Textual Intervention In Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice

Textual Intervention of Classic Novel

Mid (23 – 24) (Makings of the crafty letter, to separate two lovers)

While Mrs Bennet was repenting her deplorable loss of a son-in-law to the Lucas’s, she was oblivious that another hoped-for marriage was bound for catastrophe. The rumours were quick to spread. Mr Bingley had left Netherfield, and was assuredly not returning anytime soon. Furthermore, it was hard to contemplate how a man of his class, would cut loose without notifying anyone. While the whole town painted Mr Bingley’s character with all sorts of disapproving superpositions; there was a surreptitious undertaking being played out some distance away from the Bennet’s. Mrs Hurst was required to remain seated at Pemberley house, while Caroline

She no longer possessed the glow of youth, her purple silk skirt was reflecting the only gleam of light, that made her face seem less monotonous. Boredom eventually exhausted her; she allowed her eyes to wander around the interiors of the room. Pemberley House, was a house of magnificent character and class; everything seemed to fit in place. If she had her time again, instead of Caroline or Elizabeth, she would have rightfully courted the prized Darcy. Nevertheless, fate tied her with Mr Hurst – a miscalculated error. Mr Hurst had no interest in love and felicity, his only passion was to play cards; and gambling never leads to an increase in

I gently explained to him the cunning arts of the Bennet family.’ Mrs Hurst remembered the incident that had occurred at the ball, ‘I overheard her mother vocalising Mr Bingley’s income, she seemed maniacal as she calculated the profits of a successful arrangement’ Caroline smirked at her sister, ‘This behaviour is to be expected from people with such low connections; after all they derive income from land.’ Caroline paused for a moment, contemplating the irony of her statement; her families fortune came from her merchant father. However, she reassured herself that the boundary of wealth, status, and class; between herself and the Bennet’s was far too great. She deliberated that this notion was unnecessary and continued, ‘Did you not see how Mrs Bennet dragged her daughters to potential suitors, from one end of the hall to the other? It was preposterous. Furthermore, she started talking ill about Mr Darcy, making claims of him having mistreated a steward’s son.’ ‘Jane truly does seem like an agreeable girl; only if her name was attached to something more valuable. Therefore, we can never allow such an immoral marriage to take place,’ proclaimed Mrs