Calico Illustrated Classics: Pride and Prejudice

Calico Illustrated Classics: Pride and Prejudice — page 9
Lizzy grinned back and would have said something but her mother spoke fi rst He is such a disagreeable man Miss Bingley told me that he is very agreeable to close friends Jane said Well if he should ever ask Elizabeth to dance Mrs Bennet said she should refuse I believe I may safely promise never to dance with him Lizzy said with a smile Charlotte raised her eyebrows at her friend He is proud perhaps But with his family standing and wealth he has a right to be I wouldn’t mind his pride Lizzy said now openly laughing if he had not so injured mine Not long after this the Bennet women made a visit to Bingley’s sisters and later they returned the courtesy I am glad Mr Bingley’s sisters like Jane Elizabeth later told Charlotte I believe she is falling in love with him Then she should show it If a woman hides her feelings from a man she may lose him 12