Chapter 4
After the ball: two verdicts
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1 Longbourn rests in the still autumn night after the ball.
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2 After the ball, Jane smiles shyly in the candlelit chamber, about to praise Bingley
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3 Jane finally shares her glowing admiration for Mr. Bingley with Elizabeth.
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4 Elizabeth caps Jane's praise of Mr. Bingley with an affectionate joke by candlelight
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5 Jane quietly confesses her happiness at Mr. Bingley's second invitation.
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6 Jane's discarded evening gloves rest beside the looking-glass
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7 Elizabeth leans toward Jane with affectionate, teasing certainty.
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8 Jane answers Elizabeth’s teasing with a gentle reproach already turning into laughter.
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9 Jane answers Elizabeth’s affectionate teasing with quiet assurance.
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10 Elizabeth's smile cools into a questioning look as she asks Jane about Bingley's sisters
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11 Jane warmly praises Miss Bingley, leaning toward Elizabeth with open hands.
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12 Jane waits for an answer after praising Miss Bingley.
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13 Elizabeth listens to Jane's generous praise in silence.
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14 Elizabeth turns from the dark window toward Jane’s voice.
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15 Jane's discarded gloves and scattered hairpins lie in the dwindling light.
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16 Charles Bingley surveys Netherfield's lawns from the front steps, at ease in his new home
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17 Caroline Bingley surveys Netherfield's dining table as Louisa Hurst reclines beside her
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18 Charles Bingley smiles toward Netherfield’s sunlit windows as its owner praises the prospect.
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19 Bingley lounges in the warm firelight while Darcy stands upright beside the dark window.
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20 Warm from the evening’s dancing, Bingley turns toward Darcy’s place by the window.
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21 Bingley delightedly praises Jane Bennet as more beautiful than an angel
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22 Darcy turns from the dark window and acknowledges Jane Bennet's beauty, with reservations
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23 Louisa Hurst and Caroline Bingley trade a knowing glance and call Jane a sweet girl
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24 Bingley settles by the Netherfield fire, quietly encouraged by his sisters’ approval of Jane.
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25 Netherfield stands far off in the autumn night, a few warm windows lit
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