Chapter 20
Collins Refused, Family in Uproar
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1 Mrs. Bennet eagerly congratulates Mr. Collins across the breakfast table.
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2 Mr. Collins serenely explains Elizabeth’s refusal as proof of her modesty.
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3 Mrs. Bennet's smile stiffens as she realizes Elizabeth has truly refused Collins
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4 Mrs. Bennet plants her fist on the mahogany table, promising to make Elizabeth accept
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5 Mr. Collins raises a palm to interrupt Mrs. Bennet, suddenly reconsidering his proposal
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6 Mrs. Bennet rises in flustered haste to enlist her husband’s authority over Elizabeth’s refusal.
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7 Mrs. Bennet bursts into the quiet library, urgently calling for her husband.
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8 Mr. Bennet looks up from his book at his wife, meeting her urgent appeal with composure
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9 Mr. Bennet answers his wife's urgent account with dry amusement, scarcely stirred from his book.
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10 Mrs. Bennet raises a finger, pressing her husband to command Elizabeth's marriage
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11 Elizabeth stands on the library carpet, listening as her father asks about Mr. Collins’s proposal.
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12 Mr. Bennet gravely repeats Mrs. Bennet’s demand that Elizabeth accept the proposal.
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13 Mr. Bennet delivers his verdict with judicial gravity, taking Elizabeth’s side.
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14 Elizabeth catches the protection beneath her father's joke.
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15 Mrs. Bennet opens her hands in wounded protest, appealing to her husband's promise
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16 Elizabeth meets Mrs. Bennet's insistent appeals with playful composure and firm resolve
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17 Mr. Collins stands alone in Longbourn's breakfast-room, preserving his importance
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18 Charlotte Lucas arrives at Longbourn as Lydia rushes from the stairs to whisper the news
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19 Lydia catches Charlotte’s arm and whispers the news of Elizabeth’s refusal of Mr. Collins.
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20 Mrs. Bennet appeals to Charlotte to persuade Elizabeth to accept Mr. Collins.
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21 Jane and Elizabeth’s entrance spares Charlotte an uncomfortable reply.
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22 Mrs. Bennet points at Elizabeth, her angry warning turning to complaints of her suffering
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23 Mr. Collins enters the breakfast-room with wounded pride expressed as exaggerated dignity.
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24 Mrs. Bennet claims the conversation with a sweeping command from her chintz armchair.
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25 Mrs. Bennet prepares her doleful appeal to Collins while Lydia stands her ground.
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26 Mrs. Bennet reaches toward Mr. Collins with a doleful appeal.
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27 Collins ceremoniously closes the subject, his raised palm arresting Lydia’s delighted curiosity.
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28 Mr. Collins formally withdraws his offer, his wounded pride wrapped in clerical dignity.
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29 Collins rests folded hands on the table, complacently declaring his good intentions
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