“But that was only when I first knew her, for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance” (264).
This interaction between Darcy, Miss Bingley, and Elizabeth is very interesting. Miss Bingley knocks down Elizabeth in front of Darcy like she usually does, but there is a difference this time. This time her words are harsher. She attacks Elizabeth more directly than before. It is most likely due to the fact that Darcy’s love for Elizabeth is growing, and Miss Bingley knows this. She tries to make Darcy sound like he did not appreciate before, but in this quote Darcy avoids Miss Bingley’s attack. I believe that Darcy is growing on Elizabeth. She is beginning to fall for him more than she had before and her interaction with her aunt at the end of chapter 3 shows this:
“The looks and behaviour of every body they had seen were discussed, except of the person who had mostly engaged their attention. They talked of his sister, his friends, his hous, his fruites, of every thing but himself; yet Elizabeth was longing to know what Mrs. Gardiner thought of him, and Mrs. Gardiner would have been Highly gratified by her niece’s beginning the subject” (264).
They both are interested in Darcy, but neither knows what to say about him.
Why does Elizabeth not speak about Darcy to Mrs. Gardiner?
A.) She is afraid of her
B.) She does not like Darcy
C.) She still has feelings for Wickham
D.) She is nervous of the opinion her aunt holds
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