Chapter 29
Dinner at Rosings
English edition
-
1 Five guests cross the spring park towards Rosings, its glittering façade dwarfing them
In the text → -
2 Elizabeth climbs the steps of Rosings with a steady gaze and the faintest trace of amusement.
In the text → -
3 Lady Catherine sits erect in her crimson armchair, addressing her guests with chilly authority.
In the text → -
4 Mr. Collins carves and praises the dinner at Rosings as Lady Catherine graciously accepts
In the text → -
5 Lady Catherine recoils in scandalised astonishment at Elizabeth's answer.
In the text → -
6 Elizabeth warmly defends her younger sisters’ right to society and amusement.
In the text → -
7 Elizabeth meets Lady Catherine's intrusive question with a steady gaze and a half-smile
In the text → -
8 Lady Catherine falls silent after Elizabeth’s smiling refusal to reveal her age.
In the text →
