Chapter-9 The marriage between Mr. Collins and Charlotte Lucas soon took place. They left for Hunsford Parsonage in Kent and Elizabeth received regular letters from her friend. She wrote cheerfully, seemed surrounded with comforts and mentioned only things she could praise. Elizabeth knew that she would not know what the rest was like until her […]
Chapter-8 Wickham was back in Meryton, having completed his business in town. Meeting the girls in Meryton he walked back to Longbourn with them, and Elizabeth had the pleasure of introducing him to her father and mother. But Jane was not so happy in her affections. A letter came from Caroline Bingley that day announcing
Chapter-7 The long-expected ball at Netherfield was on the following Tuesday. The prospect was extremely agreeable to every female of the family. Mrs. Bennet was delighted because Mr. Bingley and his sisters came over themselves to deliver the invitation. Jane looked forward to a happy evening with Mr. Bingley and his sisters. Elizabeth thought with
Chapter-6 Mr. Collins was not a sensible man and his natural lack of intelligence had not been helped by education or good society. He had spent most of his life under the guidance of an ignorant and miserly father. This had given him originally great humility of manner, but now his promotion to Rector of
Chapter-5 The next evening Jane was well enough to leave her room for a couple of hours. Elizabeth brought her down to the drawing room, where she was welcomed warmly by her two friends. Elizabeth had never seen them so agreeable as during the hour before the gentlemen came. But when the gentlemen entered Jane
Chapter-4 The two youngest daughters of the family, Kitty and Lydia, were very busy at this time. Every day they walked to Meryton, a mile away, to visit their mother’s sister, Mrs. Philips, who was married to a lawyer in that town. Every night they were full of news. A regiment had recently arrived in
Chapter-3 Near Longbourn lived a family with whom the Bennets were very friendly. Sir William Lucas had once had a shop in Meryton, where he had made a small fortune. He had been made a knight when he was mayor of the town. The honour had made him too proud to continue with his shop.
Chapter-2 Soon afterwards an invitation to dinner was sent to Mr. Bingley. But a disappointing answer came back. Mr. Bingley had to go to London the next day and was therefore unable to accept their invitation. He had only gone to London, however, to get a party of friends together for the ball. Soon they
Chapter-1 Everyone knows that a single man with a large fortune needs a wife.As soon as such a man enters a neighbourhood, therefore, he is at once considered as the future husband of one of his neighbours’ daughters. “My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his wife to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park
Chapter-19 Soon I was among a number of lame, old and ill tempered horses.I had now begun to compare the buyers and the sellers to be worst than ill-tempered horses.In the horse fair, an old man made up his mind to buy me but he thought that I wasn’t well enough to work for him.Finally,
Chapter-18 The cab owner was called Nicholas Skinner. He looked awful, unkind and cruel with an expressionless face and the mouthful of teeth.Even the cabs he owned were poorly trained and ill-mannered. We worked for all seven days without any concern to our health or the weather.I never protested, for that was not my nature.
Chapter-17 Eventually, I was sold to a corn-dealer. The Governor had left me there, for he thought that I would be well fed there.Although the food was much yet the work was too much. I had to pull carriages loaded with sacks.My carter Jakes had often protested but in vain.It was difficult to move with
Chapter-16 One day, Mr Bennete arrived. He offered Jerry to hire his cab for the election.Jerry didn’t want his cab to be covered with posters all over. He asked his wife to say to Mr Bennete that the cab was already hired.On the morning before the election, Jerry was putting me into the shafts of
Chapter-15 An incident left an indelible imprint on my mind and I would like to recall it. While I was with Jerry and standing at my cab-store. I witnessed an incident.A young gentleman was hurriedly passing us when he suddenly slipped over an orange-peel and fell down on earth, obviously with minor hurts.Jerry had seen
Chapter-14 All these days, I spent most of my time with Captain. It didn’t take us long to be familiar with each other. Captain had been trained as an army horse and he had much to share with me.He told me about his experience when he used to change his pose with the whistle or