Chapter 13
Mr. Collins arrives at Longbourn
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1 Longbourn stands quiet in the damp grey morning before the breakfast announcement.
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2 Mr. Bennet quietly announces an expected guest over breakfast.
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3 Mrs. Bennet guesses that Charlotte Lucas might visit and complacently praises her own dinners.
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4 Mrs. Bennet’s hopes revive at the mention of a gentleman.
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5 Lydia reaches for the bell as Mrs. Bennet awaits a visitor she assumes is Bingley
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6 Mr. Bennet lowers his cup and quietly deflates his wife's certainty.
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7 Mrs. Bennet and all five daughters eagerly question Mr. Bennet across the breakfast table.
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8 Mr. Bennet raises Mr. Collins’s letter above the breakfast cups, amused by his family’s curiosity.
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9 Mrs. Bennet recoils at the mention of Mr. Collins, raising her palm as if to ward him off
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10 Mr. Bennet slowly unfolds Mr. Collins’s letter, exchanging a knowing glance with Elizabeth.
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11 Mr. Bennet begins Mr. Collins’s letter, gathering his family into an attentive hush.
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12 Mr. Bennet reads Mr. Collins’s offer of peace with perfect gravity.
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13 Mr. Bennet reads the promise of every possible amends as Mrs. Bennet's resentment softens
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14 Mr. Bennet’s fingertips settle beside the imposing flourish of William Collins’s signature.
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15 Mr. Bennet presses the letter’s final crease beside his breakfast plate.
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16 Mrs. Bennet begins to see hope for her daughters in Mr. Collins’s offer of amends.
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17 Elizabeth rests her chin on her hand and gives her father an amused, questioning glance
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18 Mr. Bennet taps the folded letter as he shares his dry anticipation with Elizabeth.
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19 Mary Bennet interrupts the breakfast discussion with a sober verdict on literary composition.
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20 Mr. Collins delivers his first formal courtesies in the fading light of Longbourn’s drawing-room.
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21 Mr. Collins, rigidly upright and pleased with himself, compliments Mrs. Bennet
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22 Mrs. Bennet turns a welcome compliment into an eager appeal for sympathy over her daughters’ future.
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23 Mr. Collins solemnly names the entail as Mrs. Bennet politely appeals for her daughters
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24 Mr. Collins presses his hand to his waistcoat and directs a weighty look toward Jane and Elizabeth.
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25 Elizabeth catches Jane’s eye as Mr. Collins’s unfinished gallantry gives way to a private smile.
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26 Mr. Collins praises the sideboard from his chair, lightly touching its brass handle.
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27 Mr. Collins raises his fork and confidently asks which cousin deserves credit for dinner.
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28 Mrs. Bennet sharply defends her household’s standing.
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29 After Mr. Collins’s prolonged apology, the dining-parlour settles into silence.
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