Swipe Left on Mr. Darcy — A Single Man With Serious Money, Page 5
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Panel 1: Mrs. Bennet gestures toward the hall where the daughters are, insistent and scheming. Mrs. Bennet: "One of the girls could end up with him." Panel 2: Close on Mr. Bennet feigning pure innocence over his glasses, dry as dust. Mr. Bennet: "Is that his plan? To marry one of our daughters?" Panel 3: Mrs. Bennet is up off the sofa and rounding on him decisively, energized, pacing. Mrs. Bennet: "You have to go introduce yourself." Panel 4: A beat — close on Mr. Bennet holding a sly look, setting up his tease. He knows exactly what he is about to say. Panel 5: Mr. Bennet, mock-thoughtful, needling, a small sly smile. Mr. Bennet: "Though you're as good-looking as any of them." Panel 6: Close on Mrs. Bennet caught completely off guard, a hand flying to her chest, a flush of pleasure breaking through. Mrs. Bennet: "Oh — flatterer."
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Mrs. Bennet insists one of the girls could marry Bingley and demands her husband introduce himself. Mr. Bennet feigns innocence, then teases her by suggesting Bingley might prefer her instead — and she is flustered and pleased despite herself.
About this chapter
Netherfield, the cool glass mansion on the hill, has finally been rented — and Mrs. Bennet has already decided one of her five daughters will marry whoever moved in. She corners her unbothered husband to demand he go make friends with the new arrival: a young, single, very rich man named Bingley. Mr. Bennet needles her with dry affection, offers to put in a good word for Lizzie, and gives his verdict that Lizzie has a bit more going on than her sisters. The chapter ends by revealing the household the whole scheme is about — the five Bennet daughters — as Mrs. Bennet announces the house has a new project.