Swipe Left on Mr. Darcy — Tolerable, Page 1
By Suha · Published
Transcript
Panel 1: Wide establishing shot of the warm Bennet living room in evening chaos — dresses draped over chair backs, a standing mirror, all five sisters in various states of getting ready under warm lamplight. Panel 2: Mrs. Bennet sweeps across the room, phone in one hand, floral blouse and beaded necklace, directing everyone at once. Mrs. Bennet: "Tonight is the night!" Panel 3: Close on Mrs. Bennet delivering her gossip intelligence, delighted, counting on her fingers. Mrs. Bennet: "Twelve ladies and seven gentlemen!" Panel 4: Lizzie adjusts the collar of her olive utility jacket in the mirror, dry and unimpressed, one eyebrow raised. Lizzie: "You always hear wrong." Panel 5: Lydia and Kitty squabble over a lipstick — Lydia bright and pushy, Kitty grabbing it back. Panel 6: Mary sits apart on the sofa with headphones on and a book, completely ignoring the chaos around her.
Image description
The Bennet living room in evening chaos as the sisters get ready for a party — dresses over chairs, a standing mirror, Mrs. Bennet directing everyone with her phone in hand, Lizzie unimpressed at the mirror, Lydia and Kitty squabbling, and Mary reading with headphones on.
About this chapter
The assembly party — the night everything starts. Bingley arrives and is instantly adored; Darcy is admired for about half an hour before the whole town decides he is insufferable. Bingley and Jane find each other immediately. When Bingley urges his friend to dance with Lizzie, Darcy calls her tolerable — not handsome enough to tempt him — and Lizzie is close enough to hear every word. She turns it into a joke and tells it all night.