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FINAL SCRIPT from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment. LOUISA I have an excessive regard for Miss Jane Bennet, she is really a very sweet girl, and I wish with all my heart she was well settled. But with such a father and mother, and such low connections, I am afraid there is no chance of it. CAROLINE I think I have heard you say that their uncle is an attorney in Meryton. LOUISA Yes; and they have another, who lives somewhere near Cheapside. CAROLINE That is capital. (The sisters and Mr. Hurst laugh). MR. BINGLEY If they had uncles enough to fill all Cheapside, it would not make them one jot less agreeable. MR. DARCY But it must very materially lessen their chance of marrying men of any consideration in the world. MR. BINGLEY Alfred, as Miss Jane Bennet is feeling no better, my sisters and I feel obliged to invite Miss Elizabeth Bennet to stay at Netherfield. Please dispatch a servant to Longbourn to acquaint her family of her stay and bring back a supply of clothing. ALFRED Very good, sir. Will Miss Elizabeth Bennet be joining the dinner party? Or should another tray go up to Miss Jane Bennet’s room for her? MR. BINGLEY I am certain Miss Elizabeth Bennet will join us for dinner. Thank you, Alfred. SCENE 7 - DRAWING ROOM - NETHERFIELD – That evening - same (Elizabeth is reading a book. Darcy is writing a letter. Bingley, Caroline, Louisa and Mr. Hurst are playing loo (cards).) LOUISA Do you prefer reading to cards, Miss Bennet? That is rather singular. CAROLINE Miss Eliza Bennet despises cards. She is a great reader, and has no pleasure in anything else. ELIZABETH I deserve neither such praise nor such censure; I am not a great reader, and I have pleasure in many things. MR. BINGLEY In nursing your sister I am sure you have pleasure, and I hope it will be soon increased by seeing her quite well. ELIZABETH Thank you. MR. BINGLEY I wish my book collection was larger for your benefit and my own credit; but I am an idle fellow, and though I have not many books, I have more than I ever looked into. CAROLINE I am astonished that my father should have left so small a collection of books. What a delightful library you have at Pemberley, Mr. Darcy! MR. DARCY It has been the work of many generations. 10
FINAL SCRIPT CAROLINE You have added so much to it yourself; you are always buying books. MR. DARCY I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these. CAROLINE Neglect! I am sure you neglect nothing that can add to the beauties of that noble place. Is Miss Darcy much grown since the spring? Will she be as tall as I am? MR. DARCY I think she will. She is now about Miss Elizabeth Bennet's height, or rather taller. CAROLINE How I long to see her again! I never met with anybody who delighted me so much. Such a countenance, such manners! And so extremely accomplished for her age! Her performance on the pianoforte is exquisite. MR. BINGLEY It is amazing how young ladies can have patience to be so very accomplished as they all are. LOUISA All young ladies accomplished! My dear Charles, what do you mean? MR. BINGLEY Yes, all of them, I am sure I never heard a young lady spoken of for the first time, without being informed that she was very accomplished. MR. DARCY I cannot boast of knowing more than half-a-dozen, in the whole range of my acquaintance who are really accomplished. LOUISA 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, or the word will be but half-deserved. MR. DARCY All this she must possess, and to all this she must yet add something more substantial: the improvement of her mind by extensive reading. ELIZABETH I am surprised at your knowing only six accomplished women. I rather wonder now at your knowing any. MR. DARCY Are you so severe upon your own sex as to doubt the possibility of this? ELIZABETH I never saw such a woman. I never saw such capacity, and taste, and application, and elegance, as you describe united. LOUISA I know many women who answer this description. (Pause. Darcy goes back to his letter. Caroline puts down her cards. Pauses. She walks over to Elizabeth.) CAROLINE Miss Eliza Bennet, let me persuade you to take a turn about the room. I assure you it is very refreshing after sitting so long in one attitude. (Elizabeth gets up. Caroline links her arm and they start walking up and down.) Mr. Darcy, will you join us? MR. DARCY I would only interfere. 11
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from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.<br />
LOUISA<br />
I have an excessive regard for Miss Jane Bennet, she is really a very sweet girl, and I wish with<br />
all my heart she was well settled. But with such a father and mother, and such low connections, I<br />
am afraid there is no chance of it.<br />
CAROLINE<br />
I think I have heard you say that their uncle is an attorney in Meryton.<br />
LOUISA<br />
Yes; and they have another, who lives somewhere near Cheapside.<br />
CAROLINE<br />
That is capital. (The sisters and Mr. Hurst laugh).<br />
MR. BINGLEY<br />
If they had uncles enough to fill all Cheapside, it would not make them one jot less agreeable.<br />
MR. DARCY<br />
But it must very materially lessen their chance of marrying men of any consideration in the<br />
world.<br />
MR. BINGLEY<br />
Alfred, as Miss Jane Bennet is feeling no better, my sisters and I feel obliged to invite Miss<br />
Elizabeth Bennet to stay at Netherfield. Please dispatch a servant to Longbourn to acquaint her<br />
family of her stay and bring back a supply of clothing.<br />
ALFRED<br />
Very good, sir. Will Miss Elizabeth Bennet be joining the dinner party? Or should another tray<br />
go up to Miss Jane Bennet’s room for her?<br />
MR. BINGLEY<br />
I am certain Miss Elizabeth Bennet will join us for dinner. Thank you, Alfred.<br />
SCENE 7 - DRAWING ROOM - NETHERFIELD – That evening - same<br />
(Elizabeth is reading a book. Darcy is writing a letter. Bingley, Caroline, Louisa and Mr. Hurst<br />
are playing loo (cards).)<br />
LOUISA<br />
Do you prefer reading to cards, Miss Bennet? That is rather singular.<br />
CAROLINE<br />
Miss Eliza Bennet despises cards. She is a great reader, and has no pleasure in anything else.<br />
ELIZABETH<br />
I deserve neither such praise nor such censure; I am not a great reader, and I have pleasure in<br />
many things.<br />
MR. BINGLEY<br />
In nursing your sister I am sure you have pleasure, and I hope it will be soon increased by seeing<br />
her quite well.<br />
ELIZABETH<br />
Thank you.<br />
MR. BINGLEY<br />
I wish my book collection was larger for your benefit and my own credit; but I am an idle fellow,<br />
and though I have not many books, I have more than I ever looked into.<br />
CAROLINE<br />
I am astonished that my father should have left so small a collection of books. What a delightful<br />
library you have at Pemberley, Mr. Darcy!<br />
MR. DARCY<br />
It has been the work of many generations.<br />
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