Pride & Prejudice Page #3

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that she hasn't a penny.

He has more than enough

for the two of them.

- How will we meet them?

- Easy!

Wait for me!

You drop something. They

pick it up. And then you're introduced.

Officers!

You write uncommonly fast, Mr Darcy.

You're mistaken. I write slowly.

How many letters you must have occasion

to write, Mr Darcy.

Letters of business.

How odious I should think them.

It is fortunate, then,

they fall to me and not you.

Tell your sister I long to see her.

- I've already told her once.

- I do dote on her.

I was quite in raptures

at her beautiful design for a table.

Perhaps you will give me leave

to defer your raptures.

I have not room enough

to do them justice.

You young ladies are so accomplished.

- What do you mean?

- You paint tables, play the piano

and embroider cushions.

I never heard of a lady,

but people say she's accomplished.

The word is applied too liberally.

I do not know more than

half a dozen women

- that are truly accomplished.

- Nor I.

Goodness, you must comprehend

a great deal in the idea.

- I do.

- Absolutely.

She must have a knowledge of music,

singing, drawing, dancing

and the modern languages

to deserve the word.

And something in her air

and manner of walking.

And she must improve her mind

by extensive reading.

I'm no longer surprised at your knowing

only six accomplished women.

- I wonder at you knowing any.

- Are you so severe on your own sex?

I never saw such a woman. She would

certainly be a fearsome thing to behold.

Miss Elizabeth,

let us take a turn about the room.

It's refreshing, is it not,

after sitting so long in one attitude?

It is a small kind of accomplishment,

I suppose.

Will you not join us, Mr Darcy?

You can only have two motives,

and I would interfere with either.

What can he mean?

The surest way to disappoint him

would be to ask him nothing.

Do tell us, Mr Darcy.

Either you are

in each other's confidence

and you have

secret affairs to discuss,

or you are conscious

that your figures

appear to the greatest

advantage by walking.

If the first,

I should get in your way.

If the second,

I can admire you much better from here.

How shall we punish him

for such a speech?

- We could laugh at him.

- No. Mr Darcy is not to be teased.

Are you too proud, Mr Darcy? And would

you consider pride a fault or a virtue?

- I couldn't say.

- We're trying to find a fault in you.

I find it hard to forgive

the follies and vices of others,

or their offences against me.

My good opinion,

once lost, is lost forever.

Oh, dear.

I cannot tease you about that.

What a shame,

for I dearly love to laugh.

A family trait, I think.

A Mrs Bennet, a Miss Bennet,

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