P& P# 13 4/7: 10-12

"His behaviour to her sister was such during dinner-time as showed an admiration of her, which, though more guarded than formerly, persuaded Elizabeth, that, if left wholly to himself, Jane's happiness, and his own, would be speedily secured. Though she dared not depend upon the consequence, she yet received pleasure from observing his behaviour" (Austen 315-316).

- In this scene, Elizabeth is at a party observing Mr. Bingley and Jane. And we see that like in the beginning of the book, Elizabeth still eagerly makes observations and inferences about other people. But in this scene we see that instead of applying what she infered as fact, she leaves her inferences as hypotheses. Her not applying her inference about Mr. Bingley's feelings for Jane reflects upon how her previous rash judgements and prejudices of Mr. Darcy resulted in her rejecting Mr. Darcy, her perfect match. Ergo, she is not hasty to jump to conclusions when she observes Mr. Bingley.

The relationship shared between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth in chapter 5 is like the relationship between:

a. Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet

b. Mr. Collins and Charlotte

c. Mr. Wickham and Lydia

d. Mr. Bingham and Jane