How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"How despicably I have acted!" she cried; "I, who have prided myself on my discernment! I, who have valued myself on my mastery of mind and body! Who have often disdained the generosity of my sister, and gratified my vanity in useless mistrust! How humiliating is this discovery! Oh! Were my master here to bloody my back with wet bamboo!"(36.8)
This is shameful, indeed. Elizabeth was so sure that she was an awesome judge of character, but when she finds out the truth about Mr. Wickham, she realizes that she's been played for a fool. What kind of warrior is she, anyway?
Quote #8
"You are quite right. To have his errors made public might force him to demand satisfaction from Mr. Darcy—and when two gentlemen duel, there is seldom a happy result. We must not make him desperate. In the words of our dear master, 'a caged tiger bites twice as hard.'"(40.16)
Jane and Elizabeth decide not to tell anyone in Hertfordshire about Mr. Wickham's lies—after all, they don't want to push him over the edge. Spoiler alert: this will turn out to be a pretty big mistake.
Quote #9
My Dear Harriet, You will laugh when you know where I am gone, and I cannot help laughing myself at your surprise to-morrow morning, as soon as I am missed. I am going to Gretna Green, and if you cannot guess with who, I shall think your brains in a zombie's teeth, for there is but one man in the world I love. […] You need not send them word at Longbourn of my going, if you do not like it, for it will make the surprise the greater, when I write to them and sign my name "Lydia Wickham."(47.58)
Seriously, Lydia? This is a pretty tone-deaf letter from her as she runs away to elope. She's lied to everyone about her plans, and now she's laughing about it. #notfunny