Chapter 28
Arrival at Hunsford Parsonage
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1 A tiny travelling chaise approaches the lane to Hunsford beneath a pale March sky.
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2 In the chaise, Elizabeth, Maria and Sir William search the Hunsford lane for the Parsonage
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3 Elizabeth’s private smile catches the amused curiosity stirred by Rosings Park’s passing boundary.
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4 Charlotte and Mr. Collins come down the walk as Elizabeth, Maria and Sir William arrive
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5 Charlotte takes Elizabeth’s hands at the garden gate with an affectionate smile.
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6 Mr. Collins prolongs Elizabeth’s arrival with ceremonious enquiries after her family.
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7 Collins addresses Elizabeth with self-satisfied formality, displaying the comforts she declined.
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8 Elizabeth glances at Charlotte to see her response to her husband's self-importance
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9 Charlotte pours tea with steady hands while her husband displays the parlour beyond the frame.
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10 Charlotte praises gardening as healthy while Elizabeth sees her practical wisdom
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11 Mr. Collins points proudly toward Rosings as Sir William follows his gesture.
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12 Charlotte quietly welcomes Elizabeth and Maria into her neatly arranged home.
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13 Charlotte smooths a cushion in her orderly drawing-room while Elizabeth watches.
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14 Charlotte’s orderly dining-parlour gathers the five diners in warm candlelight.
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15 Collins solemnly presents Lady Catherine’s notice as an honour awaiting Elizabeth.
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16 Collins describes Lady Catherine's carriage as a distinction for himself and Charlotte
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17 Collins punctuates his correction with a rigid forefinger above his dinner plate.
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18 Charlotte calmly moderates her husband's praise of Lady Catherine.
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19 Elizabeth reflects by candlelight on Charlotte’s skill in making her marriage comfortable.
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20 Alone in her chamber at Hunsford, Elizabeth considers Charlotte’s marriage with reluctant respect.
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21 A low-burning candle lights the basin and ewer in Elizabeth’s chamber.
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22 Elizabeth pauses at her open chamber door, glove half on, listening to commotion below
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23 Maria’s breathless excitement draws Elizabeth to the dining-room window.
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24 Elizabeth’s amused exclamation punctures Maria’s excitement at the window.
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25 Elizabeth laughs at Maria’s breathless excitement over the visitors at the gate.
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26 Maria turns from the window to correct Elizabeth, her earnest astonishment supplying a comic beat.
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27 Anne de Bourgh sits bundled in the low phaeton as Mrs. Jenkinson tucks the rug beside her
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28 Elizabeth objects to Charlotte kept in the wind; Maria defers eagerly to Miss de Bourgh
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29 At the parsonage window, Elizabeth appraises Miss de Bourgh and imagines her wed to Darcy
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30 Sir William turns the modest doorway of Hunsford Parsonage into a stage for his repeated homage.
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31 Anne’s phaeton recedes along the lane as Charlotte and Collins return toward the parsonage.
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32 At the parsonage doorway, Mr. Collins beams as Charlotte explains tomorrow’s invitation to Rosings.
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33 The visitors have gone in, leaving Hunsford Parsonage's closed gate and lane to the wind
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