Elizabeth stayed at Hunsford with Charlotte and Mr. Collins for six weeks. Darcy arrived at Rosings during or a the end of the second week, and remained for about three weeks. Elizabeth stayed for another week or so after he left. Lady Catherine mentioned the length of the stay and suggested Elizabeth stay for another two, but Elizabeth turned this suggestion down.
One of my copies of Pride and Prejudice has Elizabeth arriving at Hunsford to visit Charlotte in Chapter V of Volume II, and staying until Chapter XV of the same volume. The other copy does not go by volumes, and has the visit starting in Chapter 28 and ending in Chapter 38.
Elizabeth goes to Kent to visit her friend Charlotte, now Mrs. Collins.
Charlotte asks Elizabeth to forgive Mr. Darcy and consider accepting his proposal of marriage because she believes he genuinely loves her and will make her happy. She advises Elizabeth to set aside her pride and prejudices in order to secure her own happiness.
Elizabeth goes to Hunsford to visit her friend Charlotte who has recently married Mr Collins with Sir William Lucas and Charlotte's younger sister Maria. She then goes on 'grand tour' visiting Derbyshire, and therefore Pemberley, where she realises her love for Darcy, with her Aunt and Uncle (mother's brother and his wife) The Gardiners.
Elizabeth accompanies Sir William Lucas and his daughter to Hunsford to visit Charlotte Lucas, who has married Mr. Collins and lives there. It is a social visit to spend time with Charlotte and to see her new home. Elizabeth also holds some curiosity about Mr. Darcy since Hunsford is in close proximity to his estate, Rosings Park.
Lydia and Wickham go first to Longbourne to visit her family. After the visit, they go to Newcastle, where Wickham is to join a regiment in which he has a commission.
Lizzie is going with her aunt and uncle on a trip to the north of England to visit various estates and enjoy the countryside.
Charles Bingley did not visit Jane while she was in London because he did not know she was there
Bennet girls makes up the simple subject. Yay for Pride and Prejudice.
In Chapter 2 of Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bennet is shown engaging in witty banter with his wife, Mrs. Bennet, regarding their new neighbor Mr. Bingley. He displays his sarcastic and humorous nature, particularly in his interactions with Mrs. Bennet regarding the potential for Mr. Bingley to marry one of their daughters.
Visiting neighbors was an important part of social live. Those were days before telephones, and even mail was something rather new to most people, which was part of the explanation of why there were so many letters in Austen's works. Social connections being as important as they are, people had to get together often. There were groups of people who habitually invited each other to dinner, as Mrs. Bennet does, inviting Bingley to family dinner. But that could not be done often enough to be the basis of a social life, so people visited their neighbors. There are several places in Pride and Prejudice where this is done. The Bennet women pay a visit to the Bingley family, and this is returned. Lizzy and Charlotte Lucas visit each other, as do Kitty and Maria Lucas. There are visits by people at Rosings to people at Hunsford and the other way around.
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