My Pleasure Reading. Pride and Prejudice. Chapters V - XII (Volume II)

Elizabeth goes to the Collins with Charlotte’s father and sister and on their way they visit the Gardiner. Jane tells about her meeting with Miss Bingley and Elizabeth becomes convinced that there is no hope for the resumption of the relationships between Mr. Bingley and her sister. At the same time, she feels growing anger for Mr. Darcy, who, as she believes, is one of the initiator of rupture. Soon, the Lucas and Elizabeth arrive in Hunsford, the location of Mr. Collins’s parish. As they settle in, Miss De Bourgh visits them and everyone is impressed by it except Elizabeth who considers her as arrogant and rude. Soon, they all are invited to dine at Lady Catherine De Bourgh's residence. The latter doesn’t make good impression on Elizabeth because of her pride, narrow-mindness and tactlessness. A week ago, sir William Lucas returns home, while Elizabeth decides to stay here for some time longer, spending her time outdoors with Charlotte. Besides, she finds out that Mr. Darcy is lady Catherine’s nephew and he is going to visit her with his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam. While visiting Rosings, Elizabeth meets Mr. Darcy and gets acquaintance with his cousin who impresses her pleasantly. About a week after Darcy and Fitzwilliam arrive at Rosings, the residents of the parsonage are again invited to dinner. Fitzwilliam seems to be interested in Elizabeth while Mr. Darcy feeling’s to her, against his own spiritual resistance, is growing rapidly and he tries to attract her attention but at the same time not to show his real emotions towards the girl. Elizabeth, in her turn, continues to feel annoyance towards him, considering him too proud as well as feeling sorry for Wickham who has been so deceived by Darcy. One day, as she is walking, she meets Fitzwilliam and their conversation turns about Darcy and Wickham and Mr. Darcy’s convinces her that he is not guilty and that Wickham is not so “goody-goody”.

Some days later, Mr. Darcy visits Elizabeth and being unable to hide his feelings no more, proposes marriage to her, at the same time, paying more attention on her not very outstanding genealogy and reminding about all disadvantages of her family. Being insulted by his words and convinced again in his pride, Elizabeth refuses his proposal rudely, blaming him on Wickham and Jane’s unhappiness.