#pride and prejudice weekly

[mariniacipher]

Elizabeth passed the chief of the night in her sister's room, and in 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 his sisters.

okay, but i find this to be such a neat contrast- bc for one we have the different times of when this reaches elisabeth, but i also think that this sounds like mr bingley sent a maid as soon as he woke up/ saw the first maid, as it’s just a non-descript housemaid. and in comparison, the sisters sent “two of the elegant ladies who waited in [them]”

which implies to me that they first got ready and prepared themselves for the day and had their nice morning, before sending off their ladies’ maids to check on jane. which isn’t an evil action, but does highlight the level of care they have for jane, especially in comparison to mr bingley.

aka: mr bingley is a bit of a simp and a darling for it

[captaingondor]

how to flirt with Darcy

compliment his penmanship ❌

when he asks if you want to dance, accuse him of only wanting you to say yes so he can despise your taste and refuse to give him the pleasure ✅

[laufire]

"And so ended his affection," said Elizabeth impatiently. "There has been many a one, I fancy, overcome in the same way. I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love!" "I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love," said Darcy. "Of a fine, stout, healthy love it may. Everything nourishes what is strong already. But if it be only a slight, thin sort of inclination, I am convinced that one good sonnet will starve it entirely away."

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen.

[stuff-for-your-scroll]

“Yes; these four evenings have enabled them to ascertain that they both like Vingt-un better than Commerce”

- Pride and Prejudice

“Still, I confess that I miss my rubber. It is the first Saturday night for seven-and-twenty years that I have not had my rubber”

-Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League

If my literary substacks have taught me one thing it’s that I don’t know shit about old card games from England.

[rachaellawrites]

I forgot how immediate the favouritism is in this book.

Also, interesting to be starting this reread right as the Look Back Diaries is wrapping up. Fun timing!

[meduseld]

“They could talk of nothing but officers; and Mr. Bingley's large fortune, the mention of which gave animation to their mother, was worthless in their eyes when opposed to the regimentals of an ensign.” 

So even back in Austen’s day, a man in a nicely fitting uniform made the brain a little melty.

[pedanther]

Pride and Prejudice Weekly (or, possibly, Periodic Pride and Prejudice, depending on which name they settle on) starts very soon, if anyone reading this is interested (and has room for another one of these things)

[faithful-grigori]

Poking at the Substack

It’s quiet… too quiet.

(But seriously, does anyone know if there was notice of a hiatus I missed? I understand that real life is more important than a silly little book club, but suddenly going dark like this is odd and concerning.)

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[mariniacipher]

mr bennet telling mr collins to go out with his daughters after being annoyed by mr collins intruding upon his study, not realising that this is actually karma for him inviting mr collins to intrude upon his home and All The Rest Of His Family Too

but of course mr bennet must preserve his safe haven of a library :)

[captaingondor]

going straight from Elizabeth and Charlotte's conversation on how obviously a lady ought to show interest in a guy for things to work out to informing us that Darcy has become interested in Elizabeth, and she has not the slightest idea, because he has decided the best response to realizing he likes her and wants to know her better is to constantly stand at the edge of her conversations and never say anything to her himself... peak comedy

[laufire]

Well, he certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave to like him. You have liked many a stupider person.

me, when I don’t HATE a friend’s boyfriend.

[seasaalttrio]

i’d only watched the 2005 movie of pride and prejudice before this substack started up (though i’ve always meant to read the book since watching it and just never got around to it) but it’s a little surprising to me that the bennets have never actually met mr. collins before. i was under the impression that they were at least somewhat personally familiar with him, though i can’t remember if there’s anything actually in the movie that would’ve given me that impression or if i just made that assumption on my own.

[rachaellawrites]

please tell me this pun is intentional

[meduseld]

“Upon my word, sir," cried Elizabeth, "your hope is a rather extraordinary one after my declaration. I do assure you that I am not one of those young ladies (if such young ladies there are) who are so daring as to risk their happiness on the chance of being asked a second time.”

That’s gonna be real funny as this book goes on.