Chapter 8
Netherfield judges Elizabeth
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1 Netherfield stands across the wet park at dusk, its dining windows glowing warmly.
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2 Elizabeth reports that Jane is no better.
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4 Caroline Bingley and Louisa Hurst feign sympathy for Jane while turning to Darcy
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5 Elizabeth sits composed beside Mr. Hurst, whose attention belongs entirely to his dinner.
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7 Bingley leans toward Elizabeth with a reassuring gesture, plainly concerned for Jane
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8 Elizabeth’s modest plate sits beside Mr. Hurst’s overflowing ragout.
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9 Elizabeth's chair is empty as Caroline speaks maliciously to Darcy and Louisa joins in
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10 Louisa Hurst mimics Elizabeth's wind-blown look as Caroline stifles a laugh
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11 Caroline Bingley turns mockery into a theatrical flutter beside her immaculate curls.
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12 Elizabeth’s neatly folded napkin and modest plate remain beside her vacated chair.
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13 Bingley gently defends Elizabeth, turning his wine glass as his sisters lean to Darcy
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14 Caroline leans toward Darcy, pleased with his brief agreement.
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15 Caroline mocks Elizabeth's muddy miles; Bingley answers with good-natured firmness
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16 Caroline Bingley leans toward Darcy to needle him about Elizabeth’s fine eyes.
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17 Darcy’s steady eyes soften as he quietly acknowledges Elizabeth’s beauty.
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18 Louisa Hurst feigns regret for Jane's prospects, her sidelong smile betraying pleasure
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19 Caroline and Louisa laugh heartily at the Bennets’ relations, their delight sharpened by cruelty.
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20 Bingley half-rises to defend the Bennets with warm indignation.
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21 Darcy calmly pronounces the consequences of the Bennets’ low connections.
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22 Bingley lowers his gaze as Caroline and Louisa prolong their mocking laughter.
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23 Jane finally sleeps, still flushed with fever.
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25 Elizabeth has finally left Jane asleep and gone downstairs.
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26 Elizabeth pauses in the doorway as the card players turn towards her.
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28 Elizabeth parries Caroline Bingley’s sneer with bright composure.
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30 Bingley turns from his cards to offer Elizabeth a heartfelt wish for Jane's recovery.
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31 Darcy soberly answers Caroline Bingley's praise of the Pemberley library
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32 Caroline Bingley addresses her brother while smiling flatteringly toward Darcy
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33 Elizabeth looks up from the books as Bingley laughingly offers to buy Pemberley
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34 Bingley laughs off Caroline’s proposal to imitate Pemberley.
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35 Darcy speaks fondly of Georgiana, briefly looking toward Elizabeth as he compares their heights.
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36 Bingley cheerfully counts accomplishments on his fingers, admiring young ladies
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37 Darcy sets his exacting standard across the card-table, his steady gaze meeting Elizabeth's.
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39 Elizabeth innocently challenges Darcy's lofty standard of an accomplished woman
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41 Caroline Bingley praises the accomplished woman while gesturing to her own neckline
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42 Darcy adds extensive reading to the catalogue of accomplishments.
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43 Elizabeth's abandoned book rests by the stack as Darcy praises extensive reading
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44 Elizabeth answers Darcy’s exacting standard with bright, laughing irony.
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46 Elizabeth answers Darcy across the card-table, her amused challenge meeting his controlled interest.
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48 Mr. Hurst slaps his cards onto the table, interrupting the sisters’ protests.
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50 Caroline turns from the cards to confide her sly judgment of Elizabeth to Darcy.
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51 By the fire, Darcy calmly turns Caroline Bingley's accusation back on her flattery
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52 Elizabeth stays on the threshold to report that Jane is worse.
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54 The Netherfield drawing-room stands empty after the evening’s duets.
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