Question

1) When Elizabeth attended the dance at Netherfield, she was hoping to see (and perhaps dance with) whom?

Answer 1

1. Elizabeth was hoping to see Wickham. At this point of the story she was already fond of Mr. Wickham because he won her affection by telling lies about his history with Mr. Darcy. She was not able to see him because Wickham did not want to have meet with Mr. Darcy. 

2. Elizabeth turned down the proposals of Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy. Mr. Collins proposed to her only because it was the suggestion of  Lady Catherine to marry one of the Bennet girls. He was going inclined to go with  Jane but it was hinted that the eldest Ms. Bennet was probably going to be engaged soon.

Mr. Darcy proposed to Elizabeth when they were at Hunsford. She denied him fervently because she had just hear about how Darcy separated Mr. Bingley from her sister. And the manner of his proposal was very rude. 

3. Mr. Wickham said those lines. He was trying to put Mr. Darcy in a bad light towards Elizabeth. Although he did not do this were her alone. He tried his best to make everyone think that he would have been more successful if it were not for Darcy. 

4. Elizabeth and Maria Lucas went to Hunsford to visit the Collinses. Elizabeth's best friend, Charlotte, who is also the sister of Maria Lucas, lived there after marrying Mr. Collins. 

5. Jane and Elizabeth believe that Bingley's sisters wish him to marry Georgiana Darcy. When Caroline Bingley had written to Jane about Mr. Bingley, she practically said that she were to call Georgiana "sister," soon. 

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