Austen August: A Pride and Prejudice Read-A-Long discussion

Lizzie persuades Jane to leave her room and join the rest of the group downstairs. Until the men appeared in the room, the ladies lavished their attention on Jane and her health and how well she was looking. As soon as the men appeared, however, Caroline Bingley's attention immediately focused on Darcy. She approaches Darcy immediately to catch his attention but he ignores her in favour of congratulating Jane on looking better (awh.)

Bingley and Jane sit talking while Darcy picks up a book, Caroline also picks up a book (trying to mirror Darcy's behaviour, I guess?) and spends most of the time either watching Darcy read his book or reading over his shoulder whatever page he is up to, instead of actually reading her own book. Darcy ignores her comments, only replying when he has to. She only picked her book up because it was the second volume to his! She sighs and gives a great speech about how amazing reading is and how she absolutely must have a grand library in her future home (hint hint Darcy and his family library at Pemberly). Bored of failing to bring up a conversation, she asks her brother about the ball he promised to the Bennet sisters earlier.

Caroline stars walking around the room, in hopes to attracting Darcy's attention from his book, to her figure, and when it fails, she asks Lizzie to walk with her under the guide of talking to her- basically knowing that Darcy will watch Lizzie- and by extension, herself. Unfortunately for Caroline, this leads to another banter spat between Lizzie and Darcy and about how they are either with or without fault.

This chapter is basically just Caroline Bingley being ignored and you know what? I love it. HA.

Favourite Quotes:-

Lizzie: “and your defect is a propensity to hate everybody.”
Darcy: “and yours” he replied with a smile, “is wilfully to misunderstand them.”

I'm ahead a bit because I started the book in June so right now I'm on chapter 34. I don't know what to think of the brother Bingley yet, but of Caroline one word always pops into my head when I encounter her: ugh.
haha

HAHA! I think that is pretty much everyone's reaction to Caroline to be honest! I think she is the female "villain" of this story, in a way.

Haha wow, you really are miles ahead! Are you enjoying it??

Yes, I am! I think this readalong was just what I needed to help me get through it!

Darcy smiled at her. I might have swooned.

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