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Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Ch. 8 Discussion: Elizabeth takes up a book

Elizabeth chooses to amuse herself with s book (pt 5), and as later conversation turns to the topic of an accomplished woman, Darcy concludes Miss Bingley's rather lengthy list ("a woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages, to deserve the word; and besides all this, she must possess a certain something in her air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address and expressions...") by saying: "All this she must possess,... and to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading" (pt 10). Is it at all possible that this might be an early admission of admiration for more than Miss Elizabeth Bennet's "fine eyes"?