Tag: P&P 200

P&P: Behind the Scenes – Darcy’s Valet Has His Doubts

  It’s the evening of the Netherfield Ball and Darcy’s valet is in a swivet over his master’s odd behaviour… November 26, 1811   “Mr. Jennings, is there something amiss with your dinner?” Jennings came to an awareness of his setting with an almost audible thump. “Ah…not at all Mrs. Nicholls, quite to the contrary, …

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P&P: Behind the Scenes – Darcy Prepares for the Netherfield Ball

    It’s the day of the Netherfield Ball and Darcy is both excited and nervous… November 26, 1811 Darcy awoke early on the 26th and immediately realized that the day of the ball had arrived. He tried to ignore his excitement over another chance to see Miss Elizabeth Bennet. And…( he swallowed and loosened …

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P&P: Behind the Scenes – After the Bennet Sisters Depart Netherfield

On Sunday, after morning service, the separation, so agreeable to almost all, took place. Miss Bingley’s civility to Elizabeth increased at last very rapidly, as well as her affection for Jane; and when they parted, after assuring the latter of the pleasure it would always give her to see her either at Longbourn or Netherfield, …

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Behind the Scenes -Having a Ball pt 2, by Maria Grace

    Caroline plans the Netherfield Ball Nov 16, 1811 Caroline dipped in a curtsey. Graceful, but hardly gracious. And the little chit did not even know the difference. Good thing she was pretty enough for a little country town or with manners like that, Lydia Bennet would surely have no hope of any kind of …

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P&P: Behind the Scenes – Having a Ball pt 1, by Maria Grace

    The Bennet have just visited Netherfield and Lydia has named the day of the ball. Nov 14, 1811 The garish Bennet women finally trundled out of Netherfield’s parlor. Not a moment too soon. Caroline pressed her eyes with thumb and forefinger. They had already overstayed their allotted quarter hour by that much again. …

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Mr. Bingley Returns Mr. Bennet’s Call by Mary Simonsen

In a few days Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet’s visit, and sat about ten minutes with him in his library. P& P – Chapter 3 Early October 1811 Five days had passed since Mr. Bennet had called on Mr. Bingley at Netherfield Park. The delay was a result of the number of calls the gentleman had …

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Mr. Bennet Calls on Mr. Bingley at Netherfield by Mary Simonsen

Mr. Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr. Bingley … though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid, she had no knowledge of it. Pride and Prejudice – Chapter 1 Early October 1811 Despite his insistence that he …

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P&P: Behind the Scenes – Jane and Elizabeth leave Netherfield

“On Sunday, after morning service, the separation, so agreeable to almost all, took place. Miss Bingley’s civility to Elizabeth increased at last very rapidly, as well as her affection for Jane; and when they parted, after assuring the latter of the pleasure it would always give her to see her either at Longbourn or Netherfield, …

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P&P: Behind the Scenes – The Lucas Lodge Party (from Sir William’s POV)

[NOTE: These scenes are NOT posted in the order they fit in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Don’t sweat it! Just sit back and (hopefully) enjoy them!] From Chapter 6: Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley’s attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in …

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P&P: Behind the Scenes – Encounter at Netherfield

From Chapter 9: Elizabeth passed the chief of the night in her sister’s room, and n the morning had the pleasure of being able to send a tolerable answer to the inquiries which she very early received from Mr. Bingley by a housemaid, and some time afterwards from the two elegant ladies who waited on …

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