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FINAL SCRIPT<br />
CAROLINE<br />
You have added so much to it yourself; you are always buying books.<br />
MR. DARCY<br />
I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these.<br />
CAROLINE<br />
Neglect! I am sure you neglect nothing that can add to the beauties of that noble place. Is Miss<br />
Darcy much grown since the spring? Will she be as tall as I am?<br />
MR. DARCY<br />
I think she will. She is now about Miss Elizabeth Bennet's height, or rather taller.<br />
CAROLINE<br />
How I long to see her again! I never met with anybody who delighted me so much. Such a<br />
countenance, such manners! And so extremely accomplished for her age! Her performance on<br />
the pianoforte is exquisite.<br />
MR. BINGLEY<br />
It is amazing how young ladies can have patience to be so very accomplished as they all are.<br />
LOUISA<br />
All young ladies accomplished! My dear Charles, what do you mean?<br />
MR. BINGLEY<br />
Yes, all of them, I am sure I never heard a young lady spoken of for the first time, without being<br />
informed that she was very accomplished.<br />
MR. DARCY<br />
I cannot boast of knowing more than half-a-dozen, in the whole range of my acquaintance who<br />
are really accomplished.<br />
LOUISA<br />
A woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern<br />
languages, to deserve the word; and besides all this, she must possess a certain something in her<br />
air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address and expressions, or the word will<br />
be but half-deserved.<br />
MR. DARCY<br />
All this she must possess, and to all this she must yet add something more substantial: the<br />
improvement of her mind by extensive reading.<br />
ELIZABETH<br />
I am surprised at your knowing only six accomplished women. I rather wonder now at your<br />
knowing any.<br />
MR. DARCY<br />
Are you so severe upon your own sex as to doubt the possibility of this?<br />
ELIZABETH<br />
I never saw such a woman. I never saw such capacity, and taste, and application, and elegance,<br />
as you describe united.<br />
LOUISA<br />
I know many women who answer this de<strong>script</strong>ion. (Pause. Darcy goes back to his letter.<br />
Caroline puts down her cards. Pauses. She walks over to Elizabeth.)<br />
CAROLINE<br />
Miss Eliza Bennet, let me persuade you to take a turn about the room. I assure you it is very<br />
refreshing after sitting so long in one attitude. (Elizabeth gets up. Caroline links her arm and<br />
they start walking up and down.) Mr. Darcy, will you join us?<br />
MR. DARCY<br />
I would only interfere.<br />
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