slowly along the lane, her letter lowered beside her skirt.

36·16 Elizabeth Bennet stands arrested in the spacious lane, her lowered letter beside her skirt.

36·17 Elizabeth Bennet cries out in the empty lane as shame overturns her confidence in her own judgement.

36·18 Elizabeth falls still after her outcry, wide eyes filled with tears

36·19 Elizabeth rereads Darcy's explanation about Jane, gently pressing a crease flat

36·20 Elizabeth turns from Darcy's letter, recognising the justice of his reproach of her family

36·21 Elizabeth sits alone beside the long park paling, Darcy’s letter slack in her lap.

36·22 After two hours of wandering, Elizabeth walks slowly toward the Hunsford parsonage.

36·23 Seated beside the hearth, Elizabeth receives the ladies’ eager account of the callers she missed.

36·24 Elizabeth offers a small, courteous smile at the news of Colonel Fitzwilliam’s missed visit.

36·25 Elizabeth sits beside the cold hearth, her gloved hand resting over Darcy’s hidden letter.

36·26 Hunsford Lane settles into afternoon quiet after Elizabeth’s departure.

37·1 Rosings dominates its still, dewy park as a travelling carriage waits before the entrance steps.

37·2 Mr. Collins bows deeply beside the lodge gates as the gentlemen’s carriage rolls into Hunsford Lane.

37·3 Mr. Collins strides through the lodge gates toward Rosings, settling his hat after the farewell bow.

37·4 Two empty chairs mark the nephews’ departure from Rosings.

37·5 Elizabeth suppresses a smile, imagining Lady Catherine's indignation

37·6 Lady Catherine turns her nephews’ departure into a tribute to her own importance.

37·7 A broad stretch of bare damask and an empty chair give quiet weight to Darcy’s departure.

37·8 Collins bows over the candlelit table as Lady Catherine and Anne receive his compliment

37·9 Lady Catherine singles Elizabeth out with an assessing glance across the drawing-room at Rosings.

37·10 Lady Catherine assures Elizabeth that Charlotte will welcome a longer visit.

37·11 Elizabeth courteously declines Lady Catherine’s invitation to prolong her stay.

37·12 Elizabeth quietly invokes her father’s wish for her return.

37·13 Elizabeth’s courteous firmness brings Lady Catherine’s insistence to a temporary halt.

37·14 Lady Catherine casually mentions Ramsgate, and Elizabeth’s gaze freezes with recognition.

37·15 Lady Catherine confidently assures Elizabeth that her name will secure attention at the Bell.

37·16 Elizabeth steadies herself by listening to Lady Catherine’s questions.

37·17 Elizabeth walks slowly along the sheltered path beside Rosings park, absorbed in Darcy’s letter.

37·18 Elizabeth pauses on the sheltered path to examine the letter once more.

37·19 Elizabeth’s thumb presses into Darcy’s repeatedly unfolded letter.

37·20 Elizabeth lifts her eyes from Darcy's letter and holds her gaze steady.

37·21 Elizabeth rests against the paling, Darcy’s letter hanging idle in her hand.

37·22 Elizabeth pauses over Darcy’s letter, grieving the happiness Jane has lost.

37·23 Elizabeth walks alone beneath the pale green canopy, Darcy’s letter hanging at her side.

37·24 Lady Catherine demonstrates the proper folding of travelling gowns to an anxiously attentive Maria.

37·25 Maria nods at Lady Catherine's packing instructions, resolved to redo her morning's work

37·26 Lady Catherine bestows her final farewell as Elizabeth and Maria curtsey.

37·27 At the final leave-taking at Rosings, Anne de Bourgh offers Elizabeth a small, effortful courtesy.

37·28 Maria's opened trunk and loosened gowns after Lady Catherine's packing instructions

38·1 Hunsford Parsonage sits small beneath Rosings park in the pale light of departure morning

38·2 Elizabeth and Mr. Collins sit alone at the orderly breakfast table.

38·3 Collins makes his parting gratitude a solemn performance, pressing a hand to his heart.

38·4 Elizabeth’s gratitude warms as she speaks of Charlotte’s friendship and care.

38·5 The spotless breakfast table gives substance to Mr. Collins’s account of his domestic blessings.

38·6 Mr. Collins lifts his chin in solemn pride at his connection with Lady Catherine

38·7 Collins paces the breakfast room, self-satisfied, as Elizabeth weighs her courteous reply

38·8 Mr. Collins interrupts his own self-congratulation with a raised finger and a knowing look.

38·9 Charlotte’s entrance interrupts Mr. Collins’s account of their marital happiness.

38·10 Charlotte pours tea with the quiet confidence of a woman settled in her chosen home.

38·11 Elizabeth and Charlotte clasp hands at the parsonage door in an affectionate farewell.

38·12 Mr. Collins counts off his farewell commissions as he escorts Elizabeth toward the waiting chaise.

38·13 Mr. Collins stops the chaise door, remembering his respects to the ladies of Rosings

38·14 As the chaise leaves Hunsford, Mr. Collins holds his final ceremonial bow beside the garden gate.

38·15 Maria Lucas breaks the travelling silence with delighted amazement.

38·16 Elizabeth quietly agrees with Maria as their chaise leaves Hunsford.

38·17 Maria counts the dinners on her gloved fingers, eager to tell of the visit at home

38·18 Under her bonnet, Elizabeth keeps her face still, weighed by Darcy's proposal and letter

38·19 Maria's and Elizabeth's hands rest quietly in their laps during the journey

38·20 Reunited in the Gardiners’ drawing-room, Elizabeth studies Jane’s calm face.

38·21 Elizabeth quietly studies Jane’s gentle smile in the Gardiners’ drawing-room.

38·22 Elizabeth draws breath to confide in Jane, then holds the words at her parted lips.

38·23 Elizabeth lets the chance to confide pass, lowering her eyes to her folded hands.

38·24 Elizabeth’s travelling bonnet rests beside the empty sofa in the Gardiners’ drawing-room.

39·1 The London coach draws up at the George in a small Hertfordshire market town.

39·2 Kitty and Lydia lean toward separate upstairs windows at the George, watching the street

39·3 Lydia and Kitty present the inn’s simple cold luncheon as a splendid achievement.

39·4 Lydia’s upturned hand proudly presents the modest cold luncheon at the George.

39·5 Lydia idly plucks her new bonnet’s trim while mentioning the regiment’s departure.

39·6 Elizabeth brightens at Lydia’s news that the regiment will soon leave Meryton.

39·7 Lydia clasps her hands in delight at the prospect of a summer in Brighton.

39·8 At the inn table, Elizabeth's relief turns to silent alarm as Lydia celebrates Brighton

39·9 Lydia begins her eager announcement as the others draw their chairs to the luncheon table

39·10 Jane and Elizabeth exchange a discreet glance as the waiter withdraws and draws the door closed.

39·11 Lydia leans across the luncheon table at the George, savouring her triumphant announcement.

39·12 Jane gently voices her hope that neither person’s feelings have been deeply engaged.

39·13 Elizabeth lowers her eyes as Lydia’s coarse words reveal a sentiment she once shared.

39·14 Lydia delights as five young women crowd into the carriage among boxes and purchases

39·15 Lydia hugs her extra bandbox with delighted pride while Kitty giggles beside her.

39·16 Lydia's new bandbox rests on her knees as workbags and parcels crowd the carriage

39·17 Maria leans forward in astonishment as Jane courteously receives Lydia’s exuberant tale.

39·18 Mrs. Bennet welcomes Jane to the family dinner as Mr. Bennet leans toward Elizabeth

39·20 At Longbourn’s crowded homecoming dinner, Mr. Bennet quietly welcomes Elizabeth back.

39·22 Mrs. Bennet passes Jane’s news of London fashions straight to the younger Miss Lucases

39·23 At Longbourn’s homecoming dinner, conversation flows across the crowded mahogany alongside the food.

39·24 Lydia leans across the dinner table to share the morning’s adventures with Mary.

39·25 Mary Bennet gravely declares her preference for a book as dinner conversation continues

39·26 Mary finishes her grave reply at dinner while Lydia turns to laugh with Kitty

39·27 Lydia and Kitty stand ready with their bonnets, urging another expedition to Meryton.

39·29 Elizabeth holds firm after refusing the walk to Meryton.

39·31 Late May sunlight falls across the empty chairs at Longbourn’s hearth.

40·1 Longbourn rests in the pale mist of an early May morning.

40·2 In their private bedchamber at Longbourn, Elizabeth begins confiding in Jane about Darcy’s proposal.

40·4 Jane pauses with her brush at her temple, astonished by Elizabeth’s disclosure

40·5 Jane gently asks Elizabeth to consider Darcy’s disappointment.

40·7 Elizabeth searches Jane’s face for approval after refusing Darcy

40·9 Elizabeth grows grave as she prepares to tell Jane what happened the next day

40·11 Jane, fingertips at her throat, hears Elizabeth’s account of Wickham’s wickedness

40·13 Jane’s fingers worry her laid-down brush, betraying strain beneath her gentle reply

40·14 Elizabeth’s playful remark leaves Jane’s distress undiminished.

40·16 Elizabeth rests her chin in her hand, joking about goodness and its appearance

40·18 Jane gently sees the distress beneath Elizabeth’s wit.

40·20 Elizabeth’s wit falls away as she confides in Jane.

40·22 Elizabeth asks Jane whether they should reveal Wickham’s character to their acquaintance.

40·24 Jane gathers a small pleat in the counterpane, reluctant to expose Wickham publicly.

40·25 Elizabeth sits by the window, still guarding the secret of Bingley’s affection

40·27 Jane pauses over her embroidery and gazes toward the distant road.

40·28 Jane’s hands rest on embroidery that has gained only a few stitches.

40·29 Mrs. Bennet rehearses her grievances over Jane’s disappointment

40·31 Mrs. Bennet savours the thought that Jane’s broken heart might punish Bingley.

40·33 Elizabeth bends over her needlework, containing her concern for Jane in a quiet domestic gesture.

40·35 Mrs. Bennet leans toward Elizabeth, turning praise of Charlotte’s housekeeping into a sour inquiry.

40·37 Mrs. Bennet grips her chair as she imagines Longbourn passing to the Collinses.

40·38 Elizabeth sews quietly, giving Mrs. Bennet a restrained reply